1756 - Prussian operations in Eastern Bohemia – Austrian OOB Piccolomini 2
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Description
From September 15 to October 24 1756, Feldzeugmeister Piccolomini gradually concentrated his small Austrian army at Königgrätz (present-day Hradec Králové) in Bohemia.
Troops arriving on September 15
- Moltke (2 bns + 2 gren. coys for a total of 1,725 men)
- Leopold Daun (2 bns + 2 gren. coys for a total of 1,757 men)
- Arenberg (2 bns + 2 gren. coys for a total of 1,694 men)
- Batthyányi Dragoons (1) (6 sqns for a total of 552 men)
- Kolowrat-Krakowski Dragoons (1) (6 sqns for a total of 576 men)
- Festetics Hussars (2 sqns)
(1) The horse grenadier companies of these regiments were with the Austrian Main Army at Lobositz
Troops arriving on September 16
- Marschall (2 bns +1 gren. coy for a total of 1,620 men)
- Erzherzog Carl (2 bns + 2 gren. coys for a total of 1,517 men)
- Botta (2 bns + 2 gren. coys for a total of 1,660 men)
- Piccolomini (2 bns + 2 gren. coys for a total of 1,715 men)
- Neipperg (2 bns + 2 gren. coys for a total of 1,627 men)
- Gaisruck (2 bns + 2 gren. coys for a total of 1,600 men)
- Sincère (1 bn + 1 gren. coy for a total of 930 men)
- Haller (1 bn + 1 gren. coy for a total of 985 men)
- Artillery
- 20 battalion guns
- 4 howitzers
Troops arriving on September 17
- Artillery
- 10 battalion guns
Troops arriving on September 19
- Prinz Savoyen Dragoons (6 sqns + 1 horse gren. coy for a total of 686 men)
- Birkenfeld Cuirassiers (6 sqns + 1 carabinier coy for a total of 712 men)
- Lucchesi Cuirassiers (6 sqns + 1 carabinier coy for a total of 667 men)
- Radicati Cuirassiers (6 sqns + 1 carabinier coy for a total of 696 men)
- Warasdiner-Creutzer Grenzer(2) (1 bn + 1 gren. coy for a total of about 934 men)
- Warasdiner-Sankt Georger Grenzer(2) (1 bn + 1 gren. coy for a total of about 934 men)
(2) one of these two units arrived on September 19, the other on September 20
Troops arriving on September 20
- Artillery
- 24 battalion guns
- 8 x 6-pdr guns
- 4 x 12-pdr guns
Troops arriving on September 26
- Splényi Hussars (2 ½ sqns for a total of 210 men)
Troops arriving on September 27
- Festetics Hussars (½ sqns bringing the total to 2½ sqns or 392 men)
Troops arriving on September 28
- Bethlen (2 bns + 2 gren. coys for a total of 1,354 men)
Troops arriving on September 30
- Erzherzog Leopold Cuirassiers (6 sqns + 1 carabinier coy for a total of 675 men)
Troops arriving on October 2
- Porporati Dragoons (6 sqns + 1 horse gren. coy)
- Sachsen-Gotha Dragoons (6 sqns + 1 horse gren. coy)
- Slavonisch-Brooder Grenzer(3) (1 bn + 1 gren. coy)
- Slavonisch-Gradiskaner Grenzer(3) (1 bn + 1 gren. coy)
- Slavonisch-Peterwardeiner Grenzer(3) (1 bn + 1 gren. coy)
- 20 pontoons
(3) one of these three units arrived on October 2, another on October 7 and the last one on October 11
Troops leaving the camp on October 12
Troops arriving on October 14
- Sincère (1 bn + 1 gren. coy)
- Haller (1 bn + 1 gren. coy)
- Infant von Portugal Cuirassiers (6 sqns + 1 carabinier coy)
Troops leaving the camp on October 14
- Lucchesi Cuirassiers (6 sqns + 1 carabinier coy)
Troops arriving on October 23
- Nádasdy Hussars (½ sqns)
Troops arriving on October 24
- Deutschmeister (2 bns + 2 gren. coys)
- Warasdiner Grenz-Hussars (½ sqns)
- 20 pontoons
References
Großer Generalstab, Die Kriege Friedrichs des Großen. Dritter Teil: Der Siebenjährige Krieg 1756–1763, Vol. 5, Kriegsgeschichtliche Abteilung II, Berlin, 1901-1914, Anhang 27-28, pp. 342-343
