Catastophe of
St. Michael - Leoben

May 25, 1809

Order of Battle and Bibliography

by Colin J. Allen


Division Jellacic

    Brigade GM Konstantin von Ettinghausen
      I.R. Esterhazy No. 32 3 battalions
      I.R. de Vaux No. 45 2 battalions

    Brigade GM Ignaz Freiherr von Legisfeld

      Warasdiner-Kreuzer Grenz No. 5 2 battalions
      I.R. Reuss-Greitz No.55 1 battalion
      Drafts for I.R. Erzherzog Karl No. 3 1/2 battalion
      Salzburg Landwehr 1 battalion
      Chevauleger Regiment O'Reilly No. 3 3/4 squadron
      3 pounder Brigade Battery 4 guns
      TOTAL c. 8000 men

Corps Grenier

Commander: Gen. de Div. Grenier
Chief of Staff: Maj. Forestier

Division Durette

    Brigade Valentin
      22nd Light Inf. Regt (2 bttns)
      23rd Light Inf. Regt (4 bttns)
    Brigade Desaix
      62nd Line Inf. Regt (4 bttns)
      102nd Line Inf. Regt (3 bttns)
      6th Chasseur a Cheval Regt (4 sqdns)
      Artillery: 2 guns

Division Seras

    Brigade Roussel
      106th Line Inf. Regt (4 bttns)
      53rd Line Inf. Regt (4 bttns)
      Provisional Regt (3 bttns: [4th bttn of 1st Light, 35th Line, and 42nd Line])
      9th Chasseur a Cheval Regt (4 sqdns)
      Artillery: 10 guns

Bibliography

Wagner, Anton Hugo Das Gefecht bei St. Michael-Leoben am 25.Mai 1809. Vienna 1984
Johann, Erzerhog von Das Heer von Innerosterreich Osterreichunter den Befehlen des Erzherzogs Johann im Kriege von 1809 in Italien, Tyrol und Ungarn. Liepzig 1848
Pelet, Jean Jacques Memoires sur la Guerre de 1809. Paris 1825
de Vaudoncourt, Histoire Politique et Militaire du Prince Baron Fredric-Francois Eugene Napoleon. Paris 1828
Wachtel, Wilhelm Die Division Jellacic im Mai 1809. Vienna 1911
von Zwiedinek-Sudenhorst, Das Gefecht bei St. Michael und dei Hans Operationen des Erzherzogs Johann in Steiermark 1809. Innsbruck 1891

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