Including Sieges Inside and
Outside of Fortresses
* This list was compiled by Franz and provides some additional material on his campaigns and the only information from him on his service in the war of 1806-07.
1805
| 3 December | Battle near Stecken in Moravia, lasted 3½ hours. |
| 5 December | Engagement near Stecken in Moravia, lasted from 2 o’clock in the afternoon [of the 5th] until the 6th. |
1806/07
| 10 October | Besieged Kulmbach in Prussia until 11 October. |
| 7 November | Besieged Gross-Glogau in Silesia until 3 December. |
| 8 December | Besieged the fortress of Breslau [Wroclaw] in Silesia continuously until 7 January 1807. On 30 December some regiments of the besieging corps had an engagement with the corps of Prince Pless near Strehlen, which lasted three hours. |
| 14 May | Crossed the Narew near Pułtusk in Poland under heavy cannonade lasting half an hour. |
| 16 May | A persistent, five-hour engagement near Pułtusk. |
| 22 June | A few insignificant vanguard skirmishes near Luski in Poland. |
1809
| 18 April | A cannonade on the Landshut road near Mühlhausen lasted one hour. |
| 19 April | Battle near Abensberg in Bavaria, began at 11 o’clock in the morning and lasted until almost 6 o’clock in the evening, when it was interrupted by a driving rain, but |
| 20 April | in the morning it started up again and lasted the whole day, and as far as Pfeffenhausen. |
| 21 April | Battle on the Schlossberg [mountain] near Landshut lasted from 11 o’clock in the morning until 5 o’clock in the evening. |
| 22 April | Skirmishing on the Vils as far as Frontenhausen with enemy stragglers. |
| 24 April | Stubborn and significant engagement near Neumarkt on the Rott from 11 o’clock in the morning until late at night, when the corps withdrew to Vilsbiburg. |
| 29 April | Some skirmishing before Salzburg on the Salzach; hereupon the city was taken by storm. |
| 11 May | The pass near Lofer in the Tyrol was taken after a two-hour encounter. |
| 12 May | On its march to St Johann the corps was often harassed by insurgents. |
| 13 May | A three-hour encounter at the Kleiner Zoll [toll house] near the Gratenbrück [bridge], but afterwards continuous torment from the insurgents firing from the mountains. |
| 14 May | Took the city of Rattenburg by storm and were pursued again all day by the insurgents on the nearby mountains. |
| 15 May | A l½-hour encounter at the Ziller bridge, constantly accompanied by the shots of the insurgents on the side, and in the evening burned down Schwaz with howitzer fire, as also all the single houses standing on the roads. |
| 16 May | A vigorous engagement at Schwaz, after which the town was taken by storm and no inhabitant was spared. |
| 6 July | Battle near Wagram lasted until the 8th. Pursued the enemy on the 9th and skirmished near Laa on the Thaya. |
| 10 July | Battle near Znaim was continued on the 11th. |
1812
| 7 August | An engagement near Polotsk on the Dvina. |
| 11 August | An engagement near Walenok on the Drissa. |
| 13-15 August | Skirmishing by the outposts near Muschek. |
| 16 August | Outpost skirmishing near Polotsk. |
| 17 August | Battle near Polotsk |
| 18 August | continued in the afternoon and did not become murderous until today. |
| 22 August | Heavy engagement near Beloe. |
| 4 September | Took the city of Disna, insignificant skirmishing with Cossacks on the Dvina and the small river of the same name [Disna]. |
| 17 October | Battle near Polotsk on the 18th and stubbornly prolonged on the 19th, and on the night of the 19th withdrew across the Dvina. |
| 20 & 21 Oct | Continuous cannonade from both banks. |
| 22 October | A brief Cossack attack on the night of the 22nd during the march. |
| 24 October | In the evening an engagement near Kuplice during the retreat, lasting half an hour. |
| 5 December | The great retreat began, and lasted until |
| 28 December | when we arrived at Plock on the Vistula. |
1813
| 20 January | Garrison in the fortress of Thorn, where the siege began on the 23rd and under daily shooting and raids lasted until |
| 18 April | concluded. |
1814
| 2 & 3 Dec | Small outpost skirmishing before the fortress of Kehl outside of Strasbourg, and on 22 December insignificant cannonade near Hüningen. |
| 26 & 27 Dec | Skirmishing near the fortress of Belfort. |
| 5 January | Skirmishing near the fortress of Schlettstadt. |
| 1 February | Battle near Brienne. Storming of the village of Chaumesnil, which went on into the 2nd. |
| 12 February | Cannonade and crossed the Seine near Bray. |
| 13 February | Engagement near Luistaines lasted from 10 o’clock in the morning until late at night. |
| 17 February | Rear-guard engagement from 10 o’clock in the evening until toward morning around Gurcy-le-Chatel near Bray. |
| 24 February | Significant rear-guard engagement near Montiéramey, until on the morning of the 25th toward Bar-sur-Aube. |
| 26 February | Battle near Bar-sur-Aube, which continued on the 27th. |
| 4 March | Pursued the enemy near Troyes. |
| 18 March | Rear-guard skirmishing near Allibaudières. |
| 20 March | Battle near Arcis and three times stormed the village of Torcy-le-Grand. |
| 24 March | A small cannonade near Courdemanges not far from Vitry-le-Français. |
| 26 March | Engagement near Fère Champenoise and constant pursuit of the enemy. |
| 1 April | Spent the night before the fort of Vincennes. |
Franz took a lively and detailed interest in the education of all his many children, but he devoted particular attention to the military career of his eldest son, Otto Hausmann, especially in regard to finances, behaviour and prospects for promotion. He corresponded frequently and inspected practically every dimension of the young man’s existence. As a cadet and later an artillery officer, Otto probably found this paternal scrutiny oppressive, but the letters also show a concerned and loving father who hoped to help his son by sharing his own experiences and deep religious faith. Of more immediate concern to modern military historians, however, are several excerpts from this extensive correspondence that shed additional light on Franz’s personal history, uncover some little-known aspects of military life in the Napoleonic age and tell us something about the attitudes of small-state Germans in the years between Napoleon and Bismarck.
