Breitenfeld (1631) order of battle
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The following units and commanders fought in the Battle of Breitenfeld
of the Thirty Years War in 1631. Unless otherwise noted, all units have ten companies.
Unless otherwise noted, all units are German.
Battle of Breitenfeld (1631)
The Battle of Breitenfeld or First Battle of Breitenfeld , was fought at the crossroads villages of Breitenfeld , Podelwitz , and Seehausen , approximately five miles northwest of the walled city of Leipzig on September 17 , or September 7 The Battle of Breitenfeld or First Battle of Breitenfeld...
of the Thirty Years War in 1631. Unless otherwise noted, all units have ten companies.
Holy Roman Empire (Catholic)
Johann Tserclaes, Count of TillyUnless otherwise noted, all units are German.
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General Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu PappenheimGottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim
Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim was field marshal of the Holy Roman Emperor in the Thirty Years' War.-Biography:...
- Bernstein Imperial Cuirassier (Veteran) Colonel Wilhelm von Berstein
- Merode-Waroux Imperial Cuirassier Colonel Jean de Merode-Waroux (Walloon)
- Neusächsisch Imperial Cuirassier Colonel Franz Albecht von Saxe-Lauenburg
- Piccolomini Imperial Cuirassier (Veteran) General Ottavio Piccolomini
- Rangoni Imperial Cuirassier Colonel J. Rangoni
- Strozzi Imperial Cuirassier (Veteran) Colonel J. Strozzi
- Trèka Imperial Cuirassier Colonel Adam Erdmann Trèka von Lippa
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Gen. von Schönburg- Baldiron-Dietrichstein Imperial Infantry Colonel Antoni von Baldiron-Dietrichstein
- Blankhardt League Infantry Colonel von Blankhardt
- Caffarelli Imperial Arquebusier (5 companies) Colonel F. de CaffarelliCaffarelliGaetano Majorano was an Italian castrato and opera singer, who took his stage name Caffarelli from Domenico Caffaro, his patron. Like Farinelli, Caffarelli was a student of Nicola Porpora.-Early life and training:...
(Walloon) - Chiesa Imperial Infantry Colonel J.B. Chiesa
- Colloredo Imperial Arquebusier Colonel Giovan Battista von Colloredo
- Comargo-Reinach League Infantry Colonel Hans Ludwig von Grotta
- Contreras Imperial Infantry General Alonso Guillén de Contreras
- Coronini Imperial Arquebusier Colonel Johann P. Coronini von Cronberg
- Erwitte League Cuirassier General Dietriech Otmar von Erwitte
- Fürstenburg Imperial Infantry Colonel Egon von Fürstenberg-HeiligenbergFürstenberg-HeiligenbergFürstenberg-Heiligenberg was a County of southern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located in the historical territory of Heiligenberg. It was created as a partition of Fürstenberg-Baar in 1559, and suffered one partition: between itself and Fürstenberg-Donaueichingen in 1617...
- Gallas Imperial Infantry (Veteran) General Matthias GallasMatthias GallasMatthias Gallas, Graf von Campo und Herzog von Lucera , was an Austrian soldier, who first saw service in Flanders, then in Savoy with the Spaniards, and subsequently joined the forces of the Catholic League as captain during the Thirty Years' War.On the general outbreak of hostilities in Germany,...
- Gonzaga Imperial Infantry Colonel Hannibal M. von Gonzaga
- Geleen League Infantry (Veteran) Colonel Gottfried Huyn von Geleen
- Göss Imperial Infantry Colonel M. von Lichtenstein
- Hareaucourt Imperial Arquebusier Squadron (5 companies) Colonel H. Haraucourt von FaulquemontFaulquemontFaulquemont is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France....
(Walloon) - Holstein-Gottorp Imperial Infantry Colonel Adolf von Holstein-GottorpHolstein-GottorpHolstein-Gottorp or Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp is the historiographical name, as well as contemporary shorthand name, for the parts of the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein that were ruled by the dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp. Other parts of the duchies were ruled by the kings of Denmark. The...
