Contents

Preface
Acknowledgement

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4

Contents

Maps

Order of Battles

Tables

Introduction
Uniform Sources
Flags
Regimental Histories

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Chapter 1 Introduction

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Chapter 2 Prussian Guard Infantry

I/IR15 Leib-Garde
II-III/IR15 Garde
Corps der Unrangirten
Garde-Invaliden
IR6 Grenadiere-Garde
IR18 Prinz August Wilhelm

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27
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Chapter 3 Brandenburg Regiments

IR1 von Winterfeldt
IR12 von Hessen-Darmstadt
IR13 von Itzenplitz
IR19 Markgraf Carl
IR23 von Forcade de Biaix
IR24 von Schwerin
IR25 von Kalckstein
IR26 von Meyerinck
IR27 Alt-Kleist
IR34 August Ferdinand of Prussia

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Chapter 4 East Prussian Regiments

IR2 von Kanitz
IR4 von Kalnein/von Thadden
IR11 von Below
IR14 von Lehwaldt
IR16 Graf zu Dohna

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117
122
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138

Chapter 5 Magdeburg and Halberstadt Regiments

IR3 Anhalt-Dessau
IR5 Alt-Braunschweig
IR20 von Zastrow
IR21 Hlsen

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Chapter 7 Pomeranian Regiments

IR7 Alt-Bevern
IR8 von Amstell
IR17 von Manteuffel
IR22 Moritz von Anhalt-Dessau
IR30 von Pritz

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169
174
180
186
191

Chapter 8 Westphalian Regiments

IR9 Jung-Kleist
IR10 von Knobloch

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Chapter 9 Silesian Regiments

IR28 von Hautcharmoy
IR29 von Schultze
IR31 von Lestwitz
IR32 von Tresckow
IR50 von Rossiers

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Chapter 10 Materials and Manufacture

Textiles
Trimming
Bones
Metal
Fastenings

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Chapter 11 Musketeer Uniforms

Musketeer Uniform
NCO Uniforms
Musicians
Officer Uniforms

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250
254

Chapter 12 Infantry Flags

M1713 Infantry Flags of Frederick William I

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References

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Regimental Index

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Maps
Map 1: Brandenburg-Prussia in 1740.
Map 2: Brandenburg-Prussia in 1748.
Map 3: The Province of Brandenburg (1640-1806).
Map 4: East Prussia (1618-1806).
Map 5: Halberstadt, Magdeburg and Mansfeld
Map 6: Pomerania, 1648-1772.
Map 7: Prussian Westphalian territories.
Map 8: Silesia, 1742-1806.

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Order of Battles
OOB 1: The Kings Army and Leopolds Observation Corps, 1741.
OOB 2: The three corps of the Prussian Army in 1743.
OOB 3: The Kings Army in 1756 at the start of Seven Years War.
OOB 4: The Kings Army in 1758.
OOB 5: Saxon Corps in 1758.
OOB 6: Pomeranian Corps in 1758.
OOB 7: Garrison of Potsdam (1753), Brandenburg Inspection (1763-71) and Potsdam
Inspection (1771-86).
OOB 8: Garrison of Brandenburg in 1753.
OOB 9: Brandenburg Inspection in 1763-1771.
OOB 10: East Prussian Garrison in 1753.
OOB 11: Prussian Inspection in 1763-1773.
OOB 12: East Prussian Inspection in 1773-86.
OOB 13: Garrison of Magdeburg and Halberstadt in 1753.
OOB 14: Magdeburg Inspection in 1763-86.
OOB 15: Duchy of Pomerania Garrison in 1753.
OOB 16: Pomeranian Inspection in 1786.
OOB 17: Garrison of Cleves, Mark, Revensberg, Minden and Ostfriedland in 1753.
OOB 18: Westphalian Inspection in 1763-86.
OOB 19: Garrison of the Province of Silesia in 1753.
OOB 20: Silesia Inspection in 1763-73.

Tables
Table 1: Expansion of Brandenburg-Prussia 1415-1786.
Table 2: Expansion of the Royal Prussian Army 1656-1786.
Table 3: Musketeer pom-poms and regimental button colour.
Table 4: Colour of stock.
Table 5: Other ranks coats by facing colour.
Table 6: Other ranks coat facings with/without lace loops.
Table 7: Other ranks buttonholes by colour facing colour.
Table 8: Shoulder straps of the Musketeer Regiments.
Table 9: Braid on pockets.
Table 10: Colour of waistcoat and breeches.
Table 11: NCO hat lace.
Table 12: NCO lace by regimental colour facings.
Table 13: Sleeve braid for the Musketeer Regiments.
Table 14: Officer hat lace.
Table 15: Officer lace by regimental colour facings.
Table 16: Infantry M1713 Kompaniefahne with gold decoration.
Table 17: Infantry M1713 Kompaniefahne with silver decoration.
Table 18: The staffs of the flags and polearms.

