Hompesch's Regiment of Mounted Riflemen

The Hompesch's Regiment of Mounted Riflemen was a regiment that existed during the French Revolutionary Wars.[1]

Hompesch's Hussars Prince of Wales (Homepesch's) Hussars Homepesch's Mounted Chasseurs Homepesch's Regiment of Mounted Rifleman
Active	February 27, 1794 - September 28, 1802
Disbanded	Disbanded on September 28, 1802
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Hussars Chasseurs Dragoons
Size	Regiment
Commanders
1794-1796	Charles, Graf von Hompesch (Baron Hompesch)
1796-1802	Lt-Gen. Ferdinand, Graf von Hompesch (Baron Hompesch)

History

1794.02.27	raised in Germany		1794.02.27
1794.02.27	1794.08	Holland
1794.02.27	1795.01	Hanover
	1795.12	England: Isle of Wight	1794.02.27
	1796.03	at sea
	1796.05	Santo Domingo	1794.02.27
	1796.09	1794.02.27	three new coys raised in Germany
	1796		Isle of Wight
	1797.10	depleted by disease, regt ceased to exist in Santo Domingo; remnants sent toEngland
	1798.01.09	regt re-formed in Isle of Wight as mounted rifles
1794.02.27	1798.04	Ireland
1794.02.27	1799	Ireland
	1800	at sea (embarked at Cork)
	1800	Malta
	1800.07	Spanish coast (det: 164 men)	1794.02.27
	1800	Malta
	1801	Egypt (det)	1794.02.27
	1802	Ireland: Cork	1794.02.27
	1802	England	1794.02.27
	1802.09.28	disbanded at Portsmouth

Structure

From 1795-1796[2]

• 1st Squadron
• 2nd Squadron
• 3rd Squadron
• 4th Squadron

1796-1798[3]

• No.1 Company
• No.2 Company
• No.3 Company

1798-1802

• 1st Troop
• 2nd Troop
• 3rd Troop
• 4th Troop

References

1. "Hompesch's Mounted Rifles [UK]". 2007-10-16. Archived from the original on 2007-10-16. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
2. "The Hompesch Hussars--Jaeger Regiment zu Pferd Des Herrn - Forums At The Military Horse". www.militaryhorse.org. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
3. Ltd, Allied Newspapers. "Émigré and foreign troops in British Service and their Malta connection". Times of Malta. Retrieved 2018-11-06.

Further reading

• Wallace, Nesbit Willoughby. A regimental chronicle and list of officers of the 60th, or the King's, royal rifle corps, formerly the Royal American regiment of foot. p. 6.
• Verner, William Willoughby Cole. The First British Rifle Corps. W.H. Allen & Company. p. 102.
• Cusick, Ray. Wellington's Rifles: The Origins, Development and Battles of the Rifle Regiments in the Peninsular War and at Waterloo. Pen and Sword. p. 80. ISBN 978-1-4738-2854-4.
• Colburn's United Service Magazine and Naval and Military Journal. H. Colburn. p. 36.
• The United Service Magazine. H. Colburn. p. 457.