Privileges and duties. Reflections on the circumstances of life of the Năsăud border regiment during the 18th century
Privileges and duties. Reflections on the circumstances of life of the Năsăud border regiment during the 18th century
Author(s): Sabine JesnerSubject(s): History
Published by: Asociaţiunea Transilvană pentru Literatura Română şi Cultura Poporului Român - ASTRA
Keywords: Military Border; Transylvania; Năsăud; Household Structure; Military Administration
Summary/Abstract: In the year 1761 Adolf Nicolaus Freiherr von Buccow is given permission from by the Court in Vienna to start with establishing the military border section in Transylvania. After a violent establishing phase two Border Infantry Regiments, one Dragoon Regiment and one regiment of Hussars were formed. The present paper highlights the impact of the military administration on border guards and their families or especially households from the Second Border Regiment of Năsăud. Outlined is the interaction between privileges and duties under military supervision primarily during the 18th Century.
Journal: Astra Salvensis - revista de istorie si cultura
- Issue Year: 2015
- Issue No: 5
- Page Range: 20-30
- Page Count: 11