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Introduction
Prussian regiments were known by the
names of their Chef whose rank and
seniority determined the ranking of the
regiment. It was often confusing that
several regiments had Chefs of the same
name. There were fourteen different
Chefs named von Kleist serving during
the reign of Frederick II (1740-86).
Often these were at the same time so the
senior officer was given the suffix Alt
(Old) and the other Jung (Young). The
Regimental Index gives a cross reference
of their numerical order and according to
their Chef or title.
The listing of the regiments by age first
appeared in the Stammliste of 1729 (List of
Regiments) of Leopold von AnhaltDessau (the old Dessauer).7 The use of the
regimental number did not become
universal until after the Seven Years War
and even so it was still unofficial until the
AKO of 1 October 1806.8

Uniform Sources
We are fortunate that there are a large number of contemporary sources available to
us, both Prussian and foreign. The main reason for the abundance of illustrations
was that in 1724, the first Oekonomie-Reglement was produced by Oberst Georg Detlev
von Massow (1696-1761), who was responsible for all matters concerning uniforms
until his death. It recorded the uniform made for each infantry regiment. One copy
was retained by the regiment and the other kept by the General-Kliderkasse in Berlin.
The first complete illustrated overview of Prussian army uniforms was 17299 showing
the flag and other ranks uniform when FM Prinz Leopold I von Anhalt-Dessau (the
Old Dessauer) presented a manuscript to King Frederick William I. These were
regularly updated throughout his reign in 1733, 1737 and 1739. It was not until the
1737 edition10 that the musketeer, grenadier, NCO, drummer and officer were
shown. The 1739 edition showed only small differences from the previous edition.

See Jany (1905) Die Dessauer Stammliste von 1729 in Bleckwenn (1970) Vol III, Book 1.
Allerhchste Kabinetts Order [Supreme cabinet order]. Hohrath (2011) I: 19.
9 Bleckwenn, H. (1970) Dessauer Spezifikation von 1729, Vol III, Book 1, Osnabrck.
10 Melzner, F.G. (1974) Die Dessauer Spezifikation von 1737, Vol III, Book 2, Osnabrck.

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During the Seven Years War, Prussia was unable to finance the military spending
from current income supplemented by their reserves as had been done during the
Silesian Wars. Increasingly, Prussia became dependent upon British subsidies,
debased currency plus forced contributions from the new and acquired territories.50

During the Seven Years War, Prussia lost 180,000 dead, 63,000 prisoners, and 60,000
horses. The Austrians captured 204 infantry flags, 52 cavalry standards, 430 cannon
plus numerous mortars, howitzers and other material. One regiment lost 4,474 men,
over three times its strength.51 One noble family lost 20 out of 23 males of military
age.52 In addition the civilians and economy of Kingdom of Prussia suffered almost
as severely as in the Thirty Years War with 11%53 drop in population. The Provinces
Showalter (1996) 96.
Mollo (1977) 9 and Showalter (2004) 130.
52 Duffy (1974) 199.
53 0.5 million of the pre-war 4.5 million
50
51

Chapter 3
Brandenburg Regiments
Brandenburg lay between the Elbe and Oder Rivers which were the major northsouth commercial arteries into central Germany.

Map 3: The Province of Brandenburg (1640-1806).

Frederick II rated his Brandenburg Regiments very highly. He commented after
Zorndorf, I owe my salvation to these regiments (IR18 and IR23) and General Seydlitz. I
could do anything with commanders and troops like these.111 Brandenburg comprised
Altmark, Kurmark and Neumark.

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Duffy (1974) 240

IR19 Markgraf Carl

The regiment was formed on 14 February 1702 from two companies each from IR4,
IR6, IR7 and IR12, drafts from the garrisons of Kustrin, Driesen, Spandau, Peitz and
Frankfurt plus Marwitz, Brtel and La Cave Frei-kompagnies for Albrecht Friedrich
Markgraf von Brandenburg-Schwedt139, who was the half brother of King Friedrich
I. In 1703 it gave two companies to IR10. In 1757, it absorbed a large number of
Irish soldiers who had served in the Saxon Army.140 Lehdorff stated in 1757, To begin
with they were most unwilling to serve among the Prussians, but now the decent treatment they receive
from the Margrave has won them over completely that they would despair if they were ordered to be
sent to any other regiment.141
Despite its high esteem in the army, Frederick II criticised the regiment in 1774 for
its actions at Kunersdorf stating, Except for Langes Battalion, (I had) no reason for
satisfaction with the regiment, which did not
want to behave properly in the field.142
The regiment was surrendered on 22
November 1806 near Hameln and
the III Bn at Kstrin.
Chef
1702: Albrecht Friedrich Markgraf von
Brandenburg-Schwedt (Markgraf
Alrecht).
1731: Carl Friedrich Albrecht Margraf
of Brandenburg-Schwedt (Markgraf
Carl).143
1763: Hans von Tettenborn.144
1763: Friedrich August Prinz von
Braunschweig.145
1794: Karl Ludwig Bogislav von Gotze.
1806: Prince Wilhelm Friedrich of
Orange-Fulda.146

