The 5th Lithuanian Vanguard Regiment () was a military unit of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The full name was 5th Lithuanian Advance Guard Regiment of . History
Origins Formed in 1733 by gathering all cavalry units of Józef Potocki, the Voivode of Kiev Potocki family, mostly composed of Tatars.
Electorate of Saxony This regiment was leased to the Saxon army during the reign of Wettin dynasty and continuously fought in the War of Polish Succession (1734-1738), War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748) and the Seven Years' War (1756-1763).
Grand Duchy of Lithuania In 1764, it was summoned by the Sejm of 1764 to return to Lithuania.
Bar Confederation The regiment fought against the Wettin dynasty's supporters.
1772-1792 The regiment was stationed in Suchowola (1772-1789), Krynki (1789-1792 September) and Veliuona (1792 October and onwards).
War in Defence of the Constitution
The regiment fought in the war.
Kościuszko Uprising The regiment took part in the battle of Praga.
Uniforms In 1764–89, all officers and men had white cockades, with the officers and towarzycz also having white feathers on top of the cockades. The towarzycz had green belts and sashes, while the officers had gold-laces green waistcoats.
Commanders These were the polkovniks from 1764 to 1794:
Hallaszewicz Aleksander Mustafa Korycki (-1764) These were the polkovniks from 1764 to 1794: Aleksander Mustafa Korycki (1764-1774) (1774-1780) Jan Gorycz (1780-1787) gen. mjr (1787-) Ludwik Lissowski (according to Gembarzewski, he was polkovnik, according to Machynia et al. he was podpolkovnik)
External links The 5th Lithuanian Vanguard Regiment is linked to the Graf Renard Uhlans
References