1757 - French invasion of Hanover – French OOB May
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Description
Between May 8 and 20 1757, the French Army destined to the invasion of Hanover was deployed as follows:
Deployment of the French Army between May 8 and 20
- Camp of Roermond
- Cavalry (34 sqns)
- Clermont (2 sqns)
- Dauphin-Étranger (2 sqns)
- Archiac (2 sqns)
- Royal-Piémont (2 sqns)
- Royal-Étranger (2 sqns)
- Harcourt (2 sqns)
- Charost (2 sqns)
- Royal-Cravate (2 sqns)
- Conti (2 sqns)
- Noailles (2 sqns)
- La Reine (2 sqns)
- Descars (2 sqns)
- Hainaut ??? (2 sqns)
- Fleury (2 sqns)
- Orléans (2 sqns)
- Dauphin (2 sqns)
- Lénoncourt (2 sqns)
- Cavalry (34 sqns)
- Camp of Haltern
- Infantry (6 bns)
- Chartres (2 bns)
- Grenadiers Royaux de Modène (2 bns)
- Grenadiers Royaux de Chantilly (2 bns)
- Cavalry (4 sqns)
- Infantry (6 bns)
- Camp of Dorstein
- Infantry (11 bns)
- Royal Bavière (2 bns)
- Enghien (2 bns)
- Orléans (2 bns)
- Eu (2 bns)
- IV./Corps Royal de l'Artillerie - Menouville (1 bn)
- Royal Pologne (1 bn)
- Nassau (Prince Louis) (1 bn)
- Cavalry (6 sqns)
- Clermont-Tonnerre (2 sqns)
- Bellefonds (2 sqns)
- Royal-Pologne (2 sqns)
- Infantry (11 bns)
- Camp of Wesel
- Infantry (35 bns)
- Picardie (4 bns)
- Champagne (4 bns)
- La Marine (4 bns)
- Du Roi (4 bns)
- Lyonnais (2 bns)
- Dauphin (2 bns)
- Gardes Lorraines (2 bns)
- Grenadiers de France (4 bns)
- Grenadiers Royaux de Bergeret (2 bns)
- Corps Royal de l'Artillerie (1 bn)
- Grenadiers Royaux d'Aulans (2 bns)
- Navarre (4 bns)
- Cavalry (24 sqns)
- Commissaire général (2 sqns)
- Bourbon-Busset (2 sqns)
- Henrichemont (2 sqns)
- Talleyrand (2 sqns)
- Colonel Général Dragons (4 sqns)
- Harcourt Dragons (4 sqns)
- Mestre de Camp Général Dragons (4 sqns)
- Orléans Dragons (4 sqns)
- Infantry (35 bns)
- Soubise's Camp
- Infantry (16 bns)
- Belzunce (4 bns)
- Poitou (2 bns)
- Provence (2 bns)
- Salis de Mayenfeld (2 bns)
- Reding (2 bns)
- Alsace (3 bns)
- Saint-Germain (1 bn)
- Cavalry (24 sqns)
- Mestre de camp Général (2 sqns)
- Saluces (2 sqns)
- Condé (2 sqns)
- Beauvilliers (2 sqns)
- Bussy-Lameth (2 sqns)
- Cuirassiers du Roy (2 sqns)
- Royal-Allemand (2 sqns)
- Nassau-Sarrebruck (2 sqns)
- Wurtemberg (2 sqns)
- Marcieux (2 sqns)
- Rochefoucauld-Langeac (2 sqns)
- du Roy (2 sqns)
- Infantry (16 bns)
- Camp of Düsseldorf
- Cavalry (27 sqns)
- Aquitaine (2 sqns)
- Fumel (2 sqns)
- de Vienne (2 sqns)
- Carabiniers (10 sqns)
- Moustiers (2 sqns)
- Royal-Roussillon (2 sqns)
- Colonel Général (3 sqns)
- Bourgogne (2 sqns)
- Dampierre (2 sqns)
- Cavalry (27 sqns)
- Münster's Corps
- Infantry (6 bns)
- La Couronne (2 bns)
- Vastan (2 bns)
- Conty (2 bns)
- Infantry (6 bns)
- Other detachements (36 bns and ?? sqns)
- on the Lippe (4 bns and 12 sqns)
- Austrian Sachsen-Gotha (1 bn)
- Austrian de Ligne (1 bn)
- Royal Suédois (2 bns)
- Royal (2 sqns)
- Aubigné Dragons (4 sqns)
- Du Roy Dragons (4 sqns)
- Maugiron (2 sqns)
- at Herdecke and Schwerte (5 bns)
- La Dauphine (1 bn)
- Mailly (4 bns)
- at Lünen and Meppen (5 bns)
- at Wesel and on the Roer (5 bns)
- at Cologne (11 bns and ?? sqns)
- Lochmann (2 bns)
- Vaubécourt (2 bns)
- La Roche Aymon (2 bns)
- Bergh (1 bn)
- Nassau-Ussingen (1 bn)
- La Marck (2 bns)
- Corps Royal de l'Artillerie (1 bn)
- Bercheny Hussards (? sqns)
- Turpin Hussards (? sqns)
- Polleresky Hussards (? sqns)
- at Roermond (2 bns)
- Jenner (2 bns)
- at the blockade of Geldern (4 bns)
- on the Lippe (4 bns and 12 sqns)
References
Pajol, Charles P. V.: Les Guerres sous Louis XV, vol. IV, Paris, 1891, pp. 59-60
