(Rough calculation based on various casualty and reinforcement accounts and general lack of information) 14th November French (C. in C: General Napoleon Bonaparte) 19,000 (Caldiero & Verona area): (Includes 2,000 Cavalry & 20-24 guns, probably 4/8 pdrs, possibly One Horse 8 one Foot battery per Division) Austrians (C in C: Field Marshal Baron Josef Alvinci) 18,000 (Caldiero) 3,500 (Bassano) 3,500 (Arcole) 3,000 (Lines of Communication) 28,000 (includes 2,500 cavalry & 30 guns: 3/6/12 pdrs) 15th November (1st Day) French 6,500 Massena 's Division (Belfiore di Porcile) 5,500 Augereau's Division (Arcole) 2,500 Beaumont with Cavalry in Reserve (Ronco) 14,500 5-7pm: 2,000 Guyeux's Brigade from Vaubois (Albaredo to Arcole) +2,500 Macquart (Verona Garrison) +2,000 Lines of Communication Austrians 13,000 Alvinci at ViIIanova 3,500 Metrouski ½ day at San Bonifacio/rest of day at Arcole 3,500 Brigido at Arcole (includes Croat Grenzer bats + 2 guns) 5,000 Provera at Porcile 25,000 +3,000 Protecting Lines of Communication 16th November (2nd Day) French: (-1,500 casualties + 2,000 reinforcements - Vaubois) 6,000 Massena at Porcille 6,500 Augereau (now includes Guyeux's Brigade) at Arcole 2,500 Beaumont's Cavalry in Reserve at Ronco 15,000 At night Kilmaine's 3,000 reinforcements arrive Austrians (-2,000 casualties from 15th) 4,500 Hohenzollern at Villanova 8,500 Alvinci at San Bonifacio & San Stefano 6,000 Metrouski & Brigido at Arcole 4,000 Provera at Porcile 23,000 17th November French (-1,500 casualties +3,000 reinforcements - Kilmaine) 2,500 ½ x Massena at Porcile in holding action 3,000 ½ x Massena at Areole 11,000 Augereau + Kilmaine + Beaurnont (Albaredo to Arcole + Stefano) 16,500 Austrians (-2,000 casualties) 4,500 Hohenzollern at Caldiero-Villanova 8,500 Alvinci at San Bonifacio & San Stefano 4,500 Metrouski & Brigido at Arcole and with Alvinci 3,500 Provera at Porcile Possible Austrian Regiments at Arcole 1st/2nd & 3rd Battalions Deutschmeister 1 x Battalion Karlstadt Grenzer Possible French Regiments present at Arcole (NB: exact units transferred to Arcole or to another division unknown) Augereau's Division 5th & 12th Legere (Light) Demi-Brigades 4th, 40th & 51st Line Demi-Brigades Massena's Division 11th & 18th Legere Demi-Brigades 14th,18th, 32nd/ &75th Line Demi-Brigades 22nd Chasseur a Cheval Regt 7th Husaar Regt 5th & 15th Dragoon Regts Cavalry Reserve 1st, 22nd, 24th & 25th Hussar Regts 8th, 18th & 20th Dragoon Regts 1st & 5th Cavalry Regts Macquart's Division 4th Legere Demi-Brigade (2 x battalions) 12th Line Demi-Brigade (2 x battalions) Kilmaine's Division 4th Legere Demi-Brigade (1 x battalion) 5th, 6th, 11th, 12th, 33rd, 45th, 69th Line Demi-Brigades 57th Line Demi-Brigade Grenadiers 20th Dragoon Regt Vaubois' Division 17th, 22nd, 27th, 29th Legere Demi-Brigades 25th, 39th, 85th Line Demi-Brigades 22nd Chasseur a Cheval Regt (also possible at Arcole: 3rd & 9th Dragoons) More Arcola: Build Up: Sept-Nov. 14 Battle: Nov. 15-17 The Site Today Wargaming Orders of Battle Source List More in the Series I: Battle of Castiglione III: Battle of Rivoli Back to Table of Contents -- First Empire #24 Back to First Empire List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1995 by First Empire. 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