Journal of Horace St. Paul
1757: Advance Astride the Neisse

Part 5: The Combat at the Jakelsberg
September 11, 1757

Translated and Edited
With Additional Materials By Neil Cogswell


We hear that the whole of the Prussian army has crossed the Queiss, and that it intends to camp this evening at Naumburg. General Buccow, who has spent some time at St Petersburg, arrived from Vienna. He gave a pleasing picture of the Russian army, speaking of its marvels, especially the infantry and artillery.

The Imperial and Royal Army marched to Schonberg.

Order of March

The army beat to arms at 6 o'clock. At 7 o'clock, it marched in three columns.

The 1st Column, composed of the whole of the First Line, passed the Neisse on the new bridge of boats (N°3). It then filed in front of the new camp, which it entered after crossing the RothsWasser by the stone bridge at Schonberg,

The 2nd Column, composed of the whole of the Second Line, passed the Neisse on the bridge of boats (N°2). It then went through Lomnitz and followed the highroad to Schonberg, where the head of the column passed a stone bridge, and entered camp.

The 3rd Column, composed of the artillery and baggage, crossed the Neisse on the wooden bridge (N°1) at Rademeritz. Leaving to its left the village of Lomnitz and the wood, it crossed the fields to take up its new camp.

Headquarters are established at Schonberg. The army is encamped in two lines: its left rests on the Neisse in front of Rademeritz; its right is on the height on the far side of Schonberg, where General Nadasdy had previously encamped. General NAdasdy has gone to Lauban. The Reserve Corps is encamped at Pfaffendorff The Corps of Grenadiers of General Sprecher is on the height that was captured on the 7th.

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