Mirage-Hobby 1502 Austriacy - fizylierzy niemieccy 1806 - 1814

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When the wars with revolutionary France broke out (1792-1799), the Austrian army was perceived as one of the largest and strongest in Europe. It is true that she suffered a number of defeats during the War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748), but during the Seven Years' War (1756-1763) she was able to keep the field of the great Prussian army, and even (though rarely) deal defeats - as in the Battle of Kolin in 1757. The Austrian army also performed well during the War of the Bavarian Succession (1778-1779). However, despite the reforms carried out during the reign of Maria Theresa (1740-1780) and Joseph II (1780-1790), the Austrian army turned out to be inferior in the field to the troops of revolutionary and Napoleonic France, which was clearly demonstrated by the Italian campaign of 1796-1797 and such battles as Austerlitz (1805) or Wagram (1809). Given the above, it is not surprising that during the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815) the Austrian army underwent changes and reforms (similarly to the Prussian army after 1806), and these changes most often affected the Austrian infantry. One of the most important elements of this infantry were fusiliers. Like other Habsburg infantry regiments, they were also divided into "Austrian" and "Hungarian" units. These names indicated where the recruitment for a given branch took place. After 1809, there was a clear reduction in the number of battalions and fusilier companies, and their number was reduced to: 60 privates in "German" regiments and 100 privates in "Hungarian" regiments. Such a change had a positive effect on the quality of command and flexibility of subunits in the field. During the Napoleonic Wars, Austrian fusiliers used mainly two types of rifles: Infanteriegewehr M1798 and M1807, the weight of which ranged from 4.2 to 4.6 kilograms. They also had a bayonet with a blade length of 43 centimeters. As in the 18th century, the traditional color of Austrian infantry uniforms was white.