The Bosniak Lancer Corps

[Veneda]

Make anyone sexier by a factor of 1.3

It will be even more, if you add caftan and szarawary/galligaskins

[LightHouse89]

In 1778, another war broke out between Prussia and Austria, this time over Bavaria. The Bosniaken Korps was again filled out to 10 squadrons, mainly with recruits from the Ukraine and Poland. In this war, which had no major battles, the Bosniaks suffered heavy losses in surprise attacks by the Austrian hussars.

Towards the end of the eighteenth century, Poland disappeared from the map of Europe: one part was annexed by Russia, another by Austria and a third by Prussia. Prussia recruited 15 squadrons of light horsemen from its part of Poland; but these troops were Bosniaks in name only. As Poles made up the majority, the units were renamed the Korps Towarczys in 1799.After the Prussian defeat by Napoleon in 1806, the Towarczys were disbanded.

They even appeared in a Total War game.

Yes they appear as Lancers for the Austrians and Prussians I think in total war. I know in Napoleon total war they do not too sure if they do in Empire total war. I love playing as Prussia, France and the British. France in both games has the best military and you can easily steam roll every nation. In Napoleon total war it sucks fighting the French as they have a military of over 2 million and can easily take over many regions very quickly. I wonder if Napoleon had Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats in his armies? It is known he had foreign regiments, even Irish regiments fighting in Poland and against the Prussians. Many were hanged by British authorities when they returned to Ireland.

[TheGoldenSon]

Yes they appear as Lancers for the Austrians and Prussians I think in total war. I know in Napoleon total war they do not too sure if they do in Empire total war. I love playing as Prussia, France and the British. France in both games has the best military and you can easily steam roll every nation. In Napoleon total war it sucks fighting the French as they have a military of over 2 million and can easily take over many regions very quickly. I wonder if Napoleon had Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats in his armies? It is known he had foreign regiments, even Irish regiments fighting in Poland and against the Prussians. Many were hanged by British authorities when they returned to Ireland.

Napoleon did have Croatian regiments in his army, few freelance Bosniak merces here and there but nothing much to brag about. But he was surprised by Croatian effectiveness:

"Croatians, there are best soldiers in the world. If I had only 100000 Croatians, I would conquer the entire world!"

[RandoBloom]

Napoleon did have Croatian regiments in his army, few freelance Bosniak merces here and there but nothing much to brag about. But he was surprised by Croatian effectiveness:

Ah now we see whose mythic soup you consume
He never said that

[TheGoldenSon]

Ah now we see whose mythic soup you consume
He never said that

Okay, then we must fix our Bosnian history books.

[RandoBloom]

Okay, then we must fix our Bosnian history books.

Scan me the page of that Bosnian history book in which Napoleon claims that.
Or at least name it.
Skutor mythos is of no interest to anyone in Bosnia subforum.
And this is about Bosniak lancers. Not invented Croats.

[TheGoldenSon]

Scan me the page of that Bosnian history book in which Napoleon claims that.
Or at least name it.
Skutor mythos is of no interest to anyone in Bosnia subforum.
And this is about Bosniak lancers. Not invented Croats.

I read about it in my 7th grade history book and I was born in 91., so you do the math.

[Veneda]

Bosniak regiment in Prussia

[turkojew]

Yes they appear as Lancers for the Austrians and Prussians I think in total war. I know in Napoleon total war they do not too sure if they do in Empire total war. I love playing as Prussia, France and the British. France in both games has the best military and you can easily steam roll every nation. In Napoleon total war it sucks fighting the French as they have a military of over 2 million and can easily take over many regions very quickly. I wonder if Napoleon had Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats in his armies? It is known he had foreign regiments, even Irish regiments fighting in Poland and against the Prussians. Many were hanged by British authorities when they returned to Ireland.

Brits and Turks are the best in Empire and Napoleon mate. Them longbows and janissarys.

[Dzihadovic]

"Regiment Nr. 9 Bosniaken (in alter Uniform)"





"Bosniak und Trompeter in Sommeruniformen."
Bosniak and trumpeter in summer uniforms.

"Offizier und Unteroffizier in Sommeruniformen."
Officer and non-commissioned officer in summer uniforms.

"Bosniak und Trompeter in Winteruniformen."
Bosniak and trumpeter in winter uniforms.

"Offizier und Unteroffizier in Winteruniformen."
Officer and non-commissioned officer in winter uniforms


"Prussian Bosniaken-Regiment No 9: picture by Adolph Menzel as part of his series of pictures ‘Die Armee Friedrichs des Grossen in ihrer Uniformierung’"