Hesse-Darmstadt Kreis Regiment

The Hessen-Darmstadt Kreis Regiment was created in 1697 in Gießen.


 * 1701-1714: Participation in the War of Spanish Succession
 * 1733-1735: Participation in the War of Polish Succession
 * 1747-1749: in Dutch service
 * 1756-1763: Participation in the Seven Years' War
 * 1790 incorporated as the 2nd Battalion of the regiment "Landgrave"

Colonels

 * 1) 1697-1707: Prince Charles William of Hesse-Darmstadt
 * 2) 1709-1716: Prince Francis Ernest of Hessen-Darmstadt
 * 3) 1716-1735: Count Philip Charles of Erbach-Fürstenau
 * 4) 1738-1782: Prince George William of Hesse-Darmstadt