Petrovaradin order of battle
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The following units and commanders fought in the Battle of Petrovaradin
Battle of Petrovaradin
The Battle of Petrovaradin or Battle of Peterwardein was a decisive victory for Austrian forces in the war between Austria and the Ottoman Empire , at Petrovaradin, now part of Novi Sad, Vojvodina, in Serbia.-History:...

 on August 5, 1716, as part of the Austro-Turkish War of 1716–1718

Imperial (Austrian) Army

Field Marshal Eugene Moritz, Prinz von Savoyen-Carignac
Prince 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...


1st Line

Lieutenant Field Marshal Freiherr von Falkenstein

General of Cavalry Carl Alexandre Herzog von Wurttemberg

General of Cavalry Florentin Clemens Graf von Mercy

Division Regiments and Others
Infantry Division
  • Sigbert Graf von Heister Infantry Regiment (three battalions)
  • Tobias Freiherr von Hasslingen Infantry Regiment (one battalion)
  • Janos Graf von Palffy-Erdodi Infantry Regiment (two battalions)
  • Eberhard Ludwig Herzog von Wurttemberg (Alt) Infantry Regiment (three battalions)
  • General of Calvary Carl Alexandre Herzog von Wurttemberg Infantry Regiment (three battalions)
Infantry Division

  
General of Infantry Maximilian Ludwig von Regal
  • Major General Heinrich Reichard Lorenz Graf von und zu Daun (Alt) Infantry Regiment (three battalions)
  • Major General Wilhelm Reinhard Graf von Neipperg Infantry Regiment (two battalions)
  • Freiherr von Wetzel Infantry Regiment (three battalions)
  • General of Infantry Maximilian Ludwig Graf von Regal Infantry Regiment (three battalions)
  • Carl Wilhelm Markgraf Baden-Durlach Infantry Regiment (two battalions)
Infantry Division

  
General of Infantry Max Adam Graf von Starhemberg
  • General of Infantry Max Adam Graf von Starhemberg Infantry Regiment (three battalions)
  • Graf Scipio Bagni Infantry Regiment (three battalions)
  • Johann Maria Geschwind von Pockstein Infantry Regiment (two battalions)
  • Johann Damian Philipp Freiherr von Sickingen Infantry Regiment
  • Guido von Starhemberg Infantry Regiment (three battalions)
Cavalry Division
  • Amadeus Graf Rabutin de Bussy Dragoon Regiment (seven squadrons)
  • de Battee Dragoon Regiment (seven squadrons)
  • Johann Franz Graf von Gronsfeld-Brokhorst Dragoon Regiment (seven squadrons)
  • Janos Graf von Palffy-Erdodi Cuirassier Regiment (seven squadrons)
  • Cavalry Division

      
    Major General Andreas Graf von Hamilton
    • General of Cavalry Philipp Landgraf von Hessen-Darmstadt Dragoon Regiment (seven squadrons)
    • General of Cavalry Maxmilian Wilhelm, Herzog von Braunschweig - Luneburg und Hannover Dragoon Regiment (seven squadrons)
    • Gundacker Ludwig Josef Graf von Althann Dragoon Regiment (seven squadrons)
    • General of Cavalry Georg Wilhelm Mark graf von Brandenburg-Bayreuth Hussar Regiment (seven squadrons)
    Cavalry Brigade

      
    Major General Carl Graf von Eckh
    • General of Cavalry Florentin Clemens Graf von Mercy Cuirassier Regiment (seven squadrons)
    • General of Cavalry Carl de Martigny Cuirassier Regiment (seven squadrons)
    Cavalry Brigade

      
    Josef August Furst von Lobkowitz
    • Ludwig Ferdinand von Graven Dragoon Regiment (seven squadrons)
    • Freiherr von Falkenstein Cuirassier Regiment (seven squadrons)

    2nd Line

    Division Regiments and Others
    Infantry Division

      
    Carl Herzog von Braunschweig-Luneburg-Bevern
    • Joseph Innozenz Herzog von Lothringen und Bar (Alt) Infantry Regiment (two battalions)
    • Anton Graf von Alcoudete Infantry Regiment (one battalion)
    • Major General Francesco Cavaliere Marullo Infantry Regiment (one battalion)
    • Philip Wilhelm Konrad van Hoensbroeck-Gehlen Infantry Regiment (two battalions)
    • Wilrich Philip Lorenz Count von Daun (Jung) Infantry Regiment (two battalions)
    • Ernst Philipp van der Lanckhen Infantry Regiment (two battalions)
    • Carl Herzog von Braunschweig-Luneburg-Bevern Infantry Regiment (two battalions)
    Infantry Division

