Hamburg Citizen Militia

Hamburg Citizen Militia

The Hamburg Citizen Militia (German - "Hamburger Bürgermilitär") or Hanseatic Citizen Guard ("Hanseatische Bürgergarde") was a citizen militia of the free cities and Hanseatic cities, formed from conscripted citizens and inhabitants of the cities. It was formed in 1814 and dissolved in 1868.

Bürgerwache, Hanseatic Legion, Hamburgische Garnison and Infanterie-Regiment Hamburg

History

Foundation

The fire of Hamburg in 1842

The Revolution of 1848/49

The last reform of 1854

Loss of meaning and dissolution

Organisation

Uniforms since 1853

Relations between the Bürgermilitär and Bundeskontingent

ocial structure

Members

Bibliography

* Ulrich Bauche, "Abschied vom Bürgermilitär", Beilage zur Hamburgensien-Mappe "Hamburger Leben, zehnter Teil", Hamburg 1976
* L. Behrends, "Kosten des Erwerbs des Kleingbürgerrechts durch einen Nicht-Hamburger und der Uniformierung als Bürgergardist (1844)", in "Mitteilungen des Vereins für Hamburgisches Geschichte", Hamburg 1912
* Hans-Hermann Damann, "Militärwesen und Bürgerbewaffnung der freien Hansestädte in der Zeit des Deutschen Bundes von 1815-1848", Diss., Hamburg 1958
* Andreas Fahl, "Das Hamburger Bürgermilitär 1814-1868", Berlin und Hamburg 1987
* F.H.W. Rosmäsler, "Hamburgs Bürger-Bewaffnung, in fünf und dreisig Figuren dargestellt", Hamburg 1816
* W. Schardius, "Heitere und ernste Erinnerungen aus den Dienstjahren eines ehemaligen Stabs-Officiers des Hamburger Bürger-Militairs", Hamburg 1881
* Franz Thiele; "Hamburgisches Bürgermilitär 1848/49. Schicksalsjahre einer fast vergessenen Bürgertruppe", Hamburg 1974 (Maschinenschrift)

References

External links

* [http://www.historische-uniformen.de/Truppen/IR76/ir76.htm Infanterie-Regiment Hamburg (2. Hanseatisches) Nr. 76]

ources

*Equivalent|German


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