1701 – Imperialist invasion of Northern Italy – Imperialist OOB 18 July
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Description
Order of battle of the Imperial army on 17 or 18 July 1701.
Commander-in-chief: Prince Eugène de Savoie seconded by FM Prince von Commercy and FZM Count Guido von Starhemberg
| First Line | Second Line |
|---|---|
| Right Wing under GdC Prince Thomas de Vaudémont and GFWM Count von Serény | |
| Savoyen Dragoons (6 sqns) Taaffe Cuirassiers (6 sqns) |
FML Count von Pálffy seconded by GFWM Marquis Visconti
Pálffy Cuirassiers (6 sqns) |
| Centre under GFWM Count Bagni and GFWM von Guttenstein | |
| Alt-Starhemberg Infantry (3 bns) Nigrelli Infantry (3 bns) |
FML Count von Herberstein assisted by Count Daun
Alt-Starhemberg Infantry (1 bn) |
| Left Wing under GFWM Count von Dietrichstein | |
| Corbelli Cuirassiers (6 sqns) Alt-Hessen-Darmstadt Cuirassiers (6 sqns) |
Dietrichstein Dragoons (1 troop) Corbelli Cuirassiers (1 troop) |
Artillery under FZM von Börner
- each infantry battalion of the first line had two guns for a total of 32 pieces
- each infantry battalion of the second line had one gun for a total of 13 pieces
- a reserve of 25 pieces
The following regiments are not listed in this order of battle and were probably still on the march towards South Tyrol:
- Fürstenberg Infantry (from Bohemia)
- Lothringen Infantry (from Austria)
- Gschwind Infantry (from Austria)
- Vaubonne Dragoons (from Germany)
Finally a Danish Auxiliary Corps was on the march from Saxony.
References
Abtheilung für Kriegsgeschichte des k. k. Kriegs-Archives: Feldzüge des Prinzen Eugen von Savoyen, Series 1, Vol. 3, Vienna 1876, App. 63
