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

Part 7: October 1, 1757

Translated and Edited
With Additional Materials By Neil Cogswell


The Imperial and Royal Army marched to Lissa, where Headquarters are established. The army marched at 7 o'clock this morning in four columns.

ORDER OF MARCH

The 1st Column, composed of the Right Wing of the First Line - Regiment Archduke Joseph at the head, marched by its right. It took the road through Stephansdorf and Neukretscham, whence it moved to the left through Nippern. From there, it passed in front of the new camp before taking up its position.

The Right Wing of the Second Line - Benoit Daun at the head - formed the 2nd Column. They marched across the bridge at the Fuhrwegemuhle and then continued beside the 1st Column, crossing the fields to its right as far as Neukretscham. There, it moved to the left and entered camp.

The 3rd Column, comprising the infantry of the Left Wing - Regiment Browne at the head, marched through Neumarkt along the highroad as far as Frobelwitz. Near that village it entered its new camp.

The 4th Column, formed of the cavalry of the Left Wing - Regiment O'Donnell leading, marched to the right of the 3rd Column towards Neumarkt, which it passed on its left. From there, it passed through FlAmischdorf and continued its route to the right of the highroad as far as Leuthen, where it moved to the left to enter camp.

The Reserve Corps made its way along the highroad as far as Lissa and made its camp beside the Schweidnitz Wasser between the villages of Goldschmieden and Stabelwitz, from whence it covered the Headquarters.

The Artillery marched along the highroad. The Baggage followed the columns of the troops to which it belonged.

General Morocz has detached a regiment of hussars, whom he had posted on the right flank of the Reserve Corps, along the road to Neukirch, that the Prussians still held.

The Prussian army, which yesterday camped at Auras, arrived this morning at Breslau. There, it immediately defiled through the town in order to make camp in front of that place. Their camp relies on the suburbs that have been fortified with redoubts that they have constructed. Deserters tell us that their army has received no reinforcements other than several hundred men who had been in garrison at Breslau.

The Corps of Nadasdy, which camped at Schonfeld, drew closer to the town of Schweidnitz. The Corps of General Jahnus remains at Reichenbach.

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