139 Albrecht Friedrich Markgraf von Brandenburg-Schwedt was the commander of the Prussian Supply Corps
(1702-03), Lord Master of the Knight of St John (1696-1731). For this reason, the "Knights of St John Cross" was
used on the flags, grenadier caps, ring collars, pocket panels, drummer uniform cords and drums of the regiment.
[Dorn & Engelmann (1989) 54]
140 Haythornthwaite (1991) II: 45.
141 Duffy (1974: 240) quoting E. Lehndorff who was a member of the queens household.
142 Dorn & Engelmann (1989) 54.
143 Carl Friedrich Albrecht Margraf of Brandenburg-Schwedt (1705-62) succeeded his father and was the most
capable member of the family being considered as reliable, brave and considerate by the King. Lord Master of the
Knight of St John (1731-62). Died of wounds on 22 June 1762. [Dorn & Engelmann (1989) 54]
144 Hans von Tettenborn was GM and was given IR11 on 25 June 1763 in compensation.
145 Friedrich August Prinz von Braunschweig (1740-1805).
146 Wilhelm Friedrich, Prince of Orange-Fulda was later Prince of Orange.

Garrison147
Until 1737, Knigsberg in the Neumark then Berlin and from 1764 quartered in
northern Friedrichstadt and the Brandenburg gate.
Cantons (Mark)
Neumark Districts of Knigsberg, Soldin, Arnswalde, Friedeberg, Sternberg and
Dramburg. The towns of Kstrin, Soldin, Neuendamm, Morien, Zehden, Driesen,
Knigsberg, Berlinchen, Schivelbein, Goeritz, Teupitz and Treuenbrietzen.148
Flags
Until 1763, the flags had the Cross of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem (JohanniterKreus) because the Markgraf von Brandenburg-Schwedt was the Grandmaster
(Herrenmeister) of the Johanniter-Orden.149 The pike staffs were burnt sienna (redbrown).

Leibfahne: White field had a purple-red (crimson) Johanniter-Kreuz and gold

decorations. The purple red central medallion had a black eagle and white scroll
bearing the gold motto Pro Gloria et Patria surrounded by a gold laurel wreath.

Kompaniefahne: Purple-red (crimson) field had a white Johanniter-Kreuz and gold

decorations. The white central medallion had a black eagle and purple-red (crimson)
scroll bearing the gold motto Pro Gloria et Patria surrounded by a gold laurel wreath.

Melzner & Blackwenn (1973), Bleckwenn (1987) I: 137, Fielder (1981) 91.
Melzner & Blackwenn (1973), Bleckwenn (1987) I: 137, Fielder (1981) 91.
149 Two of the old pre-1763 flags are at the HGM in Vienna and were captured in October 1758 in the churchyard
of Hochkirch.
147
148

In 1763, the new grandmaster became Prinz Ferdinand and therefore the right to use
the Johanniter Kreus was transferred to IR34. After 1763, the flag of IR19 became:150

Leibfahne: Purple-red (crimson) field had four small red wedges (horizontally and
vertically). The purple red central medallion had a black eagle and white scroll bearing
the gold motto Pro Gloria et Patria surrounded by a gold laurel wreath.

Kompaniefahne: Purple-red (crimson) field had eight white small wedges and gold
decoration. The white central medallion had a black eagle and purple-red (crimson)
scroll bearing the gold motto Pro Gloria et Patria surrounded by a gold laurel wreath.
All the colours were lost at the capitulation of Magdeburg (11 Nov 1806).

Uniform of IR19
The uniform remained unchanged after 1730 except the lace loops on the officers
coat increased to fifteen each side. The orange-white lace found in the braid loops,
hat pom-poms, and flag were from the colours of Markgraf Carl von BraunschwegSchwedt who was Grandmaster of the Order of St John. In 1763, these were changed
to yellow and white by the Duke of Brunswick and the regiment changed its flag.151

150
151

Digby (2004) 102.

