Army of the Duchy of Nassau

1803-1815

List G8N

by Mark Bevis

1. Army of 1803-1807

States of Nassau-Usingen and Nassau-Weilberg combined:

    1st Leib Infantry Battalion: 2x 3pdr guns, 3 Coys, 1 Grenadier Coy@ 137 men
    2nd, 4th Line Infantry Battalions@ 3 Coys, 1 Grenadier Coy, 2x 3pdr guns, 578 men
    3rd Jager Battalion: 2x 3pdr guns, 1 Carabinier, 3 Fusilier Coys@ 137 men
    1 Garrison Infantry Company: 130 men?
    1 Reitende Jager (Chasseurs a Cheval) Cavalry Squadron: 125 men

2. Army of 1808-1813

1st Nassau-Usingen Infantry Regiment:
1st & 4th Bttns@ 4 Fusilier, 1 Voltigeur, 1 Grenadier Coys@ 137 men
1 Regimental battery: 2x 3pdr guns (1809+)

2nd Nassau-Weilburg Infantry Regiment:
2nd Infantry Bttn: 5 Fusilier, 1 Grenadier Coys@ 137 men
3rd Jager Bttn: 1 Carabinier Coy, 5 Fusilier Coys@ 137 men
1 Regimental battery: 2x 3pdr guns (1809+)

1 Reitende Jager Cavalry Regiment: 2 Squadrons@ 125 men

3. Army of late 1813-1814 (Allies)

1 Infantry Brigade:
2nd Infantry Regiment: 2 Line Bttns@ 1 Grenadier, 4 Jager, 1 Flanquer Coys
3rd Infantry Regiment: 2 Line Bttns@ 1 Grenadier, 4 Jager, 1 Flanquer Coys
Landwehr Infantry Regiment: 2 Bttns@ 1 Grenadier, 3 Jager, 1 Flanquer Coys

1 Jager Corps detachment: 150? volunteer rifle skirmishers

29 Landsturm Battalions (unmobilised militia)

4. Army of 1815 (In Dutch service)

2 Infantry Regiments@ 2 Line Bttns@ 950 men, 1 Grenadier, 4 Jager, 1 Flanquer Coys

1 Landwehr Bttn: 950 men, 1 Grenadier, 3 Jager, 1 Flanquer Coys<:f>

1 Orange-Nassau Regiment (Dutch-Belgian):
2 Line Battalions@ 640 men, 5 companies
1 Volunteer Jager Company: 166 men, rifles
1 Foot Battery (late 1815+): 4x 6pdr guns, 2x 7pdr howitzers

5. Notes

a) Nassau infantry used 2-deep line from 1803-1810, with Austrian training. From 1810 the infantry used French training, including attack columns.

b) Carabinier Companies have rifles.

c) The Reitende Jager cavalry are light cavalry.


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