• Source: 1st Lithuanian Vanguard Regiment

    • The 1st Lithuanian Vanguard Regiment (Lithuanian: 1-as priešakinės sargybos J. K. D. D. L. Kunigaikštijos pulkas; Polish: 1 Pułk Litewski Przedniej Straży) was a military unit of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The full name was 1st Advance Guard Regiment of HM the Grand Duke of Lithuania.


    History




    = Origins

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    Formed in 1776 as light ulans from light cavalry banners and was called an uhlan regiment.


    = Great Sejm 1788-1792

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    The regiment was stationed in Anykščiai & Rechytsa (1789), Khalopyenichy (1790), Vidžiai (1792).


    = War of 1792

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    The regiment fought in the:

    Battle of Apsas (Polish: Opsa) on 22 May 1792
    Battle of Mistibava (Polish: Mscibow) on 10 July 1792
    Battle of Voiškiai (Polish: Wojszkami) on 14 July 1792


    After the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth


    After the Kościuszko Uprising, the regiment was transferred into Russian army as Lithuanian-Tatar Regiment.


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