Abensberg 1809 Order of Battle

Abensberg 1809 Order of Battle

Abensberg 1809 Order of Battle The Battle of Abensberg was fought on 20 April 1809, between an Allied force under the command of Emperor Napoleon I of France on one side and three Austrian corps led by Johann von Hiller, Archduke Louis of Austria, and Michael von Kienmayer. The Austrians formed the left wing of Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen's main army and were under the overall command of Hiller. Napoleon's French troops, reinforced by troops from the Kingdom of Bavaria and the Kingdom of Wrttemberg outfought their opponents, inflicted heavy losses, and forced the Austrians to retreat to the southeast.

Napoleon speaks to Bavarian troops.

During the fighting, 55,000 French and Germans faced 42,000 Austrians. Of these, only about 25,000 on each side became involved in the fighting. The Austrians lost 2,710 killed and wounded, plus about 4,000 captured.[1] Allied losses were 215 Frenchmen, 146 Wrttembergers, and 746 Bavarians, for a total of 1,107.[2]

Austrian forces
Organization
Left Wing: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Johann von Hiller VI Armeekorps: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Johann von Hiller (35,639)[3][4] Reserve Artillery: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Karl von Rouvroy Three 12-pdr position batteries (18 guns), 6-pdr position battery (6 guns) Division: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Friedrich Kottulinsky Brigade: General-Major Otto Hohenfeld Klebek Infantry Regiment # 14 (3 battalions) Jordis Infantry Regiment # 59 (3 battalions) 6-pdr brigade battery (8 guns) Brigade: General-Major Nikolaus Weissenwolf Deutschmeister Infantry Regiment # 4 (3 battalions) Kerpen Infantry Regiment # 49 (3 battalions) 6-pdr brigade battery (8 guns) Artillery: 6-pdr position battery (6 guns) Division: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Franz Jellacic (Jellacic detached at Munich) Brigade: General-Major Josef Hoffmeister (Brigade attached to Vincent) Benjowsky Infantry Regiment # 31 (3 battalions) Splenyi Infantry Regiment # 51 (3 battalions)
Johann von Hiller

Abensberg 1809 Order of Battle 6-pdr brigade battery (8 guns) Brigade: General-Major Konstantin Ettingshausen (Brigade detached at Munich) Esterhazy Infantry Regiment # 32 (3 battalions) De Vaux Infantry Regiment # 45 (3 battalions) 6-pdr brigade battery (8 guns) Artillery: 6-pdr position battery (6 guns) Light Division: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Karl von Vincent Brigade: General-Major Karl Dollmayer von Provenchres (Brigade detached at Munich)[5] Warasdin-Kreutzer Grenz Infantry Regiment # 5 (2 battalions) 4th, 5th, 6th Vienna Freiwilligers battalions O'Reilly Chevauxleger Regiment # 3 (8 squadrons) 3-pdr Grenz brigade battery (8 guns) 6-pdr cavalry battery (6 guns) Brigade: General-Major Armand von Nordmann (Brigade detached at Moosburg) Warasdin-St. George Grenz Infantry Regiment # 6 (2 battalions) Rosenberg Chevauxleger Regiment # 6 (8 squadrons) Liechtenstein Hussar Regiment # 7 (8 squadrons) 3-pdr Grenz brigade battery (8 guns) 6-pdr cavalry battery (6 guns) V Armeekorps: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Archduke Louis (32,266)[3][6] Reserve Artillery: Major Adam Pfefferkorn Two 12-pdr position batteries (12 guns), one 6-pdr cavalry battery (6 guns) Brigade: General-Major Ludwig Thierry (Brigade attached from III Armeekorps) Kaiser Infantry Regiment # 1 (3 battalions) Lindenau Infantry Regiment # 29 (3 battalions) 6-pdr brigade battery (8 guns) Division: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Karl Friedrich von Lindenau (Division detached to I Reserve Armeekorps) Brigade: General-Major Josef Mayer Archduke Charles Infantry Regiment # 3 (3 battalions) Stain Infantry Regiment # 50 (3 battalions) 6-pdr brigade battery (8 guns) Brigade: General-Major Ignaz Buol von Berenburg Hiller Infantry Regiment # 2 (3 battalions) Sztarrai Infantry Regiment # 33 (3 battalions) Artillery: 6-pdr position battery (6 guns) Division: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Prince Heinrich XV of Reuss-Plauen Brigade: General-Major Frederick Bianchi, Duke of Casalanza Duka Infantry Regiment # 39 (3 battalions) Gyulai Infantry Regiment # 60 (3 battalions) 6-pdr brigade battery (8 guns) Brigade: General-Major Franz Johann Schulz von Rothacker
Archduke Louis

