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The Advances of the Prussian Artillery under Frederick the Great

The Advances of the Prussian Artillery under Frederick the Great, in: Yearbook for Army and Navy, vol. 112, pp. 211 ff.

The Advances of the Prussian Artillery ..., in: Yearbook for Army and Navy, vol. 112, p. 211. Drawing in outline by Gauker: bombardier's cap. Front and back view.
The Advances of the Prussian Artillery ..., in: Yearbook for Army and Navy, vol. 112, p. 211. Drawing in outline by Gauker: bombardier's cap. Front and back view.
The Advances of the Prussian Artillery ..., in: Yearbook for Army and Navy, vol. 112, p. 212.
The Advances of the Prussian Artillery ..., in: Yearbook for Army and Navy, vol. 112, p. 212.
The Advances of the Prussian Artillery ..., in: Yearbook for Army and Navy, vol. 112, p. 213.
The Advances of the Prussian Artillery ..., in: Yearbook for Army and Navy, vol. 112, p. 213.
The Advances of the Prussian Artillery ..., in: Yearbook for Army and Navy, vol. 112, p. 214.
The Advances of the Prussian Artillery ..., in: Yearbook for Army and Navy, vol. 112, p. 214.
The Advances of the Prussian Artillery ..., in: Yearbook for Army and Navy, vol. 112, p. 215.
The Advances of the Prussian Artillery ..., in: Yearbook for Army and Navy, vol. 112, p. 215.
The Advances of the Prussian Artillery ..., in: Yearbook for Army and Navy, vol. 112, p. 216.
The Advances of the Prussian Artillery ..., in: Yearbook for Army and Navy, vol. 112, p. 216.
The Advances of the Prussian Artillery ..., in: Yearbook for Army and Navy, vol. 112, p. 217.
The Advances of the Prussian Artillery ..., in: Yearbook for Army and Navy, vol. 112, p. 217.
The Advances of the Prussian Artillery ..., in: Yearbook for Army and Navy, vol. 112, p. 218.
The Advances of the Prussian Artillery ..., in: Yearbook for Army and Navy, vol. 112, p. 218.
The Advances of the Prussian Artillery ..., in: Yearbook for Army and Navy, vol. 112, p. 219.
The Advances of the Prussian Artillery ..., in: Yearbook for Army and Navy, vol. 112, p. 219.
A gun is brought forward in the battle. Drawing by Rickard Knötel. Taken from: v. Zepelin/ v. Scharfenort, Frederick the Great. Berlin 1912.
A gun is brought forward in the battle. Drawing by Rickard Knötel. Taken from: v. Zepelin/ v. Scharfenort, Frederick the Great. Berlin 1912.

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