Caldiero 1805 Order of Battle
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Caldiero 1805 Order of Battle

The armies of the First French Empire
First French Empire
The First French Empire , also known as the Greater French Empire or Napoleonic Empire, was the empire of Napoleon I of France...

 and the Austrian Empire
Austrian Empire
The Austrian Empire was a modern era successor empire, which was centered on what is today's Austria and which officially lasted from 1804 to 1867. It was followed by the Empire of Austria-Hungary, whose proclamation was a diplomatic move that elevated Hungary's status within the Austrian Empire...

 fought the Battle of Caldiero from 29 to 31 October 1805 just east of Verona
Verona
Verona ; German Bern, Dietrichsbern or Welschbern) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy, with approx. 265,000 inhabitants and one of the seven chef-lieus of the region. It is the second largest city municipality in the region and the third of North-Eastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona...

 in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

. Marshal
Marshal of France
The Marshal of France is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a military rank. It is granted to generals for exceptional achievements...

 André Masséna
André Masséna
André Masséna 1st Duc de Rivoli, 1st Prince d'Essling was a French military commander during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars....

 led the French Army of Italy
Army of Italy (France)
The Army of Italy was a Field army of the French Army stationed on the Italian border and used for operations in Italy itself. Though it existed in some form in the 16th century through to the present, it is best known for its role during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic...

 while Archduke Charles
Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
Archduke Charles of Austria, Duke of Teschen was an Austrian field-marshal, the third son of emperor Leopold II and his wife Infanta Maria Luisa of Spain...

 commanded the Austrian Armee von Italien. Historians variously call the battle a French victory, an Austrian victory, or indecisive. Austrian losses were over 5,500, while the French suffered at least 5,000 casualties. Archduke Charles began a withdrawal from Italy on 1 November. The retreat ended in early December with Archduke Charles' army intact at Kormend
Körmend
-Places of interest:The town is especially well known for its castle which used to belong to the Batthyany family, one of the most important aristocrat families of Hungary. Blessed Ladislaus Batthyány-Strattmann , a famous ophthalmologist who was beatified by the Catholic Church, lived in the...

 in western Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

. Unfortunately for Austria, by this time, Emperor Napoleon
Napoleon I of France
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution.As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815...

 had decisively defeated the Austro-Russian army at the Battle of Austerlitz
Battle of Austerlitz
The Battle of Austerlitz, also known as the Battle of the Three Emperors, was one of Napoleon's greatest victories, where the French Empire effectively crushed the Third Coalition...

.

French

Army of Italy
Army of Italy (France)
The Army of Italy was a Field army of the French Army stationed on the Italian border and used for operations in Italy itself. Though it existed in some form in the 16th century through to the present, it is best known for its role during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic...

: Marshal
Marshal of France
The Marshal of France is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a military rank. It is granted to generals for exceptional achievements...

 André Masséna
André Masséna
André Masséna 1st Duc de Rivoli, 1st Prince d'Essling was a French military commander during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars....



Left Wing: Masséna
  • Attached:
    • 2nd Italian Line Infantry Regiment (2 battalions)
    • Reine Dragoon
      Dragoon
      The word dragoon originally meant mounted infantry, who were trained in horse riding as well as infantry fighting skills. However, usage altered over time and during the 18th century, dragoons evolved into conventional light cavalry units and personnel...

       Regiment (4 squadrons)
  • 1st Division: General of Division Gaspard Amédée Gardanne
    Gaspard Amédée Gardanne
    Gaspard Amédée Gardanne was a French general who fought in the Napoleonic Wars.-Biography:Born at at Solliès-Pont, he joined the French royal army in 1779. After the French Revolution he joined a volunteer unit as an officer. He fought under Napoleon Bonaparte during the 1796-1797 and 1800...

    • 1st Brigade: General of Brigade Louis Fursy Henri Compère
      Louis Fursy Henri Compere
      Louis Fursy Henri Compère was a French general of artillery in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. In 1794, he was promoted to chef de brigade, the equivalent of colonel. On 1 May 1794, he was promoted to general of brigade...

      • 22nd Light Infantry Regiment (3 battalions)
      • 52nd Line Infantry Regiment (3 battalions)
    • 2nd Brigade: General of Brigade Louis François Lanchatin
      • 29th Line Infantry Regiment (3 battalions)
      • 101st Line Infantry Regiment (3 battalions)
    • Attached:
      • 23rd Chasseurs à Cheval Regiment (4 squadrons)
      • 15/2nd Foot Artillery Battery

  • 3rd Division: General of Division Gabriel Jean Joseph Molitor
    Gabriel Jean Joseph Molitor
    Gabriel-Jean-Joseph, comte Molitor , was a Marshal of France, born in Hayingen in Lorraine.Upon the outbreak of the French Revolution, Molitor joined the French revolutionary armies as a captain in a battalion of militia. In 1793 he was given command of a brigade and served under Hoche under whom...

