1760 - Russian campaign in Brandenburg – Prussian OOB October

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Description

By October 8, 1760, thhe Prussian coprs of the Prince of Württemberg and Hülsen were deployed to the north-east and south of Berlin.

North-Eastern Front (14 bns, 20 bns)

• Part of Prince Eugen von Württemberg's Corps
  • Dohna Infantry (2 bns)
  • Kanitz Infantry (2 bns)
  • Lehwaldt Infantry (2 bns)
  • Grabow Fusiliers (1 bn)
  • Hesse-Kassel Fusiliers (1 bn)
  • Plettenberg Dragoons (5 sqns)
  • Heavy artillery pieces unknown number
• Part of the Garrison of Berlin
  • Convalescent Cavalrymen (3 sqns)
  • Landhusaren (1 sqn)
• Part of Hülsen's Corps
  • Salmuth Fusiliers (2 bns)
  • Bevern Infantry (2 bns)
  • I./Grant Fusiliers (1 bn)
  • Hauss Fusiliers (1 bn)
  • Kleist Hussars (5 sqns)
  • Freidragoner Kleist (2 sqns)
  • Selected Cavalrymen (5 sqns)
  • 6 x 12-pdr guns

Southern Front (13½ bns, 21 sqns)

• Part of Hülsen's Corps
  • Grenadier Battalion Lubath (1 bn)
  • Grenadier Battalion Heilsberg (1 bn)
  • Grenadier Battalion Beyer (1 bn)
  • Grenadier Battalion Lossau (1 bn)
  • Grenadier Battalion Nesse (1 bn)
  • Alt-Schenckendorff Infantry (2 bns)
  • Markgraf Carl Infantry (2 bns)
  • Feldjäger zu Fuß (2 coys)
  • II./Frei-Regiment Wunsch (1 bn)
  • Schorlemmer Dragoons (10 sqns)
  • Kleist Hussars (5 sqns)
  • Freidhusaren Kleist (2 sqns)
  • Freidragoner Kleist (2 sqns)
  • Heavy artillery pieces unknown number
• Part of the Garrison of Berlin
  • Garrison Regiment Itzenplitz (2 bns)
  • Land-Regiment Lüderitz (1 bn)
  • Unidentified Cavalrymen (2 sqns)

References

Grosser Generalstab Kriegsgeschichtliche Abteilung II: Die Kriege Friedrichs des Grossen, Part 3 Der siebenjährige Krieg 1756-1763, Vol. 13 Torgau, Berlin, 1914, p. 251