Orders of Battle:
Franco-Prussian War

August 1 1870:
German

by Larry Brom

I ARMY

7TH CORPS - WESTPHALIA

13th Infantry Division

25th Brigade

    1st Westphalian Infantry regiment, No. 13
    Hanoverian Fusilier regiment, No, 78

26th Brigade:

    2nd Westphalian Infantry regiment, No. 15
    6th Westphalian Infantry regiment, No. 55

Attached to Division

    7th Westphalian Jager battalion
    1st Westphalian Hussar regiment, No. 8
    Five batteries (two heavy, two light, and one horse-artillery) of the 7th field-artillery regiment
    2nd Field-pioneer company, 7th corps with entrenching tool-column
    3rd Field-pioneer company 7th corps

14th Infantry Division

27th Brigade:

    Lower Rhine Fusilier regiment, No. 39
    1st Hanoverian Infantry regiment, No. 74

28th Brigade:

    5th Westphalian Infantry regiment, No. 53
    2nd Hanoverian Infantry regiment, No. 77

Attached to Division

    Four batteries (two heavy and two light) of the 7th Westphalian field-artillery regiment
    Hanoverian Hussar regiment, No. 15
    1st Field-pioneer company, 7th corps, with light bridging-train

Corps-Artillery

    Two Horse artillery, two light, and two heavy field- batteries of the 7th Field-artillery regiment
    Artillery Ammunition columns
    Infantry Ammunition columns
    Infantry Pontoon columns
    The 7th Westphalian train-battalion

8TH CORPS - RHINE PROVINCES

15th Infantry Division

29th Brigade:

    East Prussian Fusilier regiment, No. 33
    7th Brandenburg Infantry regiment, No. 60

30th Brigade:

    2nd Rhine Province Infantry regiment, No. 28
    4th Magdeburg Infantry regiment, No. 67

Attached to Division

    8th Rhine Province Jager battalion
    King's Hussar regiment (1st Rhine), No. 7
    Four batteries (two heavy and two light) of the 8th Field-Artillery regiment
    2nd Field-pioneer company, 8th corps, with entrenching tool-column

16th Infantry Division

31st Brigade:

    3rd Rhine Province Infantry regiment. No. 29
    7th Rhine Province Infantry regiment, No. 69

32nd Brigade

    Hohenzollern Fusilier regiment, No. 40
    4th Thuringian Infantry regiment, No. 72

Attached to Division:

    2nd Rhine Hussar regiment, No. 9
    Four batteries (two heavy and two light) of the 8th Field-artillery regiment
    1st Field-pioneer company, 8th corps, with light bridging-train
    3rd Field-pioneer company, 8th corps

Corps-Artillery

    Two batteries of horse-artillery
    two heavy and two light field batteries of the 8th Field-artillery regiment
    Artillery, Infantry, and pontoon columns belonging to the 8th Field­ artillery regiment
    The 8th, Rhenish, train-battalion

3RD CAVALRY DIVISION

6th Cavalry Brigade:

    Rhine Prov. Cuirassier regiment, No. 8
    Rhine Prov. Uhlan regiment, No. 7

7th Cavalry Brigade:

    Westphalian Uhlan regiment, No. 5
    2nd Hanoverian Uhlan regiment, No. 14
    One battery of horse-artillery of the 7th Westphalian Field-artillery regiment

1ST CORPS - EAST PRUSSIA

1st Infantry Division

1st Brigade:

    Crown Prince's Grenadier regiment (1st East Prussian), No. 1
    5th East Prussian Infantry regiment, No. 41

2nd Brigade:

    2nd East Prussian Grenadier regiment, No. 3
    6th East Prussian Infantry regiment, No. 43

Attached to Division:

    East Prussian Jager battalion, No. 1
    Lithuanian Dragoon regiment, No. 1
    Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of 1st East Prussian Field­ artillery regiment
    2nd Field-pioneer company, 1st corps, with entrenching tool-column
    3rd Field-pioneer company, 1st corps

2nd Infantry Division

3rd Brigade:

    3rd East Prussian Grenadier regiment, No. 4
    7th East Prussian Infantry regiment, No. 44

4th Brigade:

    4th East Prussian Grenadier regiment, No. 5
    8th East Prussian Infantry regiment, No. 45

Attached to Division

    East Prussian Dragoon regiment, No. 10
    Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of the 1st East Prussian Field­ artillery regiment
    1st Field-pioneer company, 1st corps, with light bridging-train

