Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf cavalry trooper,
Von-Der-Osten Regiment of Horse (Imperial contingent), c. 1703
The Regiment was in Imperial service during the War of the Spanish
Succession and saw action on the Upper Rhine area against the French.

Gottorf troops were allied to the Swedes, Denmarks fiercest enemy in the
17th and 18th century. The trooper's uniform is therefore of Swedish
("Carolus XII")-style. When Denmark occupied Gottorf territory in 1715,
the regiment could not return but went into Swedish service at
Stralsund.

Drawings by Jan Schlürmann