On Napoleon
Letter of 16 May 1844 All great men, and they should be your models, made diligent use of their youth to prepare themselves for life; only so could they become great and famous, so that they stood out above the thousands, even millions of ordinary souls. Napoleon, the greatest man of our times, was, like you, trained in a military school (Brienne). The same was true of Schiller, the greatest poet, who was trained at the Karl’s School for officers’ sons in Ludwigsburg and later in Stuttgart.1
On Promotion
Letter of 17 December 1845 Just remember that French is still the most important thing besides the general subjects of study, for this language is especially useful toward becoming an adjutant and for joining the quartermaster general’s staff, and only these two branches lead to more rapid promotion.
Letter of 25 October 1850 In general, a young officer should take advantage of every opportunity to wait upon staff officers and their wives from time to time. Therefore, you should associate with such comrades as often carry out social duties.
On Military Life
Letter of 27 May 1848 As rules of conduct I give you the following for your consideration:
1) That you should not put your silver money in your chest of drawers, because one of the servants could have a key to it and steal it from you. Give it, as long as you do not need it, to your landlord to keep for you, or to one of your staff officers. Your gold, however, you should always carry on you well secured in your wallet, for a young man who still lacks experience in the world is often robbed.
2) Never let your orderly touch your trunk or chest of drawers. Never give him the key to take any clothing out. Always do this yourself. There are cases in which orderlies have stolen all kinds of possessions from their masters, and how can you take reprisals against such persons?
3) Often check through your clothing, for orderlies often wear their masters’ boots, underwear, etc. and ruin them, so that very often new acquisitions are necessary, which the masters would not need if they had paid proper attention. The master must also cover the laundry cost in these cases.
4) Move into your quarters at once, as you can more easily pay the couple of days until the end of the month at the monthly rent rate than at the rate in an inn, where it costs much more, especially since for that time you would have to eat2 at the same inn, which is also much more expensive.
5) When you get a horse, keep the forage under your strict lock and key, perhaps in an adjoining area, and allow the groom to take out only as much as he needs for each feeding, so that the stablemaid cannot throw your forage over to the cattle standing in the same stable, making the masters often wonder why their horses look so shabby, because their fodder is being taken away from them without their masters’ knowledge.
6) One of your main tasks is to study the character of your comrades in whose company you find yourself. If you find them to be moral and good fun, stick with them; but if you have any doubts, then try to remove yourself little by little from their company, without thereby offending them or letting them realise that you look down on them, so that you do not end up in arguments.
7) When you are on guard duty with men from the lower ranks, you should regale the men on the watch with beer, but not so much that any of them become drunk. This might cost you each time - depending upon how many of them there are - perhaps 24, 30 or 48 kreuzer. You must not let yourself be drawn into more. Also, your comrades will perhaps visit you and drink a few glasses of beer with you, and be offered at most some bread and cheese. Only no drunken brawl should be allowed to develop, least of all with wine. A staff officer never condones such things.
Letter of 7 June 1848 When I was an adjutant and 20 years old, I bought a raw team horse and trained it for riding. Later I also always did that, and bargained for the horses the way Lieutenant Reineck probably has done, and in so doing I always so calculated that I never had a loss from horse transactions. A horse always cost me 9 to 12, never 15, louis d’or, and that was their value. Today, when they are more expensive, the handsomest cost up to 18 louis d’or. Anything above that is a luxury. For breaking them in add another 5 louis d’or at most, though I always did this myself.
Even though I accept that it is simpler for you to obtain a horse that has already been well broken in, nevertheless, the price of 30 louis d’or is much too high for someone who does not have a large fortune at his disposal. Is there in Germersheim [Otto’s garrison] no non-commissioned officer who breaks horses in? In that case, you could buy a nice riding horse and have it broken in, which would not make nearly such a demand on the funds you have at hand as would the projected purchase for 33 [sic] louis d’or.
It is not very difficult to train a horse to become used to gunfire, especially in a garrison and fortress, where some exercise or other is being carried out almost daily. I have never had regular riding lessons, but by talking to experts I learned everything necessary for handling a horse, and by practising on my own I learned to ride well. After the proper training my horses stood firm, both among firing cannons and in skirmishes, and adjutants [as I was] have far less time to spend training their horses than do cavalry and artillery officers in the line and in the batteries. So think the matter over carefully (in buying a horse one should never be in too much of a hurry!).
