1705 – Campaign in the Low Countries – Hanoverian OOB Spring

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Description

In 1701, the Sea Powers (England and the Dutch Republic) had concluded a contract with the Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg (aka Electorate of Hanover) and the Principality of Brunswick-Celle, by which these principalities agreed to provide troops.

For the campaign of 1705, these principalities provided the following troops.

In English Pay

Cavalry

• Hanoverian Breidenbach Cavalry aka Leib-Regiment
• Hanoverian Schulenburg Cavalry
• Hanoverian Voigt Cavalry
• Celle Villers Dragoons
• Hanoverian Bülow Dragoons

Infantry

• Hanoverian Coseritz
• Hanoverian Bellingk
• Hanoverian Gohr
• Celle Starcke
• Hanoverian Du Breuille
• Celle de Luc
• Celle Reck
• Celle Gauvin

In Dutch Pay

Cavalry

• Hanoverian Bennigsen Dragoons
• Hanoverian Pentz Cavalry
• Celle Rheden Cavalry aka Reden
• Celle Saint-Laurent Cavalry contrary to our other sources, Schwencke pretends that it was formerly Saint-Laurent which became Boisdavid in 1705
• Celle Croix de Fréchapelle Cavalry

Infantry

• Celle Ranzow (2 bns) aka de Rantzau
• Hanoverian Tecklenburg
• Celle Bernstorf
• Hanoverian Bruncken
• Hanoverian St. Pol aka St. Paul or St. Poul

References

Schwencke, Alexander: Geschichte der Hannoverschen Truppen im Spanischen Erbfolgekrieg 1701-1714, Hannover 1862, p. 94f

Acknowledgements

Jörg Meier for the initial version of this article