Abensberg 1809 Order of Battle Beaulieu Infantry Regiment # 58 (3 battalions) 1st, 2nd, 3rd Vienna Freiwilligers battalions Artillery: 6-pdr position battery (6 guns) Light Division: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Emmanuel von Schustekh-Herve Brigade: General-Major Joseph, Baron von Mesko de Fels-Kubiny Broder Grenz Infantry Regiment # 7 (2 battalions) Kienmayer Hussar Regiment # 8 (8 squadrons) 3-pdr Grenz brigade battery (8 guns) Brigade: General-Major Joseph Radetzky von Radetz Gradiscaner Grenz Infantry Regiment # 8 (2 battalions) Archduke Charles Uhlan Regiment # 3 (8 squadrons) Artillery: 6-pdr cavalry battery (6 guns) II Reserve Armeekorps: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Michael von Kienmayer (7,975)[3][7] Brigade: General-Major Konstantin Ghilian Karl d'Aspr Puteani Grenadier battalion Brezeczinsky Grenadier battalion Scovaud Grenadier battalion Kirchenbetter Grenadier battalion Scharlach Grenadier battalion 6-pdr brigade battery (8 guns) Brigade: General-Major Andreas von Schneller (Brigade detached to I Reserve Armeekorps) Kaiser Cuirassier Regiment # 1 (6 squadrons) Gottesheim Cuirassier Regiment # 6 (6 squadrons) 6-pdr cavalry battery (6 guns) Brigade: General-Major Josef von Clary (4 squadrons attached to Thierry) Levenehr Dragoon Regiment # 4 (6 squadrons) Wrttemberg Dragoon Regiment # 3 (6 squadrons) 6-pdr cavalry battery (6 guns)
Michael von Kienmayer

Generals

Prince Reuss

Franz Jellacic

Josef Radetzky

Frederick Bianchi

Konstantin d'Aspr

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French-Allied forces
Organization
Grande Arme: Napoleon I of France Provisional Corps: Marshal Jean Lannes[8] Cavalry Brigade: General of Brigade Charles Claude Jacquinot (Attached from Montbrun) 1st Chasseurs cheval Regiment (3 squadrons) 2nd Chasseurs cheval Regiment (3 squadrons) 12th Chasseurs cheval Regiment (3 squadrons) 1st Division: General of Division Charles Antoine Morand (11,065) (Attached from III Corps) Brigade: General of Brigade Nicolas Guiot de Lacour 13th Light Infantry Regiment (3 battalions) 17th Line Infantry Regiment (3 battalions) 30th Line Infantry Regiment (3 battalions) Brigade: General of Brigade Franois l'Huillier de Hoff

Jean Lannes

61st Line Infantry Regiment (3 battalions) 65th Line Infantry Regiment (3 battalions) (Regiment detached at Regensburg) Divisional Artillery: 8-pdr foot battery (8 guns), 4-pdr horse battery (4 guns) 3rd Division: General of Division Charles-tienne Gudin de La Sablonnire (11,440) (Attached from III Corps) Brigade: General of Brigade Claude Petit 7th Light Infantry Regiment (3 battalions) Brigade: General of Brigade Pierre Boyer 12th Line Infantry Regiment (3 battalions) 21st Line Infantry Regiment (3 battalions) Brigade: General of Brigade Jean Duppelin 25th Line Infantry Regiment (3 battalions) 85th Line Infantry Regiment (3 battalions) Divisional Artillery: 8-pdr foot battery (6 guns), 4-pdr horse battery (6 guns) 1st Heavy Cavalry Division: General of Division tienne Marie Antoine Champion de Nansouty (5,337) (Attached from Reserve) Brigade: General of Brigade Jean-Marie Defrance 1st Carabinier Regiment (4 squadrons) 2nd Carabinier Regiment (4 squadrons) Brigade: General of Brigade Jean-Pierre Doumerc 2nd Cuirassier Regiment (4 squadrons) 9th Cuirassier Regiment (4 squadrons) Brigade: General of Brigade Antoine Louis Decrest de Saint-Germain 3rd Cuirassier Regiment (4 squadrons) 12th Cuirassier Regiment (4 squadrons) Divisional Artillery: Two 8-pdr horse batteries (12 guns)

