Moltke Tactical Problems

MOLTKE'S

II

TACTICAL

PROBLEMS

FROM

₁₈₅₈

TO

1882.

EDITED BY

THE

PRUSSIAN

GRAND GENERAL

STAFF.

(DEPARTMENT FOR MILITARY HISTORY.)

WITH

TWENTY-SEVEN

PLANS,

NINE

SKETCH

MAPS,

AND

TWO

SKETCHES

IN

THE

TEXT.

AUTHORISED TRANSLATION

BY

KARL

VON

DONAT.

LATE LIEUTENANT EAST PRUSSIAN FUSILIER REGIMENT NO. 33 (NOW "REGIMENT COUNT ROON");

AUTHOR OF "STUDIES IN APPLIED TACTICS."

^ESE

(UNIVERSITY

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LONDON

W.

H.

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&

CO,

LIMITED,

13,

WATERLOO

PLACE.

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TRANSLATOR'S

PREFACE.

ALL

General

soldiersStaff for

must

feel_{the publication}indebted toofthe

Field-Marshal

Prussian

Grand

von

Moltke's Tactical

_{Problems, and}

to

_my

former

brother _officer,

Major

W.

Bigge, of the Military

History

Department,

for the

care

with

which

_{they have been}

collected

and

edited. I

con-sider

_myself

fortunate in

_being

_able,

_by

_special

_permission

of

the

General

Staff, to present this translation to the officers of

the British Service.

It has

been

_my

aim

to

adhere

closely to the original,

rather than to

render

it into _{elegant English, which,}

_although

it

_{might have}

been

more

_readable,

would

have

been

a less

exact

and

_{trustworthy guide}

for the student.

I desire to

_acknowledge

the _help

which

I

have

received

in this

work

from

Lieut.-Colonel

_John

_Graham,

late _4th

Brigade

Welsh

Division

R.A.

;

and

I

have

also to

thank

Captain

John

Marshall-West,

4th

Somerset

Light

Infantry

(and late I3th L.I.),

and

Lieutenant

Stewart Murray,

ist Bat.

Gordon

_Highlanders,

for _{kindly assisting} to revise the

manu-script.

In a small

_Appendix

will

be

found

:

1. Details of _{strength of the various} tactical units

mentioned

in the

Problems

if not

_apparent

in

the text.

2.

A

_vocabulary

of the

German

terms

as

an

aid in

finding the places

on

the

maps,

which

are

pro-duced from

the _{original plates.}

3.

Some

explanations of the

marginal

notes

on

the

maps.

When

"

miles " are

mentioned

in the text

_they

are to

be

understood

as "_{English miles,"}

which

are _equal to

_{2,000 paces}

(Schritt)

on

the scales

given on

the

maps.

KARL

VON

DONAT.

4, Canning Place, Kensington Gate, London, W., January, 1894.

PREFACE

(BY

THE

PRUSSIAN

GRAND GENERAL

STAFF).

IN

order to

_comply

with

a

wish

_frequently

_expressed

in the

Army,

the

General

Staff has

determined

to edit the

Tactical

Problems

set

_by

the late

Field-Marshal

General

Count

von

Moltke

_during

the

_years

₁₈₅₈

to

1882

in his

capacity as

Chief

of the

General

Staff ofthe

Army.

Solutions

are

added

as far as _{they could}

be

ascertained

with

certainty to

be

those of

General

von

Moltke.

_{Unfortunately}

this

was

not

possible

with

some

; to others,

however,

it

was

possible to

add, besides the General's written solutions, the oral

summing

up

in his actual

_words,

taken

down

in _writing at the time of their delivery.

Some

of the

_problems

and

solutions _naturally

_appear

somewhat

obsolete,

considered

from

the present point of

view

of _{troop-leading;} others offer,

according

to

our

_{present ideas,}

little

_opportunity

for

_any

_divergence

in the decisions to

be

arrived at. _{Nevertheless,} all of

them

_will,

on account

of their

lucidity

and

surprising simplicity, ever

remain

model

de-cisions,

and

afford

_by

their

_pronounced

_{originality a} fountain

I.

IST

PROBLEM.

_1858.

VidePlani.

The

Advanced Guard

of a _Corps

_moving

from the south

on

Magdeburg

has reached Cothen.

It is heard there that the

_Magdeburg

_{garrison has sent a}

detach-ment

todefend the Saale.

STRENGTH OF THE ADVANCED GUARD Reliable information indicates OF THE SOUTHERN CORPS:

thaf.

Bernburg

and

the Castle on

2ndBatt. 1stBatt. . . ,

-it

i the

right

bank

are occupied

by

a

Fusilier Batt.

Battalion,

and

thatthe Saale bridge

/2-pr. Battery. js _prepared for demolition.

The

ijiI|II|M|II|II|M|M|I

i Pontoon Train

Troop rest of the

Magdeburg

detachment

I I isstationedbehind Calbe

; strength,

withits_{complement of Engineers.}

2 Battalions, \ Squadron,

and

i

Field _{Battery (8 6-pr. guns).} All _ferry-boats are beached on the further

bank

; the railway bridgebelow Calbe is destroyed.

The

Commander

of the

Advanced Guard

of the _{Southern Corps}

requests his General Staff Officer to _report :

1.

Where

on the following

_day

the crossing of the Saale should

be effected.

2. In

what manner

_{the various troops} will havetobe

_employed

in this _enterprise.

The

Saale is _{on an average 50 paces wide.}

The meadows

are hard, the _{dykes, partly enclosing them,} are only 4 to ₅ feet high.

The

weather is _bright.

2ND

PROBLEM.

1858.

VidePlan2andSketch

_Map

i.

An

Eastern

_Army

is _pursuing the

_enemy

from Coblenz in the

direction of Trier.

At

Liitzerath it receives informationthat a Division is _advancing

from the

Maas

_by

_Malmedy

in _{support of the}

Western

_Army

; it

therefore also detaches a Division

_by

Gerolstein,in order not to he

disturbed in its _pursuit.

The

Eastern Division has reached Biidesheim,

and

from there

reconnoitred the

_enemy

behind Priim.

The

Tetenbusch

was

found

tobe_occupied.

At

the south-end of this

wood

3 Battalions

and

I

3RD PROBLEM. 1858.

Battery are bivouacking; 3

more

Battalions, 2 Squadrons, and I

Battery stood between Priim

and

Nieder-Priim on the near slope of the Calvarien-Berg, and also I _Battery at the south-western exit of the town.

The

inhabitants declare with _certainty the _{enemy's strength} to be:

12 Battalions, 8 Squadrons, 5 Batteries.

Strength of the Eastern Division :

12 Battalions, 12 Squadrons, 6 Batteries.

Disposition for the attack on the enemy's position behind the Priim on the following day.

3RD

PROBLEM.

1858.

VidePlan3.

A

Western

_Army

is tobe assembled at Paderborn.

