1701 – Operations in the Low Countries – French OOB December
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Description
French Army
On 31 December 1701, French troops took their winter-quarters as follows in the Low Countries.
Commander-in-Chief: Marshal Boufflers
in the Spanish Netherlands
- along the line of Saint-Donas
- Sillery (1 bn)
- in Ostend
- Boulonnais (1 bn)
- Orléanais (1 bn)
- in Bruges
- Greder Allemand (2 bns) German
- Chartres (1 bn)
- Surbeck (2 bns) Swiss
- Sainte-Hermine Dragons (3 sqns)
- in Gand
- Greder Suisse (3 bns) Swiss
- Lorraine (1 bn)
- Chartres Cavalerie (2 sqns)
- Furstemberg Cavalerie (2 sqns) unidentified unit
- in Tirlemont
- Reynold (2 bns) Swiss
- Royal-Carabiniers (2 sqns)
- in Tongres
- in the Waes country
- in Liège
- in Antwerp
- Picardie (3 bns)
- Salis Jeune (1 bn) Swiss
- Maine Cavalerie (2 sqns)
- Grignan Cavalerie (2 sqns)
- in Malines
- Royal-Bombardiers (1 bn)
- Alsace (2 bns)
- Du Roi Cavalerie (3 sqns)
- Beringhen Cavalerie (2 sqns)
- in Spa and Sart
- Auxerrois (1 bn)
- Barentin Cavalerie (2 sqns)
- in Louvain
- Thouy (1 bn)
- Royal-Piémont Cavalerie (3 sqns)
- in Lierre
- Furstemberg (2 bns) unidentified unit
- Alsace (2 bns)
- Toulouse Cavalerie (2 sqns)
- in Diest
- Thianges (2 bns)
- Royal-Allemand Cavalerie (3 sqns)
- in Hasselt
- in Saint-Tron
- Vermandois (2 bns)
- in Verviers
- Agénois (1 bn)
- Legall Cavalerie (2 sqns)
- in Roermond, Wert and Stockem
- Brendlé (3 bns) Swiss
- Royal-Artillerie (1 bn)
- La Reine (3 bns)
- Isenghien (1 bn)
- Royal-Étranger Cavalerie (3 sqns)
- Condé Cavalerie (2 sqns)
- in Wachtendoenck and Kempen
- La Châtre (2 bns)
- in Namur
- Royal-Italien (1 bn)
- in Tournai
- Sparre (1 bn)
- Royal-Cravattes Cavalerie (3 sqns)
- in Maasseyck
- Maine (2 bns)
- in Aarschot
- Orléans Cavalerie (2 sqns)
- in Bruxelles
- Talmont Cavalerie (2 sqns)
- in Huy
Egmont Cavalerie (2 sqns)
in Upper Guelderland
- Duras Cavalerie (2 sqns)
- Venloo
- La Couronne (2 bns)
- Zurlauben (2 bns)
- Hautefort Dragons (2 sqns)
- in Geldern
- Royal Roussillon (2 bns)
- Hautefort Dragons (1 sqn)
- in Erkelens
- Colonel-Général Dragons (3 sqns)
in the Electorate of Cologne
- Laonnais (1 bn)
- Artois (1 bn)
- Mestre-de-Camp Général Dragons (3 sqns)
- Royal Dragons (3 sqns)
- in Neuss
- in Rheinberg
- in Kaiserwerth
- Orléans (2 bns)
in French Flander
- in Maubeuge
- Du Roi (2 bns)
- Savine Cavalerie (2 sqns)
- in Avesnes
- Du Roi (2 bns)
- in Dunkerque
- Surbeck (1 bn) Swiss
- in Mézières
- Saint-Segond (1 bn)
- Royal-Carabiniers (2 sqns)
- in Sedan
- in Charleville
- Royal-Carabiniers (2 sqns)
- in Saint-Omer
- La Feuillade Cavalerie (2 sqns)
- in Béthune
- Vaillac Cavalerie (2 sqns)
- in Hesdin
- Rassent Cavalerie (2 sqns)
- in Douai
- Joffreville Cavalerie (2 sqns)
- in Arras
- Horne Cavalerie (2 sqns)
- in Bapaume
- Bar Cavalerie (2 sqns)
