Prinz Wilhelm Infantry Regiment
Actions on the day at Blenheim
The Prinz Wilhelm Infantry Regiment formed part of the second line of Cutt’s assault column on the village of Blenheim. Although the village was never taken by outright assault the ferocity of the attack from the allies kept the French bottled up in Blenheim and allowed Marborough to break through the centre. In fact such was the ferocity that the French commander, the Maquis de Clerambault, poured more and more men into the village and that seriously weakened the French centre.
The Prinz Wilhelm regiment served in Major General Wilkes Brigade (I’ve also seen his name written as Wilken).
Uniform Details
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These are quite easy to paint as the coat and lining are both blue. The trousers are red.
The hat is lined with white lace and the buttons are gold. |
Categories: Allied Left Tags: Cutts
Welch Regiment of Fusiliers – Ingoldsby Regiment
Actions on the day at Blenheim
The Welch Regiment of Fusiliers were part of the first line of Cutt’s column that was ordered to take the village of Blenheim. It’s probably more accurate to say that Marlborough ordered them to keep the troops around Blenheim occupied so that they could not interfere with his push in the center when he was ready to make the decisive blow against Tallard. Read more…
Categories: Allied Left Tags: Cutts
Sir William Clifton’s Regiment of Foot (Howe’s Regiment)
Actions on the day at Blenheim
Sir William Clifton’s Regiment of Foot were in the first line of Cutts’s assault column on the village of Blenheim.
They were one of five battalions in Brigadier Rowe’s Brigade. The other brigades present in that first line were Ingoldsby, Marlborough, North & Grey and Rowe.
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Categories: Allied Left Tags: Cutts
Hessian Guard (Leibregiment) Infantry Regiment
Actions on the day at Blenheim
The Hessian Guard (Leibregiment) were part of Cutts’s assault column on the village of Blenheim itself.
They were one of five battallions in Wilkes Brigade under Major General Wilkes.
They formed the second line in Cutts’s column behind Rowe’s brigade.
Categories: Allied Left Tags: Hesse-Kassel
