1757 - French invasion of Hanover – French OOB July

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French Order of Battle from July 31 to August 2

The following comes from Du Bois's account of the order of battle of the French Army while it was encamped at Grosselsen near Hameln.

First Line
- Infantry
  - de Ligne (Austria) (1 bn)
  - Sachsen-Gotha (Austria) (1 bn)
  - La Marine (4 bns)
  - Du Roi (4 bns)
  - Osten (Palatinate) (2 bns)
  - Prinz Karl von Zweibrücken (Palatinate) (2 bns)
  - Preysing (Palatinate) (2 bns)
  - Grenadiers de France (4 bns)
  - Lyonnais (2 bns)
  - La Roche Aymon (2 bns)
  - Mailly (4 bns)
  - Picardie (4 bns)
- Cavalry
  - Royal-Cravate (2 sqns)
  - Noailles (2 sqns)
  - Charost (2 sqns)
  - Henrichemont (2 sqns)
  - Harcourt (2 sqns)
  - Royal-Pologne (2 sqns)
  - Clermont-Tonnerre (2 sqns)
  - Bourbon-Busset (2 sqns)
  - Colonel Général (3 sqns)
Second Line
- Infantry
  - Navarre (4 bns)
  - Vaubécourt (2 bns)
  - Condé (2 bns)
  - Prinz Birkenfeld (Palatinate) (2 bns)
  - Baaden (Palatinate) (2 bns)
  - Orléans (2 bns)
  - Chartres (2 bns)
  - Champagne (4 bns)
- Cavalry
  - Royal-Roussillon (2 sqns)
  - Fumel (2 sqns)
  - Condé (2 sqns)
  - Moustiers (2 sqns)
  - Dauphin (2 sqns)
  - Talleyrand (2 sqns)
  - Aquitaine (2 sqns)
  - Bellefonds (2 sqns)
  - Commissaire général (2 sqns)
Right Wing Flank guard
- Colonel Général Dragons (4 sqns)
- Orléans Dragons (4 sqns)
- Mestre de Camp Général Dragons (4 sqns)

This order of battle comes from a different document in the Archives du Génie.

As per the returns of July 31 (infantry), the French Armée du Bas-Rhin consisted of the following regiments:

N.B.: the numbers listed represent troops who were present and fit for duty.

**Infantry of the main army under Maréchal d'Estrées**
Infantry Regiment	Captains	Lieutenants	Lieutenants en second	Sous-Lieutenants	Soldiers
de Ligne (Austria)	6	5	4	none	372
Sachsen-Gotha (Austria)	5	4	5	none	360
Picardie	62	60	10	none	2162
Navarre	66	60	8	none	2349
Champagne	63	58	4	none	2154
La Marine	57	56	11	none	2084
Mailly	64	64	13	none	2358
Du Roi	66	67	74	20	2503
Lyonnais	30	28	6	none	1089
Vaubécourt	30	19	2	9	1075
Orléans	34	40	none	none	1134
La Roche Aymon	32	29	6	none	1023
Condé	32	36	none	none	1146
Chartres	33	36	none	none	1138
II./Corps Royal de l'Artillerie – La Motte	29	22	21	none	480
IV./Corps Royal de l'Artillerie – Menouville	18	5	9	14	459

**Infantry of the Reserve under M. d'Armentières**
Infantry Regiment	Captains	Lieutenants	Lieutenants en second	Sous-Lieutenants	Soldiers
Belzunce	65	60	5	4	2213
Alsace	39	23	22	23	1809
La Couronne	33	30	1	3	1135
Conty	30	30	3	2	1048
Saint-Germain	13	5	6	8	418

**Infantry of the Reserve under the Duc de Broglie**
Infantry Regiment	Captains	Lieutenants	Lieutenants en second	Sous-Lieutenants	Soldiers
Poitou	33	32	none	4	1195
Provence	32	32	none	6	1198
Royal Suédois	29	16	15	15	1035
Royal Bavière	30	15	11	13	1235
Nassau-Ussingen	14	8	7	6	615

**Infantry Corps of M. de Randan**
Infantry Regiment	Captains	Lieutenants	Lieutenants en second	Sous-Lieutenants	Soldiers
Eu	23	23	3	none	982
Enghien	28	21	3	none	960
Reding	21	12	22	none	1103
Salis de Mayenfeld	24	12	24	none	997

Du Bois, Camps topographiques de la Campagne de 1757 en Westphalie etc., Le Hague, 1760

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