Corps-Artillery

    Two batteries of horse-artillery
    two light, and two heavy field­batteries of the 1st East Prussian Field-artillery regiment
    Artillery and Infantry ammunition, and pontoon columns belonging to 1st Field-artillery regiment
    The 1st East Prussian train-battalion

1ST CAVALRY DIVISION

1st Cavalry Brigade:

    Queen's Cuirassier regiment (Pomeranian), No. 2
    1st Pomeranian Uhlan regiment, No. 4
    2nd Pomeranian Uhlan regiment, No. 9

2nd Cavalry Brigade:

    East Prussian Cuirassier regiment, No. 3
    East Prussian Uhlan regiment, No. 8
    Lithuanian Uhlan regiment, No. 12
    One battery of horse-artillery of the 1st East Prussian Field-artillery regiment.

II ARMY

GUARD CORPS - GENERAL

1st Guard-Infantry Division

1st Brigade:

    1st regiment of Foot Guards
    3rd regiment of Foot Guards

2nd Brigade:

    2nd regiment of Foot Guards
    Guard Fusilier regiment
    4th regiment of Foot Guards

Attached to Division

    Guard Jager batallion
    Guard Hussar regiment
    Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of Guard field-artillery regiment
    1st Field-pioneer company of the Guard with light bridging-train

2nd Guard-Infantry Division

3rd Brigade:

    1st Guard Grenadier regiment (Emperor Alexander's)
    3rd Guard Grenadier regiment (Queen Elizabeth's)

4th Brigade:

    2nd Guard Grenadier regiment (Emperor Francis')
    4th Guard Grenadier regiment (Queen's)

Attached to Division

    Guard Rifle battalion
    2nd Guard Uhlan regiment
    Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of Guard field-artillery regiment
    2nd Field-pioneer company of the Guard with entrenching tool-column
    3rd Field-pioneer company of the Guard

Guard-Cavalry Division

1st Brigade:

    Regiment of the Garde du Corps
    Guard Cuirassier regiment

2nd Brigade:

    1st Guard Uhlan regiment
    3rd Guard Uhlan regiment

3rd Brigade:

    1st Guard Dragoon regiment
    2nd Guard Dragoon regiment

Corps-Artillery

    Three batteries of horse-artillery
    two light, two heavy field-batteries of the Guard field-artillery regiment
    Artillery ammunition, Infantry ammunition, and pontoon columns of the Guard field-artillery regiment
    Guard train-battalion

3RD CORPS - BRANDENBURG

9th Infantry Division

9th Brigade:

    Leib.-Grenadier regiment (1st Brandenburg), No. 8
    5th Brandenburg Infantry regiment. No. 48

10th Brigade:

    2nd Brandenburg Grenadier regiment, No. 12
    6th Brandenburg Infantry regiment. No. 52

Attached to Division:

    Brandenburg Jager battalion, No. 3
    2nd Brandenburg Dragoon regiment, No. 12
    Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of the Brandenburg Field­artillery regiment, No. 3
    3rd Field-pioneer company, 3rd corps

6th Infantry Division

11th Brigade:

    3rd Brandenburg Infantry regiment, No. 20
    Brandenburg Fusilier regiment, No. 35

12th Brigade:

    4th Brandenburg Infantry regiment, No. 24
    8th Brandenburg Infantry regiment, No. 64

Attached to Division:

    1st Brandenburg Dragoon regiment, No. 2
    Four batteries (two heavy. two light) of the Brandenburg field­artillery regiment, No. 3
    2nd Field-pioneer company, 3rd corps, with entrenching tool-column

Corps Artillery

    Two batteries of horse-artillery
    two light, two heavy field-batteries of the Brandenburg field-artillery regiment,
    No. 31st Field-pioneer company, 3rd corps, with light bridging-train
    Artillery ammunition, Infantry ammunition and pontoon columns of the Brandenburg field-artillery regiment,
    No. 3 Brandenburg train-battalion

4TH CORPS - SAXON PROVINCES AND ANHALT

7th Infantry Division

13th Brigade:

    1st Magdeburg Infantry regiment, No. 26
    3rd Magdeburg Infantry regiment, No. 66

14th Brigade: 2nd Magdeburg Infantry regiment, No. 27
Anhalt Infantry regiment, No. 93

Attached to Division

    Magdeburg Jager battalion, No. 4
    Westphalian Dragoon regiment, No. 7
    Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of the Magdeburg field­ artillery regiment
    2nd Field-pioneer company, 4th corps, with entrenching tool-column
    3rd Field-pioneer company, 4th corps

