Sacile 1809 Order of Battle
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The Battle of Sacile
on 16 April 1809 saw the Franco-Italian Army of Italy
commanded by Eugène de Beauharnais
attack Archduke John of Austria's Army of Inner Austria. In the morning, the Austrians successfully held off Franco-Italian assaults on their left flank. Later in the day, John counterattacked to drive Eugène's troops from the battlefield. The battle at Sacile
was preceded by the action of Pordenone
on 15 April in which the Austrian advance guard mauled the French rear guard. The Austrian victory compelled Eugène to withdraw to the Adige River at Verona
where he gathered reinforcements and planned a counteroffensive.
: Eugène de Beauharnais
Battle of Sacile
The Battle of Sacile on 16 April 1809 and its companion Clash at Pordenone on 15 April saw an Austrian army commanded by Archduke John of Austria defeat a Franco-Italian army led by Eugène de Beauharnais and force it to retreat. Sacile proved to be the most notable victory of John's career...
on 16 April 1809 saw the Franco-Italian 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...
commanded by Eugène de Beauharnais
Eugène de Beauharnais
Eugène Rose de Beauharnais, Prince Français, Prince of Venice, Viceroy of the Kingdom of Italy, Hereditary Grand Duke of Frankfurt, 1st Duke of Leuchtenberg and 1st Prince of Eichstätt ad personam was the first child and only son of Alexandre, Vicomte de Beauharnais and Joséphine Tascher de la...
attack Archduke John of Austria's Army of Inner Austria. In the morning, the Austrians successfully held off Franco-Italian assaults on their left flank. Later in the day, John counterattacked to drive Eugène's troops from the battlefield. The battle at Sacile
Sacile
Sacile is a town and comune in the province of Pordenone, in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of north-east Italy. It is known as the "Garden of the Serenissima" after the many palaces that were constructed along the river Livenza for the nobility of the Most Serene Republic of...
was preceded by the action of Pordenone
Pordenone
Pordenone is a comune of Pordenone province of northeast Italy in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region.The name comes from the Latin "Portus Naonis" meaning the port on the river Noncello - History :...
on 15 April in which the Austrian advance guard mauled the French rear guard. The Austrian victory compelled Eugène to withdraw to the Adige River at 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...
where he gathered reinforcements and planned a counteroffensive.
Franco-Italian Army at Sacile
Army of ItalyArmy 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...
: Eugène de Beauharnais
Eugène de Beauharnais
Eugène Rose de Beauharnais, Prince Français, Prince of Venice, Viceroy of the Kingdom of Italy, Hereditary Grand Duke of Frankfurt, 1st Duke of Leuchtenberg and 1st Prince of Eichstätt ad personam was the first child and only son of Alexandre, Vicomte de Beauharnais and Joséphine Tascher de la...
- Chief of staffChief of StaffThe title, chief of staff, identifies the leader of a complex organization, institution, or body of persons and it also may identify a Principal Staff Officer , who is the coordinator of the supporting staff or a primary aide to an important individual, such as a president.In general, a chief of...
: General of Division Henri François Charpentier - Artillery: General of Division Jean-Barthélemot SorbierJean-Barthélemot SorbierJean-Barthélemot Sorbier, count, , was a French general of the Napoleonic Wars.-Revolutionary Wars:An aristocrat of the Ancien Régime, Sorbier joined the Royal Artillery Corps in 1782 and was a part of the La Fère regiment, where he met Napoleon Bonaparte...
(12 guns)- Foot battery (six 12-pound cannons, 5-inch 7 li. howitzers)
- Foot battery (six 12-pound cannons, 5-inch 7 li. howitzers)
- 1st Division: General of Division Jean Mathieu Seras
- 1st Brigade: General of Brigade Louis Gareau
- 35th Line Infantry Regiment (2,800 in 4 battalions)
- 53rd Line Infantry Regiment (2,800 in 4 battalions)
- 2nd Brigade: General of Brigade Jean-Claude Roussel
- 106th Line Infantry Regiment (2,800 in 4 battalions)
- Attached Artillery: (12 guns)
- Foot battery (four 8-pound cannons, two 6-inch howitzers)
- Foot battery (four 4-pound cannons, two 6-inch howitzers)
- 1st Brigade: General of Brigade Louis Gareau
- 2nd Division: General of Division Jean-Baptiste BroussierJean-Baptiste BroussierJean-Baptiste Broussier was a French Divisional General of the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars.-Life:Broussier was born in Ville-sur-Saulx....
