1757 - Austrian invasion of Silesia – Austrian OOB August 31

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Description

Order of battle of the main Austrian army on August 31 1757 (number of men fit for duty).

Summary: 119 bns, 102 grenadier coys, 242 sqns, artillery and pontoniers for a grand total of 112,380 men

• German Infantry: 52 rgts (84 bns and 88 grenadier coys) for a total of 64,797 men
• Grenzer Infantry: 35 bns and 14 grenadier coys for a total of 16,514 men
• German Cavalry: 16 cuirassier rgts and 11 dragoon rgts for a total of 17,220 men in 175 sqns
• Saxon Cavalry: 4 rgts (15 sqns) for a total of 2,133 men
• Hussars: 8 rgts (42 sqns) for a total of 4,626 men
• Grenzer Hussars: 10 sqns for a total of 1,282 men
• Artillery: 5,642 men
• Pontoniers: 166 men

These figures include Nádasdy's Corps which consisted of:

• German Infantry: 5 bns and 10 grenadier coys
• Regular Cavalry: 26 sqns
• Hussars: 7 rgts (36 sqns)
• Grenzer Infantry: 13 bns and 13 grenadier coys
• Grenzer Hussars: 16 sqns (but the total is supposed to be 10 sqns)

References

Grosser Generalstab Kriegsgeschichtliche Abteilung II: Die Kriege Friedrichs des Grossen, Part 3 Der siebenjährige Krieg 1756-1763, Vol. 4 Groß-Jägersdorf und Breslau, Berlin, 1902, Appendix 10