Blenheim order of battle
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The following units and commanders fought in the Battle of Blenheim
during the War of the Spanish Succession
on August 13, 1704.
, Duc de Tallard, Marshal of France
Maréchal de Camp, the Marquis de Blansac
, Elector of Bavaria
Second in command Marshal Marsin
Battle of Blenheim
The Battle of Blenheim , fought on 13 August 1704, was a major battle of the War of the Spanish Succession. Louis XIV of France sought to knock Emperor Leopold out of the war by seizing Vienna, the Habsburg capital, and gain a favourable peace settlement...
during the War of the Spanish Succession
War of the Spanish Succession
The War of the Spanish Succession was fought among several European powers, including a divided Spain, over the possible unification of the Kingdoms of Spain and France under one Bourbon monarch. As France and Spain were among the most powerful states of Europe, such a unification would have...
on August 13, 1704.
Allied Army
Captain General John Churchill, 1st Duke of MarlboroughJohn Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, Prince of Mindelheim, KG, PC , was an English soldier and statesman whose career spanned the reigns of five monarchs through the late 17th and early 18th centuries...
- Unless otherwise noted, all infantry units are composed of one battalion.
Blenheim Column
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Infantry Lieutenant General John, 1st Baron Cutts of Gowran John Cutts, 1st Baron Cutts Lieutenant-General John Cutts, 1st Baron Cutts PC , British soldier and author, came from an Essex family.After a short university career at Catharine Hall, Cambridge, he inherited the family estates, but showed a distinct preference for the life of court and camp... |
Rowe's Brigade (England) Brigadier General Archibald Rowe |
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Wilkes' Brigade (Hesse-Kassel or Hesse-Cassel)
Major General Wilkes |
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Ferguson's Brigade (England)
Brigadier General James Ferguson |
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St. Paul's Brigade
Major General St. Paul (Includes Hulson's Brigade) |
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Cavalry Support Lieutenant General Henry Lumley Henry Lumley General Henry Lumley was a British soldier and Governor of Jersey.He was the second son of John Lumley and Mary Compton, and younger brother of Richard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough.... |
Palmes' Brigade (England) Brigadier General Palmes |
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Wood's Brigade (England)
Major General Cornelius Wood |
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Ross's Dragoon Brigade
Major General Charles Ross (Includes Hay's Brigade) |
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Centre
Lieutenant General Charles ChurchillDivision | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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1st Line (Infantry) Lieutenant General Richard Ingoldsby |
d'Herleville's Brigade Major General d'Herleville (Includes Stückrad's Brigade) |
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Württemberg Brigade
Brigadier General Friederich Heinrich, Graf von Seckendorff |
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1st Line (Infantry) Lieutenant General Horn |
Holstein-Beck's Brigade Major General the Prince of Holstein-Beck (Includes Beidebrecht's Brigade) |
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Dutch Mercenary Brigade
Major General Pallandt |
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Left-center (cavalry) Lieutenant General Bülow |
Noyellas' Brigade Major Genera Jacques-Louis, comte de Noyellas en Falais |
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Viller's Brigade
Major General Viller |
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2nd Line (cavalry) Lieutenant General Graf von Hompesch |
Hesse-Homberg's Brigade Major General the Prince of Hesse-Homberg |
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Schulengurg's Brigade
Major General Schulenburg |
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Erbach's Brigade
Major General Erbach |
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Cavalry Lieutenant General comte de Oostfriese count of East Frisia |
Vittinghoff's Brigade Lieutenant General Vittinghoff |
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Auroch's Brigade
Major General Auroch |
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Lieutenant General the Prince of Württemberg-Neuenstadt Carl Rudolf, Duke of Württemberg-Neuenstadt Carl Rudolf was third and last Duke of Württemberg-Neuenstadt, army commander in Danish service and Field Marshal of the Holy Roman Empire.- Life :... |
Rantzau's Brigade (Denmark/UP auxiliary) Major General Jørgen von Rantzau |
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Brockdorff's Brigade (Denmark/England auxiliary)
Brigadier General Ditlev von Brockdorff |
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Infantry
Lieutenant General Lord Orkney |
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von Rantzau's Brigade
Major General Jørgen von Rantzau |
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Right, Army of Imperial Austria
Field Marshal Prince François Eugène von Savoy-CarignanPrince Eugene of Savoy
Prince Eugene of Savoy , was one of the most successful military commanders in modern European history, rising to the highest offices of state at the Imperial court in Vienna. Born in Paris to aristocratic Italian parents, Eugene grew up around the French court of King Louis XIV...
