11th Uhlan Regiment (Duchy of Warsaw)

The 11th Uhlan Regiment () – was a Polish cavalry division of the Duchy of Warsaw Army.

It was formed at the end of May 1809 in Lviv by Colonel Adam Potocki. At the end of 1809 the regiment had 899 soldiers.

Until the 28 December 1809 the regiment was called the 4th Galician-French Cavalry Regiment ().

Uniform

From 1810 onwards the following regimental uniform was put in force:

Crimson collar with white piping; crimson trimmings.

Crimson Lampasse

Commanders

The regiment commanders were as follows:

• Col. Adam Potocki (1 July 1809)
• Col. Aleksander Oborski (18 January 1813)
• Major Kazimierz Tański (30 April 1811)

Officers:

• Aleksander Fredro (from 1812 onwards)

Battles

The regiment took part in Napoleons French invasion of Russia

Battles:

• Battle of Mir (10 July 1812),
• Battle of Borodino (7 September 1812)

See also

• Battle of Borodino
• Army of the Duchy of Warsaw
• Battle of Mir

Footnotes

References

• Aleksander Fredro, Trzy po trzy, Kraków 2004.