To

cover this concentration

and

the _magazines collected for this

purpose, a

body

oftroops, strength as per margin, has

encamped

in

huts near the "

Landwehr

" east of the town.

The

Advanced Guard

being

pushed out towards Driburg

re-ports that the

enemy

passed Bra-kel this afternoon about 20,000 strong,

and

has gone into bivouac

westof _{that place.}

A

General Staff Officer is

or-dered to select,between Paderborn

and_{Driburg, a}positionin whichthe

Western Corps will to-morrow

op-pose the

enemy

and accept battle.

He

is, further, in conjunction

with the

Commander

of the

Ad-vanced

Guard

_{having regard} to

the _{ground chosen}

and

_the

prob-able features of the _fight the next

day

to_agree

_upon

thedisposition

of the

Advanced

Guard

for the

night, and the direction of its retirement on the _position of the ADVANCED GUARD:

1st_InfantryRegiment.

3rdBatt. 2ndBatt. 1stBatt.

2_Squadronsof the 1stCavalryRegiment.

^of6-pr.BatteryNo. I.

MAIN BODY:

5th Infantry Regt. 3rd Infantry Regt.

6th Infantry Regt. 4th Infantry Regt.

6-pr. BatteryNo. 3. 6-pr. BatteryNo. 2.

3rdCaralryRegiment.

RESERVE:

2nd InfantryRegiment.

2ndCavalryRegiment.

2 Squadronsof the1st_{CavalryRegiment.}

HorseArtillery

Batten 12-pr. Battery.

,|M|M|.I|.I|M|M|M|I

BatteryNo. i.

"l"l"l'

18 Battalions, 12 _Squadrons, 5 Batteries.

ittery.

H"l"!"l'

^ of6-pr.

4TH PROBLEM. _1858.

5

A

_report to be written

_by

this officer to the

Commander

on

these _subjects.

The

_ground allotted to the various bodiesin the _{position selected}

is tobe

shown

on a sketch, which need onlygive a few points of the

map

for reference.

4TH

PROBLEM.

1858.

VidePlan 4 andSketch_Map2.

A

Western

_{Corps having}beateninthe_{neighbourhood} of Eisleben

an _{Eastern Corps,} based on _Leipzig

and

of about _{equal strength,}

in-tends to

make

this _victorydecisive

_by

the

most

_vigorous

pursuit.

WESTERN

CORPS.

The

1st _Infantry

Bri-ADVANCED GUARD:

_gade

with the _{12-pr. Battery,}

ist_{Infantry Brigade.} RifleBattalion.

strengthened

by

l6 Squad-rons

and

I _Battery

Horse

Artillery, is formed for this

objectasan

Advanced

Guard.

The enemy

is

withdraw-ing

by

Langenbogen

and

Schraplau on Halle as well

as on _Merseburg, that is to

say, in the former direction

with the

_{main body}

of the

Infantry, the Artillery and

the _trains,

and

in the latter

direction with the _greatest part of his Cavalry.

The

Rear

Guard

of the

Eastern Corpsoffered a

_good

resistance in _{the strong}

posi-tionsinadvance ofBennstedt

and

behind Deutschenthal,

and

_only towards _evening

could it be _dislodged.

The

enemy's

Rear Guard

retiring

on the _high road to Halle

makes

howeveranother stand at Nietleben.

He

remains in

occupation of the Dolauer

12-pr. Battery.

i|i i|ii|i i|i i|i i|i i|i i|i

1stCavalryBrigade.

HorseArtilleryBattery.

.|..|..|..|M|..|.,|M|,

MAIN BODY:

2ndDivision.

4th InfantryBrig. 3rd Infantry Brig.

6-pr.Battery. 6-pr. Battery.

I|II|II|II|II|II|M|II|I i|iI|M|II|II|II|Ii|n|i

CavalryRegimentof the2nd_Brigade.

RESERVE:

2ndInfantryBrigade.

6-pr. Battery.

i|i i|i i|i i|i i|i i|i iji i|i

2ndCavalryBrigade.

h-RESERVE ARTILLERY:

Detachmentof _Engineers.

^J

Pontoontrain.

6 5 PROBLEM. 1858.

Heide,

and

an Infantry

column

is _{again noticed advancing from} Halle

towards Passendorf.

_Very

_many

vehicles still remain on the road

this side _{of the long Saale} defile.

In consideration of the

_good

countenance

_{shown by}

the

_enemy

and on account of _approaching darkness the

Commander

of the

Advanced Guard

issues the order that the line Zscherben-Linden Berg is not tobe _{passedto-day.}

The

Main

_Body

of the _{Western Corps} has meanwhile arrived at

Langenbogen, whereit _goes into bivouac.

The

Commander

of the _Corps is not satisfied with the results

obtained

_by

the

Advanced

Guard.

He

orders that the

_enemy

_{withdrawing on Merseburg} is to be

followed

and

observed

_by

a

_body

of _Cavalryonly, but all _remaining

forces tobe _{united against}his

Main

_Body

_retiring

on

Halle.

He

requires from his Chief of the Staff:

1.

An

_opinion on

what

can be undertaken thenext _day, in

order to

_damage

the

_enemy

as

much

as _possible to prevent

him

from halting behind the Saale,

and

from concentratingfor renewed resistance under the protection ofthis obstacle; also

2.

The

_drawing

_up

of an identical order to the

Command-ing Officers for the execution of the plan determined upon.

The

weather is _bright

and

_dry.

_Daybreak

at

6 o'clock.

5TH

PROBLEM.

1858.

Vide Plan 5 andSketch _Map 3.

An

Eastern Corps, strength a mobile Prussian

_Army

Corps,* is

advancing from Posen towards the Oder, to _prevent the

_enemy

from _crossingthis river ; in

any

case, to prevent his advance.

The

Main

_Body

of the Eastern _Corpshas arrived at Drossen in

theeveningof the I2th March, its ist _{Infantry Division}

;

namely

:

12 Battalions, 8 Squadrons, I _12-pr., I

6-pr. Batteries,is_marching

on Frankfurt.

At

Zohlow

the

Commander

ofthe ist Division receives from the

head ofhis

Advanced Guard

the _{report that} the

Laudons

_{Berge were}

. * It is apparent from the problems following and their solutions, that the Eastern

Corpsconsists of two Infantry Divisions (12 Battalions and two Batteries each),one

6TH PROBLEM. _{1858. J}

found to be entrenched and _occupied,that 6 Battalions

and

some

Artillery are bivouacking south of the

Damm-Vorstadt,

that large

masses are visible on the _heights behind the town,

and

troops

continuallydefiling over the bridge.

The

_report is_dispatched at _4p.m.

There

are still

two

hours of

daylight.

The

Commander

of the Division

knows

that the

Western

Corps is about_equal in _{numerical strength} to the Eastern _Corps,

and

only stronger in _Cavalry.