8th Infantry Division

15th Brigade:

    1st Thuringian Infantry regiment, No. 31
    3rd Thuringian Infantry regiment, No. 71

16th Brigade:

    Schleswig-Holstein Fusilier regiment, No. 86
    7th Thuringian Infantry regiment, No. 96

Attached to Division:

    Thuringian Hussar regiment, No. 12
    Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of the Magdeburg field-artillery regiment, No. 4
    1st Field-pioneer company, 4th corps, with light bridging-train

Corps-Artillery

    Two batteries of horse-artillery
    two light, two heavy field-batteries of the Magdeburg field-artillery regiment, No. 4
    Artillery ammunition, Infantry ammunition, and pontoon columns belonging to the Magdeburg field-artillery regiment. No. 4
    Magdeburg train-battalion, No. 4

9TH CORPS - SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN AND HESSE

18th Infantry Division

15th Brigade:

    Magdeburg Fusilier regiment, No. 36
    Schleswig Infantry regiment, No. 84

36th Brigade:

    2nd Silesian Grenadier regiment, No. 11
    Holstein Infantry regiment, No. 85

Attached to Division:

    Lauenburg Jager battalion, No. 9
    Magdeburg Dragoon regiment, No. 6
    Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of Schleswig Holstein field ­artillery regiment, No. 9
    2nd Field-pioneer company, 9th corps, with entrenching tool-column
    3rd Field-pioneer company, 9th corps

Hessian Division (25th)

49th Brigade:

    1st Infantry regiment (Body Guard)
    2nd Infantry regiment (Grand Duke's)
    1st (Guard) Jager battalion

50th Brigade:

    3rd Infantry regiment
    4th Infantry regiment
    2nd jager battalion

(25th) Cavalry Brigade:

    1st Reiter regiment (Guard Cheveauxlegers)
    2nd Reiter regiment (Leib Cheveauxlegers)
    One battery of horse-artillery
    Field field-batteries (two heavy, three light)
    Pioneer company with light bridge-train

Corps Artillery

    One battery of horse-artillery
    two light, two heavy field-batteries of the Schleswig-Holstein field-artillery regiment, No. 9

9TH CORPS - HANOVER, OLDENBURG, AND BRUNSWICK

19th Infantry Division

37th Brigade:

    East Frisian Infantry regiment, No. 78
    Oldenburg Infantrv regiment, No. 91

38th Brigade:

    3rd Westphalian Infantry regiment, No. 16
    8th Westphalian Infantry regiment, No. 57

Attached to Division:

    1st Hanoverian Dragoon regiment, No. 9
    Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of Hanoverian field-artillery regiment, No. 10
    2nd Field-pioneer company, 10th corps, with entrenching tool-column
    3rd Field-pioneer company, 10th corps

20th Infantry Division

39th Brigade:

    7th Westphalian Infantry regiment. No. 56
    3rd Hanoverian Infantry regiment. No. 79

40th Brigade:

    4th Westphalian Infantry regiment. No. 17
    Brunswick Infantry regiment, No. 92

Attached to Division

    Hanoverian Jager battalion. No. 10
    Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of Hanoverian field-artillery regiment. No. 10
    1st Field-pioneer company, 10th corps, with light bridge-train

Corps-Artillery

    Two batteries of horse-artillery
    two light, two heavy field-batteries of Hanoverian field-artillery regiment, No. 10
    Artillery and Infantry Ammunition columns belonging to Hanoverian field-artillery regiment, No. 10
    Hanoverian train-battalion, No. 10

12TH CORPS - KINGDOM OF SAXONY

1st Infantry Division, No. 23

1st Brigade, No. 45:

    11st (Leib) Grenadier regiment, No. 100
    2nd (King William of Prussia) Grenadier regiment, No. 101
    Rifle (Fusilier) regiment, No. 108

2nd Brigade, No. 46:

    3rd Infantry regiment (Crown Prince's), No. 102
    4th Infantry regiment, No. 103

Attached to Division:

    1st Reiter regiment (Crown Prince's)
    Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of 12th field-artillery regiment
    2nd company of 12th Pioneer battalion with entrenching tool-column
    4th company of 12th Pioneer battalion

2nd Infantry Division, No. 24

3rd Brigade, No. 47:

    5th Infantry regiment (Prince Frederic August's), No. 104
    6th Infantry regiment, No. 105
    11st Jager battalion (Crown Prince's), No. 12

4th Brigade, No. 48:

