1703 – Campaign on the Rhine – French OOB 6 June

From Project WSS
Jump to navigationJump to search

Hierarchical Path: War of the Spanish Succession (Main Page) >> Campaigns >> 1703 – Campaign on the Rhine >> French Army of the Rhine, 6 June 1703

Description

Field Army

Order of battle of the French Army of the Rhine, 6 June 1703

Commander-in-Chief: Maréchal de Tallard

Summary: 39 bns, 60 sqns

Senior officers:

  • on the cavalry right wing
    • First line
      • Lieutenant-General de Marsin
      • Maréchal de camp de Sailly
      • Maréchal de camp de Valsemé
      • Maréchal de camp d'Humières
    • Second line
      • Lieutenant-General d'Hautefort
      • Maréchal de camp d'Imécourt
      • Maréchal de camp de Nogent
  • in the infantry centre
    • First line
      • Lieutenant-General de Courtebourne
      • Lieutenant-General de Clérambault
      • Lieutenant-General de Surville
      • Maréchal de camp de Thianges
      • Maréchal de camp Duchatelet
      • Maréchal de camp de Blaysac
      • Maréchal de camp de Galmoy
    • Second line
      • Maréchal de camp d'Asfeld
      • Maréchal de camp de Sainte-Hermine
      • Maréchal de camp de Forsat
      • Maréchal de camp de Joffreville
  • on the cavalry left wing
    • First line
      • Lieutenant-General de Roussy
      • Lieutenant-General de Locmaria
      • Maréchal de camp de Vaillac
      • Maréchal de camp de Flamenville
    • Second line
      • Lieutenant-General de Grammont
      • Maréchal de camp Prince Camille
  • Others
    • Commander of the cavalry: M. d'Auriac
    • Maréchal des logis de l'armée M. de Tilly
    • Maréchal des logis de la cavalerie M. du Plessis
    • Major-General de Maisonsel
First Line Second Line
Right Cavalry Wing

Hautefort's Brigade (9 sqns)

  • Colonel Général Dragons (3 sqns)
  • Hautefort Dragons (3 sqns)
  • Vassé Dragons (3 sqns)

Vertilly's Brigade (8 sqns)

  • Gendarmerie de France (8 sqns)

La Vallière's Brigade (7 sqns)

  • La Vallière Cavalerie (2 sqns)
  • Vienne Cavalerie (2 sqns)
  • Cravates Cavalerie (3 sqns)

Brissac's Brigade (8 sqns)

  • Orléans Cavalerie (2 sqns)
  • Croy Cavalerie (2 sqns)
  • Brissac Cavalerie (2 sqns)
  • Tarnault Cavalerie (2 sqns)
Infantry Centre

Montroux's Brigade (5 bns)

Polignac's Brigade (5 bns)

  • Touraine (1 bn)
  • II./Flandre (1 bn)
  • Hainaut (1 bn) Spanish?
  • Aulnis (1 bn)
  • Orléanais (1 bn)

De Croissy's Brigade (5 bns)

  • Greder Allemand (2 bns)
  • Santerre (1 bn)
  • II./Sourches (1 bn)
  • II./Tournaisis (1 bn)

Marcé's Brigade (6 bns)

  • La Marche (2 bns)
  • Du Roi (4 bns)

Raffetot's Brigade (8 bns)

  • Nice (1 bn)
  • Brie (1 bn)
  • II./Ile-de-France (1 bn)
  • Robecq (2 bns)
  • II./Auxerrois (1 bn)
  • Broglie (1 bn) or Brossia
  • Van der Gracht (1 bn)

Saint-Second's Brigade (8 bns)

  • Courrières (1 bn)
  • La Tour-Maubourg (1 bn)
  • Lassay (1 bn)
  • Saint-Segond (2 bns)
  • Thouy (1 bn)
  • Sillery (1 bn)
  • II./Boulonnais (1 bn)
Left Cavalry Wing

Ayen's Brigade (6 sqns)

  • Saint-Pouanges Cavalerie (2 sqns)
  • Sheldon-Irlandais Cavalerie (2 sqns)
  • Noailles Cavalerie (2 sqns)

