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Royal Bavarian 5th Infantry
Establishment of Regiment "Cano"
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On August 8, 1722 establishment of the Fifth Infantry. Regiment is named after Generalwachtmeister Wilhelm Benedikt Marquis de Cano. A grenadier company was a special unit and advantaged before all other fusilier (rifles) companies. |
| 1731 | A second grenadier company is erected with 60 men |
| 1732 | Departure of corporals and troops to erection the 7th Infantry |
| 1734 |
Erection of the 3rd Battalion
(Battalion contains 5 fusilier companies) |
| 1738 | I. Battalion
march against the Turks and is united at Passau with the Auxilliary Corps, rasising of the siege of Ratscha |
| 1739 | Battle of Grotzka, winter quarter near Ödenburg (Sopron) |
| 1740 | March returns to Bavaria, garrison at Donauwörth |
| 1741 | Austrian
War of Succession: Occupation of Krems, regiment on the White Hill near Prag, battle at Neuhaus |
| 1742 | Battle near Schärding, attack against Kelheim, defence of Frauenberg |
| 1743 | Battle near Baunau on Inn, defence of Stubenberg palace |
| 1744 | Defence of Rottenberg, staying in front of Braunau, return to the garrison Amberg |
| 1745 | Defence of Amberg, surprise cannon attack near Moosburg, return to Amberg |
| 1757 | Participation
on 7-Year-War: Siege and capture of Schweidnitz, battle of Breslau and Leuthen (available only in German version) |
| 1758 | Taking of Troppau, defence of Olmütz, siege of Neisse |
| 1759 | Return to garrison Ingolstadt |
| 1759 - 1770 | Years of peace |
| 1770 - 1788 | Regiment is now named "Regiment Daun" |
| 1788 - 1789 | Regiment is now named "Regiment Weichs" |
| 1793 | 1st Coalition War against France: Regiment is named as 9th Fusilier Regiment, defence of Mannheim |
| 1800 | 2nd Coalition War against France: Defence of Regensburg |
| 1801 | Demobilisation, garrison Ingolstadt |
| 1802 | Regiment marches in for the first time in Bamberg on 6. September |
| 1803 | 3rd
Coalition war against Austria: Regiment is re-named to "Regiment Preysing"
Regiments strength: - 4 officers regimental staff - 35 upper officers - 99 Sergeants - 29 regimental musicians - 1,654 soldiers; 116 civil servants, 17 wives and 12 children |
| 1805 | Attack against Strub pass, operation against Kufstein |
| 1806 | I. Battalions
returned to Bamberg, II. Battailon staying at Tyrol War against Prussia and Russia: Siege of Großglogau |
| 1807 | Siege of Breslau, Brieg, Cosel. Regiment goes back to garrison Landshut |
| 1808 | Demobilisation |
| 1809 | War against Austria and Tyrol: Battles of Abensberg, Landshut, Eggmühl, capture of Regensburg |
| 1st
Offensive against Tyrol: Battle of Sachrang and at Ursprung
pass, occupation of Innsbruck 1st and 2nd Battle of Mount Jsel near Innsbruck |
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| 2nd
Offensive against Tyrol: Battles at Eschau, Landeck, Jmst and
Hötting 3rd Battle of Mount Jsel |
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| 3rd Offensive against Tyrol: Capture of Hallein, service at Ziller-, Ötz-, Pitz- and Oberinn Valley | |
| 1810 | Return to Bavaria, Regiment in garrison at the city of Nuremberg |
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