Letter of 22 July 1848 Consider all these suggestions [on the purchase and maintenance of uniforms and other articles] from all sides of wisdom and economy. Only you must in all circumstances keep the rule in mind that the amount of your possessions should not exceed your needs, because an officer can never count on having a steady place of assignment but rather must always be ready to move at a moment’s notice, and on marches, etc. too much baggage is an enormous inconvenience. How many things have been lost in this way? “One God and one jacket” was the general rule among us old soldiers, and that suited us fine, because in my day the earlier frock coats had been discontinued and the later ones not yet introduced. One uniform (with epaulettes) and one dress coat were our total outfit.
Letter of 7 May 1849 If you should march out into any battle, always place your complete trust in God. He will preserve those who love Him from every and all danger. Do everything demanded of you with cheerful and steadfast courage. God will always be with you if you walk unfailingly in His ways and turn away from sin. The soldier who has faith in God must not think that any ball has been poured for him, and this conviction, along with a short prayer, such as the one the old Prussian Dessauer3 used to offer up, gives him courage. That is, undertake everything with serenity and reflection, meaning do not be too foolhardy, but also let no weapon scare you away from doing your duty, and at the right moment take considered action. The main thing for the artillery is technology, so the most important task of an officer in handling his defences, even under the mightiest thunder of the guns, is to use and apply the same calm and assurance as on the training field.
But especially be humane to your enemies. Never use your weapon to cause arbitrary destruction. Go only as far as duty and orders from above demand, especially against unarmed fellow citizens. The prisoner and defeated and unarmed person is no longer our enemy but rather our friend and brother.
Letter of 25 October 1850 The steadfast person is the pearl among officers and is always sought out, respected and loved by his superiors and comrades. This distinction fell to me when I was a lowly fourier, when I was being truly pressured to be put up for officer - which I steadfastly refused from 1806 to 1808 - and when I was still a young lieutenant, much older people, even captains, felt honoured to be my friends.
1 The Karlsschule was an academy for officer candidates established by Württemberg.
2 Emphasis here and later in the original.
3 Leopold I of Anhalt-Dessau (1646-1747), known as ‘The Old Dessauer’, was one of the leading military figures of early eighteenth century Europe, probably best known for the reforms he introduced into the Prussian Army. His prayer may be rendered as follows:
‘Heavenly Father, graciously assist me this day; but if Thou should'st not be so disposed, lend not, at least, Thy assistance to those scoundrels, the enemy, but passively await the issue.’
With thanks to Philip Haythornthwaite for supplying this information.
| Date | Assignment/Event |
| 25 Feb 1789 | Born in Aachen. |
| January 1799 | First mentioned in records of 4th Grenadier Regiment; assigned to 3rd Company as cadet (Fourier-Schütze). |
| 1 Apr 1799 | Assigned to depot of the Leib Regiment. |
| 1 May 1799 | Leaves service temporarily. |
| 1 Nov 1804 | Assigned to 7th Infantry Regiment as Fourier-Praktikant. |
| 1805 | Campaign against Austria (diary) |
| 14 Sept 1805 | Departs Neuburg on the Danube. |
| 17 Jan 1806 | Returns to Neuburg on the Danube. |
| 1806-07 | Campaign against Prussia (neither diary nor letters) |
| 1 Nov 1806 | Promoted to Fourier in 1st Grenadier Company. |
| 1809 | Campaign against Austria (diary) |
| 17 Mar 1809 | Departs Neuburg on the Danube. |
| 1 Aug 1809 | Promoted to second lieutenant in Reserve Battalion. |
| 1 Sept 1809 | Appointed as regimental adjutant in 7th Infantry. |
| 18June 1810 | Returns to Neuburg on the Danube. |
| 1812 | Campaign against Russia (diary and letters) |
| 4 Mar 1812 | Departs Neuburg on the Danube. |
| 19 Aug 1812 | Temporarily assigned as brigade adjutant. |
| 25 Sept 1812 | Member of the Legion of Honour. |
| 10 Nov 1812 | Returns to duty as regimental adjutant. |
| Jan-April 1813 | Siege of Thom (diary) |
| 1 June 1813 | Promoted to first lieutenant. |
| 26 July 1813 | Returns to Neuburg on the Danube. |
| 1813-14 | Campaign against France (diary and letters) |
| 8 Oct 1813 | Departs on leave from regiment. |
| 10 Nov 1813 | Rejoins regiment for campaign against France. |
| 24 June 1814 | Returns to Neuburg on the Danube. |
| 1 Dec 1814 | On leave status; enters university in Augsburg. |
| 1815 | Waterloo Campaign (no active role) |
| 1 Apr 1815 | Adjutant in Reserve Battalion. |
| From 1818 | Civil Official (letters to Otto) |
| 21 Apr 1818 | Completes university. |
| 30 Apr 1818 | Leaves army; enters civil service. |
| 16 Sept 1824 | Prison Inspector in Kaiserslautern. |
| 17 Mar 1826 | Regional Commissioner in Pirmasens. |
| 7 Jan 1834 | Regional Commissioner in Neustadt on the Haardt. |
| 28 Oct 1843 | Royal Counsellor in Neustadt on the Haardt. |
| 1850 | Royal Counsellor in Speyer. |
| 25 Oct 1852 | Knight of the Order of St Michael. |
| 30 July 1856 | Dies in Neustadt while on holiday. |
Sources Hausmann family papers; Bavarian War Archives, Personalakt for Franz Joseph Hausmann, file OP 78406. Notes in parentheses indicate extent of surviving original material.
