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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 April 9 to 15
- in the Armies section:
- Austrian Army
- Erzherzog Carl Infantry improved by Harald Skala
- British Army
- British Line Infantry Colours new by Frédéric Aubert
- 1st Foot improved colours by Frédéric Aubert
- 16th Light Horse improved colours by Frédéric Aubert
- 19th Light Horse new by Frédéric Aubert
- 20th Light Horse new by Frédéric Aubert
- 21st Light Horse new by Frédéric Aubert
- French Army
- Rouergue Infanterie added info from Susane's work
- Hanoverian Army
- Kielmannsegg Infantry added info from Wissel's work
- Russian Army improved colours and standards by Frédéric Aubert
- Observation Corps Grenadiers
- Observation Corps 1st Musketeer
- Observation Corps 2nd Musketeer
- Observation Corps 3rd Musketeer
- Observation Corps 4th Musketeer
- Observation Corps 5th Musketeer
- Russian Lifeguards
- Prince Fedorovitch Cuirassiers
- 3rd Cuirassier
- Kazanskiy Cuirassiers
- Kievskiy Cuirassiers
- Novotroitskiy Cuirassiers
- Astrakhanskiy Horse Grenadiers
- Kargopolskiy Horse Grenadiers
- Narvskiy Horse Grenadiers
- Sankt-Peterburgskiy Horse Grenadiers
- Rizhskiy Horse Grenadiers
- Ryazanskiy Horse Grenadiers
- Spanish Army
- Austrian Army
- in the Campaigns section
- 1758 - French operations on the coast of Coromandel added info from Cambridge's work
- 1759 - British operations on the coast of Coromandel added info from Cambridge's work
- 1759 - British operations on the Malabar Coast added info from Cambridge's work'
- 1760 - British operations on the coast of Coromandel added info from Cambridge's work
- in the Battles and Encounters section
- 1759-09-10 - Battle of Pondicherry added info from Cambridge's book
- 1760-01-22 - Battle of Wandewash added info from Cambridge's book
From April 2 to 8
- in the Armies section:
- British Army
- 31st Foot added info from Cannon's work
- 15th Light Horse improved guidons by Frédéric Aubert
- 17th Light Horse new by Frédéric Aubert
- 18th Light Horse new by Frédéric Aubert
- French Army
- Beauvoisis Infanterie added info from Susane's work
- Hanoverian Army
- Cheusses Infantry added info from Wissel's work
- Oberg Infantry added info from Wissel's work
- Russian Army improved infantry uniform plates by Frédéric Aubert
- Spanish Army
- Costa de Granada Cavalry added info from Clonard's work
- British Army
- in the Personalities section
- Pocock, George new by Richard Couture
From March 26 to April 1
- in the Armies section:
- French Army
- Dauphin Infanterie added info from Susane's work
- Hanoverian Army
- Marsschalck Infantry added info from Wissel's work
- Russian Army improved infantry colours by Frédéric Aubert
- Spanish Army
- Reina Dragoons added info from Clonard's work
- French Army
- in the Campaigns section
- 1759 - British expedition against Masulipatam added info from Cambridge's work
- 1759 - French operations in the Persian Gulf added info from Cambridge's work
From March 19 to 25
- in the Armies section:
- British Army
- French Army
- Du Roi Infanterie added info from Susane's work
- Hanoverian Army
- Post Infantry added info from Wissel's work
- Russian Army improved infantry colours by Frédéric Aubert
- Tobolskiy Infantry
- Nevskiy Infantry
- Koporskiy Infantry
- Ladozskiy Infantry
- Muromskiy Infantry
- Uglitskiy Infantry
- Vyborgskiy Infantry
- Kegsgolmskiy Infantry
- Kabardaskiy Infantry
- Shirvanskiy Infantry
- Apsheronskiy Infantry
- Nizovskiy Infantry
- Nasheburgskiy Infantry
- Kurinskiy Infantry
- Navaginskiy Infantry
- Tenginskiy Infantry
- Spanish Army
- Lusitania Dragoons added info from Clonard's work
- in the Campaigns section
- 1756 - British operation on the Malabar Coast added info from Cambridge's work
- 1758 - British operations in Deccan added info from Cambridge's book
- in the Battles and Encounters section
- 1758-12-09 - Battle of Condore added info from Cambridge's book
