Royal Bavarian 5^th Infantry

"Cadre-Regiments 1682-1722"

Regiments are named after the Regiments owners. Both Infantry Regiments are sent by their political leaders on the following expeditions and war actions:

"Leibregiment"

1682 Foundation of the Regiment "Berlo" on 29.06. in Munich

Musketeer of Leibregiment

1683 Rising the siege of Vienna (Bavarians and Franconians are in the centre of battle), siege and capture of Gran (Esztergom)
Regiment get the name "Churfürstliches Leibregiment zu Fuß" (Electors own regiment of foot)

1684 Siege of Ofen (Buda [ -pest]) and battle near Neuhäusl

1685 Raising of siege of Gran, one more siege of Ofen

1686 Ofen palace captured (Bavarian losses: 1,724 men)

1687 2^nd Battle at Mount Harsan near Mohácz

1688 Attack against Beograd fortress. Regiment has only 565 men

1689 Siege and capture of Mainz (Hesse)

1691 Regiment goes with 12 companies via Tyrol, Engadine, Grisons and Bercelli to Turin

1692 Invasion in South France

1693 Taking Pignerol fortress on Mount San Brigitta, battle of Orbasano, capture of Turin

1694 Capture of Huy citadel (Spanish Netherlands)

1695 Capture of Namur after a siege of ten months, garrison at Brussels

1702 Capture of Ulm/Danube and Memmingen (available in German version)

1703 Taking of Neuburg/Danube, invading of Tyrol (the "Leibregiment" as advance guard), 1^st Battle of Höchstätt at 20.09.

1704 2^nd Battle of Höchstätt (Blenheim / Blindheim) on 13.08.

1705 Fight near Neer-Ysche on Dyle river

1706 Battle of Ramillies, defence of Antwerpen

1709 Battle of Malplaquet (Regiment on right wing of battle centre), defence of Mons (after surrender regiment went to Namur)

1713 Siege of Landau (Palatine)

1717 War against the Ottoman Empire
Bavaria has 5,400 men under the order of Marquis de Maffei; 2 Batallions of the "Leibregiment", Regiment "Churprinz" and "Lerchenfeld" and a Dragon Regiment at Semlin camp under the supreme command of Prince EUGEN of Savoy.
Assault of Baytina rempart and capitulation of Beograd at August 18^th

1719 Regiment returns to Bavaria and arrives in Munich, later in the old garrison town Ingolstadt

"Regiment Bavaria"

1706	Regiment founded at Alessandria, Battle of Turin, Winter quarter at Vienne (Dauphiné)
1709	Regiment (Royal Bavière) give up to the French King Louis XIV.
1713	Siege of Landau and Freiburg, then returns to Straßbourg
1716	Regiment should be solve into a French Regiment. 2^nd company is a cadre unit for the French Regiment "Royal Bavière" Bulk of Regiments went home on May 5^th to their Bavarian homeland and City of Amberg
1717	Attack against the Baytina rempart Regiments owner is Generalfieldmarshall-Lieutenant Ferdinand Alexander Marquis de Maffei
1719	Return of this Regiment to Bavaria, first garrison at Ingolstadt, than Amberg, finally at Ingolstadt upon Danube river on May 6^th where the 8 companies of the Regiments are reunited