19th Lithuanian Infantry Regiment


19th Lithuanian Infantry Regimentinfantry regiment of the Army of the Duchy of Warsaw.

1812

Formed in 1812 in Samogitia in Raseiniai.
Its commander from July 13, 1812, was Colonel Konstanty Tyzenhauz, Major Pawłowski, and the battalion commanders were Radwan, Rymiński and Górski.
On August 16, 1812, Tyzenhauz reported that the regiment had been formed and bore arms.

1813

The 19th Infantry Regiment took part in the defense of Modlin in 1813. As of May 1, 1813, the regiment's strength was 22 officers and 22 soldiers.

1814

After Napoleon's abdication, Tsar Alexander I of Russia agreed to repatriate Polish–Lithuanian units. They were to serve as a base for the formation of the Army of Congress Poland under the command of Grand Duke Konstantin. On June 13, 1814, the regiment was assigned a concentration site in Płock. However, the regiment was not recreated, as the new army provided for only 12 infantry regiments.

Polish-language sources

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