Background
Three months after theBattle
Prussian scouts soon detected the Austrian presence, and drummers and trumpeters sounded the general alarm as Prussians began preparing for battle. Austrian artillery proceeded to fire on the Prussian encampment, while the Prussian army marched into battle. Frederick ordered the cavalry to charge up the valley to the side of the hill in order to encircle the enemy. During the maneuver the cavalry came under artillery fire, suffering heavy casualties. Despite the initial setback the vanguard regiments of the Gens D’Armes and General Buddenbrock's cuirassiers managed to surprise the Austrian cavalry forcing it to flee. Coming under musket fire the Prussian cavalry withdrew to the rear of the force. By the time of the cavalry retreat, Prussian grenadiers and the Anhalt infantry regiment began engaging the Austrian troops positioned on the hill. An Austrian counterattack, supported by artillery fire, dealt significant damage to the Prussian infantry causing it to fall back. The Prussians then launched a second assault consisting of Geist Grenadiers, Blanckensee, La Motte and other battle hardened regiments. The unwillingness of the Austrian artillery to risk firing at its own troops contributed to the fall of the summit. A number of Prussian regiments positioned south of Burkersdorf ignored orders to remain in the area and attempted to capture Burkersdorf. A bayonet charge led by Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick seized an Austrian battery, and the surprise attack led to the collapse of the Austrian line. Despite the lack of an organised pursuit many Austrian infantrymen were captured by the Prussian cavalry regiments. A total of 856 Prussians were killed, while the injured or missing amounted to 3,055. Austrian and Saxon troops suffered 7,444 dead, injured or missing.Order of battle
Austrian – Saxon army order of battle
*Right Wing Cavalry Division: **Kohary Dragoon Regiment **Palffy Cuirassier Regiment **Bretlach Cuirassier Regiment **Liechtenstein Dragoon Regiment **Hohenembs Cuirassier Regiment **St. Ignon Cuirassier Regiment *Right Wing Infantry Division: **Hesse – Kassel Infantry Regiment **Damnitz Infantry Regiment **Baden – Baden Infantry Regiment **Kolowrat Infantry Regiment **J. Harrach Infantry Regiment **Niepperg Infantry Regiment **Waldeck Infantry Regiment **L.Daun Infantry Regiment **Grunne Infantry Regiment **Platz Infantry Regiment **Landlau Infantry Regiment **Croatian Battalion *Center Infantry Division: **Marschal von Biberstein Infantry Regiment **Braunschweig – Wolfenbu"ttel Infantry Regiment **Bayreuth Infantry Regiment **Kokomesde de Vettes Infantry Regiment **Botta de Adorna Infantry Regiment **3 Imperial Infantry Regiments **S. Guylay Infantry Regiment **U.Browne Infantry Regiment *Left Infantry Division: **Kaiser Infantry Regiment **Karl von Lothringen Infantry Regiment **Livingstein Infantry Regiment **Wurmbrand Infantry Regiment **J. Harrach Infantry Regiment **3 Grenadier Battalions **Converged Elite Company Regiment *Left Wing Cavalry Division: **Bernes Cuirassier Regiment **Serbelloni Cuirassier RegimentPrussian army order of battle
*Left Wing Cavalry Division: **Alt-Wurttemberg Dragoon Regiment **Gessler Cuirassier Regiment **Rochow Cuirassier Regiment **Bornstedt Cuirassier Regiment *Left Wing Infantry Division: **Grumbkow Grenadier Battalion (7/23) **Stangen Grenadier Battalion (34/Garrison #5) **Retzow Grenadier Garde Battalion **I/Leibgarde Infantry Regiment **Markgraf Karl Infantry Regiment **Dohna Infantry Regiment **Lehwaldt Infantry Regiment **Kalckstein Infantry Regiment *Right Wing Infantry Division: **Anhalt Infantry Regiment **Finck Grenadier Battalion (43/Garrison #2) **Tresckow Grenadier Battalion (35/39) **Wedel Grenadier Battalion (15/18) **Hagen Infantry Regiment **Blanckensee Infantry Regiment **La Motte Infantry Regiment *Right Wing Cavalry Division **Buddenbrock Cuirassier Regiment **Gendarmes Regiment **Kyau Cuirassier Regiment **Prinz von Preussen Cuirassier Regiment **Rothenberg Dragoon Regiment **Garde du CorpsNotes
References
* Asprey, Robert B.: "Frederick the Great: The Magnificent Enigma" Ticknor & Fields (1986). pp 333–338 * Chandler, David: ''The Art of Warfare in the Age of Marlborough.'' Spellmount Limited, (1990). * Duffy, Christopher: "The Army of Frederick the Great" The Emperor's Press (1996) pp 243–245. * Duffy, Christopher: "Frederick the Great, A Military Life" Routledge (1985) pp 69–71 {{Authority control Soor Soor 1745 Soor 1745 Soor 1745 Soor 1745 1745 in the Holy Roman Empire 1745 in the Habsburg Monarchy 18th century in Bohemia Soor 1745 Soor 1745 Soor 1745