Königgrätz order of battle

The following units and commanders took part in the Battle of Königgrätz on July 3, 1866.

Prussian Armies

King William I of Prussia
General Helmuth von Moltke

First Army

II Corps

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
3rd Division	5th Brigade	2nd Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Regiment
3rd Division	6th Infantry Brigade	14th Infantry Regiment 54th Infantry Regiment
4th Division	7th Brigade	9th Infantry Regiment 49th Infantry Regiment
4th Division	8th Brigade	21st Infantry Regiment 61st Infantry Regiment
Corps troops	Infantry	34th Fusilier Regiment 2nd Jaeger Battalion
Corps troops	Cavalry	2nd Cuirassier Regiment 3rd Dragoon Regiment 5th Hussar Regiment 4th Uhlan Regiment 9th Uhlan Regiment

III Corps

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
5th Division	9th Brigade	8th Infantry Regiment 48th Infantry Regiment
5th Division	10th Brigade	12th Infantry Regiment 52nd Infantry Regiment
6th Division	11th Brigade	20th Infantry Regiment 60th Infantry Regiment
6th Division	12th Brigade	24th Infantry Regiment 64th Infantry Regiment
Corps troops	Infantry	25th Fusilier Regiment 3rd Jaeger Battalion
Corps troops	Cavalry	6th Cuirrasier Regiment 2nd Dragoon Regiment 3rd Husser Regiment 3rd Uhlan Regiment 4th Uhlan Regiment

IV Corps

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
7th Division General Eduard von Fransecky	13th Brigade	26th Infantry Regiment 66th Infantry Regiment
7th Division General Eduard von Fransecky	14th Brigade	27th Infantry Regiment 67th Infantry Regiment
8th Division	15th Brigade	31st Infantry Regiment 71st Infantry Regiment
8th Division	16th Brigade	32nd Infantry Regiment 92nd Infantry Regiment
Corps troops	Infantry	36th Fusilier Regiment 4th Jaeger Battalion
Corps troops	Cavalry	7th Cuirassier Regiment 6th Dragoon Regiment 10th Hussar Regiment 12th Hussar Regiment 6th Uhlan Regiment

Second Army

Crown Prince Frederick of Prussia

Chief of Staff: Leonhard Graf von Blumenthal

Guard Corps

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
1st Guard Division	1st Guard Brigade	1st Guards Regiment 2nd Guards Regiment
1st Guard Division	2nd Guard Brigade	3rd Guards Regiment 4th Guards Regiment
2nd Guard Division	3rd Guard Brigade	1st Grenadiers Regiment 2nd Grenadiers Regiment
2nd Guard Division	4th Guard Brigade	3rd Grenadiers Regiment 4th Grenadiers Regiment
Corps troops	Infantry	Guard Fusilier Regiment Guard Jaeger Battalion Guard Schuetzen Battalion
Corps troops	Cavalry	Garde du Corps Guard Cuirassier Regiment 1st Guard Dragoon Regiment 2nd Guard Dragoon Regiment Guard Hussar Regiment 1st Guard Uhlan Regiment 2nd Guard Uhlan Regiment 3rd Guard Uhlan Regiment

I Corps

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
1st Division	1st Brigade	1st Infantry Regiment 41st Infantry Regiment
1st Division	2nd Brigade	3rd Infantry Regiment 43rd Infantry Regiment
2nd Division	3rd Brigade	4th Infantry Regiment 44th Infantry Regiment
2nd Division	4th Brigade	5th Infantry Regiment 45th Infantry Regiment
Corps troops	Infantry	33rd Fusiliers Regiment 1st Jaeger Battalion
Corps troops	Cavalry	3rd Cuirassier Regiment 1st Dragoon Regiment 1st Hussar Regiment 8th Uhlan Regiment 12th Uhlan Regiment

V Corps

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
9th Division	17th Brigade	18th Infantry Regiment 48th Infantry Regiment
9th Division	18th Brigade	19th Infantry Regiment 59th Infantry Regiment
10th Division	19th Brigade	6th Infantry Regiment 46th Infantry Regiment
10th Division	20th Brigade	7th Infantry Regiment 47th Infantry Regiment
Corps troops	Infantry	37th Fusiliers Regiment 5th Jaeger Battalion
Corps troops	Cavalry	5th Cuirassiers Regiment 4th Dragoons Regiment 2nd Hussar Regiment 2nd Landwehr Hussar Regiment 1st Uhlan Regiment 10th Uhlan Regiment 1st Landwehr Uhlan Regiment

