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<small>Hierarchical Path: [[Main Page|Seven Years War (Main Page)]] &gt;&gt; [[Campaigns]] &gt;&gt; [[1757 - Prussian invasion of Bohemia]] &gt;&gt; Detailed order of battle of the Prussian Army of Frederick II on March 30 1757</small> ==Description== At the end of March 1757, the Prussian main army under the command of [[Frederick II|King Frederick II of Prussia]] was deployed on the left bank of the Elbe between Dippoldiswalde, Pirna and Dresden in [[Saxony]]. Summary: 30,500 foot in 36 bns and 2 foot jäger coys, 9,100 horse in 48 sqns and 2 horse jäger sqns, with 80 field pieces Commander-in-chief: [[Frederick II|King Frederick II of Prussia]] {| border="1" cellspacing="0" |- !First Line!!Second Line |- valign="center" |colspan="2"|Cavalry Right Wing under Lieutenant-General Baron von Kyau seconded by Major-General von Driesen |- valign="center" |[[Prussian Garde du Corps|Garde du Corps]] (3 sqns)<br> [[Prussian Gens d'Armes|Gens d'Armes]] (5 sqns)<br> [[Prinz von Preußen Cuirassiers]] (5 sqns)<br> [[Buddenbrock Cuirassiers|Krockow Cuirassiers]] (5 sqns) ||Second Line under Major-General von Meinicke [[Szekely Hussars]] (4 sqns)<br> [[Truchseß Dragoons|Meinicke Dragoons]] (2 sqns) |- valign="center" |colspan="2"|Centre under [[Keith, James Francis Edward|Field-Marshal Keith]] |- valign="center" |colspan="2"|Infantry Right Wing under [[Brandenburg-Schwedt, Karl Friedrich Albrecht, Markgrave zu|General of Infantry Margrave Karl zu Brandenburg]] seconded by [[Ferdinand of Brunswick|Lieutenant-General Ferdinand of Brunswick]] |- valign="center" |Major-General Count Wied's Brigade as right flank guard *[[24/34 Grumbkow Grenadiers|Grenadier-Battalion Grumbkow]] (1 bn) *[[41/44 Gemmingen Grenadiers|Grenadier-Battalion Gemmingen]] (1 bn) Major-General von Hülsen's Brigade *[[15/18 Bülow Grenadiers|Grenadier-Battalion Bülow]] (1 bn) *[[5/20 Jung-Billerbeck Grenadiers|Grenadier-Battalion Jung-Billerbeck]] (1 bn) *[[Prinz Moritz Infantry]] (2 bns) Major-General von Zastrow's Brigade *[[Zastrow Infantry]] (2 bns) *[[Kleist Infantry|Asseburg Infantry]] (2 bns) Major-General von Retzow's Brigade *[[Winterfeldt Infantry]] (2 bns) *[[II. and III. Garde]] (2 bns) *[[Prussian Grenadier Garde|Grenadier Garde]] (1 bn) ||under the Hereditary Prince of Hesse-Darmstadt Major-General von Kannacher's Brigade *[[19/25 Ramin Grenadiers|Grenadier-Battalion Ramin]] (1 bn) *[[Hülsen Infantry]] (2 bns) Major-General von Ingersleben's Brigade *[[Itzenplitz Infantry]] (2 bns) *[[I.Leibgarde|I.Leibgarde Bataillon]] (1 bn) |- valign="center" |colspan="2"|Infantry Left Wing under [[August Wilhelm|General of Infantry Prince of Prussia]] seconded by [[Friedrich Heinrich Ludwig|Lieutenant-General Prince Henri]] |- valign="center" |Major-General von Götze's Brigade *[[Braunschweig-Bevern Infantry|Alt-Bevern Infantry]] (2 bns) *[[Manteuffel Infantry]] (2 bns) Major-General von Manstein's Brigade *[[Markgraf Carl Infantry]] (2 bns) *[[7/30 Kanitz Grenadiers|Grenadier-Battalion Kanitz]] (1 bn) Major-General von Rohr's Brigade as left flank guard *[[47/G-VII Wangenheim Grenadiers|Grenadier-Battalion Wangenheim]] (1 bn) *[[35/36 Schenckendorff Grenadiers|Grenadier-Battalion Schenckendorff]] (1 bn) ||under the Lieutenant-General von Meyerinck Major-General von Asseburg's Brigade *[[Wied Fusiliers]] (2 bns) *[[Blanckensee Infantry|Kannacher Infantry]] (2 bns) *[[21/27 Lengefeld Grenadiers|Grenadier-Battalion Dieringshofen]] (1 bn) |- valign="center" |colspan="2"|Cavalry Left Wing under Lieutenant-General von Katzler seconded by Major-General von Krosigk |- valign="center" |[[Driesen Cuirassiers]] (5 sqns)<br> [[Markgraf Friedrich von Brandenburg Cuirassiers]] (5 sqns)<br> [[Prussian Leibregiment|Leibregiment zu Pferde]] (5 sqns) ||[[Truchseß Dragoons|Meinicke Dragoons]] (2 sqns)<br> [[Szekely Hussars]] (4 sqns) |} Reserve under Lieutenant-Colonel von Mayr (from right to left) *[[Szekely Hussars]] (1 sqn) *[[Truchseß Dragoons|Meinicke Dragoons]] (1 sqn) *[[Szekely Hussars]] (1 sqn) *[[Frei-Infanterie von Mayr]] (1 bn) ==References== Grosser Generalstab Kriegsgeschichtliche Abteilung II: ''Die Kriege Friedrichs des Grossen'', Part 3 ''Der siebenjährige Krieg 1756-1763'', Vol. 2 ''Prag'', Berlin, 1901, Anlage 2.II [[Category:Campaign]]

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