1757 - Prussian invasion of Bohemia – Prussian OOB March – Frederick
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Description
At the end of March 1757, the Prussian main army under the command of King Frederick II of Prussia was deployed on the left bank of the Elbe between Dippoldiswalde, Pirna and Dresden in Saxony.
Summary: 30,500 foot in 36 bns and 2 foot jäger coys, 9,100 horse in 48 sqns and 2 horse jäger sqns, with 80 field pieces
Commander-in-chief: King Frederick II of Prussia
First Line | Second Line |
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Cavalry Right Wing under Lieutenant-General Baron von Kyau seconded by Major-General von Driesen | |
Garde du Corps (3 sqns) Gens d'Armes (5 sqns) |
Second Line under Major-General von Meinicke
Szekely Hussars (4 sqns) |
Centre under Field-Marshal Keith | |
Infantry Right Wing under General of Infantry Margrave Karl zu Brandenburg seconded by Lieutenant-General Ferdinand of Brunswick | |
Major-General Count Wied's Brigade as right flank guard
Major-General von Hülsen's Brigade
Major-General von Zastrow's Brigade
Major-General von Retzow's Brigade
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under the Hereditary Prince of Hesse-Darmstadt
Major-General von Kannacher's Brigade
Major-General von Ingersleben's Brigade
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Infantry Left Wing under General of Infantry Prince of Prussia seconded by Lieutenant-General Prince Henri | |
Major-General von Götze's Brigade
Major-General von Manstein's Brigade
Major-General von Rohr's Brigade as left flank guard |
under the Lieutenant-General von Meyerinck
Major-General von Asseburg's Brigade
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Cavalry Left Wing under Lieutenant-General von Katzler seconded by Major-General von Krosigk | |
Driesen Cuirassiers (5 sqns) Markgraf Friedrich von Brandenburg Cuirassiers (5 sqns) |
Meinicke Dragoons (2 sqns) Szekely Hussars (4 sqns) |
Reserve under Lieutenant-Colonel von Mayr (from right to left)
- Szekely Hussars (1 sqn)
- Meinicke Dragoons (1 sqn)
- Szekely Hussars (1 sqn)
- Frei-Infanterie von Mayr (1 bn)
References
Grosser Generalstab Kriegsgeschichtliche Abteilung II: Die Kriege Friedrichs des Grossen, Part 3 Der siebenjährige Krieg 1756-1763, Vol. 2 Prag, Berlin, 1901, Anlage 2.II