Prussian 2nd Garde Ulanen Regiment 1910 BMM30

AS EARLY AS 1704, THE PRUSSIANS WERE USING CAVALRY TROOPS ARMED WITH LANCES. THE ULANENS WERE USED PRIMARILY FOR SCOUTING AND FORAGING DUTIES FOR WHICH THE ULANENS BECAME JUSTLY FAMOUS.

AFTER THE NAPOLEONIC WARS PRUSSIA SAW THE NEED TO REBUILD IT’S ARMIES AND TWO GARDE ULANEN REGIMENTS WERE FORMED ON THE ORDERS OF KING FRIEDRICH WILHELM III. THE 1ST ULANEN GARDE REGIMENT WAS GARRISONED AT POTSDAM AND THE 2ND GARDE WAS GARRISONED AT BERLIN. IN 1860 THE 3RD ULANEN GARDE REGIMENT WAS FORMED AND GARRISONED AT POTSDAM.

IN 1848 THE 2ND GARDE ULANENS WERE USED DURING STREET BATTLES IN BERLIN. DURING THE GERMAN-PRUSSIAN WAR OF 1870-71, THE 2ND GUARD LANCERS SAW ACTION FIRST IN LORRAINE WITH SUBSEQUENT ADVANCE THROUGH THE ARDENNES TO PARIS, WHERE THEY WERE ASSIGNED TO THE SIEGE TROOPS. IN EARLY 1871 THE REGIMENT WAS MOVED TO NORTHERN FRANCE AND DEPLOYED IN THE REGION OF ST. QUENTIN AND AMIENS. IN THIS WAR THE REGIMENT HAD ONLY SMALL LOSSES. TWELVE MEN WERE WOUNDED AND TWENTY MEN FELL ILL.

PAINTING THE BUST: THIS BUST CAN BE PAINTED ANY THREE OF THE PRUSSIAN ULANEN GARDE REGIMENTS WITH NO SCULPTING CHANGES TO THE BUST. PAINTING GUIDE, PLEASE IF YOU LIKE, E-MAIL FOR PHOTOS OF THE REGIMENT YOU WILL PAINT: CRAMPAC@YAHOO.COM

1ST ULANEN GARDE REGIMENT: TSCHAPKA: EAGLE SILVER ,GARDE STAR SILVER, THE ORDER OF THE BLACK EAGLE IS ON THE GARDE STAR, CHIN SCALES BRASS, RABATTE WHITE, PLUME WHITE OVER BLACK, CORDS, SILVER WITH BLACK LINES.

PARADE ULANKA (TUNIC) DARK BLUE, COLLAR SILVER WITH RED TRIM, PLASTRON FRONT WHITE WITH RED PIPING, BUTTONS SLIVER, EPAULETTES SILVER WITH WHITE CLOTH AND RED TRIM, SHOULDER BELT SILVER RED TRIM.
2ST ULANEN GARDE REGIMENT: TSCHAPKA: EAGLE GOLD ,GARDE STAR SILVER, THE ORDER OF THE BLACK EAGLE IS ON THE GARDE STAR, CHIN SCALES BRASS, RABATTE RED, PLUME WHITE OVER BLACK, CORDS, SILVER WITH BLACK LINES.

PARADE ULANKA (TUNIC) DARK BLUE, COLLAR GOLD WITH RED TRIM, PLASTRON FRONT RED, BUTTONS GOLD, EPAULETTES GOLD WITH RED CLOTH AND RED TRIM, SHOULDER BELT GOLD WITH DARK BLUE TRIM.

3RD ULANEN GARDE REGIMENT: TSCHAPKA: EAGLE SILVER,GARDE STAR SILVER, THE ORDER OF THE BLACK EAGLE IS ON THE GARDE STAR, CHIN SCALES BRASS, RABATTE DARK YELLOW, PLUME WHITE OVER BLACK, CORDS, SILVER WITH BLACK LINES.

PARADE ULANKA (TUNIC) DARK BLUE, COLLAR SILVER WITH DARK YELLOW TRIM, PLASTRON FRONT DARK YELLOW, BUTTONS SILVER, EPAULETTES SILVER WITH DARK YELLOW CLOTH AND TRIM, SHOULDER BELT SILVER WITH DARK BLUE TRIM.
HELMET CORDS ARE PROVIDED IN RESIN HOWEVER YOU CAN MAKE THEM FROM WIRE IF YOU CHOOSE.
THE BUST IS BASED ON THE 2ND AND 3RD ULANEN GARDE REGIMENT COMPLETE UNIFORMS IN THE CRAMER MUSEUM.