Königgrätz order of battle
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]
Ranks and translations
Prussian Army Royal Saxon Army |
Austrian Army |
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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) |
Prussian Armies
King William I of Prussia
General der Infanterie Helmuth von Moltke
First Army
General der Kavallerie Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia
Chief of Staff: Generalleutnant Konstantin Bernhard von Voigts-Rhetz
III Corps
General der Kavallerie Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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5th Division
|
9th Brigade |
|
10th Brigade |
| |
Divisional troops |
| |
6th Division
|
11th Brigade |
|
12th Brigade |
| |
Divisional troops |
|
IV Corps
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 |
|
II Corps
Generalleutnant Stephan von Schmidt
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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3rd Division
|
5th Brigade |
|
6th Brigade |
| |
Divisional troops |
| |
4th Division
|
7th Brigade |
|
8th Brigade |
| |
Artillery |
| |
Corps troops |
3rd Heavy Cavalry Brigade |
|
Artillery Reserve |
|
Cavalry Corps
General der Kavallerie Prince Albert of Prussia
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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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 |
|
Second Army
General der Infanterie Crown Prince Frederick William of Prussia
Chief of Staff: Generalmajor Leonhard Graf von Blumenthal
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Reserve Cavalry of the Second Army
|
Heavy Cavalry Brigade |
|
Light Cavalry Brigade |
| |
Landwehr Cavalry Brigade |
| |
Artillery |
|
Guard Corps
General der Kavallerie Prince August of Württemberg
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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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 |
|
I Corps
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 |
|
V Corps
General der Infanterie Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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9th Division
|
17th Brigade |
|
18th Brigade |
| |
Divisional troops |
| |
10th Division
|
19th Brigade |
|
20th Brigade |
| |
Divisional troops |
| |
Corps troops |
Artillery Reserve |
|
VI Corps
General der Kavallerie Louis von Mutius
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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11th Division
|
21st Brigade |
|
22nd Brigade |
| |
Division troops |
| |
12th Division
|
Combined Brigade |
|
Division troops |
| |
Corps troops |
Cavalry |
|
Artillery Reserve |
|
Elbe Army
General der Infanterie Karl Eberhard Herwarth von Bittenfeld[note 5]
Chief of Staff: Colonel Ludwig von Schlotheim
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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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 |
|
I Reserve Corps
Generalleutnant Gustav von der Mülbe[note 6]
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Landwehr Guards Division |
1st Landwehr Guards Brigade |
|
2nd Landwehr Guards Brigade |
| |
Combined Landwehr Division |
1st Landwehr Brigade |
|
2nd Landwehr Brigade |
| |
Landwehr Cavalry Division |
|
Austrian North Army
Feldzeugmeister Ludwig von Benedek
Chief of Staff: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Alfred von Henikstein
Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Army Artillery Reserve |
|
1st Corps
General der Kavallerie Eduard Clam-Gallas
Deputy: General-Major Leopold Gondrecourt
Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Brigade Poschacher |
|
Brigade Leiningen |
|
Brigade Piret |
|
Brigade Ringelsheim |
|
Brigade Kalik [note 8] |
|
Artillery |
|
Cavalry |
|
2nd Corps
Feldmarschall-Leutnant Karl von Thun und Hohenstein
Deputy: General-Major Josip Filipović
Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Brigade Thom |
|
Brigade Henriquez |
|
Brigade Saffram |
|
Brigade Wurttemberg |
|
Artillery |
|
Cavalry |
|
3rd Corps
Feldmarschall-Leutnant Archduke Ernest
Deputy: General-Major Alois von Baumgarten
Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Brigade Appiano |
|
Brigade Benedek | |
Brigade Kirschberg |
|
Brigade Prochaska |
|
Artillery |
|
Cavalry |
|
4th Corps
Feldmarschall-Leutnant Tassilo Festetics de Tolna
Deputy: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Anton Mollinary von Monte Pastello
Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Brigade Brandernstein |
|
Brigade Fleishhacker |
|
Brigade Peockh |
|
Brigade Archduke Joseph |
|
Artillery |
|
Cavalry |
|
6th Corps
Feldmarschall-Leutnant Wilhelm von Ramming
Deputy: General-Major August Kochmeister
Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Brigade Waldstaetten |
|
Brigade Hertwegh |
|
Brigade Rosenweig |
|
Brigade Jonak |
|
Artillery |
|
Cavalry |
|
8th Corps
Feldmarschall-Leutnant Archduke Leopold Ludwig
Deputy: General-Major Joseph Weber
Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Brigade Fragnern |
|
Brigade Kreyssern |
|
Brigade Rothkirch |
|
Brigade Roth |
|
Artillery |
|
Cavalry |
|
10th Corps
Feldmarschall-Leutnant Ludwig von Gablenz
Deputy: General-Major Alexander Freiherr von Koller
Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Brigade Mondel |
|
Brigade Grivicics |
|
Brigade Knebel |
|
Brigade Wimpffen |
|
Artillery |
|
Cavalry |
|
Reserve 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 |
|
Saxon Army
General der Infanterie Crown Prince Albert of Saxony
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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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 |
|
Notes
- The 3rd Uhlans and 2nd Dragoons were detached to form a temporary Cavalry Brigade during the battle.
- During the battle, the 5th and 6th Divisions formed the First Army's reserve and were grouped together under Manstein's command. Some sources refer to this temporary group as the III Corps, after the peacetime command that both divisions were assigned to.
- The 1st and 4th Uhlans were detached to form a temporary Cavalry Brigade under V Corps during the battle.
- The 8th Dragoons were detached to form a temporary Cavalry Brigade with the 4th Hussars during the battle.
- The Elbe Army was in effect the VIII Corps reinforced by the 14th Division. Bittenfeld was simultaneously commander of the Army and VIII Corps
- The Reserve Corps did not take part in the battle. The leading element of the Corps, the Landwehr Guards Division, did not arrive until the evening following.
- The primary recruiting district of Austrian Infantry Regiments is shown in brackets.
- Attached from the 3rd Corps
Sources
- von Wright; Hozier, Henry (1872). The campaign of 1866 in Germany. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. pp. 508–599. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- "Austro-Hungarian Army - Peacetime Locations and Recruiting Areas 1866".