List of Vionna-Frankenlischian Regiments (1851)
This is a list of the regiments of the Imperial Vionna-Frankenlischian Army in 1851, designed to be a helpful resource for those studying the War of the Vionnan Coalition.
List of Regiments of Foot
- is used to denote Guard regiments
† is used to denote regiments that lost their colours in action ‡ is used to denote regiments that were or nearly were annihilated out in action
1st-10th Foot
The first ten regiments were raised from 1843-1845. The first five regiments were named regiments sanctioned officially by Horse Guards. Starting with the sixth, regiments raised not by Horse Guards or high ranked nobles (Earls and Dukes) received no official name. Regiments such as the sixth that remained unnamed were given names based on the name of their colonels after the 1865 Perin Reforms.
1st (King's Own) Regiment of Foot
2nd (Royal Frankenlisch) Regiment of Foot
3rd (Duke of Gestoria's Volunteers) Regiment of Foot
4th (Larkinge Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot
5th (Duke of Glamorgan's) Regiment of Foot
6th Regiment of Foot
7th Regiment of Foot
8th Regiment of Foot
9th (Royal Fallen Isles) Regiment of Foot
10th (Earl of Hastings') Regiment of Foot † ‡
11th-20th Foot
More regiments began to be raised by lower-level aristocrats and rich sponsors and thus the majority of regiments within this bracket were unnamed. The 20th Foot was the first regiment to be named after its Colonel, James O'Reiley in this case. The Artisan's Regiment (the 16th), was the first of the tradesmen's regiments. These were units named after the guilds that sponsored their formation, following the formation of the first Territorial Army, this concept was revived as many men from specific trades joined together in Pals Battalions.
11th Regiment of Foot
12th Regminent of Foot
13th Regiment of Foot
14th (Royal Londinium) Regiment of Foot
15th Regiment of Foot
16th (Artisan's) Regiment of Foot
17th (Duke of Cunaris') Regiment of Foot †
18th Regiment of Foot
19th Regiment of Foot
20th (O'Reiley's) Regiment of Foot
21st-30th Foot
The 21st and the 28th were the first county regiments and recieved no "royal" or "noble" epithets, more of these
21st (Briceport) Regiment of Foot †
22nd Regiment of Foot
23rd (Earl of Lopenfort's) Regiment of Foot
24th (Woodsman's) Regiment of Foot
25th (Drake's) Regiment of Foot
26th Regiment of Foot
27th Regiment of Foot
28th (Gestoria) Regiment of Foot
29th (Stonemason's) Regiment of Foot
30th Regiment of Foot
31st-40th Foot
Here saw the introduction of the first two Guard regiments, the 32nd and the 40th. Also in this section are the 31st and 38th Regiments who were collectively wiped out almost entirely during the Battle of Al Kaskara
33rd (Queen's Own) Regiment of Foot
34th Regiment of Foot
35th Regiment of Foot
36th (Royal Glamorgan) Regiment of Foot
37th (Simmerson's) Regiment of Foot
38th Regiment of Foot † ‡
39th (Duke of Grythshead's) Regiment of Foot
Other Regiments of Foot
There are a number of other regiments in existence by 1851 that did not fit into the numbered scheme or whose numbers were above 40.
54th Regiment of Foot
81st (King's Rifles) Regiment of Foot
Royal Maritine Regiment
Sea Service Regiment A
Sea Service Regiment B
Sea Service Regiment C
Sea Service Regiment of Rifles
Regiments of Cavalry
Earl of Clare's Division
Earl of Clare's Light Dragoons (2 regiment sized battalions)
Cuirassiers of the Guard
Royal Church Dragoons
Royal Division
Glamorgan Dragoon Guards
Royal Life Guards
Royal Lancers of the Guard
Royal Cunaris Hussars
Imperial Division
Colonial Dragoons
Fallen Isles Dragoons
Colonial Light Dragoons
Colonial Hussars
Heavy Division
Royal Dragoon Guards
Royal Highland Dragoons
Royal Cunaris Horse Guards
Duke of Glamorgan's Own Lancers
Light Division
Earl of Londinium's Light Dragoons
Hamilton's Lancers
Royal Lopenland Hussars
Royal Highland Light Dragoons
King's Own Division
Formed in late 1851 and didn't fight until the Battle of Hampdon Street. The 1851 Fenner Reforms brought this unit and its regiments into being and were the first of the 'New Model' cavalry units.
King's Heavy Brigade
1st Royal Dragoon Guards (Royal Grythshead Dragoons)
2nd Royal Dragoons (Royal Frankenlisch Dragoons)
King's Light Horse Brigade
3rd Royal Lancers
4th Royal Hussars