Anton Hoffmanns

Army of the
Blue King
Bavaria 1683 - 1727
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The Army of the Blue King
by Anton Hoffmann
Maximillian II Emmanuel was one of the premier military leaders of his time. He was often referred to as the Blue King because he nearly
always wore his favorite color, blue. His well trained and drilled Bavarian army was likewise clad in their famous medium blue uniforms.A
color which was worn by Bavarian soldiers over the next two centuries.
Maximillian II was a superior military leader in battles of theWar of Spanish Succession and he helped thwart the Turkish invasion of
Europe.He was a pioneer patron of Baroque art and architecture.
The Plates:
1. Max II Emmanuel of Bavaria
2. Pikeman 1686
3. Recruit 1682-1694
4. Musketeer 1682
5. Musketeer 1687
6. Musketeer in overcoat 1684-1720
7. Corporal 1686
8. Fusilier Regiment Kurprinz 1699
9. Fusilier in shirt 1704
10. Corporal 1701
11. Feldwebel 1720-1730
12. Fusilier (1) 1720-1730 Seyboltsdorff
13. Fusilier (2) 1720-1730
14. Fusilier Life Regiment 1704-1726
15. Fusilier Regiment Seyboltsdorff in frock
16. Grenadier 1684
17. Grenadier 1694
18. Grenadier 1716
19. Grenadier 1727 (rear)
20. Grenadier 1727 (front)
21. Grenadier 1727
22. Grenadier Corporal 1727
23. Grenadier officer 1727
24. Junior Officer 1
25. Junior Officer 2
26. Junior Officer 1690 3
27. Senior Officer 1682-1694
28. Senior Officer 1720
29. Colonel 1692-1720
30. General
31. Fifer in gala 1707
32. Drummer 1720
33. Kettledrummer Hartischer Lifeguard (mounted)
34. Hartischer 1717 (mounted)
35. Hartischer Full Dress 1717 (mounted)
36. Garde Carabinier 1717 (mounted)
37. Carabinier Regiment Prinz Philip 1704-1710 (mounted)
38. Garde Grenadier a Cheval 1717 (mounted)
39. Cuirassier 1684 (mounted)
40. Cuirassier Officer (mounted)
41. Cuirassier Regiment Arco 1702 (mounted)
42. Trumpeter Cuirassier RegimentWeickel (mounted)
43. Dragoon Officer (mounted)
44. Dragoon 1702 (mounted)
45. Dragoon 1702-2 (mounted)
46. Hussar Officer 1688 (mounted)
47. Hussar Regiment Lidl von Borbula 1688 (mounted)
48. Bchenmeister Corporal 1685
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