The Allies Strike Back:
Field Marshal Suvorov
Retakes Italy in 1799

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Allied Army

Marshal Suvorov: 50,211 (43,011 infantry and 7,200 cavalry)

Austrian Corps: Gen. Kray 26,346 (26,084)

Right Wing: Lt. Gen. Bellegarde

    I.R. Sztaray 2,517 (3 bttn)
    I.R. Gyulai 1,370 (2 bttn) (3 bttn *)
    I.R. Huff 1,500 (2 bttn)
    I.R. Kheul 1,690 (2 bttn)
    I.R. Nadasdy 3,380 (3 bttn)
    I.R. Lattermann 1,339 (2 bttn)
    Dragoon Regt kaiser 888 (6 sqdn) (4 sqdn)*
    Hussar Regt Erz Joseph 836 (3 sqdn with Bellegarde, 4 with Ott)*

    Screening Force: Maj. Gen. Seckendorf 2,491

      I.R Oranien 1,417 (2 bttn)
      Szluiner Croats 1,074 (1 bttn)
      5th Hussar Regt 524 (3 sqdn with Melas)

Left Wing: Lt. Gen. Ott

    I.R. Deutschmeister 3,380 (3 bttn)
    I.R. Vukassovich 1,277 (2 bttn)
    I.R. Terzy 2,700 (3 bttn) (2 bttns)*
    I.R. Mittrowsky 1,548 (3 bttn)
    Szluiner Croat 1,548 ** (1 bttn)
    Dragoon Regt Erz Johann 906 (6 sqdn) (4 sqdn)*
    Hussar Regt Erz Johann 906 (3 sqdn with Bellegarde, 4 with Ott)*

Russian Corps Gen. Derfelden 15,552

Advance Guard: Maj. Gen. Bagration 5,705

    Jager Regts
      Bagration 571 (2 bttn)
      Miller (Chubarov) (618) (2 bttn)

    Combined Grenadier Battalions

      Dendrygin 405 (1 bttn)
      Lomonosov 409 (1 bttn)
      Saneav 430 (1 bttn)
      kalemin 484 (1 bttn)

    Cossack Regiments

      Denisov 476 (250 ***) (1 sqdn)
      Sychov 495 (2 sqdn)
      Grekov 476 (2 sqdn)
      Semernikov 501 (2 sqdn)
      Austrian Dragoon Regt Karaiczay 840 (6 sqdn)

Russian Division/Brigade: Maj. Gen. Miloradovich

    Musketeer Regiments
      Jung Baden 1,217 (2 bttn)
      Dalheim 1,266 (2 bttn)
      Milorodovich 1,237 (2 bttn)

Under the immediate direction of Gen. Derfelden

    Grenadier Regt Rosenberg 1,132 (2 bttn)
    Musketeer Regt Schveikovsky 1,140 (2 bttn)
    Musketeer Regt Forster 1,229 (2 bttn)
    Musketeer Regt Tyrtov 1,152 (2 bttn)
    Musketeer Regt Baranovsky 1,474 (2 bttn)

Austrian Corps: Gen. Melas 8,575

Div. Frelich: Brigades Lusignan, Louden, Mittrowsky, Nobilli, Liechtenstein

    Grenadier Bttns
      Pertusi 339 (1 bttn)
      Goeschen 627 (1 bttn)
      Weissenwolff 673 (1 bttn)
      Morzin 693 (1 bttn)
      Schiaffinatti 508 (1 bttn)
      Paar 324 (1 bttn)
      Hohenfeld 221 (1 bttn)
      Weber 275 (1 bttn)
      Furstenberg (included below) (1 bttn)

    Infantry Regiments

      I.R. Furstenberg 2,081 (3 bttns)
      I.R. Stuart 1,314 (2 bttns) ****

    Cavalry

      Lobkowitz Dragoon Regt 591 (6 sqdn)
      Levenehr Dragoon Regt 667 (6 sqdn) 5th Hussar Regt (3 sqdn) See Seckendorf Screening force under Kray.

* [Dragoon Regt Kaiser] Variations in numbers or units are according to Stutterheim

** [Szluiner Croats] Strutterheim lists this "additional" bttn with Ott. Uit strengths presented in Duffy's research are identical. It is possible it is the same bttn.

