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

Part 6: September 18, 1757

Translated and Edited
With Additional Materials By Neil Cogswell


The army marched to Jauer. all the light troops, continues to hold his position near Bunzlau in order to observe the movements of the Prussians, who are still there with the bulk of their army.

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The drums beat "Assembly" at 7 o'clock. An hour later, the army marched by the right in two columns.

ORDER OF MARCH

The first column, composed of the infantry of the Right Wing with Regiment Lothringen at the head, marched by the road through Kroitsch, Nieder Krayn, Weinberg, Bellmitzhof, Brechelshof and Alt-Jauer, where it entered camp. The whole of the cavalry followed this column.

The second column, formed of all the infantry of the Left Wing with Regiment Browne at the head, went by way of Kautzen, passing in front of the Court House in that village. From there, it went through Rochlitz, Laasnig, Seichau, Hennersdorf and in front of Jauer, where it entered camp.

The grenadiers, both horse and foot, together with the 800 men of the Rearguard, made their way through Wildschutz, Dohnau, Janowitz, Brechelshof and Jauer.

The Reserve Artillery had set out at 5 o'clock in the morning - two hours before the main body. It crossed the Katzbach at Rochlitz and Laasnig. From there, it joined on the tail of the second column, which it followed into camp.

Headquarters are established at Jauer, covered by the grenadiers. The Left Wing of the army is behind that town extending towards the village of Poischwitz. In front of the camp is the River Jauer that is also known as the Wiitende Neisse.

A great deal of confusion retarded the arrival of the baggage and some part of the troops; they will not now arrive until tomorrow morning. Six or seven baggage wagons belong to Regiment Kaiser, that had strayed off to the left of the column, fell into the hands of Prussian hussars.

Whist on the march, we received intelligence that, as a result of the march that the Austrians made yesterday, the Prussian had broken camp. It appeared that they were directing their march on Haynau; we do not yet know precisely where they have halted.

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