Abensberg 1809 Order of Battle 2nd Heavy Cavalry Division: General of Division Raymond-Gaspard de Bonardi de Saint-Sulpice (3,411) (Attached from III Corps, one brigade guarding Saal)[9] Brigade: General of Brigade Franois Marie Clment de la Roncire 1st Cuirassier Regiment (4 squadrons) 5th Cuirassier Regiment (4 squadrons) Brigade: General of Brigade Marie Adrien Franois Guiton 10th Cuirassier Regiment (4 squadrons) 11th Cuirassier Regiment (4 squadrons) Divisional Artillery: 8-pdr horse battery (6 guns) VII Corps: Marshal Franois Joseph Lefebvre[10] Artillery Reserve: Colonel Calonge Three 12-pdr position batteries (18 guns) 1st Bavarian Division: Lieutenant-General Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria Brigade: General-Major Rechberg 1st Habermann Light battalion Leib Regiment (2 battalions) 2nd Prince Royal Regiment (2 battalions) Brigade: General-Major Stengel 4th Salern Regiment (2 battalions) 8th Duc Pius Regiment (2 battalions) Cavalry Brigade: General-Major Zandt Minuzzi Dragoon Regiment (2 squadrons) Prince Royal Chevau-lger Regiment (4 squadrons) Artillery: Two 6-pdr foot batteries, 6-pdr horse battery (18 guns) 2nd Bavarian Division: Lieutenant-General Karl Philipp von Wrede Brigade: General-Major Minuzzi 6th Laroche Light battalion 3rd Prince Karl Regiment (2 battalions) 13th Regiment (2 battalions) Brigade: General-Major Beckers 6th Duc Wilhelm Regiment (2 battalions) 7th Lwenstein Regiment (2 battalions) Cavalry Brigade: General-Major Preysing Knig Chevau-lger Regiment (4 squadrons) Leiningen Chevau-lger Regiment (4 squadrons) Artillery: Two 6-pdr foot batteries, 6-pdr horse battery (18 guns) 3rd Bavarian Division: Lieutenant-General Bernhard Erasmus von Deroy Brigade: General-Major Siebein 5th Buttler Light battalion 9th Isenburg Regiment (2 battalions) 10th Juncker Regiment (2 battalions) Brigade: General-Major Vincenti 7th Gnter Light battalion
Franois Lefebvre

Abensberg 1809 Order of Battle 5th Regiment (2 battalions) 14th Preysing Regiment (2 battalions) Cavalry Brigade: General-Major Seydewitz Taxis Dragoon Regiment (4 squadrons) Bubenhoven Chevau-lger Regiment (4 squadrons) Artillery: Two 6-pdr foot batteries, 6-pdr horse battery (18 guns) Wrttemberg (later VIII) Corps: General of Division Dominique Vandamme[11] Reserve Artillery: Colonel Schnadow 6-pdr foot battery (10 guns), two 6-pdr horse batteries (12 guns) Wrttemberg Division: Lieutenant General Neubronn Brigade: General-Major Franquemont Prince Royal Regiment (2 battalions) Duc Wilhelm Regiment (2 battalions) 1st battalion Neubronn Fusilier Regiment Brigade: General-Major Scharfenstein Prince Royal Regiment (2 battalions) Duc Wilhelm Regiment (2 battalions) 2nd battalion Neubronn Fusilier Regiment Light Brigade: General-Major Hgel Knig Jger battalion 1st Wolff Light battalion 2nd Bruselle Light battalion Wrttemberg Cavalry Division: Lieutenant General Wllwarth Brigade: General-Major Roeder Knig Chevau-lger Regiment (4 squadrons) Duc Henry Chevau-lger Regiment (4 squadrons) Brigade: General-Major Stettner Knig Chasseurs cheval Regiment (4 squadrons) Duc Louis Chevau-lger Regiment (4 squadrons)
Dominique Vandamme

Generals

Charles Morand Charles Gudin

tienne Nansouty Jean Doumerc

Jean Defrance

Karl von Wrede

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Footnotes
[1] Petre, p 139 [2] Arnold, p 120 [3] Arnold, p 235. Strength only. [4] Bowden & Tarbox, pp 70-71. Order of battle. [5] Arnold, p 260n. Jellacic had exchanged Hoffmeister's brigade for Dollmayer's. [6] Bowden & Tarbox, pp 69-70 [7] Bowden & Tarbox, p 72. Order of battle. [8] Bowden & Tarbox, pp 57-59 [9] Petre, p 133. Petre does not specify which brigade was detached at Saal an der Donau. [10] Bowden & Tarbox, pp 61-62 [11] Bowden & Tarbox, p 62

References
Bibliography
Arnold, James. Crisis on the Danube: Napoleons Austrian Campaign of 1809. London: Arms and Armour, 1990. (New York: Paragon House, 1990) ISBN 1-55778-137-0 Bowden, Scotty & Tarbox, Charlie. Armies on the Danube 1809. Arlington, Texas: Empire Games Press, 1980. Petre, F. Loraine. Napoleon and the Archduke Charles. New York: Hippocrene Books, (1909) 1976. Smith, Digby. The Napoleonic Wars Data Book. London: Greenhill, 1998. ISBN 1-85367-276-9

External references
The following two websites are excellent sources for the full names of French and Austrian generals. French Wikipedia, Liste des gnraux de la Rvolution et du Premier Empire napoleon-series.org Austrian Generals: 1792-1815 by Digby Smith, compiled by Leopold Kudrna (http://www. napoleon-series.org/research/biographies/Austria/AustrianGenerals/c_AustrianGeneralsIntro.html)

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