From Dave Hollins,

I leave the replies of the Saxon army to those more expert than myself. However, there are some cross-overs between the armies of Saxony and Austria, best illustrated by the famour episode during Wagram, when the Herzog Albrecht Kurassier of the Austrian army fought the Saxon Prinz Albrecht Chevau-leger.

The "Albrecht" concerned was Duke Albrecht of Saxe-Teschen (one of the Saxon Duchies), who was Inhaber (proprietary Colonel) of both these regiments - The Austrian colonecy arising from his marriage to Archduchess Marie Christine, sister of Leopold II. He took an active role in appointing officers to these two regiments on an "as required" basis hence members of the same family fought on opposite sides in that engagement!

Austrian policy was also to recruit in the smaller states of the Holy Roman Empire, such that there was a large contingent of Saxons within the Austrian army.

No doubt, references will be made to the less than glorious episodes in the Saxon's war record at Wagrarn and Leipzig, but to put it in the balance, it was a Saxon Cavalry regiment which swam the Lahn (a major tributary of the Rhine) during the battle of Wetzlar Uune 15 1796) - to attack the enemy of course!...

"Great & Princely Heir" is a common erroneous translation of Gross-undErbprinz. [See NN&Q 3] The German language often makes longer words from putting adjectives and nouns onto the basic nouns, In this case, the basic noun is "Prinz" with "Gross" and "Erb" being adjectiral.

From Tim Baird

I enjoyed the latest NN&Q, and was particularly pleased with the combination of informative text and clear, well drawn illustrations that accompanied the HESSEN- DARMSTADT reply.

The colour illustration mentioned by the editors does not, however, appear in the last given source, FLAGS OF THE NAPOLEONIC WARS (3) by Wise but in MILITARY DRESS OF THE PENINSULA WAR by Windrow.

[It's a fair cop. I'll stand in the corner and go without sweets for the rest of the day - Dave.]