The following units and commanders took part in the Battle of Königgrätz on July 3, 1866. Compiled from the Prussian Army's Official History of the war. [1] [2]
Prussian Army Royal Saxon Army |
Austrian Army |
---|---|
Generalfeldmarschall (Field Marshal) | Feldmarschall (Field Marshal) |
General der Infanterie (General of Infantry) General der Kavallerie (General of Cavalry) |
Feldzeugmeister General der Kavallerie (Cavalry General) |
Generalleutnant (Lieutenant General) | Feldmarschallleutnant (Lieutenant Field Marshal) |
Generalmajor (Major General) | General-Major (Major General) |
King
William I of Prussia
General der Infanterie
Helmuth von Moltke
General der Kavallerie
Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia
Chief of Staff: Generalleutnant
Konstantin Bernhard von Voigts-Rhetz
General der Kavallerie Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
5th Division
|
9th Brigade |
|
10th Brigade |
| |
Divisional troops |
| |
6th Division
|
11th Brigade |
|
12th Brigade |
| |
Divisional troops |
|
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
7th Division
|
13th Brigade |
|
14th Brigade |
| |
Divisional troops |
| |
8th Division
|
15th Brigade |
|
16th Brigade |
| |
Divisional troops |
| |
Army troops |
Artillery Reserve |
|
Generalleutnant Stephan von Schmidt
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
3rd Division
|
5th Brigade |
|
6th Brigade |
| |
Divisional troops |
| |
4th Division
|
7th Brigade |
|
8th Brigade |
| |
Artillery |
| |
Corps troops |
3rd Heavy Cavalry Brigade |
|
Artillery Reserve |
|
General der Kavallerie Prince Albert of Prussia
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
1st Cavalry Division
|
2nd Heavy Cavalry Brigade |
|
1st Light Cavalry Brigade |
| |
2nd Cavalry Division
|
2nd Light Cavalry Brigade |
|
3rd Light Cavalry Brigade |
| |
Corps Troops |
Artillery |
|
General der Infanterie
Crown Prince Frederick William of Prussia
Chief of Staff: Generalmajor
Leonhard Graf von Blumenthal
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
Reserve Cavalry of the Second Army
|
Heavy Cavalry Brigade |
|
Light Cavalry Brigade |
| |
Landwehr Cavalry Brigade |
| |
Artillery |
|
General der Kavallerie Prince August of Württemberg
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
1st Guards Division
|
1st Guards Brigade | |
2nd Guards Brigade |
| |
Divisional troops |
| |
2nd Guards Division
|
3rd Guards Brigade |
|
4th Guards Brigade |
| |
Divisional troops |
| |
Corps troops |
1st Heavy Cavalry Brigade |
|
Artillery |
|
General der Infanterie Adolf von Bonin
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
1st Division
|
1st Brigade |
|
2nd Brigade |
| |
Divisional troops |
| |
2nd Division
|
3rd Brigade |
|
4th Brigade |
| |
Divisional troops |
| |
Corps troops |
Cavalry Brigade |
|
Artillery Reserve |
|
General der Infanterie Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
9th Division
|
17th Brigade |
|
18th Brigade |
| |
Divisional troops |
| |
10th Division
|
19th Brigade |
|
20th Brigade |
| |
Divisional troops |
| |
Corps troops |
Artillery Reserve |
|
General der Kavallerie Louis von Mutius
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
11th Division
|
21st Brigade |
|
22nd Brigade |
| |
Division troops |
| |
12th Division
|
Combined Brigade |
|
Division troops |
| |
Corps troops |
Cavalry |
|
Artillery Reserve |
|
General der Infanterie
Karl Eberhard Herwarth von Bittenfeld
[note 5]
Chief of Staff: Colonel Ludwig von Schlotheim
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
