by Alan Sapherson
This is in answer to Query 5 in issue 2. The source is GESCHICHTE DE HANNOVER'SCHEN TRUPPEN IN SPANISCHER ERBFOLGKRIEG 1701-1714 by Schwenk. This is a list of Marlborough's forces on May 30th, about five weeks before the Battle Oudenarde. I have extracted the names of the cavalry regiments and have tried to identify them STAIR'S BRIGADE
Royal Irish Dragoon Regiment (3) British. Ross's. Later 5th Dragoons Waterloo Dragoon Regiment (4) Spanish Netherlanders in Imperial service British Dragoon Regiment (3) Stair's (later 2nd Dragoons, Scots Greys) KELLUM'S BRIGADE (All British)
Palme's Horse (2) Later 6th Dragoon Guards Cadogan's Horse (2) Later 5st Dragoon Guards SYBOURG'S BRIGADE (All British)
Schomberg's Horse (3) Later 7th Dragoon Guards PEUTZ'S BRIGADE (All Luneberg-Hannover troops)
Voigt Regiment zu Pferde (2) In British pay Frechapelle Regiment zu Pferde (2) Zelle troops in Dutch pay Pentz Regiment zu Pferde (2) Hanoverians in Dutch pay. Schulenburg Regiment zu Pferde (2) In British pay Leibregimen zu Pferde (2) In British pay Bulow Dragoon Regiment (4) In British pay CHANCLOS BRIGADE
Obdam Ruiters (2) Dutch National Cavalry (CR 6) Van Der Nath Dragoons (4) Holstein-Gottorp in Anglo-Dutch pay SCHLIPPENBACH BRIGADE
SCHMETTAU BRIGADE
PRINS MAURITZ BRIGADE
Gardes du Corps (1) Dutch National troops (CR 21) Blue Guard (2) Garde te Paard Dutch National Regiment (CR 2) POSERN'S BRIGADE
Erbach Ruiters (2) Dutch National Regiment. Wurttembergers (CR 18) D'Auvergne Ruiters (1) Dutch National Regiment. Hugenots (CR 20) RECHTEREN'S BRIGADE
S'Gravemoer Ruiters (2) Dutch National Regiment (CR 15) Rechteren Ruiters (2) Dutch National Regiment (CR 22) BALDWIN'S BRIGADE
Vittinghof Ruiters (1) Dutch National Regiment (CR 29) Van Oyen Ruiters (1)Dutch National Regiment (CR 11) Tilly Ruiters (2) Dutch National Regiment (CR 4) ? BRIGADE (All Danish troops in British or Dutch pay)
Schmettau (Horse) (2) 5th Jydske National Rytter Regiment Rantzau Major General (Horse) (2) 4th Jydske National Rytter Regiment Leibregiment (Horse) (2) Livregiment til Hest. Wurttemburg Dragoon Regiment (2) Wurttemberg-Oels unit in Danish pay IN THE SECOND LINEHACKELBORN'S BRIGADE (All Prussian troops)
Anspach Dragoner (4) Wittgenstein Dragoner (4) SPAAN'S BRIGADE (All Prussian troopss)
Schlippenbach zu Pferde (3) Heyden zu Pferde (2) Katte zu Pferde (2) HAHN'S BRIGADE (All Zelle (Luneberg) or Hanoverian troops)
Reden (Horse) (2)Hanoverians in Dutch pay St Laurent (Horse) (2) Zelle unit in Dutch pay Hahn Dragoons (4) Hanoverians in British pay ? BRIGADE
Bauditz Dragoons (4) Holstcin-Gottorp in Dutch pay ? BRIGADE
Walef Dragoons (4) A Dutch Free Corps, raised 1703 VAN ECK'S BRIGADE (all Dutch National Regiments)
Athlone Ruiters (2) (CR 1) Van Eck Ruiters (2) (CR 3) STARKENBURG'S BRIGADE
Pfenninger Dragoons (3) Hesse-Kassel troops in British pay PRINZ VON WURTTEMBERG'S BRIGADE
Cralingen Ruiters (2) Dutch National Regiment (CR 12) Hunerbein (Horse) (2) Munster troops in Dutch pay GROVESTIN'S BRIGADE (all Dutch National Regiments)
Nassau-La Leck (2)(CR 17) Nassau Treisland (2)(CR 26) Freisland Garde du Corps (1) (CR 2.5) DEWITZ'S BRIGADE (all Danish Cavalry in British/Dutch pay)
Dewitz (2) Rantzau Leuitenant General(2) 2nd Sjaellandske Rytter Regiment Utterwick (2) Wurttemberg-Oels Dragoons(3) This as the rest of the unit previously noted as in the front line Editor's Note: Alan is the author of, amongst other volumes, WILLIAM III AT WAR, Scotland and Ireland 1689-91, and THE IMPERIAL CAVALRY, 1691-1714, both available from RAIDER GAMES, 120a Potternewton Lane, Leeds 7. The first is £ 4.95, the second £ 3.30, including postage. I believe that two more volumes are now available, WILLIAM III'S DUTCH ARMY, and THE IMPERIAL INFANTRY. Back to 18th Century Military Notes & Queries No. 4 Table of Contents Back to 18th Century Military Notes & Queries List of Issues Back to Master Magazine List © Copyright 2000 by Partizan Press This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com |