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Cavalry General of the imperial cavalry Prince Maximillian von Hanover Maximilian Wilhelm of Brunswick-Lüneburg Maximilian William of Brunswick-Lüneburg was an Imperial Field Marshal.Maximilian William was born on 13 December 1666 at Schloss Iburg near Osnabrück. He was the third son of Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Sophia of the Palatinate... |
Natzmer's Brigade (Prussia) Major General Dubislav Gneomar von Natzmer auf Gannewitz Dubislav Gneomar von Natzmer Dubislav Gneomar von Natzmer was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall and a confidant of the House of Hohenzollern.-Family:... |
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Fugger's Brigade (Austria)
Major General Graf von Fugger Fugger The Fugger family was a historically prominent group of European bankers, members of the fifteenth and sixteenth-century mercantile patriciate of Augsburg, international mercantile bankers, and venture capitalists like the Welser and the Höchstetter families. This banking family replaced the de'... |
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Durlach's Brigade
Field Marshal Margraf Frederick VII of Baden-Durlach Friedrich VII, Margrave of Baden-Durlach Friedrich VII Magnus of Zähringen was the Margrave of Baden-Durlach from 1677 until his death.Born at Ueckermünde, he was the son of Margrave Friedrich VI and Countess Palatine Christine Magdalene of Cleeburg.... |
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Cavalry General of cavalry Eberhard Louis, Herzog von Württemberg-Teck |
l'Ostange's Brigade Major General Charles Graf de l'Ostange |
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Bibra Bibra family For other Bibra and Bibran entries, go to Bibra disambiguation pageBibra family was one of the leading families in Franconia and Thuringia from the mid-15th century to about 1600. Later on the family rose from Reichsritter to Reichsfreiherr... 's Brigade Major General Christoph Erhard von Bibra: |
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Cusani's Brigade (Austria)
Field Marshal Marquis de Cusani |
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Caraffa's Brigade
Major General von Caraffa |
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Cavalry Reserve General of Cavalry Charles Maximilien, comte de la Tour et Valsassina |
Efferen's Brigade |
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Bayreuth's Brigade (Franconia)
Field Marshal Christian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth Christian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth Christian Ernst of Brandenburg-Bayreuth was a member of the House of Hohenzollern and Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth.... |
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Feldzeugmeister Prince Leopold von Anhalt-Dessau Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Dessau. He was also a Generalfeldmarschall in the Prussian army... |
Finck's Brigade (Prussia) Major General Albrecht Conrad Graf Finck v. Finkenstein |
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Canitz' Brigade (Prussia)
Major General Christopher Albrecht v. Canitz |
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Lieutenant General Scholten |
Bielke's Brigade (Denmark/Austria auxiliary) Brigadier General Bielke |
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Rebsdorff's Brigade (Denmark/England and UP auxiliary)
Brigadier General Rebsdorff |
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Artillery
Colonel Holcroft Blood |
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Franco-Bavarian Army
Camille d'Hostun de la BaumeCamille d'Hostun, duc de Tallard
Camille d'Hostun de la Baume, duc de Tallard was a French noble, diplomat and military commander, who became Marshal of France.-Military career:...
