Frederick the Great's Allies 1756-63 by Stuart Reid

Author:Stuart Reid
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Frederick the Great’s Allies 1756–63
ISBN: 9781472801852
Publisher: Osprey Publishing

Knötel illustrations of technical troops:

Hanoverian officer of the Ingenieur-Korps. Gold hat-lace; blue coat with red cuffs, lapels and lining; gilt buttons; gold knot hanging behind right shoulder but otherwise no decoration. Buff or straw-coloured smallclothes, gold sash.

Hesse-Kassel artilleryman (see Plate H2). White hat-lace, red pompons; dark blue coat, waistcoat and breeches, with red cuffs, lapels and turnbacks; white belts.

Hanover

At the outset of the war the Hanoverian artillery comprised six companies each of 67 officers and men, but under Ferdinand it was reorganized into four field brigades each of two to three companies.

All artillerymen wore light blue-grey coats, sometimes referred to as steel-grey, with red cuffs, lapels and turnbacks. Officers had straw-coloured waistcoats and breeches, while all other ranks had red waistcoats and straw-coloured breeches. Lace was yellow or gold according to rank, and equipment was buff leather. As with the infantry, they started the war with a generous amount of lace trimming on the lapels and waistcoats, but this was soon abandoned. Drivers had red coats with red turnbacks, but bright blue cuffs and lapels, with brass buttons in pairs. Waistcoats were straw-coloured, and buff breeches were worn with heavy boots; the hats were plain black.

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