    7th Infantry regiment (Prince George's), No. 106
    8th Infantry regiment, No. 107
    2nd Jager battalion, No. 13

Attached to Division:

    2nd Reiter regiment
    Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of 12th field-artillery regiment
    3rd company of 12th Pioneer battalion with light bridge-train

Cavalry Division, No. 12

1st Cavalry Brigade, No. 23:

    Guard Reiter regiment
    1st Uhlan regiment, No. 17
2nd Cavalry Brigade, No. 24:
    3rd Reiter regiment
    2nd Uhlan regiment, No. 18

Attached to Division

    One battery of horse-artillery of 12th field-artillery regiment

Corps-Artillery

    One battery of horse-artillery
    three light, three heavy field-batteries of the 12th field-artillery regiment
    Artillery and Infantry ammunition, and pontoon columns of the 12th field-artillery regiment
    12th train-battalion

5TH CAVALRY DIVISION

11th Cavalry Brigade

    Westphalian Cuirassier regiment, No. 4
    1st Hanoverian Uhlan regiment, No. 13 Oldenburg Dragoon regiment, No. 19

12th Cavalry Brigade:

    Magdeburg Cuirassier regiment, No. 7
    Altmark Uhlan regiment, No. 16 Schleswig-Holstein Dragoon regiment, No. 13

13th Cavalry Brigade:

    Magdeburg Hussar regiment, No. 10
    2nd Westphalian Hussar regiment, No. 11
    Brunswick Hussar regiment, No. 17

Attached to Division

    Two batteries horse-artillery

6TH CAVALRY DIVISION

14th Cavalry Brigade­

    Brandenburg Cuirassier regiment, No. 6 (Emp. Nicholas I of Russia)
    1st Brandenburg Uhlan regiment, No. 3 (Emperor of Russia)
    Schleswig-Holstein Uhlan regiment, No. 15

15th Cavalry Brigade:

    Brandenburg Hussar regiment, No. 3 (Zieten's Hussars)
    Schleswig-Holstein Hussar regiment, No. 16

Attached to Division

    One battery of horse-artillery

2ND CORPS - POMERANIA

3rd Infantry Division

5th Brigade:

    Grenadier regiment; King Frederic IV (1st Pomeranian), No. 2
    5th Pomeranian Infantry regiment, No. 42

6th Brigade:

    3rd Pomeranian Infantry regiment, No. 14
    7th Pomeranian Infantry regiment, No. 54

Attached to Division:

    Pomeranian Jager battalion, No. 2
    Neumark Dragoon regiment, No. 3
    Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of the 2nd Pomeranian field­artillery regiment
    1st Field-pioneer company, 2nd corps, with light bridge-train

4th Infantry Division

7th Brigade:

    Colberg Grenadier regiment (2nd Pomeranian), No. 9
    6th Pomeranian Infantry regiment, No. 49

8th Brigade:

    4th Pomeranian Infantry regiment, No. 21
    8th Pomeranian Infantry regiment, No. 61

Attached to Division:

    Pomeranian Dragoon regiment, No. 11
    Four batteries (two heavy. two light) of the Porneranian field ­artillery regiment, No. 2
    2nd Field-pioneer company, 2nd corps, with entrenching tool-column
    3rd Field-pioneer company, 2nd corps

Corps Artillery

    Two batteries of horse-artillery, two light, two heavy field-batteries of the Pomeranian field-artillery regiment, No. 2
    Artillery and Infantry ammunition and pontoon columns of Pomeranian field-artillery regiment, No. 2
    Pomeranian train-battalion, No. 2

III ARMY

5TH CORPS - POSEN AND UIEGNITZ

9th Infantry Division

17th Brigade:

    3rd Posen Infantry regiment, No. 58
    4th Posen Infantry regiment, No. 59

18th Brigade:

    King's Grenadier regiment (2nd West Prussian), No. 7
    2nd Lower Silesian Infantry regiment, No. 47

Attached to Division:

    1st Silesian Jager battalion, No. 5
    1st Silesian Dragoon regiment, No. 4
    Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of the Lower Silesian field­ artillery regiment, No. 5
    1st Field-pioneer company, 5th corps, with light bridge-train

10th Infantry Division

19th Brigade:

    1st West Prussian Grenadier regiment, No. 6
    1st Lower Silesian Infantry regiment, No. 46

20th Brigade:

    Westphalian Fusilier regiment, No. 37
    3rd Lower Silesian Infantry regiment, No. 50

Attached to Division

    Kurmark Dragoon regiment, No. 14
    Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of the field-artillery regiment, No. 5
    2nd Field-pioneer company, 5th corps, with entrenching tool-column
    3rd Field-pioneer company, 5th corps

Corps Artillery

    Two batteries of horse-artillery
    two light, two heavy field-batteries of the Lower Silesian field-artillery regiment, No. 5
    Artillery and Infantry ammunition, and pontoon columns of field­artillery regiment, No. 5
    Lower Silesian train-battalion, No. 5

11TH CORPS - HESSE, NASSAU, SAXE-WEIMAR, etc.