- Montecuccoli Imperial Arquebusier Colonel Ernestus von Montecuccoli
- Pappenheim Imperial Infantry Colonel Philipp von PappenheimPappenheimPappenheim is a town in the Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Altmühl, 11 km south of Weißenburg in Bayern.- Notable people :The architect and professor Eduard Mezger was born in Pappenheim....
- Savelli League Infantry (Veteran) Colonel Frederico von SavelliSavellithumb|300px|The Coat of Arms of the Savelli over a wall of the church of [[Santa Maria in Aracoeli]], [[Rome]].The Savelli were a rich and influential Roman aristocratic family who rose to prominence in the 13th century and became extinct in the main line with Giulio Savelli .The family, who held...
- Tilly League Infantry (Veteran) Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly
- Wahl League Infantry Colonel von Wahl
- Wangler Imperial Infantry (Veteran) Colonel J. Wangler
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General Count Egon VII, count of Fürstenberg- Altsächsisch Imperial Cuirassier Colonel Julius Henry of Saxe-Lauenburg
- Baumgarten League Cuirassier Colonel von Baumgarten (Italian)
- Cronberg League Cuirassier (Veteran) Colonel Adam Philip von Cronberg (Walloon)
- Schönburg League Cuirassier (Veteran) General von Schönburg
- Wengersky Imperial Cuirassier (10 companies + small dragoon detachment) Colonel Wengersky
Skirmishers
- Isolano Irregular Light Horse Colonel Johann Ludwig Hektor Isolano (Croatian)
- Independent Dragoon companies
Artillery
- Siege Pieces
- 10 demi-cannon
- Field Pieces
- 16 quarter cannon
- 7 Saxon quarter cannon (Captured at Prague)
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General Rudolf von Bindauf- Anhalt Cuirassier Squadron (Raw) (5 companies) Colonel Ernst von Anhalt
- Bindauf Cuirassier Regiment (Raw) (8 companies) General Hans Rudolf von Bindauf
- Kurfürstin Hovfanna Independent Cuirassier Company (Raw)
- Hofkirchen Cuirassier Squadron (Raw) (5 companies) Colonel Hofkirchen
- Löser "Feudal Levy" Cuirasser Squadron (Raw) (6 companies) Colonel Hans von Löser
- Saxe-Altenburg Cuirasser Regiment (Raw) (8 companies) Johann Philipp von Saxe-AltenburgSaxe-AltenburgSaxe-Altenburg was one of the Saxon duchies held by the Ernestine branch of the Wettin dynasty in present-day Thuringia.-History:The duchy originated from the medieval Burgraviate of Altenburg in the Imperial Pleissnerland , a possession of the Wettin Margraves of Meissen since 1243...
- Pflugk "Feudal Levy" Cuirassier Regiment (Raw) (6 companies) Colonel Bernhard von Pflugk
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Friedrich Wilhelm I von Saxe-AltenburgSaxe-Altenburg
Saxe-Altenburg was one of the Saxon duchies held by the Ernestine branch of the Wettin dynasty in present-day Thuringia.-History:The duchy originated from the medieval Burgraviate of Altenburg in the Imperial Pleissnerland , a possession of the Wettin Margraves of Meissen since 1243...
- Arnim Infantry Regiment (Militia) Marshal Hans George von Arnim
- Independent Free (Detached Muskeeter) Companies (3 companies)
- Klitzing Infantry Regiment (Militia) Colonel Hans Kaspar von Klitzing
- Löser Infantry Regiment (Militia) Colonel Hans von Löser
- Starschedel Infantry Regiment (Raw) Colonel Moritz Dietrich von Starschedel
- Volfersdorf Household Foot Regiment Colonel von Wolfersdorf
- Bose Household Foot Regiment (8 companies) Colonel von Bose
- Kurfürst Infantry (Detached Musketeer) Companies (3 companies) Colonel Hannß Casimir von Schaumberg
- Pforte Household Foot Regiment (8 companies) Colonel von Pforte
- Dam Vitzthum Household Foot Regiment (8 companies) Dam Vitzthum
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Marshal Hans Georg von Arnim-BoitzenburgHans Georg von Arnim-Boitzenburg
Johann or Hans Georg von Arnim-Boitzenburg was a Field Marshal of Holy Roman Empire and the Electorate of Saxony, diplomat, and politician.Arnim was born in Boitzenburger Land, Brandenburg...
