by Geert van Uythoven
II Corps d’Armée commanded by General
Marmont is embarked at Den Helder for an invasion of England, on the fleet
commanded by Admiraal Jan Willem De Winter. Part of this Corps is a
Batavian Division with a total strength of 9,421 men on 13 August (strength
between ‘hooked’ brackets): 1
STAFF [67]
Generaal &
Inspecteur-General Jean Baptiste Dumonceau)
1e Brigade (Generaal-Majoor
François Maria Aloysius Barnabas de Quaita)
2e Brigade (Generaal-Majoor Heinrich
Friedrich August von Hadeln)
Adjutants: Luitenant-Kolonel P. Rouget
Luitenant-Kolonel F.J. von
Troxel
Majoor C.L. von Pfaffenrath
Majoor L.R.J. Villers
Majoor L. Suden
Kapitein Rigo
Kapitein Behr
Kapitein B. Testas
Kapitein J.C.R. von Römer
Kapitein D. Beekman
Kapitein Keyser
Kapitein F. von Lohausen
Kapitein Heilman
Luitenant Freund
Luitenant F.W. Placotomus
Luitenant J.P. Weitzel
Luitenant Schneider
Luitenant Van Nyvenheim
Luitenant D. Schindler
Engineers: Luitenant-Kolonel G.J. le Fèbre de Montigny
Kapitein E. Evers
Luitenant D.L. de la Rochette
Administration: Paymaster; Ter Meulen
Secretary; Ohrly
Field auditor;
Bogaers
Field provost;
De Heer
Assistant; Beek
Commissary of War;
Van Aardenburg
Secretary;
Mascheck
Lieutenant-Wagon
master; Thilo
Medical service: Chirurgijn (‘surgeon’)-majoor en chef; P.
During
Chrirugijn-majoor;
Munnich
Aide-Chirurgijn; Zimmerman
Wolters
Ten Dijk
Witte
Chirurgijn-élève; Van den Hout
Von
Gleser
Le
Vau
Verhoop
Otten
Plato
Hils
Lipkens
Kort
Van der Wall
LIGHT INFANTRY [1,321]
Regimental staff 1st Regiment [15] 2
1st bat/1e Regiment Ligte
Infanterie [650] 3
2nd bat/2e Regiment Ligte
Infanterie [656] 4
LINE INFANTRY [5,260]
5
1e Regiment Infanterie van Linie
(2 battalions) [1,315]
2e Regiment Infanterie van Linie
(2 battalions) [1,315]
6e Regiment Infanterie van Linie
(2 battalions) [1,315]
8e Regiment Infanterie van Linie
(2 battalions) [1,315]
Regiment Waldeck (German,
2 battalions) [1,200] 6
CAVALRY [636]
1e Regiment Dragonders (2
squadrons) [317, 290 horses] 7
Regiment Hussaren (1st &
4th squadron) [319, 290 horses] 8
FOOT ARTILLERY [731]
Staff [6] 9
2nd coy/1e Bataljon Artillerie te Voet [99] 10
4th coy/2e Bataljon Artillerie te Voet [99]
5th coy/2e Bataljon Artillerie te Voet [99]
1st coy/3e Bataljon Artillerie te Voet [99]
4th coy/3e Bataljon Artillerie te Voet [99]
Train [230] 11
HORSE ARTILLERY [176]
Compagnie Rijdende Artillery No.
1 [114] 12
Train [62] 13
KORPS PONTONNIERS [30] 14
1805
The Batavian
Division marches to Germany, the same forces as had been embarked at Den Helder
with some minor changes. The brigades are commanded by Generaal-Majoors
Gerhard Heinrich von Heldring (1e Brigade) and Heinrich Friedrich August
von Hadeln (2e Brigade); a life guard taken from the 2e Regiment Dragonders is with General Marmont.
Delprat: “If the
English would attack Zeeland, the situation would favour them: in the whole
Batavian Republic, not 4,000 Batavian soldiers are available, and in Zeeland
are only 1,200 French, of which about 2 or 300 are in hospital.”
A second Batavian
Division is formed, belonging to the Armée du Nord which is commanded by
Prince Louis Bonaparte, connetable of France (headquarters in Nijmegen):
2e Bataafse Divisie (Luitenant-Generaal
Henri Damasius Bonhomme)
1e brigade (Generaal-Majoor Gerard du Rij)
4e Regiment Infanterie
van Linie
7e Regiment Infanterie van
Linie
2nd bat/1e Regiment
Lichte Infanterie
Artillerie te voet
(1 division + 1 reserve division)
2e brigade (Kolonel Charles Hendrik
Joseph Mascheck)
3e Regiment Infanterie van Linie
5e Regiment Infanterie van
Linie
1nd bat/2e Regiment
Lichte Infanterie
2e Regiment Dragonders
Rijdende Artillerie
(1 division) [horse artillery]
Footnotes:
1) Order of
battle based on the official ‘Staat van formatie, etc.’ written on board
of the ‘Ajax’ on the roads of Texel by the Chief of Staff Colonel Vichery.
Attached to his letter to the Secretary of State of War on 13 August 1805.
2) The regimental
staff of the 1st Regiment was present, forming the provisional regimental staff
for both light infantry battalions, The staff had a strength of 15 men with the
following composition: a colonel, a captain-adjutant, a staff horn blower, and
12 musicians.
