1756 Le Noble
Unit History
This Freicorp served at Leuthen, Hochkirch, Landeshut and Freiberg. One battalion was captured at Landeshut
in 1760. The unit was raised in 1756 in Frankfurt am Main to battalion strength. In 1760, when in Wittenberg, the unit was nominally strengthened to a regiment.At Freiburg, October 1762, the unit, brigaded under Stutterheim with Alt-Bevern (No. 7), was on the left wing. The brigade supported the Prussian attack on the weakest part of the allied position, namely the heights held by the Reichsarmee. As planned, the attack was successful and the Reichsarmee position collapsed.
In 1763 these troops became Garrison troops in recognition of their service. This particular Freicorp performed as a regular unit.
Comments
The troops look very much like Jägers but the reference on the Sturm cards state that these are Le Noble’s Freicorps. I have mounted these on round bases to allow me to play skirmish games around my supply wagons against the feared Austrian Croats. In addition, round bases are so much easier to place in forests on the table then larger stands.
Sources
Text: Prussian troop website at http://www.preussenweb.de/preussstart.htm
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