Order of battle

 

Of the Austrian army in Germany and Switzerland,

 

29 August 1799

 

(At this time Charles left Switzerland with part of his army and was replaced by a Russian corps under Rimsky-Kosakow)

 

 

Composed by Roland Kessinger, source given below

 

IR = Infanterie Regiment

[xxx] = strength

 

 

Commander-in-Chief: Archduke Charles

 

 

In Germany:

4 battalions at Hechingen (not further specified) [2,088]

 

 

GM Freiherr von Klinglin

“Erzherzog Franz d’Este” Kurassier Regiment No. 2 (6 squadrons) [794]

“Ansbach” Kurassier Regiment No. 11 (6 squadrons) [546]

GM Graf Merveldt

Tyrolean Jäger (6 companies) [594]

Wurmser Freikorps (12 companies) [1,430]

16th Wallach-Siebenburgian Regiment Grenzer (1 battalion) [929]

“Merveldt” Uhlan Regiment No. 1 (8 squadrons) [1,073]

“Kaiser” Hussar Regiment No. 1 (8 squadrons) [1,246]

GM von Görger

7th Broder Regiment Grenzer (1 battalion) [923]

8th Gradiska Regiment Grenzer (1 battalion) [868]

“Blankenstein” Hussar Regiment No. 6 (8 squadrons) [1,191]

GM Freiherr von Szentkeresty

“Szekler” Hussar Regiment No. 11 (6 squadrons) [1,049]

GM Graf Gyulay

5th “Radivojevich” Light Battalion (6 companies) [651]

13th Wallach-Illyrian Regiment Grenzer (1 battalion) [978]

“Erzherzog Ferdinand Carl d’Este” Hussar Regiment No. 3 (8 squadrons) [1,320]

FML Graf Nauendorf

GM Freiherr von Kienmayer

Tyrolean Jäger (4 companies) [396]

Grenz Sharpshooters (4 companies) [448]

12th “Rubinitz” Light Battalion (2 companies) [245]

Vecsey Hussar Regiment No. 4 (6 squadrons) [879]

Meszaros Hussar Regiment No. 10 (8 squadrons) [1,243]

GM Freiherr von Vogelsang

IR No. 54 “Callenberg” (3 battalions) [2,886]

IR No. 42 “Erbach” (2 battalions) [1,927]

IR No. 31 “Benjowsky” (2 battalions) [1,002]

GM Fürst Carl Schwarzenberg

6th Warasdin-St. Georgian Regiment Grenzer (1 battalion) [902]

12th Deutsch-Banat Regiment Grenzer (1 battalion) [732]

Uhlan Regiment No. 2 (8 squadrons) [938]

FML Graf Spork

GM Freiherr von Herbert

IR No. 12 “Manfredini” (3 battalions) [2,737]

IR No. 35 “Wenkheim” (3 battalions) [2,616]

GM Freiherr von Sebottendorf

IR No. 2 “Erzherzog Ferdinand” (3 battalions) [2,331]

FML Graf Baillet

GM Freiherr von Mylius

IR No. 7 “C. Schroeder” (3 battalions) [2,589]

IR No. 22 “Lacy” (3 battalions) [2,616]

FML Graf Riesch

GM Fürst Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen

“Nassau” Kurassier Regiment No. 9 (6 squadrons) [850]

“Mack” Kurassier Regiment No. 10 (6 squadrons) [730]

FML Graf Colloredo-Mels

GM von Roe

“K. Lothringen” Kurassier Regiment No. 7 (6 squadrons) [678]

“Hohenzollern” Kurassier Regiment No. 8 (6 squadrons) [730]

FML Fürst Reuss-Plauen

GM von Lindenau

IR No. 3 “Erzherzog Karl” (3 battalions) [2,498]

IR No. 29 “O. Wallis” (3 battalions) [2,678]

FML Freiherr von Kospoth

GM Freiherr von Schellenberg

Grenadier Battalion "Tegethoff" (20/22/29)

Grenadier Battalion "Bojakowsky" (1/7/12)

Grenadier Battalion "Teschner" (3/35/50)

Grenadier Battalion "Lippe" (2/31/60)

Grenadier Battalion "Sebottendorf" (41/49/56)

Grenadier Battalion "Juch" (21/42/54)

(total of 6 battalions [4,156])

GM Erbprinz von Hessen-Homburg

“Latour” Light Dragoon Regiment No. 11 (6 squadrons) [949]

“Zeschwitz” Kurassier Regiment No. 5 (6 squadrons) [860]

GM Fürst Rosenberg

“Kinsky” Light Dragoon Regiment No. 12 (6 squadrons) [853]

FML Prinz Karl Lothringen

Colonel ?

