1757 - Austrian invasion of Silesia – Prussian OOB August 8 - Bevern
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Description
On August 8, the Duke of Bevern move his corps from Bautzen closer to Weißenberg to ease a junction with Frederick's Corps. However, he left Major-General Rebentisch at Bautzen with 10 bns and 8 sqns with instructions to entrench his positions.
Commander: Duke of Bevern
Summary: 30 bns and 45 sqns.
Infantry (30 bns)
- Grenadier Battalion Benckendorff (1 bn)
- Grenadier Battalion Kahlden (1 bn)
- Grenadier Battalion Nimschöfsky (1 bn)
- Grenadier Battalion Manteuffel (1 bn)
- Grenadier Battalion Unruh (1 bn)
- Grenadier Battalion Burgsdorff (1 bn)
- Grenadier Battalion Ostenreich (1 bn)
- Grenadier Battalion Kremzow (1 bn)
- Grenadier Battalion Lubath (1 bn)
- Manteuffel Infantry (2 bns)
- Winterfeldt Infantry (2 bns)
- Kreytzen Fusiliers (2 bns)
- Kurssell Fusiliers (2 bns)
- Tresckow Infantry (2 bns)
- Lestwitz Infantry (2 bns)
- Hautcharmoy Infantry (2 bns)
- Bornstedt Infantry (1 bn)
- I. and II./Anhalt (1 bn)
- Hülsen Infantry (1 bn)
- Schultze Infantry (1 bn)
- Münchow Fusiliers (1 bn)
- Fouqué Fusiliers (1 bn)
- II./Kalckreuth Fusiliers (1 bn)
Cavalry (45 sqns)
- Rochow Cuirassiers (5 sqns)
- Baron von Kyau Cuirassiers (5 sqns)
- Krockow Cuirassiers (5 sqns)
- Geßler Cuirassiers (5 sqns)
- Prinz von Schönaich-Carolath Cuirassiers (5 sqns)
- Normann Dragoons (5 sqns)
- Stechow Dragoons (5 sqns)
- Blanckensee Dragoons (5 sqns)
- Wartenberg Hussars (5 sqns) the 5 other sqns were with Frederick
Detachment (10 bns, 8 sqns) left at Bautzen under the command of Major-General Rebentisch
Infantry (10 bns for a total of approx. 5,500 men)
- Brandes Fusiliers (2 bns)
- Kalckstein Infantry (1 bn)
- Wied Fusiliers (1 bn)
- Markgraf von Brandenburg-Schwedt Fusiliers (1 bn)
- Jung Braunschweig Fusiliers (1 bn)
- I./Alt-Württemberg Fusiliers (1 bn)
- I./Sers Fusiliers (1 bn)
- Prinz Heinrich von Preußen Fusiliers (1 bn) in Bautzen
- Grenadier Battalion Plötz (1 bn) in Bautzen
Cavalry (8 sqns for a total of approx. 600 men)) Seydlitz Hussars (8 sqns) the 2 other sqns were in Dresden
References
Grosser Generalstab Kriegsgeschichtliche Abteilung II: Die Kriege Friedrichs des Grossen, Part 3 Der siebenjährige Krieg 1756-1763, Vol. 3 Kolin, Berlin, 1901, pp. 115-196, Anhang 46, 49
