At 4 o'clock in the morning, the army left the camp of Czelakowitz to march to Lissau. It marched in four columns: two of infantry and two of cavalry.

Order of March

The 1st Column, composed of the Cavalry of the Right Wing under the command of Prince Esterházy, defiled by the left and crossed the Elbe on the bridge No 1 at Littal.

General Kheul with the infantry of the Right Wing, forming the 2nd Column, marched by the right across meadows and very heavy ground before crossing the bridge of boats No 2 thrown across near Sedlschanka.

The 3rd Column comprised the Infantry of the Left Wing followed by half the artillery. This marched to its left and crossed an arm of the Elbe on an old wooden bridge near the village of Tauschim. It then crossed that river on bridge No 3.

The 4th Column, led by General Bretlach, included both lines of the Left Wing of the cavalry and the remainder of the artillery. On leaving the village of Tauschim, it divided into two columns and passed the river on bridges No 4 and No 5, which were close to one another.

Detachments from the Reserve Corps went in front of the two lines of the Main Body to cover the left, which rested on some woods, and the right, extending towards Nimburg resting upon a stream which flows through Hoanitz. The remainder of the Reserve marched by the left following the roads taken by the 3rd and 4th columns.

The artillery established its park beside the baggage wagons of the Headquarters at Lissau, which is a very considerable town with a fine castle belonging to the Schwartz family.

The report of General Nádasdy, who has sent 18 prisoners and 33 deserters to Headquarters, speak of a corps of 20,000 Prussians encamped at Stránov, having Jung-Bunzlau on their left. He has pushed forward General Beck, with 3,000 Croats, as far as Korka.

Every day, Colonel Loudon continues to send numbers of prisoners and deserters to Prague. He has based himself at Welmina and Malleschau and has pushed small detachments of his Croats to within two leagues of Dresden. He has sent to the bottom 14 boats loaded with provisions that were coming from Saxony to the Prussian army. Every day, he takes much plunder from the Prussians of Marshal Keith, who has detached 6,000 men from his army to hold the Paskabola pass; the rest of his corps is encamped at Lobositz and Leitmeritz.

More Journal of Horace St. Paul 1757

Introduction and June 28, 1757
June 29, 1757
June 30, 1757
July 1, 1757
July 2, 1757
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July 6, 1757
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