1757 - Franco-Imperial invasion of Saxony – Reichsarmee OOB July
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Description
Summary: 42 bns, 34 grenadier coys, 72 regimental guns, 46 sqns, 2 field guns
The Reichsarmee started to assemble at a camp near Fürth on July 5 1757 under the command of the Field Marshall Prince von Sachsen-Hildburghausen. The schedule of arrival of the various contingents was as follows.
On July 5 at Fürth
- a contingent of 69 men from Hohenlohe in Franconia
- Franconian Cronegk Infantry (2 bns and 2 grenadier coys with 4 pieces) aka vacat Gudenus
- Franconian Ferntheil Infantry (2 bns and 2 grenadier coys with 4 pieces)
- Franconian Varell Infantry (2 bns and 1 grenadier coy with 4 pieces)
- Franconian Bayreuth Cuirassiers (5 sqns)
- Franconian Ansbach Dragoons (5 sqns)
On July 7 at Fürth
- a contingent of 2 cuirassier coys and 2 dragoon coys from Nuremberg in Franconia
On July 8 at Fürth
- a contingent of 9 fusilier coys from Nuremberg in Franconia
On July 9 at Fürth
- a contingent of 44 men from Windsheim in Franconia
On July 10 at Fürth
- a contingent from Ansbach in Franconia
On July 12 at Fürth
- Blau Würzburg Infantry (2 bns and 2 grenadier coys with 4 pieces)
- a contingent of 48 belonging to the Imperial Count zu Grumbach on the Upper-Rhine
On July 15 at Fürth
- a contingent of 155 men from Rothenburg an der Tauber in Franconia
On July 16 at Fürth
- Kurmainz Infantry (4 bns and 2 grenadier coys with 8 pieces)
- Kurtrier Infantry (2 bns with 2 pieces)
On July 24 at Fürth
- a contingent of 87 men from Rothenburg an der Tauber in Franconia
On July 25 at Fürth
- Kurpfalz Effern Infantry (2 bns and 2 grenadier coys with 2 pieces)
- Swabian Kreisinfanterieregiment Fürstenberg (2 bns and 2 grenadier coys with 2 pieces) the pieces arrived only on September 23
- Swabian Hohenzollern Cuirassiers (4 sqns)
- Swabian Württemberg Dragoons (2 sqns)
On July 26 at Fürth
- Kurpfalz Cuirassiers (3 sqns)
On July 29 at Fürth
- Swabian Baden-Durlach Infantry (1 bn and 2 grenadier coys with 2 pieces)
- Swabian Baden-Baden Infantry (2 bns and 2 grenadier coys with 2 pieces) the pieces arrived only on September 23
On August 1 at Fürth
- Upper-Rhine Prinz Georg Infantry (1 bn and 1 grenadier coy with 2 pieces) aka Hessen-Darmstadt Infantry
- Pfalz-Zweibrücken Infantry (2 bns with 2 pieces) initially formed in 3 bns
- Nassau-Weilburg Infantry (2 bns and 2 grenadier coys with 2 pieces) initially formed in 1 bn
- Kurbayern Infantry (3 bns and 2 grenadier coys with 6 pieces)
- Bavarian Salzburg Infantry (1 bn and 1 grenadier coy with 2 pieces) later placed in garrison in Nuremberg)
After August 5 at Fürth
- contingents of 300 men from Waldeck, Wittgenstein, Solms from the Upper Rhine
Probably on August 21 at Fürth
- Bretlach Cuirassiers (6 sqns and 1 carabinier coy)
- Trautmansdorf Cuirassiers (6 sqns and 1 carabinier coy)
On August 27 at Tannroda
- Szechényi Hussars (6 sqns)
- Splényi Hussars (6 sqns)
At the beginning of September
- contingents from Sachsen-Hildburghausen and Sachsen-Meiningen from Franconia
On September 8 at Reichmannsdorf
- Swabian Württemberg Infantry (1 bn with 2 grenadier coys and 2 pieces) the pieces arrived only on September 23
On September 9 at Kösen as part of Loudon's Corps
- Grenzer light troops (6 bns with 4 grenadier coys and 2 pieces), 2 of these bns were very weak. In early October, when troops who had completed their term of service were sent back, Loudon would have only 3 weak bns (maybe with some grenadiers). From 14 September to early October, the light troops had two light pieces (¾-pdr gun).
- Commandeered Austrian Hussars (3 sqns) taken from 6 rgts
On September 10 at Meiningen
- Kurköln Wildenstein Infantry (1 bn and 1 grenadier coy with 2 pieces)
On September 11 or 12 at Meiningen
- Kurköln Leibregiment (1 bn and 1 grenadier coy with 2 pieces)
On September 14 at Meiningen
- Westphalian Paderborn Mengersen Infantry (1 bn and 1 grenadier coy with 2 pieces) the pieces arrived only on Septemeber 16
On September 16 at Meiningen
- Westphalian Münster Elverfeldt Infantry (1 bn and 1 grenadier coy with 2 pieces)
On September 20 at Meiningen
- Westphalian Münster Nagel Infantry (1 bn and 1 grenadier coy with 2 pieces)
Around September 26 at Eisenach
- Reserveartillerie (10 x 3-pdrs regimental guns)
Early in October at Erfurt
- Reserveartillerie (2 x 12-pdrs howitzers)
Around November 3 near Mücheln
- a contingent of 150 foot from Sachsen-Hildburghausen in Upper Saxony
References
Grosser Generalstab Kriegsgeschichtliche Abteilung II: Die Kriege Friedrichs des Grossen, Part 3 Der siebenjährige Krieg 1756-1763, Vol. 5 Hastenbeck und Roßbach, Berlin, 1903, Appendix 7