*** [Denisov Cossacks] According to Denisov, there were 250 effectives.

**** [Stuart IR] Minus the four companies in Serravalle Castle.

French Army

Gen. de Division Joubert:

    34,930 (32,843 infantry and 2,087 cavalry) -- Jomini
    37,252 (35,487 infantry and 1,765 cavalry -- St. Cyr

Left Wing Gen. de Div. Perignon

Div. Grouchy 5,620

    Brigade Grandjean
      26th Light (3 bttns)
      39th Line (3 bttns)
      92nd Line (3 bttns)
    Brigade Charpentier
      93rd Line (3 bttns)
      99th Line (3 bttns)

Div. Lemoine 6,410

    Brigade Garreau
      5th Light (3 bttns)
      26th Line (3 bttns)
      80th Line (3 bttns)
    Brigade Seras
      20th Light (3 bttns)
      34th Line (3 bttns)
      1st Regt Hussars (3 sqdn)

Infantry Reserve of the Left Wing 4,875

    Brigade Clausel
      29th Light (3 bttns)
      74th Line (3 bttns)
    Brigade Partouneaux
      26th Light* (3 bttns)
      105th Line (3 bttns)

Cavalry Reserve of the Left Wing 1,002

    1st Regt Cavalry (2 sqdn)
    18th Regt Cavalry (2 sqdn)
    3rd Regt Cavalry (2 sqdn)
    12th Regt Dragoon (2 sqdn)
    2nd Regt Chasseurs ** (2 sqdn)

Right Wing: Gen. de Div. Gouvion Saint-Cyr

    Brigade Colli (3,878 (Jomini), 4,260 (St. Cyr)
      14th Line 740 (3 bttns)
      24th Line 1,500 (3 bttns)
      68th Line 1,600 (3 bttns)
      Polish Troops 420 (1 bttn)

Div. Laboissiere (Labroissiere) (3,645 (Jomini), 3,976 (St. Cyr))

    Brigade Quesnal
      17th Light 476 (3 bttns)
      63rd Line 1,030 (3 bttns)

    Brigade Gardanne

      18th Light 1,200 (3 bttns)
      21st Line 870 (3 bttns)
      6th Regt Hussars 400 (4 sqdn)

Div. Watrin (4,535 (Jomini), 6,040 (St. Cyr))

    Brigade Calvin (Advanced Guard) **
      8th Light 247 (2 bttns)**
      15th Light 469 (3 bttns)**
      27th Light (3 bttns)**
      ? Line (3 bttns)
      ? Line (3 bttns)

    Brigade Arnaud (Darnaud) **

      12th Light 700 ** (3 bttns)
      30th Light 750 ** (3 bttns)

    Brigade Petitot

      62nd Line 1,931 ** (3 bttns)
      78th Line 1,410 ** (3 bttns)
      6th Regt Hussars 400 (2 sqdn)

Div. Dabrowski (2,130 (Jomini), 2,340 (St. Cyr))

    17th Line (3 bttns)
    55th Line (3 bttns)
    1st Cisalpine (1 bttns)
    Polish Legion (1 bttns)
    Polish Cavalry (3 sqdn)

Reserve of the Right Wing 2,420 infantry, 425 cavalry

    3rd Line (2 bttns)
    106th Line (2 bttns)

    Cavalry Brigade Guerin 16th Dragoon 51 (1 sqdn)
    19th Dragoon *** (1 sqdn)
    19th Chasseurs 80 (1 sqdn)

French Artillery 43 guns (13 with reserve ****)

    Left Wing
      8 pdr: 2
      4 Pdr: 6
      5.5-inch howitzer: 2

    Right Wing

      8 pdr: 6
      4 Pdr: 4

    Center

      8 pdr: 2
      5 Pdr (Austrian 6 pdr): 6
      4 pdr howitzer: 2

    The artillery figures comes from Gachot, J.E. Les Campagnes de 1799: Souvorow en Italie Paris 1903, p 34-35.

The Allies Strike Back: Suvorov Retakes Italy 1799


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