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  1. 1st Light Cavalry Lancers Regiment of the …

    • The 1st Polish Light Cavalry Lancers Regiment of the Imperial Guard (French: 1er régiment de chevau-légers lanciers de la Garde impériale (polonais); Polish: 1. Pułk Szwoleżerów-Lansjerów Gwardii Cesarskiej (Polski)) was a foreign Polish light cavalry lancers regiment which served as part of Napoleon's Imperial Guard during the Napoleonic Wars. The regiment fough… See more

    Origins

    The Polish 1st Light Cavalry Regiment of the Imperial Guard, under the command of Wincenty Krasiński, was created by … See more

    Beginning

    Polish efforts to form a prestigious detachment of the Imperial Guard began in 1804. Napoleon agreed to this during the Polish Campaign of 1806, when he was escorted by a "Polish Honor Guard" comprising … See more

    Organisation, uniforms and armament

    According to intentional Ordre de Bataille Wincenty Krasiński (father of Polish poet Zygmunt Krasiński), was nominated as the commanding officer of the regiment. COs of four squadrons were appointed: Tomasz Łubieński, … See more

     
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