3rd Lithuanian National Cavalry Brigade

The 3rd Lithuanian National Cavalry Brigade (Polish: 3 Brygada Kawalerii Narodowej Wielkiego Księstwa Litewskiego) was a military unit of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania led by Józef Antoni Kossakowski.[1]

3rd Lithuanian National Cavalry Brigade
Active1792-1795
CountryGrand Duchy of Lithuania
TypeCavalry
Garrison/HQRaseiniai
EngagementsVilnius Uprising 1794
3rd Lithuanian National Cavalry Brigade

History

Origins

The brigade was formed in 1792.[2]

Organisation

The brigade was organised into banners, per which there were two squadrons.[3]

Commanders

The commanders of the unit were:[1]

  • Brigadier-Commandant — Józef Antoni Kossakowski
  • Vicebrigadier-vicecommandant — Józef Białłozor
  • Major — Marcin Białłozor
  • Aide-de-camp — Stanisław Eysymont
  • Quartermaster-lieutenant — Stanisław Hromyko
  • Judge advocat — Adamowicz

1792-1794

The regiment was stationed in Raseiniai.[2] As of April 1794, there were 332 men in the brigade, although it was supposed to be 419. At the time, it was organised into four banners.[1]

Kościuszko Uprising

The unit partook in the Vilnius Uprising on 11 August 1794.[2][3]

References
  1. Machynia, Mariusz; Rakutis, Valdas; Srzednicki, Czesław (1999). Oficerowie wojska Wielkiego Księstwa Litewskiego. Sztab, kawaleria, artyleria, wojska inżynieryjne i piechota. Kraków: Wydawnictwo Naukowe. ISBN 83-7188-239-4.
  2. Rospond, Vincent W. (2013). Commonwealth Armies of the Partitions 1770 - 1794. Great Britain: Osprey Publishing. p. 39. ISBN 978-1-84908855-8.
    3rd Lithuanian National Cavalry Brigade
    (F) 1792.
    (S) Rosienie.
    (B) Wilno (1794).
  3. Gembarzewski, Bronisław (1925). Rodowody pułków polskich i oddziałów równorzędnych od r. 1717 do r. 1831. Warsaw: Towarzystwo Wiedzy Wojskowej.
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