Brandenburg-Prussian army in 1660-1661

Rang- und Quartierliste der Preußischen Armee von 1660
List of Brandenburg-Prussia generals & senior officers, 1660
(GStAPK, link)

Brandenburg army was seriously reduced after the Treaty of Olive in 1660. By October of 1661 it consisted of 10.220 of infantry, 680 of cavalry, 700 dragoons plus General Stab & artillery. They were divided into two parts/divisions, one in "Brandenburg" provinces (parts of the Holy Roman Empire) & Ducal Prussia:
- Brandenburg: 7000 of infantry, 150 of cavalry & 300 dragoons
- Prussia: 3220 of infantry, 530 of cavalry & 400 dragoons
See details of garrisons below. The source is: Jany C. Geschichte der Preusichen Armee. B. 1. S. 195. 199/
List of the Brandenburg army's senior officers in 1660 is at the left (click the image to enlarge it)
Troops in Prussia:

Brandenburg troops in the Polish-Turkish war of 1672-1676

A couple of month ago one of the readers asked me here in the blog about participation of Brandenburg troops in the Polish-Turkish war 1672-1676. That time I doubt in it. But then I found a fine article by Sławomir Augusiewicz: The composition of the Brandenburg-Prussian Military Aid in Campaigns Against Turkey in 1672-1675. // Echa Przeszłości, 2011, Tom 12. S. 47-55 (link).
Poland made the first attempts to solicit Brandenburg’s help in the Ukraine already in 1671. On 28 August 1671, Frederick William ordered the formation of an auxiliary corps of 1.000 men under the command of Colonel Hans (Johann) Adam von Schöning:
- 4 coys from Duke Karl Emil (Kurprinz) Foot, 
- 4 coys from Colonel Friedrich von Dönhoff Foot,
- 2 coys from Colonel Levin von Nolde Foot,
- Infantry company under the command of Rittmeister Dietrich Ragotzki,
-  Lieutenant-Colonel Wilhelm von Block Dragoons company (100),
- Squadron of Field Marshal Georg von Derfflinger Dragoons under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Marwitz (300 men)

Brandenburg homeland garrisons in the beginning of 1675

When Sweden declared a war on Brandenburg in December of 1674, the main Brandenburg army under Kurfurst Friedrich Wilhelm was on Rhine (see details: wiki). The homeland garrisons numbered only around 4300 men:

• Berlin: 1200 men of Garde zu Fuss
• Kustrin, Driesen, Lochnitz: 1236 men of Dohna Foot
• Spandau: 202 men, plus new-raised (capitulation signed on 24.12.1674) Frei-compagnie under Obrist Isaak du Plessis-Gouret of 200 men
• Beitz: 302 men
• Oderberg: 101 men
• Frankfurt: 181 men
• Colberg: 1005 men of Schwerin Foot

Source: Jany C. Geschichte der Preussischen Armee. B. 1. Osnabruck, 1967. S. 233.

Table of Prussian generals & colonels, XVII-XVIII c.

Tabelle zur Uebersicht sämtlicher Königl. Preuß. Generalfeldmarschälle, Generale von der Kavallerie und Infanterie, Generallieutenants, Generalmajors und Obristen, welche Regimenter gehabt haben : nach alphabetischer Ordnung, durch welche auch besonders die Familien bemerkbar werden, welche dem Staate im Militärdienste brauchbare Männer geliefert haben. Berlin, 1791. 32 S. (link)

Brandenburg Auxiliary Corps in Hungary 1686

In 1686 Brandenburg agreed to provide an Auxiliary Corps of 10 infantry battalions, 2 reitar & one dragoon regiments on Imperial service. Troops under command of Generallieutenant Hans Adam von Schoning:

The total in source above is incorrect. It doesn't include artillery, train (1.027 men) & some others. The right total is 12.135 men.
Cavalry regiments under converged. The first under Oberst Hans Christoph v. Straus was created from detached companies of Leib, Kurprinz, Markgraf Ludwig, Anhalt, Spaen & Derfflinger regiments. The second under Oberst Prinzen Heinrich von Sachsen-Barby was from Briquemault, Brock & Hulsen regiments.

