AUSTRIAN LINE INFANTRY

Of the many Regiments in the Austrian Army there were 48 Line Regiments which are referred to as German Regiments. These Regiments were recruited in Galicia, Moravia, and Bohemia as well as in the real German speaking areas of the country.

Each line Regiment in 1792 had twelve 6 lb Guns attached to them as Battalion guns (three with each Battalion). These guns were hand dragged around the battlefield, along with some ammunition, by Artillerymen assigned, along with the guns, to the Battalion.

The remainder of the Regiment was organized as follows by the Austrians: Three Field Battalions (1,092 men each) with 6 Companies per Battalion (182 men) and four "Zugs" per Company (42 men each) plus HQ Squad. There was also a 182 man Artillery Company assigned to the Regiment to operate the Battalion guns, but these troops wore Artillery Uniforms.

HEADGEAR:1790-1809

Black with Brass front piece and edging with a black and white top trim.

1809+ - Black with Black visor, Brass front piece, Cockade above frontpiece (yellow with Black Center, surmounted by small (4-5") Dark Green Plume.

PANTS, TUNIC, FOOTGEAR, EQUIPMENT:

All are the same as those issued to the Grenadier Companies.

HEADGEAR:

Same as in the Line Battalion but with a slightly different Brass front piece. Theirs being plain oval shaped one as found in the Landwehr.

FOOTGEAR:

Dark colored shoes with no leggings.

EQUIPMENT:

Same as in the Line Battalions and with White straps.

TUNIC, TROUSERS AND FACING COLARS WERE AS FOLLOWS:

1st-4th (Croatian): Blue facings, Grey coats, White buttons
5th "Creutzer": White tunic, Yellow buttons, and Red facing colors.
6th "St. Georger": Brown tunic, White buttons, Red facing colors.
7th "Grooder": White tunics, White buttons, Lt. Red facing colors.
8th "Grad iskaner": White tunic, Yellow buttons, Lt. Red facing colors.
9th "Peterwardiener": White tunic, Yellow buttons, Light Grey facings.
10th and 11th (Croatian): ?
12th "Deutschbantisbhes": Light Brown tunic, Lt. Blue facings, White buttons.
13th "Wallach-Illyrisches": White tunic, White buttons, Light Grey facings.
14th "1st Szeckler": White tunic, Yellow buttons, Bright Red facings.
15th "2nd Szeckler": Brown tunics, White buttons, Bright Red facings.
16th "1st Wallach isches": White tunics, Yellow buttons, Green facings.
17th "2nd Wallach isches": White tunics, White buttons, Green facings.

BORDERS

These troops had a Red cloak with a hood, a Red stocking cap, with Dark Blue trousers and tunics, as the most common uniform.

HUNGARIAN LINE INFANTRY

There were 15 Hungarian Regiments at the start of the Napoleonic Wars with a slightly different organization than the Austrian Line Troops.

There were 1200 men per Battalion with three Field Battalions per Regiment and six Companies per Battalion. There were four "Zugs" per Company with 200 men as an authorized strength per Company. Both the Austrian and Hungarian had a 4th depot Battalion with four Com panies, but these were rarely fielded.

HEADGEAR:

As with "German" Regiments for the appropriate aforementioned dates.

PANTS, TUNIC, FOOTGEAR, EQUIPMENT:

All are the same as those issued to the Hungarian Grenadier Companies.

More Austrian Army and Navy 1792-1815

Introduction
Austrian and Hungarian Grenadiers
Austrian and Hungarian Line Infantry
Austrian, Hungarian, Tyrolean, and Salzberg Landwehr
Austrian, Hungarian, Vienna, and Serbian Freikorps
Archduke Charles Legion
National Schutzvereine (Shooting Society)
Grenzers and Jagers
Cavalry: Hussars and Lancers
Cavalry: Austrian Chevaulegers (1803-14)
Cavalry: Dragoons and Cuirassiers
Artillery and Naval Personnel