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    Saxon Uniforms in 
    the Battle of Kliszow 
    Apart from the artillery all 
    Saxon regiments had red coats and with a few exceptions white or grey 
    stockings. In addition, the cuirassiers also had a buff coat, which they 
    wore in battle. Each regiment had a distinctive colour on their facings which 
    meant that there were many different shades of every colour in the Saxon 
    army.   
    Leibgarde zu Pferd (Horse 
    Guards) had a combined strength of eight squadrons according to the order of 
    battle which can be found in the work by the Swedish General Staff ("Karl XII på slagfältet"). 
    This order of battle is based on Swedish sources saying that Leibgarde zu 
    Pferd consisted of eight companies, but the General Staff also mention 
    conflicting Saxon information which report a strength of only sex squadrons in 
    the battle. The reason to this confusion may have something to do with the 
    fact that this unit was 
    organised in four "squadrons", each of them consisting of three "companies" 
    (also called "brigades"). Each "squadron" was 150 men 
    strong. 
    Another uncertainty is the fact 
    that the two guard regiments were placed on the flanks but it is unclear 
    which regiment was placed on which flank. Furthermore two independent 
    battalions are reported to have been a part of the Saxon field army at Kliszow, 
    but these cannot be found in any known order of battle and are not known in 
    any other context either. They were probably temporary battalions consisting 
    of the other regiments' grenadiers, and such grenadier battalions were 
    usually deployed on the flanks. 
    Right 
    (East) Wing 
    (Deployed in two lines and every regiment had half 
    its squadrons in each line) 
    
    
    Shortly after the battle began the 16,000 men strong Saxon army was 
    reinforced by a 8,000 men strong Polish cavalry force, but unfortunately I do not 
    know their uniforms. 
    
    Swedish uniforms in the Battle of Kliszow.  |