21st Infantry Division

41st Brigade:

    Hessian Fusilier regiment, No. 80
    1st Nassau Infantry regiment, No. 87

42nd Brigade:

    2nd Hessian Infantry regiment, No. 82
    2nd Nassau Infantry regiment, No. 88

Attached to Division:

    Hessian Jager battalion, No. 11
    2nd Hessian Hussar regiment, No. 14
    Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of Hessian field-artillery regiment, No. 11
    1st Field-pioneer company, 11th corps, with light bridge-train

22nd Infantry Division

43rd Brigade:

    2nd Thuringian Infantry regiment, No. 32
    6th Thuringian Infantry regiment, No. 95

44th Brigade:

    3rd Hessian Infantry regiment, No. 83
    5th Thuringian Infantry regiment, No. 94

Attached to Division:

    1st Hessian Hussar regiment, No. 13
    Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of Hessian field-artillery regiment
    2nd Field-pioneer company, 11th corps, with entrenching tool-column
    3rd Field-pioneer company, 11th corps

Corps Artillery

    Two batteries of horse-artillery
    two light, two heavy field-batteries of Hessian field-artillery regiment, No. 11
    Artillery and Infantry ammunition, and pontoon columns of 11th field-artillery regiment
    Hessian train-battalion, No. 11

1ST BAVARIAN CORPS

1st Infantry Division

1st Brigade:

    Infantry body-guard regiment
    Two battalions of first Infantry regiment (King's)
    2nd Jager battalion

2nd Brigade:

    2nd Infantry regiment (Crown Prince's)
    Two battalions of 11th Infantry regiment (v.d. Tann)
    4th Jager battalion

Attached to Division

    9th Jager battalion
    3rd Chevauxlegers regiment (Duke Maximilian's)
    Two 4-pounder and two 6-pounder batteries

2nd Infantry Division

3rd Brigade:

    3rd Infantry regiment (Prince Charles of Bavaria)
    Two battalions ofl2th Infantry regiment (Queen Amalie of Greece)
    1st Jager battalion

4th Brigade:

    10th Infantry regiment (Prince Louis)
    Two battalions of 13th Infantry regiment (Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria)
    7th Jager battalion

Attached to Division:

    4th Chevauxlegers regiment (King's)
    Two 4-pounder and two 6-pounder batteries

Cuirassier Brigade:

    1st Cuirassier regiment (Prince Charles of Bavaria)
    2nd Cuirassier regiment (Prince Adalbert)
    6th Chevauxlegers regiment (Grand Duke Constantine Nicolajusitch)
    One battery of horse-artillery

Brigade of Reserve Artillery

    1st Division: Two 6-pounder, one 4-pounder battery
    2nd Division: Two 6-pounder batteries 42 guns
    3rd Division: Two 6-pounder batteries
    1st Field-Engineer Division

2ND BAVARIAN CORPS

3rd Infantry Division

5th Brigade:

    6th Infantry regiment (King William of Prussia)
    Two battalions of 7th Infantry (Hohenhausen)
    8th Jager battalion

6th Brigade:

    Two battalions of 14th Infantry regiment (Hartmann)
    15th Infantry regiment (King John of Saxony)
    3rd Jager battalion

Attached to Division

    1st Chevauxlegers regiment (Emperor Alexander of Russia)
    Two 4-pounder and two 6-pounder batteries

4th Infantry Division 7th Brigade:

    Two battalions of 5th Infantry regiments (Grand Duke of Hesse)
    9th Infantry regiment (Werde)
    6th Jager battalion

8th Brigade:

    3rd battalion of 1st Infantry regiment
    3rd battalion of 5th Infantry regiment
    1st battalion of 71h Infantry regiment
    3rd battalion of 11th Infantry regiment
    3rd battalion of 14th Infantry regiment
    5th Jager battalion

Attached to Division:

    10th Jager battalion
    2nd Chevauxlegers regiment
    Two 4-pounder and two 6-pounder batteries