- 1st Brigade: General of Brigade Joseph Marie, Count DessaixJoseph Marie, Count DessaixJoseph Marie, Count Dessaix was a French general.He was born at Thonon in Savoy...
- 9th Line Infantry Regiment (2,800 in 4 battalions)
- 2nd Brigade: General of Brigade Jacques Dutruy
- 84th Line Infantry Regiment84th Line Infantry RegimentThe 84th Line Infantry Regiment is an infantry unit of the French Army. It was heir of the Quercy Regiment and the 9th Light Regiment, created in 1684. At the Battle of Graz on 25 and 26 June 1809, two battalions defended a church cemetery for many hours against thousands of Austrian soldiers. In...
(2,800 in 4 battalions) - 92nd Line Infantry Regiment (2,800 in 4 battalions)
- 24th DragoonDragoonThe 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 (125 in the 4th Squadron)
- 84th Line Infantry Regiment
- Attached Artillery: (12 guns)
- Foot battery (four 8-pound cannons, two 6-inch howitzers)
- Foot battery (four 4-pound cannons, two 6-inch howitzers)
- 1st Brigade: General of Brigade Joseph Marie, Count Dessaix
- 3rd Division: General of Division Paul GrenierPaul GrenierPaul Grenier joined the French royal army and rapidly rose to general officer rank during the French Revolutionary Wars. He led a division in the 1796-1797 campaign in southern Germany. During the 1800 campaign in the Electorate of Bavaria he was a wing commander...
- 1st Brigade: General of Brigade Louis Jean Nicolas Abbé
- 1st Light Infantry Regiment (700 in the 4th Battalion)
- 1st Line Infantry Regiment (2,800 in 4 battalions)
- 2nd Brigade: General of Brigade François-Antoine Teste
- 52nd Line Infantry Regiment (2,800 in 4 battalions)
- 102nd Line Infantry Regiment (2,800 in 4 battalions)
- Napoleone Italian Dragoon Regiment (125 in the 4th Squadron)
- Attached Artillery: (12 guns)
- Foot battery (six 8-pound cannons)
- Foot battery (four 4-pound cannons, two 6-inch howitzers)
- 1st Brigade: General of Brigade Louis Jean Nicolas Abbé
- 4th Division: General of Division Gabriel Barbou des Courières
- 1st Brigade: General of Brigade Jean-Claude Moreau
- 8th Light Infantry Regiment (1,450 in the 3rd & 4th Battalions)
- 18th Light Infantry Regiment (1,400 in the 3rd & 4th Battalions)
- 5th Line Infantry Regiment (1,400 in the 3rd & 4th Battalions)
- 11th Line Infantry Regiment (700 in the 4th Battalion)
- 2nd Brigade: General of Brigade Claude Roize
- 23rd Line Infantry Regiment (1,400 in the 3rd & 4th Battalions)
- 60th Line Infantry Regiment (1,400 in the 3rd & 4th Battalions)
- 79th Line Infantry Regiment (1,350 in the 3rd & 4th Battalions)
- 87th Line Infantry Regiment (1,400 in the 3rd & 4th Battalions)
- Attached Artillery: (12 guns)
- Foot battery (four 8-pound cannons, two 6-inch howitzers)
- Foot battery (four 4-pound cannons, two 6-inch howitzers)
- 1st Brigade: General of Brigade Jean-Claude Moreau
- Light Cavalry Division: General of Division Louis Michel Antoine SahucLouis Michel Antoine SahucLouis-Michel-Antoine Sahuc, born 7 January 1755 – died 24 October 1813, joined the French Royal Army and spent 20 years there before fighting in the French Revolutionary Wars. He rose to command a French cavalry regiment and later became a general officer...
