1759 - Russian campaign in Brandenburg – Austrian Corps OOB mid-August
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Description
By mid-August 1759, the main Austrian army was still in Lusatia and Silesia but several corps were also operating in Brandenburg and Saxony. Hereafter, we give the orders of battle of the corps operating in Brandenburg. For the order of battle of the main army and its detached corps, see our article 1759 - Austrian campaign in Upper Silesia and Lusatia – Austrian Army OOB mid-August.
Hadik’s Corps
This corps (approx. 15,350 men) was posted near Guben (present-day Gubin/PL) and Neuzelle on the border of Brandenburg.
Commander: G.d.C. von Hadik
Infantry (17 bns for a total of 10,800 men)
- Botta (2 bns, 2 grenadier coys)
- Andlau (1 bn, 2 grenadier coys)
- Angern (2 bns, 2 grenadier coys)
- Pallavicini (3 bns, 2 grenadier coys)
- Königsegg (1 bn)
- Jung-Colloredo (2 bns, 2 grenadier coys)
- Mainz (2 bns, 2 grenadier coys)
- Marschall (2 bns, 2 grenadier coys)
- Gyulay (2 bns, 2 grenadier coys)
- Blau Würzburg (2 grenadier coys)
Cavalry (25 sqns for a total of approx. 3,600 men)
- Alt-Modena Cuirassiers (5 sqns, 1 carabinier coy)
- Serbelloni Cuirassiers (5 sqns, 1 carabinier coy)
- Schmerzing Cuirassiers (5 sqns, 1 carabinier coy)
- Benedikt Daun Cuirassiers (5 sqns, 1 carabinier coy)
- Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld Dragoons (5 sqns, 1 horse grenadier coy)
Light Cavalry (10 sqns for a total of approx. 950 men)
- Splényi Hussars (5 sqns)
- Hadik Hussars (5 sqns)
Loudon’s Corps
This corps (13,093 men) was operating with the Russian army in Brandenburg.
Commander: FML Baron Loudon
Infantry (14 bns for a total of 6,152 men)
- Waldeck (2 bns, 2 grenadier coys)
- Leopold Pálffy (2 bns, 2 grenadier coys)
- Arenberg (2 bns, 2 grenadier coys)
- Bethlen (2 bns, 2 grenadier coys)
- Los Rios (2 bns, 2 grenadier coys)
- Baden-Baden (2 bns, 2 grenadier coys)
- Grün Loudon Grenadiers (2 bns)
Grenzer Infantry (3,486 men)
- Slavonisch-Peterwardeiner Grenzer
- Karlstädter-Lykaner Grenzer
- Karlstädter-Ottochaner Grenzer
- Karlstädter-Oguliner Grenzer
- Warasdiner-Creutzer Grenzer
Cavalry (25 sqns for a total of 2,245 men)
- Liechtenstein Dragoons (5 sqns, 1 horse grenadier coy)
- Herzog Württemberg Dragoons (5 sqns, 1 horse grenadier coy)
- Kolowrat-Krakowski Dragoons (5 sqns, 1 horse grenadier coy)
- Löwenstein Chevauxlegers (10 sqns)
Light Cavalry (10 sqns for a total of 1,210 men)
- Kálnoky Hussars (5 sqns)
- Nádasdy Hussars (5 sqns)
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, Anlage 7
