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<small>Hierarchical Path: [[Main Page|Seven Years War (Main Page)]] &gt;&gt; [[Armies]] &gt;&gt; [[Prussian Army]] &gt;&gt; {{PAGENAME}}</small> ==Origin and History== In September 1757, a first squadron of Pomeranian Provincial Hussars was raised in Stettin under the name of ''Land-Husaren-Escadron Hohendorff''. It consisted of: *4 officers *8 NCOs *1 trumpeter *100 hussars *1 smith *1 ''Bereiter'' In September of the same year, the unit became known as the ''Land-Husaren-Korps von Hohendorff''. In October 1758, a second squadron was raised. Each squadron then counted 120 troopers. In April 1762, after the ceasefire with [[Russia]] and [[Sweden]], the two Pomeranian Provincial Hussars squadrons were combined with the [[Neumark Kammer Hussars]] and the Kurmark Provincial Hussars to form the ''Provinzial-Husaren-Bataillon Hohendorff'' totalling 4 squadrons. During the Seven Years' War, the unit was under the command of: *since September 1757: Captain G. A. von Hohendorff *from October 1758: Lieutenant-Colonel W. C. H. von Natzmer *from ????: Major O. G. von Stülpnagel *from 1761: Major G. A. von Hohendorff At the end of the Seven Years' War, the battalion was disbanded. The foreigners serving in the two Pomeranian squadrons were incorporated into the [[Holstein-Gottorp Dragoons|Pomeiske Dragoons]]. ==Service during the War== On August 22 1761, the Pomeranian Provincial Hussars took part in an engagement with a Swedish detachment near Neubrandenburg, capturing a standard of the [[Västgöta Horse]]. In the Spring of 1762, the newly formed ''Provinzial-Husaren-Bataillon Hohendorff'' marched towards Neisse in Silesia. ==Uniform== ===Troopers=== [[File:Pomeranian Provincial Hussars Uniform Plate.jpg|left|frame|Uniform in 1757<br/>Source: Dal Gavan from a template of [http://nba-sywtemplates.blogspot.com/ Not By Appointment]]] {| class="tblunout" |+<big>'''Uniform Details'''</big> as per Cremer and the Grosser Generalstab |- |'''Headgear'''||a black felt mirliton with a black wing and with white cords, knots and tassels |- |'''Pelisse'''||dark blue with seams piped with white thread and terminated with "Hungarian knots" {| class="tblunin" |- |'''Fur&nbsp;trim'''||black |- |'''Cords'''||12 rows of white cords |- |'''Buttons'''||white metal |} |- |'''Dolman'''||dark blue with 12 rows of white cords with white metal buttons {| class="tblunin" |- |'''Collar'''||red with white piping |- |'''Cuffs'''||red "Polish style" pointed cuffs with white piping |} |- |'''Trousers'''||buff with dark blue ''Schalavary'' (overtrousers) probably edged white |- |'''Barrel Sash'''||yellow and white as per Bleckwenn |- |'''Leather&nbsp;Equipment'''|| {| class="tblunin" |- |'''Crossbelt'''||one belt over the left shoulder for the cartridge box |- |'''Cartridge&nbsp;Box'''||maybe black |- |'''Scabbard'''||''n/a'' |- |'''Boots'''||probably black Hungarian boots |} |- |'''Horse&nbsp;Furniture'''|| {| class="tblunin" |- |'''Saddlecloth'''||dark blue; red "wolves' teeth" |- |'''Sabretache'''||black |} |} <br clear="all"> Troopers were armed with a musket. They also had a white great mantle and a white mantle sack ===Officers=== Officers had silver cords and lace to both the pelisse and dolman. ===NCOs=== NCOs wore uniforms similar to those of the troopers with the following distinctions: *silver lace on cuffs of both dolman and pelisse *black and white cords on mirliton and uniform ===Musicians=== ''no information found yet'' ==Guidons== Guidons were not carried by militia units. ==References== Cremer, Peter: ''Die preussischen Landregimenter & -milizen, die Stettiner Haff-Flotille und das Verpflegungswesen der Armee 1756-1753'', KLIO-Arbeitgruppe, Heimbach, 1987 Grosser Generalstab Kriegsgeschichtliche Abteilung II, ''Die Kriege Friedrichs des Grossen'', Part 3 ''Der siebenjährige Krieg 1756-1763'' *Vol. 1 ''Pirna und Lobositz'', Berlin, 1901, Appendix 1 *Vol. 6 ''Leuthen'', Berlin, 1904, Appendix 6 [[Category:Prussian Land Unit]]

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