Thursday 2 February 2023

Flags and uniform of Prussian Ex-Saxon Regiment IR 52

Formerly Saxon Regiment Garde zu Fuss, after the surrender at Pirna in October 1756 the regiment became Prussian IR52 in Magdeburg.

Its first commander was B. S. von Blanckensee followed by Major-General J. F. von Oldenburg from February to July 1757.



There were many desertions from the regiment in the winter of 1756-7.

It took part in the invasion of Bohemia in April 1757. On July 26th the regiment was disbanded at Pirna and the remaining men distributed amongst other Prussian infantry regiments.

[Again the short account is taken from Kronoskaf.]

And this was the uniform in 1756:



8 comments:

  1. Nice work!

    I am beginning work on a few Hanoverians. Hope to field a small fighting force for 2023. I need to check for Hanoverian flags.

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    1. Thanks, Jon. :-) Hanoverian flags are - well, complicated and often incredibly varied. A bit of a nightmare to create! I might have a go at some of the simpler ones...

      All the best,

      David.

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  2. As always, a pleasure to stop by and view your handiwork.

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    1. Thank you! :-) More to come...

      All the best,

      David.

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  3. Another fantastic set of flags and uniform, thanks for sharing.

    Willz.

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    1. Thank you, Willz. :-) It's good to be back with the French flags for a while... ;-) I'll be on to doing the French flags for Warburg soon.

      All the best,

      David.

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  4. Now that is a really lovely and classy flag IMHO. Red, white and blue with gold always works a treat:).

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    1. Thank you, Steve. :-) Yes, I agree; it does seem like an archetypal Prussian flag, doesn't it?

      All the best,

      David.

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