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1st Lithuanian Vanguard Regiment

The 1st Lithuanian Vanguard Regiment (Lithuanian: 1-as priešakinės sargybos J. K. D. D. L. Kunigaikštijos pulkas; Polish: 1 Pułk Litewski Przedniej Straży) was a military unit of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The full name was 1st Advance Guard Regiment of HM the Grand Duke of Lithuania.


1st Lithuanian Vanguard Regiment
1776–1795
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Cavalry
Anykščiai and Rechytsa (1789)Khalopyenichy (1790)Vidžiai (1792)
Polish–Russian War of 1792

The 1st Lithuanian Vanguard Regiment (Lithuanian: 1-as priešakinės sargybos J. K. D. D. L. Kunigaikštijos pulkas; Polish: 1 Pułk Litewski Przedniej Straży) was a military unit of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The full name was 1st Advance Guard Regiment of HM the Grand Duke of Lithuania.

Formed in 1776 as light ulans from light cavalry banners and was called an uhlan regiment.

The regiment was stationed in Anykščiai and Rechytsa (1789), Khalopyenichy (1790), Vidžiai (1792).

The regiment fought in the:

  • Battle of Apsas (Polish: Opsa) on 22 May 1792
  • Battle of Mistibava (Polish: Mścibów) on 10 July 1792
  • Battle of Voiškiai (Polish: Wojszki) on 14 July 1792

After the Kościuszko Uprising, the regiment was transferred into Russian army as Lithuanian-Tatar Regiment.

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