1757 - Franco-Imperial invasion of Saxony – Soubise OOB September

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Description

Detailed order of battle of the Franco-Imperial army, including Soubise’s French contingent and Hildburghausen’s Imperial contingent, near Eisenach on September 27, 1757.

Franco-Imperial Contingent

The Franco-Imperial contingent formed the right wing of the army.

Commander-in-Chief: Field Marshall Prince von Sachsen-Hildburghausen assisted by FZM Landgrave zu Fürstenberg, commanding the first line, and FZM Prince von Baden-Durlach, commanding the second line

Note: hereafter, units are listed from right to left.

First Line	Second Line
Cavalry Right Wing under G.d.C. Prince Baden-Baden assisted by Baron Johann von Bretlach and Baron Ludwig von Bretlach
Bretlach Cuirassiers (6 sqns + 1 carabinier coy) Ansbach Dragoons (5 sqns)	Trautmansdorf Cuirassiers (6 sqns + 1 carabinier coy) Kurpfalz Cuirassiers (3 sqns)
Infantry Centre under Prince Georg von Hessen-Darmstadt assisted by von Rosenfeld and Baron von Rodt Blau Würzburg (2 bns) Württemberg (1 bn) Fürstenberg (2 bns) Baden-Durlach (1 bn) Baden-Baden (2 bns)	Infantry Centre under Baron von Drachsdorf assisted by von Varel and von Ferentheil Cronegk (2 bns) Ferntheil (2 bns) Varel (2 bns)
Infantry Left Wing under von Wildenstein assisted by Count Effern Kurpfalz Effern (2 bns) Kurköln Wildenstein (1 bn) Kurköln Leibregiment (1 bn) Kurtrier (2 bns)	Infantry Left Wing under Baron von Kolb assisted by von Rosenfeld and Baron von Rodt Prince von Stolberg’s Brigade Nassau-Weilburg (2 bns) Pfalz-Zweibrücken (2 bns) Prinz Georg (1 bn) aka Hessen-Darmstadt Count von Holnstein’s Brigade Kurbayern Infantry (3 bns)

Other detachments:

• in Erfurt
  • Kurmainz Infantry (4 bns)
• on the march to join the army
  • Paderborn Mengersen Infantry (1 bn)
  • Münster Elverfeldt Infantry (1 bn)
  • Münster Nagel Infantry (1 bn)
• in Gotha under Major-General Count Szechényi
  • Szechényi Hussars (6 sqns)
  • Splényi Hussars (6 sqns)
• unknown location
  • Württemberg Dragoons (2 sqns)
  • Bayreuth Cuirassiers (5 sqns)
  • Hohenzollern Cuirassiers (4 sqns)

Furthermore, Loudon was at the head of 6 Grenzer bns and 3 hussar sqns.

French Contingent

The French contingent formed the left wing of the army.

Commander-in-Chief: Charles de Rohan, Prince de Soubise

Note: hereafter, units are listed from right to left.

First Line	Second Line
Infantry Division under the Comte de Lorges assisted by the Chevalier de Nugent Touraine Brigade under M. de Waldner Touraine (2 bns) Wittmer (2 bns) Beauvoisis Brigade under M. de Rivray Royal Lorraine (1 bn) Royal Barrois (1 bn) Beauvoisis (2 bns) Infantry Division under the Chevalier de Nicolay Royal Roussillon Brigade under M. de la Salle Royal-Deux-Ponts (3 bns) I./Royal Roussillon (1 bn) Piémont Brigade (4 bns) under the Marquis de Rougé	Infantry Division under the Comte de Saint-Germain assisted by M. Darbonnier de Dizy Rohan-Montbazon Brigade under the Marquis de Custine Rohan Montbazon (2 bns) Diesbach (2 bns) Planta (2 bns) La Viefville Saint-Chamond Brigade under Prince Camille Castellas (2 bns) Cossé Brissac (2 bns) La Viefville Saint-Chamond (2 bns)
Cavalry Division under the Marquis de Chétardie assisted by the Marquis de Crillon Poly Brigade under M. de Saint-Martin Poly Saint-Thiébault (2 sqns) Volontaires Liégeois (2 sqns) Penthièvre Brigade under M. de Bezons Bezons (2 sqns) Penthièvre (2 sqns)	Cavalry Division under the Comte de Mailly assisted by M. de Planta and M. de Raugrave Saint-Jal Brigade under M. de Saint-Jal Lastic de Saint-Jal (2 sqns) Fitz-James (2 sqns) Grammont Brigade under Comte de Grammont Montcalm (2 sqns) Grammont (2 sqns)

At this date, Tournaisis Infanterie (1 bn) was detached to Hanau, while Royal Comtois Infanterie (2 bns) was still detached to the Lower Rhine Army.

The Volontaires de Nassau-Sarrebruck (2 sqns) had been attached to Szechény's Hussar Brigade.

The Apchon Dragons (4 sqns) and the V./Corps Royal de l'Artillerie - Aumale were not mentioned in the order of battle of this date.

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 14

Rogge, Christian: The French & Allied Armies in Germany during the Seven Years War, Frankfurt, 2006