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by danschorr » Thu Apr 10, 2014 12:26 pm
Brandenburg-Ansbach provided two infantry regiments to the Dutch.
• The first was IR Seckendorff (Johann Philip von Seckendorff), 1708 Castel. Maintained by Gelderland
• The second was IR Janus von Eberstadt, 1703 Heidenbreck, 1705 Seckendorff (Heinrich von Seckendorff) (Jung-Seckendorff), 1711 Cavenach. Maintained by Holland.
The OOBs for Ramillies that I am familiar with only show the second, Jung-Seckendorff, as present. I would be interested in seeing the OOBs that list the first, Castel, as present.
As Mark has pointed out, the only uniform information available is that for Cavenach, which might apply for the regiment at Ramillies. There is also information available on the flags for Cavenach. If you drop me a message with your email address, I’ll send you a copy of it.
Kühn’s statement that the two regiments were counted as one in Dutch service is curious. I have not seen any other evidence to support this, and Kühn does not provide any further information.
Finally, to further add to the confusion the Lieutenant Colonel of Dragon Regiment Schmettau was Friedrich Heinrich von Seckendorff.
Regards,
Dan