Hohrath (2011) II: 165.

HEADWEAR: Black
tricorn laced white,
brass button, whiteorange pom-poms.
STOCK: Red stock.
COAT: Prussian blue
coat with eight white
buttonholes with tassels
and six brass buttons, a
white buttonhole with
tassel at the waist rear.
Horizontal pockets had
3 brass buttons.
LACE (1731-63):
Smooth woven braid of
white and orange wool
with a zig-zag pattern.
Two braids sewn together in a point measuring 36x102mm (rear waist), 36x79mm
(under lapels), 35x58mm (lapels) and 20x40mm (cuff flaps) with each a 32mm
pom-pom of white and orange wool.
LACE (1763-94): Yellow and white lace.
BUTTONS: Brass buttons.
COLLAR and CUFFS: Red collar and straight cuffs with 2 brass buttons and 2
white buttonholes on the cuff flaps.
SHOULDER STRAP: Red fastened with a small brass button.
LAPELS: None.
TURNBACKS: Red fastened with a brass button.
WAISTCOAT and BREECHES: Straw-yellow.
NCO Uniform
HEADWEAR: Tricorn edged with gold.
COAT: Blue coat with red collar with six goldcoloured lace loops without pom-poms in pairs
on the breast. Horizontal pockets had two gilt
buttons.
LACE: Smooth woven lace braid of yellow silk
and silver braid thread with yellow core 16mm
wide. The lace loops of two braids sewn together
in a point, 32 by 80mm.152
LAPELS: None.
CUFFS: Red cuffs and cuff flaps edged red with
two gold-coloured braid loops.
BUTTONS: Gilt buttons.
WAISTCOAT and BREECHES: Strawyellow.

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Hohrath (2011) II: 166-167

Drummer Uniform
COAT: Blue coat richly decorated with lace.
LACE: From 1731, the drummers lace was red with white Cross of St John. In
1742, this changed to
in white-orange braid.
White linen with loops
of orange wool
depicting the Cross of
St John 23mm or
46mm wide (1742-63).
In 1763, the braid
changed once again to
white-yellow of the
Duke of Brunswick.153
WAISTCOAT and
BREECHES: Strawyellow.

Officer Uniform
HEADWEAR: Tricorn edged with gold lace.
STOCK: White stock.
COAT: Blue collarless coat with thirteen gold-coloured lace loops on the breast,
another two below at the waist front and two at the rear on each side, one in front
and behind the waist
button. The red edged
pockets had a further
three lace loops.
LACE: Metallic
embroidery of yellow
silk and silver braid
thread on yellow silk
core, 64 by 117mm.154
LAPELS: None.
CUFFS: Red cuffs and
the blue cuff flaps edged
red with two goldcoloured lace loops.
BUTTONS: Gilt
buttons.
WAISTCOAT and
BREECHES: Strawyellow.

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Campaign History

War of Austrian Succession: The regiment was at Glogau

from 22 December 1740 until 9 March 1741 when it
stormed the fortress with two other regiments capturing it
within an hour. It suffered considerable losses at Mollwitz
(10 Apr) including Oberst Friedrich Margraf von
Brandenburg. In 1742 it was present at Brannau (27-28
May), the capture of Prague (2-18 Sept) and Pless (27 Nov).
In 1745 the regiment was at Hohenfriedberg (4 June) where
it closed the gap between itself and the Guards in the main
attack against the Austrians in Gnthersdorf, at Soor (30
Sept) it suffered heavy artillery fire and lost Oberst Konrad
Gottfried von Buntsch, Trautenbach and Schatzler (16
Oct).

Seven Years War: In October 1756, after the capitulation

of the Saxon army at Pirna, the regiment absorbed all Irish troops formerly in the
Saxon service. On October 22, it was part of the ten battalions who left Lobositz for
Linai.

