Saxon troops on Venetian service 1684-88

In 1684 Saxony agreed to provide 3 regiments on Venetian service: Oberst Hans Rudolph von Schonfeld (he also was a commander of entire Saxon contingent), Oberst Hans Bernhard von Loppau (Luppau, Loppauer), Oberst Georg von Kleist. The first was in red coats, the rest – in gray. Each regiment was of 10 coys, totaled 1004 men. Regimental staff was of 7 persons: Oberst, Oberstleutnant, Oberstwachmeister, Auditeur, Profos, Feldscher, Feldprediger. Company staff (100 men):

Rank	number	Ducats per month
Hauptman*	1	80
Leutnant	1	50
Fahnrich	1	30
Sergeaten	2	15
Gefreiter-Corporal	1	15
Corporale	3	10
Fourier	1	20
Musterschreiber	1	20
Captain d’armes	1	10
Tambours	2	4.3
Pfeifer	2	4.3
Gefreiter	16	4.3
Gemeine	68	4.3
TOTAl	100

* - Oberst, Oberstleutnant & Oberstwachmeister were company commanders of 1-3 coys respectively.          

1/3 of each company were armed with pikes, the rest – musketeers.

List of regimental officers:

Saxon troops participated in the actions at Kalamata (4/9/1685), Navarin (9/6/1686), Moron (27/6/1686), Napoli di Romania (19/8/1686). Troops heavily suffered from a disease & numbered only 761 men in September of 1687. Saxons returned home in the spring of 1688.

Source:

Friesen. Die Feldzuge der Sachsen in Morea mahrend der Jahre 1685 und 1686 // Archiv für die sächsische Geschichte. B. 2. 1863. S. 225-263.