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Polish Guard
(Polnische Garde and from 1712:
1.
Gardesregiment)
According to Schorr they had white facings, brass buttons and red
neckcloths. Höglund adds that they had white vests, red lace on the hats
and buttonholes embroidered in white. Höglund's statement that they had
pewter buttons is however incorrect and is a result of a mixup with the
Saxon Guard.
Both guard regiments had according to Schorr cartridge boxes of black
leather with the coat of arms of Saxony in brass on the flap which was
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Saxon Guard
(Sächsische Garde and from 1712:
2. Gardesregiment)
Höglund writes that the Saxon Guard had the same uniforms as the
Polish Guard except the buttons which he incorrectly claimed to be of brass.
Schorr states that they had white facings, white vest, black neckcloth and
pewter buttons, and that the same source which mentions the Polish
Guard's red neckcloths also notes that the Saxon Guard had these. It is
possible that they were issued several neckcloths.
There are illustrations depicting the Saxon Guard with yellow
facings (and both guards with white neckcloths) But it is likely that
these show uniforms of a later date.
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Kurprinz
Facings and vests lemon yellow, red neckcloths and pewter buttons. Höglund
adds that the hats white lace and that the neckcloths were white.
The latter does not necessarily contradict Schorr who said they were red
because the soldiers may have had more than one neckcloth.
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Königin
("Queen's Regiment")
According to Höglund the facings were "isabel coloured" while
Schorr notes that the colour was "dark Straw". Although I
interpret these colour names as referring to the same shade. Harder to
reconcile are on the other hand the following information:
Höglund: Isabel coloured vest, brass buttons.
Schorr: Red vest, pewter buttons.
However, both agree that the neckcloths were white and Höglund states
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Benkendorfs
Regiment
Egidys Regiment |
1700
1701 |
(disbanded 1702) |
The regimental colour was the same as for Königin, which Höglund calls "isabel" and Schorr
calls "dark straw" even though these probably are the same
shade. Both agree that the regiment had brass buttons but here too
Höglund notes that the vest was in isabel while Schorr writes that it
was red. Schorr also mentions that the neckcloths were red. |
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Röbel's Regiment
Steinau's Regiment |
1701
1701 |
(disbanded 1702) |
Facings and vest green, pewter buttons and a black neckcloth. Schorr
notes that they also white neckcloths and Höglund mentions that the hats had
black lace.
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Tiesenhausen's
Regiment
Thielau's Regiment |
1700
1701 |
(disbanded 1705) |
Lemon yellow facings and brass buttons. The vest was red according to Schorr
but lemon yellow according to Höglund. Schorr states that the neckcloth
was black and
Höglund writes that the hat had black lace.
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Neitschütz' Regiment
Pistoris' Regiment
von der Goltz' Regiment |
1700
1701
1702 |
(disbanded 1705) |
Facings and vest in bleumourant (pale blue) as well as pewter buttons and according to
Schorr a black neckcloth.
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Venediger und Biron
(2 regiments
which were merged 1705 and disbanded 1707)
Biron
Wenediger
von Braun |
1701-1705
1703
1706 |
According to Schorr Biron had in 1701 bleumourant facings and stockings, red
vests and white neckcloths. Venediger had in 1705 blue facings and stockings,
and black neckcloths.
According to Höglund Biron had black facings and vests while Venediger had
blue facings and possibly blue stockings. I do not have any explanation
to why the information on Biron is different but Höglund also mentions
that the regiment's colours were coffee brown in 1706 ("dark coffee"
according to Schorr).
The button colour seems to be even more uncertain. Schorr notes pewter for Biron
but with brass in paranthesis, and a question mark for Venediger but
with pewter in parenthesis. Höglund have no information on the button
colour at all.
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Fürstenberg's Regiment
Kaiser's Regiment
Braun's Regiment |
1701
1706
1717 |
Höglund states that Fürstenberg's regiment had blue facings and vests
as well as pewter buttons. Schorr only mentions blue facings and pewter
buttons for
1701 and writes that they in 1707 had green facings and vests as well as white
neckcloths.
