Swedish Army

Field marshal Stedingk

1st Division: Gen. Posse (6,557 men)

1st Brigade: Gen. Schutzenheim

Svea Life Guard: 1 bttn
Life Guard Grenadier: 1 bttn
2nd Life Guard: 1 bttn
Leib Grenadier: 2 bttns

2nd Brigade: Gen. Lagerbring

Upland: 2 bttns
Pomerian Foot Legion: 2 bttns
North Schonen: 1 bttn
Sondermanland: 3 bttns

Division Cavalry

Guard Dragoon: 5 sgdns
Pommeranian Horse Legion: 1 sqdn Kouteinikov #6 Cossack: (unable to determine number of sqdns.)

Gotha Artillery Division

Two transported batteries, each of six 6pdr guns and one howitzer (276 officers and enlisted)

2nd Division: Gen. Sandeles (10,813 men)

3rd Brigade: Gen. Brandstrom

West Gotha: 2 bttns
Nerike: 2 bttns
Westmanland: 2 bttns

4th Brigade: Gen. Reuterskjold

Skaraborg: 2 bttns
Elfsborg: 2 bttns
Wermland Jagers: 1 bttn

6th Brigade: Gen. Boye

Kronoborg: 1 bttn
Calmar: 1 bttn

Artillery Division

Three transported batteries, two of seven 6pdr guns and one of six 6pdr guns (no howitzers in any battery)

Cavalry Brigade: Gen. Skjoldebrand

Guard Cuirassiers: 4 sqdns
Schonen Hussars: 6 sqdns
Morner Hussars: 5 sqdns

Note: the ad-hoc nature of the 2nd Division was the result of the detachment of the 5th brigade to Wallmoden's multi-national corps in August. This led to an amalgamation of the remaining brigade and division guns with the 2nd Division,leading to a less than standard organization.

Reserve Artillery: Gen. Cardell

12pdr transported battery Wendes: eight 12pdr guns
1st Horse Battery Wendes: four 6pdr guns and two 8pdr howitzers
2nd Horse Battery Wendes (Svea): four 6pdr guns and two 8pdr howitzers

The 2nd Horse Battery used equipment from the Svea Artillery Regt., but was manned by personnel from Wendes.

Attached

Rebrejev Don Cossack: ?
British Rocket Battery: 6 Congreve rocket crews

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