Formerly Saxon Regiment Prinz Gotha Infantry, after the surrender at Pirna in October 1756 this regiment became Prussian IR54 stationed in Magdeburg.
Its commander was Major-General W. von Saldern to December 1758 then Baron E. F. von Plotho to February 1763.
Once again here are two versions of the flags, the ones below with the new improved eagle.
The regiment seems to have remained as the garrison of Magdeburg for the whole of the Seven Years War. By the end of 1757 it was one of the very few remaining ex-Saxon regiments in the Prussian army. It was disbanded on February 16th 1763 and the men were used to build up Prussian IR 33 Fouqué, which had been captured at Landeshut in 1760.
[Again the short account is taken from Kronoskaf.]
And this was the uniform in 1756:
Fantastic flags and uniform, thanks for posting.
ReplyDeleteWillz.
Thanks, Willz. :-) I wonder when I'll see the first of these ex-Saxon regiment flags in action with someone's figures!
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David.
The red on this one will pop on the gaming table. Nice!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jon. Yes, it is a cheery and striking one, isn't it? :-)
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David.
The new eagle looks very good...as you said, for my 18 mm minis no one will see it, but I know it, too ;-)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Josef. :-) Yes, that is the problem with many wargame flags, especially cavalry standards; on the table you'd need a magnifying glass to see any of the detail, although digital photography does often pick up the detail in close ups!
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David.
Fine work once again David:). You really are on a roll with these!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Steve. :-) Yes, I'm steaming along towards the end of this batch of regiments!
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David.
Excellent work again, David.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Dal. :-) Sorry to be slow spotting and replying to this comment!
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David.