1759 – French offensive in West Germany – Ferdinand OOB Spring

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Introduction

This article is derived from tables published by Christian Rogge in "The French & Allied Armies in Germany during the Seven Years War" which Christian has kindly authorised us to publish here.

Description

Detailed order of battle of Ferdinand of Brunswick' army operating in Hesse during the first half of 1759.

Summary: 25 bns, 43 sqns and light troops

First Line	Second Line	Reserve
Cavalry Right Wing under lord Granby
Mostyn Division British Royal Horse Guards (aka The Blues) (3 sqns) British 2nd Royal North British Dragoons (aka Scots Greys) (2 sqns) Prussian Holstein Dragoons (5 sqns) Hessian Leib-Dragoner (4 sqns)	Finckenstein Brigade British 6th Inniskilling Dragoons (2 sqns) Prussian Finckenstein Dragoons (5 sqns)
Infantry Centre
Prince of Holstein Division Bose Hessian Brigade Leib-Grenadiers (1 bn) maybe the Grenadier-Regiment Garde (1 bn) Leib-Regiment (1 bn) Prince of Anhalt Division Behr Brunswick Brigade Leib-Regiment (2 bns) Behr (2 bns) Zastrow (1 bn) Hereditary Prince Division Gilsa Hessian Brigade Mansbach (1 bn) Prinz Karl (1 bn) Prinz Ysenburg (1 bn) Post Hanoverian Brigade Marschalk (1 bn) Fersen (1 bn) Post (1 bn)	Wutginau Division May Brigade Hessian Erbprinz von Hessen (1 bn) Hessian Gilsa (1 bn) Brunswick Imfoff (2 bns) Hessian Prinz Anhalt (1 bn) Linstrow Brigade Hessian Hessen-Hanau (1 bn) Hessian Canitz (1 bn) Hanoverian Wrede (1 bn) Hanoverian Linstrow (1 bn)	Freytag Reserve Prussian Ruesch Hussars (3 sqns) Brunswick Converged Grenadiers (1 bn) Hessian Converged Grenadiers (1 bn) Hanoverian Converged Grenadiers (? bns) Hessian Converged Grenadiers (? bns) Hanoverian Jägers (? coys) Hessian Jägers (? coys) Hanoverian Jägers (3 sqns)
Cavalry Left Wing under prince Ysenburg
Urff Hessian Brigade Prinz Wilhelm (2 sqns) Leib-Regiment (2 sqns) Schulenburg Hanoverian Brigade Hammerstein Cavalry (2 sqns) Dachenhausen Dragoons (4 sqns)	Finckenstein Hessian Brigade Pruschenk Cavalry (2 sqns) Prinz Friedrich Dragoons (4 sqns)

References

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