1701 – Imperialist invasion of Northern Italy – Imperialist OOB 27 July

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Description

Order of march of the Imperial army on 27 July 1701 for the crossing of the Mincio.

Commander-in-Chief: Prince Eugène de Savoie

Right wing

Avant-Garde

• Serényi Dragoons (1 sqn)
• Grenadier Coys
  • Nigrelli Infantry (2 coys)
  • Herberstein Infantry (3 coys)
  • Guttenstein Infantry (3 coys)
• Artillery (16 field pieces)

First division

• Nigrelli Infantry (2 bns)
• Herberstein Infantry (3 bns)
• Guttenstein Infantry (3 bns)
• Corbelli Cuirassiers (6 sqns)
• Alt-Hessen-Darmstadt Cuirassiers (6 sqns)
• Pfalz-Neuburg Cuirassiers (6 sqns)
• Serényi Dragoons (5 sqns)

Second division

• Nigrelli Infantry (2 bns)
• Kriechbaum Infantry (4 bns)
• Guttenstein Infantry (1 bn)
• Artillery (7 field pieces)
• Lothringen Cuirassiers (6 sqns)
• Dietrichstein Dragoons (6 sqns)

Left Wing

Avant-Garde

• Savoyen Dragoons (1 sqn)
• Grenadier Coys
  • Mansfeld Infantry (1 coy)
  • Guido Starhemberg Infantry (1 coy)
  • Bagni Infantry (1 coy)
• Artillery (16 field pieces)

First division

• Mansfeld Infantry (2 bns)
• Guido Starhemberg Infantry (3 bns)
• Bagni Infantry (3 bns)
• Vaudémont Cuirassiers (6 sqns)
• Commercy Cuirassiers (6 sqns)
• Taaffe Cuirassiers (6 sqns)
• Savoyen Dragoons (5 sqns)

Second division

• Mansfeld Infantry (1 bn)
• Guido Starhemberg Infantry (1 bn)
• Jung-Daun Infantry (4 bns)
• Artillery (6 field pieces)
• Visconti Cuirassiers (6 sqns)
• Pálffy Cuirassiers (6 sqns)

Third column

Rest of the artillery and the train.

N.B.: IV./Mansfeld Infantry (1 bn) was left behind at Bussolengo.

Other units present in Northern Italy but not listed in the present order of battle:

• Deák Hussars (4 coys)

References

Abtheilung für Kriegsgeschichte des k. k. Kriegs-Archives: Feldzüge des Prinzen Eugen von Savoyen, Series 1, Vol. 3, Vienna 1876, p. 213-214