Hohenlinden Order of Battle

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Battle of Hohenlinden, the march of Richepanse's division

In the Battle of Hohenlinden on 3 December 1800, a French army commanded by Jean Victor Marie Moreau decisively defeated the army of Habsburg Austria led by Archduke John. The first action of the campaign was the Battle of Ampfing, two days earlier. After Hohenlinden there was a series of rearguard clashes beginning on 9 December at Rosenheim and continuing from the 14th through the 20th at Salzburg, Neumarkt am Wallersee, Frankenmarkt, Schwanenstadt, Vöcklabruck, Lambach, and Kremsmünster. During the retreat, the Austrian army began a process of disintegration and an armistice was concluded a few days later. [1]

Battle of Hohenlinden battle

The Battle of Hohenlinden was fought on 3 December 1800, during the French Revolutionary Wars. A French army under Jean Victor Marie Moreau won a decisive victory over the Austrians and Bavarians led by Archduke John of Austria. After being forced into a disastrous retreat, the allies were compelled to request an armistice that effectively ended the War of the Second Coalition. Hohenlinden is 33 km east of Munich in modern Germany.

Jean Victor Marie Moreau Marshal of France

Jean Victor Marie Moreau was a French general who helped Napoleon Bonaparte to power, but later became a rival and was banished to the United States.

Archduke John of Austria Austrian field marshal and German Imperial regent

Archduke John of Austria, a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, was an Austrian field marshal and imperial regent (Reichsverweser) of the short-lived German Empire during the Revolutions of 1848.

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For an explanation of the types of forces, see Types of military forces in the Napoleonic Wars.

The types of military forces in the Napoleonic Wars represented the unique tactical use of distinct military units, or their origin within different European regions. By and large the military forces during the period had not changed significantly from those of the 18th century, although their employment would differ significantly.

Austrian-Bavarian Army

Organization

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Archduke John of Austria

General-Major Archduke John of Austria (46,130 infantry, 14,131 cavalry, 3,724 other) [2]
Deputy Commander: Feldzeugmeister Franz von Lauer [3]
Chief-of-staff: Oberst Franz von Weyrother

Franz von Lauer austrian general

Franz von Lauer began his service in the Habsburg Austrian army as an engineer officer and advanced to high rank during his career. After serving in the Seven Years' War he earned promotion to oberst (colonel) over the next two decades. He fought against Ottoman Turkey at Belgrade and became a general officer for his distinguished effort as a siege specialist. He directed sieges against Fort-Louis and Mannheim while fighting the armies of the First French Republic during the War of the First Coalition. Named chief of staff of the army fighting against Napoleon Bonaparte in Italy in 1796, he fought at Bassano and Mantua. In 1800 he was appointed deputy commander of the main army in southern Germany. His efforts ended in a military disaster at Hohenlinden in December 1800. He was made the scapegoat and soon dismissed from the service.

Oberst is a military rank in several German-speaking and Scandinavian countries, equivalent to Colonel. It is currently used by both the ground and air forces of Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, and Norway. The Swedish rank överste is a direct translation, as are the Finnish rank eversti and the Icelandic rank ofursti. In the Netherlands the rank overste is used as a synonym for a lieutenant colonel.

Franz von Weyrother Austrian general

Franz von Weyrother was an Austrian staff officer and general who fought during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He drew up the plans for the disastrous defeats at the Battle of Rivoli, Battle of Hohenlinden and the Battle of Austerlitz, in which the Austrian army was defeated by Napoleon Bonaparte twice and Jean Moreau once.

Right Column

Feldmarschall-Leutnant Michael von Kienmayer (12,611 infantry, 3,370 cavalry)

Michael von Kienmayer austrian general

Michael von Kienmayer was an Austrian general. Kienmayer joined the army of Habsburg Austria and fought against the Kingdom of Prussia and Ottoman Turkey. During the French Revolutionary Wars, he continued to make his reputation in the cavalry and became a general officer. In the War of the Second Coalition and the Napoleonic Wars he commanded both divisions and corps. He was appointed Proprietor (Inhaber) of an Austrian cavalry regiment in 1802 and held this honor until his death. Later he was the governor of Galicia, Transylvania, and Moravia.

