3rd Lithuanian Vanguard Regiment

The 3rd Lithuanian Vanguard Regiment (3 Pułk Litewski Przedniej Straży) was a military unit of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The full name was 3rd Advance Guard Regiment Field Hetman of Lithuania Antoni Chlewinkiego.

Origins
Formed in 1776.

Great Sejm 1788-1792
The regiment was stationed in Mazyr & Loyew (1789), Mazyr (1790), Strzeszyn (1791), Vilkaviškis (Oct 1792).

War in Defence of the Constitution
The regiment fought in the battle of.

Kościuszko Uprising
The unit partook in the battles of Krupczyce, Brzesc, Maciejowice, Praga.

Uniforms
In the Polish Army Museum, there is a yellow metal plume-holder from 1776 to 1789, which is enamelled with the king's cypher (turquoise), a crown (blue and gold), wreath (blue with red ribbons) and metal feathers (turquoise and red). The officers had blue konfederatkas, which were adorned with white cockades and plumes, whereas the towarzycz had blue belts. On their left shoulders, the troopers had blue shoulder straps.

Commanders
Pułkowniks of the regiment:


 * Kazimierz Romanowski (1785),
 * gen. mjr. Antoni Chlewiński (1791-?),
 * Piruski.