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

Part 6: September 20, 1757

Translated and Edited
With Additional Materials By Neil Cogswell


On the news that a detachment of 400 Prussian horse had advanced yesterday evening as far as the Monastery at Wahlstatt, Marshal Daun sent out his aide-de-camp Count Fillippi at 3 o'clock this morning to reconnoitre on that side. On approaching the abbey, Count Fillippi detached a couple of hussars who, encountering nobody, pushed on right up to the abbey. Having followed his scouts with the remainder of his troops, Count Fillippi found that, having taken some forage and oats, the Prussian detachment had retired yesterday evening.

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He then pushed forward and, half a league from there, he discovered the camp of the Army of the Duke of Bevern with its Right Wing in front of Liegnitz and its Left extending towards the village of Koischwitz. As a result of this reconnaissance, the army was ordered to march at noon, by the right, in three columns.

ORDER OF MARCH

The first column comprised all of the Second Line with the exception of the cavalry of the Left Wing. Regiment Benoit Daun took the lead, and the column passed beside the hospital in the suburbs of Jauer, entered the town by the Goldberg Gate and left by that of Striegau. It continued its march as far as Klein Herzogswaldau and then, facing to the left, it encamped in front of the highroad.

The second column comprised all of the First Line with the exception of the cavalry of the Left Wing. With Regiment Archduke Joseph at the head, it defiled in front of the old camp and crossed the River Jauer on the stone bridge covered by the grenadiers. Passing in front of the Crayfish Tavern, it took the road to the left through the suburbs that goes to Bunzlau. Then, by way of the pasturage and the heights near the windmill, it passed a stone bridge beside the camp of the grenadiers and from there crossed the fields until it reached the outskirts of Herzogswaldau and took up its new camp.

The cavalry of the Left Wing formed the third column with Regiment Anspach at the head. It crossed the stream near the WiesemUhl at Alt-Jauer. From there, it went towards the windmill and the camp of the grenadiers. It then formed in squadrons to protect the infantry who were defiling past its left flank. After this, the cavalry followed the rear of their respective infantry columns into camp.

The Artillery followed the second column across the river and then took the road called the Bauernweg. Passing in front of the chapel, it marched through Nieder-Poischwitz, then past Semmelwitz and on to its camping ground.

In its new position, the infantry of the Right Wing are encamped on the hill beside Herzogswaldau. Next, there is the cavalry of the Right Wing followed by the infantry of the Left Wing and then the cavalry of the Left Wing. They rest their flank on the town of Jauer, where Headquarters remain.

The Grenadier Corps of General Sprecher camped behind the windmill at Bersdorf in front of the Right Wing. The Croats occupied the wood in front of this post.

The Reserve Corps encamped to form a potence in front of the town of Jauer. The Corps of General Nadasdy further extended the line to the left as far as Alt-Jauer, which is behind its Left Wing.

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