Storming of the Alb River Position
28th April 1800

Order of Battle
French Army of the Rhine

by Roland Kessinger, Germany

Commander-in-Chief: Lt-Gen Moreau
Chief of Staff: GD Dessolle
Commander of the Artillery: GD Eblé
Commander of the Genie: GB Clémencet
Commisaire ordonnateur en chef: Mathieu Faviers
Inspector of the Infantry: GD Schauem-bourg
Inspector of the Cavalry: GD Bourcier
Adjutant Generals: Lahoire, Fririon, Rapatel, Lamardue, Prysie, Bertrand, Le Marois, Mangin, Abancourt

Reserve Corps: Lt-General Moreau
Chief of Staff: Adjutant General Lahoire
Commissaire des guerres as ordonnateur: Noury

1st Division: GD Delmas
Adjutant General Deplanque

    GB Boyer, GB Lorcet, GB Quetard
    6e Battle Cavalry Regt (251)
    11e Chasseurs a Cheval (448)
    4e Hussars (332)

    GB Jacopin
    46e demi-brigade (2503)

    GB Grandjean
    57e demi-brigade (2640)
    108e demi-brigade (2324)

    Adjutant General Cohorn
    50e demi-brigade (1st & 2nd batts) (2494)
    14e legere (2262)
    3e Artillerie a pied (1st co) (69)
    6e Artillery a cheval(1st co) (69)

2nd Division: GD Leclerc
Adjutant Generals D’Arbois, Perrin

    GB Despièrres, GB Bastoul
    53e demi-brigade (2098)
    89e demi-brigade (2191)

    GB Walther
    10e Chasseurs a Cheval (458)
    23e Chasseurs a Cheval (505)
    5e Artillerie a pied (1 co) (90)
    8e Artillerie a cheval (67)
    3e Sappeur Battalion (5th co) (139)

3rd Division: GD Richepance
Adjutant Generals Berthier, Molard

    GB Durutte
    4e demi-brigade (?)
    13e Chasseurs a Cheval (200)
    5e Hussars (468)

    GB Digonnet
    50e demi-brigade (III. batt)
    100e demi-brigade (2011)
    Grenadiers (2 batt) (?)
    17e Dragoons (519)
    5e Artillerie a pied (3rd co) (65)
    3e Artillerie a cheval (2nd co) (64)
    3e Sappeur Battalion (part 2nd co) (80)

Reserve Cavalry: GD d’Hautpoul
Adjutant Generals Becker, Lauer

    GB Espagne
    1er Carabinier Regt (435)
    2e Carabinier Regt (449)

    GB Devrigny
    8e Battle Cavalry Regt (283)
    9e Battle Cavalry Regt (337)
    3e Artillerie a cheval (1st co) (54)

Storming of the Alb River Position 28th April 1800

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