What

will he determine underthese conditions?

What

measures

will _{he adopt}to _{carry out}

what

hasbeen determined

_upon

?

6TH

PROBLEM.

1858.

Vide Plan 5 andSketch Map 3.

WESTERN

CORPS.

tst _{Infantry Division: 13} Battalions ₄

_Squadrons

2 Batteries

2nd

12 ₄ 2

ist _Cavalry Division : ₃₂ I

Reserve Artillery: 6

25 Battalions 40 Squadrons

n

Batteries.

The

Western

_{Corps which} isin _{possession of the}

Oder

bridges at

Ciistrin, Frankfurt,

and

Crossen, has concentrated at Frankfurt,

occupied with the ist _{Infantry Brigade} the field entrenchments on

the

Laudons

_{Berge, the}

Rothe

_Vorwerk,

and

the

_{Damm-Vorstadt;}

and

_{has placed the} 2nd _{Infantry Brigade behind} these as a

sup-port.

At

noon

_intelligence

comes

in that a hostile

column

is _advancing

by

Drossen.

The

Commander

orders the

2nd

_{Infantry Division} to cross on

the

same

afternoon to the _right

bank

of the Oder, the _Cavalry Division

and

the Reserve Artillery

however

to follow early on the

1_3th, so that the whole

Army

_Corps will standbehind the

Laudons

Berge ready to advance at 8 a.m.

A

reconnaissance, ordered in the afternoon of the I2th, repulsed the hostile advanced bodies, but finds the _position of Kunersdorf

occupied

by

Infantry

and

Artillery.

Approaching

darkness prevents

an attemptagainst this _position.

3 ?TH PROBLEM. 1858.

from Drossen early on the I2th in the direction _{of Frankfurt, but}

that inthe _{evening two}other Divisions* arrived in Drossen.

The

Western

_Corps has orders to _{bringon an engagement,} even-tually to force the

enemy

from his line of retreat on Posen,

and

to press

him

against the Warthe-Bruch.

Preceding reconnaissances have

shown

that the

meadows

adjoin-ing the Dreist

and

Haupt

Graben

are

_swampy

and _{only passable}

_by

bad roads.

The wood

on the _{sandy heights} consists of tall _pines ;

the roadsand even the rides _through it are fit for _waggons.

The

_dispositions of the General

_commanding

the _{Western Corps}

forthe 1_3th are to begiven.

Note:

The

order is to be addressed to the three Divisions

and

the

Commander

of the

Advanced

Guard, and in identical form. It

must

_clearly

show

the intention of the General

_commanding,

and

yet contain nothing which the subordinate

Commanders,

who

have

toexecute it, can arrange forthemselves.

Justas details are inadmissible, so there

must

beno statement of reasons. If such are considered _{necessary,they} are to be

added

marginallyor separately.

7TH

PROBLEM.

1858.

VidePlan5andSketchMap3.

EASTERN

CORPS.

The

_{Eastern Corps,}

whose

_objectit is to cover the_{siegeof Posen,}

and

which has been unable

any

longer to prevent the

enemy

from

crossing the Oder, has been marching since 6 a.m. on the _ijth on Zohlow,in _{support of} its 1st Division.

The

_{following report} arrives from the

Commander

of that Division:

Kunersdorf, I3th March,

n

a.m.

My

left Flank

Detachment

has been attackedabout 10

o'clock

_by

_{very superior forces} from the direction of the

Schwetiger Revier(Forest). In compliance with its orders

it is _{slowly retiring} on _Sorge, where it is to offer the most

obstinate resistance.

Soon

after 10o'clock the

_enemy

advanced with a

Divi-sion _{against the} frontof

_my

_position.

He

is _{firing with 24}

guns, but still _holding back hrs _Infantry.

* _The

8TH PROBLEM. 1858. ₉

At

10.30 the headsof the hostile columns, which drove

away

the Flank Detachment,

showed

themselves at the

exits of the Frankfurter Forst on

_my

left Flank. I have

sent against

them

3 Battalions, 2 Squadrons,

and

I _Battery

fromthereserve,

and

haveso far prevented theirdebouching.

Since the _enemy,

_up

till _now, is

nowhere

_showing

Cavalry masses, it

_may

be inferred that_{they have}

marched

throughthe Neuendorfsche Forst.*

In order not to_get into a situation_{too disadvantageous,}

I have

now

resolved to retreat.

Kunersdorfwill be set on fire

and

the crossing south of

it_disputed

_by

_{Artillery as long}as possible.

The

Rear

Guard

takes post near the wood. If I should be _pressed

much,

I

shall _{perhaps be obliged} to cross the Hiihner Fliess below

the Drossen road

and

to retire _through the close _country of Bischofsee.

N. N.

The

General

_commanding

receivesthis_reportat 1_1.30 in _Zohlow,

where the head of his

Main

_Body

has_{just arrived.}

What

does heresolve to

do

?

STH

PROBLEM.

1858.

VidePlan6andSketch_Map4.

The

mobile 6th

_Army

_Corps is _{concentrating} in_the

neighbour-hood

of Schweidnitz.

The

12th _Infantry Division, to which are attached the 6th

Hussar Regiment, the ist _12-pr.

and

the 1st _6-pr. Batteries of the

6th _{Artillery Regiment,} is sent to the _county of Glatz, in order to cover the

_arming

of the fortresses of Glatz, Silberberg

and

Neisse against an enemy,

who

is _{concentrating} in

Bohemia

near Konig-gratz.

Hostile

Detachments

near _Rothwasser,

Nachod

and

Braunau

prevent us from learning

what

is _{happening behind the ridge of the}

Sudeten,still _{impassable on account}of snow.

But

it is certain that the_{enemy, about} 16,000 strong, intends to penetrate into the _county of Glatzon _{one, or eventually} on _{several, of the existing} roads.

The

road from

Braunau

to

Ober

Steine, although not metalled, is fit for

wheeled traffic.

*

10 QTH PROBLEM. _1859. IOTH PROBLEM. _1859.

How

does the

Commander

of the I2th Division intend _to

per-form the _{duty imposed on}

him?

Where

will he _{accordingly place}

his _troops?

9TH

PROBLEM.

1859.

Vide Plan 7 andSketch _Map 3.

A

_{mobile Infantry Division, strengthened}

_{by two}

Cavalry Regi-ments, has been pushed out to

Werneuchen

towards the Oder, to cover Berlin.

From

_trustworthy sources it is heard there that the

_enemy

crossed that river _to-day at Freienwalde

and

Wrietzen in

two

columns, each 10,000 strong.

The

Division went into bivouac near the farm _{of Werftpfuhl.}

The

_outposts are _standingin the line _Heidekrug,Tiefensee towards

Freudenberg. Hostile watchfires are seen behind Protzel

and

near

Vw.

_Torgelow.

