1702 – Allied offensive in the Low Countries – French OOB Upper Guelderland April
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Description
State of the troops of the French Army in Upper Guelderland as of 22 April 1702.
Commander-in-Chief: Maréchal de Boufflers
Lieutenant-General de Gassion commanded the second line
Summary: 45 bns, 77 sqns
First Line | Second Line |
---|---|
Cavalry Right Wing | |
Lieutenant-General de Gacé
Grenadiers à Cheval (1 sqn) Royal-Allemand (3 sqns) |
Maréchal de camp Souternon
Cravattes (3 sqns) Beringhen (2 sqns) |
Infantry Centre | |
Lieutenant-General d'Alber
Picardie (3 bns) La Reine (3 bns) Gardes Françaises (4 bns) Greder (2 bns) German Du Roi (4 bns) |
Maréchal de camp Labadie
Poitou (2 bns) Alsace (4 bns) Mortemart (2 bns) I./Chartres (1 bn) |
Cavalry Left Wing | |
Lieutenant-General de Coigny
Royal-Étranger (3 sqns) Carabiniers (6 sqns) Talmont (2 sqns) |
Maréchal de camp de Rosel
Orléans (2 sqns) Toulouse (2 sqns) |
Dragoons
- Colonel-Général Dragons (3 sqns)
- Hautefort Dragons (3 sqns)
- Ferrare Dragoons (3 sqns) Spanish
- Mestre-de-Camp Général Dragons (3 sqns)
Bombardiers (1 bn)
Artillery (40 pieces)
Troops who would join when the army gets closer to Kaiserwerth and the Electorate of Cologne, thus bringing the total force of the army to 51 bns and 88 sqns:
- Infantry (6 bns)
- Cavalry (8 sqns)
- Dragoons (3 sqns)
- Royal (3 sqns)
References
Vault, François Eugène de: Mémoires militaires relatifs à la Succession d'Espagne sous Louis XIV, Vol. 2 pp. 482-484