The regiment was a cavalry unit raised in the 17th century for the Imperial Habsburg Army. Over time, this unit became the 8th Bohemian Dragoons within the "Common Army" that formed part of the Austro
Illustration of a regimental trooper in 1734
Historic portrait of the founder Raimondo Montecuccoli
Battle of White Mountain, 1620
Siege of Philippsburg Fortress
The Army of the Holy Roman Empire was created in 1422 and came to an end when the Holy Roman Empire was dissolved in 1806 as a result of the Napoleonic Wars.
8th Bohemian Dragoons (Count Montecuccoli's)
…1709 Transferred to Germany. Heavy losses in the Battle of Rumersheim 1710–1711 In the Reichsarmee, saw no action 1712 In the Spanish Netherlands. Sent to the Siege of Le Quesnoy…
A unit of the army at Memmingen, Bavaria (re-enactment)
Maximilian Armour used by the Holy Roman Empire's army