- Brigade: General of Brigade Joseph Pagès
- 6th Chasseurs à Cheval Regiment (600 in 4 squadrons)
- 8th Chasseurs à Cheval Regiment (850 in 4 squadrons)
- 25th Chasseurs à Cheval Regiment (600 in 4 squadrons)
- 6th HussarHussarHussar 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 (750 in 4 squadrons)
- Attached Artillery: (6 guns)
- Horse battery (four 4-pound cannons, two 6-inch howitzers)
- Brigade: General of Brigade Joseph Pagès
- 1st Italian Division: General of Division Philippe Eustache Louis Severoli
- 1st Brigade: General of Brigade Antoine-Louis-Ignace Bonfanti
- 1st Italian Line Infantry Regiment (2,800 in 4 battalions)
- 2nd Italian Line Infantry Regiment (700 in the 3rd Battalion)
- 2nd Brigade: General of Brigade Luigi Peyri
- 7th Italian Line Infantry Regiment (2,100 in the 2nd, 3rd & 4th Battalions)
- Dalmatian Infantry Regiment (1,400 in 2 battalions)
- Italian Chasseurs à Cheval Regiment (125 in 1 squadron)
- Attached Artillery: (12 guns, 450)
- 1st Brigade: General of Brigade Antoine-Louis-Ignace Bonfanti
- Italian foot battery (four 6-pound cannons, two 6-inch howitzers)
- Italian foot battery (four 6-pound cannons, two 6-inch howitzers)
Not present at Sacile
- 2nd Italian Division: General of Division Achille FontanelliAchille FontanelliAchille Fontanelli , Italian nationalist, Napoleonic general and Earl.-Biography:Fontanelli was born in Modena on the 8th November 1775 to a minor Italian aristocratic family, son of Marquis Alfonso and Paolina Cervi...
- 1st Brigade: General of Brigade Joseph François Benigne Julhien
- 1st Italian Light Infantry Regiment (1,400 in 2 battalions)
- 2nd Italian Light Infantry Regiment (1,400 in 2 battalions)
- 3rd Italian Line Infantry Regiment (2,800 in 4 battalions)
- 2nd Brigade: General of Brigade Antoine Marc Augustin BertolettiAntoine Marc Augustin BertolettiAntoine Marc Augustin Bertoletti was a Milanese military officer who served the French Empire as a general of brigade, notably in the Peninsular War.-Military career:...
- 4th Italian Line Infantry Regiment (1,400 in 2 battalions)
- Istrian Jagers (700 in 1 battalion)
- Italian Chasseurs à Cheval Regiment (250 in 2 squadrons)
- Attached Artillery: (12 guns, 450)
- Italian foot battery (four 6-pound cannons, two 6-inch howitzers)
- Italian foot battery (four 6-pound cannons, two 6-inch howitzers)
- 1st Brigade: General of Brigade Joseph François Benigne Julhien
- Division Lamarque: General of Division Jean Maximilien LamarqueJean Maximilien LamarqueJean Maximilien Lamarque was a French commander during the Napoleonic Wars who later became a member of French Parliament. As an opponent of the Ancien Régime, he is known for his active suppression of Royalist and Legitimist activity...
- 1st Brigade: General of Brigade Léonard Huard de Saint-Aubin
- 13th Line Infantry Regiment (2,800 in 4 battalions)
- 112th Line Infantry Regiment (2,100 in 3 battalions)
- 2nd Brigade: General of Brigade Louis Almeras
- 29th Line Infantry Regiment (2,800 in 4 battalions)
- 42nd Line Infantry Regiment (700 in the 4th Battalion)
- Attached Artillery: (12 guns)
- Foot battery (four 8-pound cannons, two 6-inch howitzers, 200)
- Foot battery (four 4-pound cannons, two 6-inch howitzers, 140)
- 1st Brigade: General of Brigade Léonard Huard de Saint-Aubin
- 1st Dragoon Division: General of Division Emmanuel Grouchy
- Brigade: General of Brigade François Guerin d'Etoquigny
- 7th Dragoon Regiment (700 in 4 squadrons)
- 30th Dragoon Regiment (950 in 4 squadrons)
- Reine Dragoon Regiment (700 in 4 squadrons)
- Attached Artillery: (6 guns)
- Horse battery (four 4-pound cannons, two 6-inch howitzers, 125)
- Brigade: General of Brigade François Guerin d'Etoquigny
- 2nd Dragoon Division: General of Division Charles Joseph Randon de Malboissière de Pully
- Brigade: General of Brigade Pierre Poinsot
- 23rd Dragoon Regiment (600 in 4 squadrons)
- 28th Dragoon Regiment (450 in 4 squadrons)
- 29th Dragoon Regiment (600 in 4 squadrons)
- Brigade: General of Brigade Pierre Poinsot
- Division Durutte: General of Division Pierre François Joseph DuruttePierre François Joseph DuruttePierre François Joseph Durutte joined the French army at the beginning of the French Revolutionary Wars. Rapidly promoted for feats of bravery under fire at Jemappes in 1792 and Hondschoote in 1793, he found himself appointed to serve as a staff officer...
