4th Lithuanian Vanguard Regiment

Formed in 1733 by gathering all cavalry banners of the Voivode of Kiev Potocki family, mostly composed of Tatars.{{Cite book|last=Rospond|first=Vincent W.|title=Commonwealth Armies of the Partitions 1770 - 1794|publisher=Osprey Publishing|year=2013|isbn=978 1 84908855 8|location=Great Britain|pages=39|quote=4th Lithuanian Advance Guard Regiment of Josef Bielaki
(F) 1733, from Potocki's Tartar cavalry in Voivodeship of Kijowski.
(S) Kamieniec Litewski (1782-87), Borysow (1790).
(B) Bar civil war; Swierzenic, Mir (1792); Zelwa, Izabelin, Mscibow, Brzesc, Dereczyn, Maciejowice, Praga (1794).
In 1776-89 the towarzycz had red belts and plumes, the rankers white belts. Officers had white plumes, and all had white cockades.}}{{Cite book|last=Gembarzewski|first=Bronisław|url=https://www.wbc.poznan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/132690?id=132690&from=publication|title=Rodowody pułków polskich i oddziałów równorzędnych od r. 1717 do r. 1831|publisher=Towarzystwo Wiedzy Wojskowej|year=1925|location=Warszawa|pages=14|language=pl|quote=Utworzony r. 1733 z chorągwi tatarskich nadwornych Potockiego wojew. kijowskiego, wchodzi w skład wojska saskiego (...)}} Aleksander Ułan commanded the regiment in 1734.{{Sfn|Kolęda|2021}}

This regiment was leased to the Royal Saxon Army during the Wettin dynasty's reign and continuously fought in the War of Polish Succession (1734-1738), War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748) and the Seven Years War (1756-1763).

In 1764, it was summoned by the Sejm of 1764 to return to Lithuania.

The regiment fought against the Wettin dynasty's supporters.

The regiment was stationed in Kamieniec Litewski (1782-87) and Barysaw (1790 onwards).{{Cite book|last=Gembarzewski|first=Bronisław|url=https://www.wbc.poznan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/132690?id=132690&from=publication|title=Rodowody pułków polskich i oddziałów równorzędnych od r. 1717 do r. 1831|publisher=Towarzystwo Wiedzy Wojskowej|year=1925|location=Warszawa|pages=15|quote=Stanowisko: Kamieniec Lit. (1782 - 87), Borysów (1790). Pułkownicy: Sichodziński 1733, Czymbaj Murza Rudnicki 1756, gen. mjr., Bielak Józ. 17.IV.1764, gen. mjr. zm. 1794, Achmatowicz Mustafa 1794. Bitwy i potyczki: Wojna 7-mioletnia, Świerzeń 10.VI.1792, Mir 11.VI, Zelwa 4.VII, Izabelin 7.VII, Mścibów 10.VII, Brześć Lit. 23.VII, Dereczyn 1794, Maciejowice 10.X, Praga 4.XI.}}

War in Defence of the Constitution

The regiment fought in the battles of Swierzenic, Mir and {{Interlanguage link|Battle of Zelwa|lt=Zelwa|pl|Bitwa pod Zelwą|WD=}}.

Under Józef Bielak's command, the regiment took part in the battles of Izabelin, Mscibow, Brzesc, Dereczyn, Maciejowice, Praga.

In 1776-89, all the officers and soldiers in the regiment had white cockades, with the officers also having white plumes. The towarzycz had red belts and plumes, meanwhile, the rankers had only white belts.

Pułkowniks:

• Sichodziński (1733-1756),
• Czymbaj Murza Rudnicki (1756-1764),
• gen. mjr. Józef Bielak (17 April 1764 - 1794 [death])
• {{Interlanguage link|Mustafa Murza Achmatowicz|lt=Mustafa Murza Achmatowicz|de|Mustafa Murza Achmatowicz|WD=}} (1794).

• [http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=Graf_Rudnicki_Uhlanen The 4th Lithuanian Vanguard Regiment is linked to Graf Rudnicki Uhlans]

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• {{Cite web|last=Kolęda|first=Kamila|date=2021|title=Koszoły w rękach tatarskich dowódców|url=https://tloka.pl/baza-wiedzy/publikacje-hstoryczne/koszoly-w-rekach-tatarskich-dowodcow/|access-date=18 June 2021|website=tloka.pl}}

{{Grand Ducal Lithuanian Army 1717–1795}}

Category:Cavalry regiments of Lithuania

Category:Military units and formations established in 1733