Prussian Army Immediately Prior to Hostilities l866 Guard Corps in Berlin: General der Kavallerie August, Prinz von Württemberg lst Guard Infantry Division: Generalleutenant Hiller von Gärtringen lst Brigade: lst Garde Regiment zu Fuss 3rd Garde Regiment zu Fuss Garde Jäger Battalion 2nd Brigade: 2nd Garde Regiment zu Fuss 4th Garde Regiment zu Fuss Garde Fusilier Regiment 2nd Garde Landwehr Regiment (lst Bn Berlin, 2nd Bn Magdeburg, 3rd Bn Cottbus) 2nd Guard Infantry Division: Generalleutnant von Plonski 3rd Brigade: 3rd Garde-Grenadier-Regiment Köningin Elisabeth Garde Schützen Battalion lst Garde-Grenadier-Landwehr-Regiment (lst Bn Görlitz, 2nd Bn Brelsau, 3rd Bn Polish Lissa) 4th Brigade: Kaier Franz Garde-Grenadier-Regiment #2 4th Garde-Grenadier-Regiment 2nd Garde-Grenadier-Landwehr-Regiment (lst Bn Hamm, 2nd Bn Coblenz, 3rd Bn Düsseldorf) Lehr-Infanterie-Bataillon (school battalion) NCO School in Potsdam NCO School in Jülich Leib-Gendarmerie Schloss-Garde-Compagnie Guard Cavalry Division: Generalmajor von Albensleben lst Brigade: Regiment der Garde du corps Guard Hussar Regiment lst Guard Uhlan Regiment 3rd Guard Uhlan Regiment lst Guard Landwehr Cavalry Regiment 2nd Brigade: Guard Cuirassier Regiment lst Guard Dragoon Regiment 2nd Guard Uhlan Regiment 2nd Guard Dragoon Regiment 2nd Guard Landwehr Cavalry Regiment Guard Artillery Brigade: Guard Field Artillery Regiment Guard Fortress Artillery Regiment Guard Pioneer Battalion Guard Train Battalion Invalidenhaus (Veterans home) in Berlin Garde-Invaliden-Compagnie (Guard Veterans Company) 1
Province of East Prussia in Königsberg: General der Infanterie von Bonin lst Division: Generalmajor von Grossman (in Königsberg) lst Brigade: in Königsberg lst East Prussian Grenadier Regiment #l Kronprinz 4th East Prussian Infantry Regiment #4l lst East Prussian Landwehr Regiment #l (lst bn Königsberg, 2nd bn Wehlau, 3rd bn Tilsit) Landwehr Battalion Bartenstein #33 2nd Brigade: in Königsberg 2nd East Prussian Grenadier Regiment #3 6th East Prussian Infantry Regiment #43 2nd East Prussian Landwehr Regiment #3 (lst bn insterburg, 2nd bn Grumbinnen, 3rd bn Lötzen) 2nd Division: Generalleutenant von Clausewitz (in Danzig) 3rd Brigade: in Danzig 3rd East Prussian Grenadier Regiment #4 7th East Prussian Infantry Regiment #44 3rd East Prussian Landwehr Regiment #4 (l bn Osterode, 2nd bn Prussian Holland, 3rd bn Graudenz) 4th Brigade: in Danzig) 4th East Prussian Grenadier Regiment #5 8th East Prussian Infantry Regiment #45 4th East Prussian Landwehr Regiment #5 (lst bn Danzig, 2nd Bn Marienburg, 3rd Bn Prussian Stargardt) East Prussian Fusilier Regiment #35 East Prussian Jäger Battalion #l lst Brigade: in Königsberg East Prussian Cuirassier Regimetn #3 Lithuanian Dragoon REgimetn #l Prinz Albrecht von Preussen Lithuanian Uhlan Regiment #l2 3rd Heavy Landwehr Reiter Regiment lst Landwehr Dragoon Regiment 2nd Brigade: in Danzig lst Leib Hussar Regiment #l East Prussian Uhlan Regiment #8 lst Landwehr Hussar Regiment (lst & 2nd sqn in Danzig, 3rd & 4th sqn in Prussian Stargardt) 9th Landwehr Unlan Regiment (lst sqn in Riesenburg, 2nd & 4th in Elbing, 3rd in Rosenberg) lst Artillery Brigade; in Konigsberg East Prussian Artillery Regiment #l East Prussian Fortress Artillery Regiment #l East Prussian Pioneer Battalion #l East Prussian Train Batalion #l Veterans Company for East & West Prussia 2