- 1st Brigade:
- 22nd Light Infantry Regiment (1,400 in the 3rd & 4th Battalions)
- 23rd Line Infantry Regiment (2,800 in 4 battalions)
- 2nd Brigade:
- 62nd Line Infantry Regiment (2,800 in 4 battalions)
- Attached Artillery: (6 guns)
- Foot battery (four 6-pound cannons, two 6-inch howitzers)
- 1st Brigade:
- Royal Italian Guard: General of Brigade Teodoro LechiTeodoro LechiTeodoro Lechi was an Italian general, a Jacobin and a military advisor to King Carlo Alberto of Sardinia. He was the brother of Giuseppe Lechi, a brilliant and famous Napoleonic general, and Angelo, also a Napoleonic officer.-Biography:Teodoro Lechi was born in Brescia, the 14th son of 19 of...
- 1st Brigade: General of Brigade Pietro Luigi Viani
- Guard Velites Infantry Regiment (800 in 1 battalion)
- Guards d'Honneur Squadron (175)
- 2nd Brigade: General of Brigade Teodoro Lechi
- Guard Chasseurs Infantry Regiment (800 in 1 battalion)
- Guard Grenadiers Infantry Regiment (800 in 1 battalion)
- Guard Dragoon Regiment (275 in 2 squadrons)
- Attached Artillery: (6 guns, 238)
- Italian foot battery (four 6-pound cannons, two 6-inch howitzers)
- Sappers (350 in 3 companies)
- 1st Brigade: General of Brigade Pietro Luigi Viani
Austrian Army Order of Battle
Army of Inner Austria: General der Kavallerie Archduke John of Austria- Chief of staff: OberstOberstOberst is a military rank in several German-speaking and Scandinavian countries, equivalent to Colonel. It is currently used by both the ground and air forces of Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark and Norway. The Swedish rank överste is a direct translation, as are the Finnish rank eversti...
(colonel) Laval Nugent von Westenrath - Artillery Director: General-MajorBrigadier GeneralBrigadier general is a senior rank in the armed forces. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries, usually sitting between the ranks of colonel and major general. When appointed to a field command, a brigadier general is typically in command of a brigade consisting of around 4,000...
Anton Reisner - Advance Guard: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Johann Maria Philipp FrimontJohann Maria Philipp FrimontJohann Maria Philipp Frimont, Count of Palota, Prince of Antrodoco was an Austrian general.Frimont was born at Fénétrange, in what is now French Lorraine...
- Brigade: General-Major Josef Schmidt
- Archduke Franz KarlArchduke Franz Karl of AustriaArchduke Franz Karl Joseph of Austria from the House of Habsburg was father of two emperors as well as the grandfather of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, whose assassination sparked the hostilities that led to the outbreak of World War I, and the greatgrandfather of the last Habsburg...
Infantry Regiment Nr. 52 (1 battalion) - Franz JellacicFranz JellacicBaron Franjo Jelačić Bužimski , born 14 April 1746 – died 4 February 1810, was a Croatian nobleman, a member of the House of Jelačić...
Infantry Regiment Nr. 62 (1 battalion)
- Archduke Franz Karl
- Brigade: General-Major Joseph Wetzel
- 1st Banal Grenz InfantryGrenz infantryGrenz 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. 10 (1⅔ battalions) - OttPeter Karl Ott von BátorkézPeter Karl Ott von Bátorkéz joined the Austrian army and fought in the wars against the Kingdom of Prussia, Ottoman Turkey, and the First French Republic in the last half of the 18th century. During the French Revolutionary Wars, he rose in rank to general officer and twice campaigned against the...
Hussar Regiment Nr. 5 (2 squadrons)
- 1st Banal Grenz Infantry
- Brigade: General-Major Josef Schmidt
- VIII Armeekorps: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Albert GyulaiAlbert GyulaiAlbert Gyulai von Máros-Németh und Nádaska or Albert Gyulay, born 12 September 1766 – died 27 April 1835, a Hungarian, joined the army of Habsburg Austria and fought against Ottoman Turkey. He served against the First French Republic in the Flanders Campaign and on the Rhine...
- Corps Artillery: MajorMajorMajor is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. ...
Johann von Fasching- 12-pound position battery (6 guns)
- 3-pound brigade battery (8 guns)
- Brigade: General-Major Hieronymus Karl Graf von Colloredo-MansfeldHieronymus Karl Graf von Colloredo-MansfeldHieronymus Karl Graf von Colloredo-Mansfeld was an Austrian corps commander during the Napoleonic Wars.-References and notes:...
- Strassoldo Infantry Regiment Nr. 27 (2 battalions)
- Saint-JulienFranz Xaver Saint-JulienFranz Xaver Johann Nepomuk Graf Saint-Julien und Walsee was an Austrian infantry commander during the French Revolutionary Wars and the War of the Fifth Coalition.-Footnotes:...
