1712 – Campaign in the Low Countries – French OOB May

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Description

Order of battle of the French Army on 12 May 1712

Commander-in-Chief: Maréchal Claude Louis Hector de Villars assisted by the Maréchal de Montesquiou.

General officers of the First Line

• Lieutenant-generals: Comte de Broglie, De Coigny, D´Hautefort, Du Rosel, De Richsberg (maybe de Richebourg), Joffreville, De Puységur, De Goesbriant, Duc de Guziche, Comte de Villars, Albergotti, Vivans, La Valliére, Prince de Rohan, St. Frémont
• Maréchaux de camp: Pezeux, Prince Charles, Chateaumorand, Isenghien, Montmorency, Duc de Montemart, Bootz, Nangis, Choiseul, Lessart, Duc de Chaulnes, Sully

General officers of the Second Line

• Lieutenant-generals: De Sailly, Méziéres, De Vieuxpont, De Dreux, De Brandelé, Le Chevalier, de Croissy, De Lee, De Bouzols, De Conflans Davaret
• Maréchaux de camp: De Mortant, Costa, De Roy, De Mouchy, De Beuil, Mercy, Lambert, Comte de la Mark, Duc de Duras, Flavencourt, De Beauveau

First Line	Second Line
Right Wing Cavalry
Belfond's Brigade Royal Dragons (3 sqns) Beaufrémont Dragons (3 sqns) Espinay Dragons (3 sqns) La Bilarderie's Brigade Maison du Roy (13 sqns) Castelmont's Brigade Gendamerie de France (8 sqns) Sommery's Brigade Royal-Roussilon Cavalerie (3 sqns) Cayeux Cavalerie (2 sqns) Courtade's Brigade Royal-Piémont Cavalerie (3 sqns) Saint-Aignan Cavalerie (2 sqns) Rottembourg's Brigade Royal-Allemand Cavalerie (3 sqns) Rottembourg Cavalerie (2 sqns) Druhot ??? Cavalerie (2 sqns) Nugent's Brigade Nugent Cavalerie (2 sqns) Villeroy Cavalerie (3 sqns) Royal-Étranger Cavalerie (3 sqns)	Livry's Brigade Colonel Général Cavalerie (3 sqns) Toulouse Cavalerie (3 sqns) Livry Cavalerie (2 sqns) Guendon's Brigade Chartres Cavalerie (3 sqns) Esclainvilliers Cavalerie (2 sqns) Aubeterre Cavalerie (2 sqns) Marteville's Brigade Marteville Cavalerie (2 sqns) Ligondèz Cavalerie (2 sqns) Joyeuse Cavalerie (2 sqns) Rios's Brigade Spanish Rios Cavalry (2 sqns) Verthamont Cavalerie (2 sqns) Raigecourt Cavalerie (2 sqns) La Trémouille's Brigade Villepreux Cavalerie (2 sqns) Du Palais Cavalerie (2 sqns) D'Autanne Cavalerie (2 sqns) Thourote's Brigade Tourotte Cavalerie (2 sqns) Saint-Blimont Cavalerie (2 sqns) Simiane's Brigade Simiane Cavalerie (2 sqns) La Reine Cavalerie (3 sqns)
Infantry Centre
Montbazon's Brigade Dauphin (3 bns) Royal Roussillon (2 bns) Aunay (1 bn) Pelissard's Brigade Piémont (3 bns) Bourgogne (2 bns) Montroux (1 bn) Livry's Brigade Bourbonnais (2 bns ) Mortemart (2 bns) Nivernais (2 bns) Beaupuis's Brigade Du Roi (4 bns) Royal Comtois (2 bns) Belrieux's Brigade Maine (2 bns) Bacqueville (2 bns) Bigorre (2 bns) O'Brien's Brigade Lee (1 bn) O'Brien (1 bn) O'Donell (1 bn) Dorrington (1 bn) Galmoy (1 bn) Saint-Simon's Brigade Gardes françaises (4 bns) Gardes suisses (2 bns) Lyonne's Brigade La Reine (3 bns) Lyonne (2 bns) Aubigné's Brigade Royal (3 bns) Royal Marine (2 bns) Royal-Italien (1 bn) Bernols's (Bernhold?) Brigade Beuil ???Bouhyer??? (2 