The Battle of Lobositz

Using Volley and Bayonet

Order of Battle

By Paul R. Petri


THE AUSTRIANS

Feld Marschal Browne (army commander

Lacy's Corps: Exhaustion [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
General-Major Graf Lacy (commanding)

    Lacy converged grenadier regiment 6m [ ] [ ]
    Infantry regiment L. Wolfenbuettel 5m [ ] [ ] [ ]
    Infantry regiment J. Esterhazy 5m [ ] [ ] [ ]
    Infantry regiment Hildberghausen 5m [ ] [ ] [ ]
    Infantry regiment Brown 5m [ ] [ ] [ ]
    Infantry regiment A. Colloredo 5m [ ] [ ] [ ]
    Converged horse grenadiers 6m [ ]

Advanced Guard Division: Exhaustion [ ] [ ] [ ]
General-Major Graf Hadick (commanding)

    Hadick converged grenadier regiment 6m [ ] [ ]
    Composit Carabinier Brigade 6m [ ] [ ]
    Hadick hussars 5m [ ] skirmish
    Baraniay hussars 5m [ ] skirmish

Infantry Corps: Exhaustion [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
Feld Zug Marschal Kollowrath (commanding)
Feld Marschal Staremberg (division comdr)

    Infantry regiment Kaiser 5m [ ] [ ] [ ]
    Infantry regiment Harsch 5m [ ] [ ] [ ]
    Infantry regiment A. Wolfenbuettel 5m [ ] [ ] [ ]
    Infantry regiment Durlach 5m [ ] [ ] [ ]
    Infantry regiment Wallis 5m [ ] [ ] [ ]
    Infantry regiment Harrach 5m [ ] [ ] [ ]
    Infantry regiment Kollowrath 5m [ ] [ ] [ ]
    Infantry regiment N. Esterhazy 5m [ ] [ ] [ ]
    Infantry regiment Keuhl 5m [ ] [ ] [ ]
    Infantry regiment Waldeck 5m [ ] [ ] [ ]
    Heavy artillery battalion 6m [ ] [ ]
    Field artillery battalion 6m [ ] [ ]

Army Reserve: Exhaustion [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]

    2 bns Banalist Croats 5m [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] skirmish
    Reserve converged grenadier regiment 6m [ ] [ ]
    2 bns Carlstaedter Croats 5m [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] skirmish

Cavalry Corps
General der Cavalerie Luchessi (comndg)

Right Wing Division: Exhaustion [ ] [ ] [ ]
Feld Marschal Lt. Radicati (commanding)

    O'Donnell Cuirassier Brigade 5m [ ] [ ]
    E.H. Joseph Dragoons 5m [ ] [ ]
    Lobkowitz Cuirassier Brigade 5m [ ] [ ]

Left Wing Division: Exhaustion [ ] [ ] [ ]
FM Lt E. Kollowrath (commanding)

    Loewenstein Cuirassier Brigade 5m [ ] [ ]
    Lichtenstein Dragoons 5m [ ] [ ]
    Hedwigers Cuirassier Brigade 5m [ ] [ ]

THE PRUSSIANS

Frederick II (army commander)
Feld-Marschal Keith (deputy army commander)
Reserve heavy artillery battalion 5m [ ] [ ]

Infantry Corps
GL Prinz Ferdinand Braunscheig (commanding)

    Infantry regiment Anhalt 6m [ ] [ ] [ ]
    Infantry regiment Alt Braunscheig 6m [ ] [ ] [ ]
    Infantry regiment Itzenplitz 6m [ ] [ ] [ ]
    Puttkamer/Grumbkow grenadiers 6m [ ] [ ] [ ]
    Right field artillery battalion 5m [ ] [ ]

Center Division exhaustion: [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
GL von Kleist (commanding)

    Infantry regiment Quadt 6m [ ] [ ] [ ]
    Infantry regiment Blanckensee 6m [ ] [ ] [ ]
    Infantry regiment Hulsen 6m [ ] [ ] [ ]
    Center heavy artillery battalion 5m [ ] [ ]

Left Division Exhaustion: [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
GL Herzog von Bevern (commanding)

    Infantry regiment Manteuffel 6m [ ] [ ] [ ]
    Infantry regiment Bevern 6m [ ] [ ] [ ]
    Infantry regiment Kleist 6m [ ] [ ] [ ]
    Fusilier regiment Munchow 5m [ ] [ ] [ ]
    Jung Billerbeck/Kleist grenadiers 6m [ ] [ ] [ ]
    Left field artillery battalion 5m [ ] [ ]

Cavalry Corps
Feld Marschal Gezler (commanding)

    Schoenaich Hussars 5m [ ] Skirmish

Right 1st line Division Exhaustion: [ ] [ ]
GL von Kyau (commanding)

    Penavaires Cuirassier Brigade 6m [ ] [ ]
    Driesens Cuirassier Brigade 5m [ ] [ ]

Right 2nd Line Division Exhaustion: [ ]
GL Katte (commanding)

    Truchsess Dragoon Brigade 6m [ ] [ ]

Left 1st Line Division Exhaustion: [ ] [ ]
GL von Katzler (commanding)

    Luderitzs Cuirassier Brigade 5m [ ] [ ]
    Schoenaichs Cuirassier Brigade 5m [ ] [ ]

Left 2nd Line Division Exhaustion: [ ]
GL von Schwerin (commanding)

    Dertzens Dragoon Brigade 5m [ ] [ ]

Editor's Note: Members are encouraged to send in reports like this. I would especially be curious to see how this historical scenario might play out using any of the other numerous rules sets available. For those wishing to recreate this battle, I have provided a historical background to it and description of the fight in the article that follows.)

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