- Arnim Leibgarde Cuirassier Regiment (Veteran) (2 companies) Marshal Hans George von Arnim
- Kurfürstin Cuirssanier Regiment (Militia) (5 companies) Colonel von TaubeTaubeTaube is the surname of:* Evert Taube , Swedish composer and singer* Hedvig Taube Swedish noblewoman, mistress to King Frederick I of Sweden and mother of Fredrik Vilhelm von Hessenstein....
- Steinau Cuirassier Regiment (Militia) (3 companies) Colonel Wolf Adam von Steinau
- Kalckstein Cuirassier Regiment (Militia) Colonel von Kalckstein
- Wilhelm Leib Cuirassier Squadron (Militia) (5 companies) Colonel Wilhelm Leib
- Saxe-Altenburg Cuirassier Regiment (militia) Friedrich Wilhelm I of Saxe-AltenburgSaxe-AltenburgSaxe-Altenburg was one of the Saxon duchies held by the Ernestine branch of the Wettin dynasty in present-day Thuringia.-History:The duchy originated from the medieval Burgraviate of Altenburg in the Imperial Pleissnerland , a possession of the Wettin Margraves of Meissen since 1243...
Swedish forces
King Gustavus Adolphus Vasa of Sweden and FinlandGustavus Adolphus of Sweden
Gustav II Adolf has been widely known in English by his Latinized name Gustavus Adolphus Magnus and variously in historical writings also as Gustavus, or Gustavus the Great, or Gustav Adolph the Great,...
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General Sir Johan BanérJohan Banér
Johan Banér was a Swedish Field Marshal in the Thirty Years' War.-Biography:Johan Banér was born at Djursholm Castle in Uppland. As a four year old he was forced to witness how his father, the Privy Councillour Gustaf Banér, and uncle, Sten Axelsson Banér , were executed at the Linköping Bloodbath...
- "Commanded" Musketeer Reserve (8 companies) Gen. Johann Banér
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Gen. Maximilian Teuffel- Baudissin Cuirassier Regiment (12 companies) General Wulf Heinrich von Baudissin (German)
- Caldenbach Cuirassier Regiment (8 companies) Colonel Moritz Pensen von Caldenbach (German)
- Horn Cuirassier Regiment (8 companies) Marshal Gustav Horn (German)
- "Blue" Brigade Gen. Georg aus dem Winckel (German)
- "Blue" Infantry Regiment (12 companies) General Hans Georg aus dem Winckel (German)
- "Red" Infantry Regiment (12 companies) Colonel Giesebrecht von Hegendorf (German)
- Erik Hand Brigade Colonel Erik Hand
- ÖstergötlandÖstergötlandÖstergötland, English exonym: East Gothland, is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden in the south of Sweden. It borders Småland, Västergötland, Närke, Södermanland, and the Baltic Sea. In older English literature, one might also encounter the Latinized version, Ostrogothia...
Infantry Regiment (8 companies) Colonel Erik Hand (Swedish) - DalslandDalslandDalsland is a Swedish traditional province, or landskap, situated in Götaland in southern Sweden. Lying to the west of Lake Vänern, it is bordered by Värmland to the north, Västergötland to the southeast, Bohuslän to the west, and Norway to the northwest....
Infantry Squadron (4 companies) Colonel Wilhelm von Salzburg (Swedish) - VästergötlandVästergötland', English exonym: West Gothland, is one of the 25 traditional non-administrative provinces of Sweden , situated in the southwest of Sweden. In older English literature one may also encounter the Latinized version Westrogothia....