In

what

manner

does the

_Commander,

in these _{circumstances,} think he

would

bestbe ableto cover the_capital?

Dispositions for this _purpose.

IOTH

PROBLEM.

1859.

Vide Plan 8 andSketch _Map 3.

A

Western

Division : 12 _Battalions, 12 _Squadrons, i _Battery

Horse _Artillery,

and

2 _6-pr. Batteries,

had

pushed out as far as

Storkow, and is _{to-day retiring} in the direction of _{Senzig on} the

advance of the _enemy,

who

has 1_{5 Battalions, 8 Squadrons, and 3}

Batteries.

The

Rear

Guard

has halted in

Bindow

; the

Commander

of the

Western

Division, while still on the march, receives, however, the report that the

_enemy

is _followingthere _{with a strong}

Advanced

Guard, but _directing his

Main

_Body

_by

Prieros ; furthermore, that

reinforcements,consisting of 2 Battalions

and

I

12-pr. Battery, have

occupied the strongdefileof_{Konigs-Wusterhausen.}

The Commander

determines to halt behind a suitable _position,

and, if_{necessary, to}riska battle for _{the covering of the capital.}

The

_bridges at _{Copenick and}

Schmockwitz

are _destroyed.

The

low _ground of the

_{Fang-Graben* and}

of the Notte can _only be

crossed

_by

the_{existing roads,} the other

meadows

are hard.

IITH PROBLEM. i860. I2TH PROBLEM. l86o. II

What

orders will the

Commander

to-day give to his

Advanced

Guard

?

What

sections of the _ground will the Division _occupy?

Where

bivouac?

Where

eventuallyfight?

IITH

PROBLEM.

1860.

Vide Plan 9andSketch _Map 3.

An

_{Eastern Corps} is_advancing

_by

_rapid marches throughCiistrin

and

Frankfurt toreach Berlin _{before strong} forces can be assembled

there for its _protection.

A

Western Division: 1₃ Battalions, 8 _{Squadrons, 3} Batteries,

with ordersto cover the _capital, is _standing between Vogelsdorf

and

Tasdorf,which latterdefile is entrenched.

The

Commander

ofthis Division hears on the ist

_June

that both

Miincheberg

and

Fiirstenwalde are ordered to furnish bivouac

re-quirements for _10,000men,

who

will arrivein _{the evening.}

The

reconnaissances, pushed out in both directions, find the

Heidekrug

and

the Hinter-Heide (between Kl.-Wall on the

Locknitz

and Alt-Monchwinkel

on _{the Spree) stronglyoccupied}

_by

the _enemy.

What

does the

Commander

of the

Western

Division intend to

do

on the

_{2nd June}

?

I2TH

PROBLEM.

1860.

Vide Plan ₉ and Sketch _Map 3.

The

Western

Division on the

_morning

of the

_{2nd June was}

standing under coverbehind Herzfelde. Its

Advanced Guard

let the

enemy

cross the Zinndorfbrook,

and

retired behind the Biesel _Berg.

When

the

_enemy

_pressed forward, the Division advanced to

attack with all its _forces,

and

threw

him

back with considerable loss

behind the defiles near

_Heidekrug

and

_Liebenberg. Hostile

Detachments

_advancing from the Mittel

Heide

_against

_Kagel

appeared in the _afternoon, but _they found this _{village already}

occupied. Strong columns arrived in the _evening behind the

Locknitz near

Kienbaum.

The enemy

during the night remains in _occupation of

Heide-krug, Liebenberg

and

Kienbaum

;

numerous

fires are burning there

and

near _Hoppegarten.

What

_position will the

Western

Division

_occupy

in the _evening of the 2nd,

and what

does it intend for_{the 3rd}

_June?

12 1_{3TH PROBLEM.} 1860. _{I4TH PROBLEM.} l86l.

PROBLEM.

1860.

VidePlan 9 andSketch _Map 3.

The

Division determined to _give

_up

the offensive _against the

enemy,

who

having unitedhis forces is

now

in _{superior strength,} but toobserve

him

still as

much

_{as possible.}

A

reinforcement of2 Battalions

and

i _Battery is

_moving

_to-day,

the 3rd June, into the entrenchments of Tasdorf.

When

the

Advanced Guard

_early alarms the _{enemy's outposts,}

it meets with violent resistance.

At

10 o'clock, however,

Kienbaum

and _{Liebenberg, then} also

Heidekrug

are evacuated.

A

Detachment

_following on the _{Miincheberg high road reports}

the _enemy's

Rear

Guard

to have turned from

_Hoppegarten

north-ward

into the Sieversdorfer _Forest,

and

that _{Neubodengriin}

was

found _occupied.

Hostile _Cavalry near _{Eggersdorf prevents} our _patrols from

penetrating

beyond

Schonfeld. In the _evening a _report

comes

in

from Wrietzen that ahostileBattalion has arrived there.

What

is to be concluded from all these _reports?

What

further measures does the Division find it _necessary to

adopt?

I4TH

PROBLEM.

1861.

>

Vide Plan IOand Sketch_{Map 5.}

GENERAL

IDEA.

(Holdsgoodalso_for the next two_problems.)

While

the Prussian

_Army

is on the Rhine, a hostile _Corps has landed at Wollin,blockaded

Alt-Damm

and

detached a force on

Greiffenberg towards Colberg.

A

Divisionhas advancedto Labes to cover the _siege of Stettin, which is intended as soon as a second

landing has beeneffected.

A

Prussian Division has assembled near Schneidemiihl and

advanced to_Falkenberg.

PROBLEM

:

The

Commander

of the Eastern Division is without

_any

_precise

instructions at this_unexpected turn ofevents; hehas to act entirely

according tohis

own

_judgment.

pro-I$TH PROBLEM. l86l. ₁₃

visioned. Stettin is

_weakly

_{occupied, but} forthe

moment

_protected

by

its situation onthe left

bank

of the Oder.

From

Greiffenberg it is heard that_{2 Battalions,} I _Squadron,

and

Batteryare stationed there, for _{purposes of} observation.

3 Battalions, I _Squadron, i _{Battery, are} near

Alt-Damm.

The

_{strength of the}

_enemy

near Labes is stated to _{be 9}

Bat-talions, 2 Squadrons,

and

2 Batteries.

The

_{outposts are near} Woitzel

and

Bonin.

The

Eastern Division

numbers

13 Battalions, 4 Squadrons,

and

₃ Batteries.

For

the _present it cannot count

_upon

reinforce-ments.

The

_Drage

as far as

_Dramburg

can _only becrossed on the

exist-ing roads on account of the

swampy

stateof the

meadows

; the

same

is the case with the Miihlen Fliess of the

_Dolgen

_See*).

Below

Dramburg,

which is _{hardly tenable, bridging over the}

_Drage

is

pos-sible.

The

Ahl

brook is

_swampy

; a strong position with frontto the

East will be found near Rosenfelde.