Province of Pommerania in Berlin: Generalleutenant Kronprinz vonpreussen 3rd Division: Generalmajor von Werder (in Stettin lst Brigade: in Stettin lst Pommeranian Grenadier Regiment #2 König Frederich Wilhelm IV 5th Pommeranian Infantry Regiment #42 lst Pommeranian Landwehr Regiment #2 (lst bn Stettin 2nd bn Stralsund, 3rd bn Anclam) 2nd Brigade: 3rd Pommeranian Infantry Regiment #l4 7th Pommeranian Infantry Regiment #54 2nd Pommeranian Landwehr Regiment #9 (lst bn Stargard 2nd bn Kölsin, 3rd bn Schievelbein) 4th Division: Generalleutenant Herwarth von Bittenfield (in Bromberg) lst Brigade: in Bromberg 2nd Pommeranian Grenadier Regiment #9 Kolberg 6th Pommeranian Infantry Regiment #49 3rd Pommeranian Landwehr Regiment #ll (lst bn Gnesen 2nd bn Bromberg, 3rd bn Schneidemühl) 2nd Brigade: in Bromberg 4th Pommeranian Infantry Regiment #2l 8th Pommeranian Infantry Regiment #6l 4th Pommeranian Landwehr Regiment #2l (lst bn Conitz 2nd bn Stolp, 3rd bn Neustettin Pommeranian Fusilier Regiment #34 Pommeranian Jäger Battalion #2 3rd Brigade: in Stettin Pommeranian Cuirassier Regiment #2 Königin Neumark Dragoon Regiment #3 2nd Pommeranian Uhlan Regiment #9 2nd Heavy Landwehr Regiment 3rd Landwehr Dragoon Regiment 4th Brigade: in Bromberg Pommeranian Uhlan Regiment #5 (Blücher'sches) lst Pommeranian Uhlan Regiment #4 5th Landwehr Hussar Regiment (lst sqn in Schlawe, 2nd in Belgard, 3rd in Stolp, 4th in Köslin) 4th Landwehr Uhlan Regiment (lst & 2nd sqn in Schneidemühl, 3rd in Nackel, 4th in Krone) 2nd Artillery Brigade: Pommeranian Field Artillery Regiment #2 Pommeranian Fortress Artillery Regiment #2 Pommeranian Pioneer Battalion #2 Pommeranian Train Battalion #2 Veterans Home in Stolp Veterans Company for Pommerania and Posen 3
Province of Brandenburg in Berlin: General der Cavallerie Friederich Carl Prinz von Preussen 5th Division: Generalleutenant von Tümpling 9th Brigade: in Frankfurt Leib-Grenadier Regiment #8 (lst Brandenburg) 5th Brandenburg Infantry Regiment #48 lst Brandenburg Landwehr Regiment #8 (lst bn Frankfurt 2nd bn Soldin, 3rd bn Landsberg) l0th Brigade: 2nd Brandenburg Grenadier Regiment #l2 Prinz Carl von Preussen lst Posen Infantry Regiment #l8 2nd Brandenburg Landwehr Regiment #12 (lst bn Crossen, 2nd bn Spremberg, 3rd bn Sorau 6th Division: Generalleutenant von Mannstein llth Brigade: in Berlin Brandenburg Fusilier Regiment #35 7th Brandenburg Infantry Regiment #60 3rd Brandenburg Landwehr Regiment # (lst bn Spandau 2nd bn Treuenbrietzen, 3rd bn Potsdam) l2th Brigade:in Berlin 4th Brandenburg Grenadier Regiment #24 8th Brandenburg Infantry Regiment #64 4th Brandenburg Landwehr Regiment #24 (lst bn Ruppin 2nd bn Prenzlau, 3rd bn Havelsburg 5th Brigade: Brandenburg Dragon Regiment #2 lst Brandenburg Uhlan Regiment #3 Kaiser von Russland) 2nd Landwehr Dragoon Regiment (lst & 3rd sqn in Landsberg, 2nd in Friedeberg, 4th in Woldenburg) 3rd Landwehr Uhlan Regiment (lst & 2nd sqn in Beeskow 3rd & 4th in Fürstenwalde) 6th Brigade: Brandenburg Cuirassier Regiment #6 (Kaiser Nicholaus I of Russia) Brandenburg Hussar Regiment #6 2nd Brandenburg Uhlan Regiment #3 Zieten'sche 2nd Heavy Landwehr Reiter Regiment 3rd Landwehr Dragoom Regiment 3rd Artillery Brigade: in Berlin Brandenburg Field Artillery Regiment #3 Brandenburg Fortress Artillery Regiment #3 Brandenburg Pioneer Battalion #3 Brandenburg Train Battalon #3 Veterans Company for Brandenburg Province of Saxony in Magdeburg: General der Infanterie der Schack 7th Division: Generalleutenant von Fransecky l3th Brigade: in Magdeburg lst Magdeburg Grenadier Regiment #26 3rd Magdeburg Infantry Regiment #66 lst Magdeburg Landwehr Regiment #26 (lst bn Stendal 2nd bn Burg, 3rd bn Neuhaldensleben) 4
2nd Brigade: in Magdeburg 2nd Magdeburg Infantry Regiment #27 4th Magdeburg Infantry Regiment #67 2nd Magdeburg Landwehr Regiment #27 (lst bn Halberstadt 2nd bn Halle, 3rd bn Aschersleben) 8th Division: Generalleutenant von Horn (in Erfurt) lst Brigade: in Erfurt lst Thüringian Infantry Regiment #3l 3rd Thüringian Infantry Regiment #7l lst Thüringian Landwehr Regiment #3l (lst bn Erfurt 2nd bn Mülhausen, 3rd bn Sangerhausen) 2nd Brigade: in Erfurt Magdeburg Fusilier Regiment #36 4th Thüringian Infantry Regiment #72 2nd Thüringian Landwehr Regiment #32 (lst bn Mersburg, 2nd bn Torgau, 3rd bn Naumburg Magdeburg Jäger Battalion #4 7th Brigade: in Magdeburg Magdeburg Cuirassier Regiment #7 Magdeburg Hussar Regiment #l0 Westphalian Dragoon Regiment #7 7th Heavy Landwehr Reiter Regiment (lst & 2nd sqn in Halberstadt, 3rd & 4th in Quedlinburg) l0th Landwehr Husar Regiment (lst, 3rd, & 4th sqn in Aschersleben & 2nd in Schönebeck) 8th Brigade: in Erfurt Thuringian Hussar Regiment #l2 Thuringian Uhlan Regiment #6 Magdeburg Dragoon Regiment #6 l2th Landwehr Hussar Regiment 6th Landwehr Uhlan Regiment 4th Artillery Brigade: Magdeburg Field Artillery Regiment #4 Magdeburg Fortress Artillery Regiment #4 Magdeburg Pioneer Battalion #4 Magdeburg Train Battalon #4 Veterans Company for Saxony Province of Posen in Posen: General der Infantry Steinmetz 9th Division: Generalleutenant von Schmidt (in Glogau) l7th Brigade: in Glogau Westphalian Fusilier Regiment #37 3rd Posen Infantry Regiment #58 lst Lower Silesian Landwehr Regiment #6 (lst bn in Görlitz, 2nd bn in Freistadt, 3rd bn in Glogau) l8th Brigade: in Glogau König Grenadier Regiment #7 2nd Westphalian Silesian Fusilier Regiment #38 2nd Lower Silesian Landwehr Regiment #7 (lst bn in Jauer, 2nd bn in Samter, 3rd bn in Unruhstadt) 5
l0th Division in Glogau l9th Brigade: lst West Prussian Grenadier Regiment #6 lst Lower Silesian Infantry Regiment #46 lst Posen Landwehr Regiment #l8 (lst bn in Posen 2nd bn in Samter, 3rd bn in Unruhstadt) 20th Brigade: 2nd Lower Silesian Infantry Regiment #47 6th Brandenburg Infantry Regiment #52 2nd Posen Landwehr Regiment #l9 (lst bn Polish Lissa 2nd bn in Schrimm, 3rd bn in Krotoszyn) lst Silesian Jäger Battalion #5 9th Brigade: in Glogau West Prussian Cuirassier Regiment #5 lst Silesian Dragoon Regiment #4 Posen Uhlan Regiment #l0 5th Heavy Landwehr Reiter