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The 3rd Lithuanian Vanguard Regiment (Polish: 3 Pułk Litewski Przedniej Straży) was a military unit of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The full name was 3rd Advance Guard Regiment Field Hetman of Lithuania Antoni Chlewinkiego.

History

Origins

Formed in 1776.

Great Sejm 1788-1792

The regiment was stationed in Mazyr & Loyew (1789), Mazyr (1790), Strzeszyn (1791), Vilkaviškis (Oct 1792).

War in Defence of the Constitution

The regiment fought in the battle of Zelwa [pl].

Kościuszko Uprising

The unit partook in the battles of Krupczyce, Brzesc, Maciejowice, Praga.

Uniforms

In the Polish Army Museum, there is a yellow metal plume-holder from 1776 to 1789, which is enamelled with the king's cypher (turquoise), a crown (blue and gold), wreath (blue with red ribbons) and metal feathers (turquoise and red). The officers had blue konfederatkas, which were adorned with white cockades and plumes, whereas the towarzycz had blue belts. On their left shoulders, the troopers had blue shoulder straps.

Commanders

Pułkowniks of the regiment:

• Kazimierz Romanowski (1785),
• gen. mjr. Antoni Chlewiński (1791-?),
• Piruski.

References

1. ^ Rospond, Vincent W. (2013). Commonwealth Armies of the Partitions 1770 - 1794. Great Britain: Osprey Publishing. p. 39. ISBN 978 1 84908855 8. 3rd Advance Guard Regiment Field Hetman of Lithuania Antoni Chlewinkiego
   (F) 1776.
   (S) Mozyrz & Lojow (1789), Mozyrz (1790), Strzeszyn (1791), Wilkowyszki (Oct 1792).
   (B) Zelwa (1792); Krupczyce, Brzesc, Maciejowice, Praga (1794).
   A plume-holder now in the National Army Museum and dating from 1776-89 is yellow metal enamelled with the king's cypher (turquoise), crown (blue and gold), wreath (blue with red ribbons) and metal feathers (turquoise and red). Troopers had blue shoulder straps on the left side; towarzycz had blue belts; officers, a blue konfederatka with white cockade and plume.
2. ^ Gembarzewski, Bronisław (1925), Rodowody pułków polskich i oddziałów równorzędnych od r. 1717 do r. 1831 (in Polish), Warszawa: Towarzystwo Wiedzy Wojskowej, p. 14, Utworzony r. 1776 z chorągwi lekkich. Stanowiska: Mozyr, Łojów (1789), Mozyr (1790), Strzeszyn 1791, Wiłkowyszki (X.1792). Pułkownicy: Romanowski Kazimierz (1785), Chlewiński Antoni gen. mjr., Piruski, Bitwy i potyczki: Zelwa 4.VII.1792, Krupczyce 16.IX.1794, Brześć 17.IX, Maciejowice 10.X, Praga 4.XI.

• Military units and formations established in 1776
• Cavalry regiments of Lithuania