- in the Sieges section
- 1758 - Siege of Olmütz better map
- 1758 - Siege of Madras added info from Cambridge's book
From March 12 to 18
- in the Armies section:
- British Army
- French Army
- Royal Roussillon Infanterie added info from Susane's work
- Hanoverian Army
- Jung Zastrow Infantry added info from Wissel's work
- Russian Army improved infantry colours by Frédéric Aubert
- Spanish Army
- Numancia Dragoons added info from Clonard's work
- in the Campaigns section
- 1756 - Allied reinforcement of Great Britain added info from Wissel's book
From March 5 to 11
- in the Armies section:
- Austrian Army
- Joseph Esterházy Infantry improved by Harald Skala
- British Army
- 27th Foot added info from Trimble's work
- French Army
- Royal Infanterie added info from Susane's work
- Russian Army improved infantry colours by Frédéric Aubert
- Spanish Army
- Sagunto Dragoons added info from Clonard's work
- Austrian Army
- in the Campaigns section
- 1757 - Operations in Carnatic added info from Cambridge's book
- 1758 - French operations on the coast of Coromandel added info from Cambridge's book
- in the Battles and Encounters section
- 1758-04-29 - Combat of Cuddalore added info from Cambridge's book
- 1758-08-03 - Combat of Negapatam added info from Cambridge's book
From February 26 to March 4
- in the Armies section:
- British Army
- French Army
- La Fère Infanterie added info from Susane's work
- Hanoverian Army
- Block Infantry added info from Wissel's work
- Sachsen-Gotha Infantry added info from Wissel's work
- Russian Army improved infantry colours by Frédéric Aubert
- Spanish Army
- Frisia Dragoons added info from Clonard's work
- in the Campaigns section
- 1758 - Russian invasion of East Prussia identification of some locations by Boris Brink
From February 19 to 25
- in the Armies section:
- British Army
- 23rd Foot added info from Broughton-Mainwaring's work
- French Army
- La Sarre Infanterie added info from Susane's work
- Russian Army improved infantry colours by Frédéric Aubert
- Spanish Army
- Pavia Dragoons added info from Clonard's work
- British Army
From February 12 to 18
- in the Armies section:
- British Army
- 22nd Foot added info from Cannon's work
- French Army
- La Roche Aymon Infanterie added info from Susane's work
- Hanoverian Army
- Diepenbroick Infantry added info from Wissel's work
- Russian Army improved infantry colours by Frédéric Aubert
- Spanish Army
- Batavia Dragoons added info from Clonard's work
- British Army
From February 5 to 11
- in the Armies section:
- Hanoverian Army
- Hauß Infantry added info from Wissel's work
- Reichsarmee added info from the work of the Grosser Generalstab
- Russian Army added info from the work of the Grosser Generalstab
- Hanoverian Army
- in the Campaigns section
- 1757 - Franco-Imperial invasion of Saxony added info from the work of the Grosser Generalstab for the period after Rossbach
- 1757 - Austrian invasion of Silesia – The return of the King added info from the work of the Grosser Generalstab for the period after Rossbach and before Leuthen
From January 29 to February 4
- in the Armies section:
- British Army
- 21st Foot added info from Cannon's work
- French Army
- Rohan Montbazon Infanterie added info from Susane's work
- Reichsarmee added info from the work of the Grosser Generalstab
- Russian Army added info from the work of the Grosser Generalstab
- Spanish Army
- Belgia Dragoons added info from Clonard's work
- British Army
- in the Campaigns section
- 1755 - British expedition in Madura and Tinnevelly added info from Cambridge's book
- 1756 - Operations in Carnatic new
- 1757 - Operations in Carnatic added info from Cambridge's book
From January 22 to 28
- in the Armies section:
- British Army
- 15th Foot added info from Cannon's work
- French Army
- Condé Infanterie added info from Susane's work
- Hanoverian Army
- Wangenheim Infantry added info from Wissel's work