In 1757 the regiment was present at Prague (6 May) where it took part in the close
combat near Rocketnitzer Brook taking minor casualties, at Mansfeld Garden (10-11
June), at Merseburg (31 Oct) and at Rossbach (5 Nov). The King praised the regiment
as having worked wonders at Leuthen (5 Dec) where it attacked the churchyard and
was under small arms fire from the beginning to end and almost completely ruined,155 It was
then present at Klein-Mochbern and Maria-Hfschen (6 Dec) before taking part in
the siege at Breslau (7-20 Dec.)
In 1758, the regiment was present at the siege of Schweidnitz (1 Jun-15 Apr), at Littau
(11 May), at siege of Olmtz (20 May-2 July) and Gelline (4 Aug). On 11 September,
the regiment joined the King from the camp
at Plagwitz. At Hochkirch (14 Oct) the I
Battalion defended the grand battery of ten
12-pdrs close to Hochkirch. The II Bn
bitterly defended the churchyard of the
village until they ran out of ammunition and
the last men broke out led by their
commander Major von Lange who collapsed
with eleven wounds and died a few days later.
He was accorded full honours for his bravery
by the Austrians.
In 1759, the regiment was at Kunersdorf (12
Aug) and was in the avant-garde where I Bn
stormed the Russians but took heavy losses
including 276 men when the attack stalled in
the Kuh-Grund. Meanwhile the II Bn was on
the right flank before Kudenberg. It fought
at Alt-Tannenberg (16 Sept) and at Korbitz
(21 Sept).
In 1760, it fought at Dresden (13-22 July),
Weisser-Hirsch (19 July), Strehla (20 Aug),
Torgau (26 Sept), Wittenberg (2 Oct), Berlin
(3-9 Oct), Tempelhof and Schneberg (7
Oct) and Torgau (3 Nov). In 1761, the
regiment was at the Bunzelwitz Lager (20
Aug-25 Sept). In 1762 it was at Bunkersdorf
and Leutmannsdorf (21 July) then the siege
of Schweidnitz (4 Aug-10 Oct).

War of Bavarian Succession: In 1778 the

regiment fought at Leopold (8 Sept), Msnick
(23 Nov and 11 Jan 1779).

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Table 7: Other ranks buttonholes by colour facing colour.426

Extra lace trimming is denoted by superscript LT.
Facings
Dark blue
Dark orange
Lemon yellow

Red

Rose-pink
Straw-yellow
White

Lace Loops
Lapels
No Lapels
IR12, IR14

IR1, IR8, IR9,

II-III/IR15,427
IR24LT, IR25,

IR10
IR4, IR6, IR11,
I/IR15,428
IR19, IR21,
IR23, IR26,
IR29, IR30

IR7, IR18

No Lace Loops
Lapels
No Lapels
IR28, IR32
IR2, IR16

I/IR15,429
IR20LT, IR22,
IR27LT, IR34
IR50
IR5

IR3

IR31

IR13, IR17

CUFFS: There were

three styles of cuffs
used.
Open OldBrandenburg Cuffs
IR4, IR6., I-IR15, IR18
Closed Brandenburg
Cuffs
IR1-5, IR8-14, IR16,
IR17, IR19-25, IR27-30
Swedish Cuff
IR7, II-III/IR15, Corps
der Unrangirten, Garde
Invaliden, IR31, IR32

SHOULDER STRAP: This was always on the left shoulder for both musketeers
and grenadiers. The shoulder straps were often shown lined with red baize and thus
could appear in illustrations as if they were edged in red.

Schirmer (1989) I: 3-8, Melzner & Blackwenn (1973), Bleckwenn (1987) I-II.
II-III/IR15 plus Garde Invaliden am Neuen Palais.
428 Full dress uniform of I/IR15.
429 Undress Uniform of I/IR15 plus the Corps der Unrangirten and Garde Invaliden in der Stadt. The Garde-Invalen in Werder
had brown coats.

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427

DRUM: The brass drum

weighed considerably
more than the earlier
wooden drums and was
about 50 cm high. The
embossed brass drum had
either an oval trophy of
arms with the royal FR
monogram, the Prussian
coat of arms or the
Prussian eagle with sword
surrounded by trophies of
war. The strap right at the
bottom of the drum was
used to carry the drum on
the back. The drumsticks
were either varnished
yellow, tan or red-brown
and were carried on the
march. For the protection
of the drums, they were
covered in oilcloth or
linen painted with the
regimental name.455
HEADWEAR: Musketeer drummers had other ranks tricorns and grenadier
drummers had the mitre with other ranks pom-pom.
COAT: The blue coat had wool or velvet trimming to the collar, cuff flaps, lapels
(or front edge if no lapels) and three sides of the horizontal pocket flaps. Both
shoulders had blue swallows nests with vertical lace and edged in lace.
BRAID: The pattern and colours was established before the accession of Frederick
II and were often linked to the coat-of-arms colours of a previous Chef.

Table 13: Sleeve braid for the Musketeer Regiments.

Straight bars

455

Upright chevrons

Pom-poms

Braid edging

Wide braid
edging

7 ribbons
8 ribbons

IR11, IR17
IR1

9 ribbons

IR8, IR29,
IR30,

IR18
IR6, IR9,
IR14,
IR7

10 ribbons
11 ribbons
14 ribbons

IR4, IR20

I/IR15 (dress)
IR9, IR13,
II-III/IR15, IR26
IR10, IR16,
IR21, IR24,
IR25, IR27
IR13, IR19, IR22
IR12

IR5

IR3

Schirmer (1989) I: 18 and Dorn and Engelmann (1989) 128-30.