3) The 1st bat/1e Regiment Ligte Infanterie consisted of five companies, and had the following composition:
Battalion staff [9]:
1 lieutenant-colonel
1 adjutant
1 quartermaster
1 surgeon-major
1 aide-surgeon
2 élèves surgeons
1 staff horn blower
1 gunsmith
5 Companies [641]:
5 captains
5 1st lieutenants
10 2nd lieutenants
5 sergeant-majors
5 fouriers
20 sergeants
40 corporals
15 horn blowers
536 ‘jagers’
4) The 2nd bat/2e Regiment Ligte Infanterie also consisted of five companies, and had the same composition as the above battalion. In addition, the battalion staff had six musicians, giving the battalion a total of 656 men.
5) All four regiments had the same strength, consisting of 2 battalions of 5 companies each. Composition was as follows:
Regimental staff [33]:
1 colonel
1 captain-adjutant
1 drum-major
12 musicians
2 lieutenant-colonels
2 adjutants
2 quartermasters
2 surgeon-majors
2 aide-surgeons
4 élèves surgeons
2 battalion drummers
2 gunsmith’s
10 Companies [1,282]:
10 captains
10 1st lieutenants
20 2nd lieutenants
10 sergeant-majors
10 fouriers
40 sergeants
80 corporals
20 drummers
10 pipers
1,072 soldiers
6) The Regiment Waldeck was a German regiment in Batavian service, consisting of 2 battalions of 5 companies each. Composition was as follows:
Regimental staff [32]:
1 colonel (promoted to major-general)
1 adjutant-major
12 musicians
2 lieutenant-colonels
2 majors
2 adjutants
2 quartermasters
2 surgeon-majors
4 élèves surgeons
2 sergeant wagon masters
2 corporal-drummers
10 Companies [1,168]:
10 captains
10 1st lieutenants
20 2nd lieutenants
10 functioning sergeant-majors
10 functioning fouriers
40 sergeants
80 corporals
20 drummers
10 pipers
958 soldiers
7) The 1e Regiment Dragonders consisted of two squadrons, of two companies each. Composition was as follows:
Staff [11]:
1 lieutenant-colonel
1 adjutant
1 pikeur (‘riding master’)
1 quartermaster
1 aide surgeon
1 paardendokter (’veterinary surgeon’)
1 saddle maker
2 blacksmith’s
1 gunsmith
1 staff trumpeter
4 Companies [306]:
4 captains
4 1st lieutenants
4 2nd lieutenants
4 wachtmeester-majoors (‘cavalry-sergeant-majors’)
8 wachtmeesters (‘cavalry-sergeants’)
4 fouriers
16 corporals
8 trumpeters
254 dragoons (of which 27 were without horses)
8) The Regiment Hussaren consisted of two squadrons, of two companies each. Composition was as follows:
Staff [13]:
1
colonel; M.A. Collaert
1 lieutenant-colonel; E.A. von Hinuber
2
adjutants; 2nd Lieutenant J.L. Renno, 2nd Lieutenant J. Thonhauser
1
pikeur (‘riding master’); 2nd Lieutenant G.F. Koltrop
1
lieutenant-quartermaster; W. Royen
1
aide surgeon; C.T. Marius
1 paardendokter (’veterinary surgeon’)
1 saddle maker
2 blacksmith’s
1 gunsmith
1 staff trumpeter
4 Companies [306]:
4 captains
4 1st lieutenants
4 2nd lieutenants
4 wachtmeester-majoors (‘cavalry-sergeant-majors’)
8 wachtmeesters (‘cavalry-sergeants’)
4 fouriers
16 corporals
8 trumpeters
254 hussars (of which 29 were without horses)
9) The staff of the foot artillery had a strength of 6 men, consisting of a colonel, two lieutenant-adjutants, a lieutenant-ad joint, 1 functioning quartermaster, and a writer.
10) All artillery companies had the same strength of 99 men, consisting of:
1 captain
2 1st lieutenants
2 2nd lieutenants
1 bombardier-major
8 bombardiers
1 fourier
8 corporals
2 drummers
3 artisans
1 aide surgeon
70 kanonniers (‘gunners’)
11) The train serving the foot artillery had a strength of 230 men with the following composition:
1 inspector
1 adjutant
3 chiefs
5 upper-commanders
19 commanders
1 paardendokter (‘veterinary surgeon’)
3 saddle makers
2 blacksmith’s
195 kanonrijders (‘gun drivers’)
12) The Compagnie Rijdende Artillery No. 1 had a strength of 114 men, with the following composition:
1 1st captain
1 2nd captain
2 1st lieutenants
2 2nd lieutenants
1 train officer
2 surgeons
1 opperwachtmeester (‘sergeant-major’)
8 wachtmeesters (‘sergeants’)
8 corporals
3 trumpeters
1 saddle maker
1 blacksmith
3 artisans
80 kanonniers (‘gunners’)
13) The train serving the horse artillery had a strength of 62 men with the following composition:
1 upper-commanders
5 commanders
56 kanonrijders (‘gun drivers’)
14) The korps pontonniers had a strength of 30 men, with the following composition:
1 1st lieutenant
1 sergeant
1 fourier
1 corporal
1 drummer
1 carpenter
24 pontoneers
© Geert van Uythoven