Infantry Regiment Nr. 61 (2 battalions) - 3-pound brigade battery (8 guns)
- Brigade: General-Major Anton Gajoli
- Franz Jellacic Infantry Regiment Nr. 62 (2 battalions)
- Johann Jellacic Infantry Regiment Nr. 53 (2 battalions)
- 2nd Banal Grenz Infantry Regiment Nr. 11 (1 battalion)
- half Grenz 3-pound brigade battery (4 guns)
- Brigade: Oberst Wilhelm von Fulda
- Ott Hussar Regiment Nr. 5 (4 squadrons)
- Hohenzollern Chevau-léger Regiment Nr. 2 (4 squadrons)
- Corps Artillery: Major
- IX Armeekorps: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Ignaz GyulaiIgnaz GyulaiIgnaz Gyulai von Máros-Nemeth und Nádaska, Ignácz Gyulay, Ignác Gyulay, or Ignjat Đulaj born 11 September 1763 – died 11 November 1831, joined the army of Habsburg Austria, fought against Ottoman Turkey, and became a general officer during the French Revolutionary Wars. From 1806 he held the...
- Corps Artillery: OberstleutnantOberstleutnantOberstleutnant is a German Army and Air Force rank equal to Lieutenant Colonel, above Major, and below Oberst.There are two paygrade associated to the rank of Oberstleutnant...
Johann von Callot- 12-pound position battery (6 guns)
- 6-pound brigade battery (8 guns)
- 3-pound brigade battery (8 guns)
- Brigade: General-Major Johann Kalnássy
- Simbschen Infantry Regiment Nr. 43 (3 battalions)
- 3-pound brigade battery (8 guns)
- Brigade: General-Major Alois von GavasiniAlois von GavasiniAlois 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...
- Reisky Infantry Regiment Nr. 13 (3 battalions)
- Ottocaner Grenz Infantry Regiment Nr. 2 (1½ battalions)
- Brigade: General-Major Franz Marziani
- Alvinczi Infantry Regiment Nr. 19 (3 battalions)
- Oguliner Grenz Infantry Regiment Nr. 3 (2 battalions)
- 3-pound brigade battery (8 guns)
- Detachment: Oberst Anton Volkmann
- Banal Grenz Infantry Regiment Nr. 2 (1 battalion)
- Johann Jellacic Infantry Regiment Nr. 53 (1 battalion)
- Ott Hussar Regiment # 5 (2 squadrons)
- Archduke Joseph Hussar Regiment Nr. 2 (2 squadrons)
- Brigade: General-Major Johann Peter Kleinmayer
- Szluiner Grenz Infantry Regiment Nr. 4 (2 battalions)
- Salamon Grenadier Battalion
- Janusch Grenadier Battalion
- Chimani Grenadier Battalion
- Mühlen Grenadier Battalion
- 3-pound brigade battery (8 guns)
- Brigade: General-Major Ignaz Sebottendorf
- GrazGrazThe more recent population figures do not give the whole picture as only people with principal residence status are counted and people with secondary residence status are not. Most of the people with secondary residence status in Graz are students...
LandwehrLandwehrLandwehr, or Landeswehr, is a German language term used in referring to certain national armies, or militias found in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Europe. In different context it refers to large scale, low strength fortifications...
(3 battalions) - Dumontet FreikorpsFreikorpsFreikorps are German volunteer military or paramilitary units. The term was originally applied to voluntary armies formed in German lands from the middle of the 18th century onwards. Between World War I and World War II the term was also used for the paramilitary organizations that arose during...
battalion
- Graz
- Corps Artillery: Oberstleutnant
- Cavalry Division: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Christian Wolfskeel von Reichenberg
- Brigade: General-Major Ignaz Splényi
- FrimontJohann Maria Philipp FrimontJohann Maria Philipp Frimont, Count of Palota, Prince of Antrodoco was an Austrian general.Frimont was born at Fénétrange, in what is now French Lorraine...
Hussar Regiment Nr. 9 (4 squadrons) - Archduke Joseph Hussar Regiment Nr. 2 (6 squadrons)
- Frimont
- Brigade: General-Major Johann Hager von Altensteig
- Hohenlohe DragoonDragoonThe 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 Nr. 2 (6 squadrons) - Savoy Dragoon Regiment Nr. 5 (6 squadrons)
- Hohenlohe Dragoon
- Brigade: General-Major Ignaz Splényi