- in Ypres
- Fiennes Cavalerie (2 sqns)
- Pelleport Cavalerie (2 sqns)
- in Valenciennes
- Montrevel Cavalerie (2 sqns)
- Poitiers Dragons (3 sqns)
- in Landrecies
- Lagny Cavalerie (2 sqns)
- in Le Quesnoy
- Saint-Maurice Cavalerie (2 sqns)
- in Mouzon and Donchery
- Dourches Cavalerie (2 sqns)
- in Carignan and Montmédy
- Imecourt Cavalerie (2 sqns)
- in Stenay
- La Vallière Cavalerie (2 sqns)
- in Damvilliers and Marville
- Noailles Cavalerie (2 sqns)
in Lorraine (5 bns)
- in Thionville
- Condé (1 bn)
- in Toul
- Perche (1 bn)
- Beauvoisis (1 bn)
- Dorrington (1 bn)
- in Phalsbourg
- Clare (1 bn)
in Franche-Comté (5 bns, 20 sqns)
- in the County of Bourgogne
- Gendarmerie de France (8 sqns)
- in Franche-Comté
- Royal-Carabiniers (2 sqns)
- Dauphin Dragons (3 sqns)
- Senneterre Dragons (3 sqns)
- in Gray
- Grancey (1 bn)
- in Besançon
- Forez (1 bn)
- Royal-Montferrat (1 bn)
- Albemarle (1 bn)
- in Dôle
- in Marnay, Gy, Meubray, Foedy and Brussey
- Villeroy Cavalerie (2 sqns)
- in Luxeuil, Luve and Faverney
- Esclainvilliers Cavalerie (2 sqns)
Spanish Army
in the Spanish Netherlands
Infantry (23 bns)
- Don Carlos Guzman (1 bn)
- Marquis de Westerloo (1 bn)
- Prince François de Nassau (1 bn)
- Don Marcello Vense Grimaldi (1 bn)
- Don Juan de Didugues (1 bn) unidentified unit
- Don Pablo Magno (1 bn)
- Marquis Del Valle (1 bn)
- Comte de Lannoy (1 bn)
- Baron de Wrangel (2 bns)
- Comte de Milan (2 bns)
- Marquis de Deynse (2 bns)
- Don Carlos de Zuñiga (1 bn)
- Comte de Grobendonck (1 bn)
- Baron Capres (1 bn)
- Amezaga (1 bn)
- Antonio Grimaldi (1 bn) aka Grimaldi le Jeune
- Mancheño (1 bn)
- Walloon Spinola (2 bns)
- Montfort (1 bn) unidentified unit
- Comte d'Horn Free Company (100 men)
- Comte de Grouoy Free Company (100 men)
- Comte d'Avré Cava Free Company (100 men)
- unidentified Free Company (100 men)
- unidentified Free Company (100 men)
Cavalry (32 sqns)
- Baron de Noirmont (2 sqns)
- Cécile (2 sqns)
- Chevalier de Berghes (2 sqns)
- Prince de Chimay (2 sqns)
- Grigny (2 sqns) aka Général de la Cavalerie
- Chacon (2 sqns) aka Lieutenant-Général de la Cavalerie
- Brancaccio (3 sqns) more probably 2 sqns
- Garde Wallons aka Elector's Guards (3 coys)
- Chevaux gris (1 coy)
- Chevaux noirs (1 coy)
- Chevaux bais (1 coy)
- Comte de Toulougeon (2 sqns)
- Gaetano (2 sqns)
- Fraula (2 sqns)
- Chevalier de Fourneau (2 sqns)
- Comte de Ribeaucourt (2 sqns)
- Hartmann (2 sqns)
- Peñalosa (2 sqns)
Dragoons (9 sqns)
- Ferrar Dragoons (3 sqns) aka Steenhuysen Dragoons
- Richebourg Dragoons (3 sqns)
- Salazar Dragoons (3 sqns) probably Valensart Dragoons
References
Quincy, Marquis de: Histoire militaire du règne de Louis le Grand Roi de France, Tome III, Paris, 1726, pp. 491-492
Vault, François Eugène de, and Pelet: Mémoires militaires relatifs à la Succession d'Espagne sous Louis XIV, Vol. 1 p. 530-535
