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<small>Hierarchical Path: [[Main Page|Seven Years War (Main Page)]] &gt;&gt; [[Campaigns]] &gt;&gt; [[1757 - Austrian invasion of Silesia]] &gt;&gt; Detailed order of battle of the Austrian Army in Lusatia on July 28 1757</small> ==Description== On July 28 1757, the combined armies of [[Lorraine, Prince Charles Alexander of|FM Charles de Lorraine]] and [[Daun, Count Leopold|FM Leopold Count Daun]] were encamped near Zittau in Lusatia. Units are listed from right to left. {| border="1" cellspacing="0" |- !First Line!!Second Line!!Reserve Corps |- |Cavalry right wing under General Lucchese *Lieutenant-General Spada **[[Ville, Charles-Joseph Canon Marquis|Major-General de Ville]]'s Brigade ***[[Erzherzog Joseph Dragoons]] (6 sqns + 1 horse grenadier coy) ***[[Erzherzog Leopold Cuirassiers]] (6 sqns + 1 carabinier coy) **Major-General Aspremont's Brigade ***[[Di Stampa Cuirassiers|Birkenfeld Cuirassiers]] (6 sqns + 1 carabinier coy) *Lieutenant-General Trautmannsdorf **Major-General Kolbel's Brigade ***[[Schmerzing Cuirassiers]] (6 sqns + 1 carabinier coy) ***[[O'Donell Cuirassiers]] (6 sqns + 1 carabinier coy) **Major-General La Reintrie's Brigade ***[[Anhalt-Zerbst Cuirassiers]] (6 sqns + 1 carabinier coy) ||Cavalry right wing under General Prince Esterházy *Lieutenant-General Kolowrat **Major-General Lanthiery's Brigade ***[[Hessen-Darmstadt Dragoons]] (5 sqns) ***[[Saint-Ignon Dragoons|Benedikt Daun Dragoons]] (5 sqns) **Major-General Hedewiger's Brigade ***[[Herzog Württemberg Dragoons]] (5 sqns) **Major-General Pellegrini's Brigade ***[[Infant von Portugal Cuirassiers]] (6 sqns + 1 carabinier coy) **Major-General Martigny's Brigade ***[[Sachsen-Teschen Cuirassiers|Kalckreuth Cuirassiers]] (6 sqns + 1 carabinier coy) ||Cavalry Right Wing under Lieutenant-General Wollwrath *Major-General Claes (?)'s Brigade **[[Batthyányi Dragoons]] (6 sqns + 1 horse grenadier coy) *Major-General Le Fêvre's Brigade **[[Pálffy Cuirassiers|Carl Pálffy Cuirassiers]] (5 sqns) |- |Infantry under General Keuhl *Lieutenant-General Andlau-Birseck **Major-General Ursel's Brigade ***[[Kaiser Infantry|Kaiser]] (2 bns + 2 grenadier coys) ***[[Neipperg Infantry|Neipperg]] (2 bns + 1 grenadier coy) **Major-General Plunkett's Brigade ***[[Botta Infantry|Botta]] (2 bns + 1 grenadier coy) ***[[Leopold Daun Infantry|Leopold Daun]] (3 bns + 2 grenadier coys) *Lieutenant-General Sincère **Major-General Otterwolf's Brigade ***[[Marschall Infantry|Marschall]] (3 bns + 2 grenadier coys) ***[[Piccolomini Infantry|Türheim]] (3 bns + 2 grenadier coys) **Major-General Neuhoff's Brigade ***[[Sincère Infantry|Sincère]] (2 bns + 1 grenadier coy) *Lieutenant-General Angern **Major-General Yolt(?)'s Brigade ***[[Alt-Wolfenbüttel Infantry|Alt-Wolfenbüttel]] (2 bns + 2 grenadier coys) ***[[Joseph Esterházy Infantry|Joseph Esterházy]] (2 bns + 2 grenadier coys) **Major-General Los Rios's Brigade ***[[Nikolaus Esterházy Infantry|Nikolaus Esterházy]] (2 bns + 2 grenadier coys) *[[Maquire, Count Johann Sigismund|Lieutenant-General Maquire]] **Major-General Unruhe's Brigade ***[[Arenberg Infantry|Arenberg]] (3 bns + 2 grenadier coys) **Major-General Campitelli's Brigade ***[[Kheul Infantry|Kheul]] (2 bns + 2 grenadier coys) *Lieutenant-General Puebla **Major-General Reichlin's Brigade ***[[Moltke Infantry|Moltke]] (2 bns + 2 grenadier coys) **Major-General d'Aynse's Brigade ***[[Hildburghausen Infantry|Hildburghausen]] (2 bns + 2 grenadier coys) ***[[Erzherzog Carl Infantry|Erzherzog Carl]] (3 bns + 2 grenadier coys) ||Infantry under [[Marschall von Burgholzhausen, Ernst Dietrich|General Marschall]] *Lieutenant-General W. Starhemberg **Major-General Wolffen's Brigade ***[[Carl Lothringen Infantry|Carl Lothringen (Duke)]] (2 bns + 2 grenadier coys) ***[[Waldeck Infantry|Waldeck]] (2 bns + 2 grenadier coys) **Major-General Mayern's Brigade ***[[Wallis Infantry|Wallis]] (2 bns + 1 grenadier coy) ***[[Pallavicini Infantry|Pallavicini]] (2 bns + 1 grenadier coy) *Lieutenant-General Arberg **Major-General Materni's Brigade ***[[Kolowrat Infantry|Kolowrat]] (2 bns + 2 grenadier coys) ***[[Baden-Durlach Infantry|Baden-Durlach]] (2 bns + 1 grenadier coy) **[[Müffling, Philipp Christoph Baron von|Major-General Müffling]]'s Brigade ***[[Deutschmeister Infantry|Deutschmeister]] (1 bn + 1 grenadier coy) ***[[Roth Würzburg Infantry|Roth-Würzburg]] (2 bns + 2 grenadier coys) *Lieutenant-General Browne **Major-General Browne's Brigade ***[[Browne Infantry|Browne]] (2 bns + 2 grenadier coys) **[[Lacy, Count Franz Moritz|Major-General Lacy]]'s Brigade ***[[Bethlen Infantry|Bethlen]] (1 bn + 1 grenadier coy) ***[[Harsch Infantry|Harsch]] (2 bns + 2 grenadier coys) *Lieutenant-General Sprecher **Major-General Wolffersdorff's Brigade ***[[Baden-Baden Infantry|Baden-Baden]] (1 bn + 1 grenadier coy) ***[[Gaisruck Infantry|Gaisruck]] (1 bn + 1 grenadier coy) **Major-General Krottendorf's Brigade ***[[Jung-Wolfenbüttel Infantry|Jung-Wolfenbüttel]] (2 bns + 2 grenadier coys) ***[[Harrach Infantry|Harrach]] (2 bns + 2 grenadier coys) ||Infantry under General Colloredo *Lieutenant-General Arenberg **Major-General O'Kelly's Brigade ***[[Los Rios Infantry|Los Rios]] (1 bn + 2 grenadier coys) ***[[Salm Infantry|Salm]] (1 bn + 1 grenadier coy) **Major-General Gemmingen's Brigade ***[[Mercy-Argenteau Infantry|Mercy-Argenteau]] (1 bn + 2 grenadier coys) ***[[Alt-Colloredo Infantry|Alt-Colloredo (Anton)]] (1 bn + 2 grenadier coys) *Lieutenant-General Wied-Runkel **Major-General Buttler's Brigade ***[[Gyulay Infantry|Gyulay]] (1 bn + 1 grenadier coy) ***[[Sprecher Infantry|Sprecher]] (1 bn + 1 grenadier coy) **Major-General Kinsky's Brigade ***[[Haller Infantry|Haller]] (1 bn + 1 grenadier coy) ***[[Jung-Colloredo Infantry|Jung-Colloredo (Karl)]] (1 bn + 1 grenadier coy) *[[Esterházy de Gálantha, Nikolaus Count|Lieutenant-General N. Esterházy]] **Major-General Würben (?)'s Brigade ***[[Mainz Infantry|Mainz]] (1 bn + 2 grenadier coys) ***[[Wied Infantry|Wied]] (1 bn + 2 grenadier coys) ***[[Arberg Infantry|d'Arberg]] (1 bn + 2 grenadier coys) ***[[Andlau Infantry|Andlau]] (1 bn + 2 grenadier coys) *Lieutenant-General Clerici **Major-General Stolberg's Brigade ***[[Sachsen-Gotha Infantry|Sachsen-Gotha]] (1 bn + 2 grenadier coys) ***[[Platz Infantry|Platz]] (1 bn + 1 grenadier coy) **Major-General Batthyànyi's Brigade ***[[Königsegg Infantry|Königsegg]] (1 bn + 2 grenadier coys) ***[[de Ligne Infantry|de Ligne]] (1 bn + 2 grenadier coys) |- |Cavalry Left Wing under General Serbelloni *Lieutenant-General Starhemberg **Major-General Podstatzky's Brigade ***[[Anspach Cuirassiers]] (6 sqns + 1 carabinier coy) **Major-General Stampa's Brigade ***[[Benedikt Daun Cuirassiers|Löwenstein Cuirassiers]] (6 sqns + 1 carabinier coy) ***[[Stampach Cuirassiers]] (5 sqns) *Lieutenant-General Benedikt Daun **Major-General Schellenberg's Brigade ***[[Buccow Cuirassiers|Lucchesi Cuirassiers]] (6 sqns + 1 carabinier coy) **Major-General Löwenstein's Brigade ***[[Erzherzog Maximilian Cuirassiers|Erzherzog Ferdinand Cuirassiers]] (6 sqns + 1 carabinier coy) ***[[Prinz Savoyen Dragoons]] (5 sqns) ||Cavalry Left Wing under General Stampach *Lieutenant-General O'Donell **Major-General Berlichingen's Brigade ***[[De Ville Cuirassiers|Gelhay Cuirassiers]] (6 sqns + 1 carabinier coy) **Major-General Argout's Brigade ***[[Serbelloni Cuirassiers]] (6 sqns + 1 carabinier coy) **Major-General Argenteau's Brigade ***[[Modena Cuirassiers|Alt-Modena Cuirassiers]] (6 sqns + 1 carabinier coy) **Major-General Lobkovitz's Brigade ***[[Kolowrat-Krakowski Dragoons]] (6 sqns + 1 horse grenadier coy) ***[[Liechtenstein Dragoons]] (5 sqns) ||Cavalry Left Wing under Lieutenant-General Althann *Major-General Gzeschwitz's Brigade **[[Saxon Karabiniergarde]] (4 sqns) *Major-General Castiglione's Brigade **[[Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld Dragoons]] (6 sqns + 1 horse grenadier coy) |} ==References== Cogswell, Neil, ''Journal of Horace St. Paul 1757: The Advance to Nismes'', Seven Years War Association Journal Vol. XI No. 2 [[Category:Campaign]]

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