  • Artillery: 12 horse guns, 14 foot guns
  • Division: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg
    • Brigade: General-Major Johann Hennequin de Fresnel
      • Siegenburg-Wallachisch Grenz Infantry Regiment Nr. 1 (1 battalion)
      • Peterwardeiner Grenz Infantry Regiment Nr. 4 (1 battalion)
      • Coburg Dragoon Regiment Nr. 6 (6 squadrons)
      • Mack Cuirassier Regiment Nr. 10 (890 in 6 squadrons)
    • Brigade: General-Major Hieronymus Candiani
      • Archduke Ferdinand Karl Infantry Regiment Nr. 2 (2,696 in 3 battalions)
      • Württemberg Infantry Regiment Nr. 38 (1,590 in 2 battalions)
    • Brigade: General-Major Alois von Gavasini
      • Clerfayt Infantry Regiment Nr. 9 (2 battalions)
      • Gemmingen Infantry Regiment Nr. 21 (1,988 in 3 battalions)
      • De Ligne Infantry Regiment Nr. 30 (1 battalion)
      • Murray Infantry Regiment Nr. 55 (1,615 in 2 battalions)
      • Beaulieu Infantry Regiment Nr. 58 (2 battalions)
    Karl Mack von Leiberich Austrian general

    Karl Freiherr Mack von Leiberich was an Austrian soldier. He is best remembered as the commander of the Austrian forces that capitulated to Napoleon's Grande Armée in the Battle of Ulm in 1805. Mack makes a brief appearance as a character in book two of Volume I of Tolstoy's War and Peace.

    Cuirassier type of cavalry first appearing in late 15th-century Europe

    Cuirassiers were cavalry equipped with armour and firearms, first appearing in late 15th-century Europe. The first cuirassiers were produced as a result of armoured cavalry, such as the man-at-arms and demi-lancer, discarding their lances and adopting the use of pistols as their primary weapon. In the later 17th century, the cuirassier lost his limb armour and subsequently employed only the cuirass, and sometimes a helmet. By this time, the sword was the primary weapon of the cuirassier, pistols being relegated to a secondary function.

    Alois Graf von Gavasini led a combat brigade in the armies of Habsburg Austria and the Austrian Empire during a remarkable number of battles in the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars. A native of Bonn, he offered his services to Austria and won an award for bravery in 1790. While a field officer in the Italian campaign, he led the rear guard at Primolano in September 1796. Badly outnumbered by the French, he and his soldiers put up a vigorous fight until he was wounded and captured. At Arcole in November 1796, he commanded a brigade on the field of battle against Napoleon Bonaparte's French army. Promoted to general officer in the spring of 1800, he led a powerful brigade at Hohenlinden during that year's fall campaign in Bavaria. Though the battle ended in a decisive defeat, Gavasini's troops fought well before being forced to retreat. The 1805 campaign in Italy found him directing a reserve brigade at Caldiero. After briefly retiring, the warrior returned to lead a brigade at the battles of Sacile, Piave River, and Graz during the 1809 war. That year he retired from the army and did not return.

  • Division: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Archduke Ferdinand Karl Joseph of Austria-Este
    • Brigade: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Archduke Ferdinand
      • Gradiscaner Grenz Infantry Regiment Nr. 1 (1 battalion)
      • Peterwardeiner Grenz Infantry Regiment Nr. 2 (1 battalion)
      • Wenkheim Infantry Regiment Nr. 35 (1,994 in 3 battalions)
      • Stain Infantry Regiment Nr. 50 (2,003 in 3 battalions)
    • Brigade: General-Major Karl von Vincent
      • vacant Dragoon Regiment Nr. 13 (6 squadrons)
    • Brigade: General-Major Konrad Weeber
      • Kaiser Cuirassier Regiment Nr. 1 (910 in 6 squadrons)
Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg Czech nobleman

Karl Philipp, Fürst zu Schwarzenberg was an Austrian field marshal.

Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld austrian general

Prince Frederick Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld was a general in the Austrian service.

Dragoon mounted infantry soldiers

Dragoons originally were a class of mounted infantry, who used horses for mobility, but dismounted to fight on foot. From the early 18th century onward, dragoons were increasingly also employed as conventional cavalry, trained for combat with swords from horseback.