| Date | Assignment/Event |
| 16 Sept 1759 | Bom in Jülich. |
| 18 July 1777 | Joins 14th Fusilier Regiment as private soldier. |
| 1780 | Promoted to corporal. |
| 1789 | To 4th Grenadier Regiment. |
| 1 Apr 1790 | Promoted to sergeant. |
| 1799 | To 7th Line Infantry Regiment. |
| 1803 | Promoted to sergeant-major. |
| 1805 | Campaign against Austria |
| Lost most vision in left eye through infection. | |
| 1806-1807 | Campaign against Prussia |
| 18 Aug 1807 | Awarded Silver Badge of Honour (Ehrenzeichen in Silber). |
| 1809 | Campaign against Austria |
| 24 Apr 1809 | Wounded in foot at Neumarkt. |
| 13 May 1809 | Member of the Legion of Honour. |
| 1812 | Campaign against Russia |
| Remained in Neuburg on the Danube. | |
| 1813 | Campaign against Europe |
| 1 Apr 1813 | Promoted to second lieutenant and assigned to 4th Mobile Legion Battalion of the Rezat District as battalion adjutant. |
| 1813-14 | Campaign against France |
| Battalion adjutant, 4th Rezat District Battalion. 4th Rezat later redesignated 17th National Field Battalion. | |
| 1815 | Waterloo Campaign |
| Battalion adjutant, 17th National Field Battalion. Battalion incorporated in 5th Infantry Regiment. | |
| From 1816 | Continued Service |
| 12 Oct 1822 | Pension as first lieutenant. |
| 1828 | Awarded Order of Ludwig after 50 years of service. |
| 26 Oct 1833 | Granted honourary rank of captain. |
| 19 July 1840 | Died in Neustadt on the Haardt. |
Sources Hausmann family papers; Bavarian War Archives, Personalakt for Johann Wilhelm Hausmann, file OP 78408 (courtesy of Dr. Fuchs); Guttenberg, p. 327.
| Rank | 1804-11 | after 1811 |
| Staff | ||
| Inhaber (Proprietor/Patron) | 1 | 1 |
| Oberst (Colonel) | 1 | 1 |
| Oberstlieutenant (Lieutenant Colonel) | 1 | 1 |
| Major | 2 | 2 |
| Adjutant | 2 | 3 |
| Junker (Ensign) | 2 | 3 |
| Regimental Quartermaster | 1 | 1 |
| Auditor | 1 | 1 |
| Regimental Surgeon | 1 | 1 |
| Assistant Surgeon (1811 Battalion Surgeon) | 2 | 3 |
| Apprentice Surgeon | 2 | 3 |
| Drum Major | 1 | 1 |
| Musicians | 10 | 14 |
| Provost | 2 | 1 |
| Gunsmith | 1 | 1 |
| Officers | ||
| Hauptmann (1811 Captain First Class) | 4 | 6 |
| Capitän (1811 Captain Second Class) | 5 | 10 |
| Oberlieutenant (First Lieutenant) | 10 | 16 |
| Unterlieutenant (Second Lieutenant) | 20 | 16 |
| Other Ranks | ||
| Feldwebel (Sergeant-Major) | 10 | 16 |
| Fourier (Quartermaster Sergeant) | 10 | 16 |
| Sergeant | 20 | 32 |
| Corporal | 60 | 64 |
| Fifer | 2 | 4 |
| Drummer | 20 | 28 |
| Gefreite (Lance Corporal) | 120 | 144* |
| Private soldiers | 2380 | 2048 |
| TOTAL | 2691 | 2437 |
* Includes 16 pioneers (sappers).
Organisation 1804-1811
Two field battalions per regiment plus depot with two reserve companies. Each field battalion composed of one grenadier and four fusilier companies.
Organisation after 1811
Two field battalions per regiment plus reserve battalion.
Each field battalion with one grenadier company, one Schützen (light) company, four fusilier companies.
Reserve battalion with four fusilier companies.
Sources Bezzel, Geschichte, pp. 50-56; Münich, pp. 239-46.