Labes

has little defensive

capability, but the

Rega

cannot be crossed without preparation.

How

does the

Commander

view his situation,

and what

_object

does he

aim

at? _{Against which portion of the}

_enemy

will he turn,

and in

what

direction?

In

_harmony

with these _{objects the following questions are} to

be answered.

1.

Where

does the _Division, assembled around _Falkenberg,

bivouac _to-night, the 1st _April,

and

where will the

Advanced Guard and

_outposts be _{posted respectively?}

2.

What

are the _{dispositions for} the

march

to-morrow, the

2nd _April?

PROBLEM.

1861.

Vide Plan 10andSketch_Map 5.

The

Eastern Division took a _{position near Sarranzig} at noon,

the

2nd

_April, until its

Advanced Guard

at the

_Dolgen

See could discoverthe _{measures adopted}

_by

the _enemy.

The

_Cavalry of the

Advanced Guard

found Woitzel

and

Bonin

evacuated

_by

the _enemy,

and Labes

_{weaklyoccupied.} It

was

learned

*_{Here is meantthe}

Dolgen See between Dramburg and Schonwalde, as also the

14 16TH PROBLEM. l86l. I7TH PROBLEM. 1862.

that the

_enemy

had

left there this

_morning

_by

the

_Wangerin

high-road.

A

left Flank

Detachment

of the

Advanced Guard

fell in,at the

Vw.

Louisenhof on the Sabitz See, withhostile Infantry, which with-drew.

A

hostile _{Battery opened} fire to cover its retreat behind the

Rosenfeld _bridge.

Arrangements

for the 2nd

and

_dispositions for _{the 3rd April.}

i6TH

PROBLEM.

1861.

Vide_Map 10andSketch I\Iap 5.

The

Advanced Guard

attacked the_positionof Rosenfelde on the 3rd April, but with the intention onlyof holding the

enemy

there in check_during that_day, and has

done

so successfully.

Meanwhile, the

Main

_Body

of the Division,with the Artillery,

marched by Schonwalde

on Bonin ; the Cavalry

by

Altkist, covered

by

the

wooded

_{country, drove away,} without _fighting, the _enemy's posts at the Lessentiner Mill,and occupied the bridge there

and

that

on _{the high-road.}

Bivouac in the Boniner Heide* without fires. Labes and the

Vw.

Kotentow

observed.

After dusk the

Advanced Guard was

withdrawn to _Kotentow, the Rosenfelder Mill and the

Vw.

Louisenhofbeing only observed

by

Cavalry.

On

the 4th the Division is aboutto attack

_by

the

_Wangerin

and

Claushagen road,

when

the

Detachment

against Labes is _suddenly

and

vigorously attackedfrom that place,and, cannonaded

by

Artillery,

thrown back

_by

_{superior Infantry}

and

_pursued

_by

_Cavalry asfar as

the

Heide

brook.

What

is the _significance of this attack, and what resolutions are

adopted for _to-day?

I;TH

PROBLEM.

1862.

VidePlan1 1andSketch_Map2.

A

Southern

_Army,

concentrated between Gera and Altenburg,

has _pushed out a Division towardsWeissenfels to_oppose the advance

*

l8TH PROBLEM. 1862. 1₅

of a Northern

_Army,

which is _expected from the direction of

Querfurt

and

Artern.

SOUTHERN

DIVISION.

The

Southern Division halted

ADVANCED GUARD:

at _Dippelsdorfin the afternoon of

UhlanSquadron. whichhas already

met

theadvanced t

party of the

enemy

in _Weissenfels,

6-pr. Field Battery. . . .

I|II|II|II|M|M|II|M|I drives it out

and

secures the road

MAIN BODY: and railway bridges there.

3rd Infantry Regt. ist_{infantryRegt.}

The

_action

arising therefrom

RifleBattalion. 2nd _{Infantry Regt.} induces the

_enemy

to _get under

~En"gineerDe"^ne"n7~

arms

in rderto

ward

ffa _Possible

!

attack.

From

the _high crest on

Uhlan Regiment. Hussar Regiment.

h the right of the valley,a Battery of

1

2-pr.Battery. HorseArtilleryBattery. 16 guns IS observed _Unlimbering

illill ill ill ill ill iti ill ill iti ill illih ihilnli

west of the Kaffeehaus,

and

10

Rifled Battery.

I|II|M|II|M|II|M|M|I Battalions, 4 Squadrons,

and

16

guns

more

are counted

on

the _{open ground between}

Marktwerben

and

_Burgwerben. It cannot be ascertained

what

_may

still be in

and

behind these _villages.

After _{having reported,}the Divisional

Commander

is directed to hold Weissenfels, but at the

same

timeto obtain definite information as towhether the

Main

_Body

of the

_enemy

is _following its Division sent in advance thither, or is _aiming at another _point on the Saale.

The

inundated

meadows

of _{the Saale preclude} at _{present the}

possibility of bridging; on the other hand,all

permanent

crossings

over this stream areintact

and

_passablefor all arms.

What

measures doesthe

Commander

_adopt for the

2nd

_June?

i8TH

PROBLEM.

1862.

Vide Plan II ami Sketch _Map 2.

The

Southern Division remained at _Dippelsdorf on the

2nd

June.

The

Advanced Guard was

strengthened

by

\ 12-pr. Battery

and

directed to maintain the defile of _Weissenfels, in itself difficult to

force, against

any

attack.

For _{purposes of a reconnaissance the}

3rd Infantry Regiment,

l6 iSTH PROBLEM. 1862.

i

_Company

_Engineers,

6 _{Squadrons, and}

i _Battery

Horse

Artillery

will

march

to-morrow at ₅ a.m.

_by

Plotha and _{the railway bridge} above

Eulau

on the left

bank

of the Saale.

One

Battalion

was

detached from there to the

Nackte

Henne

(about I mile north of _Naumburg*).

One

Battalion

went by

Eulau

to Goseck, the rest _{of the Infantry}

and

Rifles _{together with}

two

_guns

occupied the forest west to

Goseck and

the cornerof the

wood

south

of Dobichau.

Between

the

two

the _Cavalry with

two

_guns then

ad-vanced at 10 o'clock at a_trot, round Marckrohlitz as farasLuftschiff without _{discovering anything} of the _{enemy, notwithstanding} the extensive view.

Single officers with well

mounted

orderlies dashed forward asfar as _{Zeuchfeld, Grost,} and Lunstadt; patrols from Nackte

Henne

reached Freiburg, yet nowhere

was

the

_enemy

met

with.

At

₉ o'clock the

_enemy

had

reconnoitred towards Weissenfels

and

come

underfire of the _{12-prs., posted} at _Trompete.

