As a Completist I have been frustrated for some time that I have not yet posted all the flags of the Prussian garrison regiments on the blog. As long ago as 2014 I posted the flags of Prussian garrison regiments 1, 2, 3, 5 and 9. I know they have seen some service with a number of wargame armies; I have the pictures to prove it! When I mentioned the remainder of the flags on two occasions since there was little enthusiasm for them so I did nothing (apart from working on them behind the scenes). However, as I am still embroiled in writing up the long, long texts for the French infantry regiments of Warburg, I thought I'd please myself and keep things ticking over with occasional postings of garrison regiment flags, starting today with no.8. Some of the garrison regiments saw very serious active service; this was not one of them!
Prussian Garrison Regiment No.8 First raised 1741. Garrison of Glatz, Neisse, Habelschwerdt, Bolkenhain and Freiburg from 1753-1756. 2 battalions strong.
Captured at Glatz when the place surrendered to the Austrians in July 1760. Not raised again until March 1763 when the Austrians evacuated Glatz. Four battalions strong from 1764-1788; three were stationed in Glatz and one in Reichenbach.
And this was the uniform in 1756:
