The Roman Republican Army
of 1849

Order of Battle

Compiled by Andrew Preziosi

The REGULAR Division:(7,500)

    1st (Italian) Brigade: Major General Guidotti
    1st Papal Grenadier Regiment (1st and 2nd Bns)
    1st Papal Cacciatori Regiment (3rd & 4th Bns)
    1st Papal Fucilieri Regiment (5th & 6th Bns)

2nd (Swiss) Brigade:(4,100)

    1st Esteri Infantry Regiment (2 bns)-Col. Latour
    2nd Esteri Infantry Regiment (2 bns)-Col. de Ramy

Divisional troops:

    Cacciatori Cavalleggeri (2 sqdns)
    Papal Dragoon Regiment (6 coys)

Divisional Artillery:

    Italian Field Battery (8)
    Swiss Field Battery (8)-Captain Lentulus

2nd (Volunteer/Civic) Division: (Approx. 9,000)

    1st (Civic) brigade:
      1st Roman Legion (2 bns)
      2nd Roman Legion (2 bns)-Col de grande
      3rd Roman Legion (2 bns)-Colonel Gallieni
      4th Roman Legion (1 bn)
      The University Battalion

    2nd (Volunteer) Brigade: (aka 3rd Division)

      1st Volunteer Infantry Regiment (2 bns)
      2nd Volunteer Infantry Regiment (2 bns)
      3rd Volunteer Infantry Regiment (2 bns)

Divisional Troops:

    1 small cavalry sqdn
    1 Field Battery: (6)
    1st (Roman) Section-Lt. Torre
    2nd & 3rd Bologna Sections
    1 small engineer Company

The ad hoc volunteer brigade of three regiments was formed of the following sub-units (which were linked):

    Padua Cross Followers Battalion
    Besaro Volunteer Battalion
    Neopolitan Legion (1 ten)
    Sicilian Legion (1 ten)
    Treviso Volunteer Battalion
    Ravenna Volunteer Battalion
    Sharpshooter Battalion
    Rome University Battalion (detached, see above)
    Ferrara Volunteer company
    Ancona Volunteer Battalion (remnants)
    Bologna Volunteer Battalion (ditto)

The Italian Legion:(1,300) Major General Guiseppe

    Garibaldi 1st Cohort (Regt) - 6 centuries (coys)
    2nd Cohort (regt)- ditto
    Masini's Lancers
    Artillery Battery

added, sometime between the end of April/early June:

    3rd Cohort (as above)

attached:

    Lombard Bersaglieri Battalion-Col. Manara

also in Rome:
Fianicci (Gagers-Customs) Battalion (attached to the Civici or Vols.)

French Mediterranean Expeditionary Force 1848 (OOB)

-Finis-

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