A: Any particular individual commander, unit, artist, author or commentator of note.
Frederick's beloved comrades, brave compatriots and brilliant commanders.
Their opposites, in the Austrian, Russian, French and Imperial armies.
Their peers, in the Hanoverian and Allied forces.
Any infantry that charges cavalry, or redeems itself, or acts particularly bravely.
Any cavalry of distinguished mettle.
Artillerymen worthy of the name.
A very select list of the most well-known, or academically accepted artists and illustrators.
The half-dozen recognized experts on the military operations of the era.
The oft-quoted authorities of earlier eras: Warnery and de Saxe, Catt and Mitchell.
Q: Why a button for Notables?
A: Just a place for bios and factoids of those soldiers or troopers who I happened to note.
Q: It's kind of a brilliant tag.
A: That's not a question, but Thank You.
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| King Frederick with IR3 Anhalt-Bernburg after the battle of Liegnitz - Source: Carl Röchling, 1895 |
