1758 – Russian Army Winter Quarters
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Description
By November 1758, the Russian Army which had invaded East Prussia and Brandenburg had gradually retreated to East Prussia and Poland.
On November 13, the Russian army divided up into small detachments, each marching to its assigned winter-quarters
In its winter-quarters, this army was positioned as follows:
| Winter-quarters | Infantry | Cavalry |
|---|---|---|
| Town and district of Elbing (present-day Elbląg) | 1st Brigade under Major-General Palmbach
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| Dirschau (present-day Tczew) and Mewe (present-day Gniew) | 2nd Brigade under Major-General Volkonsky | |
| Marienburg (present-day Malbork) and suburbs | 3rd Brigade under Major-General Leontiev | |
| Heiligenbeil (present-day Mamonowo) and Brandenburg (present-day Uschakowo) | Cuirassiers under Demiku | |
| Mühlhausen in Ostpreussen (present-day Mlynary) and Preussisch Holland (present-day Paslek) | Hussars under colonel Soritch
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| Winter-quarters | Infantry | Cavalry |
|---|---|---|
| Graudenz (present-day Grudziadz) and surrounding villages | 1st Brigade under Major-General Martuinov | |
| from Königsberg (present-day Kaliningrad) to Wehlau (present-day Snamensk) | 2nd Brigade under Major-General Panin | |
| Königsberg (present-day Kaliningrad) | 3rd Brigade under Major-General Plemenikov | |
| Creuzburg in Ostpreussen (present-day Slawskoje) and Zinten (present-day Kornewo) | 3rd Brigade under Major-General Plemenikov | |
| Riesenburg (present-day Prabuty) and Saalfeld in Preussen (present-day Zalewo) | His Imperial Highness Cuirassiers | |
| Rosenberg (present-day Susz) and Preuschmark (present-day Przezmark) | 3rd Cuirassier | |
| Neidenburg (present-day Nidzica) | Narvskiy Horse Grenadiers | |
| Soldau in Preussen (present-day Działdowo) | Kargopolskiy Horse Grenadiers | |
| Hohenstein (probably present-day Olsztynek) | Arkhangelogorodskiy Dragoons | |
| Gilgenburg (present-day Dąbrówno) | Tobolskiy Dragoons | |
| Mohrungen (present-day Morąg) | 1st Novoserbskiy Hussars | |
| Garnsee (present-day Gardeja) | Gruzinskiy (Georgian) | |
| Freistadt in Westpreussen (present-day Kisielice) | Chuguev Cossacks |
| Winter-quarters | Infantry | Cavalry |
|---|---|---|
| Kulm (present-day Chełmno) and surrounding villages | 1st Brigade under Major-General Lubomirski | |
| Bischofswerder (present-day Biskupiec), Deutsch Eylau (present-day Iława), Liebemühl (present-day Miłomłyn), Osterode in Ostpreussen (present-day Ostróda) | 2nd Brigade under Major-General Dietz | |
| Allenburg (present-day Druschba), Gerdauen (present-day Schelesnodoroschny), Friedland (present-day Pravdinsk), Schippenbeil (present-day Sępopol) | 3rd brigade under brigadier Hartwichs | |
| Passenheim (present-day Pasym), Sensburg (present-day Mrągowo), Rastenburg (present-day Kętrzyn) | Sankt-Peterburgskiy Horse Grenadiers Rizhskiy Horse Grenadiers Ryazanskiy Horse Grenadiers | |
| Rhein (present-day Ryn), Nikolaiken (present-day Mikolajki) | Tverskoy Dragoons Nizhegorodskiy Dragoons | |
| Liebstadt (present-day Miłakowo) | Moldavskiy Hussars Shevich or Preradovich Slaviano-Serbian Hussars |
Besides the troops listed above, the artillery horses went to Fischausen (present-day Primorsk) while the Observation Corps commanded by General Browne took its winter-quarters in an area extending from Thorn (present-day Torun) to Kulm (present-day Chełmno). Finally, some 5,000 Don Cossacks where stationed in two distinct corps at Oletzko (present-day Olecko) under General Yefremov and in advanced posts on the other side of the Vistula under brigadier Krasnotchokov
References
This article is mostly made of abridged and adapted excerpts from the following book which is now in the public domain:
- Tielke, J. G., An Account of some of the most Remarkable Events of the War between the Prussians, Austrians and Russians from 1756 to 1763, Vol. 2, Walter, London, 1788, pp. 261-264
