Marengo Order of Battle
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Battle of Marengo - Order of Battle
The Battle of Marengo was fought on June 14, 1800 between the French army of First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte and an Austrian army led by General Michael von Melas
. After bitter fighting throughout the morning and early afternoon, the Austrians forced the French army to retreat. However, French reinforcements arrived later in the afternoon and won the battle for Bonaparte.
Center: Melas
Left Wing: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Peter Karl Ott von Bátorkéz
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The Battle of Marengo was fought on June 14, 1800 between the French army of First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte and an Austrian army led by General Michael von Melas
Michael von Melas
Michael Friedrich Benedikt Baron von Melas was a Transylvanian-born field marshal of Greek descent for the Austrian Empire during the Napoleonic Wars....
. After bitter fighting throughout the morning and early afternoon, the Austrians forced the French army to retreat. However, French reinforcements arrived later in the afternoon and won the battle for Bonaparte.
French Army
First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte- Corps: General of Division Jean LannesJean LannesJean Lannes, 1st Duc de Montebello, was a Marshal of France. He was one of Napoleon's most daring and talented generals. Napoleon once commented on Lannes: "I found him a pygmy and left him a giant"...
- Division: General of Division François WatrinFrançois WatrinFrançois Watrin was a French infantry commander during the French Revolutionary Wars....
(6648)- 6th Light Demi-Brigade (1408)
- 22nd Line Demi-Brigade (1527)
- 40th Line Demi-Brigade (2136)
- Advance Guard: General of Brigade Joseph Mainoni
- 28th Line Demi-Brigade (1577)
- Attached units:
- 5th Dragoons (142)
- 6 guns
- Division: General of Division François Watrin
- Corps: General of Division Claude Perrin Victor
- Division: General of Division Gaspard Amédée GardanneGaspard Amédée GardanneGaspard Amédée Gardanne was a French general who fought in the Napoleonic Wars.-Biography:Born at at Solliès-Pont, he joined the French royal army in 1779. After the French Revolution he joined a volunteer unit as an officer. He fought under Napoleon Bonaparte during the 1796-1797 and 1800...
(3178)- 44th Line Demi-Brigade (2248)
- 101st Line Demi-Brigade (930)
- 2 guns
- Division: General of Division Jacques-Antoine de Chambarlhac de LaubespinJacques-Antoine de Chambarlhac de LaubespinJean Jacques-Antoine Vital François de Chambarlhac was a French infantry commander during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars....
(6564)- 24th Light Demi-Brigade (2171)
- 43rd Line Demi-Brigade (2326)
- 96th Line Demi-Brigade (2067)
- 5 guns
- Attached units:
- 3rd Cavalry (262)
- Division: General of Division Gaspard Amédée Gardanne
- Corps: General of Division Louis Charles Antoine Desaix de Veygoux
- Division: General of Division Jean-Charles MonnierJean-Charles MonnierJean-Charles, comte Monnier , was a French infantry commander during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Hundred Days....
(3983)- 19th Light Demi-Brigade (673)
- 70th Line Demi-Brigade (1410)
- 72nd Line Demi-Brigade (1900)
- 4 guns
- Division: General of Division Jean BoudetJean BoudetJean Boudet was a French général de division of the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. The campaigns in which he was involved include the Saint-Domingue expedition...
(4856)- 9th Light Demi-Brigade (1833)
- 30th Line Demi-Brigade (1200)
- 59th Line Demi-Brigade (1823)
- 8 guns
- 1st Hussars (120)
- 1st Cavalry (123)
- Division: General of Division Jean-Charles Monnier
- Cavalry Reserve: General of Division Joachim MuratJoachim MuratJoachim-Napoléon Murat , Marshal of France and Grand Admiral or Admiral of France, 1st Prince Murat, was Grand Duke of Berg from 1806 to 1808 and then King of Naples from 1808 to 1815...
- Brigade: General of Brigade Bernard Duvignau (1227)
- 6th Dragoons (393)
- 8th Dragoons (443)
- 12th Horse Chasseurs (391)
- Brigade: General of Brigade François Etienne de KellermannFrançois Étienne de KellermannFrancois Étienne de Kellermann, 2nd Duc de Valmy was a French cavalry general noted for his daring and skillful exploits during the Napoleonic Wars...
