Hessian troops as depicted in the 1932 "Sturm" cigarette album printed in Germany. Displayed from left to right and top to bottom are the following: an officer of the Regiment Garde, Leib Grenadier, Erbprinz Musketeer, and a flag bearer in Rgt. Prinz Carl. As can be seen on the flag of the Prinz Carl Regiment, the "flames" which we see present on the Hessian flags of the American Revolution era had not yet been introduced at the time of the Seven Years War.
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