Line Infantry Regiments
| 1805 | 1806 | 1811 |
| 1st Leib Inf Regt | 1st Leib Inf Regt | 1st Inf Regt König |
| 2nd Inf Regt Kurprinz | 2nd Inf Regt Kronprinz | 2nd Inf Regt Kronprinz |
| 3rd Inf Regt Herzog Karl | 3rd Inf Regt Prinz Karl | 3rd Inf Regt Prinz Karl |
| 4th Inf Regt Salem | 4th Inf Regt | 4th Inf Regt Hildburghausen |
| 5th Inf Regt Preysing | 5th Inf Regt Preysing | 5th Inf Regt Preysing |
| 6th Inf Regt Herzog Wilhelm | 6th Inf Regt Herzog Wilhelm | 6th Inf Regt Herzog Wilhelm |
| 7th Inf Regt | 7th Inf Regt Löwenstein | 7th Inf Regt Löwenstein |
| 8th Inf Regt Herzog Pius | 8th Inf Regt Herzog Pius | 8th Inf Regt Herzog Pius |
| 9th Inf Regt Ysenburg | 9th Inf Regt Ysenburg | 9th Inf Regt Ysenburg |
| 10th Inf Regt Junker | 10th Inf Regt Junker | 10th Inf Regt Junker |
| 11th Inf Regt Kinkel | 11th Inf Regt Kinkel | 11th Inf Regt Kinkel (was 13th) |
| 12th Inf Regt Löwenstein | disbanded | disbanded |
| 13th Inf Regt | 13th Inf Regt | 13th Inf Regt (was 14th) |
| 14th Inf Regt |
Light Infantry Battalions
| 1805 | 1806 | 1811 |
| 1st Light Metzen | 1st Light Metzen (later Habermann) | 1st Light Gedoni |
| 2nd Light Vincenti (later Dietfurth) | 2nd Light Dielfurth | 2nd Light Treuberg |
| 3rd Light Preysing | 3rd Light Preysing | 3rd Light Bemclau |
| 4th Light Stengel | 4th Light Zoller | 4th Light Theobald |
| 5th Light Delamotte | 5th Light Delamotte (later Dallwigk) | 5th Light Butler |
| 6th Light Weinbach | 6th Light Taxis | 6th Light Laroche |
Cavalry Regiments
| 1805 | 1811 | 1813 |
| 1st Dragoon Regt Minucci | 1st Chev Regt | 1st Chev Regt |
| 2nd Dragoon Regt Taxis | 2nd Chev Regt Taxis | 2nd Chev Regt Taxis |
| 1st Chev Regt Kurprinz | 3rd Chev Regt Kronprinz | 3rd Chev Regt Kronprinz |
| 2nd Chev Regt Kurfürst | 4th Chev Regt König | 4th Chev Regt König |
| 3rd Chev Regt Leiningen | 5th Chev Regt Leiningen | 5th Chev Regt Leiningen |
| 4th Chev Regt Bubenhofen | 6th Chev Regt Bubenhofen | 6th Chev Regt Bubenhofen |
| 7th Chev Regt Prinz Karl |
1 In addition to the regular formations listed above, a variety of home defence and national guard units were organised in 1805, 1809 and 1813; some of these (most notably the ‘Mobile Legions’ of 1813-14) also fought outside the confines of Bavaria.
2 Several new cavalry regiments (including two of hussars and one of uhlans) were being raised in 1813-14, but did not complete formation in time to participate in the invasion of France.
3 The 13th and 14th Infantry Regiments never had proprietors, so the rest of the army jocularly referred to them as ‘Thunderbolt’ and ‘Hammerblow’ respectively (1809, from Deifl, p. 42).
Sources Bezzel; Münich; Völderndorff, Kriegsgeschichte.
The Bavarian Army on 1 October 1805
| 1st Brigade | Major General Vinzenz Nutius von Minucci |
1st Leib Infantry Regiment
2nd Infantry Regiment Kurprinz
1st Light Battalion Metzen
1st Dragoon Regiment Minucci
‘half battery’ (five guns, one howitzer)
| 2nd Brigade | Major General Hippolyth Count von Marsigli |
4th Infantry Regiment Salem
5th Infantry Regiment Preysing
5th Light Battalion Delamotte
2nd Dragoon Regiment Taxis
‘half battery’ (five guns, one howitzer)
| 3rd Brigade | Major General Paul von Mezzanelli |
3rd Infantry Regiment Herzog Karl
7th Infantry Regiment
2nd Light Battalion Vincenti (later Dietfurth)
1st Chevauxlegers Regiment Kurprinz
‘half battery’ (five guns, one howitzer)
| 4th Brigade | Major General Theodor von Karg |
6th Infantry Regiment Herzog Wilhelm
13th Infantry Regiment
3rd Light Battalion Preysing
2nd Chevauxlegers Regiment Kurfürst
‘half battery’ (five guns, one howitzer)
| 5th Brigade | Major General Franz Xaver Count von Minucci |
8th Infantry Regiment Herzog Pius
12th Infantry Regiment Löwenstein
4th Light Battalion Stengel
3rd Chevauxlegers Regiment Leiningen
‘half battery’ (five guns, one howitzer)
| 6th Brigade | Major General Heinrich Justus von Siebein |
9th Infantry Regiment Ysenburg
10th Infantry Regiment Junker
6th Light Battalion Weinbach
4th Chevauxlegers Regiment Bubenhofen
‘half battery’ (five guns, one howitzer)
Artillery Reserve one battery (ten guns, two howitzers)
Sources Leyh, p. 455; Völderndorff, Kriegsgeschichte, Book 3, pp. 226-7. Note that the 11th Infantry Regiment is not included above because it remained in Düsseldorf.