    • 1st Brigade: General of Brigade Jean-Marie Auguste Aulnay de Launay
      • 23rd Line Infantry Regiment (4 battalions)
      • 79th Line Infantry Regiment (4 battalions)
    • 2nd Brigade: General of Brigade Jean-Baptiste Herbin-Dessaux
      • 5th Line Infantry Regiment (3 battalions)
    • 3rd Brigade: General of Brigade Guy Louis Henri de Valory
      • 60th Line Infantry Regiment (4 battalions)
    • Attached:
      • 29th Dragoon Regiment (4 squadrons)
      • 8/2nd Foot Artillery Battery

  • 4th Division: General of Division Guillaume Philibert Duhesme
    Guillaume Philibert Duhesme
    Guillaume Philibert, 1st Count Duhesme was a French general during the Napoleonic Wars.-Revolution:...

    • 1st Brigade: General of Brigade François Goullus
      François Goullus
      Francois Goullus, was a brigadier general and baron of the First French Empire during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars...

      • 1st Line Infantry Regiment (3 battalions)
      • 102nd Line Infantry Regiment (3 battalions)
    • 2nd Brigade: General of Brigade Jean Le Camus
      • 14th Light Infantry Regiment (3 battalions)
      • 20th Line Infantry Regiment (4 battalions)
    • Attached:
      • 25th Chasseurs à Cheval Regiment (4 squadrons)
      • 19/2nd Foot Artillery Battery
    • 1st Brigade: General of Brigade Nicolas Guiot de Lacour
      • 24th Dragoon Regiment (4 squadrons)
      • 30th Dragoon Regiment (4 squadrons)
  • Reserve Division: General of Division Louis Partonneaux
    • 1st Brigade: General of Brigade Jean-Baptiste Solignac
      • 1st Carabinier battalion
      • 2nd Grenadier battalion
      • 3rd Grenadier battalion
      • 4th Grenadier battalion
    • 2nd Brigade: General of Brigade François Valentin
      • 5th Grenadier battalion
      • 6th Grenadier battalion
      • 7th Grenadier battalion
      • 8th Grenadier battalion
    • Attached:
      • 4/4th Horse Artillery Battery
  • Reserve Cavalry Division: General of Division Julien Mermet
    Julien Augustin Joseph Mermet
    General Julien Augustin Joseph Mermet fought in the Napoleonic Wars as a division commander in Italy and in the Peninsular War.-Empire:...

    • 1st Brigade: Detached to 4th Division.
    • 2nd Brigade: Colonel François-Joseph d'Offenstein
      François-Joseph d'Offenstein
      François-Joseph d'Offenstein , Baron of the Ist Empire, was a French general and military commander during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.-Biography:...

      • 7th Cuirassier
        Cuirassier
        Cuirassiers were mounted cavalry soldiers equipped with armour and firearms, first appearing in late 15th-century Europe. They were the successors of the medieval armoured knights...

         Regiment (4 squadrons)
      • 8th Cuirassier Regiment (4 squadrons)
    • Attached:
      • 3/1st Horse Artillery Battery
  • Light Cavalry Division: General of Division Jean Louis d'Espagne
    Jean-Louis-Brigitte Espagne
    Jean-Louis-Brigitte Espagne, Count d'Espagne and of the Empire was a French cavalry commander of the French Revolutionary Wars, who rose to the top military rank of General of Division and took part to the Napoleonic Wars.- Revolutionary Wars :Born in Auch in a modest family, Jean-Louis-Brigitte...

    • 1st Brigade: General of Brigade César Alexandre Debelle
      César Alexandre Debelle
      César Alexandre Debelle was a French general. His name is inscribed on the north side of the Arc de Triomphe. His brother Jean-François Joseph Debelle was also a general.-Source:...

      • 3rd Chasseurs à Cheval Regiment (4 squadrons)
      • 14th Chasseurs à Cheval Regiment (4 squadrons)
    • 2nd Brigade: Colonel Antoine Maurin
      • 15th Chasseurs à Cheval Regiment (4 squadrons)
      • 24th Chasseurs à Cheval Regiment (4 squadrons)
    • Attached:
      • 4/1st Horse Artillery Battery


Right Wing: General of Division Jean-Antoine Verdier
Jean-Antoine Verdier
Jean-Antoine Verdier was a French General during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.Born in Toulouse, he enlisted into the Régiment de la Fère on 18 February 1785...

