Uniforms and Equipment of the Old Army - Cavalry - Hussar Regiments - 2nd Rhenish Hussar Regiment No. 9
The regiment's foundation day was 07.03.1815.
It was formed on 24.04.1815 in Rochefort in Belgium.
The 3rd squadron of Hussar Regiment No. 4, the 4th squadron of Hussar Regiment No. 5 and the 3rd squadron of the Lützow Free Corps were used for this formation.
The last peacetime garrison was Strasbourg in Alsace.
The last regimental commander was Georg v. Jagow.
The unit was disbanded after the First World War on 01.10.1919.
The enlisted replacements came from the Moselle region.
The Attila was light blue with yellow cords.
The kolpak of the fur cap was light blue.
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