- Spanish Army
- Montesa Cavalry added info from Clonard's work
- British Army
- in the Campaigns section
- 1755 - British operation on the Malabar Coast new
- 1756 - British operation on the Malabar Coast added info from Cambridge's book
From January 15 to 21
- in the Armies section:
- Bavarian Army added info from the work of the Grosser Generalstab
- British Army
- 18th Foot added info from Cannon's work
- French Army
- Bretagne Infanterie added info from Susane's work
- Chasseurs de Fischer added info from Susane's books
- Hanoverian Army
- Zandre Infantry added info from Wissel's work
- Hesse-Kassel Army
- Hessian Leib-Regiment added an entry "Voices from the Past" by Stephen Westfall
- Palatine Army added info from the work of the Grosser Generalstab
- in the Campaigns section
- 1757 - Franco-Imperial invasion of Saxony – Reichsarmee OOB July new
- 1757 - Franco-Imperial invasion of Saxony – Reichsarmee OOB August added info from the work of the Grosser Generalstab
From January 8 to 14
- general
- EBooks - Campaigns added link to Fülling's a book as suggested by Stephen Westfall
- in the Armies section:
- Austrian Army
- Joseph Esterházy Infantry added two portraits contributed by Trakoščan Castle
- British Army
- 68th Foot added info contributed by Thomas Whitfield
- Brunswick Army added info from the work of the Grosser Generalstab
- Roth Hussars added an entry "Voices from the Past" by Stephen Westfall
- French Army
- La Couronne Infanterie added info from Susane's books
- Hanoverian Army added info from the work of the Grosser Generalstab
- Hesse-Kassel Army added info from the work of the Grosser Generalstab
- Russian Army added info from the work of the Grosser Generalstab
- Spanish Army
- Santiago Cavalry added info from Clonard's work
- Austrian Army
- in the Campaigns section
- 1758 - French offensive in Hesse identification of some locations by User:Westblues
- 1760 - French campaign in West Germany – French offensive in Hesse identification of some locations by Boris Brink
- 1760 - French campaign in West Germany – Campaign till the combat of Korbach identification of some locations by User:Westblues
- 1761 - French campaign in West Germany – French first attempt against Hanover identification of some locations by Boris Brink
- in the Personalities section
- Seydlitz, Friedrich Wilhelm von added info from the work of the Grosser Generalstab
From January 1 to 7
- in the Armies section:
- British Army
- 17th Foot added info from Cannon's book
- French Army
- Orléans Infanterie added info from Susane's books
- Hanoverian Army
- Hardenberg Infantry added info from Wissel's work
- Prussian Army
- Frei Hussars von Bauer identification of some locations by Boris Brink
- Spanish Army
- Calatrava Cavalry added info from Clonard's work
- British Army
- in the Campaigns section
- 1757 - Franco-Imperial invasion of Saxony added info from the work of the Grosser Generalstab
- 1757 - Franco-Imperial invasion of Saxony – Prussian OOB Keith October new
- 1757 - Franco-Imperial invasion of Saxony – Prussian OOB Moritz October new
- 1757 - Franco-Imperial invasion of Saxony – Prussian OOB Frederick October new
- 1757 - Franco-Imperial invasion of Saxony – Prussian OOB Ferdinand October new
- 1757 - Austrian raid on Berlin added info from the work of the Grosser Generalstab
- 1760 - French campaign in West Germany – French offensive in Hesse identification of some locations by Boris Brink
- 1761 - French campaign in West Germany – Campaign till the battle of Vellinghausen identification of some locations by Boris Brink
- 1757 - Franco-Imperial invasion of Saxony added info from the work of the Grosser Generalstab
- in the Battles and Encounters section
- 1757-11-05 - Battle of Rossbach added info on the OoB of the Reichsarmee from the work of the Grosser Generalstab
- in the Personalities section
- Wilhelm VIII, Landgrave of Hessen-Kassel new by Stephen Westfall