  • 2nd Division: Verdier
    • 1st Brigade: General of Brigade Antoine Digonet
      • 23rd Light Infantry Regiment (3 battalions)
      • 10th Line Infantry Regiment (3 battalions)
    • 2nd Brigade: General of Brigade Jacques Brun
      • 56th Line Infantry Regiment (3 battalions)
      • 62nd Line Infantry Regiment (4 battalions)
    • 3rd Brigade: Colonel François Léon Ormancey
      François Léon Ormancey
      François Léon Ormancey was a French general in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was part of the French Order of Battle at the Battle of Caldiero, in which he commanded the third brigade of Jean Antoine Verdier's II. Division. He was born 2 August 1754 and died 22 July 1824...

      • 4th Chasseurs à Cheval Regiment (4 squadrons)
      • 19th Chasseurs à Cheval Regiment (4 squadrons)
      • 3/4th Foot Artillery Battery
    • Attached:
      • Foot Dragoons (1 squadron)
      • 17/2nd Foot Artillery Battery
  • Cavalry Division: General of Division Charles Randon de Pully
    • 1st Brigade: General of Brigade Maurice Fresia
      • 4th Cuirassier Regiment (4 squadrons)
      • 6th Cuirassier Regiment (4 squadrons)
    • 2nd Brigade: Colonel Davenay
      • 23rd Dragoon Regiment (4 squadrons detached)
      • 29th Dragoon Regiment (detached to 3rd Division)


North of Verona: General of Division Jean-Mathieu Seras (not engaged)
  • 5th Division: Seras
    • 1st Brigade: General of Brigade Jacques Laurent Gilly
      • Légion Corse (1 battalion)
      • 8th Light Infantry Regiment (2 battalions)
      • 53rd Line Infantry Regiment (3 battalions)
    • 2nd Brigade: General of Brigade Pierre-Joseph Guillet
      • 81st Line Infantry Regiment (3 battalions)
      • 106th Line Infantry Regiment (3 battalions)
    • 3rd Brigade: General of Brigade Claude François de Malet
      Claude François de Malet
      Claude François de Malet was born in Dôle to an aristocratic family on June 28, 1754. Malet was executed by a firing squad on October 29, 1812, six days after Malet staged a failed republican coup d'état as Napoléon Bonaparte returned from the disastrous Russian campaign.-Before and during the...

      • 13th Line Infantry Regiment (3 battalions)
    • 4th Brigade: General of Brigade Jean Jacques Schilt
      • 9th Line Infantry Regiment (2 battalions)
    • Artillery: Italian Foot Artillery Battery

Austrians

A few months before the outbreak of war, Austrian infantry regiments were reorganized into four line battalions and one grenadier battalion. Each battalion consisted of four companies each of 160 musketeers.

Armee von Italien: Feldmarschall Archduke Charles
Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
Archduke Charles of Austria, Duke of Teschen was an Austrian field-marshal, the third son of emperor Leopold II and his wife Infanta Maria Luisa of Spain...



Right Wing: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Joseph Anton Simbschen
  • Division Simbschen
    • Brigade: General-Major Johann Maria Philipp Frimont
      Johann Maria Philipp Frimont
      Johann Maria Philipp Frimont, Count of Palota, Prince of Antrodoco was an Austrian general.Frimont was born at Fénétrange, in what is now French Lorraine...

      • St. Georges Grenz Infantry
        Grenz infantry
        Grenz infantry or Grenzers were light infantry troops who came from the Croatian and Transylvanian Military Frontier in Habsburg Monarchy . This borderland formed a buffer zone between Christian Europe and the Ottoman Empire, and the troops were originally raised to defend Austria against the...

         Regiment Nr. 6 (3 battalions)
      • Ferdinand Hussar
        Hussar
        Hussar refers to a number of types of light cavalry which originated in Hungary in the 14th century, tracing its roots from Serbian medieval cavalry tradition, brought to Hungary in the course of the Serb migrations, which began in the late 14th century....

         Regiment Nr. 3 (4 squadrons)
    • Brigade: Friedrich Kottunlinsky
      • Schröder Infantry Regiment Nr. 7 (4 battalions)
      • Lindenau Infantry Regiment Nr. 29 (4 battalions)
    • Brigade: Stephan Mihaljevich
      • Splenyi Infantry Regiment Nr. 51 (4 battalions)
    • Brigade: Karl Soudain von Niederwerth
      • Coburg Infantry Regiment Nr. 22 (4 battalions)
      • Hohenlohe-Bartenstein Infantry Regiment Nr. 26 (4 battalions)


Center: General der Kavallerie Count Heinrich von Bellegarde
  • Division (1st Line): Feldmarschall-Leutnant Ludwig von Vogelsang
    Ludwig von Vogelsang
    Ludwig Freiherr von Vogelsang was an Austrian infantry commander during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.-Footnotes:...