14th Division
|
27th Brigade |
|
28th Brigade |
| |
Divisional troops |
| |
15th Division
|
29th Brigade |
|
30th Brigade |
| |
Divisional troops |
| |
16th Division
|
31st Brigade |
|
Fusilier Brigade |
| |
Divisional troops |
| |
Army troops |
14th Cavalry Brigade |
|
Reserve Cavalry Brigade |
| |
Artillery Reserve |
|
Generalleutnant Gustav von der Mülbe [note 6]
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
Landwehr Guards Division |
1st Landwehr Guards Brigade |
|
2nd Landwehr Guards Brigade |
| |
Combined Landwehr Division |
1st Landwehr Brigade |
|
2nd Landwehr Brigade |
| |
Landwehr Cavalry Division |
|
Feldzeugmeister
Ludwig von Benedek
Chief of Staff: Feldmarschall-Leutnant
Alfred von Henikstein
Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|
Army Artillery Reserve |
|
General der Kavallerie
Eduard Clam-Gallas
Deputy: General-Major
Leopold Gondrecourt
Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|
Brigade Poschacher |
|
Brigade Leiningen |
|
Brigade Piret |
|
Brigade Ringelsheim |
|
Brigade Kalik [note 8] |
|
Artillery |
|
Cavalry |
|
Feldmarschall-Leutnant
Karl von Thun und Hohenstein
Deputy: General-Major
Josip Filipović
Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|
Brigade Thom |
|
Brigade Henriquez |
|
Brigade Saffram |
|
Brigade Wurttemberg |
|
Artillery |
|
Cavalry |
|
Feldmarschall-Leutnant
Archduke Ernest
Deputy: General-Major Alois von Baumgarten
Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|
Brigade Appiano |
|
Brigade Benedek | |
Brigade Kirschberg |
|
Brigade Prochaska |
|
Artillery |
|
Cavalry |
|
Feldmarschall-Leutnant
Tassilo Festetics de Tolna
Deputy: Feldmarschall-Leutnant
Anton Mollinary von Monte Pastello
Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|
Brigade Brandernstein |
|
Brigade Fleishhacker |
|
Brigade Peockh |
|
Brigade Archduke Joseph |
|
Artillery |
|
Cavalry |
|
Feldmarschall-Leutnant
Wilhelm von Ramming
Deputy: General-Major August Kochmeister
Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|
Brigade Waldstaetten |
|
Brigade Hertwegh |
|
Brigade Rosenweig |
|
Brigade Jonak |
|
Artillery |
|
Cavalry |
|
Feldmarschall-Leutnant
Archduke Leopold Ludwig
Deputy: General-Major Joseph Weber
Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|
Brigade Fragnern |
|
Brigade Kreyssern |
|
Brigade Rothkirch |
|
Brigade Roth |
|
Artillery |
|
Cavalry |
|
Feldmarschall-Leutnant
Ludwig von Gablenz
Deputy: General-Major Alexander Freiherr von Koller
Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|
Brigade Mondel |
|
Brigade Grivicics |
|
Brigade Knebel |
|
Brigade Wimpffen |
|
Artillery |
|
Cavalry |
|
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
1st Light Cavalry Division
|
Brigade Appel |
|
Brigade Wallis |
| |
Brigade Fratricevies |
| |
2nd Light Cavalry Division
|
Brigade Bellegarde |
|
Brigade Westphalen |
| |
1st Reserve (Heavy) Cavalry Division
|
Brigade Solms |
|
Brigade Schindloecker |
| |
2nd Reserve (Heavy) Cavalry Division
|
Brigade Boxberg |
|
Brigade Soltyk |
| |
3rd Reserve (Heavy) Cavalry Division
|
Brigade Windischgraetz |
|
Brigade Mengen |
|
General der Infanterie Crown Prince Albert of Saxony
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
1st Division
|
2nd Brigade |
|
3rd Brigade |
| |
Divisional troops |
| |
2nd Division
|
1st Brigade |
|
4th (Leib) Brigade |
| |
Divisional troops |
| |
Cavalry Division
|
1st Brigade |
|
2nd Brigade |
| |
Divisional troops |
| |
Army Troops |
Artillery Reserve |
|
Pioneers |
|