He

imme-diately gave

up

the attack,

when

disturbed on his _{right flank} near Uechteritz from the direction of Goseck, but _kept the

mouth

of

the defileof Weissenfels under the effective fire _{of a battery} east of

Markwerben, protected

by gun

pits on the crest overlooking the

valley. Uechteritz

was

occupied

by

him

at

noon

; Cavalry and

Artillery

moved

on Obschiitz

and

caused theCavalry of theSouthern

Division toretire on its _Infantry.

Nothing of the

enemy

was

to be seen in _Diirrenberg or

Merseburg.

Reports received as late as6 _{p.m. bring}in _{nothing new.}

The

Southern

_Army

moved

_to-dayasfaras the _{Rippach between}

Teuchern and

Molsen. Itintendsto advance

_by

Weissenfels.

The

General

_commanding

_requires :

1. Brief information as to

what

can be inferred from the negativeresults of the reconnaissanceas tothe _approach of the _enemy's

_{Main Army.}

2.

A

_suggestion as to

how

the _debouching of the

Main

Army

by

Weissenfels is tobe facilitated and secured _by the Southern Division.

*

PROBLEM. 1862. 20TH PROBLEM. 1862. ₁

7

I9TH

PROBLEM.

1862.

Vide Plan 11 andSketch_Map2.

The

Northern

_Army

had

sent a Division

two

marches ahead as

an

Advanced Guard

to _{secure the Saale bridge} at Weissenfels.

The

enemy

forestalled it

_by

_{only a}few hours.

NORTHERNDIVISION:

The

Northern _{Division confined itself} on _the

15 Battalions 2

nd

_June to _{preventing the}

_enemy

from _getting

8_{Squadrons across the}

defile, but while doing this found itself

4Batteries _{threatened on its left flank.}

If this attack

had

been carried out with _{adequate forces,} the Division

must

have _given

_up

its _position before Weissenfels.

The

enemy,however,for the

most

_part,

showed

_{only Cavalry,}

and

with-drew

before that of ourside.

The Main

_Army

arrives _to-day, late in the _evening, behind

Miicheln.

It

would

be

welcome news

for the General tohear of the

_enemy

crossing the Saale.

He

will _accept battle in a_position near_Pettstadt,

left

_wing

towards Lunstadt, the right south of Bornthal, attacking

which the

_enemy

will have the defiles close in his rear.

The

Northern Division is to secure time for the

_Army

to

move

into the _{position indicated,}without _hurry,

and

afterit has cooked.

How

does the Northern Division intend to solve its _{problem on}

June

3rd?

20TH

PROBLEM.

1862.

Vide Plan 1 1 and Sketch _Map 2.

The

Northern Division held

Markwerhen

with 2 _Battalions,

Uechteritz with I Battalion,

and

left a _{Battery of}

Horse

Artillery opposite Weissenfels, under escortof 2 Squadrons.

In Marckrohlitz stood I Battalion ; behind it were placed, as a

reserve, 2 Battalions, 2 Squadrons

and

I _Battery.

The

rest of the Division, 9Battalions, 4 Squadrons, 2 Batteries,

was

concentrated in _{a covered position} in _{Brosig-Grund.}

The enemy

opened a lively

cannonade

from the heights north

of Weissenfels at 6 a.m. _{on June 3rd.}

A

Rifled _{Battery near}

Beu-titz forced at ₉ a.m. the

Horse

_{Artillery Battery of the} Northern

Division to _retire,

_whereupon

_{Infantry immediately} crossed the bridge.

The

Horse

Artillery Battery took

up

a

new

_position at

18 2IST PROBLEM. 1863.

the hollow road to _Tagewerben, and _prevented

_by

effective fire

the advance of the

_enemy

until he, on his part, brought

up

Artil-lery. It then withdrew on Markwerben, and a hostile Brigade

deployed between

Burgwerben

and Kaffeehaus.

On

the _right

_wing

a _Brigade of _{Infantry, together with Cavalry}

and _Artillery,advanced at ₉ o'clock on the

_Naumburg

road and from

the

Goseck

wood

_against Marckrohlitz.

Guns

_{were brought} into action _{against the village.}

SimultaneouslythreeBattalions advanced fromLobitsch towards

Uechteritz, but

came

to astandstill

_owing

to the advance _{of Infantry} on their left flank from _{the Brosig-Grund.}

Markwerben

was

lost _{meanwhile, and} the

Detachment

with-drew by

Storkau and Obschiitz. Uechteritz

was

then

abandoned

voluntarily.

A

hot _struggle for _{Marckrohlitz, steadily supported}

_by

the

Northern Division,

was

still _{going on,}

when

about

noon

the heads

of the columns of the Northern

_Army

became

visible on _{the heights}

of Pettstadt.

The enemy

did not follow

_beyond

_Markwerben,

and

broke off the _fight at Marckrohlitz.

The

attack

was

not renewed in_{the course of the day.}

A

strong reconnaissance inthe _{evening found} Goseck,Dobichau, and Podelist_occupied,

and

encountered an obstinate resistance.

What

conclusions can be

drawn

from _{these events with regard}

to the intentions of the Southern

_Army,

which the

_day

before

had

arrived on the

_Rippach

and is aware that the Northern

_Army

is still

expecting reinforcements?

2IST

PROBLEM.

1863.

Vide Plan 9 andSketch Map 3.

An

Eastern

_Army

is _{advancing towards} the

Oder

in order to

reach Berlin

_by

Frankfurt.

The

_leading

_Army

_Corps

moves

on the ist

March

from Drossen

close to Custrin,

and

simultaneously occupies Frankfurt with the

combined

ist _Brigade:

7 Battalions, 8 Squadrons, I _6-pr. Rifled _Battery and I

6-pr.

Horse _{Artillery Battery.}

On

the

news

that a Division, 10,000 to 12,000 strong, is said to

be alreadyon the

march

from Berlin towardsthe Oder, also the

2nd

22ND PROBLEM. 1863. _\Q

6 Battalions,4 Squadrons, 2 _{12-pr. Batteries,}

is,onthe

2nd

March, transported across the river above Ciistrin.

The

General of Division in Frankfurt receives the order to

advance at onceon the Berlin high-road with the 1st _Brigade,

leav-ing only i Battalion _behind, to

watch

the _{enemy's movements,} to

unite at a _{convenient place with the}

2nd

_{Brigade advancing from}

Ciistrin; at

any

rate tosecure the debouching,lateron, of the

Army

by

Frankfurt and, if _{possible, toarrange} forits undisturbed advance on Berlin

_by

_{dispersing the enemy.}

In _consequence of this the 1st _Brigade

marched

on the _3rd

March

as far asthe _{neighbourhood} of Heinersdorf

and

is _sending its

Advanced Guard

:

2 Battalions,

4

Squadrons, 2 _guns

Horse

_Artillery,

forward on _Miincheberg.

The

_{leading bodies of the}

2nd

_{Brigade have reachedDiedersdorf,}

its

main body

_{standing near Seelow.}

Whilst still on the

march

the General of Division hears' that

Hoppegarten was

reached

by

the

_enemy

_to-day,

and

that his masses

are in bivouac close behind it.

