1758 - French invasion of Westphalia – British Contingent

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Description

Detailed order of battle of the British Contingent sent in Germany in 1758.

Commander-in-Chief: Lieutenant-General Duke of Marlborough

Summary: 6 bns, 14 sqns, 2 artillery coys for a total of 6,200 foot, 2,480 horse and 170 artillerymen; and a grand total of 8,850 men.

Cavalry

Infantry (all bn consited of 36 officers and 998 men)

Artillery

References

Grosser Generalstab Kriegsgeschichtliche Abteilung II: Die Kriege Friedrichs des Grossen, Part 3 Der siebenjährige Krieg 1756-1763, Vol. 8 Zorndorf und Hochkirch, Berlin, 1910, Anlage 19