#drabant

[cuirassier]

i was just wondering what the role of the trabante life guard was primarily? we’re they strictly palace guards or did they accompany the generals staff in battle?

To my shame I couldn't find a better source for this topic than wiki:

Drabant Corps of Charles XII - Wikipedia

Basically, between 1523 and 1675 they were being switched between palace guards and field combat. After that they were deployed as a personal guard of the King in combat. They took part in the Scanian war and the Great Northern war.

[carinasagency]

#brandenburgertorbyday#drabant #fixadbild (på/i Brandenburger Tor) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsFalN4FqR3kpoLEBccWjmoMUGaK6f-WayY9l00/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=an2n0zuf5cv5

[polisharabianhorses]

DRABANT (Gazal Al Shaqab (QA)-Demona/Monogramm (US)) breeder: Michałów Stud (PL)

Photo by Stuart Vesty