During the Electorate of Saxony (1682–1807)
The founder of the standing army in Saxony was Elector Johann Georg III. He convinced the Saxon … See more

During the Napoleonic Wars
Ranks of the Royal Saxon Army in 1810
The General of the Infantry, General of the Cavalry, and General of the Artillery did not have much involvement on the actual battlefields during the Napoleonic Wars, command was … See more

• Order of the Rue Crown
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Napoleonic Wars
After the Military Reorganization in 1810
After the military reorganization of 1810, the Saxon units adopted French styles of dress, with their old Seven Years War-era uniforms becoming obsolete.
The Line Infantry … See more

• Hoffmann, Jan (2007). Die sächsische Armee im Deutschen Reich 1871 bis 1918 (PDF) (in German) (Dissertation ed.). Dresden, Germany.{{ See more