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1、['fNi)j"MILITARYMEN-AT-ARMSSERIES248FREDERICKTHEGREAT'SARMY3SPECIALISTTROOPSFREDERICKTHEGREAT3ARTILLERYMagdcburg,SrettinandWcsel).In'74'Frederickformedasecondbattalionofonebombardierandfivecannoneercompanies;thebombardierswerein•Despitemakinganumberofimportantinnovations
2、,tendedtoservehowitzersandmortars,themostspe•FredericktheGreatwasnotrenownedasagreatcializedtasks,andwercdistributedamongtheotherartilleryenthusiast,andtreatedhisgunnersascompanies.In'742anadditional(Silesian)garrisonsecond-ratesoldiershardlyfitforthcsocictyofthecompanyw
3、asformed(atBrcslau).In1744thetwo'gentlemen'whoofficeredtheotherbranchesofthebattalionsweregivcnthetitleofFeldregillle1llArlil•Prussianarmy.Infairness,forallFrederick'sinsis•lerie,andSamuelvonSchmettauwasappointcdtenceuponthenecessityofmaintainingtheartisto•'GrandMaster'o
4、ftheartillery.Schmcttau,recentlycraricelementofhisofficercorps,thiswasnotaviewrecruitedfromAustrianservice,wasoneofuniquetoPrussia.ArtillerymenwereequallylookedFrederick'smostaccomplishedstaffofficers,butdownuponinotherarmies,especiallytheFrench,asLingerremainedtheactual
5、commanderuntilhisbeing-touseacontemporaryBritishtcrm•deathattheageof86inApril'7;;.'mcchanicks'whosetechnicalknowledgereducedCompanieswereenlargedtoabout300stronginthemtotheleveloftradesmen.1758,andthercgimentaugmentedtothreebattalionsTheunfortunateresultwasthattheartille
6、rybytheformationoftwonewcompanies.InMarchofficerswerecliquishandinward-looking,andtheir1762theartillerywasreorganizedintotworegimentsmentendedtohavelowmorale-hardlysurprisingofthreebattal.ionseach,eachoffivecompanies,intowhentherank-and-filewereallowedtocarrymusketswhich
7、thebombardierswereintegrated;ChelofRegt.onlyinemergencies,beingdeemedscarcelyfittoberwasthecapableInspector-Generalofartillery,thefellowsofrhemusket-bearinginfantry.ItisGeneralC.W.vonDieskau,andofRegt.2OberstperhapsdoubtfulrhatFrederickeverappreciatedtheCarlvonMoller.[nN
8、ovemberr763therewasaminuriaeofartillerytechniques(hewasremarkablyfurtherreorganization,intothreeregimen