Uhlan Brigade: 1st Uhlan regiment (Archduke Nicholas of Russia)
2nd Uhlan regiment (King's)
5th Chevauxlegers regiment (Prince Otto's)
one battery of horse-artillery

Brigade of Reserve Artillery

1st Division:

    one 4-pounder horse-artillery battery
    Two 6-pounder field batteries

2nd Division:

    Two 6-pounder field batteries

3rd Division:

    Two 6-pounder field batteries

2nd Field-Engineer Division

WURTEMBURG DIVISION

1st Brigade­

    1st Infantry regiment (Queen Olga) (two battalions)
    7th Infantry regiment (two battalions)
    2nd Jager battalion

2nd Brigade:

    2nd Infantry regiment (two battalions)
    5th Infantry regiment (King Charles' battalion)
    3rd Jager battalion

3rd Brigade:

    3rd Infantry regiment (two battalions)
    8th Infantry regiment (two battalions)
    1st Jager battalion

Cavalry Brigade:

    1st Reiter regiment (King Charles) (four squadrons)
    2nd Reiter regiment (King William) (two squadrons)
    4th Reiter regiment (Queen Olga) (four squadrons)

Artillery

    1st Field-artillery Division:
      Two 4-pounder and one 6-pounder batteries
    2nd Field-artillery Division:
      Two 4-pounder and one 6-pounder batteries
    3rd Field-artillery Division:
      Two 4-pounder and one 6-pounder batteries

BADEN DIVISION

1st Brigade:

    1st Leib Grenadier regiment
    Fusilier battalion of 4th Infantry regiment
    2nd Grenadier regiment (King of Prussia)

Combined (3rd) Brigade:

    3rd Infantry regiment
    5th Infantry regiment

Attached to Division:

    3rd Dragoon regiment (Prince Charles)
    Four batteries (two heavy, two light)
    Company of pontooners with light bridge-train and entrenching tool-column

Cavalry brigade

    1st Leib Dragoon regiment
    2nd Dragoon regiment (Margrave Maximilian)
    One battery of horse-artillery

Corps Artillery

    Two heavy and two light field batteries

4TH CAVALRY DIVISION

8th Cavalry Brigade:

    West Prussian Cuirassier regiment. No, 5
    Posen Uhlan regiment No 10

9th Cavalry Brigade:

    West Prussian Uhlan regiment, No 1
    Thuringian Uhlan regiment. No. 6

10th Cavalry Brigade:

    2nd Leib Hussar regiment, No 2
    Rhine Province Dragoon regiment. No 5
    Two batteries of horse-artillery

6TH ARMY CORPS - SILESIA

11th Infantry Division

21st Brigade:

    1st Silesian Grenadier regiment, No 10
    1st Posen Infantry regiment. No. 18

22nd Brigade:

    Silesian Fusilier regiment, No. 38
    4th Lower Silesian Infantry regiment, No. 51

Attached to Division

    2nd Silesian Jager battalion, No, 6
    2nd Silesian Dragoon regiment, No 8
    Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of the Silesian field-artillery regiment, No 6
    3rd feld-pioneer Company 6th corps

12th Infantry Division

23rd Brigade

    1st Upper Silesian Infantry regiment. No. 22
    3rd Upper Silesian Infantry regiment. No. 62

24th Brigade

    2nd Upper Silesian Infantry regiment. No 23
    4th Upper Silesian Infantry regiment. No. 63

Attached to Division

    3rd Silesian Dragoon regiment, No. 15
    Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of the Silesian field-artillery regiment, No. 6
    1st Field-pioneer company, 6th corps, with light bridge-train
    2nd Field-pioneer company, 6th corps, with entrenching tool-column.

Corps Artillery

    Two batteries of horse artillery
    two light, two heavy field batteries of the Silesian field-artillery regiment, No. 6
    Artillery and Infantry ammunition, and pontoon columns of Silesian field-artillery regiment
    Silesian train battalion. No. 6

2ND CAVALRY DIVISION

3rd Cavalry Brigade:

    Silesian Leib Cuirassier regiment, No. 1
    Silesian Uhlan regiment, No. 24th

Cavalry Brigade:

    1st Leib Hussar regiment, No. 1
    Pomeranian Hussar regiment (Blocher's Hussars), No. 5

5th Cavalry Brigade:

    1st Silesian Hussar regiment, No. 4
    2nd Silesian Hussar regiment, No. 6
    Two batteries of horse-artillery

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