The History of the Old Prussian Cuirassiers (Pohl) - K 7
Based on an original manuscript. It is evidently drawn from The History of the Clothing, Armament and Equipment of the Royal Prussian Army / By the Highest Command of His Majesty ... edited 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.
The Individual Regiments - K 7
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Organisation
The infantry and cavalry regiment, battalion, or the infantry company or the cavalry squadron.
A contribution to the formation and organizational history of the old Prussian army.
Uniformierung & Ausrüstung
Hiltl & Schindler, Prussia's Army, Picture Series 1875
G. Hiltl & C. F. Schindler, Prussia's Army, published by H. J. Meidinger, Berlin 1875 (incomplete)
Heeressoziologie
The Age and Length of Service of the Old Prussian Soldier
Looking at today’s circumstances one is easily tempted to imagine the Old Prussian soldier as a relatively young person. That this does not correspond to reality is shown by the surviving source material. Contemporary documents rather attest a comparatively high age and length of service and show that there were quite a lot of old men in the regiments.