1703 – Campaign in the Low Countries – Franco-Spanish OOB February Luxembourg

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Description

Order of battle of the Franco-Spanish reinforcements (22 bns, 25 sqns) sent to Luxembourg in February 1703.

French units (14 bns, 21 sqns)

• Du Roi Infanterie (4 bns) destined for Luxembourg
• Laonnais Infanterie (1 bn) destined for Luxembourg
• Thoy Infanterie (1 bn) destined for Carignan
• Royal-Italien Infanterie (1 bn) destined for Sedan
• Greder Allemand Infanterie (2 bns) destined for Sedan
• Santerre Infanterie (1 bn) destined for Longwy
• Surbeck Infantry (3 bns) destined for Sedan
• Touraine Infantry (1 bn) destined for Montmédy
• Mestre de camp général Cavalerie (3 sqns) destined for Montmédy
• Cravates du Roi Cavalerie (3 sqns) destined for Douzy
• Bourgogne Cavalerie (2 sqns) destined for Longwy
• Orléans Cavalerie (2 sqns) destined for Luxembourg
• La Baume Cavalerie (2 sqns) destined for Mouzon
• Colonel Général Dragons (3 sqns) destined for Carignan
• Saint-Hermine Dragons (3 sqns) destined for Mouzon
• Hautefort Dragons (3 sqns) destined for Thionville

Spanish units (8 bns, 4 sqns)

• Montfort Infantry (2 bns) destined for Luxembourg
• Grouff Infantry (2 bns) destined for Luxembourg
• Hainaut Infantry (1 bn) aka Chevalier de Leyde destined for Luxembourg
• Van der Gracht Infantry (1 bn) destined for Luxembourg
• Brias Infantry (1 bn) destined for Luxembourg
• Courrières Infantry (1 bn) destined for Luxembourg
• Croy Cavalry (2 sqns) destined for Luxembourg but finally replaced by Gaetano Cavalry (2 sqns)
• Bergues Cavalry (2 sqns) destined for Luxembourg

References

Pelet and François Eugène de Vault: Mémoires militaires relatifs à la Succession d'Espagne sous Louis XIV, Vol. 3 pp. 724-725