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