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In early days regiments had to report directly to the king. Any petition had to be brought to the king's attention, even if an officer was to marry. In so called '''Minuten '''the king responded to the requests. Such minutes existed since 1728 and since 1786 minutes have almost completely survived. They cover the years 1786 to 1811. At year's end '''Conduitenlisten '''were sent to the king and reports given about every officer's qualifications. Such lists were kept until WWI from 1850 on, however, Conduitenlisten have come down to us in fragmentary form. | In early days regiments had to report directly to the king. Any petition had to be brought to the king's attention, even if an officer was to marry. In so called '''Minuten '''the king responded to the requests. Such minutes existed since 1728 and since 1786 minutes have almost completely survived. They cover the years 1786 to 1811. At year's end '''Conduitenlisten '''were sent to the king and reports given about every officer's qualifications. Such lists were kept until WWI from 1850 on, however, Conduitenlisten have come down to us in fragmentary form. | ||
The common soldiers of the Brandenburg Prussian army have not been as well documented. Most records on them (1660-1822) consisting of '''Quartalrollen '''were lost. | The common soldiers of the Brandenburg Prussian army have not been as well documented. Most records on them (1660-1822) consisting of '''Quartalrollen '''were lost. There are still '''Maß- und Stammrollen '''on them, however, such should not be viewed as primary sources. They came to an end with the war of 1806/07. In the year 1810 indexes were created of non commissioned officers and their soldiers. These indexes exist for the years 1810-1822 with gaps. | ||
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