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German Confederation. Today part of. Germany Liechtenstein Austria. The Confederated States of the Rhine, [a] simply known as the Confederation of the Rhine [b] or Rhine Confederation, was a confederation of German client states established at the behest of Napoleon some months after he defeated Austria and Russia at the Battle of Austerlitz.
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Uniforms include:Vassalsthe Confederation of the Rhine, Anhalt and Lippe, Baden, Bavaria, Cleves-Berg, Ducal Houses of Saxony, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hesse-Darmstadt, Mecklenburg, Nassau, Oldenburg, Saxony, Schwarzburg: Waldeck: Reuss, Westphalia, Wurttemberg, Wurzburg, Denmark, Republic/Kingdom of Italy, Kingdom of Naples, Joseph’s Kingdom of ...
There is surprisingly complete information on the organization and uniforms of the 7th Rhinebund regiment here on the Histofig site. By 1809, the regiment followed the general French organizational pattern, with 4 Fusilier, 1 Grenadier, and 1 Voltigeur company per battalion, and French style company distinctions.
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Brigade Uniform Plates — Confederation of the Rhine (Anhalt, Berg, Hamburg, Lippe, Mecklenburg, Oldenburg, Reuss, Schwarzburg, Waldeck & Würzburg)
Confederation of the Rhine, union (1806–13) of all the states of Germany, except Austria and Prussia, under the aegis of Napoleon I, which enabled the French to unify and dominate the country until Napoleon’s downfall. The formation of the confederation was preceded by French encroachment in
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On eve of the Battle of Leipzig, via the Treaty of Ried (8 October, 1813) Max-Joseph, agreed to join the allies against Napleon. Similarly, Frederick of Württemberg found that all was not positive for him in the Confederation. Indeed, he became de facto an enemy to his father-in-law, George III. And so when the French empire began to crumble ...
Volumes III and IV of the set were published in April 2000. Volume III covers the Confederation of the Rhine, Denmark, the Republic and Kingdom of Italy, Naples, and Joseph's Kingdom of Spain.
