Lobositz:
Frederick's First Battle
of the Seven Years War

Order of Battle

By James J. Mitchell


Prussian Army

Commander - King Frederick, Marshal Keith, General - Prinz von Preussen

Lt. Gen. Prinz von Bevern
Maj. Gen. Quadt

    (IR 21) Hülsen - 2nd Btn.
    (IR 17) Manteuffel - 2 Btns.
    (IR 30) Blankensee - 2 Btns.
    (IR 7) Braunschweig-Bevern - 2 Btns.
    (5/20) Jung-Billerbeck (Gren.) - 1 Btn.

Lt. General Ferdinand Prinz von Braunschweig-Wolfenbuttel
Maj. Gen. Hulsen

    (IR 3) Alt-Anhalt - 3 Btns.
    (IR 5) Alt-Braunschweig - 2 Btns.
    (IR 9) Quadt v. Wickeradt - 2 Btns.
    (IR 21) Hulsen - 1st Btn.

Unbrigaded Regiments:

    (3/6) Kleist (Gren.) - 1 Btn.
    (24/34) Grumkow (Gren.) - 1 Btn.

Lt. Gen Kleist

Maj. Gen. Zastrow

    (IR 27) Kleist - 2 Btns.
    (IR 36) Münchow - 2 Btns.

Maj. Gen. Itzenplitz

    (17/22) Puttkamer (Gren.)- 1 Btn.
    (IR 13) Itzenplitz - 2 Btns.
    (IR 20) Zastrow - 1st Btn.

Marshal Gessler - Cavalry Commander

Lt. Gen. Katzler
Maj. Gen. Luderitz

    (C5) Margrave Friedrich - 5 Sqdns.
    (C3) Leibregiment - 5 Sqdns.

Maj. Gen. Driesen

    (C6) Schonaich - 5 Sqdns.
    (D7) Driesen - 5 Sqdns

Lt. Gen Kyau
Maj. Gen Schonaich

    (C11) Leib-Carabiniers - 5 Sqdns.
    (C8) Rochow - 5 Sqdns.

Maj. Gen. Penevaire

    (C13) Gardes du Corps - 1 Sqdn.
    (C10) Gens d'armes - 5 Sqdns.
    (C2) Prinz von Preussen - 5 Sqdns.

Lt. Gen. Schwerin

Maj. Gen. Örtzen

    (D4) Örtzen - 5 Sqdns.
    (D3) Truchsess - 5 Sqdns.

Lt. Gen. Katte
Maj. Gen. Thruchsess

    (D5) Bayreuth - 10 Sqdns.

Unbrigaded:

    (H1) Rgt. Székely "Green Hussars"- 400 Hussars

Artillery

    30 12-pdrs.,
    8 24-pdrs.,
    8 10 pdr. howitzers,
    4 50 pdr. Mortars

Austrian Army

Commander - Marshal Maximilian Ulysses von Browne

FIRST LINE

General Lucchese
Lt. Gen. E. Kollowrat

CAVALRY
Maj. Gen. Löwenstein

    (C21) Trautmannsdorf (6 Sqdns)
    (C12) Serbelloni. (6 Sqdns)
    (D6) Liechtenstein. (6 Sqdns)

General C. Kollowrat
Lt. Gen. W. Stahremberg

INFANTRY
Maj. Gen Wied

    (1) Kaiser (2 Btns.)
    (10) J. Wolfenbuttle (2 Btns.)
    (50) Harsch (2 Btns.)

Gen. Perony

    (29) Alt Wolfenbüttel (2 Btns.)
    (27) Baden-Durlach (2 Btns.)

Gen. Macquire

    (11) Wallis (2 Btns.)
    (47) Harrach

General Lucchese
Lt. Gen. Radicati

CAVALRY
Maj. Gen. O'Donnell

    (D1) E. H. Joseph (6 Sqdns)
    (C14) Cordua (6 Sqdns)
    (C33) Anspach (6 Sqdns)

SECOND LINE

Maj. Gen. Hedwiger

CAVALRY

    (C29) Bretlach (6 Sqdns)
    (C8) Carl Palfy (6 Sqdns)

Maj. Gen. Krottendorf

INFANTRY

    (8) Hildburghausen (2 Btns.)
    (17) Kollowrat (2 Btns.)
    (33) N. Esterhazy (2 Btns.)
    (37) J. Esterhazy (2 Btns.)

Maj. Gen. Wolffersdorff

    (49) Keuhl (2 Btns.)
    (35) Waldeck (2 Btns.)

Maj. Gen Lobkowitz

CAVALRY

    (C4) E. H. Ferdinand (6 Sqdns)
    (C10) Stampach (6 Sqdns)

ARTILLERY
Gen. Feuerstein

    70 3-pdr. guns
    12 6-pdr. guns
    6 12-pdr. guns
    6 howitzers
    pontoon train

LIGHT TROOPS

Maj. Gen. Hadik

CAVALRY

    (Hiii) Hadik (5 Sqdns)

Maj. Gen. Draskowitz

INFANTRY

    Bannalisten (2 Btns.)
    Carlstädter (2 Btns.)

Maj. Gen. Hadik

CAVALRY

    (H30) Baranyay (4 Sqdns)

Near Leitmeritz and the length of the Elbe as far as Schreckstein
Detachment under Graf Lacy

    (20) Alt-Colloredo (2 Btns.)
    (36) Browne (2 Btns.)
    (D1) E. H. Joseph (1 Sqdn)
    (D6) Lichtenstein (1 Sqdn)
    (D7) Batthyány (1 Sqdn)
    (D37) Kollowrat (1 Sqdn)

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