1701 – Operations in Germany – French OOB Italy July

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Description

French units of the Army of Germany destined to Italy at the beginning of July 1701

Summary: 25 bns, 20 sqns

First detachment (20 bns, 12 sqns)

• Infantry (20 bns)
  • Royal Marine (3 bns)
  • Normandie (3 bns)
  • Anjou (2 bns)
  • Gâtinais (2 bns)
  • Bassigny (2 bns)
  • Isle de France (1 bn)
  • Solre (1 bn)
  • Bragelone (1 bn) unidentified unit
  • Sourches (1 bn) unidentified unit
  • Dillon (1 bn)
  • Berwick (1 bn)
  • Galmoy (1 bn)
  • Bourke (1 bn)
• Cavalry (6 sqns)
  • La Reine (3 sqns)
  • Dauphin (3 sqns)
• Dragoons (6 sqns)
  • Languedoc (3 sqns)
  • Lautrec (3 sqns)

Second detachment (5 bns, 8 sqns)

• Infantry (5 bns)
  • Royal Vaisseaux (3 bns)
  • Rouergue (1 bn)
  • Beaujolais (1 bn)
• Cavalry (8 sqns)
  • Sheldon (2 sqns)
  • Bissy (2 sqns)
  • Rennepont (2 sqns)
  • Clermont (2 sqns)

References

Vault, François Eugène de, and Pelet: Mémoires militaires relatifs à la Succession d'Espagne sous Louis XIV, Vol. 1 p. 644