Infantry Regiment (8 companies) Colonel Karl Hård af Segerstad (Swedish)
- Östergötland
- "Yellow" Brigade General Maximilian Teuffel (German)
- "Yellow" (Gula) Infantry Regiment (12 companies) General Maximilian Teuffel (German)
- Chemnitz Infantry Squadron (4 companies) Colonel Niklas von Chemnitz (German)
- Åke Oxenstierna Colonel Åke Gustafsson Oxenstierna
- DalarnaDalarna', English exonym: Dalecarlia, is a historical province or landskap in central Sweden. Another English language form established in literature is the Dales. Places involving the element Dalecarlia exist in the United States....
(Dalregementet) Infantry Regiment (Veteran) (7 companies) Colonel Åke Gustafsson Oxenstierna (Swedish) - UpplandUpplandUppland is a historical province or landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden, just north of Stockholm, the capital. It borders Södermanland, Västmanland and Gästrikland. It is also bounded by lake Mälaren and the Baltic sea...
, NärkeNärke' is a Swedish traditional province, or landskap, situated in Svealand in south central Sweden. It is bordered by Västmanland to the north, Södermanland to the east, Östergötland to the southeast, Västergötland to the southwest, and Värmland to the northwest...
, and VärmlandVärmland' is a historical province or landskap in the west of middle Sweden. It borders Västergötland, Dalsland, Dalarna, Västmanland and Närke. It is also bounded by Norway in the west. Latin name versions are Vermelandia and Wermelandia. Although the province's land originally was Götaland, the...
Infantry Regiment (Veteran) (8 companies) Lieutenant Colonel Axel Gustavsson Lillie (Swedish)
- Dalarna
- FinnishFinlandFinland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
Infantry Regiment (Veteran) (8 companies) Colonel Klas Hastfer (Swedish) - ÖstergötlandÖstergötlandÖstergötland, English exonym: East Gothland, is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden in the south of Sweden. It borders Småland, Västergötland, Närke, Södermanland, and the Baltic Sea. In older English literature, one might also encounter the Latinized version, Ostrogothia...
Horsemen (Veteran) (4 companies) Colonel Claus Dietrich "Sperreuter" (Swedish) - SmålandSmåland' is a historical province in southern Sweden.Småland borders Blekinge, Scania or Skåne, Halland, Västergötland, Östergötland and the island Öland in the Baltic Sea. The name Småland literally means Small Lands. . The latinized form Smolandia has been used in other languages...
Horsemen (Veteran) (8 companies) Fredrik Stenbock (Swedish) - VästergötlandVästergötland', English exonym: West Gothland, is one of the 25 traditional non-administrative provinces of Sweden , situated in the southwest of Sweden. In older English literature one may also encounter the Latinized version Westrogothia....
Horsemen (Veteran) (8 companies) Colonel Erik Soop (Swedish) - FinnishFinlandFinland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
(Light) HorsemenHakkapeliittaHakkapeliitta is a historiographical term used for a Finnish light cavalryman in the service of King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden during the Thirty Years' War...
(Veteran) (12 companies) General Åke Henriksson TottÅke Henriksson TottÅke Henriksson Tott was a Swedish soldier and politician. He was born in Lohja to Princess Sigrid of Sweden. He was appointed Privy Councilor in 1630, and Field Marshal in 1631. In the Thirty Years' War , he commanded troops at the Battle of Grubin, in 1627 and the Battle of Breitenfeld, in 1631...
