The Battle of Fleurus

26 June 1794

Order of Battle

by Todd Fisher
Illustrations by Keith Rocco

French

Army of the Moselle

Jourdan 42,000 men

Division Hatry 11,000 men

    Brigade Chapsal
      11th Dragoons
      18th Chasseurs (one sqdn)
      6th Seine et Oise
      3rd Cote d'Or
      9th Doubs
      2nd and 3rd Moselle
      1st/44th
      1st/27th
      9th Meurthe

    Brigade Bonnet

      2nd/58th
      1st Lot et Garonne
      2nd/33rd
      4th-Var
      1st Bas Rhin
      3rd Lt. Art Co.

Division Morlot 8,600 men

    Brigade Oliver
      14th Dragoons
      110thDemi Brigade

    Brigade Simon

      34th Demi Brigade
      10th Cavalry
      30th Lt Art, Co.

Division Championnet 9,100:men

    Brigade Grenier
      1st Dragoons
      l8th DemiBrigade

    Brigade Lerivent

      94th Demi Brigade
      59th Demi Brigade
      4th Cavalry
      2nd Lt Art Co.

Division Lefevbre 8,800 men

    Brigade Leval
      9th Chasseurs a Pied
      1st Vosges
      2nd/99th
      2nd/54th,
      1st/5th

    Brigade Jacopin

      149th Derni Brigade
      80th Demi Brigade
      13th Demi Brigade

    Brigade Sulzmann

      16th Lt. Inf.
      Legion of the Moselle
      18th Chasseurs (2)
      1st Chasseurs a Pied
      19th Art. Co.

Detached units 4,500 men

    8th Sapper (900)
    173rd DemiBrigade
    177th Demi Brigade
    132nd,Demi Brigade

Reserve Artillery (2 batteries)

Army of the North

Kleber - 18,200 men

Division Duhesme 16,000 men

    Brigade Seldatters
      4th Hussars (4)
      12th Chasseurs a Cheval (5)
      1st St Denis
      5th Vosges

    Brigade Fusier

      10th Paris
      10th Seine et Oise
      1st /47th
      2nd Vienne

    Brigade Bernadotte

      2nd Meurthe
      1st /56th
      1st Orne
      32nd Lt Inf
      22nd Cavalry (4)
      1st Lt. ArtCo.

Division Montaigu 9,260,mcit

    Brigade Richard
      4th Chasseurs, Francs
      10th Lt Inf
      7th Dragoons (4)
      6th Cavalry (1)
      16th Chasseurs (1)

    Brigade Poncet,

      1st/18th
      1st/49th
      1st + 2nd/ 68th
      1st/89th

    Brigade Boisset
      2nd Calvados
      2nd Nievre
      2nd Haut Rhin
      2nd Mayenne et Loire
      3rd Eure
      3rd Haute Marne
      5th Somme
      6th Oise
      15th Lt Art Co
      Division of position Art

Army of the Ardennes

Marceau - 11,500 men

Division Marceau 6,000 men

    Brigade Lorges
      8th Pas de Calais
      172nd Demi Brigade
      9th Demi Brigade
      3rd du Nord

    Brigade Hardy

      2nd Volunteers Nationaux
      1st De La Vendee
      11th Chasseurs A Cheval
      one Lt Art company

Division Mayer 5,500 men

    Brigade Prestal
      2nd Du Nord
      26th Demi Brigade
      7th Seine Inferieur

    Brigade Lecourbe

      20th Chasseurs (2)
      4th Aisne
      16th Lt Inf
      one Lt Art company

    Brigade Daurier - 6,000 men

      1st Bataillon du Loiret (645)
      1/72nd Derni-brigade, (914)
      2/72nd Demi-brigade (864)
      2/18th Infantry Regiment (742)
      17th Cavalry Regiment (323)
      Det/Gendarmerie national (13)
      Artillery Det132od Gendarmerie Division (41)
      Sappers (44)

Cavalry Division Dubois 2,300 men

    Brigade D'Houtpoul
      12th Dragoons (4)
      2nd Hussars (2)
      6th Chasseurs (4)
      one Lt Art company

    Brigade Soland

      6th Cavalry (4)
      8th Cavalry (4)
      one Lt Art company

In addition to their artillery batteries, the French had 4 1b, battalion guns attached to their infantry formations.

