ORDER OF BATTLE IN ITALY - 1859 The Austrian Army was formed into 1st and 2nd Armies. The first had 3 Corps, the second 4. Each contained a separate cavalry brigade of light cavalry and a reserve artillery park. Within each Corps were 2 divisions, I of which usually had 2 brigades, the other 3. Also attached were Corps reserve artillery and either a regiment or a group of 4 squadrons (some light horse units had 8) nominally for reconnaissance, security, and pursuit but not necessarily put to good use in those capacities. The brigade structure was unusual. Each consisted of 1 infantry regiment of 4 battalions, each of 6 companies (1 grenadier) with a single jager or borderer battalion and an 8 gun light artillery battery. My notes lack the command structure of the 3rd Corps, but the Austrian order of battle brought together at Solferino - practically the whole force in Italy, is shown below: FIRST ARMY III CORPS 1st Division: Field Marshall Lieutenant de Shoenberger Pokorny Brigade: 15th Jager, 58th Archduke Etienne Infantry Regiment, ist foot battery of the 3rd regiment. Baron Diensti Brigade: 13th Jager, 27th King of Belgium infantry Regiment, 2nd foot battery of the 3rd regiment. 2nd Division: Field Marshall Lieutenant Haberman WezIar Brigade: 2nd battalion 2ne Ottochar Borderer Regiment, 5th Prince Liechtenstein Infantry Regiment, 4th foot battery of the 3rd regiment. Hartung Brigade: 23rd Jager, 14th Grand Duke of Hesse Infantry Regiment, 3rd foot battery of the 3rd regiment. Roesgen Brigade: 49th Baron of Hess Infantry Regiment, 8th horse battery of the 3rd regiment. Corps Troops: 10th King of Prussia Hussars, 32 guns Total: 25 battalions, 8 squadrons, 72 guns, 20,885 men. IX CORPS: Count Schaffgotsche 1st Division: FML Handel Castiglione Brigade: 2nd Battalion 8th Gradischa Borderer Regiment, 19th Crown Prince Rudolf Infantry Regiment, ist foot battery of the 9th regiment. Wimpffen Brigade: Ist Battalion of 8th Gradischa Borderer Regiment, 40th Baron Rosbach Infantry Regiment, 3rd foot battery of the 9th regiment. Suini Brigade: 34th Prince of Prussia Infantry Regiment, 14th horse battery of the 9th regiment. 2nd Division: FML de Crenneville Baron Blumeneron Brigade: 4th Jagers, 52nd Archduke Frances Charles infantry Regiment, 2nd foot battery of the 9th regiment. Fehlmayer Brigade: Titel Borderer Battalion, 8th Archduke Louis Infantry Regiment, 4th foot battery of the 9th regiment. Corps Troops: 12 King of the Two Sicilies Uhlans, 32 guns. Total: 25 battalions, 4 squadrons, 72 guns, 24,560 men. XI CORPS: FML De Veigl 1st Division: Baron Schwarzel Baron Sebottendorf Brigade: 10th Jagers, 37th Archduke Josephllnfantry Regiment, 1st foot battery of the lith regiment. Greschke Brigade: 1st Battalion of Vienna Volunteers, 35th Count Khevenhuller infantry Regiment, 11th horse battery of the 11th regiment. 2nd Division: (commander unknown) Baltin Brigade: 2nd Battalion of the 9th Peterwardien Borderer Regiment, 9th Count Hartmann Infantry Regiment, loth horse battery of the 11th regiment. Baron Dobrezensky Brigade: 21st Jagers, 42nd King of HanoverlInfantry Regiment, 3rd foot battery of the 11th regiment. Host Brigade: 2nd Battalion of 5th de Warasdin Borderer Regiment, 57th Grand Duke of Mecklenburg infantry Regiment, 2nd foot battery of the 11th regiment. Corps Troops: 4th Franz Joseph Uhlans, 8 guns. Total: 25 battalions, 4 squadrons, 24,790 men. FIRST ARMY RESERVE FML Count Zedtwitz Cavalry Division 1st Brigade Vopaterny: 3rd King of Bavaria Hussars, 11th Prince of Wurtemburg Hussars, loth horse battery of the 9th regiment. 2nd Baron Lauingen Brigade: 1st Count Stadion Dragoons, 3rd Emperor Frances Joseph Dragoons, 1st horse battery of the 9th regiment, Reserve Artillery Park: 88 guns. Total of the Reserve: 28 squadrons, 104 guns, 3,200 men. SECOND ARMY (Count Seblick) I CORPS: Count Clam-Gallas 1st Division: Count Montenuovo Baron Paszthory Brigade: 2nd jagers, 50th Prince Wasa Infantry Regiment, 1st foot battery of the 1st regiment. Bruner Brigade: ist and 2nd Battalions of the 11th Borderer Regiment (2nd Banisch), 29th Count Thun Infantry Regiment, 2nd foot battery of the 1st regiment. 