1st Division (Duchy of Warsaw)
| 1 Division | |
|---|---|
| 1 Dywizja | |
| Active | 1806 -1813 |
| Allegiance | Duchy of Warsaw |
| Branch | Army |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Józef Poniatowski |
The 1st Division (Polish: 1 Dywizja) – was a division in the Army of the Duchy of Warsaw.
Division history
From 1806, it operated as the Warsaw Legion (Polish: Legia Warszawska). When it was organised, six battalions were formed in the Warsaw department and two in the Płock department.[1]
In 1808, the Legion was reorganised and the 1st Division was formed. Its commander was the former commander of the Warsaw Legion, General Józef Poniatowski.[2]
Structural organistation
Following the reorganisation and personnel changes, the division's status in mid-1808 was as follows:[2]
- Commanders
- Division commander – General Józef Poniatowski
- Major of the Division[Notes 1] – General Łukasz Biegański
- Chief of Staff – Colonel Franciszek Paszkowski
- Brigade commanders: General Wincenty Aksamitowski, General Stanisław Wojczyński
- Commander's aide-de-camp – Colonel Józef Rautenstrauch
- War commissioner – Marcin Molski[3]
- Without assignment – General Kamieniecki
- Chief health officer – Onufry Lucey[4]
- Divisions
- 1st Infantry Regiment – commanding officer, Colonel Kazimierz Małachowski (1642 soldiers)
- 2nd Infantry Regiment – commanding officer, Colonel Stanisław Potocki (1742 soldiers)
- 3rd Infantry Regiment – commanding officer, Colonel Edward Żółtowski (1927 soldiers)
- 4th Infantry Regiment – commanding officer, Colonel Feliks Potocki
- 1st mounted rifle regiment – commanding officer, Colonel Konstanty Przebendowski (730 soldiers)
- 2nd Uhlan Regiment – commanding officer Tadeusz Tyszkiewicz (800 soldiers)
- 1st Foot Artillery Battalion – commander, Lieutenant Colonel Jakub Redel
- 1st Horse Artillery Company
- 13th Infantry Regiment - commander, Col. Franciszek Żymirski[5]
Notes
- ↑ Deputy division commander
Footnotes
- ↑ Krwawicz & Zych 1955, p. 68.
- 1 2 Zych 1961, p. 22.
- ↑ Morawski & Wielecki 1996, p. 45.
- ↑ Gembarzewski & Askenazy 2003, p. 12.
- ↑ Wimmer 1978, p. 439.
References
- Gembarzewski, Bronisław; Askenazy, Szymon (2003). Wojsko Polskie : Księstwo Warszawskie 1807–1814. Poznań: Wydawnictwo Kurpisz. ISBN 8388841475.
- Korzon, Tadeusz; Rogowa, Jadwiga; Gembarzewski, Bronisław (2003). Dzieje wojen i wojskowości w Polsce. Poznań: Kurpisz. ISBN 8388841521.
- Krwawicz, Marian; Zych, Gabriel (1955). Wypisy źródłowe do historii polskiej sztuki wojennej. Polska sztuka wojenna w latach 1796–1815. Zeszyt jedenasty. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej.
- Kukiel, Marian (1993). Zarys historii wojskowości w Polsce. London: Puls. ISBN 0907587992.
- Morawski, Ryszard; Wielecki, Henryk (1996). Wojsko Księstwa Warszawskiego. Generalicja i sztaby. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Belona. ISBN 8311085110.
- Wimmer, Jan (1978). Historia piechoty polskiej do roku 1864. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej.
- Zych, Gabriel (1961). Armia Księstwa Warszawskiego 1807–1812. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej.
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