Terribly Obscure Battles of the Age of Napoleon

The Battle of Wurzburg

Decided by Cavalry
3rd September 1796

By Dave Hollins
Map by Derek Stone


ORDERS OF BATTLE

(Austrian Cavalry Regiments were numbered in a single series by seniority)

AUSTRIAN ARMY

Commander: Archduke Charles

FML Hotze:

    GM Kienmayer:

      Tyrol Jager (1 batt)
      3rd Slavonia District Grenzer Battalion
      CR2 Kaiser Hussars (4 sqdns)

    GM Hiller:

      IR21 Gemmingen (1 batt)
      IR12 Manfredini (2 batt)
      IR36 Kinsky (1 batt)
      IR37 De Vins (1 batt)
      IR51 Splenyi (1 batt)

    GM Carnisius:

      CR1 Kaiser Chevauleger (4 sqdns)
      CR19 Levenehr Chevauleger (5 sqdns)

FML Sztaray:

    GM Prinz Johannes Lichtenstein (Advance-Guard):

      2nd Slavonia District Grenzer Battalion
      O'Donnel Freikorps (1 batt of 5 companies)
      Szeckler (Siebenburgen District) Grenzer Battalion
      Szeckler Grenzer Hussars (6 sqdns)
      CR37 Coburg Dragoons (1 sqdn)
      CR19 Levenehr Chevauleger (1 sqdn)
      CR5 Herzog Albert Carabinier (2 sqdns)
      CR7 Kinsky Chevaulegers (6 sqdns)

    GM Montfraut:

      IR54 Callenburg (1 batt)
      IR11 Wallis (1 batt)
      IR22 Lacy (1 batt)

    GM Bartels:

      Palinate Infantry (2 batt) (Imperial contingent)

    GM Finke:

      Le Loup Freikrosp Battalion (6 companies)
      Archduke Charles Legion from Trier (2 companies)
      Rohan (Emigre) Infantry (1 batt)

    GM Kaim:

      Szenossy Grenadier Battalion (IRs 19/37/53)
      Apfaltern Grenadier Battalion (IRs 33/39/52)
      Candiani Grenadier Battalion (IRs 31/51)

FML Riesch

    GM Wurtternberg:

      CR20 Mack Kurassier (6 sqdns)
      CR37 Coburg Dragoons (5 sqdns

    GM Spielberg:

      Munster Dragoons 12 sqdns (Imperial contingent)
      CR2 Kaiser Hussars (4 sqdns)

FML Kray:

    GM Hohenlohe:

      1st Slavonia Distrist Grenzer Battalion
      Croat- Slavonian Sharpshooters (4 companies)
      CR31 Latour Chevauleger (4 sqdns}
      CR35 Barco Hussars (4 sqdns)
      Uhlans (4 sqdns)
      Rohan (Emigre) Hussats (6 sqdns)
      Bussy Mounted Jager (4 sqdns)

    GM Hadik:

      3rd Warasdin District Grenzer Battalion
      Wallachian (Siebenburgen District) Grenzer Battalion
      CR18 Karacsay Chevauleger (4 sqdns}
      CR16 Blankenstein Hussars (6 sqdns)
      CR34 Vecsey Hussars (4 sqdns)

    GM Gorger:

      1st Warasdin District Grenzer batta,ion Saxon (Emigre) Hussars (2 sqdns)
      Bercseny (Emigre) Hussars (2 sqdns)
      Royal Allemand (Emigre) Dragoons (2 sqdns)

    GM Schottendorf:

      IR33 Sztaray (2 batt)

    GM Prinz von Oranien:

      IR1 Kaiser (1 batt)
      IR32 Gyulai (2 batt)

    GM Staader:

      GM Gontreuil:
      IR9 Clertayf (1 batt)
      IR38 Wurtemburg (1 batt)
      IR58 Murray (1 batt)
      IR55 Beaulieu (1 batt)

FML Wartensleben (reserve)

    GM Werneck:

    GM Kallowrat:

      Ulm Grenadier Battalion (IRs 10/41/54)
      Frankenbusch Grenadier Battalion (IRs 25/35/42)
      Z'graidt Grenadier Battalion (IRs 9/30/56)
      Riera Grenadier Battalion (IRs 17/36/47)

    GM Schneilenberg:

      Bydeskuti Grenadier Battalion IRs 2/32/34)
      Reisinger Grenadier Battalion (IRs 1/12/40)
      Dietrich Grenadier Sattalian (IRs 7/20/56)
      Retz Grenadier Battation (IRs 15/28/57)

    GM Vogelsang:

      Gehnadegg Grenadier Battalion (IRs 13/26/43)
      Schreckinger Grenadier Battalion (IR 29)
      Paulus Grenadier Battalion (IRs 38/58)
      Kraissern Grenadier Battallon (IRs 16/27/45)