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Sacken's Regiment
(disbanded 1705)
Moss green facings and pewter buttons. Höglund notes that the vest was
moss green while Schorr mentions that the neckcloth was black.
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Görtz' Regiment
(disbanded 1704)
Sea green facings and pewter buttons. Höglund notes that the vest was sea
green while Schorr says it was red. Schorr also mentions that the neckcloth
was black.
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Beichlingen's Regiment
Wackerbarth's Regiment
von Friesen's Regiment |
1701
1703
1717 |
Grey facings. Höglund states they also had grey vests and brass buttons. Schorr
on the other hand have them with red vests and pewter buttons in 1701 and brass
buttons in 1707. Furthermore they had white leather breaches and
white neckcloths in 1701 and black neckcloths in 1707. |
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Reuss' Regiment
(merged with Wostromirsky
after 1703)
Bleumourant (pale blue) facings and brass buttons. According to Höglund
the vest was bleumourant and according to Schorr it was red. Schorr also states
that the neckcloth was black.
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von Bieberstein's Regiment
(disbanded 1702)
Moss green facings and brass buttons. According to Höglund the vest was moss green
and according to Schorr it was red. Schorr also states that the neckcloth
was white.
It is doubtful whether this regiment had completed its recruitment
before it was disbanded.
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Löwenhaupt's Regiment
von Reibnitz' Regiment |
1701
1701 |
(disbanded 1707) |
Dark blue facings. Höglund states that the vest was dark blue while Schorr
writes that it was red. According to Höglund they had pewter buttons
while
Schorr notes brass buttons with pewter in parenthesis. Schorr also mentions
that the neckcloth was white.
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Rothenburg's Regiment
(disbanded 1702)
Sea green facings and brass buttons. Schorr adds that the vest was red
and the neckcloth was black.
It is doubtful whether this regiment had completed its recruitment
before it was disbanded.
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Zeitz' Regiment
Schulenburg's Regiment |
1701
1703 |
(disbanded 1705) |
Green facings and brass buttons. Höglund also mentions that the vest was
green.
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Weimar's Regiment
Kanitz' Regiment
Bose's Regiment |
1701
1703
1703 |
(disbanded 1705) |
Grey facings and brass buttons. Höglund also mentions that the vest was
grey.
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Flemming's/Mannig's/Seidlitz' Battalions
(disbanded 1702)
Could have been different names of at least two temporary (grenadier?) battalions.
No information on the uniform is known.
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According to Höglund the facings and vest were pale blue and the buttons
were of brass.
The colours consisted in 1706 of two dark grey and two crimson colours.
Schorr writes that the facings and vest were red in 1701 (and that they
had pewter buttons
and white neckcloths). In 1703 the facings and stockings were grey, the vest red and
the neckcloth black. He notes brass buttons but with pewter in
parenthesis.
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Hayn's Grenadier Battalion
Nehmitz' Grenadier Battalion |
1701
1704 |
(disbanded 1705) |
According to Höglund the uniform is unknown but Schorr states that the facings and vest
were red, buttons of brass and the neckcloth white. Schorr also writes
that it is unknown whether the battalion wore grenadier caps.
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Martinière's Grenadier Reg. |
1703 |
(Joyeuse's battalion at
Fraustadt)
(disbanded 1706) |
According to Höglund ther uniform is
unknown but
Schorr writes that the breeches and stockings were blue and guesses that
the cuffs were blue too. It is unknoen whether the regiment wore
grenadier caps but
Schorr has a speculative illustration of the uniform with a cap that
looks like the image to the right (with the bag hung down).
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Wostromirsky's Reg.
O´Gilvy's Regiment
Goltz' Regiment
Seissan's Regiment |
1702
1707
1710
1717 |
According to Schorr the facings
and vest were in 1701 dark grey for the privates and black for officers.