      
    General of Infantry Johann Josef Philipp Graf von Harrach Rohrau
    • General of Infantry Johann Josef Philipp Graf von Harrach Rahrau Infantry Regiment (three battalions
    • Don Juan Conde di Ahumada y Cardenas Infantry Regiment (one battalion)
    • Claudius Alexander Comte de Bonneval Infantry Regiment (one battalion)
    • Friedrich Herzog von Wurttember Infantry Regiment (two battalions)
    • Major General Franz Paul Graf von Wallis Infantry Regiment (two battalions)
    • Major General Emerich Friedrich de Fabre Infantry Regiment (one battalion)
    • Johann Leopold Donat Furst von Traautson Infantry Regiment (two battalions)
    • Emmanuel Prinz d'Elboeuf von Lothringen (Jung) Infantry Regiment (two battalions)
    Cavalry Division

      
    MG Johann Peter von Saint-Amour
    • General of Cavalry Franz Anselm Graf von Schonbron (seven squadrons)
    • Major General Johann Peter von Saint Amour (seven squadrons)
    • Josef Ulbricht Graf Croix Cuirassier Regiment (seven squadrons)
    • Johann Heinrich Graf Hautois de Bronne Cuirassier Regiment (seven squadrons)
    Çavalry Division

      
    General of Cavalry Franz Graf Jorgen von Tollet
    • Peter Josef de Viard Dragoon Regiment (seven squadrons)
    • Georg Christoph Furst von Lubkowitz Cuirassier Regiment (seven squadrons)
    • General of Cavalry Franz Graf Jorgen von Tollet Dragoon Regiment (seven squadrons)
    • Emmanuel Comte de Galbes de Silva et Mendoza Dragoon Regiment (five squadrons)
    Cavalry Brigade
  • Adam Comte de Gondrecourt Dragoon Regiment (seven squadrons)
  • Cordova Cuirassier Regiment (five squadrons)
  • Cavalry Brigade

      
    Adam Comte de Gondrecourt
    • Vasquez Cuirassier Regiment (five squadrons)
    • Eugene Moritz Prinz zu Savoyen-Carignac Cuirassier Regiment (seven squadrons)

    3rd Line

    Division Regiments and Others
    3rd Line
    • General of Infantry Georg Wilhelm von Loffelholz-Colberg Regiment (three battalions)

    Skirmishers

    Division Regiments and Others
    Hussar Division
    • General of Cavalry Ladislaus Freiherr von Ebergenyi Hussar Regiment (five squadrons)
    • Major General Johann Ladislaus Freiherr von Splenyi de Mihaldy Hussar Regiment (seven squadrons)
    • Colonel Jozef Graf Esterhazy de Galantha Hussar Regiment (five squadrons)
    • Paul Greiherr von Babocsay Hussar Regiment (five squadrons)
    • General of Cavalry Ferencz Graf Nadasdy Hussar Regiment (five squadrons)

    Ottoman army

    Silahdar Damat Ali Pasha
    Silahdar Damat Ali Pasha
    Silahdar Damat Ali Pasha, also called Silahdar Ali Pasha, was an Ottoman Turkish general and Grand Vizier.-Early life:He was born in İznik , near Bursa, Turkey. His father’s name was Hacı Hüseyin...

    (killed)
    Division Regiments and Others
    Auxiliary (Vassal) light cavalry
    • Tartar (Khan of the Crimea) (2,000 men)
    • Irregulars (8,000 men)
    Provincial/Frontier Cavalry
  • Gonullu (non-combat) (2,000 men)
  • Deli (3,000 men)
  • Infantry (Provincial) Sari

      
    Ahmed Pacha
    • Tuefekschi Musketeers (10,000 men)
    • Gonullu (non-combat) (5,000 men)
    • Yoynuk (Vassal Christian) (5,000 men)
    Provincial/Frontier Cavalry
  • Cebeli (2,000 men)
  • Spahi (8,000 men)
  • Regular/slave Cavalry
  • Silahdaran (junior) cuirasier regiment (5,900 men)
  • Gureba-i yesar regiment (foreign mercenaries) (2,000 men)
  • Ulufeciyan-i yesar(n) regiment (1,500 men)
  • Infantry

      
    Sari Ahmed
    • Janissary Corps (32,600 men)
    • Division Cemaat (40,400 men)
    Support
  • Boluk division (12,600 men)
  • Sekban "dragoon" division (6,700 men)
  • Artillery Corps
  • 5,000 gunners
  • 1,600 gun-wagon drivers
  • 6,000 armorers/ammunition carriers
  • 400 sappers/miners
  • 300 bombardiers
  • Regular/slave cavalry

      
    Turk Ahmed Pasha
    • Gureba-i yemin regiment (1,500 foreign mercenaries)
    • Ulufeciyan-i yemin regiment (2,000 men)
    • Sipahiyan "bodyguard" regiment (7,800 men)
    • Muteferrika Imperial Guard cavalry regiment (500 men)

    Sources

    • Higgins, David R. "Peterwardein: Eugene Turns the Tide in Hungary 5 August 1716." in Strategy & Tactics, Number 248 (March/April 2008)
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