NCO of the Prussian Giants (Prussian Infantry Regiment No. 6). The regiment was composed of taller-than-average soldiers. Throughout the reign of the Prussian king Friedrich Wilhelm I. (1688-1740), the unit was known as the "Potsdamer Riesengarde" ("giant guard of Potsdam"), but the population quickly nicknamed them the Lange Kerls ("long fellows").

Bonapartes Military Miniatures.