Thank you, Frank, for providing the list of Galician Regiments in 1880. At that time there were 80 regiments in the Austrian army. Following is some information about regiment numbers that a researcher must consider. There is a very good history of Galicia at http://emol.org/zucker/genealogy/galiciaeurope.html Found on that page: "During the Austrian period (1772-1918) it was known as East Galicia (Ost-Galizien, Skhidna Halychyna and Galicja Wschodnia)." Prior history of that region might be found under Silesia and/or the Seven Years War 1756-1763. Austria claimed a part of Silesia and Lusatia as provinces of Bohemia. When Maria Theresa became queen of Bohemia in 1740 there was a series of wars contesting her authority. Austria lost most of Silesia at that time. In 1772 when Poland was partitioned Austria got Galicia as a sort of "consolation prize." When Bohemia ruled Lusatia / Silesia there may have been Austrian regiments recruited there but they were recruited by individual noblemen. They most likely carried the name of the nobleman who recruited them rather than a number. When MT became queen there were 40-42 regiments. They are listed in the book: "The Army of Maria Theresa" which should be readily available for interlibrary loan if it is not in a local library. Their then recruiting depot may also be in that list. The names of the noblemen who recruited them are included, and are a good reference to use to search the LDS catalog. During some of the earlier wars (before 1740) some noblemen left a regiment because of cowardice , excessive casualties or something else and took over another. About the only way to learn all those details would be from regimental histories. In 1740 MT called for centralized recruiting and assigned each regiment a recruiting district. It was up to individual regimental companies to recruit in their assigned communities until 1860. Over time the number of regiments changed At the height of the Kaiser's power there were several regiments recruited in Italy. That territory was partly lost in 1859 and the numbers of regiments recruited there were transferred to NEW regiment districts formed in Galicia and Hungary (I think those were the only two Lands that got those old Italian regiment numbers. By 1860 there were 63 regiment numbers. In that year new recruiting districts raised the number to 80 regiments. In 1883 more new regiments raised the number to 102. Thus the number of an ancestral regiment in Bohemia or Galicia or Austrian Silesia can establish a time line for when it was formed. If it is a low number under 50 there is a very good chance it is a number that was ALWAYS recruited in approximately the same district but its recruiting district borders were reduced over time. A good example is IR 35 -- the Pilsen regiment. It has been the Pilsen regiment ever since 1683 when it was first raised to fight the Turks at Vienna. IR 28, the Prague Regiment is another that has always been recruited from Prague but the size of its recruiting district -- like that of IR 35 -- changed over time. The Cernowitz (Bukovina) regiment is yet another. I don't recall at the moment if its number was 43 or 41. Numbers up to 63 could have been recruited elsewhere like Italy before being recruited in Galicia. The Grundbuchblatter on film at the LDS .may include Italians for the years before the regiment number was assigned to Galicia. Numbers up to 80 are pretty much stationary once the regiment was established except that their recruiting districts also changed when the next 22 regiments were added in 1883. Numbers over 80 do not include names of any soldiers who served before 1883. To learn more about a given regiment get Alphons von Wrede's history (Geschicht) of the Austrian Army -- the volume for infantry (Fuss - foot soldiers) and the one for Cavalry (Kavallerie). There is a short history of each regiment on the first page dedicated to each. It tells when and where it was first raised and if it gave up any battalions to new regiments formed in 1860 and 1883. There may also be notes about earlier changes on that page. The book is in German. Just make copies of all the pages for each regiment of interest and study them later. Look for the sentences that include a year of interest. Frank's 1880 list of regiments includes the years when many of us are interested in ancestral service. It is valid from 1860-1883. That period includes the wars in Denmark in 1864 and the very bloody Austro-Prussian war in 1866 that resulted in emigration of many German Bohemians during the next few years. I don't know if it had the same effect on the Galician population. Be sure to keep a copy of Frank's list if you had any ancestors from Galicia. Karen In a message dated 3/9/2006 9:13:57 PM Mountain Standard Time, frank@soural.com writes: Folks, for what its worth, my 1880 Austrian Militaer Schematismus** shows the following Galician Infantry Regiments (IR’s): Note: This will help pinpoint places and identify what constituted Galicia in the 19th Century. * IR 9, Galizisches Infantrie Regiment, headquartered in Olmuetz, Olomouc (Moravia) Recruiting district of STRYJ, Galicia. This IR was established in 1725. * IR 10, Galizisches Infantrie Regiment, Headquarters and Recruiting district in Przemysl, Galicia. This Regiment existed since 1745 * IR 13, Galizisches Infantrie Regiment, Headquarters and recruiting district Command in Krakau, (Krakov now Poland), established in 1640. * IR 15, Galizisches Infantry Regiment, Headquarters in Josephstadt, Recruiting district, Tarnopol. Regiments exist since 1701. * IR 20, Galizisches Infantrie Regiment , Headquarters in Vienna. Recruiting district Neu Sandec. Established in 1681. * IR 24, Galizisches Infantrie Regiment, Headquarters in Visegrad. Recruiting district of Kolomea. * IR 30, Galizisches Infantrie Regiment, Headqarters and Recruiting district in Lemberg. Existed since 1723. * IR 45. Galizisches Infantrie Regiment, Headquartered in Maglaj, Recruiting district Sanok. * IR 55, Galizisches Infantrie Regiment, Headquarters in Lemberg, Recruiting district Brzezan. * IR 56, Galizisches Infantrie Regiment, Headquarters in Krakau, Recruiting district Wadovice. * IR 57, Galizisches Infantrie Regiment, Headquarter in Troppau (Opava, CR) Recruiting district Tarnov. * IR 58 Galizisches Infantrie Regiment, headquarters in Vienna. Recruiting district Stanislau est. 1763. * IR 77 Galizisches Infantrie Regiment, Headquartered in Koeniggraetz (Hradec Kralove, CR) recruiting in Sambor. Est.1860 * IR 80 Galizisches Infantrie Regiment, headquarters in Lemberg, Recruited in district Zlocsov. Cavalry 10th Galizisches Dragoner Regiment, HQ in Stuhlweissenburg and recruited from Tarnopol. 11th Galizisches Dragoner Regiment. HQ in Czegled, Recruitment district Sambor In addition there was a Galizisches Feld-Jaeger, Battallion with HQ in Jaroslau recruiting in the district of Stanislau. And at least 6 Galician Uhlanen Regiments (Lancers) with recruitment from the above districts. ** Note on the Military Schematismus. It is a 1000 page “Who was who” in the Army and Navy of the Dual Monarchy in the year published and lists names in the Regimental Command, right down to Lieutenants, Cadets, medical staff and regimental Accountants, but not the Ranks. The Kriegsarchiv (War Archive) in Vienna has all of the Schematisma on display for review by the public (years 1700’s – 1918) They are a rare commodity on the private market. If you can get one you will have to pay a steep price.