Regiment # 4th Landwehr Dragoon Regiment l0th Brigade: in Posen 2nd Leib Hussar Regiment Regiment #2 West Prussian Uhlan Regiment #l 2nd Landwehr Hussar Regiment Regiment (lst & 2nd sqn in Posen, 3rd & 4th in Polish Lissa) lst Landwehr Uhlan Regiment (lst sqn in Krotoszyn, 2nd in Militsch, 3rd in Zduny, 4th in Ostrowo) 5th Artillery Brigade: Lower Silesian Field Artillery Regiment #5 Lower Silesian Fortress Artillery Regiment #5 Lower Silesian Pioneer Battalion #5 Lower Silesian Train Battalon #5 Veterans Company for Silesia Province of Silesia in Breslau: General der Cavalerie von Mutius llth Division: Generalleutenant von Zastrow 2lst Brigade: in Breslau lst Silesian Grenadier Regiment #l0 3rd Lower Silesian Infantry Regiment #50 3rd Lower Silesian Landwehr Regiment #l0 (lst bn in Breslau, 2nd bn in Ols, 3rd bn in Schweidnitz) Wohlau Landwehr Battalion #38 22nd Brigade: in Breslau 2nd Silesian Grenadier Regiment #ll 4th Lower Silesian Infantry Regiment #5l 4th Lower Silesian Landwehr Regiment #ll (lst bn in Glatz, 2nd bn in Breig, 3rd bn in Münsterberg) l2th Division: Generallieutenant von Prondzynski 23rd Brigade: in Niesse lst Upper Silesian Infantry Regiment #22 3rd Upper Silesian Infantry Regiment #62 lst Upper Silesian Landwehr Regiment #22 (lst bn in Gleiwitz, 2nd bn in Kosel, 3rd bn in Ratibor) 24th Brigade: in Niesse 2nd Upper Silesian Infantry Regiment #23 4th Upper Silesian Infantry Regiment #63 6
2nd Upper Silesian Landwehr Regiment #23 (lst bn in Neisse, 2nd bn in Gross-Strehlitz, 3rd bn in Oppeln) Upper Silisian Fusilier Regiment #38 Upper Silesian Jäger Battalion #6 llth Brigade: Silesian Cuirasser Regiment #l Prinz Friedrich von Preussen 2nd Silesian Dragoon Regiment #8 lst Silesian Hussar Regiment #4 lst Heavy Landwehr Reiter Regiment 4th Landwehr Hussar Regiment l2th Brigade: 2nd Silesian Hussar Regiment #6 Silesian Uhlan Regiment #2 6th Landwehr Hussar Regiment (lst sqn in Münsterberg 2nd & 3rd in Ober-Glogau, 4th in Neustadt) 2nd Landwehr Uhlan Regiment (lst sqn in Gleiwitz, 2nd in Pless, 3rd in Ratibor, & 4th in Leobschütz) 6th Artillery Brigade: Silesian Field Artillery Regiment #6 Silesian Fortress Artillery Regiment #6 Silesian Pioneer Battalion #6 Silesian Train Battalon #6 Province of Westphalia in Münster: General der Infanterie Vogel von Falckenstein l3th Division: Generalleutenant von Goeben (in Münster) 25th Brigade: in Münster lst Westphalian Infantry Regiment #l3 5th Westphalian Infantry Regiment #53 lst Westphalian Landwehr Regiment #l3 (lst bn in Münster, 2nd bn Borken, 3rd bn Warendorf) 26th Brigade: in Münster 2nd Westphalian Infantry Regiment #l5 Prinz Frederich von Niederlande) 6th Westphalian Infantry Regiment #55 2nd Westphalian Landwehr Regiment #l5 (lst bn in Minden, 2nd bn in Paderborn, 3rd bn in Bielefeld) l4th Division: Generalleutenant Graf zu Münster-Meinhövel 27th Brigade: in Düsseldorf 3rd Westphalian Infantry Regiment #l6 7th Westphalian Infantry Regiment #56 3rd Westphalian Landwehr Regiment #l6 (lst bn in Soest, 2nd bn in Iserlohn, 3rd bn in Meschede) Attendorn Landwehr Battalion #37 28th Brigade: in Düsseldorf 4th Westphalian Infantry Regiment #l7 8th Westphalian Infantry Regiment #57 4th Westphalian Landwehr Regiment #l7 (lst bn in Wesel, 2nd bn Düsseldorf, 3rd bn in Geldern) Essen Landwehr Battalion #36 Neuss Landwehr Battalion #39 7
