Battle of Ostrach
21 March 1799

Order of Battle: French

by Roland Kessinger, Germany

Commander-in-Chief: General Jourdan

Division “Advance Guard”: Gen de Div Lefèbvre

Gen de Brigade Soult, Laval, Mortier
25e légère (2132)
53e Demi-Brigade (2) (2032)
67e Demi-Brigade (2) (2128)

Gen de Division Klein
4th Hussars (520)
5th Hussars (598)
1st Chasseurs a Cheval (589)
17th Dragoons (395)
3rd Horse Artillery (1st and 27th coy) (163)
1st Foot Artillery (1st and 6th coy) (219)
3rd Battalion Sappers (7th coy) (177)

1st Division: Gen de Div Ferino

Left Brigade: Gen de Brigade Jacopin
102e Demi-Brigade (2) (2155)
6th Chasseurs a Cheval (588)

Right Brigade: Gen de Brigade Tharreau
10e légère (2) (2195)
46e Demi-Brigade (2) (2102)
11th Dragoons (400)
6th Horse Artillery (1st and 4th coy) (141)
3rd Foot Artillery (12th and 17th coy) (340)
3rd Battalion Sappers (5th coy) (192)

2nd Division: Gen de Div Souham

Left Brigade: Gen de Brigade Goulus
83e Demie-Brigade (2) (2081)
6th Dragoons (389)
7th Horse Artillery (4th coy) (63)

Right Brigade: Gen de Brigade Decaen
2e Demie-Brigade (2) (2174)
7e Demie-Brigade (2) (1395)
1st Dragoons (2081)
7th Horse Artillery (3rd coy) (60)
2nd Foot Artillery (15th coy) (82)
7th Foot Artillery (13th coy) (112)
3rd Battalion Sappers (1st coy) (161)

3rd Division: Gen de Div St Cyr

Left Brigade: Gen de Brigade Walter
Adjutant-General Debilly
108e Demi-brigade (2) (2019)
2nd Dragoons (429)

Right Brigade: Gen de Brigade Legrand
Adjutant-General Saligny
1er Demi-Brigade (2) (1483)
50e Demi-Brigade (2) (1411)
8th Chasseurs a Cheval (492)
10th Chasseurs a Cheval (432)
3rd Horse Artillery (5th and 20th coy) (164)
3rd Foot Artillery (4th and 6th coy) (137)
3rd Battalion Sappers (3rd coy) (193)

Reserve: Gen de Division d’Hautpoul
1st Carabiniers Regt (339)
2nd Carabiniers Regt (301)
4th Cavalry Regt (240)
6th Cavalry Regt (291)
7th Cavalry Regt (257)
8th Cavalry Regt (438)
23rd Cavalry Regt (408)
25th Cavalry Regt (293)
6th Horse Artillery (5th coy) (60)
7th Horse Artillery (2nd coy) (79)
3rd Foot Artillery (2nd and 3rd coy) (194)
3rd Battalion Sappers (2nd and 4th coy) (365)

Flanquers de Gauche: Gen de Division Vandamme

1er légère (2) (1342)
8e Demi-Brigade (2) (1486)
2 esc (1 of 2nd Dragoons and 1 of 8th or 10th Chasseurs a Cheval)

Battle of Ostrach 21 March 1799


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