Marengo

Comparison Study of
From Valmy to Waterloo
and Age of Bonaparte

Order of Battle

by William Keyser

FRENCH ARMY
Bonaparte

Corps Victor

    Division Gardanne 2 captured 3pdrs.
    44th demi brigade 3 btn, 1778
    101st demi brigade 3 btn, 1890
    Division Chambarlhac 4 guns
    Brigade Herbin
    24th demi brigade legere 3 btn 1801
    Brigade Rivaud
    43rd demi brigade 3 btn 1901
    96th demi brigade 3 btn 1586
Attached cav. either 11th Hussars (200 men) or 3rd Cavalry (150)

Corps Lannes

    Division Watrin 6 guns
    Brigade Mahler
    6th demi brigade legere 3 btn 1114
    Brigade Gency
    40th demi brigade 3 btn 1716
    22nd demi brigade 3 btn 1255
    Brigade Mainony
    28th demi brigade 3 btn 998
    Attached cav. 1st Hussars (120)

Kellerman's Brigade

    1st Cavalry 123 2nd Cavalry 258
    20th Cavalry 191 8th Dragoons 328

Champeaux's Brigade

    9th Dragoons 150 15th Chasseurs a cheval 249

Duvigneau's Brigade

    6th Dragoons 443 12th Chasseurs a cheval 391

Corps Dessaix

    Division Monnier 4guns
    Brigade St. Cyr
    19th demi brigade legere 2 btn 914
    Brigade Schilt
    70th demi brigade 3 btn 1460
    72nd demi brigade 3 btn 1240
    Division Boudet 8guns
    Brigade Musnier
    9th demi brigade legere 3 btn 2014
    Brigade Guenard
    30th demi brigade 3 btn 1430
    59th demi brigade 3 btn 1872

Consular Guard 2 to 4 guns

    Grenadiers 800
    Grenadiers a cheval 240
    Chasseurs a cheval 120

Jean Rivaud Cavalry Brigade arrived around 5pm

    21st Chasseurs a cheval 359 12th Hussars 400

Austrian Army
Melas

Advance Guard Col Frimont

    Bach light infantry battalion 277
    Am Ende light infantry battalion 291
    Marissy Jagers 164
    Kaiser Dragoons Regiment 272
    Bussy mounted jagers 186
    Horse Artillery 6 x 6pdrs.

Main Column Melas

    Division Hadik
    Brigade Pilati
    Kaiser Dragoon Rgt.. 309
    Karcazy Dragoon Rgt. 1053
    Brigade Bellegarde
    Jellacic IR 2 btn 613
    ` Archduke Franz Anton IR 2 btn 855
    Brigade St. Julian
    M. Wallis IR 3 btn 2209
    Division Kain
    Brigade de Briey
    F. Kinsky IR 2 btn 1604
    Brigade Knesevich
    Grand Duke of Tuscany IR 3 btn 2188
    Brigade La Marseille
    Archduke Joseph IR 3 btn 1111
    Division Morzin Grenadiers
    Brigades Weiedenfeld and Latterman one with 5 btns the other with 6. total 4356
    Grenadier Hohenfeld, Piret, Weher, Wiessenwolf, Fiquelmont, Ters,Gorschen,St. Julien, Pertussay, Mercaolin, Stentsch.
    Division Elsnitz
    Brigade Nobili
    Archduke John Dragoons 859
    Liechtenstein Dragoons 1014
    Brigade Nimsch sent back to Allesandria early in the battle.
    7th Hussars 1353
    Erdogy Hussars 1214

Left Column Ott

    Advance guard Gottesheim
    Mariassy jager 40
    Lobkowitz Dragoon 248
    Frolich IR 1bat 523
    Horse artillery 6 x 6pdrs.
    Division Schellenberg
    Brigade Retz 2x12pdrs.
    Frolich IR 2 btn 1046
    Mittrowsky IR 3 btn 853
    Brigade Sticher
    Lobkowitz Dragoons 492
    Spleny IR 3 btn 737
    J. Colleredo IR 3 btn 1359
    Division Vogelsang
    Brigade Ulm
    Stuart IR 3 btn 1282
    Hohenlohe IR 2 btn 912

Right Column O'Reilly

    Mariassy Jagers 40
    Mauendorf Hussars 426
    5th Hussars 230
    Horse artillery 6x 6pdr.
    4th Banal Grenz Reg.. 1 btn 533
    1st Warasdiner Grenz Reg.. 1btn 755
    Ougliner Grenz Reg. 1 btn 602
    Ottochaner Grenz Reg. 1btn 298
    Wurttemberg Dragoon Regiment 113
    Each battalion of the Infantry Regiments had two 3pdrs..

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