The Fusilier Battalions were named after their commanders. In 1789 there were 20 such battalions. They wore dark green coats and were distinguished by facing and button colours: UNIT FACINGS BUTTONS Batt. von Langelier Light green yellow Batt. von Renouard pink yellow Batt. von Thiele white yellow Batt. von Lieberoth light blue yellow Batt. von Borcke dark green yellow Batt. Herzog von Holstein orange yellow Batt. von Schmidthenner pink white Batt. von Plueskow light green white Batt. von jung Diebitsch straw yellow yellow Batt. von alt Diebitsch straw yellow white Batt. von Dessaunieres white white Batt. Graf zu Anhalt orange white Batt. von Thadden chamois white Batt. von Politz black yellow Batt. von Schurf chamois yellow Batt. con Keumpel black white Batt. von Walbrunn light blue white Batt. von Wilhelmi carmine white Batt. von Ernest carmine yellow Batt. von Mueller dark green white Back to Prussian Infantry Part 1 Back to Table of Contents -- Courier Vol. III #5 To Courier List of Issues To MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1981 by The Courier Publishing Company. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com