The following units and commanders took part in the Battle of Königgrätz on July 3, 1866. Compiled from the Prussian Army's Official History of the war. [1] [2]
Prussian Army Royal Saxon Army |
Austrian Army |
---|---|
Generalfeldmarschall (Field Marshal) | Feldmarschall (Field Marshal) |
General der Infanterie (General of Infantry) General der Kavallerie (General of Cavalry) |
Feldzeugmeister General der Kavallerie (Cavalry General) |
Generalleutnant (Lieutenant General) | Feldmarschallleutnant (Lieutenant Field Marshal) |
Generalmajor (Major General) | General-Major (Major General) |
King
William I of Prussia
General der Infanterie
Helmuth von Moltke
General der Kavallerie
Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia
Chief of Staff: Generalleutnant
Konstantin Bernhard von Voigts-Rhetz
General der Kavallerie Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
5th Division
|
9th Brigade |
|
10th Brigade |
| |
Divisional troops |
| |
6th Division
|
11th Brigade |
|
12th Brigade |
| |
Divisional troops |
|
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
7th Division
|
13th Brigade |
|
14th Brigade |
| |
Divisional troops |
| |
8th Division
|
15th Brigade |
|
16th Brigade |
| |
Divisional troops |
| |
Army troops |
Artillery Reserve |
|
Generalleutnant Stephan von Schmidt
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
3rd Division
|
5th Brigade |
|
6th Brigade |
| |
Divisional troops |
| |
4th Division
|
7th Brigade |
|
8th Brigade |
| |
Artillery |
| |
Corps troops |
3rd Heavy Cavalry Brigade |
|
Artillery Reserve |
|
General der Kavallerie Prince Albert of Prussia
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
1st Cavalry Division
|
2nd Heavy Cavalry Brigade |
|
1st Light Cavalry Brigade |
| |
2nd Cavalry Division
|
2nd Light Cavalry Brigade |
|
3rd Light Cavalry Brigade |
| |
Corps Troops |
Artillery |
|
General der Infanterie
Crown Prince Frederick William of Prussia
Chief of Staff: Generalmajor
Leonhard Graf von Blumenthal
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
Reserve Cavalry of the Second Army
|
Heavy Cavalry Brigade |
|
Light Cavalry Brigade |
| |
Landwehr Cavalry Brigade |
| |
Artillery |
|
General der Kavallerie Prince August of Württemberg
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
1st Guards Division
|
1st Guards Brigade | |
2nd Guards Brigade |
| |
Divisional troops |
| |
2nd Guards Division
|
3rd Guards Brigade |
|
4th Guards Brigade |
| |
Divisional troops |
| |
Corps troops |
1st Heavy Cavalry Brigade |
|
Artillery |
|
General der Infanterie Adolf von Bonin
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
1st Division
|
1st Brigade |
|
2nd Brigade |
| |
Divisional troops |
| |
2nd Division
|
3rd Brigade |
|
4th Brigade |
| |
Divisional troops |
| |
Corps troops |
Cavalry Brigade |
|
Artillery Reserve |
|
General der Infanterie Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
9th Division
|
17th Brigade |
|
18th Brigade |
| |
Divisional troops |
| |
10th Division
|
19th Brigade |
|
20th Brigade |
| |
Divisional troops |
| |
Corps troops |
Artillery Reserve |
|
General der Kavallerie Louis von Mutius
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
11th Division
|
21st Brigade |
|
22nd Brigade |
| |
Division troops |
| |
12th Division
|
Combined Brigade |
|
Division troops |
| |
Corps troops |
Cavalry |
|
Artillery Reserve |
|
General der Infanterie
Karl Eberhard Herwarth von Bittenfeld
[note 5]
Chief of Staff: Colonel Ludwig von Schlotheim
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