Puiguioé's Brigade

  • Bourgogne Cavalerie (2 sqns)
  • La Baume Cavalerie (2 sqns)
  • Mestre de Camp Général Cavalerie (3 sqns)

Unnamed Brigade (9 sqns)

  • Chevalier de Rohan Dragons (3 sqns) probably Rohan-Chabot Dragons
  • Bouville Dragons (3 sqns)
  • La Reine Dragons (3 sqns)

Unnamed Brigade (6 sqns)

  • Ligondèz Cavalerie (2 sqns)
  • Auriac Cavalerie (2 sqns)
  • Gaetano (2 sqns)

Royal-Artillerie (1 bn)

Grenadiers (1 bn)

Furthermore, Louis XIV promised a reinforcement of 18 bns which would bring the field army to 56 bns (excluding the grenadier battalion already listed above). The planned infantry reinforcements were:

  • Touraine (1 bn)
  • II./Saintonge (1 bn)
  • Sillery (1 bn)
  • Royal (2 bns)
  • La Couronne (2 bns)
  • Tessé (1 bn)
  • Bandeville (1 bn)
  • Santerre (1 bn)
  • Chevalier de Fraulay (1 bn)
  • Trécesson (1 bn)
  • Grimaldi (1 bn) Spanish
  • II./Foix (1 bn)
  • Casteja (1 bn)
  • Gensac (1 bn)
  • Savine (1 bn)
  • I./Surbeck (1 bn)

Garrisons

The following infantry units (41 bns) assumed garrison duty in various places:

  • in Longwy
    • II./Guyenne (1 bn)
  • in Nancy
    • Laigle (1 bn)
    • Saint-André (1 bn)
    • II./Forez (1 bn)
  • in Metz
    • Roussilles (1 bn)
  • in Thionville (with detachments at Trier) and Sarrebourg
    • II./Labour (1 bn)
    • Rosières (1 bn)
    • II./Surbeck (1 bn)
  • in Trarbach
    • II./Ponthieu (1 bn)
  • in Sarre-Louis (with detachments at Saarbrücken)
    • II./Béarn (1 bn)
    • Chabrillant (1 bn)
    • III./Surbeck (1 bn)
    • I./Montfort (1 bn)
  • in Sarrebourg and Bouquenom
    • II./Montfort (1 bn)
  • in Marsal
    • Murat (1 bn)
  • in Phalsbourg
    • Carné (1 bn)
    • Pujol (1 bn)
    • I./de Grouf (1 bn)
  • in Fort-Louis on the Rhine
    • Luxembourg (2 bns)
    • Guitaud (1 bn)
    • Tavannes (1 bn)
    • II./de Grouf (1 bn)
  • in Strasbourg
    • Varennes (1 bn)
    • Lafons (1 bn)
    • II./Perche (1 bn)
    • La Rochetulou-Desprèz (1 bn)
    • Nupces (1 bn)
    • II./Beauce (1 bn)
    • Maisonthiers (1 bn)
  • in Sélestat
    • Blacons (1 bn)
  • in Neuf-Brisach
    • Franquières (1 bn)
    • Gensac (1 bn)
  • in Neuburg
    • II./Angoumois (1 bn)
    • II./de Croi (1 bn)
    • Castelet (1 bn)
  • in Béfort
    • Lachau-Montauban (1 bn)
  • in Huningue
    • Briouze-Chalmazel (1 bn)
    • II./Milan (1 bn)
  • on the Nied near Metz
    • Tilly (1 bn)

Units on their way

There were still 3 bns on their way to join the Army of Germany:

  • Theseu (1 bn)
  • Rimbaudière (1 bn)
  • Clermont (1 bn)

References

Pelet and François Eugène de Vault: Mémoires militaires relatifs à la Succession d'Espagne sous Louis XIV, Vol. 3 p. 883-885

Retrieved from "http://kronoskaf.com/wss/index.php?title=1703_–_Campaign_on_the_Rhine_–_French_OOB_6_June&oldid=1791"