2nd Division: FML Baron Sztankovics Count Hoditz Brigade: 14th jagers,48th Archduke Ernst Infantry Regiment, 4th foot battery of the 1st regiment. Reznitchek Brigade: 24th Jager Battalion, 16th Baron Wernhardt Infantry Regiment, 10th horse battery of the 1st regiment. Corps Troops: 1st and 2nd Divisions (2 squadrons per division) of the 12th Count Haller Hussars, 32 guns. Total: 24 battalions, 4 squadrons, 64 guns, 18,200 men. V CORPS: FML Count Stadion 1st Division: FML Count Palffy Gaal Brigade: 1st Battalion of 1st Licca Borderers, 3rd Archduke Charles Infantry Regiment, 3rd foot battery of the 5th regiment. Puchner Brigade: 31st Baron Culoz Infantry Regiment, lith horse battery of the 5th regiment. Bills Brigade: 2nd Battalion of 3rd Ogulin Borderers, 47th Count Kinsky Infantry Regiment, 4th foot battery of the 5th regiment. 2nd Division: FML Count Sternberg Baron Koller Brigade: 1st Battalion of 3rd Ogulin Borderers, 32nd Archduke Frances Ferdinand of Este Infantry Regiment, 2nd foot battery of the 5th regiment. Count Festetics Brigade: 24th Baron Reischach Infantry Regiment, I horse battery of the 5th regiment. CorpsTroops: 3rd and 4th Division of the 12th King of Two Sicilies Uhl Regiment (this regiment listed entire for IX Corps but in only squadrons). Reserve Artillery: 32 guns. Total: 25 battalions, 4 squadrons, 72 guns, 22,540 men. VII CORPS: FML Baron Zobel 1st Division: FML Prince of Hesse Chevalier Wussin Brigade: 2nd Battalion of Licca Borderers, 1st Emperor Franz Joseph Infantry Regiment, 1st foot battery of the 7th regiment. Baron Gablenz Brigade: 3rd Emperor Franz Joseph jagers, 54th Baro Gruber Infantry Regiment, 8th horse battery of the 7th regiment. 2nd Division: FML Chevalier de Lilia Brandenstein Brigade: 19th Jagers, 53rd Archduke Leopold Infantry Regiment, 2nd foot battery of the 7th regiment. Wallon Brigade: 1st Battalion 2nd Ottocar Borderers, 22nd Cour Wimpffen Infantry Regiment, 3rd foot battery of the 7th regiment. Corps Troops: Ist and 2nd divisions of the 1st Emperor Franz Josep Hussars, 16 guns. Total: 20 battalions 4 squadrons, 48 guns, 17,560 men. Vill CORPS: FML Chevalier de Benedek 1st Division: FML Berger Watervliet Brigade: 2nd Emperor Franzjoseph Jagers, 7th Baron Prohask Infantry Regiment, 2nd foot battery of the 8th regiment. Kuhn Brigade: 2nd Battalion of the 4th Zluin Borderers, 11th Crow Prince of Saxony Infantry Regiment, 10th horse battery of the 8th regiment. 2nd Division: FML Chevalier de Lang Phillipovich Brigade: 5th Emperor Franz Joseph Jagers, 17th Prince Hohenlohe Infantry Regiment, 1st foot battery of the 8th regiment. Dauber Brigade: 3rd jagers, 39th Dom Miquel Infantry Regiment, 9th horse battery of the 8th regiment. Lippert Brigade: 9th lagers, 59th Archduke Reynier Infantry Regiment, 11th horse battery of the 8th regiment. Corps Troops: 3rd and 4th Division of the Emperor Franz Joseph Hussars, 32 guns. Total: 25 battalions, 4 squadrons, 72 guns, 24,800 men. SECOND ARMY RESERVE FML Count Mensdorff Cavalry Division 1st Count Ziehy Brigade: lst Count Civilart Uhlan Regiment, 4th Count Schwarzenberg Uhlans, 9th horse battery of the 3rd regiment. 2nd Prince of Holstein Brigade: 5th Prince Eugene Dragoons, 6th Baron Horwath Dragoons, loth horse battery of the 3rd regiment. Total: 28 Squadrons, 16 guns, 2,880 men. VI CORPS DETACHMENTS under command of FML Benedek 4th Battalion of 18th Grand Duke Constantine Infantry Regiment Beichlin Brigade: 4th Battalion of the 9th Count Hartmann Infantry Regiment,4th Battalion of the 12th Archduke William Infantry Regiment, 4th Battalion of the 19th Crown Prince Rudolf Infantry Regiment, 10th horse battery of the 3rd regiment. Total: 4 battalions, 8 guns, 3,800 men. There were also 3 pontoon, 3 engineer battalions, 112 guns in the 11 Army Reserve Artillery Park. 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