Swallow nests
only

I/IR15 (undress),
Corps der
Unrangen,
IR23, IR28, IR31,
IR32, IR34, IR50

COATS: Dark indigo blue long tail

coat with an elegant tailored waist were
made by the Royal Lagerhaus using the
best cloth available from the Berlin
textile companies. The tails hung down
in folds when on foot and were
fastened back on horseback.
The collar, cuffs and lapels were made
of velvet in regimental colour.
In cold weather officers buttoned the
coat lapels. Dark blue greatcoats or
cloaks were also worn.

Chapter 12
Infantry Flags
Infantry Fahnen (flags) consisted of thin silk taffeta painted in oil paint. This contrasted
with many other countries such as Britain and France who preferred embroidered
colours. The Fahnentrger (a senior NCO) carried the colours protected by a guard of
Fahnenunteroffiziere (Colour Sergeants) armed with spontoons. Grenadiers companies were
not issued with a colour.

Flag terminology464
Cantons: The four quarters of the field were numbered 1st and 2nd for the top hoist and
fly quarters, respectively, and 3rd and
4th for the bottom hoist and fly
quarters, respectively. It is also
common for the cantons to be
numbered
1 for the top hoist quarter
2 for the bottom hoist quarter
3 for the top fly quarter
4 for the bottom fly quarter
Centre Device: Also called a badge or
a charge, the main design on the flag.
Corner Monograms: Typical of
many European flags of the time.
Field: The main cloth of the flag,
which forms the background to the
design. Called the Grundtuch or Tuch in
German.
Finial: The metal or wooden top of
the staff.
Fly: The half of the flag furthest from
the staff.
Fringe: An edging used on the top,
bottom and fly edges of a flag.
Hoist: the half of the flag closest to,
and attached to, the staff.
Pike, Lance or Staff: The staff to
which the flag is attached. Pike is used
to refer to the staffs carried by
infantry, lance for those carried by
cavalry.

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Dallas Gavin (2011) Private Communication.

Regimental Index
Flags
M1713 Flags
Flag covers
Pikestaff colour

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Guard Infantry Regiments

Corps der Unrangirten
Garde-Invaliden
IR6 Grenadier-Garde
I/IR15 Leib-Garde
II-III/IR15 Garde
IR18 Prinz August Wilhelm

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38
39
27
32
45

Musketeer Regiments
IR1
IR2
IR3
IR4
IR5
IR6
IR7
IR8
IR9
IR10
IR11
IR12
IR13
IR14
IR15 (I Bn)
IR15 (II-III Bn)
IR16
IR17
IR18
IR19
IR20
IR21
IR22
IR23
IR24
IR25
IR26
IR27
IR28
IR29
IR30
IR31
IR32
IR34
IR50

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117
145
122
151
39
169
174
199
204
128
59
64
133
27
32
138
180
45
70
157
162
186
77
84
90
96
102
211
216
191
221
225
108
229

Old Fusilier Regiments

IR29
IR30
IR31
IR32

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Musketeer Regiments by Chef (1740-96)

A
Alt-Bevern IR7 (1757-81)
Alt-Borcke IR22 (1736-41)
Alt-Borcke IR20 (1741-46)
Alt-Bornstedt IR1 (1786-92)
Alt-Darmstadt IR12 (1743-47)
Alt-Dessau IR3 (1715-47)
Alt-Jeetze IR30 (1748-52)
Alt-Kleist IR26 (1736-38)
Alt-Kleist IR27 (1747-57)
Alt-Rothkirch IR32 (1782-86)
Alt-Schwerin IR24 (1743-57)
Alt-Stutterheim IR2 (1769-78)
Alt-Stutterheim IR30 (1759-68)
Alt-Treskow IR8 (1747-54)
Amstell IR8 (1754-57)
Anhalt IR2 (1783-86)
Anhalt IR3 (1747-58)
Anhalt, Graf von IR14 (1768-77)
Anhalt-Bernburg IR3 (1759-84)
Anhalt-Dessau IR10 (1730-50)
Anhalt-Dessau IR27 (1715-47)
Anhalt-Zerbst IR8 (1714-47)
Asseburg IR27 (1757-59)

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186
157
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59
145
191
96
102
225
84
117
191
174
174
117
145
133
145
204
102
174
102

