We’ve got the orders of battle and some extra photos to accompany Wi417’s ‘The Battle of Trautenau’ article.

Prussian Line Infantry – charge!

AUSTRIA

X Armeecorps

• Commander – Feldmarschalllieutenant (FML) Baron Gablenz
• Assistant – Generalmajor (GM) Baron Koller
• Chief of Staff – Oberst Baron Bourguignon
• Chief of Artillery – Oberst Eisler
• Brigade Oberst Mondl – 12th Jaegerbataillon, Infanterieregiment No 10 Graf Mazzuchelli, Infanterieregiment No 24 Herzog von Parma, 4-lb Fussbatterie No 1/III
• Brigade Oberst Grivicic – 16th Jaegerbataillon, Infanterieregiment No 2 Kaiser Alexander, Infanterieregiment No 23 Baron Ajroldi, 4-lb Fussbatterie No 2/III
• Brigade GM Baron Wimpffen – Infanterieregiment No 13 Baron Bamberg, Infanterieregiment No 58 Erherzog Stefan (4 battalions), 4-lb Fussbatterie No 4/III
• Brigade GM Ritter von Knebel – 28th Jaegerbataillon, Infanterieregiment No 1 Kaiser Franz Josef, Infanterieregiment No 3 Erherzog Karl, 4-lb Fussbatterie No 3/III
• Corps Artillery Reserve – 4-lb Fussbatterie No 5/III, 4-lb Kavalleriebatterie No 7/III, three 8-lb Fussbatterieen Nos 8/III, 9/III and 10/III
• Ulanenregiment No 9 Graf Mensdorf, squadrons 3, 4 and 5
• Dragonerregiment No 2 Furst Windischgratz, squadrons 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6
• Compagnie 3 of the 5th Pionierbataillon

Note: all line infantry regiments fielded three battalions save IR 58 which deployed four. All artillery batteries deployed eight guns, all rifled muzzle loaders.

PRUSSIA

I Armeecorps

• Commander – General der Infanterie (GDI) von Bonin
• Adjutant General – His Majesty the King
• Chief of Staff – Oberst von Borries
• Chief of Artillery – Oberst Knothe

Right Column

• Advanced Guard of I Armee – Generallieutenant (GL) von Grossman
  • Advanced Guard Forward Detachment Oberst von Beeren – Dragonerregiment No 1 Prinz Albrecht von Preussen 3d and 5th squadrons, Grenadierregiment No 1 Kronprinz 1st and 2nd battalions, 1st 4-lb Fussbatterie
  • Advanced Guard Main Body GM von Pape – Jaegerbataillon No1, Grenadierregiment No 1 Fusilierbataillon, Infanterieregiment No 41 aka 5th Ostpreussen Fusilierbataillon, 5th 4-lb Fussbatterie, Dragonerregiment No 1 2nd and 4th squadrons, Ulanenregiment No 8 Ostpreussen 2nd, 3rd and 4th squadrons, 1st Reitende Batterie, Compagnie 1 of the Ostpreussen Pionierbataillon No 1
• Reserveinfanterie GM von Barnekow – Infanterieregiment No 43 aka 6th Ostpreussen 1st and Fusilierbataillonen, Grenadierregiment No 3 aka 2nd Ostpreussen 2nd and Fusilierbataillon, 4th 12-lb Batterie, Ulanenregiment No 8 Ostpreussen 1st squadron
• Reserveartillerie Oberst von Oertzen – 1st, 2nd and 4th 6-lb Fussbatterieen, 2nd and 6th 4-lb Fussbatterieen, 2nd and 4th Reitende Batterieen (also with the guns, the balance of Infanterieregiment No 43, Grenadierregiment No 3 and the pioneer battalion)
• Right Detachment Oberst von Koblinski – Dragonerregiment No 1 Prinz Albrecht von Preussen 1st squadron, Infanterieregiment No 41 aka 5th Ostpreussen 1st and 2nd battalions, Compagnie 4 of Jaegerbataillon No 1, two 4-lbers from 5th 4-lb Fussbatterie

Left Column

• Commander – GL von Clausewitz
• 3rd Infanteriebrigade GM Malotki von Trzebiatowski – Infanterieregiment No 44, Grenadierregiment No 4
• 4th Infanteriebrigade GM von Buddenbrock – Infanterieregiment No 45, Grenadierregiment No 5
• Leibhusarenregiment No 1 (4 squadrons), 3rd and 4th 4-lb Fussbatterieen, 3rd 6-lb Fussbatterie, 3rd 12-lb Batterie
• Reservekavallerie Oberst von Bredow – Kurassierregiment No 3 Ostpreussen (4 squadrons), Ulanenregiment No 12 Litauisches (4 squadrons), 3rd Reitende Batterie

Note: Prussian batteries consisted of six guns, all Krupp rifled breechloaders, save the 12-pounder smoothbores which habitually serviced the army’s horse batteries.