Prussian Army of the Main, July 1866

<strong>Prussian</strong> <strong>Army</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Main</strong><br />

<strong>July</strong> l866<br />

<strong>Army</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Main</strong>e: General Vogel von Falckenstein<br />

l3th Division: Generalleutnant von Goeben<br />

25th Brigade: Generalmajor von Kummer (6,l72)<br />

l3th Infantry Regiment (3)<br />

53rd Infantry Regiment (3)<br />

26th Brigade: Generalmajor von Wrangel (6,l72)<br />

l5th Infantry Regiment (3)<br />

55th Infantry Regiment (3)<br />

Attached:<br />

Lippish Fusilier Battalion (l,024)*<br />

l/,7/7th Pioneer Battalion (308)<br />

l3th Cavalry Brigade: Oberst von Treskow (l,405)**<br />

Westphalian Cuirassier Regiment #4 (4)<br />

lst Westphalian Hussar Regiment #8 (4)<br />

Artillery:<br />

3rd Foot Battalion, 7th Artillery Regiment<br />

(4 Batteries)(580)(24 guns)<br />

3rd Horse Battery, 7th Artillery Regiment<br />

(l35)(6 guns)<br />

3rd Munitions Column, 7th Artillery Regiment (270)<br />

Light Field Hospital<br />

Combined Division: Generalmajor von Manteuffel<br />

(on l9 <strong>July</strong> GM von Flies)<br />

Brigade: Generlmajor von Freyhold (6,996)<br />

9th Jäger Battalion<br />

25th Infantry Regiment (3)<br />

36th Fusilier Regiment (3)<br />

Brigade: Generlmajor von Korth (8,222)<br />

llth Grenadier Regiment (3)<br />

59th Infantry Regiment (3)<br />

Cavalry Brigade: Generalmajor von Files (l,250)<br />

(on l9 <strong>July</strong> GM von Below)<br />

Rhenish Dragoon Regiment #5 (4)<br />

Magdeburg Dragoon Regiment #6 (4)<br />

Attached:<br />

3rd Foot Battalion, 6th Artillery Regiment<br />

(4 Foot Batteries)(580)(24 guns)<br />

4th Horse Battery, 7th Artillery Regiment<br />

(l35)(6 guns)<br />

3rd Munitions Column, 6th Artillery Regiment<br />

(270)<br />

Ad hoc 6pdr Battery formed with captured<br />

Hannoverian equipment (l45)(6 guns)<br />

Reserve Pioneer Companies (2)(328)++<br />

Light Field Hospital<br />

Combined Division: Generalleutnant von Beyer<br />

lst Combined Brigade: Generalmajor von Schlachtmeyer<br />

(6,l72)(later Oberst von Woyna)<br />

30th Infantry Regiment (3)<br />

70th Infantry Regiment (3)<br />

2nd Combined Brigade: Generalmajor von Glümer (6,l72)<br />

l9th Infantry Regiment (3) #<br />

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20th Infantry Regiment (3)<br />

Brigade: (6,l72)<br />

32nd Infantry Regiment (3)<br />

39th Infantry Regiment (3)<br />

Attached:<br />

2nd Rhenish Hussar Regiment #9 (5)(780)<br />

l 4pdr Battery & l l2pdr Battery, 8th Artillery<br />

Regiment & l l2pdr Battery, lst Reserve<br />

Artillery Regiment (435)(l8 guns)<br />

llth & l2th l2pdr Reserve Batteries (290)(l2 guns)<br />

2 6pdr Batteries formed with captured Hannoverian<br />

equipment (290(l2 guns)<br />

2 Munition Columns, 6th & 7th Artillery Regiments<br />

(l80)<br />

3rd Munitions Column, 8th Artillery Regiment (270)<br />

Oldenburg-Hanseatic Brigade: Generalmajor Weltzien<br />

Oldenburg Infantry Regiment (3)(3,072) ***<br />

Bremer Fusilier Battalion (l,024) ***<br />

Lübeck Fusilier Battalion (l,024) +<br />

Hamburg Infantry Regiment (2)(2,048) ++<br />

Oldenburg Reiter Regiment (3)(468)***<br />

Hamburg Dragoon Division (2)(3l2) ++<br />

Oldenburg l2pdr (smoothbore) & 6pdr Rifle<br />

Batteries (270)(l2 guns)***<br />

Oldenburg Munitions Column (l00)<br />

Light Bridging Train equipped with captured<br />

Hannoverian equipment (unknown)<br />

* As <strong>of</strong> 9 <strong>July</strong>.<br />

** As <strong>of</strong> 20 <strong>July</strong> <strong>the</strong> 8th Hussars were under <strong>the</strong> direct control <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> divisional commander and GN v. Tresckow lead a combined<br />

reserve brigade formed by <strong>the</strong> l9th Infantry Regiment, 4th Cuirassiers,<br />

and <strong>the</strong> 3rd Horse Battery, 7th Artillery Regiment.<br />

*** As <strong>of</strong> 20 <strong>July</strong><br />

+ As <strong>of</strong> 26 <strong>July</strong><br />

++ As <strong>of</strong> 27 <strong>July</strong><br />

# The l9th Infantry was later transfered to von Tresckow's<br />

combined brigade and in its place <strong>the</strong> 32nd Infantry from Glümer's<br />

Brigade.<br />

2nd Reserve <strong>Army</strong> Corps: General der Infanterie Franz, Grand<br />

Duke <strong>of</strong> Mecklenburg-Schwerin<br />

Combined Guard Infantry Brigade: Oberst von Tresckow<br />

4th Guard Regiment zu Fuss (4)(3,9l0)<br />

4/lst, 2nd, & 3rd Guard Regiments zu Fuss &<br />

4/Garde-Grenadier Regiment (4)(3,296)<br />

Combined Infantry Brigade: Oberst Schuler von Senden (4,l20)<br />

4/2nd Infantry Regiment<br />

4/9th Infantry Regiment<br />

4/l4th Infantry Regiment<br />

4/42nd Infantry Regiment<br />

4/6lst Infantry Regiment<br />

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Reserve Landwehr Cavalry Brigade:<br />

lst Reserve Landwehr Hussar Regiment (4)(625)<br />

lst Reserve Landwehr Uhlan Regiment (4)(6l2)<br />

Attached:<br />

Anhalt Infantry Regiment (2)(2,050)<br />

2nd Reserve Field Artillery Regiment (l,l60)(48 guns)<br />

5 4pdr Batteries & 3 6pdr Batteries<br />

Mecklenburg-Schwerin Division: Generalmajor von Bilgner<br />

Mecklenburg Brigade: Oberst von Jasmund<br />

lst Mecklenburg Regiment (2)(2,0l3)<br />

2nd Mecklenburg Regiment (2)(2,0l3)<br />

Mecklenburg Jäger Battalion (l,024)<br />

Brunswick/Saxe-Altenburg Brigade: Oberst von<br />

Girsewald) (4,096)<br />

Brunswick Infantry Regiment (2)<br />

Saxe-Altenburg Regiment (2)<br />

Attached:<br />

Mecklenburg Dragoon Regiment (4)(624)<br />

Brunswick Hussar Regiment (3)(3l2)<br />

2 Mecklenburg 6pdr Batteries (270)(l2 guns)<br />

Brunswick 6pdr Battery (68)(4 guns)<br />

Ostereichs Kämpfe im Jahre l866 Vienna, l867-l868, 5 Vols<br />

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