Prussian Fusiliers of the War of Austrian Succession and Seven Years War Uniforms, Organisation and Equipment

This new comprehensive study of Frederick II's Fusilier and Garrison Regiments is organised by province reflecting contemporary practice rather than using the regimental number. It combines sources from the earliest available to the most recent studies, details their Chef (colonel-in-chief), campiagn history, organisation, uniforms, flags and equipment. The strength of this study lies in the lavish number of illustrations. There are over 750 colour illustrations, including over 315 drawings by Dessauer (1729, 1737), Accurate (1759), Stammliste (1762), Etat Militaire (1770), and Menzel (1857) with schematics from Hans Bleckwenn, Eduard Bolz, Hans Brauer and Richard Knotel. the uniform and equipment chapters have 250+ uniform details, equipment, fusilier caps, lace and weapons plus 92 flags. In addition there are 8 maps, 15 tables and 16 orders of battle. This is the companion volume to the author's acclaimed study of Prussian Musketeers of the War of Austrian Succession and Seven Years War.