PROBLEMS

:

1.

What

does the

Commander

of the Eastern Division

in-tend to

do

on _{the 4th}

March

? 2.

What

orders does he issue_accordingly

(a) to the

2nd

Brigadefor to-morrow?

(b) to the

Advanced

Guard, still on its

march

to Miincheberg, for _to-day

and

to-morrow?

22ND

PROBLEM.

1863.

Vide Plan 9andSketch _Map3.

The Commander

of the Eastern Division withdrewhis

Advanced

Guard

beforeit

was

attacked.

He

will

meet

an advanceof the

_enemy

on Frankfurt at Heinersdorf.

The

2nd

_Brigade is directed

_by

Diedersdorf or _{Marxdorf, where}

itis to receive further orders.

At

₉ o'clock it is _ready in rendezvous position between

Marxdorf

and

the

Krumme

_See, the _Cavalry

_Regiment

under cover at the western _edge ofthe Behlendorfer Heide.

Ifthe advance of the _enemy, observed

_by

the _Cavalry of the

2O 23RD PROBLEM. 1863.

Advanced Guard

and

distantly visible, happens to be

made

on the

Miincheberg high-road, the

2nd

Brigadeis toattack his left flank

_by

Behlendorf.

If, however, it is directed

by

Tempelberg, the Brigade will

move

into a defensive _position from behind the Heinersdorfer See, which position near Heinersdorf the ist _Brigade will hold

_by

itself for the present.

Accordingly, a position istobe selected for the ist _Brigade in

the _{neighbourhood of Heinersdorf,} in which it can _accept a first

attack.

When

_occupying the

most

_{important points} of the _ground

regard should be

had

to the eventual arrival of the

2nd

_Brigade in

position.

PROBLEM

:

1.

Show

onthe

_accompanying

_{plan the position} chosen.

The

units of the ist _Brigade are tobe

shown

as _they

would

stand

when

the attack

was

_{immediatelyexpected,}

butits direction _{not yet}defined.

2.

Show

theunits of the

2nd

_{Brigade(with another colour} in

pencil or ink), assuming that the _enemy's attack is

coming

by Tempelberg and

that the

2nd

_Brigade has

moved

into the _position.

23RD

PROBLEM.

1863.

VidePlan9andSketch_Map 3.

The

Western

Division is _charged with the_duty of_{throwing back} across the

Oder

the

_{enemy who}

_{has penetrated}

_beyond

Frankfurt. It

is to seize the Frankfurt _bridge, which the nearest _Corps of the Eastern

_Army

cannot reach under four or five _days.

The

Division has left the _{necessary troops} at the entrenched

defiles ofTasdorf and Erkner, in orderto

make

sureof them, and on

the 3rd

March

advanced

_beyond

the

Rothe Luch

with _altogether

9 Battalions, 8 Squadrons, 4 Batteries.

Meanwhile

it

was

learned that asecond hostile

_{body had}

crossed

the

Oder

near Ciistrin.

The

_strength

and

nearness ofthis

_body

were

unknown.

It _appeared,therefore, inadvisable immediately to attack

the

_enemy

at Heinersdorf.

24TH PROBLEM. 1863. 21

that direction,

and had

itself

marched

to_Miincheberg

and

reconnoitred

beyond

Jahnsfelde. It

became

clear that bothhostile _columns,about

14,000strong, were already standing concentrated between

Marxdorf

and

Heinersdorf. Until _{evening no detachments} of

_any

_strength

had

penetrated

beyond

this line.

A

_Brigade of

6 _{Battalions, 8 Squadrons,}

and

I _Battery

has beensent

_by

rail from Stettin

_by

Eberswalde as _{a reinforcement,}

which will arriveto-morrow _evening,

March

5th, atTiefensee (about

18 miles behind _{Miincheberg).}

PROBLEM

:

1.

How

does the

Commander

of the

Western

Division intend to_operate further?

2.

What

_position does the Division take

_up

on the _evening of the 4th

March

?

3.

What

ordersdoes the Divisional

Commander

issue

(a) tothe Division for the 5th

March

?

(b) tothe Brigadeat Tiefensee forthe 6th

March

?

24TH

PROBLEM.

1863.

VidePlan 9 andSketch _Map3.

The

Western

Division retired on _{the 5th}

March

from Miincheberg

northward round the

Rothe

Luch.

Favoured

_by

aseries ofdefiles, the

Rear Guard

has delayed the

enemy's advance during the whole _day,

and

_{only towards evening} itis

driven out of Wiisten-Sieversdorf.

The

Stettin _{Brigade reports that} it will _{be ready without} fail at 10 a.m. _{to-morrow, the 6th March, behind} Klosterdorf.

Till that hour the Division will _{to-morrow oppose} the _enemy, hitherto _superior, at

_any

suitable _point in this _{neighbourhood,} but

on the arrival of the reinforcement will _immediately

assume

the

offensive.

It

_may

be

assumed

that the _sending of the _{Brigade from} Stettin

remained

unknown

to the _enemy,

and

the Divisional

Commander

counts

_upon

its sudden _appearance, if _possible while the

_enemy

is

already in action.

22 25TH PROBLEM. 1864.

where the _{Rear Guard, go} into bivouac for _{the night before the 6th}

March?

The

reasons for the _positions chosen are to be based

_upon

the

possible or probableenterprises of the enemy.

25T.H

PROBLEM.

1864.

Vide Plan 13 andSketch Map I.

GENERAL

IDEA.

(Holdsgoodalso_forthe three_{followingproblems.}}

The

16th Infantry Division is _standing at Sirzenich, not far

from Trier. It is to defend the Mosel line in order to secure the

approach ofreinforcements from Coin and Coblenz.

A

hostile_Corpshas invested Saarlouis on the ist _April,and after

doing so is still _{20,000strong.}

If this _{Corps advances straight} on Trier, or turns

more

to the

west towards Echternach, the Division will await the attack behind

the Mosel or_{the Sauer,} where the _ground

_amply

counterbalances the

superiority ofthe enemy. If, however, the _Corps directs its advance

more

to the east,

somewhere

in the direction of the

Lower

Mosel, the

Division cannot remain at Trier. For instance, the

enemy

has a four days'

march

to Berncastel, the Division only

two

_days, but to

execute the latter in time it

must

have sure _intelligence .of the

enemy's movements.

The

16th Division has therefore _{occupied Wasserbillig,Conz,}and

Schweich in front of its _position.

An

Advanced Guard

is _observing

Saarburg

and

Nieder-Zerf from Pellingen. But besides this an

independent

Detachment

consistingof

The

ist

and

2nd Battalions of the 4Oth Fusilier _Regiment,

The

ist

and

_{2nd Squadrons of the 9th Hussars,} and

46-pr.