B
Bandemer IR1 (1760-68)
Beck IR11 (1721-49)
Below IR11 (1749-58)
Below IR20 (1784-86)
Beville IR24 (1785-91)
Bilberbeck IR17 (1772-86)
Birckensee IR30 (1778-82)
Blanckensee IR23 (1743-45)
Blanckensee IR30 (1755-58)
Bonin IR5 (1742-55)
Borck IR16 (1771)
Borcke - IR20 (1747-56)
Bornstedt IR1 (1778-86)
Bornstedt IR20 (1757-59)
Bosen IR17 (1764-72)
Brandenburg, Margraf IR12 (1712-41)
Braun IR13 (1774-94)
Braunschweig, Prinz IR19 (1763-94)
Braunschweig, Prinz IR24 (1776-85)
Braunschweig-Bevern IR7 (1741-57)
Braunschweig-Lneburg IR21 (1773-1806)
Braunschweig-Wolfenbttel IR5 (1755-66)
Bredow IR21 (1744-56)
Bredow IR7 (1737-41)
Budberg IR9 (1782-92)
Buddenbrock IR16 (1771-82)

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128
128
157
84
180
191
77
191
151
138
157
53
162
180
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64
70
84
169
162
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C
Carl, Markgraf IR19 (1731-63)
Christoph Dohna IR16 (1748-49)

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D
Darmstadt IR12 (1747-57)
Derschau IR18 (1738-42)
Dessau, Frst Moritz von IR22 (1747-60)
Dessau, Prinz Moritz von IR22 (1741-47)
Diringshofen IR24 (1763-67)
Dohna, Graf zu IR16 (1748-62)
Dohna, Graf zu IR23 (1745-48)
Dohna, Graf zu IR4 (1745)
Donnersmarck IR14 (1782-86)

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45
186
186
84
138
77
122
133

E
Egloffstein IR4 (1782-89)
Einsiedel IR6 (1743-45)

122
39

F
Ferdinand, Prinz IR34 (1740-1806)
Finck IR12 (1757-63)
Flanss IR16 (1738-48)
Flemming IR29 (1778-82)
Forcade IR23 (1748-65)

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59
138
216
77

G
Garde II-III/IR15 (1740-86)
Glasenapp. IR1 (1723-42)
Goltz IR24 (1757-61)
Goltz IR7 (1785-90)
Gravenitz IR20 (1732-41)
Grenadier-Garde-Bn IR6 (1740-43)
Grben IR4 (1740-44)

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K
Kahlden IR3 (1758-59)
Kaiser IR13 (1762)
Kalckreuth IR1 (1778)
Kalckstein IR20 (1778-84)
Kalckstein IR25 (1729-60)
Kalnein IR4 (1745-57)
Kanitz IR2 (1750-69)
Kannacher IR30 (1757-59)
Keller IR8 (1785-86)
Kleist IR26 (1730-36)
Kleist IR26 (1738-49)
Knobelsdorff IR27 (1776-1800)
Knobloch IR10 (1750-57)
Knobloch IR29 (1758-64)
Knig IR6 (1713-40)
Kosenbahr IR1 (1768-76)
Kronprinz IR15 (1732-40)
Kronprinzen IR6 (1701-13)
Kurprinz IR6 (1688-1701)

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53
157
90
122
117
191
174
96
96
102
204
216
39
53
27
39
39

L
Lattorff IR1 (1758-60)
Lehwaldt IR14 (1738-68)
Leib-Garde I/IR15 (1740-86)
Leipziger IR3 (1784-88)
Lengefeld IR5 (1785-89)
Leps IR9 (1735-47)
Lestwitz IR31 (1746-63)
Lestwitz IR32 (1763-70)
Lestwitz IR6 (1766-1779)
Linden IR26 (1760-64)
Lindstedt IR27 (1759-64)

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133
27
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151
199
221
225
39
96
102
180
162
96
90
186
204
180

H
Hacke IR8 (1769-85)
Hacke, Graf von IR1 (1742-54)
Hagen IR8 (1757-59)
Hautcharmoy IR28 (1742-58)
Hertzberg IR20 (1742-46)
Hlsen IR21 (1756-67)

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174
211
157
162

M
Manteuffel IR17 (1756-64)
Marwitz IR21 (1724-44)
Meyerinck IR26 (1749-58)
Mllendorf IR25 (1782-1806)
Moritz, Frst IR22 (1760-68)).
Mosel, von der IR10 (1759-68)
Motte, Baron de la IR17 (1739-48)

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Itzenplitz IR13 (1750-60)

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O
Oldenburg IR9 (1758)

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J
Jeetze IR17 (1748-52)
Jeetze IR30 (1740-48)
Jung-Borcke IR20 (1746-47)
Jung-Jeetze IR17 (1748-52)
Jung-Kleist IR9 (1756-58)
Jung-Kreytzen IR28 (1758-59)
Jung-Munchow IR28 (1758)
Jung-Rothkirch IR11 (1782-86)
Jung-Schenckendorff IR9 (1759-63)
Jung-Schwerin IR32 (1745-47)
Jung-Stutterheim IR20 (1759-78)
Jung-Treskow IR32 (1747-54)