(Finnish) - 2nd Squadron (Veteran) (4 companies) Colonel Reinhold Wunsch (Swedish)
- 1st Squadron (Veteran) (4 companies) Lieutenant Colonel Torsten Torstensson Stålhandske (Swedish)
- Orstenburg Cuirassier Regiment (The King's "Life Regiment of Horse") Colonel Johann Philip von Ortenburg (Latvian)
- John Ruthwenn Infantry Regiment (8 companies) Lieutenant Colonel John Ruthwenn (German)
- Rosen Infantry Regiment (12 companies) Colonel Reinhold von Rosen (German)
- Waldstein Infantry Regiment (8 companies) Colonel Berthold von Waldstein (German)
- Rheingreven Cuirassier Regiment (Veteran) (15 companies) Otto Ludwig von Salm-Kyrburgh (German)
- Courville Cuirassier Squadron (5 companies) Colonel Nicholas de Courville (German)
- Hall Cuirassier Regiment (12 companies) Colonel Adolf Theodor von Efferen-Hall
- "Green" Brigade General John Hepburn (Scottish)
- "Green" (Grona) Infantry Regiment (8 companies) General John Hepburn (German)
- Foulis Infantry Regiment (8 companies) Lieutenant Colonel Robert Munro, 18th Baron of FoulisRobert Munro, 18th Baron of FoulisColonel Robert Munro of Foulis , also known as the Black Baron, was traditionally the 18th Baron of Foulis in Scotland. He was a soldier of fortune, who served in Germany under the banners of Gustavus Adolphus, king of Sweden...
(Scottish) - Mitschefall Infantry Squadron (5 companies) Colonel Wilhelm Kasper von Mitschefall (German)
- Bock Musketeer Regiment (8 companies) Colonel von Bock (German)
- ScotsScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
Brigade Colonel James Lumsdaine- Lumsdaine Infantry Regiment (Veteran) (8 companies) Colonel James Lumsdaine (Scottish)
- Mackay/Monro Infantry Regiment (Veteran) (8 companies) Colonel Donald Mackay and Robert Monro (Scottish)
- Ramsey Infantry Regiment (Veteran) (8 companies) Colonel Sir James Ramsay (Scottish)
- Hamilton Infantry Regiment (Veteran) (8 companies) Colonel Sir John HamiltonJames Hamilton, 1st Duke of HamiltonGeneral Sir James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton KG was a Scottish nobleman and influential Civil war military leader.-Young Arran:...
(Scottish)
- Von Thurn Brigade General Heinrich Mathias von Thurn
- "Black" Infantry Regiment (Veteran) (8 companies) General Heinrich Mathias von ThurnJindrich Matyas ThurnJindřich Matyáš Thurn-Valsassina , was a leading Bohemian nobleman, one of leaders against Ferdinand II of Bohemia and in events that led to the Thirty Years War, and in the end a...
(German) - "Black" Infantry Regiment (8 companies) Colonel Adolf Theodor von Efferen-Hall (German)
- "Orange" Infantry Regiment (8 companies) Colonel Johann Vitzthum von Ecksådt (German)
- "White" Infantry Regiment (12 companies) Colonel Sigfrid von Dārgitz (German)
- "Black" Infantry Regiment (Veteran) (8 companies) General Heinrich Mathias von Thurn
- Taupadel Dragoon Squadron (4 companies) Colonel Georg Christof von Taupadel
- Dāmitz Cuirassier Regiment (4 companies) Colonel Sigfrid von Dāmitz (German)
- CourlandCourlandCourland is one of the historical and cultural regions of Latvia. The regions of Semigallia and Selonia are sometimes considered as part of Courland.- Geography and climate :...
Cuirassier Squadron (4 companies) Colonel Ernst Dönhoff (Latvian) - LivoniaLivoniaLivonia is a historic region along the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea. It was once the land of the Finnic Livonians inhabiting the principal ancient Livonian County Metsepole with its center at Turaida...
Cuirassier Regiment (5 companies) Lieutenant Colonel Jürgen Aderkas (Latvian) - Schaffman Cuirassier Squadron (4 companies) Colonel Adam Schaffman (Czech/Silesian)
- Kochtitzky Horse (4 companies) Colonel Andras Kochtitzky "the Younger" (Slav/Pomeranian)
Artillery
- Field Pieces Colonel Lennart Torstensson
- 12 quarter cannons (3 ahead of each front line brigade)
- "Regimental" pieces
- 42 minion
Sources
- Higgins, Dave. "Breitenfeld: Regiment versus Tercio." Strategy & Tactics, Number 235 (June 2006). ISSN 1040-886X