Gräfrath Landwehr Battalion #40 Lower Rhinish Fusiler Regiment #39 Westphalian Jäger Battalion #7 l3th Brigade: in Münster Westphalian Cuiurassier Regiment #4 lst Westphalian Hussar Regiment #8 4th Heavy Landwehr Reiter Regiment 8th Landwehr Hussar Regiment l4th Brigade: 2nd Westphalian Hussar Regiment #ll Westphalian Uhlan Regiment #5 Westphalian Dragoon Regiment #7 llth Landwehr Hussar Regiment 4th Landwehr Uhlan Regiment 7th Artillery Brigade: Westphalian Field Artillery Regiment #7 Westphalian Fortress Artillery Regiment #7 Westphalian Pioneer Battalion #7 Westphalian Train Battalon #7 Province of Rhine in Coblenz General der Infanterie Herwarth von Bittenfeld l5th Division: Generalleutenant von Canstein 29th Brigade: in Cologne 2nd Posen Infantry Regiment #l9 lst Rhinish Infantry Regiment #25 5th Rhinish Infantry Regiment #65 lst Rhinish Landwehr Regiment #25 (lst bn in Aachen 2nd bn in Jülich, 3rd bn in Malmedy) 30th Brigade: in Cologne 2nd Rhinish Infantry Regiment #28 East Prussian Fusilier Regiment #33 2nd Rhinish Landwehr Regiment #28 (lst bn in Cologne 2nd bn in Brühl, 3rd bn in Siegburg) l6th Division Generalleutenant von Etzel 3lst Brigade: in Trier 3rd Rhinish Infantry Regiment #29 Lower Rhinish Fusilier Regiment #39 Hohenzollern Fusilier Regiment #40 3rd Rhinish Landwehr Regiment #29 (lst bn in Neuwied, 2nd bn in Andernach, 3rd bn in Simmern) 32nd Brigade: in Trier 4th Rhinish Infantry Regiment #30 8th Rhinish Infantry Regiment #70 4th Rhinish Landwehr Regiment #30 (lst bn in Trier 2nd bn in Saarlouis, 3rd bn in Trier Rhinish Jäger Battalion #8 Mainz Fortress Inspection 2nd Thuringian Infantry Regiment #32 Pommeranian Fusilier Regiment #34 5th Westphalian Infantry Regiment #53 7th Rhinish Infantry Regiment #69 8
Luxemburg Fortress Inspection: 3rd Brandenburg Infantry Regiment #20 6th Rhinish Infantry Regiment #68 l5th Brigade: in Cologne Rhinish Cuirassier Regiment #8 Königs Hussar Regiment #7 lst Rhinish 8th Heavy Landwehr Reitehr Regiment 7th Landwehr Hussar Regiment l6th Brigade: in Trier 2nd Rhinish Hussar Regiment #9 Rhinish Uhlan Regiment #7 Rhinish Dragoon Regiment #5 9th Landwehr Hussar Regiment 7th Landwehr Uhlan Regiment 8th Artillery Brigade: Rhinish Field Artillery Regiment #8 Rhinish Fortress Artillery Regiment #8 Rhinish Pioneer Battalion #8 Rhinish Train Battalon #8 Military and Civil Government in Schleswig in Schleswig: Generalleutenant Freiherr von Manteuffel 2nd Combined Brigade: in Flensburg lst Rhinish Infantry Regiment #25 Magdeburg Fusilier Regiment #36 lst Combied Brigade: in Flensburg 2nd Silesian Grenadier Regiment #ll 4th Posen Infantry Regiment #59 Combined Cavalry Brigade: in Flensburg Rhinish Dragoon Regiment #5 Magdeburg Dragoon Regiment #6 Artillery: 3rd Foot Battlaion, Silesian Artillery Regiment #6 3rd Company Guard Fortress Artillery Regiment 7th Company Magdeburg Fortress Artillery REgiment #4 Ostereichs Kämpfe im Jahre l855 Vienna, l867-l868, 5 Vols 9