VI Corps

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
11th Division	21st Brigade	10th Infantry Regiment 50th Infantry Regiment
11th Division	22nd Brigade	11th Infantry Regiment 51st Infantry Regiment
12th Division	23rd Brigade	22nd Infantry Regiment 62nd Infantry Regiment
12th Division	24th Brigade	23rd Infantry Regiment 63rd Infantry Regiment
Corps troops	Infantry	38th Fusilier Regiment 6th Jaeger Battalion
Corps troops	Cavalry	1st Cuirassier Regiment 8th Dragoon Regiment 4th Hussar Regiment 6th Hussar Regiment 2nd Uhlan Regiment

Elbe Army

General Karl Eberhard Herwarth von Bittenfeld

VII Corps

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
14th Division	27th Brigade	16th Infantry Regiment 56th Infantry Regiment
14th Division	28th Brigade	17th Infantry Regiment 57th Infantry Regiment
Corps troops	Infantry	29th Fusilier Regiment 7th Jaeger Battalion
Corps troops	Cavalry	4th Cuirassiers Regiment 7th Dragoon Regiment 8th Hussar Regiment 11th Hussar Regiment 5th Uhlan Regiment

VIII Corps

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
15th Division	29th Brigade	25th Infantry Regiment 65th Infantry Regiment
15th Division	30th Brigade	28th Infantry Regiment 68th Infantry Regiment
16th Division	31st Brigade	29th Infantry Regiment 69th Infantry Regiment
16th Division	32nd Brigade	30th Infantry Regiment 70th Infantry Regiment
Corps troops	Infantry	40th Fusilier Regiment 8th Jaeger Battalion
Corps troops	Cavalry	8th Cuirassier Regiment 5th Dragoon Regiment 7th Hussar Regiment 9th Hussar Regiment 7th Uhlan Regiment

Austrian North Army

General Ludwig von Benedek

1st Corps

Brigade	Regiments and Others
Brigade Poschacher	30th Infantry Regiment 34th Infantry Regiment 18th Jaeger Battalion
Brigade Leiningen	33rd Infantry Regiment 32nd Jaeger Battalion
Brigade Piret	18th Infantry Regiment 45th Infantry Regiment 29th Jaeger Battalion
Brigade Ringelsheim	42nd Infantry Regiment 73rd Infantry Regiment 26th Jaeger Battalion
Artillery	8 four-pounders 2 eight-pounders 1 rocket battery
Cavalry	2nd Hussars Regiment, four squadrons

2nd Corps

Brigade	Regiments and Others
Brigade Thom	40th Infantry Regiment 69th Infantry Regiment 2nd Jaeger Battalion
Brigade Henriquez	14th Infantry Regiment 27th Infantry Regiment 9th Jaeger Battalion
Brigade Saffram	64th Infantry Regiment 80th Infantry Regiment 11th Jaeger Battalion
Brigade Wurttemberg	17th Infantry Regiment 57th Infantry Regiment 20th Jaeger Battalion
Artillery	8 four-pounders 2 eight-pounders 1 rocket battery
Cavalry	6th Uhlan Regiment, four squadrons

3rd Corps

Brigade	Regiments and Others
Brigade Kalik	35th Infantry Regiment 72nd Infantry Regiment 22nd Jaeger Battalion
Brigade Appiano	46th Infantry Regiment 62nd Infantry Regiment 4th Jaeger Battalion
Brigade Benedek	52nd Infantry Regiment 78th Infantry Regiment 1st Jaeger Battalion
Brigade Kirschberg	44th Infantry Regiment 49th Infantry Regiment 8rd Jaeger Battalion
Artillery	8 four-pounders 2 eight-pounders 1 rocket battery
Cavalry	9th Uhlan regiment, two squadrons

4th Corps

Brigade	Regiments and Others
Brigade Brandernstein	12th Infantry Regiment 26th Infantry Regiment 27th Jaeger Battalion
Brigade Fleishhacker	6th Infantry Regiment 61st Infantry Regment 13th Jaeger Battalion
Brigade Peockh	37th Infantry Regiment 51st Infantry Regiment 8th Jaeger Battalion
Brigade Joseph	67th Infantry Regiment 68th Infantry Regiment 30th Jaeger Battalion
Artillery	8 four-pounders 2 eight-pounders
Cavalry	7th Hussars Regiment, four squadrons

6th Corps

Brigade	Regiments and Others
Brigade Waldstaetten	9th Infantry Regiment 79th Infantry Regiment 6th Jaeger Battalion
Brigade Hertwegh	41st Infantry Regiment 56th Infantry Regiment 25th Jaeger Battalion
Brigade Rosenweig	4th Infantry Regiment 55th Infantry Regiment 17th Jaeger Battalion
Brigade Jonak	20th Infantry Regiment 60th Infantry Regiment 14th Jaeger Battalion
Artillery	7 four-pounders 2 eight-pounders
Cavalry	10th Uhlan Regiment, four squadrons