    • Brigade: General-Major Joseph Wetzel
      • Archduke Ferdinand Infantry Regiment Nr. 2 (4 battalions)
      • Franz Jellacic Infantry Regiment Nr. 62 (4 battalions)
    • Brigade: General-Major Georg Croll von Herzberg
      • Grenadier battalion Bellegarde Nr. 44
      • Grenadier battalion Reisky Nr. 13
      • Grenadier battalion Lattermann Nr. 45
      • Grenadier battalion Schröder Nr. 7
      • Grenadier battalion Archduke Rudolf Nr. 16
      • Grenadier battalion Archduke Josef Nr. 63
      • Grenadier battalion Wenzel Colloredo Nr. 56
  • Cavalry Division: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Andreas O'Reilly von Ballinlough
    Andreas O'Reilly von Ballinlough
    Andreas Graf O'Reilly von Ballinlough was an Austrian soldier and commander of Irish origin. His military service extended through the Seven Years' War, War of the Bavarian Succession, Austro-Turkish War, French Revolutionary Wars, and Napoleonic Wars...

    • Kaiser Chevau-léger Regiment Nr. 1 (8 squadrons)
    • Kienmayer Hussar Regiment Nr. 8 (8 squadrons)
  • Division (2nd Line): Feldmarschall-Leutnant Karl Friedrich von Lindenau
    Karl Friedrich von Lindenau
    Karl Friedrich von Lindenau, born 1746 – died 21 February 1817, served in the Prussian army before an incident compelled him to switch allegiance to Habsburg Austria in 1789. A staff officer at the beginning of the French Revolutionary Wars, he was asked to mentor the young Archduke Charles,...

    • Brigade: General-Major Guido Lippa von Duba
      • Grenadier battalion Coburg Nr. 22
      • Grenadier battalion Hohenlohe Nr. 26
      • Grenadier battalion Strassoldo Nr. 27
      • Grenadier battalion Lindenau Nr. 29
    • Brigade: General-Major Prince Ludwig of Hohenlohe-Bartenstein
      • Grenadier battalion Archduke Ferdinand Nr. 2
      • Grenadier battalion Sztarray Nr. 33
      • Grenadier battalion Davidovich Nr. 34
      • Grenadier battalion Auffenberg Nr. 37
      • Grenadier battalion Franz Jellacic Nr. 62
    • Brigade: unknown
      • Esterhazy Infantry Regiment Nr. 34 (4 battalions)
  • Cavalry Division: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Prince Joseph of Lorraine-Vaudémont
    • Levenehr Dragoon Regiment Nr. 4 (8 squadrons)
    • Savoy Dragoon Regiment Nr. 5 (8 squadrons)



Left Wing: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Prince Heinrich XV of Reuss-Plauen
  • Division: Reuss
    • Brigade: General-Major Johann Kalnássy
      • Vukassovich Infantry Regiment Nr. 48 (4 battalions)
      • Archduke Franz Carl Infantry Regiment Nr. 52 (4 battalions)
    • Brigade: General-Major Hieronymus Karl Graf von Colloredo-Mansfeld
      Hieronymus Karl Graf von Colloredo-Mansfeld
      Hieronymus Karl Graf von Colloredo-Mansfeld was an Austrian corps commander during the Napoleonic Wars.-References and notes:...

      • Grenadier battalion Esterhazy Nr. 34
      • Grenadier battalion Vukassovich Nr. 48
      • Grenadier battalion Splenyi Nr. 51
      • Grenadier battalion Saint-Julien Nr. 61
      • Grenadier battalion Archduke Franz Carl Nr. 52
    • Attached Cavalry:
      • Archduke Charles Uhlan
        Uhlan
        Uhlans were Polish light cavalry armed with lances, sabres and pistols. The title was later used by lancer regiments in the Russian, Prussian, and Austrian armies....

         Regiment Nr. 3 (8 squadrons)


Far Left Wing: General-Major Armand von Nordmann
Armand von Nordmann
Joseph-Armand Ritter von Nordmann, born 31 August 1759 – died 6 July 1809, was a French officer in the French Royal Army. He transferred his allegiance to Habsburg Austria during the French Revolution, like other French émigrés...

