Author -
David Hollins
Illustrator -
Darko Pavlovic
Austria's Balkan frontier, the disputed borderland between Europe and the Ottoman Turks, was defended in the 18th century by a unique organization of hardy communities who were granted farmland in return for armed service. These Grenzers, masters of guerrilla warfare, were later incorporated into Austria's regular forces, and earned a wider reputation fighting against the army of Frederick the Great's Prussia. By the start of the wars against Revolutionary and Napoleonic France they provided a significant part of the Austrian Line. This book unravels their complex history, and illustrates the development of their colourful folk costumes into striking uniforms.
Contents
- Introduction
- The First Irregulars
Trenk's Freikorps
Native Costumes
- The First Regulars
Evolution of Uniforms
- The 1769 Reforms
Grenz Units in the Imperial Line
Artillery and Sharpshooter Units
- Grenzer Cavalry
- Auxiliary Formations
- Grenzers at the Start of the Napoleonic Period