8th Corps

Brigade	Regiments and Others
Brigade Fragnern	15th Infantry Regiment 77th Infantry Regiment 5th Jaeger Battalion
Brigade Schulz	8th Infantry Regiment 74th Infantry Regiment 31st Jaeger Battalion
Brigade Kreyssern	21st Infantry Regiment 32nd Infantry Regiment 24th Jaeger Battalion
Brigade Rothkirch	25th Infantry Regiment 71st Infantry Regiment
Artillery	7 four-pounders 2 eight-pounders
Cavalry	3rd Uhlan Regiment, five squadrons

10th Corps

Brigade	Regiments and Others
Brigade Mondel	10th Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Regiment 12th Jaeger Battalion
Brigade Grivicics	2nd Infantry Regiment 23rd Infantry Regiment 16th Jaeger Battalion
Brigade Knebel	1st Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry Regiment 28th Jaeger Battalion
Brigade Wimpflen	13th Infantry Regiment 58th Infantry Regiment
Artillery	6 four-pounders 2 eight-pounders
Cavalry	9th Uhlan Regiment, three squadrons

Other

Brigade	Regiments and Others
Brigade Prochaska	13th Grenzer 4th battalion, 55th Infantry Regiment 4th Battalion, 56th Infantry Regiment 33rd and 34th Jaeger Battalions (combined battalion) 1 four-pounder battery

Reserve cavalry

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
1st Light Cavalry Division	Brigade Appel	2nd Dragoon Regiment 9th Hussar Regiment 4th company, XI Artillery Regiment
	Brigade Wallis	1st Dragoon Regiment 10th Hussar Regiment 5th company, XI Artillery Regiment
	Brigade Fratricevies	5th Hussar Regiment 8th Hussar Regiment 6th company, XI Artillery Regiment
2nd Light Cavalry Division	Brigade Bellegarde	4th Hussar Regiment 12th Hussar Regiment 2nd company, XI Artillery Regiment
2nd Light Cavalry Division	Brigade Westphalen	6th Hussar Regiment 14th Hussar Regiment 3rd company, XI Artillery Regiment
1st Reserve (Heavy) Cavalry Division	Brigade Solms	4th Cuirassier Regiment 6th Cuirassier Regiment 8th Uhlan Regiment 5th company, VI Artillery Regiment
1st Reserve (Heavy) Cavalry Division	Brigade Schindloecker	9th Cuirassier Regiment 11th Cuirassier Regiment 7th Uhlan Regiment 6th company, XI Artillery Regiment
2nd Reserve (Heavy) Cavalry Division General Egbell	Brigade Boxberg	3rd Cuirassier Regiment 7th Cuirassier Regiment 2nd Uhlan Regiment 4th company, XII Artillery Regiment
2nd Reserve (Heavy) Cavalry Division General Egbell	Brigade Soltyk	1st Cuirassier Regiment 5th Cuirassier Regiment 5th Uhlan Regiment 5th company, XII Artillery Regiment
3rd Reserve (Heavy) Cavalry Division General Coudenhove	Brigade Windischgraetz	2nd Cuirassier Regiment 8th Cuirassier Regiment 7th Uhlan Regiment 2nd company, XII Artillery Regiment
3rd Reserve (Heavy) Cavalry Division General Coudenhove	Brigade Mengen	10th Cuirassier Regiment 12th Cuirassier Regiment 11th Uhlan Regiment 3rd company, XII Artillery Regiment

Saxon Army

Prince Albert of Saxony

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
1st Division	2nd Brigade	5th Infantry Battalion 6th Infantry Battalion 7th Infantry Battalion 8th Infantry Battalion 1st Jaeger Battalion
	3rd Brigade	9th Infantry Battalion 10th Infantry Battalion 11th Infantry Battalion 12th Infantry Battalion 3rd Jaeger Battalion
	Cavalry	2nd Cavalry Regiment, one squadron 3rd Cavalry Regiment, one squadron
2nd Division	1st Brigade	1st Infantry Battalion 2nd Infantry Battalion 3rd Infantry Battalion 4th Infantry Battalion 1st Jaeger Battalion
	4th (Leib) Brigade	13th Infantry Battalion 14th Infantry Battalion 15th Infantry Battalion 16th Infantry Battalion 4th Jaeger Battalion
	Cavalry	Guard Cavalry Regiment, one squadron 1st Cavalry Regiment, one squadron
Cavalry Division	1st Brigade	Guard Cavalry Regiment 1st Cavalry Regiment
Cavalry Division	2nd Brigade	2nd Cavalry Regiment 3rd Cavalry Regiment

Sources

Perello, Christopher. "Koeniggraetz: Austria vs. Prussia, 1866", in Strategy & Tactics, no. 275 (July/August 2012).

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