On a cool rainy morning, König Friedrich Wilhelm III stood on the steps of Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam. He was dressed in his full uniform. In front of him was thousands of Prussian soldiers & officers of the Armee. He was flanked by Prime Minister Hardenberg, General Scharnhorst and Blücher on one side. On the other was Generalfeldmarschall Reuter & Kronprinz Ludvig.
Blücher, who had been retired for a few years stepped forward to greet the Armee. He announced of the new Preußische Armee Merit Rewards system. The Jäger Orden, a marksman award, the Königin Luise Orden (Queen Louise Order) awarded for the capture of Napoleon. But most important, the Französisch Marschall Abschussprämie (French Maréchal Bounty), for the defeat of high level French Maréchal & General's on the field of battle.
He read off the list of bounties:
Most Wanted Reward:
Général de Division Colin "the Peacock" Knox - 200pts per Victory
French Command Rewards:
Maréchal Chuck Jensen - 70pts per Victory
Maréchal John Corbin - 50pts per Victory
Maréchal Bill Peterson - 50pts per Victory
Général Dejan Zupancic - 40pts per Victory
Général de Brigade Jim Owczarski - 30pts per Victory
Général de Brigade Antonio Aitala - 30pts per Victory
Maréchal Rewards:
Maréchal Jeff Bardon - 60pts per Victory
Maréchal M. Francisco "Paco" Palomo - 60pts per Victory
Maréchal Paul Johnson - 40pts per Victory
Maréchal Bruce Hall - 40pts per Victory
Maréchal Doug Fuller - 40pts per Victory
Maréchal Richard Hamilton - 40pts per Victory
Maréchal Zbyszek Pietras - 40pts per Victory
Maréchal Jonathan Thayer - 40pts per Victory
Maréchal Theron Lambert - 40pts per Victory
Maréchal Paul Chavis - 40pts per Victory
Maréchal Guillaume Aymonier-Ameline - 40pts per Victory
Maréchal John Mitchell - 40pts per Victory
Other Notable Rewards:
Général Yann Lamezec - 30pts per Victory
Général Dominik Derwiński - 30pts per Victory
Général Ernie Sands - 30pts per Victory
Général Vincent Gatto - 30pts per Victory
Général Mark Oakford - 30pts per Victory
Général Gregor Morgan - 30pts per Victory
Général Mike Cox - 30pts per Victory
Colonel Mike Ellwood - 20pts per Victory
Then the Armee was dismssed to head off to battle.
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Go to:
http://scott-ludwig.com/NWC/Prussia/meritrewards.htm
To read more about the Preußische Armee Merit Rewards system
