Army of the Elbe

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The Army of the Elbe was a Prussian formation during the Austro-Prussian War. Being a wartime organization of the Prussian Army; it afterwards was demobilized.

Creation[]

Helmuth von Moltke the Elder created the Army of the Elbe for the Austro-Prussian War. It was part of the three main field army units of the Prussian Army during the war. Army of the Elbe was consisted of three division, two cavalry brigades and 144 guns in cantonments round Torgau, under General von Bittenfeld. Army of the Elbe used to be VIII Corps of Prussian Army. It joined with the 14th Division which made it the Army of Elbe.[1][2] Chief of Staff was given to Oberst .

Order of Battle[]

The Army of the Elbe had the following order of battle:[3]

Commanding General: General Karl Eberhard Herwarth von Bittenfeld

Chief of Staff: Oberst

Chief of Artillery: Oberst Hermann von Rozynski-Manger

14th Division[]

  • 14. Division, Hugo Eberhard zu Münster-Meinhövel
    • Brigade „Schwarzkoppen“ (27. Infanterie-Brigade), Emil von Schwartzkoppen
      • 3. Westfälisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 16, Oberst von Schwartz
      • 7. Westfälisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 56, Oberst Adolf von Dorpowski
    • Brigade „Hiller“ (28. Infanterie-Brigade), Wilhelm August Bernhard von Hiller
      • 4. Westfälisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 17, Oberst von Kottwitz
      • 8. Westfälisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 57, Oberst Albert von der Osten
    • Divisions Kavallerie Westfälisches Dragoner-Regiment Nr. 7, Oberst von Ribbeck

VII Corps[]

  • 15. Division, Philipp Carl von Canstein
    • Brigade „Stückradt“ (29. Infanterie-Brigade), Generalmajor Alexander von Stuckrad
      • Niederrheinisches Füsilier-Regiment Nr. 39, Oberstleutnant von Zimmermann
      • 5. Rheinisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 65, Oberst du Trossel
    • Brigade „Glasenapp“ (30. Infanterie-Brigade), Otto von Glasenapp
      • 2. Rheinisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 28, Oberst von Gerstein-Hohenstein
      • 6. Rheinisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 68, Oberst Wilhelm von Gayl
    • Divisions Kavallerie Königs-Husaren-Regiment (1. Rheinisches) Nr. 7, Oberst von Lindern
  • 16. Division, August von Etzel
    • Brigade „Schöler“ (31. Infanterie-Brigade), Alexander von Schoeler
      • 3. Rheinisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 29, Oberst Ernst Wilhelm Schuler von Senden
      • 7. Rheinisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 69, Oberst von Beyer
    • Füsilier-Brigade
      • Ostpreußisches Füsilier-Regiment Nr. 33, Oberst August Ferdinand von Wegerer
      • Pommersches Füsilier-Regiment Nr. 34, Oberst Wilhelm von Schmeling

Cavalry[]

Course of War[]

Army of the Elbe was one of the three main ways that the Prussians attacked Austria. Army of the Elbe was very close to First Army, commanded by Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia, who commanded tall attacks. Two field armies lacked supplies but were victories in the battles. On 16th of June, two started the invasion of Kingdom of Saxony after Saxon army retreated to Bohemia.[4] Battle of Königgrätz was started by the offensive to Dresden of the Army of the Elbe. They were the first to get attacked during the battle. But Bittenfeld did not ordered a huge attack against Austrians.

See Also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Wagner 1899, p. 13-14.
  2. ^ Prussian General Staff 1872, p. 23.
  3. ^ Prussian General Staff 1872, p. 513-514.
  4. ^ Wagner 1899, p. 18.

Literature[]

  • Wagner, Arthur Lockwood (1899). The Campaign of Königgrätz: A Study of the Austro-Prussian Conflict in the Light of the American Civil War.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • Prussian General Staff (1872). The Campaign of 1866 in Germany.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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