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191
157
180
199
211
211
128
199
225
157
225

P
Pannwitz IR10 (1757-59)
Pelkowsky IR4 (1774-82)
Petersdorff IR10 (1768-81)
Plentz IR13(1745-46)
Pltz IR22 (1768-77)
Polnetz IR4 (1744-45)
Preussen, Prinz von IR18 (1742-86)
Pritz IR30 (1756-57)
Puttkamer IR23 (1765-66)
Puttkamer IR9 (1758-59)

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Q
Queiss IR8 (1759-69)

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R
Ramin IR25 (1760-82)
Ramin IR28 (1759-60)
Rautter IR4 (1757-58)
Rebentisch IR11 (1758-63)
Rentzel IR23 (1766-78)
Retzow IR6 (1745-60)
Roeder IR2 (1717-43)
Rohdich IR6 (1779-96)
Romberg IR16 (1785-88)
Rossieres IR50 (1773-78)
Rothkirch IR32 (1770-82)

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211
122
128
77
39
117
39
138
229
225

S
Saldern IR5 (1766-85)
Saldern IR6 (1760-66)
Schlichting IR2 (1743-50)
Schlieben IR22 (1777-91)
Schnfeldt IR30 (1782-92)
Schottenstein IR16 (1782-85)
Schultze IR29 (1747-58)
Schwarz-Schwerin IR31 (1744-46)
Schwerin IR13 (1746-50)
Schwerin IR21 (1767-73)
Selchow IR12 (1741-43)
Sobeck IR30 (1768-78)
Stechow IR29 (1764-78)
Steinkeller IR26 (1764-78)
Steinwehr IR14 (1777-82)
Stojentin IR27 (1764-76)
Stutterheim IR2 (1778-83)
Stwolinsky IR10 (1781-78)
Syburg IR13 (1760-62)
Syburg IR16 (1762-71)
Sydow IR23 (1729-43)

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39
117
186
191
138
216
221
64
162
59
191
216
96
133
102
117
204
64
138
77

T
Tauentzien IR31 (1763-91)
Tettenborn IR11 (1763-76)
Tettenborn IR19 (1763)
Thadden IR4 (1758-74)
Thile IR28 (1760-70)
Thna IR23 (1778-86)
Treskow IR32 (1754-63)
Troschke IR50 (1778-94)

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128
70
122
211
77
225
229

U
Uchlander IR30 (1752-55)

191

V
Varenne IR31 (1743-44)
Voigt IR20 (1741-42)

221
157

W
Waldburg, Graf zu IR13 (1740-45)
Wedell IR26 (1758-60)

64
96

Wedell IR29 (1758)

Wedell IR5 (1739-42)
Wendessen IR29 (1782-98)
Wickeradt IR9 (1747-56)
Winterfeldt IR7 (1781-85)
Winterfeldt. IR1 (1756-58)
Woldeck IR26 (1778-89)
Wolfersdorff IR9 (1763-82)
Wunsch IR12 (1763-88)
Wylich und Lottum IR13 (1763-74)

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151
216
199
169
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96
199
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64

Z
Zaremba IR28 (1770-86)
Zastrow IR11 (1776-82)
Zastrow IR20 (1756-57)
Zeuner IR1 (1760-68)

211
128
157
53

Old Fusilier Regiments by Chef (1740-86)

Alt-Dohna IR28 (1733-42)
211
Barbeleben IR29 (1723-36)
216
Dossow IR31 (1729-43)
221
Jeetze IR30 (1733-40)
191
Jung-Borcke IR29 (1736-41)
216
Jung-Schwerin IR32 (1723-45)
225
Mosell, von der IR28 (1723-33)
211
Thile IR30 (1728-33)
191
Materials
Bay/Imperfect cloth
Bones
Braid (loops, smooth and relief)
Buttons
Embroidery (edges and loops)
Felt
Gilding (Fire- and Wash)
Kersey
Linen (raw, washed, bleached and trellis)
Metal (brass, Tombak, gilding and playting)
Metallic Lace
Milled bay
Oilcloth
Passment (loops and cord)
Shalloon/Milled Estamine
Silk (sateen and thread)
Silver plating (silver mercury amalgam)
Tombak/Tombac/German Brass
Woollen Goods/Lining Estamine

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233

Uniforms
Drummers
Fifers
Musicians
NCOs
Oboists
Officers
Other Ranks

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