Have already seen it, read it, and started preparing a reply. Thank you SO MUCH!

It had two magic K words, what can I say? :D I dropped everything.

ETA: Also, I should add that you did already mention in rheinsberg that pardons were common during wartime, but 1) we have a much more reliable source now than Duffy + Asprey, and 2) that source seems to imply that it was a peacetime practice as well, although I'm not sure. If we *really* care how exceptional Trenck was during peacetime, you could have a gander at that Disziplin und Desertion volume, although limited time is limited, so up to you.