1703 – Campaign in Northern Italy – Imperialist OOB Piedmont January 1704

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Description

At the end of January 1704, the Imperialist corps under the command of FZM Count Guido Starhemberg took up its winter-quarters between the Sesia River, the Elvo stream, the Dora Baltea River and the Po. This corps was quartered as follows:

• Major-General Vaubonne’s Brigade
  • in Motta dé Conti
    • Deák Hussars (2 sqns)
  • in Caresana
    • Lothringen Infantry (3 bns)
    • Vaubonne Dragoons (5 sqns)
  • in Stroppiana
    • Harrach Infantry (3 bns)
    • Savoyen Dragoons (6 sqns)
• Major-General Visconti’s Brigade
  • in Pertengo
  • Pálffy Cuirassiers (2 sqns)
  • in Constanzana
    • Kriechbaum Infantry (1½ bn)
    • Pfalz-Neuburg Cuirassiers (2 sqns)
  • in Rive
    • Kriechbaum Infantry (1½ bn)
    • Serényi Dragoons (4 sqns)
  • in Balzola
    • Rheingraf Infantry (2 bns)
    • Visconti Cuirassiers (3 sqns)
• FML Daun’s Brigade
  • in Saletta, Robella and Torrione
    • Alt-Hessen-Darmstadt Cuirassiers (4 sqns)
  • in Morano
    • Jung-Daun Infantry (3 bns)
    • Vaudémont Cuirassiers (3 sqns)
  • in Pobbieto
    • Guido Starhemberg Infantry (3 bns)
    • Lothringen Cuirassiers (3 sqns)
• Major-General Fels
  • in Prarolo
    • Maximilian Starhemberg Infantry (3 bns)
    • Taaffe Cuirassiers (3 sqns)

The Imperial artillery took up its quarters in Desana and the headquarters were established at Trino. The Bagosy Hayducken (2 bns) and the Ebergényi Hussars (2 sqns) defended the fortified place of Villanova. Regal Infantry (2 bns) remained in Verrua as garrison.

References

Abtheilung für Kriegsgeschichte des k. k. Kriegs-Archives: Feldzüge des Prinzen Eugen von Savoyen, Series 1, Vol. 6, 1879, pp. 211-212, 217