  • Division: Nordmann
    • Brigade: General-Major Franz Anthony von Siegenfeld
      • Kreutzer Grenz Infantry Regiment Nr. 5 (3 battalions)
      • Gradiscaner Grenz Infantry Regiment Nr. 8 (1 battalion)
    • Brigade: Nordmann
      • Gradiscaner Grenz Infantry Regiment Nr. 8 (2 battalions)
      • Grenadier battalion Anspach Nr. 10
      • Erdödy Hussar Regiment Nr. 9 (8 squadrons)


Reserve: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Eugène-Guillaume Argenteau
Eugène-Guillaume Argenteau
Eugène-Guillaume Argenteau, comte de Mercy or Eugen Gillis Wilhelm Graf Mercy d'Argenteau joined the Austrian army in 1760, became a general officer, and led large formations of soldiers in several actions during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.-Early career:Born at Huy in...

  • Brigade: General-Major Alois von Gavasini
    Alois von Gavasini
    Alois Graf von Gavasini led a combat brigade in the armies of Habsburg Austria and the Austrian Empire during a remarkable number of battles in the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars. A native of Bonn, he offered his services to Austria and won an award for bravery in 1790...

    • Archduke Rudolf Infantry Regiment Nr. 16 (4 battalions)
    • Lattermann Infantry Regiment Nr. 45 (3 battalions)
    • Stipczic Hussar Regiment Nr. 10 (8 squadrons)


Detached Corps: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Paul Davidovich
Paul Davidovich
Baron Paul Davidovich or Pavle Davidović became a general of the Austrian Empire and a Knight of the Military Order of Maria Theresa. He played a major role in the 1796 Italian campaign during the French Revolutionary Wars, leading corps-sized commands in the fighting against the French army led...

 (not engaged)
  • Division: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Prince Franz Seraph of Rosenberg-Orsini
    Prince Franz Seraph of Rosenberg-Orsini
    Prince Franz Seraph of Orsini-Rosenberg, born 18 October 1761 – died 4 August 1832, joined the army of Habsburg Austria and fought against the Ottoman Turks, winning a prestigious award for bravery. In the 1790s, he served in the wars against the First French Republic and received promotion...

    • Brigade: General-Major Joseph Radetzky von Radetz
      Joseph Radetzky von Radetz
      Johann Josef Wenzel Graf Radetzky von Radetz was a Czech nobleman and Austrian general, immortalised by Johann Strauss I's Radetzky March...

      • Szluiner Grenz Infantry Regiment Nr. 4 (3 battalions)
      • Ott Hussars Nr. 5 (8 squadrons)
    • Brigade: General-Major Peter Knesevich
      • Reiski Infantry Regiment Nr. 13 (4 battalions)
      • Archduke Joseph Infantry Regiment Nr. 63 (4 battalions)
      • Archduke Joseph Hussar Regiment Nr. 2 (6 squadrons)
  • Division: General-Major Wunibald Löwenberg
    • Brigade: Löwenberg
      • 1st Banat Grenz Infantry Regiment Nr. 10 (3 battalions)
      • Archduke Joseph Hussar Regiment Nr. 2 (2 squadrons)


Detached Division: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Josef Philipp Vukassovich
Josef Philipp Vukassovich
Josef Philipp von Vukassovich , also Josef Wukassovitch, was a Croatian soldier who joined the army of Habsburg Monarchy and fought against both Ottoman Empire and the First French Republic. During the French Revolutionary Wars, he commanded a brigade in the 1796–1797 Italian campaign against...

 (replaced by Rosenberg) (not engaged)
  • Division: Rosenberg vice Vukassovich
    • Brigade: General-Major Hannibal Sommariva
      • Licaner Grenz Infantry Regiment Nr. 1 (3 battalions)
      • Ottocaner Grenz Infantry Regiment Nr. 2 (1 battalion)
      • 2nd Banat Grenz Infantry Regiment Nr. 11 (3 battalions)
      • Archduke Ferdinand Hussar Regiment Nr. 3 (4 squadrons)
    • Brigade: General-Major Karl Hillinger
      • Davidovich Infantry Regiment Nr. 34 (4 battalions)
      • Auffenberg Infantry Regiment Nr. 37 (3 battalions)

Books

  • Pigeard, Alain. Dictionnaire des batailles de Napoléon. Tallandier, Bibliothèque Napoléonienne, 2004. ISBN 2-84734-073-4
  • Rothenberg, Gunther E. Napoleon's Great Adversaries, The Archduke Charles and the Austrian Army, 1792-1814. Bloomington, Ind.: Indiana University Press, 1982 ISBN 0-253-33969-3
  • Schneid, Frederick C. Napoleon's Italian Campaigns: 1805-1815. Westport, Conn.: Praeger Publishers, 2002. ISBN 0-275-96875-8

External references

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