    GM Colloredo:

      GM Anhalt-Kothen
      CR5 Herzog Albert Carabinier (6 sqdns)
      CR6 Kaiser Carabinier (6 sqdns)

    GM Prinz Lothringen:

      GM Rosenberg
      CR14 Nassau Kurassier (6 sqdns)
      CR10 Zeschwitz Kurassier (6 sqdns)

To the north of the battlefield:

    GM Elsnitz:

      4th Slavonia District Grenzer Battallion
      Wurmser Freikorps Battaiion (6 companies)
      2nd Warasdin Distnct Grenzer Battalion
      Rohan (Emigre) Infantry (1 battalion)
      Carneville Freikorps Infantry (2 companies)
      Bourbon (emigre) Legion Battalion (4 companies)
      CR18 Karacsay Chevauleger (2 sqdns)
      CR31 Latour Chevauleger (2 sqdns)
      CR16 Blankenstein Hssars (4 sqdns)
      CR34 Vecsey Hussars (2 sqds)
      Carneville Freikorps Hussars (1 sqdn)
      Bourbon (Emigre) Hussars (4 sqdns)
      Uhlans (2 sqdns)

FRENCH ARMY OF THE SAMBRE-MEUSE

Commander: Generai Jourdan

    GD Lefebvre (North of the Battlefield)

      25th Light Demi-Brigade
      43rd Line Deml-Brigade
      83rd line Demi-Brigade
      96th Line Demi-Brigade
      105th Line Demi-Brigade
      8th Cuirassier Regiment
      11th Dragoon Regiment
      Detachment of 16th Dragoons
      1st Chasseurs a Cheval Regiment
      9th Chasseurs a Cheval Regiment
      3 sqdns 4th Hussars
      Detachment of 2nd Artillery Regiment
      5th Company 6th Horse Artillery Regt
      1st Company 7th Horse Artillery Regt
      8th Company 8th Sapper Battalion

    4th Division: GD Grenier:

      20th Light Demi-Brigade
      16th Line Demi-Brigade
      1st Battalion 23rd Line Demi-Brigade
      67th Line Demi-Brigade
      1st Dragoon Regiment
      2nd Dragoon Regiment
      6th Chasseurs a Cheval
      l9th Company 3rd Artillery Regiment
      6th Company 4th Light Artillery Regt
      7th & 8th Companies 11th Sapper Battn

    6th Division: GD Championnet

      8th Light Demi-Brigade
      61st Line Demi-Brigade
      78th Line Demi-Brigade
      92nd Line Demi-Brigade
      12th Chasseur a Cheval Regiment
      12th Dragoon Regiment
      3rd Company 1st Battalion 6th Artillery
      Regiment with detachments from the 5th and 7th Regiments
      2nd Company 3rd Horse Artillery Regiment
      3rd Company 7th Sapper Battalion

    5th Division: GD Bernadotte

      9th Line Demi-Brigade
      37th Line Demi-Brigade
      49th Line Demi-Brigade
      88th Line Demi-Brigade
      7th Dragoon Regiment
      14th Dragoon Regiment
      3rd Chasseurs a Cheval Regiment
      3 sqdns 2nd Hussars
      Detachment of 1st Artillery Regiment
      4th Company 3rd Horse Artillery Regt
      4th Company 7th Horse Artillery Regt
      2nd Company 7th Sapper Battalion

    Reserve: GD Bonnaud

      4th Cuirassier Regiment
      7th Cuirassier Regiment
      10th Cuirassier Regiment
      17th Cuirassier Regiment
      2nd & 4th Companies 4th Horse Artillery Regiment

SOURCES

Angeli: 'Erzherzog Karl als Feldherr und Heeresorganisator' (Vienna 1895) Vol. lb pp.396-413 Archduke Charles 'Grundstze der Strategie erlautert durch die Darstellung des Feldzuges in Deutschland 1796' (Vienna 1813) in: 'Ausgesvhite Schriften' led. Machler) (1893) Vol. 2
Phillips: The Armies of the First French Republic (1926-39) Vol. 2 pp.350
Rothenberg: Napoleon's Great Adversary: Archduke Charles and the Austrian Army (1982 - rep. 1995) p.45
Jourdan (trans. von Echt): [Denks igkeiten der Geschichte des Krieges von 1796 von Marschal Jourdan (1823) pp. 101-116
E. B. Hamley: The Operations of War Explained and Illustrated (1909) pp 166-8
G. Nafziger: Orders of Battle Collection: French Revolutionary Catalogue

Battle of Wurzburg Historical Overview
Wurzburg Map
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