Forces near Iglau on 1 December 1805
| Commander | Lieutenant General Karl Philipp Baron von Wrede |
| Cavalry |
1st Chevauxlegers Regiment Kurprinz
2nd Chevauxlegers Regiment Kurfürst
3rd Chevauxlegers Regiment Leiningen
4th Chevauxlegers Regiment Bubenhofen (arrived 1 December)
| 3rd Brigade | Major General Hippolyth Count von Marsigli |
3rd Infantry Regiment Herzog Karl
7th Infantry Regiment
2nd Light Battalion Dietfurth
| 5th Brigade | Major General Franz Count von Minucci |
8th Infantry Regiment Herzog Pius
12th Infantry Regiment Löwenstein
4th Light Battalion Stengel
| Artillery | one battery |
| Reinforcements | (arriving on 4 December) |
2nd Dragoon Regiment Taxis (from 2nd Brigade)
two companies of 4th Infantry Regiment (from 2nd Brigade)
Wrede’s other artillery battery (had initially remained at Mautem)
Source Völderndorff, Kriegsgeschichte, Book 3, pp. 226-7, 293-302.
The Bavarian Army in August 1806
| 1st Division | Lieutenant General Bernhard Erasmus Count von Deroy |
| 1st Brigade | Major General von Raglovich |
1st Leib Infantry Regiment
10th Infantry Regiment Junker
6th Light Battalion Taxis
Fussjägers (two companies)
1st Dragoon Regiment Minucci
6-pounder battery
| 2nd Brigade | Major General von Siebein |
4th Infantry Regiment
5th Infantry Regiment Preysing
1st Chevauxlegers Regiment Kronprinz
6-pounder battery
| 2nd Division | Lieutenant General von Wrede |
| 1st Brigade | Major General von Mezzanelli |
2nd Infantry Regiment Kronprinz
13th Infantry Regiment
3rd Light Battalion Preysing
2nd Chevauxlegers Regiment König
6-pounder battery
| 2nd Brigade | Major General Franz von Minucci |
3rd Infantry Regiment Prinz Karl
7th Infantry Regiment Löwenstein
4th Light Battalion Zoller
3rd Chevauxlegers Regiment Leiningen
6-pounder battery
| Reserve Division | Lieutenant General Georg Count von Ysenburg-Büdingen |
| 1st Brigade | Major General von Marsigli |
8th Infantry Regiment Herzog Pius
9th Infantry Regiment Ysenburg
1st Light Battalion Metzen*
5th Light Battalion Delamotte
4th Chevauxlegers Regiment Bubenhofen
12-pounder battery
| 2nd Brigade | Lieutenant General von Kinkel |
6th Infantry Regiment Herzog Wilhelm†
11th Infantry Regiment Kinkel
2nd Light Battalion Dietfurth
2nd Dragoon Regiment Taxis‡
6-pounder battery
* 1st Light is missing from the order of battle in Leyh, added here based on Leisner.
† Later joined 2nd Brigade, 1st Division.
‡ Later joined 2nd Division.
Sources Leyh, Anlage 2; Leisner; see also Sauzey, pp. 51-5; and Völderndorff, Kriegsgeschichte, Book 4, pp. 21-2.
The Bavarian 2nd Division in Poland, 1807
| Commander | Lieutenant General the Crown Prince Ludwig |
| 2nd Division | Lieutenant General von Wrede |
| 1st Brigade | Major General Franz von Minucci |
2nd Infantry Regiment Kronprinz
3rd Infantry Regiment Prinz Karl
4th Light Battalion Zoller
one battery
| 2nd Brigade | Colonel Lessel |
7th Infantry Regiment Löwenstein
13th Infantry Regiment
3rd Light Battalion Preysing
two batteries
| 3rd Brigade | Colonel von Pierron |
4th Infantry Regiment
14th Infantry Regiment
Light Battalion Braun†
| Cavalry Brigade | Major General Mezzanelli |
2nd Dragoon Regiment Taxis
3rd Chevauxlegers Regiment Leiningen
† This unit was formed under Major Braun (later Major Peter Palm) from two companies of the 6th Light and a Fussjäger company. The other half of the 6th Light, also with a Fussjäger company, remained under Lieutenant Colonel Count von Thurn und Taxis with Deroy’s 1st Division.
Sources Leyh, p. 103; and Völderndorff, Kriegsgeschichte, Book 4, pp. 89, 166-7.
Bavarian forces in early April 1809
| VII Corps | Marshal François Lefebvre, Duke of Danzig |
| 1st Division | Lieutenant General Crown Prince Ludwig |
| 1st Brigade | Major General von Rechberg |
1st Leib Infantry Regiment
2nd Infantry Regiment Kronprinz
1st Light Battalion Habermann
| 2nd Brigade | Major General von Stengel |
4th Infantry Regiment
8th Infantry Regiment Herzog Pius
| Cavalry Brigade | Major General von Zandt |
1st Dragoon Regiment (two squadrons)
1st Chevauxlegers Regiment Kronprinz
| Artillery | one light and two line batteries |
| 2nd Division | Lieutenant General von Wrede |
| 1st Brigade | Major General Franz von Minucci |
3rd Infantry Regiment Prinz Karl
13th Infantry Regiment
6th Light Battalion Laroche
| 2nd Brigade | Major General von Beckers |
6th Infantry Regiment Herzog Wilhelm
7th Infantry Regiment Löwenstein
| Cavalry Brigade | Major General von Preysing |
2nd Chevauxlegers Regiment König
3rd Chevauxlegers Regiment Leiningen
| Artillery | one light and two line batteries |
| 3rd Division | Lieutenant General von Deroy |
| 1st Brigade | Major General von Vincenti |
9th Infantry Regiment Ysenburg
10th Infantry Regiment Junker
5th Light Battalion Butler
| 2nd Brigade | Major General von Siebein |
5th Infantry Regiment Preysing
14th Infantry Regiment
7th Light Battalion Günther
| Cavalry Brigade | Major General von Seydewitz |
2nd Dragoon Regiment Thurn und Taxis
4th Chevauxlegers Regiment Bubenhofen
| Artillery | one light and two line batteries |
| Corps artillery | One light and three reserve batteries |
| In the Tyrol | Lieutenant General von Kinkel |
Infantry
11th Infantry Regiment
2nd Light Battalion Wreden
3rd Light Battalion Bemclau
4th Light Battalion Donnersberg
Cavalry
1st Dragoon Regiment (two squadrons)
| Artillery | one battery |
Source Gill, Eagles, table 2-2.