14th Division
|
27th Brigade |
|
28th Brigade |
| |
Divisional troops |
| |
15th Division
|
29th Brigade |
|
30th Brigade |
| |
Divisional troops |
| |
16th Division
|
31st Brigade |
|
Fusilier Brigade |
| |
Divisional troops |
| |
Army troops |
14th Cavalry Brigade |
|
Reserve Cavalry Brigade |
| |
Artillery Reserve |
|
Generalleutnant Gustav von der Mülbe [note 6]
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
Landwehr Guards Division |
1st Landwehr Guards Brigade |
|
2nd Landwehr Guards Brigade |
| |
Combined Landwehr Division |
1st Landwehr Brigade |
|
2nd Landwehr Brigade |
| |
Landwehr Cavalry Division |
|
Feldzeugmeister
Ludwig von Benedek
Chief of Staff: Feldmarschall-Leutnant
Alfred von Henikstein
Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|
Army Artillery Reserve |
|
General der Kavallerie
Eduard Clam-Gallas
Deputy: General-Major
Leopold Gondrecourt
Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|
Brigade Poschacher |
|
Brigade Leiningen |
|
Brigade Piret |
|
Brigade Ringelsheim |
|
Brigade Kalik [note 8] |
|
Artillery |
|
Cavalry |
|
Feldmarschall-Leutnant
Karl von Thun und Hohenstein
Deputy: General-Major
Josip Filipović
Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|
Brigade Thom |
|
Brigade Henriquez |
|
Brigade Saffram |
|
Brigade Wurttemberg |
|
Artillery |
|
Cavalry |
|
Feldmarschall-Leutnant
Archduke Ernest
Deputy: General-Major Alois von Baumgarten
Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|
Brigade Appiano |
|
Brigade Benedek | |
Brigade Kirschberg |
|
Brigade Prochaska |
|
Artillery |
|
Cavalry |
|
Feldmarschall-Leutnant
Tassilo Festetics de Tolna
Deputy: Feldmarschall-Leutnant
Anton Mollinary von Monte Pastello
Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|
Brigade Brandernstein |
|
Brigade Fleishhacker |
|
Brigade Peockh |
|
Brigade Archduke Joseph |
|
Artillery |
|
Cavalry |
|
Feldmarschall-Leutnant
Wilhelm von Ramming
Deputy: General-Major August Kochmeister
Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|
Brigade Waldstaetten |
|
Brigade Hertwegh |
|
Brigade Rosenweig |
|
Brigade Jonak |
|
Artillery |
|
Cavalry |
|
Feldmarschall-Leutnant
Archduke Leopold Ludwig
Deputy: General-Major Joseph Weber
Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|
Brigade Fragnern |
|
Brigade Kreyssern |
|
Brigade Rothkirch |
|
Brigade Roth |
|
Artillery |
|
Cavalry |
|
Feldmarschall-Leutnant
Ludwig von Gablenz
Deputy: General-Major Alexander Freiherr von Koller
Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|
Brigade Mondel |
|
Brigade Grivicics |
|
Brigade Knebel |
|
Brigade Wimpffen |
|
Artillery |
|
Cavalry |
|
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
1st Light Cavalry Division
|
Brigade Appel |
|
Brigade Wallis |
| |
Brigade Fratricevies |
| |
2nd Light Cavalry Division
|
Brigade Bellegarde |
|
Brigade Westphalen |
| |
1st Reserve (Heavy) Cavalry Division
|
Brigade Solms |
|
Brigade Schindloecker |
| |
2nd Reserve (Heavy) Cavalry Division
|
Brigade Boxberg |
|
Brigade Soltyk |
| |
3rd Reserve (Heavy) Cavalry Division
|
Brigade Windischgraetz |
|
Brigade Mengen |
|
General der Infanterie Crown Prince Albert of Saxony
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
1st Division
|
2nd Brigade |
|
3rd Brigade |
| |
Divisional troops |
| |
2nd Division
|
1st Brigade |
|
4th (Leib) Brigade |
| |
Divisional troops |
| |
Cavalry Division
|
1st Brigade |
|
2nd Brigade |
| |
Divisional troops |
| |
Army Troops |
Artillery Reserve |
|
Pioneers |
|