Battle of HOCHSTADT -
20 September 1703
by Vlad Gromoboy
Corps under Field Marshall count
Herman Otto v. Limburg-Styrum
Left wing
Fieldmarshall-Lieutenant
count Johann Palffy
General-major Dubislav
Gneomar v. Natzmer auf Gannewitz
CR Leibregiment
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(Prussian)
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3 sqd.
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DR Crassau
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(Prussian)
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2 sqd.
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CR Markgraf Philipp Wilhelm v.
Brandenburg
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(Prussian)
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3 sqd.
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CR Wartensleben
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(Prussian)
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3 sqd.
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General-Lieutenant
Stauffenberg
DR Bayreth
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(Franconian)
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5 sqd.
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DR Erbprince
Wurttemberg
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(Wurtemberg)
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3 sqd.
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DR Stauffenberg
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(Schwabian)
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3 sqd.
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Centre
First
line
General-Lieutenant
Prince Leopold v. Anhalt-Dessau
GWM count
Thurheim
IR Markgraf Philipp Wilhelm v.
Brandenburg
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(Prussian)
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2 bat.
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IR Prince v.
Anhalt-Dessau
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(Prussian)
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2 bat.
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IR Kanitz
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(Prussian)
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2 bat.
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IR Erffa
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(Franconian)
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2 bat.
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IR Baden-Baden
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(Schwabian)
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2 bat.
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General-Lieutenant
Freiherr v.d. Schulenburg
General-major Wostromirski
IR Sacken
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(Saxon)
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1 bat.
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IR Thielau
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(Saxon)
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1 bat.
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IR Wackerbarth
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(Saxon)
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1 bat.
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IR Wostromirski
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(Saxon)
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1 bat.
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IR Kurprinz
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(Saxon)
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1 bat.
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IR Konigin
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(Saxon)
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1 bat.
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Second
Line
FML Erbprince
Baden-Durlach
IR Schwarzenberg
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(Franconian)
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1 bat.
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IR Sachsen-Weimar
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(Franconian)
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1 bat.
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IR Schnebelin
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(Franconian)
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2 bat.
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FML count
Erffa
IR Waldt
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(Schwabian)
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2 bat.
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IR Baden-Durlach
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(Schwabian)
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2 bat.
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IR Furstenberg
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(Schwabian)
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2 bat.
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Right wing
First
line
FML Prince
Maximilian v. Hannover
CR Leibregiment
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(Saxon)
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4 sqd.
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CR Hohenzollern
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(Austrian)
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5 sqd.
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DR Styrum
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(Austrian)
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5 sqd.
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Second
line
CR Eichstadt
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(Saxon)
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4 sqd.
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CR Jordan
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(Saxon)
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4 sqd.
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CR Kurprince
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(Saxon)
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4 sqd.
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Total: 26 bat., 48 sqd.,
Losses /
Pertes
Saxons, Schwabians,
Franconians:
hauptman
|
1
|
lieutenant
|
6
|
fahnrich
|
3
|
unterofficers
|
156
|
tambours
|
39
|
gemeine
|
1913
|
fouriers
|
37
|
|
|
total killed &
wounded
|
2140
|
missed
|
158
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Saxons also lost their train:
proviant waggons - 121
proviant horses - 248
officers horses - 650
officers waggons - 92
zelte - 3252
Prussians
obristlieutenant
|
1
|
obristwachtmeister
|
1
|
hauptleute
|
2
|
lieutenant
|
2
|
fahnrich
|
1
|
unterofficer
|
29
|
tambours
|
20
|
gemeine
|
1023
|
|
|
total killed &
wounded
|
1079
|
missed
|
46
|
Austrian & Kreis
Cavalry
general-major
|
1
|
obrist
|
1
|
major
|
2
|
rittmeister
|
9
|
lieutenant
|
8
|
cornet
|
9
|
wachtmeister
|
5
|
fahnenjunker
|
3
|
musterschreiber
|
1
|
feldscheere
|
3
|
trompeter
|
10
|
schmiede
|
4
|
sattler
|
4
|
mann-corporal
|
31
|
pferde-corporal
|
33
|
gemeine
|
773
|
|
|
total killed &
wounded
|
863
|
missed
|
196
|
|
|
horses killed
|
937
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horses missed
|
108
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Total losses
killed & wounded
men
|
4082
|
missed
|
312
|
horses
|
1045
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cannons
|
37
|
standards
|
9
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Paar Pauken
|
1
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fahnen
|
4
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artillery train
|
9 wagons
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Also French captured pontoon train &
materials.
Footnotes:
Lost
standards - 9:
DR Styrum (Austrian) - 3
CR v. Jordan (Saxon) - 5 (in 4 squadrons?)
DR v. Crassau (Prussian) - 1
Paar Pauken was lost by CR Kurprince (Saxon)
Trophies,
Standards - 6:
DR Styrum (Austrian) - 1
CR Hohenzollern (Austrian) - 1
CR Leibregiment (Saxon) - 1
CR Eichstadt (Saxon) - 2
CR Wartensleben (Prussian) - 1
Paar Pauken - 1 (by Saxon CR Kurprince)
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