Confederation of the Rhine Duchies

Completion of the 4th Rheinbund battalions for 1809


This first part focuses on the 4th Rheinbund regiment - the Saxon duchies. The 4th Regiment formed part of Rouyers Division, along with the 2nd, 5th and 6th Rhine regiments.

The 4th regiment comprised:

1st battalion, four companies of Sachsen-Gotha musketeers one Sachsen-Gotha grenadier company and a company of Koburg voltigeurs.
2nd battalion, Sachsen-Gotha company of grenadiers, two companies of Sachsen- Meiningen musketeers, two companies of Sachsen musketeers and one company of Sachsen-Koburg voltigeurs.
3rd Light battalion, five fusilier companies from Sachsen-Weimar and a sixth fusilier company from Sachsen-Hildburghausen.

The approximate strength of the regiment in 1809 was around 2400 men.

 1st and 2nd battalions, Koburg voltigeurs in the centre with the pale blue trousers.




3rd Light battalion in line










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