The Seven Years War (1756-63)
Manuscript and printed maps and views, correspondence and journals from the first global war
Order of battle, 1756, Prussian army
1756 or laterPencil, pen, black and brown ink and watercolour on paper; pricking through; laid down on linen | 28.5 x 45.0 cm (image) | RCIN 731070
The order of battle is drawn up in two lines, with a reserve line of infantry and a reserve line of cavalry; includes, bottom left, a list of the grenadier battalions. General Officers of the First Line are Field marshal Kalenstein and [Gester]; Generals of the infantry Pr. v. Prussien, Marg. Carl. ; Lieutenant-Generals [Kaleber], Pr. Ferdinand, [Kleest], Pre. Beveren, R. Moritz, and Kyan; Major-Generals Schonasch, Dreesen, Mairing, Knobloch, Witick, Rekow, Itzenplik, Foraade, Quadt, Ladrik and Panasen.
General Officers of the Second Line are Field Marshal Keeth; Lieutenant-Generals Kalte, Lestwetz, Winterfeld, Schweren; Major-Generals Fruehexs, Wetersheim, Pr. Ferdinand, Ingersteben, Hulsen, Pr.en [Henreth] and Oerk.
The reserve infantry is under the command of General-Major Manstein and Weede. The reserve cavalry under Lieutenant-General Lieten and Major-General Norman.
Condition: one fold line; creased; brown discolouration. Verso: bottom right, water-stained patch and fragments from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label.
Anonymous (cartographer)
Watermark: I VILLEDARY
Mark, stamped: 783
Condition: one fold line; creased; brown discolouration. Verso: bottom right, water-stained patch and fragments from the removal of Cumberland's cipher label
28.5 x 45.0 cm (image)
31.9 x 48.6 cm (sheet)
Manuscript title:
No title
Annotations:
George III heading: Order of Battle 1756.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [top left, black pencil:] 33; [top right, ink, in the hand of the Duke of Cumberland's librarian, Edward Mason?]: King of Prussia's order of Battle. 1756.
George III catalogue entry:
Order of Battle Order of Battle of the Prussian Army under the command of the King, 1756. MS.
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