Bleckwenn R. Eine altpreusische Bosniakenfahne

Bleckwenn's article from Zeitschrift fur Heerskunde. B. 7. 1965

Uniforms of the Reich Armee in 1734-35, part 8: Prussian Auxiliary Corps

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Prussia agreed to provide an Auxiliary Corps of 10,000 men on Rhine in 1734:
- Generalstab, 5
- Feld-Commissariat, 15
- 5 Infanterie regimenter (Finckernstein, Goltz, Flans, Glaubitz/Roeder, Jeetze), each of 1,575 men
- 3 Dragober regimenter (Cosel, Sonsfeld, Prinz Eugen von Anhalt-Dessau), each of 711 men in 5 squadrons
- Feld-Artillerie, 39 men with 2 3-pdr & 4 6-pdr cannons
- Train, 102 men
Corps commander was Generallieutnant Erhard Ernst von Roeder, second-in-command Generalmajor Prinzen Leopold Maximilian von Anhalt-Dessau.

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Data from Feldzuge des Prinzen Eugen von Savoyen. B. 19. Illustrations from Bleckwenn/Gudenus Reiter, Husaren und Grenadiere: Die uniformen der Kaiserlichen Armee am Rhein 1734.

Brandenburg troops on Rhein & Maas, April 1692

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Source: Hennert C.W. Beytrage zu Brandenburgischen Kriegsgeschcihte unter Kurfurst Friedrich dem Dritten. 1790.

Hans Joachim von Zieten's sabre from Kobrin museum

Hans Zieten's sabre from Kobrin museum
(В-И журнал "Старый цейхгауз")
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This sabre was presented to the general Hans Joachim von Zieten by Friedrich II in August of 1746 for his bravery in the battle Hennersdorf on 23 Nov 1745. It’s length is 101 cm.  The blade is decorated with engravings “Dem General Major Hans Joachim von Zieten” on one side, and “nach der Schlacht bei Kathol Hennersdorf am 23t. Nowembris 1744 [sic! mistake by an engraver]” on the other. Before the WWII it was in Berlin Zeughause, now it’s in the historical museum in Kobrin in Belorussia.

Source: Бобровский Д. Люлин С. Наградная сабля «отца прусских гусар» или несколько слов о случайной находке. // Военно-исторический журнал «Старый цейхгауз». № 49 (5, 2012). М. 2012. СС. 5-14.

Engravings on the blade
(Военно-исторический журнал "Старый цейхгауз")
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Сабля генерал-майора Ганса Цитена из Кобрина.

В 49-м номере «Старого цейхгауза» был опубликован материал о найденной в собрании Кобринского военно-исторического музея им. А.В. Суворова сабли прусского генерал-майора Г. Цитена, полученной им за отличие в деле при Геннерсдорфе 23 ноября 1745 г.

Подробнее см.: Бобровский Д. Люлин С. Наградная сабля «отца прусских гусар» или несколько слов о случайной находке. // Военно-исторический журнал «Старый цейхгауз». № 49 (5, 2012). М. 2012. СС. 5-14. 

Siege of Stettin 1677, Allied troops

Verovering von Stettin, 1677 by R. de Hooghe
You can see Brandenburg headquarter in the front
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Siege of Stettin, 1677
by Jan van Huchtenburgh
You can see Brandenburg battery in the front

Stettin was blockaded since Dec 1676, the siege started in August 1677. Garrison capitulated on 26 Dec 1677.

Allied army included Brandeburg, Danish & Luneburg-Wolfenbuttel  troops.

Updated material about Swedish garrison will be added soon.

Brandenburg army, Kurfurst Friedrich Wilhelm

Source: Musebeck E. Die Feldzüge des Grossen Kurfürsten in Pommern, 1675-1677. Herrcke & Lebeling in Stettin, 1897. S. 133-134

Brandenburg Kurfurst Friedrich Wilhelm on the siege
battery during the siege of Stettin, 1677
Unknown author

Brandenburg siege artillery
- 150 cannons (incl. 3 60-pdr, 2 48-pdr, 4 40-pdr, 40 24-pdr)
- 24 mortars
- 6 howitzers
Brandenburg Artillery Corps was of 300 Buchsenmeisters, 300 Handlangers, 24 Miniuers, 40 Feurwerters.

Denmark provided only one foot regiment under oberst A. von Lehndorff. Through a special; agreement between King of Denmark & Kurfurst of Brandenburg, the regiment was raised on Brandenburg territory.

Luneburg-Wolfenbuttel Corps, ab. 4000 men
GM von Ende (Luneburg)
- GM von Ende Foot reg., 10 coys (Luneburg)
- Oberst Jocuet Foot reg., 10 coys (Luneburg)
- Oberst Mollesson Foot reg., 10 coys (Luneburg)
- Oberst Molleville Foot "escadron", 5 coys (Luneburg)
- Oberst Wrede Foot reg, ? coys (Braunschweig-Wolfenbuttel)
- Oberst Schack Foot reg, ? coys ( Braunschweig-Wolfenbuttel )

See also: Swedish garrison of Stettin, 1677