(449)- 2nd Cavalry (258)
- 20th Cavalry (191)
- Brigade: General of Brigade Pierre Champeaux (399)
- 9th Dragoons (150)
- 15th Horse Chasseurs (249)
- Brigade: General of Brigade Jean Rivaud (700)
- 12th Hussars (340)
- 21st Horse Chasseurs (360)
- Brigade: General of Brigade Bernard Duvignau (1227)
- Army reserve units:
- Engineers (269)
- Reserve Artillery: General of Brigade Auguste MarmontAuguste MarmontAuguste Frédéric Louis Viesse de Marmont, 1st Duke of Ragusa was a French General, nobleman and Marshal of France.-Biography:...
- 5 guns
- Consular Guard Infantry: (800)
- Foot Grenadiers
- Foot Chasseurs
- Consular Guard Cavalry: ColonelColonelColonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
Jean-Baptiste BessièresJean-Baptiste BessièresJean-Baptiste Bessières, 1st Duc d' Istria was a Marshal of France of the Napoleonic Era. His younger brother, Bertrand, followed in his footsteps and eventually became a Divisional General...
(360)- Horse GrenadiersGrenadiers à Cheval de la Garde ImpérialeThe Grenadiers à Cheval de la Garde Impériale constituted a heavy cavalry regiment in the Consular, then Imperial Guard during the French Consulate and First French Empire respectively...
- Horse Chasseurs
- Horse Grenadiers
- Consular Guard Artillery: 3 guns
Austrian Army
General of Cavalry Michael von MelasMichael von Melas
Michael Friedrich Benedikt Baron von Melas was a Transylvanian-born field marshal of Greek descent for the Austrian Empire during the Napoleonic Wars....
- Attached units:
- 92 artillery pieces
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- Advance Guard: OberstOberstOberst 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...
Johann Maria Philipp FrimontJohann Maria Philipp FrimontJohann Maria Philipp Frimont, Count of Palota, Prince of Antrodoco was an Austrian general.Frimont was born at Fénétrange, in what is now French Lorraine...
(832)- Mariassy Jägers (164)
- Bach Light bn # 4 (277)
- Am Ende Light bn # 3 (291)
- Pioneers (100)
- Kaiser Dragoons # 1 (272 in 2 sqns)
- Bussy Horse Jägers (186 in 2 sqns)
- Cavalry battery
- Advance Guard: Oberst
- Right Wing: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Andreas O'Reilly von BallinloughAndreas O'Reilly von BallinloughAndreas Graf O'Reilly von Ballinlough was an Austrian soldier and commander of Irish origin. His military service extended through the Seven Years' War, War of the Bavarian Succession, Austro-Turkish War, French Revolutionary Wars, and Napoleonic Wars...
(2997)- Brigade: General-MajorBrigadier GeneralBrigadier general is a senior rank in the armed forces. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries, usually sitting between the ranks of colonel and major general. When appointed to a field command, a brigadier general is typically in command of a brigade consisting of around 4,000...
Franz Rousseau- Banater GrenzGrenz infantryGrenz infantry or Grenzers were light infantry troops who came from the Croatian and Transylvanian Military Frontier in Habsburg Monarchy . This borderland formed a buffer zone between Christian Europe and the Ottoman Empire, and the troops were originally raised to defend Austria against the...
IR # 4 (533) - Warasdiner-Kreutzer Grenz IR # 5 (755)
- Oguliner Grenz IR # 3 (602)
- Ottocaner Grenz IR # 2 (298)
- Mariassy Jägers (40)
- Nauendorf Hussar Regiment # 8 (426 in 3 sqns)
- Hussar Regiment # 5 (230 in 2 sqns)
- Württemberg Dragoon Regiment # 8 (113 in 1 sqn)
- Cavalry battery
- Banater Grenz
- Brigade: General-Major
- Division: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Karl Joseph Hadik von FutakKarl Joseph Hadik von FutakKarl Joseph Graf Hadik von Futak was an Austrian cavalry soldier and commander of Hungarian origin during the War of the Bavarian Succession, Austro-Turkish War , and French Revolutionary Wars.-References:* in Constantin von Wurzbach: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich, Bd. 7, S...
(5039)- Brigade: General-Major Giovanni Pilati
- Karaczay Dragoon Regiment # 4 (1053 in 6 sqns)
- Kaiser Dragoon Regiment # 1 (309 in 3 sqns)
- Brigade: General-Major Friedrich Joseph Anton von Bellegarde
- Johann Jellacic IR # 53 (613 in 1 bn)
- Archduke Anton IR # 52 (855 in 2 bns)
- Brigade: General-Major Franz Xaver Saint-JulienFranz Xaver Saint-JulienFranz Xaver Johann Nepomuk Graf Saint-Julien und Walsee was an Austrian infantry commander during the French Revolutionary Wars and the War of the Fifth Coalition.-Footnotes:...
