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◀ PRUSSIAN ▶ GRENADIER’S
GRENADIER’S CAP POUCH
Imperial
crown Date 1713 Date 1750 Canvas
Origin Prussia Origin England belt
Material Wool Material Leather, brass
This cap was worn by Grenadiers carried leather
grenadiers in the infantry pouches containing essential UNIFORMS OF EUR
regiment of Frederick equipment for use on the
Henry, Margrave of battlefield. The brass facing
Brandenburg-Schwedt, in depicts a grenadier wearing
1713. At the time, Henry a tall cap, which made him
was just four years old and look even more imposing
under the guardianship of to enemy forces.
his uncle, Frederick I.

▶ PRUSSIAN ▲ BRITISH OPEAN
OFFICER’S GORGET GRENADIER’S CAP
Date 1750 Date 1746
Origin Prussia Origin England
Material Brass Material Wool
In the 18th and 19th This cap for an officer in the ARMIES
centuries, army officers Norwich Company of Artillery
wore gorgets—a metal bears the personal coat of arms
collar originally designed of Sir John Hobart. He raised the
to protect the throat—as company in 1746 to defend
a symbol of their rank. the city in the event of attack
during the Jacobite Rebellion.
Prussian coat
of arms
▼ PRUSSIAN The infantrymen in the Prussian army
INFANTRY UNIFORM under Frederick II (“Frederick the Great”)
Date 1740 wore long, dark blue coats with red
facings and lining. They fought with
Origin Prussia
flintlock muskets and were fiercely
Material Wool disciplined and highly trained. Uniform dyed
with “Prussian
blue” pigment
Shirt and waistcoat
worn beneath coat

Red cuffs
and lining

▲ MILITARY GREATCOAT Frederick the Great (see p.160) often led
OF FREDERICK THE GREAT the Prussian army in person and frequently
Date 1760 dressed in a simple blue military uniform
and greatcoat. Frederick was widely praised
Origin Prussia for his battlefield tactics—in fact, Napoleon
Material Wool Bonaparte regarded Frederick as the
greatest military tactician in history.