Allied (Coburg)

1st Column

Prince, William of Orange
    24 Battalions (16 Dutch)
    32 Squadrons (19 Dutch)
    22 12lbers and 107 lb, Howitzers

Prince of Waldeck's Division

    Von Buseck Grenadier Battalion, (Dutch)
    Adorian Grenadiers (Dutch)
    De Briey Grenadiers (Dutch)
    Schmidt Battalion (Dmcb)
    Van Panhults (Dutch)
    Orange-Geldern (Dutch)
    Mollenbrunn (Dutch)
    Waldeck, 1st Battalion, (Dutch)

    Cavalry

      Heckeren Hussars (Dutch) (2)
      Hesse-Phillipstadt.(Dutch) (2)
      Thuyl (Dutch) (2)
      Timmerman Hussars, (Dutch) (2)
      Bourbon (French emigiis) (2)

Prince Fredrick of Orange's Division

    Dutch Guard Battalion
    Hesse-Phillipstadt Grenadier Battalion (Dutch)
    Van Solms,grenadict Battalion (Dutch),
    Van Raesfeldt Grenadier B attalion, (Dutch)
    De Petit Battalion (Dutch)
    1stBattalion May (Swiss),
    2ndBattalion May (Swiss)
    5th Waldeck Battalion (Lt) (Dutch)

    Cavalry

      Guard Dragoons (Dutch) (2)
      Guard Te Paard (Dutch) (2),,
      Orange Friesland Carabineers (Dutch) (2)
      Van Bylandt Dragoons (Dutch) (2)
      Hesse, Cassel Dragoons (Dutch) (2)
      Damas (French emigres) (2)

    Riesch

      2 Battalions of Guilay
      Damas Battalion (French emigres)
      Reott Battalion (French emigues)
      Mathieu Battalion (French emigres)
      Beon (2) (French emigres) Cavalry

2nd Column Quasdanovich

    7 1/3 Battalions
    16 Squadrons
    10 12 lbers, 3-7 lbers, and 3 10 lb, Howitzers
    2 Battalions of Stein
    1 1/3 Battalions of Erbach
    2 Battalions of Klebeck
    Grand-Duc of Toscane Battalion

3rd Column - Prince Kaunitz

    8 Battalions
    18 Squadrons
    12 12 lbers, and 4-7 lb. Howitzers
    2 Battalion of Spleny
    2 Battalions of Callenberg
    2 Battalions of Kaunitz
    2 Sqdns of Bcrcheny Hussars
    3 Sqdns Lolikowltz
    Albert Carabineers
    Leopold Hussars

4th Column - Archduke Charles

    7 1/3 Battalions
    16 Squadrons
    12-12 lbers; 3 7 lbers; 3-10 lb. Howitzers
    2 Battalions Guilay
    Gren Battalion Budeckzy
    8 Cos Anspach
    5 Sqdns Barco Hussars

5th Column Beaulieu

    13 Battalions
    10 1/2 Companies Lt Infantry
    20 Squadrons
    12-12 lbers; 3-7 lbers; 3-10 lb. Howitzers
    3 Battalions Grenadiers
    3 Cos Tyrolean Chasseurs
    2 1/4 Cos Carneville Inf
    2 1/4 Cos Slavorrians
    2 Battalious d'Alton
    3 Battalions Franz Kinsky
    3 Cos Servan Inf
    Battalion Beaulieu
    Battalion Devins
    2 Battalions Esterhazy
    1 Battalion Gerningerm

    Cavalry
    4 Sqdns Wurmser Hussars
    2 Sqdns Arch Leopold Hussars
    4 Sqdns Arch Franz Cuirassiers
    2 Sqdns Arch Ferdinand Hussars
    6 8qdns Karackzay Chevau Leger
    2 Sqdns Royal Allemand

The above is only a partial order of battle for the Allied Army.

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