Prussian Uniforms in the Wars of Liberation
Colored plates taken from:
Great General Staff, Military History Department II, The Prussian Army in the Year 1812, Berlin 1912.
Great General Staff, Military History Department II, The Prussian Army in the Year 1812, Berlin 1913.
Implementing provisions for general conscription of 29 March 1815.
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Organisation
The Prussian Army under Frederick William I (1713–40) - "The Tall Lads" - on the History of the Famous Guard Regiment
Besides No. 3, the King's Regiment (No. 6) was the second infantry unit with an increased establishment. Even before the standing armies were formed, princes raised special formations for the protection of their person, some of which as early as the 16th and 17th centuries wore uniform dress and, above all, displayed splendid clothing; examples include the Swiss Guard of the Papal States (established 1506), the Royal Bodyguard (Trabant Guard) in England (established 1485), the Royal Noble Guard in Spain (established 1646) and the Royal Musketeer Corps in France (established 1622). The designation ‘guard’ became generally customary for these body and protective guards (Fr. garde = to protect, guard, watch).
Heeressoziologie
Laeso et invieto militi - the Old Prussian system for the care of disabled soldiers
Laeso et invieto militi = Inscription above the portal of the Berlin Invalidenhaus.
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.