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Balck, The Battle of Soor on September 30, 1745.

Supplement to the Military Weekly 1899, pp. 139 ff.

Cavalry skirmish (taken from Franz Kugler, History of Frederick the Great. Unabridged popular edition. Leipzig, p. 175).

Overview map of the Battle of Soor. Taken from L. von Scharfenort, Frederick the Great, Berlin 1912, p. 181.

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Organisation

Schnackenburg, The Freikorps of Frederick the Great. A contribution to Prussian military history, in: Supplement to the Militärisches Wochenblatt 1883, 311 ff.

Uniformierung & Ausrüstung

The History of the Old Prussian Cuirassiers (Pohl) - K 11

Based on an original manuscript. It is apparently based on the history of the clothing, armament and equipment of the Royal Prussian Army / By the Highest Command of His Majesty ... published by the Royal War Ministry. Edited by Constantin Kling; Vol. 2: The Cuirassier and Dragoon Regiments from the beginning of the 18th century until the reorganization of the army in 1808.

Kriegsgeschichte

Dietrich Goslich, The Battle of Kolin, 18 June 1757.

Inaugural dissertation, Berlin 1911. Unfortunately, pages 46-49 are missing from the original. I would be grateful for any assistance in completing them.