The Battle of Pakozd
September 29, 1848

"The Hungarian Valmy"

Orders of Battle

By Bill Haggart

Austro-Croat Army

FML Jellacic Commanding (Fair)
(38,000 men, 48 guns--24 3#, 6 rockets, 18 6#)

Kempen Division (Good) (12,700 Inf--7+ Btns, 1,200 cav--6+ sqns and 6 6#, 10 3# guns)
1st Banal Grenz Btn
1 & 2 regular Bins
Reserve Btn
3 & 4 territorial Btn
(4,700--6 Btns, approx. 780 men per battalion)
Likai Militia Btn (7,000) 1,000 Sereshans (foot)
4 sqns Knesevic Dragoons (800)
1 sqn 6th Wabna Chevaulegers (100)
1 sqn 7th Kress Chevaulegers (100)
200 Sereshans (mounted)

Schmedl Division (Fair) (13,200 Inf--6+ Btns, 800 cav--6 sqns and 8 3#, 6 rockets, 6# guns)
3rd Oguliner Grenz: 1& 2 regular Btns (2,000)
2nd Ottocaner Grenz: 1 regular Btn, 3 & 4 Territorial Btn. (2,000)
Warasdin Militia Btn. (9,000)
200 Sereshans (foot)
4 sqns 7th Hardegg Cuirassiers (600)
2 Sqn Banderial Hussars (200)

Hartlieb Division (Fair) (12,800 Inf--7+ Btns, and 6 6#, 6 3# guns)
4th Szluiner: 1& 2 regular Btns, Reserve Btn (3,000)
3rd Oguliner Grenz: 3 & 4 Territorial Btns (2,000)
2nd Ottocaner Grenz: 1 & 2 regular Btns (2,000)
Gradiscan Militia Btn. (5,000)

Hungarian Transdanubian Army

Janos Moga Commanding (Good)
(15,000 Inf. (16 btns) 2,500 Cav. (17 sqns) and 42 6# guns)

Milpokh Brigade (Fair) (7+ btns, 2 sqns, 8 guns)
3/ 48th Erzherzog Ernst Inf.
1/ 60th von Wassa Inf.
1st and 2nd Pesti National Guard btns.
Tolnai Nat. Gd Btn.
Norgradi Rifles (200 light inf.)
Megyei Nat. Gd. Btn.
Zalai Nat. Gd. Btn.
2 sqns 9th Miklos Hussars

Holtsch Brigade. (Good) (4 btns, 8 sqns, 24 guns)
2/ 32nd d'Este Inf.
1st Pest Honved Btn.
Borsodi Nat. Gd Btn.
3rd Vas Nat. Gd Btn.
4 sqns Granados Nat Gd Cav.
2 sqns 9th Miklos Hussars
2 sqns 4th Sander Hussars

Teleki Brigade (Good) (3 btns, 2 qns)
1/34th Prinz Wilhelm Inf.
Veszpremi Nat. Gd.
Gyor Nat. Gd.
2 sqns 4th Sandor Hussars

Repasy Brigade (Fair) (3 btns, 5 sqns, 12 guns)
7th Szombathely Honved Btn.
14th Buda Honved Btn.
Zrinyi Nat Gd Bin.
5 sqns 6th Wurttemberg Hussars

The Battle of Pakozd: September 29, 1848 "The Hungarian Valmy"


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