3rd Lithuanian National Cavalry Brigade explained

Unit Name:	3rd Lithuanian National Cavalry Brigade
Dates:	1792-1795
Country:	Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Type:	Cavalry
Garrison:	Raseiniai
Battles:	Vilnius Uprising 1794

The 3rd Lithuanian National Cavalry Brigade was a military unit of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania led by Józef Antoni Kossakowski.^[1]

History

Origins

The brigade was formed in 1792.^[2]

Organisation

The brigade was organised into banners, per which there were two squadrons.^[3]

Commanders

The commanders of the unit were:

• Brigadier-Commandant - Józef Antoni Kossakowski
• Vicebrigadier-vicecommandant - Józef Białłozor
• Major - Marcin Białłozor
• Aide-de-camp - Stanisław Eysymont
• Quartermaster-lieutenant - Stanisław Hromyko
• Judge advocat - Adamowicz

1792-1794

The regiment was stationed in Raseiniai. As of April 1794, there were 332 men in the brigade, although it was supposed to be 419. At the time, it was organised into four banners.

The unit partook in the Vilnius Uprising on 11 August 1794.

Notes and References

1. Book: Machynia . Mariusz . Rakutis . Valdas . Srzednicki . Czesław . Oficerowie wojska Wielkiego Księstwa Litewskiego. Sztab, kawaleria, artyleria, wojska inżynieryjne i piechota. Wydawnictwo Naukowe. 1999. 83-7188-239-4. Kraków.
2. Book: Rospond, Vincent W.. Commonwealth Armies of the Partitions 1770 - 1794. Osprey Publishing. 2013. 978-1-84908855-8. Great Britain. 39.
   3rd Lithuanian National Cavalry Brigade
   (F) 1792.
   (S) Rosienie.
   (B) Wilno (1794)..
3. Book: Gembarzewski . Bronisław . Rodowody pułków polskich i oddziałów równorzędnych od r. 1717 do r. 1831. Towarzystwo Wiedzy Wojskowej . 1925. Warsaw.