The 3rd Lithuanian Fusilier Reserve Battalion (; ) was a fusilier battalion of the Prussian Army during the War of the Sixth Coalition. The name "Lithuanian" references Lithuania Minor and its Prussian Lithuanians.
1813
Formation Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg marched into Königsberg on 8 January 1813 and immediately declared the mobilisation of all remaining able-bodied men. First, he called all the Krümper and recruits, which von Bülow had left to the east of the Vistula. So, Yorck created a large training camp to train the new soldiers. On March 1, seven reserve battalions were formed, which were the:
1st East Prussian Musketeer Reserve Battalion 2nd East Prussian Musketeer Reserve Battalion 3rd East Prussian Musketeer Reserve Battalion 4th East Prussian Musketeer Reserve Battalion 1st Lithuanian Fusilier Reserve Battalion 2nd Lithuanian Fusilier Reserve Battalion 3rd Lithuanian Fusilier Reserve Battalion The 3rd Lithuanian Fusilier Reserve Battalion was formed in Königsberg, under the command of Captain von Clausewitz from the 2nd West Prussian Infantry Regiment. He was promoted to Major on March 26. In early June, the Battalion was in the vanguard of von Bülow's Corps.
Assigning to various regiments The unit retained its name until July 1. This and other reserve battalions were concentrated into reserve regiments on 1 July 1813. The 3rd Lithuanian Fusilier Reserve Battalion was made the 's 4th Battalion.
The Battalion was disbanded on December 12 and its men used to reinforce the regiment's other battalions.
1815 After Napoleon was defeated, the Prussian Army was reorganized, and so the 5th Reserve Infantry Regiment became the 17th Infantry Regiment on 1 March 1815.
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