Skip to main content

Austrian Auxiliary Troops 1792-1816

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Men-at-Arms - French Revolutionary War/Napoleonic Wars - Assorted

Last Stocked on 9/23/2023

Product Info

Title
Austrian Auxiliary Troops 1792-1816
Publisher
Category
Author
Dave Hollins
Publish Year
1996
Pages
48
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147472785
MFG. Part #
OSPMAA299
Type
Softcover
Series
MAA299

Description

To support her regular troops, Austria made extensive use of auxiliary forces during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. The Balkan Grenzers performed a mix of Military Frontier guard, field army and light roles, and were separated into the National Grenz regiments in 1798. French émigrés, Belgian and Polish volunteers, German Jäger and Balkan refugees formed volunteer units in the 1790s, which were mostly regularised into Light Battalions (1798-1801). The militia garrison troops of 1800 were developed into the conscript Landwehr of 1808, although volunteers (Freiwillige) joined the field army in 1809. Hungary and Croatia provided traditional Insurrection militias that fought at Raab in 1809. This title examines the different histories, organisation and colourful uniforms of these multi-national troops.