The Austrian Army 1740–80 (2)

This title, the second in a sequence of three, details the organisation, uniform and equipment of the cosmopolitan Austrian Army - from the autonomous states of the Holy Roman Empire to beyond.

Describes the uniforms, insignia, weaponry, campaigns and military practices of the Infantry of Maria Theresa's Austrian Army between 1740 and 1780, a period when the Austrian forces proved themselves to be one of the best armies in Europe.This is an account of the uniforms, insignia, weaponry, campaigns and military practices of the Infantry of Maria Theresa's Austrian Army between 1740 and 1780, a period when the Austrian forces proved themselves to be one of the best armies in Europe, fighting in the War of Austrian Succession and the Seven Years War.