16th Uhlan Regiment (Duchy of Warsaw)

The 16 Uhla Regiment (Polish: 16 Pułk Ułanów) – was an uhlan regiment in the Army of the Duchy of Warsaw.

The regiment was formed on the 28th December 1809 in Podolia Originally named the 7th Galician-French Cavalry Regiment (Polish: 7 Pułku Jazdy Galicyjsko-Francuskiej), and then renamed the 16th Uhlan Regiment. Lublin was designated as the garrison town for the 16th Uhlan Regiment. At the end of 1809 the regiment numbered at 661 soldiers.

Uniform

From 1810 onwards the uniform of the regiment was as follows:

Crimson collar; navy blue trimmings with crimson piping

Crimson Lampasse

Regimental commanders

The regiment commanders were as follows:

Col. Marcin Tarnowski (1st October 1809)

Battles and skirmishes

The regiment took part in the Austro-Polish War, the French invasion of Russia and War of the Sixth Coalition.

Battles and skirmishes:

Footnotes

See also

• Battle of Mir
• Army of the Duchy of Warsaw

References