1760 Schony, 1762 Hüllessem
Unit History
The Freicorp was formed in 1760 using Hungarian captives in Breslau. These troops were used to support the militia in their duties of protecting the supply chain of the Prussians. The only action the unit saw was at Bunkersdorf when they fought in Hüllessem's battalion. Did not distinguish itself in action and disbanded in 1763.
Comments
After a couple of elite units it was time the Prussians had some cannon fodder. My French commander, Marquis de Sangfroid, when told of the recruitment of these troops sneered “If the Prussian have yet again recruited another collection of wretches from the flea-infested back-alley rabble of Berlin,
and the scrapings of the prison camps for more disaffected and poxed Hungarian riff-raff, then one need not expect M. le Marquis to take too much interest in the matter.” According to his aide, the Marquis waved off the news of such ‘reinforcements’ with a shrug of his blue-blooded Gallic shoulders while having his morning coffee and manicure. The Marquis later set off to entertain Mlle. du Grande-Brassiere with a flute recital. You can guess at his military qualities.Sources
Images: Sturm cards at http://www.grosser-generalstab.de/sturm/sturm10.html
Text: Prussian troop website at http://www.preussenweb.de/preussstart.htm
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