20th Lithuanian Infantry Regiment
| 20th Lithuanian Infantry Regiment | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1812–1813 |
| Country | Lithuania (1812) |
| Engagements |
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| Commanders | |
| First and only | Adam Biszping |
20th Lithuanian Infantry Regiment – infantry regiment of the Army of the Duchy of Warsaw.
1812
Formed in 1812 in Novogrudok[1] (according to another source, Slonim)[2] in the former lands of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Its commander from July 13, 1812, was Colonel Adam Bispink (Adam Biszping),[1] Major Glazer, and the battalion commanders were Milberg, Walicki, and Płączyński.[3]
1813
The regiment took part in the defense of Modlin in 1813.[1] As of May 1, 1813, the regiment's strength was 29 officers and 891 soldiers.[4]
1814
After Napoleon's abdication, Tsar Alexander I of Russia agreed to repatriate Polish–Lithuanian units. They were to serve as a base for the formation of the Army of Congress Poland under the command of Grand Duke Konstantin. On June 13, 1814, the regiment was assigned a concentration site in Łomża.[5] However, the regiment was not recreated, as the new army provided for only 12 infantry regiments.
References
- ^ a b c Gembarzewski 1925, p. 58.
- ^ Gaidis 1984.
- ^ Askenazy & Gembarzewski 2003, p. 81.
- ^ Nafziger 2012, p. 39.
- ^ Wimmer 1978, p. 455.
Bibliography
- Gaidis, Henry L. (Spring 1984). Klimas, Antanas (ed.). "Napoleon's Lithuanian Forces". Lituanus. 30 (1). ISSN 0024-5089.
- Nafziger, George (2012). "Grande Armée, 1 May 1813" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2020.
Polish-language sources
- Wimmer, Jan (1978). Historia piechoty polskiej do roku 1864. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej.
- Zych, Gabriel (1961). Armia Księstwa Warszawskiego 1807–1812. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej.
By Gembarzewski
- Askenazy, Szymon; Gembarzewski, Bronisław (2003). Wojsko Polskie: Księstwo Warszawskie 1807–1814 (in Polish). Poznań: Wydawnictwo Kurpisz. ISBN 8388841475.
- Gembarzewski, Bronisław (1925). Rodowody pułków polskich i oddziałów równorzędnych od r. 1717 do r. 1831. Warszawa: Towarzystwo Wiedzy Wojskowej.
- Gembarzewski, Bronisław (1964). Żołnierz polski. Ubiór, uzbrojenie i oporządzenie od wieku XI do roku 1960 (in Polish). Vol. 3: od 1797 do 1814 roku. Warszawa.
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