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