Vegelin van Claerbergen Infantry
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Origin and History
The regiment was initially raised on 7 March 1671 for Diederik Stecke.
On the eve of the War of the Spanish Succession, the regiment consisted of one battalion and belonged to the Provinces of Friesland.
Since its creation, the successive colonels of the regiment were:
- from 7 March 1671: Diederik Stecke
- from 21 February 1686: Cornelis van Scheltinga
- from 4 March 1699: Frederik Vegelin van Claerbergen
- from 2 February 1713 to 1721: Douwe van Sixma
From 1710 to 1713, the regiment was placed under the effective command of Douwe van Sixma
In 1795, the regiment was incorporated into 4e Halvebrigade, 2e Bataljon.
Service during the War
At the end of 1702, it took up its winter-quarters in Flanders.
By 30 May 1703, the regiment was posted in Yssendick. By 23 June, it formed part of Sparre's Corps in Western Flanders. On 27 June, it took part in the combat of Stekene. On 30 June, it fought in the Battle of Ekeren. At the end of the year, it took up its winter-quarters in Campen.
In 1705, the regiment took up its winter-quarters in Maastricht.
On 23 May 1706, the regiment took part in the Battle of Ramillies, where it was deployed in Bernsdorff's Brigade in the second line of the infantry left wing. From 7 June to 8 July, it took part in the siege of Ostend. From 23 July to 25 August, it took part in the siege of Menin.
In 1708, the regiment formed part of the garrison of Antwerp.
From June to August 1709, the regiment took part in the siege and capture of Tournai. On 11 September, it fought in the Battle of Malplaquet.
From 6 September to 9 November 1710, the regiment took part in the Siege of Aire.
In 1711, the regiment garrisoned Breda.
From July to August 1712, the regiment took part in the unsuccessful Siege of Landrecies.
Uniform
Privates
| Headgear |
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| Neck stock | white | ||||||||||||
| Coat | grey white with red lining and with tin buttons from top to bottom on the right side
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| Waistcoat | grey white with small tin buttons from top to bottom | ||||||||||||
| Breeches | grey white | ||||||||||||
| Stockings | medium grey | ||||||||||||
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Armaments consisted of a musket, a bayonet; and a sword.
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References
Belaubre, Jean and Dr. de Wilde, Claus-Peter Golberg: Die Vereinigten Niederlande, Kaltenkirchen, 2001
Tessin, Georg: Die Regimenter der europäischen Staaten im Ancién Regime des XVI. bis XVIII. Jahrhunderts. Teil 1. Die Stammlisten, Osnabrück 1986., p. 557
N.B.: the section Service during the War is partly derived from our articles depicting the various campaigns, battles and sieges.
Acknowledgement
Phil Carrington for his work on the lineage of Dutch regiments
Mathias Kussmann for the initial version of the article
