Jemappes 1792 Order of Battle

Battle of Jemappes 1792 - Order of Battle

In the Battle of Jemappes on 6 November 1792, a French army led by Charles François Dumouriez attacked and defeated an Austrian army commanded by Albert of Saxe-Teschen. Though the Austrians were outnumbered three-to-one, the victory greatly encouraged the population of the young First French Republic.

French Army

Army of the Ardennes - General Charles François Dumouriez (40,000, 100 guns)^[1]

• Right Wing: Lieutenant General Pierre de Ruel, marquis de Beurnonville
  • Center: Maréchal de Camp Augustin Marie Henri Picot, Marquis de Dampierre
  • Flankers of the Left: General Henri Christian Michel de Stengel
  • Flankers of the Right: General Joseph Miaczynski
• Left Wing: General Jean Henri Becays Ferrand
  • First Line:
    • 1st Brigade: General of Brigade François Joseph Drouot de Lamarche
    • 2nd Brigade: General of Brigade Jean Forest
    • 3rd Brigade: Ferrand
    • 4th Brigade: General Jean Alexandre Ihler
    • 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th Brigades: unknown (Duke of Chartres had a command.)
  • Second Line: General Pierre Blottefière
    • 10th Brigade: General Maximilien Stettenhofen
    • 9th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th Brigades: unknown
  • Reserve: General Louis-Charles de Flers
• Division: General Louis Auguste Juvénal des Ursins d'Harville
  • Brigades: unknown

The French army was a motley collection of regular, volunteer and national guard units. Each brigade of the Left Wing had 3 or 4 battalions.

Austrian Army

Feldmarschall Albert of Saxe-Teschen (13,796, 56 guns)^[2]

• Right Wing: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Franz Freiherr von Lilien
  • Brigade: General-major Archduke Charles
    • Morzin Grenadier Battalion
    • Barthodeiszsky Grenadier Battalion
  • Brigade: Oberst Konrad Valentin von Kaim
    • Bender Infantry Regiment Nr. 41 (2 battalions)
    • Blankenstein Hussar Regiment Nr. 16 (3 squadrons)
  • Attached:
    • Grün-Loudon and O'Donell Freikorps (7 companies)
• Center: Feldzeugmeister Francois Sebastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt
  • Brigade: General-major Stanislaus Mikovényi
    • Leeuven Grenadier Battalion
    • Pückler Grenadier Battalion
    • Würzburg Infantry Regiment (1 battalion)
  • Attached:
    • Coburg Dragoon Regiment Nr. 37 (4 squadrons)
• Left Wing: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Johann Peter Beaulieu
  • Brigade: General-major Alexander von Jordis
    • Hohenlohe Infantry Regiment Nr. 17 (1 battalion)
    • Stuart Infantry Regiment Nr. 18 (2 battalions)
  • Attached:
    • Blankenstein Hussar Regiment Nr. 16 (1 squadron)
    • Serbian Freikorps (5 companies)
• Reserve:
  • Cavalry: General-major Lamberg
    • Coburg Dragoon Regiment Nr. 37 (4 squadrons)
    • Latour Chevau-léger Regiment Nr. 31 (2 squadrons)
  • Infantry:
    • Hohenlohe Infantry Regiment Nr. 17 (1 battalion)
    • Matheson Infantry Regiment Nr. 42 (4 companies)
    • Tyrolean Sharpshooters (5 companies)

Notes

1. Smith, p 30-31. Smith is the primary source.
2. Smith, p 31

References

• Smith, Digby. The Napoleonic Wars Data Book. London: Greenhill, 1998. ISBN 1-85367-276-9
• Digby Smith, compiled by Leopold Kudrna napoleon-series.org Austrian generals of the period 1792-1815

See also

French generals of the French Revolution and Napoleonic Empire