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Friedrich Hessen-Homburg

Right Center Column

Feldmarschall-Leutnant Louis-Willibrord-Antoine Baillet de Latour (8,346 infantry, 2,520 cavalry)

  • Artillery: 12 horse guns, 14 foot guns
  • Division: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Frederick VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
    • Brigade: General-Major Karl O'Donell von Tyrconell
      • Olivier Wallis Infantry Regiment Nr. 29 (2,108 in 3 battalions)
      • Lacy Infantry Regiment Nr. 22 (1,999 in 3 battalions)
    • Brigade: General-Major Karl Roszowski
    • Brigade: General-Major Peter Dienersperg
      • Nassau Cuirassier Regiment Nr. 9 (6 squadrons)
  • Division: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Prince Friedrich Karl Wilhelm of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen
    • Brigade: General-Major David Majthany
      • Brechainville Infantry Regiment Nr. 25 (1,611 in 2 battalions)
      • DeVins Infantry Regiment Nr. 37 (792 in 1 battalion)
    • Brigade: General-Major Paul Esterházy
      • Latour Dragoon Regiment Nr. 11 (822 in 6 squadrons),
      • Zeschwitz Cuirassier Regiment Nr. 5 (801 in 6 squadrons)
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Johann Kollowrat

Left Center Column

Feldzeugmeister Johann Kollowrat (14,987 infantry, 5,109 cavalry)

  • Avantgarde: General-Major Franz Löpper [4] [5]
  • Artillery: 12 horse guns, 14 foot guns
  • Division: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Vincenz Maria Kolowrat-Liebsteinsky [note 1]
    • Brigade: General-Major Lelio Spannocchi
      • Sebottendorf Grenadier Battalion
      • Tegetthof Grenadier Battalion
      • Vouvermanns Grenadier Battalion
      • Eichler Grenadier Battalion
      • Infantry Regiment Nr. 60 (2,394 in 3 battalions)
    • Brigade: General-Major Joseph Beyer
      • Eggerdes Grenadier Battalion
      • DeLigne Grenadier Battalion
      • Papp Grenadier Battalion
      • Morwitz Grenadier Battalion
      • Benjowsky Infantry Regiment Nr. 31 (2,597 in 3 battalions)
  • Bavarian Division: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Christian Zweibrücken (7,017 infantry, 828 cavalry)
    • Brigade: General-Major Bernhard Erasmus von Deroy
      • Metzen Light Battalion
      • Reuss Grenadier Battalion
      • Minucci Line Battalion
      • Stengel Line Battalion
      • Schlossberg Line Battalion
    • Brigade: General-Major Karl Philipp von Wrede
      • Pompei Line Battalion
      • Preysing Line Battalion
      • Bureck Line Battalion
      • Dallwigk Line Battalion
      • 2 companies of Light Infantry
    • Attached:
      • Uhlan Regiment (828 in 5-1/2 squadrons)
      • 8 horse guns
      • 18 foot guns
  • Cavalry Division: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein
    • Brigade: General-Major Christian Wolfskeel zu Reichenberg
      • Vecsey Hussar Regiment Nr. 4 (1,189 in 8 squadrons)
      • Duke Albert Cuirassier Regiment Nr. 3 (6 squadrons)
      • Lorraine Cuirassier Regiment Nr. 7 (6 squadrons)
    • Brigade: General-Major Philipp Grünne de Pichard
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Ignaz Gyulai

Left Column

Feldmarschall-Leutnant Johann Sigismund Riesch (10,186 infantry, 3,132 cavalry)

  • Artillery: 12 horse guns, 14 foot guns
  • Division: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Maximilian, Count of Merveldt
    • Brigade: General-Major Joseph Klein
      • Wenzel Colloredo Infantry Regiment Nr. 56 (2,114 in 3 battalions)
      • Archduke Charles Infantry Regiment Nr. 3 (2,090 in 3 battalions)
    • Brigade: General-Major Philipp Görger
      • Waldeck Dragoon Regiment Nr. 7 (888 in 6 squadrons)
      • Anspach Cuirassier Regiment Nr. 11 (911 in 6 squadrons)
  • Division: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Ignaz Gyulai
    • Brigade: General-Major Ernst Leuven
      • Manfreddini Infantry Regiment Nr. 12 (2,107 in 3 battalions)
      • Kaunitz Infantry Regiment Nr. 20 (2,105 in 3 battalions)
    • Brigade: General-Major Albert Stahel
      • Kinsky Dragoon Regiment Nr. 12 (478 in 6 squadrons)
      • Archduke Franz Cuirassier Regiment Nr. 2 (855 in 6 squadrons)

Generals

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Archduke FerdinandMichael KienmayerJohann LiechtensteinKarl SchwarzenbergMaximilian MerverdtFranz von LauerKarl von Wrede

