Geschichte des 2. Westfäl. Husaren-Regiments Nr. 11 und seiner Stammtruppen von 1807–1903 (Düsseldorf: Bagel, 1904) is the revised and expanded continuation of the earlier 1893 regimental history, extending the official chronicle of the regiment into the early 20th century within the army of the German Empire.
The volume preserves the original work’s detailed account of the regiment’s Napoleonic-era origins and 19th-century campaigns, including service in the Danish War (1864), the Austro-Prussian War (1866), and the Franco-Prussian War. It then continues the narrative through the subsequent decades of peace, focusing on the regiment’s development between 1893 and 1903.
A central addition in this expanded edition is its treatment of the regiment’s peacetime evolution in the Imperial German Army, including changes in organization, training, officer appointments, and garrison life. It reflects how cavalry units adapted to shifting military doctrine at the turn of the century, even as traditional hussar identity and ceremonial functions were maintained.
Like its predecessor, the book is a highly detailed official regimental record, with extensive rosters, command lists, and administrative data. It continues the tradition of precise Prussian military documentation, prioritizing institutional continuity and accuracy.
The work also retains and supplements the earlier edition’s illustrative and cartographic materials, including portraits, uniform depictions, and maps, which support both historical analysis and visual reconstruction of the regiment’s service.
Overall, the 1904 edition is best understood as an authoritative expanded regimental history, updating and extending the official record of the 2nd Westphalian Hussars to reflect their place within the mature military structure of Imperial Germany on the eve of the 20th century.
