1759 - Austrian campaign in Upper Silesia and Lusatia – Prussian Army OOB October 29

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Description

On October 29, after the arrival of reinforcements under the command of Major-General von Meier, which had been sent by Frederick, Fouqué reorganised his small army. He confided command of the corps left at Landeshut (present-day Kamienna Góra/PL) to Major-General von der Goltz, while Major-General von Schenckendorff replaced Goltz as commander at Hirschberg (present-day Jelenia Góra/PL). General Fouqué then assumed command of the rest of his army and took position on the border to prevent Loudon’s Corps from entering into Upper Silesia.

Commander-in-Chief: General of Infantry de la Motte-Fouqué

At Landeshut under Major-General von der Goltz

Infantry (12 bns)

• Grenadier Battalion Tann-Busche (1 bn)
• Prinz Heinrich Fusiliers (1 bn)
• Bülow Fusiliers (1 bn)
• Braun Fusiliers (1 bn)
• Bredow Fusiliers (1 bn)
• Queiss Infantry (2 bns)
• Ramin Infantry (2 bns)
• IV./Garrison Regiment No. VI Lattorf (1 bn)
• Freibataillon de Angelelli (1 bn)
• Freibataillon Lüderitz (1 bn)

Cavalry (12 sqns)

• Alt-Platen Dragoons (4 sqns)
• Malachowski Hussars (5 sqns for a total of some 250 men)

At Hirschberg under Major-General von Schenckendorff

Infantry (4 bns)

• Grenadier Battalion 45/G-XIII/G-IX Unruh (1 bn)
• IMarkgraf Friedrich Fusiliers (2 bns)
• Freibataillon Le Noble (1 bn)

Cavalry (4 sqns)

• Alt-Platen Dragoons (1 sqn)
• Malachowski Hussars (2 sqns for a total of some 100 men)

On the border under General Fouqué

Infantry (8 bns)

• Grenadier Battalion G-V/G-X Rath (1 bn)
• Grenadier Battalion 24/34 Naumeister (1 bn)
• Grenadier Battalion G-NG/G-III/G-IV Carlowitz (1 bn)
• Fouqué Fusiliers (2 bns)
• Manteuffel Infantry (2 bns)
• Volunteers (1 bn) under Major von Zaremba

Cavalry (12 sqns)

• Bayreuth Dragoons (8 sqns)
• Werner Hussars (4 sqns)

N. B.: I./Mosel Infantry, which was at Landeshut earlier in October had probably been sent back to Neisse. Furthermore, 3 sqns of Werner Hussars are not accounted for in this order of battle.

References

Grosser Generalstab Kriegsgeschichtliche Abteilung II: Die Kriege Friedrichs des Grossen, Part 3 Der siebenjährige Krieg 1756-1763, Vol. 11 Minden und Maxen, Berlin, 1912, p. 234-235