, Duc de Tallard, Marshal of France
Blenheim Wing Command
Lieutenant General Philippe, Marquis de ClérambaultMaréchal de Camp, the Marquis de Blansac
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Dismounted Dragoons |
Hautefeulle's Brigade |
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Blenheim Garrison |
de Maulevrier's Brigade Marquis de Maulevrier |
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Balincourt's Brigade
Marquis de Balincourt |
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Greder's Brigade
Marquis de Greder |
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Blenheim Reserve |
d'Argelos' Brigade Baron d'Argelos |
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St. Segond's Brigade
Marquis de St. Segond |
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Infantry Reserve Lieutenant General the Marquis de Marinvaux |
Montroux's Brigade Marquis de Montroux |
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Monfort's Brigade
Marquis de Montfort |
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d'Enonville's Brigade
Comte d'Enonville |
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Between Blenheim and Oberglauheim
Marquis de MontpeyrouxDivision | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Lieutenant General le Comte de Zurlauben |
Vertilly's Brigade Marquis de Vertilly |
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Broglie's Brigade
Marquis de Broglie |
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Grignan's Brigade
Marquis de Grignan |
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Marechal de Camp, the Duc d'Humeries |
Merode-Westerloo's Brigade (Spain) Comte de Merode-Westerloo Jean-Philippe-Eugène de Mérode-Westerloo Jean-Philippe-Eugène, Count de Mérode, 5th Marquis van Westerloo was a Belgian military and Feldmarschall of the Holy Roman Empire.... |
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la Valliere's Brigade
Marquis de la Valliere |
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Silly's Brigade
Marquis de Silly |
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Marechal de Camp, the Marquis de St. Pierre |
Trecesson's Brigade Marquis de Trecesson |
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Breuil's Brigade
Marquis de Breuil |
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Belleisle's Brigade
Marquis de Belleisle |
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The Army of the Elector of Bavaria
Prince Maximillian II Emmanuel WittelsbachMaximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria
Maximilian II , also known as Max Emanuel or Maximilian Emanuel, was a Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria and an elector of the Holy Roman Empire. He was also the last Governor of the Spanish Netherlands and duke of Luxembourg...
, Elector of Bavaria
Second in command Marshal Marsin
Ferdinand de Marsin
Ferdinand, comte de Marsin was a French general and diplomat, who was Marshal of France.-Biography:...
Marquis du Bourg's Corps
Lieutenant General the Marquis du BourgDivision | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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1st Cavalry Line |
Massenbach's Brigade |
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Prince Charles de Lorraine's Brigade |
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2nd Cavalry Line |
d'Anlezy's Brigade |
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Marquis de Blainville's Corps
Lieutenant General the Marquis de BlainvilleDivision | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Marechal de Camp Dorrington |
Blingy's Brigade Marquis de Bligny |
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Nangis' Brigade
Marquis de Nangis |
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Marquis de Rosel's Corps
Lieutenant General the Marquis de RoselDivision | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Oberglauheim support |
Buzancois' Brigade Marquis de Buzancois |
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Clare's Brigade (Ireland)
Viscount Clare Charles O'Brien, 5th Viscount Clare Charles O'Brien, 5th Viscount Clare was the son of Daniel O'Brien, 3rd Viscount Clare and Philadelphia Lennard. He married Charlotte Bulkeley, daughter of Henry Bulkeley and Sophia Stuart, on 9 January 1696, at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France... |
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Coetquen's Brigade |
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Prince d'Isenghein |
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Count d'Arco's Corps
Field Marshal Johann Baptist, Count d'ArcoJean Baptist, Comte d'Arco
Jean Baptist, Comte d'Arco was a diplomat and field marshal in the service of the Electorate of Bavaria during the War of the Spanish Succession...
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Lieutenant General the Marquis de Magnac |
Montmain's Brigade |
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Vivan's Brigade |
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Lieutenant General the Marquis de Legall |
Barentin's Brigade |
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Vigiers Brigade |
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Bavarian Cavalry |
von Weickel's Brigade |
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von Wolframsdorff's Brigade |
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Major General Alessandro Marquis de Maffei Alessandro, Marquis de Maffei Alessandro Scipione, Marquis de Maffei, was an Italian Lieutenant General of Infantry in Bavarian service. He was the brother of the Italian writer and archaeologist Francesco Scipione.... |
de Maffei's Brigade |
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Mercy's Brigade |
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Lieutenant General the Comte de Dreux |
Fontbeausard's Dragoon Brigade |
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Conflans' Brigade |
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Lieutenant General the Marquis de Sauffrey |
Montbron's Brigade Marquis de Montron |
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Tourouvre's Brigade
Chevalier de Tourouvre |
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Montmorency's Brigade
Chavalier de Montmorency |
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Artillery |
Royal Artillery Marquis de Frezeliere |
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Royal Artillery
Marquis de Houville |
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Additional |
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Sources
- Higgins, David R. "Tactical File: The Famous Victory: Blenheim, 13 August 1704." Strategy & Tactics, Number 238 (September 2006).