The Bavarian Corps in June 1812
| VI Corps | Général de division Gouvion St Cyr |
| 19th Division | General of the Infantry von Deroy |
| 1st Brigade | Major General von Siebein |
1st Infantry Regiment König
9th Infantry Regiment Ysenburg
1st Light Battalion Gedoni
| 2nd Brigade | Major General von Raglovich |
4th Infantry Regiment Hildburghausen
10th Infantry Regiment Junker
3rd Light Battalion Bernclau
| 3rd Brigade | Major General von Rechberg |
8th Infantry Regiment Herzog Pius
13th Infantry Regiment‡
6th Light Battalion Laroche
| 1st Cavalry Brigade | Major General von Zandt |
1st Chevauxlegers Regiment¶
3rd Chevauxlegers Regiment Kronprinz
6th Chevauxlegers Regiment Bubenhofen
| Artillery | four batteries: two light, one line, one reserve |
| 20th Division | General of the Cavalry von Wrede |
| 1st Brigade | Major General von Vincenti |
2nd Infantry Regiment Kronprinz
6th Infantry Regiment Herzog Wilhelm
2nd Light Battalion Treuberg
| 2nd Brigade | Major General von Beckers |
3rd Infantry Regiment Prinz Karl
7th Infantry Regiment Löwenstein
4th Light Battalion Theobald
| 3rd Brigade | Colonel von Habermann |
5th Infantry Regiment Preysing
11th Infantry Regiment Kinkel
5th Light Battalion Butler
| 2nd Cavalry Brigade | Major General von Seydewitz |
2nd Chevauxlegers Regiment Taxis¶
4th Chevauxlegers Regiment König
5th Chevauxlegers Regiment Leiningen
| Artillery | four batteries: two light, two line, one reserve |
| Corps artillery | One light and three reserve batteries |
‡ In Danzig with one line battery. ¶ Detached to III Cavalry Corps (17th Light Cavalry Brigade). Remaining cavalry regiments were detached under Seydewitz in July.
Source Völderndorff, Kriegsgeschichte, vol. III, Beilage 1.
The Thorn Garrison, 25 March 1813
| Governor | Général de Brigade Jean Poitevin, Baron de Maureillan |
French Troops
Elements of 85th and 108th Line Regiments
Artillery and sapper detachments (including one Polish battery)
Bavarian Troops
| 2nd Brigade | Major General Friedrich von Zoller |
2nd Light Battalion
4th Light Battalion
5th Light Battalion
1st Combined Infantry Regiment (from 2nd and 6th Regiments)
2nd Combined Infantry Regiment (from 3rd and 7th Regiments)
3rd Combined Infantry Regiment (from 5th and 11th Regiments)
Sources Hösslin/Hagen; and Demmler, ‘Frühjahrsfeldzuge’.
The Bavarian Observation Corps§, 30 March 1813
| Commander | Lieutenant General von Raglovich |
| 1st Brigade | Major General von Beckers |
II/3rd Infantry Regiment
Res/13th Infantry Regiment
II/4th Infantry Regiment⋄
II/8th Infantry Regiment
Combined 3rd/4th Light Battalion
| 2nd Brigade | Colonel (later Major General) Maillot de la Treille |
II/5th Infantry Regiment
II/7th Infantry Regiment
II/9th Infantry Regiment
II/10th Infantry Regiment
Combined 5th/6th Light Battalion
| Cavalry | Combined Chevauxlegers Regiment |
| Artillery | Two foot batteries (12 6-pounders, 4 howitzers) |
II = Second Battalion of the regiment shown. Res = Reserve Battalion of the regiment shown.
§ Later 29th Division of the Grande Armée.⋄ This battalion remained behind in Bavaria to watch the border with Thuringia and discourage domestic unrest.
Source Demmler, ‘Frühjahrsfeldzuge’.