French Army

Organization

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Jean Victor Moreau

General of Division Jean Victor Marie Moreau (41,990 infantry, 11,805 cavalry, 1,935 artillery, 99 guns) [6]
Chief of Staff: General of Division Jean-Joseph Dessolles

Left Wing

General of Division Paul Grenier

  • 1st Division: General of Division Claude Legrand (7,930, 12 guns)
  • 2nd Division: General of Division Michel Ney (9,630, 12 guns)
    • Brigades: Generals of Brigade Jean Pierre François Bonet, Gabriel Poissonnier Desperièrres, Dominique Joba
      • 15th Line Infantry Demi-Brigade (2,046)
      • 23rd Line Infantry Demi-Brigade (1,456)
      • 76th Line Infantry Demi-Brigade (2,337)
      • 103rd Line Infantry Demi-Brigade (1,643)
      • Converged Grenadiers (763)
      • 19th Cavalry Regiment (193)
      • 13th Dragoon Regiment (425)
      • 8th Chasseurs à Cheval Regiment (487)
  • 3rd Division: General of Brigade Louis Bastoul, vice General of Division Jean Hardy, wounded (6,315, 16 guns)
    • Brigades: General of Brigade Jean Fauconnet
      • 53rd Line Infantry Demi-Brigade (2,007)
      • 89th Line Infantry Demi-Brigade (2,053)
      • 13th Cavalry Regiment (271)
      • 17th Cavalry Regiment (387)
      • 2nd Dragoon Regiment (686)
      • 23rd Chasseurs à Cheval Regiment (700)

Reserve

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Jean d'Hautpoul

General of Division Jean Victor Moreau

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Emmanuel Grouchy
  • 1st Division: General of Division Emmanuel Grouchy (8,615, 12 guns)
    • Brigades: Generals of Brigade Charles Louis Grandjean, Charles Boyé
      • 46th Line Infantry Demi-Brigade (2,298)
      • 57th Line Infantry Demi-Brigade (2,353)
      • 108th Line Infantry Demi-Brigade (2,234)
      • 6th Cavalry Regiment (272)
      • 11th Chasseurs à Cheval Regiment (500)
      • 4th Hussar Regiment (627)
      • 1st company/3rd Artillery Regiment
      • 5th company/3rd Sapper Battalion
  • 2nd Division: General of Division Antoine Richepanse (10,735, 14 guns)
    • Brigades: Generals of Brigade Frédéric Henri Walther, Jean-Baptiste Drouet, Jean-Baptiste Lorcet, Louis Michel Antoine Sahuc
      • 8th Line Infantry Demi-Brigade (2,680)
      • 27th Line Infantry Demi-Brigade (2,438)
      • 48th Line Infantry Demi-Brigade (2,192)
      • 1st battalion/14th Light Infantry Demi-Brigade (849)
      • 10th Cavalry Regiment (300)
      • 1st Chasseurs à Cheval Regiment (610)
      • 20th Chasseurs à Cheval Regiment (698)
      • 5th Hussar Regiment (596)
      • 4th company/3rd Horse Artillery Regiment
      • 6th company/3rd Horse Artillery Regiment
      • 20th company/2nd Artillery Regiment
      • 7th company/4th Sapper Battalion
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Charles Decaen
  • 3rd Division: General of Division Charles Decaen (10,161, 12 guns)
    • Brigades: Generals of Brigade Jean Louis Debilly, Pierre François Joseph Durutte, Karol Kniaziewicz
      • 4th Line Infantry Demi-Brigade (2,000)
      • 100th Line Infantry Demi-Brigade (1,992)
      • 2nd and 3rd battalions/14th Light Infantry Demi-Brigade (1,451)
      • Polish Danube Legion (2,312)
      • 17th Dragoon Regiment (442)
      • 6th Chasseurs à Cheval (665)
      • 10th Chasseurs à Cheval (562)
      • Polish Lancers (400)
      • 2nd company/3rd Horse Artillery Regiment
      • 3rd company/5th Artillery Regiment
      • Polish Artillery
      • 1st company/4th Sapper Battalion

Right Wing

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Claude Lecourbe

General of Division Claude Lecourbe (19,663 infantry, 2,915 cavalry, 36 guns) [8] [note 3]

