Order of the IV. Prussian Corps, August 1813

(cited after "Erinnerungen aus dem Leben des General-Feldmarschalls Hermann v. Boyen", Aus seinem Nachlaß im Auftrag der Familie herausgegeben von Friedrich Nippold, Erstausgabe Verlag von S. Hirzel, Leipzig, 1888/89, Beilage 52)

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Legend:

Batl. Batallion Col. Colonel Div. Division Gen. General

GM General Major Inf. Infantry Regt. Ltn. Lieutenant Pomm. Pommeranian

Pruss. Prussian Pd. Pound Regt. Regiment Res. Reserve Inf.

Squad. Squadroon(s) Sil. Silesian

[This army corps had a different structure than the three others: I. / Yorck, II. / Kleist, III. / Bülow. The IV. corps was designated for fortress sieges and consisted mainly of Landwehr troops. Nevertheless it took part - together with Bülow´s corps - in the battles of Groß Beeren, 23^rd August, and Dennewitz, 6^th September 1813, both won by the Prussians against the French Army of Berlin under Oudinot respectively Ney. Tauentzien got later the honor name Tauentzien von Wittenberg - from a Saxonian fortress at the river Elbe, which he conquered. TH]

IV. Army Corps, Gen.-Ltn. Tauentzien

1^st Observation-Corps of Magdeburg, Gen.-Ltn. v. Hirschfeld

1^st Res., 4 Batl., 3.200 men

Kurmärkische Landwehr-Brigade v. Bredow, 4 Batl., 3.200 men

Kurmärkische Landwehr-Brigade v. Rohr, 4 Batl., 3.200 men

Kurmärkische Landwehr-Brigade v. Bismarck [relative of the later Reichskanzler. TH], 4 Batl., 3.200 men

Kurmärkische Landwehr Cavalry, 8 Squad., 800 men / horses

1 Batt. from Colberg (6 Pd.), 130 men

Total: 12.780 men / 800 horses

2^nd Observation-Corps of Niederelbe [Lower Elbe], GM v. Puttlitz

Kurmärkische Landwehr-Brigade v. Marwitz, 4 Batl., 3.200 men

Kurmärkische Landwehr-Brigade v. Boguslawsky, 4 Batl., 3.200 men

Kurmärkische Landwehr Cavalry, 4 Squad., 550 men / horses

1/2 Batt. from Colberg (6 Pd.), 65 men

Total: 7.015 men / 550 horses

3^rd Blockade-Corps of Küstrin, GM v. Hinrichs

Neumärkische Landwehr, 4 Batl., 2.766 men

East Pruss. Landwehr, 3 Batl., 2.385 men

East Pruss. Landwehr, 3 Batl., 2.411 men

East Pruss. Landwehr Cavalry, 2 Squad., 200 men / horses

1 Batt. from Colberg, 139 men

Total: 7.901 men / 200 horses [In the original: 206 horses. TH]

(From this corps the garnisons of Frankfurt / Oder, Crossen and Landsberg were detached.)

4^th Blockade-Corps of Stettin, GM v. Plötz

Pomm. Landwehr-Div., 12 Batl., 8.588 men

8^th Res., 3 Batl., 2.400 men

Pomm. Landwehr Cavalry, 4 Squad., 291 men / horses

2 English Batt. (6 Pd.), 278 men

Total: 11.557 men / 291 horses

5^th Corps of Oder, Gen.-Ltn. v. Wobeser

Neumärkische Landwehr, 4 Batl., 2.583 men

West Pruss. Landwehr, 4 Batl., 2.61 men

West Pruss. Landwehr Cavalry, 3 Squad., 180 men / horses

1 Batt. from East Pruss. (6 Pd.), 139 men

Total: 5.516 men / 1800 horses

5^th Reserve-Corps of Berlin, ? [Probably Col. v. Dobschütz. TH]

3^rd Res., 4 Batl., 3.200 men

Kurmärkische Landwehr-Brigade v. Borstell, 4 Batl., 3.200 men

Neumärkische Landwehr-Brigade, 4 Batl., 2.808 men

Niederschlesische (Sil.) Landwehr-Brigade v. Dobschütz, 4 Batl., 3.000 men

Neumärkische Landwehr Cavalry, 4 Squad., 400 men / horses

East Pruss. Landwehr Cavalry, 4 Squad., 400 men / horses

1 Foot Batt. from Berlin (6 Pd.), 139 men

1/2 Foot Batt. from Colberg (6 Pd.), 65 men

Total: 13.212 men / 800 horses

Total of the 4^th Corps: 57.981 men / 2.821 horses