12th Hungarian Infantry Regiment

12th Hungarian Infantry Regiment
Ungarisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 12
Active	1702 – 1918
Country	Holy Roman Empire (1702-1806)   Austria (1806-1867)   Austria-Hungary (1867-1918)
Role	Infantry
Size	Regiment
Engagements	Seven Years' War Napoleonic Wars Hungarian Revolution of 1848 Austro-Prussian War World War I Battle of Galicia [1] Brusilov Offensive Battle of Lutsk Italian Front Battles of the Isonzo

The 12th Hungarian Infantry Regiment was a regiment which served in the armies of the Holy Roman Empire, the Austrian Empire, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

History

The regiment was formed in 1702. ^{[2] [3]}

The regiment participated in numerous conflicts including the Seven Years' War, the Napoleonic Wars, the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, the Austro-Prussian War and World War I. ^{[4] [5]}

World War I

At the outset of World War I, 58% of the regiment's soldiers were Hungarian, 31% were Slovak, while the last 11% were of another ethnicity. ^[6] During the Battle of Lutsk, the regiment engaged Russian forces where it, along with other Austro-Hungarian units, suffered heavy casualties. ^{[7] [8]} The regiment also participated in battles on the Italian Front. The regiment was disbanded in 1918.

References

1. МЕЛЬНИК, Ігор (2014-08-21). "Серпень 1914-го: битва за Галичину". Zbruč. Archived from the original on 2021-10-04.
2. Schematismus für das k.u.k. Heer und für die k.u.k. Kriegsmarine für 1914, Vienna: Nadworna and the State Printing House, February 1914
3. "Austro-Hungarian Army - Infantry Regiments 1914". www.austro-hungarian-army.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-02-22.
4. Haythornthwaite, Philip (1986). Austrian Army of the Napoleonic Wars: Infantry. London: Osprey. pp. 22–24.
5. Pavlović, Darko (1999). The Austrian Army 1836-1866: Infantry. Oxford: Osprey. pp. 16–17. ISBN   978-1-85532-801-3.
6. "Austro-Hungarian Army - Infantry Regiments 1914". 2012-02-10. Archived from the original on 2012-02-10. Retrieved 2025-02-22.
7. "До річниці Луцького прориву - 27 April 2021 - Музейний простір Волині". volyn-museum.com.ua. Retrieved 2025-02-22.
8. "First World War.com - Battles - The Battle of Lutsk, 1916". www.firstworldwar.com. Archived from the original on 2025-01-25. Retrieved 2025-02-22.