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Now that the initial coverage of the war is completed, we rarely publish new articles. We are now in a phase of improvement and, each week, many articles are revised and receive additional information.
==From March 23 to 29, we have created/improved the following articles:
- in the Campaigns section
- 1757 - French invasion of Hanover – French advance in Westphalia edited by Barry Gray
- 1757 - French invasion of Hanover – French OOB June edited by Barry Gray
- 1758 - Austrian invasion of Saxony map of the combat of Eilenburg by Dinos Antoniadis
- 1759 - Prussian incursion in Bohemia major update based on the work of the Grosser Generalstab
- 1757 - French invasion of Hanover – French advance in Westphalia edited by Barry Gray
From March 16 to 22
- in the Armies section:
- Colour Chart improved by Ibrahim90
- in the Campaigns section
- 1757 - French invasion of Hanover – Preparations and initial moves edited by Barry Gray
- 1757 - French invasion of Hanover – French OOB May edited by Barry Gray
- 1759 - Allied spring offensive in Western Germany added info from the work of the Grosser Generalstab
- 1757 - French invasion of Hanover – Preparations and initial moves edited by Barry Gray
From March 9 to 15
- in the Armies section:
- Colour Chart improved by Ibrahim90
- Hanoverian Army
- Freytag Jägers added info from the work of the Grosser Generalstab
- Prussian Army
- Prussian Hussars Organisation added info from the work of the Grosser Generalstab
- in the Battles and Encounters section
- 1759-04-13 - Battle of Bergen major update based on the work of the Grosser Generalstab
- in the Personalities section
- Dyherrn, George Karl, Baron von new
- Oelhafen von Schöllenbach, Georg Christoph new by Klaus Roider
- Sackville, Lord George added info from the work of the Grosser Generalstab
- Varell auf Untersteinach, Georg Adam von new by Klaus Roider
- Ysenburg-Büdingen, Johann Kasimir Prince von new
From March 2 to 8
- in the Armies section:
- Colour Chart improved by Ibrahim90
From February 24 to March 1
- in the Armies section:
- Austrian Army
- Mainz Infantry improved by Harald Howe
- Brunswick Army
- Brunswick Dragoons tentative reconstructions of the standards by Dinos Antoniadis
- French Army
- Milices Canadiennes added info from Dechêne's work
- Milice du district de Montréal added info from Dechêne's work
- Milice du district de Québec added info from Dechêne's work
- Milice du district de Trois-Rivières added info from Dechêne's work
- Reichsarmee added info on Kurmainz by Harald Howe
- Kurmainz Infantry improved by Harald Howe
- Austrian Army
From February 17 to 23
- in the Campaigns section
- 1755 - British operation on the Malabar Coast edited by Barry Gray
- 1755 - British expedition in Madura and Tinnevelly edited by Barry Gray
- in the Sieges section
- 1756 - Siege of Fort St. Philip edited by Barry Gray
From February 10 to 16
- in the Armies section:
- French Army
- French Field Artillery in North America improved by Ken Dunne
- Prussian Army
- Schorlemmer Dragoons improved standards by Dallas Gavan
- French Army
- in the Campaigns section
- 1756 - Operations on Lake Ontario added info from Mackellar's journal
- 1757 - French expedition against Fort William Henry added info contributed by Ken Dunne
- 1758 - British expedition against Fort Frontenac improved by Ken Dunne
- in the Navies section:
- French Navy
- French Naval Guns and the French Artillery in Canada improved by Ken Dunne
- French Navy
From February 3 to 9
- in the Campaigns section
- 1756 - Operations on Lake Ontario added info from Grant's book
- 1756 - Operations on Lake Champlain added info contributed by Ken Dunne
- 1757 - Austrian invasion of Silesia – The Prussians retreat to Lusatia added a painting of the siege of Zittau - Source: Zittau Museum - Photo: H. Skala
- 1759 - Allied spring offensive in Western Germany added info from the work of the Grosser Generalstab
From January 27 to February 2
- in the Armies section:
- French Army
- French Field Artillery in North America new by Ken Dunne and Jean-Louis Vial
- French Howitzers improved by Christian Rogge
- Dillon Infanterie added info from Susane's work
- French Army
- in the Campaigns section
- 1756 - Operations on Lake Ontario improved by Ken Dunne
- 1758 - British expedition against Fort Frontenac improved by Ken Dunne
- 1759 - British expedition against Fort Niagara improved by Ken Dunne
- in the Battles and Encounters section
- 1755-07-09 - Ambush on the Monongahela improved by Ken Dunne
- in the Sieges section
- 1757 - Siege of Fort William Henry improved by Ken Dunne
- in the Navies section:
- French Navy
- French Naval Guns and the French Artillery in Canada new by Ken Dunne and Jean-Louis Vial
- French Navy
From January 20 to 26
- in the Armies section:
- Prussian Army
- Langermann Dragoons new standards by Dallas Gavan
- Württemberg Dragoons new standards by Dallas Gavan
- Itzenplitz Infantry revised uniform plate by Richard Couture
- Prussian Army
- in the Campaigns section
- 1756 - French reinforcement of Canada edited by Barry Gray
- 1756 - Operations on Lake Ontario edited by Barry Gray
- 1756 - Operations on Lake Champlain edited by Barry Gray
- 1759 - Prussian incursions behind enemy lines (section on the incursion in Austrian Silesia) added info from the work of the Grosser Generalstab
- 1759 - Austrian campaign in Upper Silesia and Lusatia – Prussian Army OOB mid-April new
- 1759 - Austrian campaign in Upper Silesia and Lusatia – Austrian Army OOB mid-April new
From January 13 to 19
- in the Armies section:
- Prussian Army
- Markgraf Carl Infantry 4 new plates by Igor Vorobev
- Kalckstein Infantry 4 new plates by Igor Vorobev
- 19/25 Ramin Grenadiers 6 new plates by Igor Vorobev
- Prussian Army
- in the Campaigns section
- 1759 - Prussian incursions behind enemy lines (section on the incursion in Poland) added info from the work of the Grosser Generalstab
From January 6 to 12
- in the Armies section:
- Austrian Army
- Königsegg Infantry modified 1757 uniform by Frédéric Aubert and Dal Gavan
- Starhemberg Infantry modified 1757 uniform by Frédéric Aubert and Dal Gavan
- Jung-Colloredo Infantry modified 1757 uniform by Frédéric Aubert and Dal Gavan
- Arberg Infantry modified 1757 uniform by Frédéric Aubert and Dal Gavan
- Simbschen Infantry modified 1757 uniform by Frédéric Aubert and Dal Gavan
- French Army
- French Howitzers improved by Christian Rogge
- French Artillery à la Suédoise improved by Christian Rogge
- Prussian Army
- Field Artillery Regiment added info from the work of the Grosser Generalstab
- Horse Artillery added info from the work of the Grosser Generalstab
- Austrian Army
- in the Campaigns section
- 1759 - Prussian incursions behind enemy lines (section on the incursion in Thuringia) added info from the work of the Grosser Generalstab
From January 1 to 5
- in the Campaigns section
- 1756 - French expedition against Fort Bull edited by Barry Gray
- 1756 - Indian raids on the Western Borders edited by Barry Gray
- in the Battles and Encounters section
- 1755-07-09 - Ambush on the Monongahela edited by Barry Gray
- 1755-09-08 - Combat of Lake George edited by Barry Gray
- 1756-05-20 - Battle of Minorca edited by Barry Gray
- 1756-10-01 - Battle of Lobositz edited by Barry Gray