Light Dragoon Regiment No. 13 (6 squadrons) [814]

GM von Canisius

“Kaiser” Kurassier Regiment No. 1 (6 squadrons) [749]

“Herzog Albert” Kurassier Regiment No. 3 (6 squadrons) [824]

 

 

ARMEE CORPS FML FREIHERR VON HOTZE IN THE GRISONS AND IN SWITZERLAND

In Graubünden (the Grisons):

FML Freiherr von Linken

8th Gradiska Regiment Grenzer (II. Battalion) [259]

8th Gradiska Regiment Grenzer (III. Battalion) [561]

9th Peterwardein Regiment Grenzer (1 battalion) [528]

IR No. 1 “Kaiser” (2 battalions) [1,365]

IR No. 20 “Kaunitz” (1 battalion) [556]

IR No. 25 “Brechainville” (1 battalion) [964]

IR No. 49 “Kerpen” (3 battalions) [1,131]

IR No. 62 (1 battalion) [103]

“Modena” Light Dragoon Regiment No. 5 (3 squadrons) [531]

In Switzerland (near Zurich):

FML Alexander Herzog zu Württemberg

GM Freiherr von Jellachich

IR No. 1 “Kaiser” (1 battalion) [718]

IR No. 20 “Kaunitz” (2 battalions) [1,112]

IR No. 41 “Bender” (2 battalions) [1,340]

7th Broder Regiment Grenzer (1 battalion) [466]

9th Peterwardein Regiment Grenzer (1 battalion) [262]

Croat-Slavonian Hussar Regiment No. 12 (2 squadrons) [305]

“Modena” Light Dragoon Regiment No. 5 (3 squadrons) [531]

Colonel ?

“Waldeck” Light Dragoon Regiment No. 7 (6 squadrons) [969]

FML Freiherr von Petrasch

GM Freiherr von Kempf

IR No. 21 “Gemmingen” (3 battalions) [1,877]

IR No. 41 “Bender” (1 battalion) [670]

IR No. 50 “Stain” (3 battalions) [633]

IR No. 60 (2 battalions) [1,549]

GM Fürst Rosenberg

9th Peterwardein Regiment Grenzer (2 battalions) [1,167 & 689]

1st “Strozzi” Light Battalion (6 companies) [393]

Croat-Slavonian Hussar Regiment No. 12 (8 squadrons) [1,223]

FML Prinz Joseph Lothringen

GM Graf O’Reilly

“Erzherzog Ferdinand” Light Dragoon Regiment No. 2 (6 squadrons) [890]

“Coburg” Light Dragoon Regiment No. 6 (6 squadrons) [1,019]

 

 

GARRISONS IN GERMANY

Garrison of Philippsburg:

K.k. Würzburger Leib-Bataillon (1 battalion) [554]

Imperial troops (1 battalion, 29 companies, ½ squadron) [1,685 infantry; 32 cavalry]

 

Garrison of Ingolstadt:

IR No. 9 “Clairfait” (1 battalion) [292]

Imperial troops (3 ½ battalion, 3 companies, 1 ½ squadron) [603 infantry; 114 cavalry]

 

Garrison of Ulm:

IR No. 9 “Clairfait” (1 battalion) [414]

IR No. 55 “Murray” (1 battalion) [306]

Imperial troops (1 ½ battalion, 3 ½ squadrons) [721 infantry; 166 cavalry]

 

Garrison of Würzburg:

IR No. 30 “De Ligne” (1 battalion) [140]

IR No. 58 “Beaulieu” (1 battalion) [174]

Imperial troops (19 companies, ½ squadron) [467 infantry; 53 cavalry]

 

 

 

Main source: Angeli, Moriz Edlen von; Erzherzog Carl von Österreich als Feldherr und Heeresorganisator, 2. Band, Wien und Leipzig, 1896, S. 518-521. According to this source the OB is based on: Österreichisches Staatsarchiv – Kriegsarchiv; Alte Feldakten, Deutschland, 1799/8/256 and 1799/13/24

 

© Roland Kessinger & Geert van Uythoven