1703 – Campaign in Northern Italy – Franco-Spanish OOB May
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Description
Order of battle of the Franco-Spanish armies operating in Northern Italy at the beginning of May 1703
Commander-in-chief: Louis Joseph, Duc de Vendôme
Summary: 87 bns and 118 sqns
Vendôme's Field Army
Commander: Louis Joseph, Duc de Vendôme assisted by
- Lieutenant-General de Vaubecourt
- Lieutenant-General de Medavi
- Lieutenant-General de Besons
- Lieutenant-General de Praslin
- Lieutenant-General de Montgon
- Lieutenant-General de Chemerault
- Maréchal de camp de Bissy
- Maréchal de camp de Langallerie
- Maréchal de camp de Bouligneux
- Maréchal de camp de Chartogne
- Maréchal de camp d'Estaing
- Maréchal de camp d'Aubeterre
Summary: 38 bns and 79 sqns
Infantry
French Infantry (38 bns)
- Piémont Brigade
- Piémont (3 bns)
- Berwick (1 bn)
- Leuville Brigade
- Leuville (2 bns)
- Sourches (1 bn)
- Sault Brigade
- Sault (2 bns)
- Bourk (1 bn)
- Lyonnais Brigade
- Dillon (1 bn)
- Lyonnais (2 bns)
- Auvergne Brigade
- Galmoy (1 bn)
- Auvergne (2 bns)
- La Marine Brigade
- Bresse (1 bn)
- La Marine (3 bns)
- Anjou Brigade
- Anjou (2 bns)
- Fitz-Gerald (1 bn)
- Vaisseaux Brigade
- Royal des Vaisseaux (3 bns)
- Vendôme Brigade
- Vendôme (1 bn)
- Médoc (1 bn)
- Bassigny (1 bn)
- Bourgogne Brigade
- Bourgogne (2 bns)
- Beaujolais (1 bn)
- Île-de-France Brigade
- Île-de-France (1 bn)
- Perche (1 bn)
- unidentified brigade
- I./Berthelot (1 bn)
- Soissonnais (1 bn)
- Grancey (1 bn)
- Royal-Artillerie (1 bn)
Cavalry
Franco-Spanish Cavalry (58 sqns)
- Brabant (3 sqns)
- Flandre (3 sqns)
- Colonel-Général (3 sqns)
- Cuirassiers (3 sqns)
- Royal-Carabiniers (4 sqns)
- Anjou (2 sqns)
- Bourbon (2 sqns)
- Croi (2 sqns)
- Villeroy (2 sqns)
- Sully (2 sqns)
- Uzès (2 sqns)
- Ruffey (2 sqns)
- Esclainvilliers (2 sqns)
- Bertillac (2 sqns)
- Forbin (2 sqns)
- Bissy (2 sqns)
- Bouzols (2 sqns)
- Viltz (2 sqns)
- Desclos (2 sqns)
- Cappy (2 sqns)
- Montpeyroux (2 sqns)
- Simiane (2 sqns)
- Courlandon (2 sqns)
- Broglie (2 sqns)
- Mauroy (2 sqns)
- Ourches (2 sqns)
Dragoons
Franco-Spanish Dragoons (21 sqns)
- Dauphin Dragons (3 sqns)
- Estrades Dragons (3 sqns)
- Héron Dragons (3 sqns)
- Lautrec Dragons (3 sqns)
- Senneterre Dragons (3 sqns)
- Vérac Dragons (3 sqns)
- Languedoc Dragons (3 sqns)
Vaudémont's Field Army
Commander: Charles Henri Prince de Vaudémont assisted by
- Lieutenant-General de Las Torres
- Lieutenant-General de Colmenero
- Lieutenant-General Grand-Prieur de Vendôme
- Lieutenant-General de Saint-Frémont
- Lieutenant-General d'Albergotti
- Maréchal de camp de Castellamont
- Maréchal de camp Comte de Non
- Maréchal de camp de Murcey
- Maréchal de camp de Vaudrey
- Maréchal de camp de Goesbriant
Summary: 28 bns and 39 sqns
Infantry
- French infantry (22 bns)
- Normandie (3 bns)
- Limousin (2 bns)
- Bretagne (1 bn)
- La Sarre (1 bn)
- La Fère (1 bn)
- Royal-Marine (2 bns)
- I./Mirabeau (1 bn)
- Maulevrier (2 bns)
- Angoumois (1 bn)
- Tournaisis (1 bn)
- Périgord (1 bn)
- Cambresis (1 bn)
- Vivarais (1 bn)
- I./Solre (1 bn)
- Croy (1 bn)
- Bugey (1 bn)
- Labour (1 bn)
- Savoyard infantry (6 bns)
- II./Guardie (1 bn)
- Aosta (1 bn)
- Piemonte (1 bn)
- Croce Bianca (1 bn)
- Chablais (1 bn)
- Fucilieri (1 bn)
Cavalry
Franco-Savoyard Cavalry (35 sqns)
- unidentified Savoyard cavalry units (12 sqns)
- Commissaire Général (3 sqns)
- Royal-Roussillon (3 sqns)
- La Reine (3 sqns)
- Dauphin (3 sqns)
- Villiers (2 sqns)
- Espinchal (2 sqns)
- Bozelli (1 sqn)
- Rennepont (2 sqns)
- Rassé (2 sqns)
- Melun (2 sqns)
Dragoons
Spanish Dragoons (4 sqns)
- Spanish Caylus Dragoons (4 sqns)
Troops garrisoning places
Summary: 21 bns, 45 coys
- in Mantua (6 bns, 3 cavalry coys)
- Royal-Montferrat (1 bn) aka Gardes du Duc de Mantoue
- Flandre (1 bn)
- Beauce (1 bn)
- Quercy (1 bn)
- Miromesnil (1 bn)
- II./Solre (1 bn)
- Narbonne Cavalerie (1 coy)
- Bozelly Cavalerie (2 coys)
- in Borgoforte
- unidentified detachment (150 men)
- in Governolo
- Gatinais (2 bns)
- in Goito
- Cotentin (1 bn)
- in La Volta
- Forest (1 bn)
- in Castiglione, Cavriana and Castel Goffredo
- II./Thiérache (1 bn)
- Anjou Cavalerie (1 coy)
- in Bozzolo
- II./Mirabeau (1 coy)
- in Canneto
- II./Mirabeau (9 coys)
- in Gazzuolo
- II./Mirabeau (2 coys)
- in Marcaria
- II./Mirabeau (3 coys)
- in Sabionetta
- II./Morangies (7 coys)
- in Viadana
- II./Morangies (6 coys)
- in Guastalla
- I./Albigeois (1 bn)
- in Reggio
- I./Morangies (1 bn)
- in Modena
- I./Thiérache (1 bn)
- Vosges (1 bn)
- in Rubiera
- a detachment of the garrison of Modena (50 men)
- in Bastiglia
- Bigorre (1 bn)
- in Buonporto
- Ponthieu (1 bn, 270 men)
- in Carpi
- II./Albigeois (1 bn)
- in Cremona
- II./Berthelot (12 coys)
- in Ustiano
- II./Berthelot (1 coy)
References
Pelet and François Eugène de Vault: Mémoires militaires relatifs à la Succession d'Espagne sous Louis XIV, Vol. 3 pp. 810-812