Syw prussians

[FreddBloggs]

Other than hats, was there any practical difference between fusileers and musketeers by this point?

[Purple]

Nope.
They were made up of the short guys and the conscripted types that Der Koenig thought were a bit shit.
Apparently the muskets were also scaled down along with the hats to make them look impressive.

[tim.w]

You'd think they'd just stick a plume on. Suppose that came later in the Napoleonic wars.

[ochoin]

Also captured Saxons? Most of the Saxon army was captured at Ebenheit.
Fred. the G. wanted the manpower so was determined to make them ersatz Prussians......systematically beating the rank & file & imprisoning officers.
Ten of the thirteen captured Saxon foot regiments were kept intact, dressed with Prussian uniforms and supervised by Prussian officers. I think these were mostly made into the fusilier regiments.

As you can imagine, desertion was rife & a new Saxon army was assembled from deserters to fight Prussia.
I use my fusilier regiments as Second Rate troops & they're useful as a counter-balance to the usual Prussian "supermen".

donald

[FreddBloggs]

Thanks folks.