From the Diary....
"Because of the positions the Austrians have occupied the Saxons, who had reached Bytin(south of Slonim) on July 18th , detached the Infantry Brigade v. Klengel with 3 Squadrons Prinz Clemens Ulans and 8 Regimental Guns to Kobryn with the Order from Kobryn to detach the Infantry Regiment König and 80 Ulans, Rittmeister Heymann, as relief for the Austrians, to Brzesk.
The Ulans arrived allready on July 24th and Regiment König on July 25th. To observe the fordings of the river Pina the 3 Ulan Squadrons, Mjr v. Seydlitz, were sent. They moved west into Doboi while deployed 30 Horses at Pinsk. As the recon told them that substantial enemy forces moved against Pinsk and Janow Gen. v. Gablenz, who has reached with the Avant Garde of the Saxon Corps Bezdecz, received order to sent at once 3 Squadrons - 2 Hussars and 1 Polenz-Chvlgs, Mjr. v. Libenau - to Janov."
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Note:
After Reports of Gen. Tormassov the intention have been to move a weak Corps to Pinsk and so to attract them to the Saxons to move against them while the other 2 Corps are to move by Porzesk and Kobryn against the Flank of the Saxon Deployment.
"Gen. Reynier therefore marched with his Corps, which now has arrived to the west of Proczany in the direction of Janow. Here on July 25th the first ranged firefight between Saxon and Russian Forces developed when 3 Saxon Hussar Squadrons found Janow allready occupied by Enemy Infantry. The Enemy was driven back several times into Janow but the Town could only be taken after the arrivel of the remaining forces of the Avant Garde, Gen. v. Gablenz, with 5 Squadrons Hussars and 1 Squadron Polenz-Chvlgs with 2 Guns Horse Artillery. In the meantime the 80 Ulan's at Doboi were attacked by Prince Tscherbatow with 6 Squadrons Ulan's, a Regiment Tartars and 2 pieces of Horse Artillery. The Saxon Ulan's kept them 2 hours away before retiring under heavy losses to Bulkow where they met the Regiment König and moved together back to Kobryn. A Situation Report of this event was sent by Gen. v. Klengel to Gen. Reynier."
To be continued...