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Hesse Darmstadt Kreis Regiment

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The Hessen-Darmstadt Kreis Regiment was created in 1697 in Gießen.

  • 1701-1714: Participation in the War of Spanish Succession
  • 1733-1735: Participation in the War of Polish Succession
  • 1747-1749: in Dutch service
  • 1756-1763: Participation in the Seven Years' War
  • 1790 incorporated as the 2nd Battalion of the regiment "Landgrave"

    • Colonels

    1. 1697-1707: Prince Charles William of Hesse-Darmstadt
    2. 1709-1716: Prince Francis Ernest of Hessen-Darmstadt
    3. 1716-1735: Count Philip Charles of Erbach-Fürstenau
    4. 1738-1782: Prince George William of Hesse-Darmstadt

    References

    Hesse-Darmstadt Kreis Regiment Wikipedia
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