Guns

is sent ahead towards Nonnweiler, to _{operate quite independently,}

according to its

own

_judgment

and as circumstances

demand,

in

orderto ascertain the _enemy's

movements

onthe right

bank

of the Mosel.

PROBLEM

:

The

Detachment

in its advance towards Nonnweiler _got as far

as the _{neighbourhood} ofHermeskeil at noon on the

2nd

_April. It

26TH PROBLEM. 1864. 27TH PROBLEM. l86_{4- 23}

Companies,

and

is _{sending Cavalry patrols} forward on the road to

Nonnweiler.

When

at₄ o'clock the

Detachment

is _resuming its _march, the

patrols return to Hermeskeil, pursued

by

a

_Squadron

of the _enemy.

Soon

afterwards hostile _Infantryis visible at the _edge of the

wood

south of this _place.

Three

Battalions are _forming

up

there,

and

a Battery is _unlimbering

_by

the side of the road.

This

_deployment

_{occupies a quarter of}an hour.

What

determination has the

Commander

of the

Detachment

meanwhile

come

to?

How

does he intend to act further in the _spirit of his instruc-tions?

26TH

PROBLEM.

1864.

VidePlan₁₃andSketch_Map I.

On

the _appearance of the

_enemy

from Nonnweiler the

Detach-ment

took the road to _Thalfang,

and

halted behind the

Thron

brook, as _{the leading}columnsof the

_enemy

followed _only as far as Thiergarten.

What

_position does it take

_up

for_{the night .preceding April} 3rd,

and

what

measuresof_security will _{be adopted}?

What

is to be done, ifthe

_enemy

attacks to-morrow? _what, ifhe

does not follow at all?

27TH

PROBLEM.

1864.

VidePlan13andSketchMap i.

At

1 1 a.m. on the _{3rd April the}

same

troops, which were seen yesterday at Hermeskeil, appear on the high ground in front of

Malborn.

A

Detachment

sent

_{by Basch}

to _{Hiittgeswasen} has _surprised there a hostile _patrol.

The

_{prisoners belong} to a

_body

_{of troops}

composed

ofall _arms, which _to-day is _entering Birkenfeld. _Reports

from the _{country people confirm the}

news

that several thousand

men

are

announced

to arrive _to-dayin Birkenfeld.

It is

communicated

from Trier that _{the posts} at _{Wasserbillig,} Conz, Pellingen,

and

Schweich have not been attacked

up

till now.

What

opinion does the leader of the

Detachment

form of the

whole situation ?

Where

will the

_enemy

advance ?

Where

are his

forces _to-day?

How

will the

Detachment

act _to-day? .

24 28TH PROBLEM. 1864. 2QTH PROBLEM. 1865.

28TH

PROBLEM.

1864.

VidePlan13andSketch_Mapi.

Can

the Division in _consequence of the _reports

_coming

in from

the

Detachment

arrive in time forthe defence of the

Lower

Mosel?

Can

it

assume

the offensive there

_beyond

the river?

29TH

PROBLEM.

1865.

VidePlan₁₄ andSketch_Map3.

A

Western

_Army

is _besieging

_Magdeburg,

and has sent a

Division, strengthas _{per margin,}

_beyond

Ziesar on the 1st _June to cover the investment on the _right

bank

ofthe Elbe.

It is

known

that 12,000 to

WESTERN

DIVISION: I3,ooo

men

are available in Berlin,

2nd_Brigade. ist_Brigade.

_wno

_{were still there at the end of}

3rdRegiment. ist_Regiment.

! i 1 ! 1 the

day

mentioned. 3,000

men

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_!Ji2^i_

more had

already advanced from DragoonRegiment. Hussar Regiment.

_p

_ots

_dam

_{in a westerlydirection.}

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The

railwa

y

from Berlin to

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_Brandenburg

cannot be used in

consequence of previousevents.

On

the arrival of the

Western

Division in _Glienecke, east of Ziesar, on theevening of the ist _{June, the}

Detachments

sent in

ad-vanceto reconnoitre,reportfromZitzand

Rogasen

that hostile_cavalry patrols withdrew

by

Warchau

and

Wusterwitz ; from

Wenzlow,

that

Infantry posts were encountered in Grliningen.

A

Cavalry Patrol sentforward towards

Golzow

did not see

any-thing of the

enemy.

What

conclusions can be

drawn

from the _position and intentions

ofthe

_enemy

?

What

can the Eastern Division _{practically do, to}

re-pulse the weaker

Western

Division, and to break the investment of

Magdeburg

?

What

does the Western Division intend to

do

_accordingly?

30TH PROBLEM. 1865. 3IST PROBLEM. 1865. 2$,

30TH

PROBLEM.

1865.

VidePlan14andSketch_Map3.

The

Eastern Division

marched on

the

2nd

_{June from} Berlin to

Potsdam.

Its

Advanced

_{Guard, previously} sent ahead to

_Brandenburg

retreated behind the Havel, avoiding attack

by

a superior forcefrom

the direction of Rietz ; it holds

EASTERN

DIVISION. theAltstadt

and

_{the bridge there}

ADVANCED GUARD NEAR BRANDENBURG:

b a

Detachment

_oppositePlaue.

Rifle Batt. Fusilier Batt. FusilierBatt. ,_T

i /- r 1

JNumerous watchnres of the

iHussar Regiment.

enemy

^

burning near

Rot-Battery, No. I. Scherlinde.

'I' 'I1'I' 'I

1

Rain

has

made

the

meadows

MAIN BODY NEAR POTSDAM.

impassable.

What

_operations does the

. Eastern Divisioncontemplate in

4thRegiment.1 2ndRegiment.

s s i '

order to relieve

_Magdeburg

from

nRegiment. i

Hussa^Regiment.

^

enemy

,

s investment on

&&

tBatt. right

bank

of the Elbe?

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3IST

PROBLEM.

1865.

Vide Plan ₁₄andSketch_Map3.

The

Main

_Body

of the

Western

Division halted

and

bivouackedin

the _{neighbourhood} of Rotscherlinde after _forcing the _enemy's

Ad-vanced

Guard

_{back through}

_Brandenburg

onto the _right

bank

of the

Havel, in the afternoon of the

2nd

_June.

The

Altstadt

_Brandenburg

remained occupied

by

the

_enemy

; a

Detachment

is standing before

Plaue,

and

the bridges at both_points are_destroyed.

The

restof the

Eastern Division is said to havearrived in

and

about Potsdam.

The

_siege works before

_Magdeburg

are so far advanced that

any

disturbance of

them

must

be _prevented.

No

reinforcements

for the

Western

Division are _expected. It is to _oppose the

_enemy

where,

and

as bestit can.

The

Commander

of the

Western

Division determines to _accept

battle in the _{neighbourhood}of Lehnin.

How

does he_dispose his forces for this _purpose?

The

_position of the _troops, which remain available for the