1757 - Austrian invasion of Silesia – Prussian OOB July 30 - Frederick
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Description
By July 30 1757, Frederick II had effected a junction with the army of the Prince of Prussia near Bautzen in Lusatia.
Commander-in-chief: King Frederick II of Prussia
Summary: 60 bns and 103 sqns.
Infantry (60 bns)
- Grenadier Battalion Kleist (1 bn) (*)
- Grenadier Battalion 24/34 Anhalt (1 bn) (*)
- Grenadier Battalion 21/27 Diringshofen (1 bn) (*)
- Grenadier Battalion Benckendorff (1 bn)
- Grenadier Battalion Kahlden (1 bn)
- Grenadier Battalion Nimschöfsky (1 bn)
- Grenadier Battalion Manteuffel (1 bn)
- Grenadier Battalion Unruh (1 bn)
- Grenadier Battalion Burgsdorff (1 bn)
- Grenadier Battalion Lubath (1 bn)
- Grenadier Battalion Kremzow (1 bn)
- Grenadier Battalion Ostenreich (1 bn)
- Grenadier Battalion Plötz (1 bn)
- II. and III. Garde (2 bns) (*)
- Grenadier Garde (1 bn) (*)
- Prinz von Preußen Infantry (2 bns) (*)
- Prinz Ferdinand Infantry (2 bns) (*)
- Markgraf Carl Infantry (2 bns) (*)
- Meyerinck Infantry (2 bns) (*)
- Itzenplitz Infantry (2 bns) (*)
- Hagen Infantry (2 bns) aka Geist (*)
- Manteuffel Infantry (2 bns)
- Kreytzen Fusiliers (2 bns)
- Winterfeldt Infantry (2 bns)
- Kurssell Fusiliers (2 bns)
- Tresckow Infantry (2 bns)
- Lestwitz Infantry (2 bns)
- Hautcharmoy Infantry (2 bns)
- Brandes Fusiliers (2 bns)
- Kalckstein Infantry (1 bn)
- Bornstedt Infantry (1 bn)
- Hülsen Infantry (1 bn)
- I. and II./Anhalt (1 bn)
- Wied Fusiliers (1 bn)
- Prinz Heinrich von Preußen Fusiliers (1 bn)
- Schultze Infantry (1 bn)
- Münchow Fusiliers (1 bn)
- Jung Braunschweig Fusiliers (1 bn)
- Fouqué Fusiliers (1 bn)
- Markgraf von Brandenburg-Schwedt Fusiliers (1 bn)
- I./Alt-Württemberg Fusiliers (1 bn)
- II./Kalckreuth Fusiliers (1 bn)
- I./Sers Fusiliers (1 bn)
- Frei-Infanterie le Noble (1 bn) (*)
- Frei-Infanterie de Angelelli (1 bn) (*)
- Feldjäger zu Fuß von Aweyde (2 coys) (*)
Cavalry (103 sqns)
- Garde du Corps (3 sqns) (*)
- Gens d'Armes (5 sqns) (*)
- Markgraf Friedrich von Brandenburg Cuirassiers (5 sqns) (*)
- Rochow Cuirassiers (5 sqns)
- Baron von Kyau Cuirassiers (5 sqns)
- Krockow Cuirassiers (5 sqns)
- Geßler Cuirassiers (5 sqns)
- Prinz von Schönaich-Carolath Cuirassiers (5 sqns)
- Normann Dragoons (5 sqns)
- Stechow Dragoons (5 sqns)
- Katte Dragoons (5 sqns) (*)
- Blanckensee Dragoons (5 sqns)
- Herzog von Württemberg Dragoons (5 sqns) (*)
- Zieten Hussars (10 sqns) (*)
- Wartenberg Hussars (10 sqns) (* only 5 sqns))
- Puttkamer Hussars (10 sqns) (*)
- Werner Hussars (10 sqns) (*)
Note: all units who accompanied Frederick in his advance against the Austrian positions are indicated with (*). The rest of the army was left at Bautzen under the command of the Duke of Bevern.
References
Grosser Generalstab Kriegsgeschichtliche Abteilung II: Die Kriege Friedrichs des Grossen, Part 3 Der siebenjährige Krieg 1756-1763, Vol. 3 Kolin, Berlin, 1901, pp. 115-196, Anhang 43, 44