The buttons were of pewter and the neckcloth was black. The officers had red breeches.
Both Schorr and Höglund states
that in 1707 the facings and vest were bleumourant (pale blue) and
the buttons were of brass. Schorr also states that the neckcloth was white
Höglund mentions that the colours that had been issued in 1702 and 1706
were black. |
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Malleraque's Regiment |
1703 |
(disbanded 1706) |
Wolfenbüttel's Regiment |
1704 |
(Only three companies
were raised before it was disbanded) |
The uniforms of both regiments are unknown. The former was raised from
Swiss prisoners of war taken during the War of the Spanish Succession.
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Weissenfels' Regiment
Grey facings and pewter buttons. According to Höglund the vest was grey and according to Schorr
it was
red and the neckcloth was black.
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Seiffertitz' Regiment
(disbanded 1707)
It was raised in 1705 with privates taken from the militia. These had according to
Höglund light grey coats with red or blue facings. However, he thinks
that the regiment most likely was issued new uniforms which are unknown. Schorr
on the other hand writes that they had grey coats with red facings and
vests as well as pewter buttons and white neckcloths.
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Ansbach-Bayreuth
Seckendorff's Regiment |
1709
1711 |
Raised in 1709 (as a grenadier battalion?) and became an infantry
regiment in 1711.
Blue facings and vests as well as brass buttons. Schorr also mentions
leather breaches.
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Seissan's
Regiment
Flemming's Regiment |
1711
1715 |
(disbanded 1717) |
Seydlitz'
Regiment |
1711 |
(disbanded 1717) |
The uniforms of both regiments are unknown. |
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Flemming's Regiment
Wackerbarth's Regiment |
1711
1715 |
Brass buttons. Schorr states that they had dark blue facings in 1711 as well as
cinnamon facings and red vests in 1716. Höglund notes that they had
cinnamon facings and vests. |
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Ansbach-Kavanagh
(Regiment from Ansbach in
Saxon service 1713- 1717)
The privates wore dark blue coat with facings, vest and lining in
crimson. Pewter buttons, leather breaches, grey stockings, black neckcloth and white
lace on the tricorne hat. The drummers wore crimson coat and breeches, white
facings, lining and lace along the sleeves. NCOs had silver edged cuffs
but were other than that dressed just like the privates. Officers had
crimson breeches, buttons and buttonholes in gold, white neckcloth and a
sash in silver and black.
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Ansbach-Castelli
(Regiment from Ansbach in
Saxon service 1713- 1717)
Schorr has no information about this regiment but Höglund mentions that
the coat was blue with pewter buttons and red facings. The vest was red,
the breeches were of leather and the stockings were light grey.
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Dresdens garnisonsbattalion
Unknown uniform. Höglund writes that it was possibly grey with red facings.
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Janissary Corps
This corps was created either in 1715 or 1729 and it was disbanded 1731.
This was not a combat unit but merely a palace guard located in
Dresden. The uniform was in Turkish style and according to Höglund it
consisted of a yellow
janissary cap, yellow coat, red vest, red breeches and yellow boots.
The officers wore a turban.
The image to the right show a different uniform and it is taken from Reinhold Müller's book "Die Armee Augusts des Starken" from 1984. In
the text the coats are described as sea green "oberkleider"
hanging all the way to the ankles and worn over yellow "unterkleider".
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Artillery Regiment
In
1700 it had black hats with yellow lace (gold yellow according to Höglund). Grey coat
with facings and lining in red as well as brass buttons (Schorr states
that the coat possibly had a collar). The vests and stockings were red.
According to Höglund
the breeches were also red but according to Schorr they were of leather. Schorr
also mentions that the officers had gold lace on their tricornes and a
sash in red and silver which was carried over the shoulder.
Höglund states that the uniform was changed in 1717 when the coat became green with facings, lining and
collar in red. The vest and breeches became straw yellow and
the stockings grey. The hat still had gold yellow lace.
Carriages and wagons were painted black with the metal fittings
painted yellow. |
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