- Michael Wallis IR # 11 (2209 in 3 bns)
- Brigade: General-Major Giovanni Pilati
- Division: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Konrad Valentin von KaimKonrad Valentin von KaimJohann Konrad Valentin Ritter von Kaim was a French soldier and Austrian infantry commander during the French Revolutionary Wars. He was born in Gengenbach and died in Udine.-Footnotes:...
(4939)- Brigade: General-Major Auguste de Briey
- Franz Kinsky IR # 47 (1640 in 2 bns)
- Brigade: General-Major Vincenz Knesevich
- Tuscany IR # 23 (2188 in 3 bns)
- Brigade: General-Major Ludwig Wolf de la Marselle
- Archduke Josef IR # 63 (1111 in 3 bns)
- Brigade: General-Major Auguste de Briey
- Division: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Ferdinand Johann von MorzinFerdinand Johann von MorzinFerdinand Johann Graf von Morzin was an Austrian infantry commander during the French Revolutionary Wars.-Footnotes:...
(4756)- Attached units: Pioneers (400)
- Brigade: General-Major Christoph von Latterman (2116)
- Brigade: General-Major Karl Philippi von Weidenfeld (2240)
- It is not known which battalions belonged to which brigade.
- Paar Grenadier bn
- Pers Grenadier bn
- Sciaffinati Grenadier bn
- Weber Grenadier bn
- Czerwenka Grenadier bn
- Pertusy Grenadier bn
- Piret Grenadier bn
- Khevenhüller Grenadier bn
- Gorschen Grenadier bn
- Weissenwolf Grenadier bn
- Saint-Julien Grenadier bn
- Division: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Anton von ElsnitzAnton von ElsnitzFranz Anton Freiherr von Elsnitz was an Austrian cavalry soldier and commander during the War of the Bavarian Succession, Austro-Turkish War , and French Revolutionary Wars.-Career:Born on 28 September 1746 in Vienna, he entered Daun Infantry Regiment N°59 on 1 June 1763, then later the same...
(4214)- Brigade: General-Major Johann Nobili
- Archduke Johann Dragoon Regiment # 3 (859 in 6 sqns)
- Liechtenstein Dragoon Regiment # 9 (1014 in 6 sqns)
- Brigade: General-Major Josef Nimptsch (detached to south, not engaged)
- Hussar Regiment # 7 (1353 in 8 sqns)
- Erdödy Hussar Regiment # 9 (988 in 6 sqns)
- Brigade: General-Major Johann Nobili
Left Wing: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Peter Karl Ott von Bátorkéz
Peter Karl Ott von Bátorkéz
Peter Karl Ott von Bátorkéz joined the Austrian army and fought in the wars against the Kingdom of Prussia, Ottoman Turkey, and the First French Republic in the last half of the 18th century. During the French Revolutionary Wars, he rose in rank to general officer and twice campaigned against the...
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- Advance Guard: General-Major Friedrich Heinrich von GottesheimFriedrich Heinrich von GottesheimFriedrich Heinrich Freiherr von Gottesheim was a French soldier and Austrian commander in the time of the French Revolutionary Wars and the War of the Third Coalition.-Footnotes:...
(811)- Frölich IR # 28 (523 in 1 bn)
- Mariassy Jägers (40)
- Lobkowitz Dragoon Regiment # 10 (248 in 2 sqns)
- Division: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Ludwig von VogelsangLudwig von VogelsangLudwig Freiherr von Vogelsang was an Austrian infantry commander during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.-Footnotes:...
(2194)- Brigade: General-Major Josef Ulm
- Stuart IR # 18 (1282 in 3 bns)
- Hohenlohe IR # 17 (912 in 2 bns)
- Brigade: General-Major Josef Ulm
- Division: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Joseph von SchellenbergJoseph von SchellenbergJoseph Freiherr von Schellenberg was an Austrian infantry commander during the French Revolutionary Wars.-Footnotes:...
(4597)- Brigade: General-Major Anton Retz
- Frölich IR # 28 (1046 in 2 bns)
- Joseph Mittrowsky IR # 40 (835 in 3 bns)
- Pioneers (100)
- Brigade: General-Major Franz Sticker
- Splenyi IR # 51 (737 in 2 bns)
- Josef Colloredo IR # 57 (1369 in 3 bns)
- Lobkowitz Dragoon Regiment # 10 (492 in 4 sqns)
- Brigade: General-Major Anton Retz
Key
- IR = Infantry Regiment
- bn, bns = infantry battalion(s)
- sqn, sqns = cavalry squadron(s)
- Jägers = Light infantry
- Grenz = Borderers