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Reenactors from the 17th, 8th, and 7th Regiments at Mount Harmon in 2016

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Timeline of the Kabinettskriege Era:

Timeline

"Average" Soldier Series:

Conclusions/Summary
Desertion Rates
Illness
Pay
Daily Work
Food/Nutrition 
Social Status 
Marriage 
Height
Marching Distances
Number of Battles fought
Age
Chance of being killed or wounded in combat
Differences between battle and the parade ground

Eighteenth-Century Combat Series: 

Artillery
Military Buckshot in the Eighteenth Century
How Rapidly could Soldiers' Load?
How Frequent was Melee Combat?
Firefight Ranges
How often did Soldiers run out of Ammunition?
Combat Podcast
How Frequently did Soldiers Fire Independently?
How Quickly did Soldiers Move on the Battlefield?
Wheeling in the Eighteenth Century
Soldiers Aiming
Length of Battles
Siege Operations
Battle Comparison: Hochkirch and Germantown
Valley Forge vs. the Bunzelwitz Position

British Army Series:

The King's (8th) Regiment in the American Revolution
British Army adaptations in the French and Indian War
British Army's use of cover in the Eighteenth Century
Representing the British Army: Thoughts based on Matthew Spring

Prussian Army Series: 

The Other Prussian in the Continental Army 
An American Soldier in Prussia
The Prussian Review of 1785
Prussian Camp Security in the Eighteenth Century
General von Itzenplitz 
Battle of Fehrbellin
Battle of Kolin
Battle of Prague

Best and Worst Regiments Series:

Series Introduction:
Brunswick Regiment Prinz Friedrich
The Delaware Regiment of the American Continental Army
The German Regiment of the American Continental Army
Hessian Regiment von Bose
Austrian Erzherzog Karl/Ferdinand Regiment 

Great Commanders Series:

Candidate Pool
Commanders: 15th- 11th
Commanders: 10th- 6th
Commanders:  5th-1st

Historic Sites: 

Hochkirch
Niagara and Ticonderoga as Defensive Positions 
An Odd Battlefield Walk: The Berlin Raids of 1757 and 1760

Historian Spotlights:

Casey Hill
Ben Olex
Davis Tierney
Samantha Sproviero
Andrew Warren
Jack Weaver

Book Reviews: 

Men who are Determined to be Free
On Gladsmuir Shall the Battle Be! The Battle of Prestonpans 1745
Motivation in War: The Experiences of Common Soldiers in Old-Regime Europe
For God and Kaiser: The Imperial Austrian Army
Frederick the Great (Gerhard Ritter)
A Generous and Merciful Enemy

Reenacting Series:

Representing Fear and Flight

Uniform Series:

Von Schmalen Prussian Soldier Images: Cavalry and Freitruppen
Von Schmalen Prussian Soldier Images: Infantry and Artillery
Soldiers' Lower Leg-Wear

Wargaming Series: 


Final Argument of Kings Wargames Ruleset Review
Warfare in the Age of Reason Wargames Ruleset Review
Et sans résultat! Wargame Ruleset Review
Et sans résultat! Wargame Battle Report
Wargame Podcast