Suabian Infantry Regiment Fürstenberg of the Seven Years’ War, 1756–1763
In times of war, the Duchy of Fürstenberg supplied a contingent of 380 men for Kreis-Infanterie-Regiment Fürstenberg, and 68 cavalrymen for Kürassier-Regiment Hohenzollern of the Suabian military district. The owners of Infanterie-Regiments Fürstenberg were the Landgraves of Fürstenberg-Stühlingen, who did not personally command the regiment on campaign. Infanterie-Regiment Fürstenberg had a nominal strength of 1690 men, organised in two battalions of five füsilier companies and one grenadier company each. The regiment also had two 3-pounder battalion guns.
The two grenadier companies of the regiment could be combined with grenadiers of other regiments to form the I. or II. Grenadier-Korps of the imperial army.
Proprietor
- Graf Notger Wilhelm zu Öttingen-Katzenstein bis 1691
- Christoph Rudolph Würz von Rudenz, 1691–1699
- Prosper Ferdinand, Landgraf zu Fürstenberg-Stühlingen, 1699–1705
- Baron Nicola Friedrich von Enzberg, 1705–1724
- General-Feldzeugmeister Ludwig August Egon, Landgraf zu Fürstenberg-Weitra, 1724–1759
- Friedrich Joseph Maximilian, Landgraf zu Fürstenberg-Taikowitz, 1759–1801
Commanding Officers
Campaign History
- Engagements of Eilenburg and Torgau, 1758
- Engagement of Maxen, 1759
Illustrations
- Deutsche Uniformen im Zeitalter Friedrichs des Großen, Sturm Zigaretten, Dresden
- Weimarer Handschrift, Q 419
- Uniformen der Kaiserlichen Armee am Rhein, Philipp Franz Freiherr von Gudenus, Harenberg (1979)
- Zech, Thomas: Beiträge zur Geschichte des ehemaligen Fürstentums Fürstenberg
Uniform
- white coat of Austrian cut, with white buttons
- red collar
- red lapels with 3 × 2 white buttons
3 buttons below right lapel, and 3 buttonholes below left lapel - red cuffs with 3 buttons
- red turnbacks
- white shoulder strap on left shoulder
- red stock
- red Kamisol with white button
- white breeches
- black gaiters with white buttons
- black tricorne with white edging and red/white pompom
- dark brown fur grenadier cap with low white metal plate, red bag, white lace, and red/white pompom
Lineage
- Großherzoglich Badisches Linien-Infanterie-Regiment von Harrant Nr. 4, 1806
Infanterie-Regiment Fürstenberg was not considered to be particularly reliable during the Seven Years’ War.