  • 1st Division: General of Division Gabriel Jean Joseph Molitor (5,240 infantry, 1,016 cavalry, 11 guns)
    • Brigade: General of Brigade Henri Jardon
      • 1st Light Infantry Demi-Brigade (1 battalion)
      • 10th Light Infantry Demi-Brigade (2 battalions)
      • 83rd Line Infantry Demi-Brigade (3 battalions)
      • 6th Hussar Regiment (3 squadrons)
      • 7th Hussar Regiment (4 squadrons)
  • 2nd Division: General of Division Charles-Étienne Gudin de La Sablonnière (7,588 infantry, 605 cavalry, 9 guns)
    • Brigades: Generals of Brigade Anne-Gilbert Laval, Jacques-Pierre-Louis Puthod
      • 10th Light Infantry Demi-Brigade (1 battalion)
      • 36th Line Infantry Demi-Brigade (3 battalions)
      • 38th Line Infantry Demi-Brigade (3 battalions)
      • 94th Line Infantry Demi-Brigade (3 battalions)
      • 8th Hussar Regiment (4 squadrons)
  • 3rd Division: General of Division Joseph Hélie Désiré Perruquet de Montrichard (6,835 infantry, 413 cavalry, 13 guns)
    • Brigades: Generals of Brigade Roussel, Joseph Schiner
      • 37th Line Infantry Demi-Brigade (3 battalions)
      • 84th Line Infantry Demi-Brigade (3 battalions)
      • 109th Line Infantry Demi-Brigade (3 battalions)
      • 9th Hussar Regiment (4 squadrons)
  • Reserve Cavalry: General of Brigade Étienne Marie Antoine Champion de Nansouty (881 cavalry, 3 guns)
    • 11th Dragoon Regiment (4 squadrons)
    • 23rd Chasseurs à Cheval (4 squadrons)
  • Artillery Park: (3 guns)

Generals

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Paul GrenierClaude LegrandMichel NeyEmmanuel GrouchyCharles DecaenJean DessollesJean Baptiste Eblé

Notes

Footnotes
  1. Kollowrat is listed as both column commander and division commander. Since Kollowrat-Krakowsky was appointed FZM on 28 October 1800, he was the highest-ranking column commander. The division commander may be either Johann Kollowrat or Kolowrat-Liebsteinsky, who was known to have served in the May to July 1800 campaign. Neither Arnold nor Smith are clear about the second Kollowrat.
  2. The brigadiers to whom the demi-brigades were assigned are not known.
  3. Lecourbe's wing was not engaged at Hohenlinden, but participated in the later clashes.
Citations
  1. Smith, Digby. The Napoleonic Wars Data Book. London: Greenhill, 1998. ISBN   1-85367-276-9. 188-192
  2. Arnold, James R. Marengo & Hohenlinden. Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK: Pen & Sword, 2005. ISBN   1-84415-279-0. 276-277. Arnold is the major source. Pivka was used to determine the regiment numbers.
  3. Arnold, 205. John was the nominal commander. Lauer was supposed to give the orders.
  4. Smith, 189. Avantgarde units and Mécsery are from Smith.
  5. Arnold, 229. Arnold omits the Avantgarde from his order of battle, but his narrative notes that Löpper was in command.
  6. Arnold, 274-275. Arnold is the source for the Reserve and Left Wing.
  7. Arnold, 180. Units designated 'Cavalry Regiment' were heavy cavalry.
  8. Smith, 189. The Right Wing is from Smith.

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The Battle of Pirmasens saw a French Republican corps led by Jean René Moreaux attack a Kingdom of Prussia force led by Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. From prepared positions, the Prussians caught the French in a deadly crossfire, forcing them to withdraw. The clash happened during the War of the First Coalition, part of a larger conflict known as the French Revolutionary Wars. In 1793 Pirmasens was part of the Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt but today the city is in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany, 34.4 kilometres (21 mi) south of Kaiserslautern.

First Battle of Bar-sur-Aube

The First Battle of Bar-sur-Aube was fought during the War of the Sixth Coalition when Marshal Édouard Mortier, duc de Trévise's corps of French Imperial Guards defended against an Austrians corps under Ignaz Gyulai and a Württemberger corps led by Crown Prince Frederick William of Württemberg. After holding his main defensive positions in stiff fighting, Mortier withdrew his elite troops during the night and retreated to Troyes. Bar-sur-Aube is located 53 kilometres (33 mi) east of Troyes.

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The following items are excellent sources for the full names and service histories of French and Austrian generals.