Journal of Horace St. Paul
1757: The Advance to Nismes

July 3, 1757

Translated and Edited With Additional Materials By Neil Cogswell


With the first glimmer of daylight, the Right Wing of the Reserve Corps, commanded by General-of-Infantry Graf Anton von Colloredo left camp to march to Alt-Benatek. The whole army is ordered to be ready to march tomorrow; to all appearances, it will follow the same route.

The Prince von Zweybrücken and General Lucchese returned to the army from Vienna. Two dragoons of the Saxon Light Horse brought in 40 prisoners and Prussian deserters to Headquarters; these included an officer of hussars and another of dragoons.

General Nádasdy sent word that the Prussians are retiring from the neighborhood of Jung-Bunzlau towards Weisswasser. Other news tells us that, having been reinforced from Saxony, the King of Prussia has advanced and that he is now at Leyppa 3 with a corps of 30,000 men. His intention perhaps is to be joined by Prince Moritz of Dessau, or for that general to cover his withdrawal; if he has the former objective, it would appear that he intends to confront the Austrian army.

Notes

3 I cannot identify this Leyppa, but presume that it must be near Lobositz. At this time the King was with Keith at Leitmeritz and Lobositz. Later on, St. Paul frequently refers to Böhmisch-Leipa as Leypa. If the report did imply Böhmisch-Leipa it was false. Why the King should go from Leitmeritz to Bömisch-Leipa in order to retire or to establish communication with Prince Moritz in Saxony is not obvious; such a move would, however, have put him in close communication with the Prince of Prussia.

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