bns) Alsace (4 bns) Arling's Brigade Champagne (3 bns) Isenghien (1 bn) Guyenne (2 bns) Gassion's Brigade Gensac (2 bns) Landes (1 bn) Navarre (3 bns)	Montal's Brigade Poitou (2 bns) Greder Allemand (2 bns) Belzunce (1 bn) Cressy's Brigade Limousin (2 bns) Boulonnais (2 bns) Solre ??? (2 bns) Sebert's Brigade Perola ??? (2 bns) Sparre (2 bns) Santerre (2 bns) De Lisle's Brigade La Fère (2 bns) Lorraine (2 bns) Saint-Segond (1 bn) Greder's Brigade Villars (3 bns) Greder Suisse (3 bns) Pfiffer (3 bns) May's Brigade Brendlé (3 bns) May (3 bns) Altermack's Brtigade Hessy (3 bns) Surbeck (3 bns) Perin's Brigade La Sarre (1 bn) Peri (2 bns) Prince Électoral (2 bns) maybe Bavarian Kurprinz Flandre's Brigade Royal Vaisseaux (3 bns) La Marck (2 bns) Nice (1 bn) Tricault's Brigade Beauce (2 bns) Agénois (2 bns) Lyonnais (2 bns)
Left Wing Cavalry
Capy's Brigade Royal-Cravate Cavalerie (3 sqns) Cappy Cavalerie (2 sqns) Frezin ??? Cavalerie (2 sqns) Gace's Brigade Dauphin Cavalerie (3 sqns) Vaudray Cavalerie (2 sqns) Chépy Cavalerie (2 sqns) D'Ancenis's Brigade Bretagne Cavalerie (3 sqns) Gesvres Cavalerie (2 sqns) Villequier Cavalerie (2 sqns) Girault's Brigade Maine Cavalerie (3 sqns) Lambesc Cavalerie (3 sqns) Saint-Micant's Brigade Condé Cavalerie (3 sqns) Bourbon Cavalerie (3 sqns) Tauffkirchen's Brigade Bavarian Arco Cuirassiers (2 sqns) Tauffkirchen ??? Cavalerie (2 sqns) Rouvroy's Brigade Carabiniers (10 sqns) Des ars (?)'s Brigade Bavarian Guards (2 sqns) Spanish Guardias de España (2 sqns) Dragoon Brigade Bonelles Dragons (3 sqns) Spanish Pasteur Dragoons (2 sqns) Spanish Flavencourt Dragoons (2 sqns)	Jouy's Brigade Orléans Cavalerie (3 sqns) Villiers Cavalerie (2 sqns) Montauban Cavalerie (2 sqns) Melun's Brigade Du Fief Cavalerie (2 sqns) Melun Cavalerie (2 sqns) Pardaillan Cavalerie (2 sqns) Forsat's Brigade Forsat Cavalerie (2 sqns) Paon Cavalerie (2 sqns) Brabant Cavalerie (2 sqns) Sasy (Saas?)'s Brigade Goussier Cavalerie (2 sqns) Flandres Cavalerie (2 sqns) Saint-Phal Cavalerie (2 sqns) Montauban's Brigade Bavarian Costa Cuirassiers (3 sqns) Bavarian Poth Cuirassiers (2 sqns) Béringhen's Brigade Canferac ??? Cavalerie (2 sqns) Béringhen Cavalerie (3 sqns) Commissaire général Cavalerie (3 sqns) unidentified infantry brigade Vendôme (2 bns) Gondrin (2 bns) Tourville (2 bns)

Reserve

• La Reine Dragons (3 sqns)
• Bretagne ??? Dragons (3 sqns)
• Coëtman Dragons (3 sqns)
• Guyenne Dragons (3 sqns)
• Châtillon Dragons (3 sqns)
• Parpaille Dragons (3 sqns)
• Pourrières Dragons (3 sqns)
• Clermont d'Amboise Dragons (3 sqns)
• Saint-Chamond Dragons (3 sqns)
• Belabre Dragons (3 sqns)
• Le Cogneux Dragons (3 sqns)
• Du Roi Cavalerie (3 sqns)
• Beaujeu Cavalerie (2 sqns)
• Tarnault Cavalerie (2 sqns)
• Du Breley ??? Cavalerie (2 sqns)
• Beaucaire Cavalerie (2 sqns)
• La Tour Cavalerie (2 sqns)
• Granville ??? Cavalerie (3 sqns)
• Verseilles Hussards (1 sqn)
• Rattsky Hussards (3 sqns)

Artilery

• Royal-Artillerie (2 bns)
• Royal-Bombardiers (1 bn)

References

Harald Skala for the initial version of this article