The Battle of Pered
June 20-21, 1849

"The Russians are here."

Orders of Battle

By Bill Haggart

THE HONVED UPPER DANUBIAN ARMY

Major-General Artur Gorei Commanding (excellent)

I CORPS Major-General Nagysandor (poor)

1st Division Colonel Horvath (Good)

    Bobich Brigade
      28th Honved , 46th Honved , 47th Honved battalions eight 6# guns

    Dipild Brigade

      6th Honvdd, 26th Honved, 52nd Honved battalions eight 6# guns

2nd Division Colonel Kazinczy (Good)

    Zako Brigade
      19th Honved , 34th Honvdd Battalions eight 6# guns

    Schulz Brigade

      17th Honved, 74th Honved Btns

Cavalry Division Colonel Mdstzterhazy (Good)

    1st Cavalry Brigade
      1st Emperor Ferdinand Hussars (4 sqns) 14th Lehel Hussars (2 sqns) 2nd Cavalry Brigade 13th Hunyadi Hussars (6 sqns) eight 6# horse guns

Artillery Reserve: eight 12# guns

Strength: 6,200 infantry, 1,800 cavalry 600 artillerists and forty guns. Total: 8,600 men and 40 guns.

II CORPS Major-General Kaszonyi (good) 1st

1st Division Colonel Buttler (fair)

    Rakowski Brigade
      25th Honved(Landwehr), 54th Honved Btns, Polish Legion btn eight 6# guns

    Kapkla Brigade

      48rd Honved, 114th Honved Btns six 6# guns

2nd Division Colonel Horvath (Good)

    Mandy Brigade
      49th Honved, 61st Honved, 63rd Honved Battalions One Squadron 17th Bocskay Hussars, eight 6# guns

    Mihaly Brigade

      56th Honved, 60th Honved Btns One Squadron 17th Bocskay Hussars, six 3# horse guns

Cavalry Division Colonel Pikety (good)

    1st Cavalry Brigade
      6th Wurttemberg Hussars (6 sqns) six 6# horse guns

    2nd Cavalry Brigade

      16th Karoly Hussars (2 sqns) 17th Bocskay Hussars (3 sqns)

Artillery Reserve: eight 12# guns,

Strength: 6,000 Infantry, 1,800 Cavalry, 440 Artillerists and 42 guns Total: 8,240 men and 42 guns

III CORPS Major-General Leiningen (Excellent)

1st Division Colonel Poldvary (Excellent)

    Wysocki Brigade (Elite)
      3rd Honved, 109th Honved Btns eight 6# guns

    Kiss Brigade

      113th Honved, 121st Honved Btns eight 6# guns

2nd Division Colonel Czillich (Good)

    Knezich Brigade
      42nd Honved, 65th Honved Btns eight 6# guns

    Kazonyi Birgade

      112th Honved, 118th Honved eight 6# horse guns

Cavalry Division (Not known-- Colonel Pikety took command of both divisions-however, this division should be a separate command, so give it a generic commander.)

    1st Cavalry Brigade
      2nd King of Hanover Hussars (6sqns)

    2nd Cavalry Brigade

      3rd d'Estes Hussars (6 sqns)

Artillery Reserve: Eight 6# guns

Strength: 5,500 infantry, 2,400 cavalry, 600 gunners and 38 guns

Total: 8,500 men and 38 guns

Total Honvedseg Forces: 17,700 Infantry, 6,000 cavalry, 1,640 artillerists, 120 guns 128 2/3 Btns, 33 sqns, 120 guns.]

RUSSO-AUSTRIAN FORCES:

Austrian IV Armee Korps Fedlmarschcall-Lieutenant Wohlgemuth Commanding (fair)

1st Division FML Herzinger (Fair)

    Brigade Theissing
      Bittermann Grenadier, Fischer Grenadiers, Richter Grenadier, Schneider Grenadier Btns six 61b guns

    Brigade Lederer

      5th Nikolaus 1, Kaiser von Russland Kuirassiers (4 sqns) 4th Kaiser Franz Joseph Ulhans (2 sqns) 4th Furst Windisch-Graetz Chevauxlegers (2 sqns) 5th Wrbna Chevauxlegers (2 sqns) six 6# horse guns

2nd Division FML Schulzig (fair)

    Brigade Perin
      Trenk Grenadier, Rattray Grenadier, Kudelka Grenadier, Pasztory Grenadier Btns six 6lb guns

    Brigade Pott

      3/40th Koudelka Inf., 3/56th Fi rstenwarther Inf., 3 & 4/57th Haynau Inf., 4cos/2nd Jaegers six 61b guns

Corps Artillery

    Twelve 121b guns six 61b guns six Rockets

Strength: 11,300 infantry, 2,000 cavalry, 760 artillerists, 48 guns

Total: 14,060 men and 48 guns

Russian Army, 9th Division

9th Division Lt. General Pauntin (fair)

    1st Brigade Major-General Semjakin 15th Jeltz Infantry Regt 16th Sevrsk Infantry Regt.
    2nd Brigade Major-General Kobjakow 17th Bransk Jager Regiment 18th Prince of Warsaw Jager Regiment
    9th Field Artillery Brigade Position battery #4, 12 121b guns Light batteries #6-8, 36 61b guns

Don Cossacks (given as 2 sqns, but the numbers, 1,200 suggest a regiment-sized unit.)

Strength: 9,790 infantry (16 btns), 1,200 Cavalry and 852 artillerists and 48 guns.

Total: 12,042 and 48 guns.

Total Russo-Austrian forces: 21,090 infantry, 3,200 Cavalry, 1,612 artillerists, 96 guns [28 2/3 btns, 10+ sqns, 96 guns]

The Battle of Pered: June 20-21, 1849 "The Russians are here."


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