The Bavarian Corps in 1814
(part of V Corps of the Allied Main Army)
| Bavarian Corps | General of the Cavalry Count von Wrede * |
| 1st Division | Lieutenant General von Rechberg |
| 1st Brigade | Major General Prince Karl |
1st Infantry Regiment König (I, II)
3rd Infantry Regiment Prinz Karl (I)
10th National Field Battalion
3rd Combined Light Battalion
| 2nd Brigade | Major General Maillot de la Treille |
2nd Infantry Regiment Kronprinz (II)
10th Infantry Regiment Junker (I)
11th National Field Battalion
15th National Field Battalion
2nd Combined Light Battalion
| 1st Light Cavalry Brigade | Major General von Vieregg |
1st Chevauxlegers Regiment
2nd Chevauxlegers Regiment Taxis
7th Chevauxlegers Regiment Prinz Karl
| Artillery | Two batteries |
| 2nd Division | Lieutenant General von Beckers |
| 1st Brigade | Major General von Zoller |
4th Infantry Regiment Hildburghausen (I, II)
4th National Field Battalion
9th National Field Battalion
4th Combined Light Battalion
| 2nd Brigade | Major General von Pappenheim |
6th Infantry Regiment Herzog Wilhelm (I, II)
13th National Field Battalion
14th National Field Battalion
1st Light Battalion Fick
| 2nd Light Cavalry Brigade | Major General von Elbracht |
3rd Chevauxlegers Regiment Kronprinz
6th Chevauxlegers Regiment Bubenhofen
two artillery batteries
| 3rd Division | Lieutenant General von Delamotte |
| 1st Brigade | Major General von Habermann |
7th Infantry Regiment Löwenstein (I)
11th Infantry Regiment Kinkel (I, II)
1st Lower Danube District Battalion
1st Iller District Battalion
| 2nd Brigade | Major General Franz Xaver von Deroy (later Colonel von Treuberg) |
5th Infantry Regiment (I)
8th Infantry Regiment Herzog Pius (I)
9th Infantry Regiment Ysenburg (I)
5th National Field Battalion
6th National Field Battalion
| 3rd Light Cavalry Brigade | Colonel von Diez |
4th Chevauxlegers Regiment König
5th Chevauxlegers Regiment Leiningen
| Artillery | Two batteries |
| Corps artillery | four batteries |
Roman numerals in parentheses indicate which battalions from each regiment participated in the campaign. For example (I) = 1st Battalion only.
* Wrede also served as commander of V Corps which included approximately 17,900 Austrian troops under General of the Cavalry Baron Frimont. Wrede was promoted to field marshal during the campaign.
Source Völderndorff, Kriegsgeschichte, Book 8, Beilage l;Janson, vol. I, Anlage IV.
The Bavarian Corps of the Allied Main Army, 1815
| Commander | Field Marshal Prince von Wrede |
| 1st Infantry Division | Lieutenant General von Raglovich |
| 1st Brigade | Major General Count Pocci |
3rd Infantry Regiment Prinz Karl (I, II)
5th National Field Battalion
10th National Field Battalion
4th Light Battalion
| 2nd Brigade | Major General von Deroy |
7th Infantry Regiment (I)
14th Infantry Regiment (I, II)
11th National Field Battalion
Upper Danube District Jäger Battalion
| 2nd Infantry Division | Lieutenant General Count von Beckers |
| 1st Brigade | Major General Baron von Habermann |
9th Infantry Regiment (I, II)
14th National Field Battalion
15th National Field Battalion
5th Light Battalion
| 2nd Brigade | Major General von Treuberg |
5th Infantry Regiment (I, II)
12th Infantry Regiment (I, II)
2nd National Field Battalion
| 3rd Infantry Division | Lieutenant General Baron von Delamotte |
| 1st Brigade | Major General Count von Spreti |
6th Infantry Regiment (I, II)
1st Light Battalion
6th National Field Battalion
16th National Field Battalion
| 2nd Brigade | Major General von Bemclau |
11th Infantry Regiment (I, II)
2nd Light Battalion
4th National Field Battalion
9th National Field Battalion
| 4th Infantry Division | Lieutenant General Baron von Zoller |
| 1st Brigade | Major General von Radenhausen |
4th Infantry Regiment (I, II)
8th Infantry Regiment (I, II)
1st Combined Battalion of the Lower Danube District
| 2nd Brigade | Major General von Butler |
10th Infantry Regiment (I, II)
13th Infantry Regiment (I, II)
Main District Jäger Battalion
| Reserve Infantry Brigade | Major General Maillot de la Treille |
Grenadier Guards (I)
1st Infantry Regiment König (I, II)
2nd Infantry Regiment Kronprinz (I, II)
Rezat District Jäger Battalion
| 1st Light Cavalry Division | Lieutenant General Prince Karl |
| 1st Brigade. | Major General Count von Pappenheim |
1st Chevauxlegers Regiment
3rd Chevauxlegers Regiment
| 2nd Brigade | Major General Baron von Diez |
4th Chevauxlegers Regiment
5th Chevauxlegers Regiment
| 2nd Cavalry Division | Lieutenant General Count von Preysing |
| 1st Brigade | Major General Baron von Vieregg |
1st Hussar Regiment
2nd Chevauxlegers Regiment
| 2nd Brigade. | Major General Baron von Elbracht |
2nd Hussar Regiment
6th Chevauxlegers Regiment
Reserve Cavalry Brigade:
Garde du Corps
1st Cuirassiers Regiment
1st Lancer Regiment
Roman numerals in parentheses indicate which battalions from each regiment participated in the campaign. For example (I) = 1st Battalion only.
Source Völderndorff, Kriegsgeschichte, Book 9, Beilage 4.