Jemappes 1792 Order of Battle
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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.
(40,000, 100 guns)
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.
In the Battle of Jemappes
Battle of Jemappes
The Battle of Jemappes took place near the town of Jemappes in Hainaut, Belgium, near Mons. General Charles François Dumouriez, in command of the French Revolutionary Army, defeated the greatly outnumbered Austrian army of Field Marshal Duke Albert of Saxe-Teschen and his second-in-command...
on 6 November 1792, a French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
army led by Charles François Dumouriez
Charles François Dumouriez
Charles-François du Périer Dumouriez was a French general during the French Revolutionary Wars. He shared the victory at Valmy with General François Christophe Kellermann, but later deserted the Revolutionary Army and became a royalist intriguer during the reign of Napoleon.-Early life: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 DumouriezCharles François Dumouriez
Charles-François du Périer Dumouriez was a French general during the French Revolutionary Wars. He shared the victory at Valmy with General François Christophe Kellermann, but later deserted the Revolutionary Army and became a royalist intriguer during the reign of Napoleon.-Early life:Dumouriez...
(40,000, 100 guns)
- Right Wing: Lieutenant GeneralLieutenant GeneralLieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General....
Pierre de Ruel, marquis de BeurnonvillePierre de Ruel, marquis de BeurnonvillePierre de Ruel, marquis de Beurnonville was a French general during the French Revolutionary Wars and later a marshal of France.-Biography:Bournonville was born at Champignol-lez-Mondeville, Aube....
- Center: Maistre de Champ Auguste Dampierre
- Flankers of the Left: General Henri StengelHenri Christian Michel de StengelHenri Christian Michel de Stengel joined the French royal army, rapidly rose to general officer rank during the French Revolutionary Wars, and was mortally wounded in Italian campaign while serving in General Napoleon Bonaparte's army.-Early career:Born in Neustadt an der Weinstraße in the...
- Flankers of the Right: General Joseph Miaczynski
- Left Wing: General Jean Henri Becays Ferrand
- First Line:
- 1st Brigade: General of Brigade François Drouet
- 2nd Brigade: General of Brigade Jean Forest
- 3rd Brigade: Ferrand
- 4th Brigade: General Jean Alexandre Ihler
- 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th Brigades: unknown (Duke of ChartresLouis-Philippe of FranceLouis Philippe I was King of the French from 1830 to 1848 in what was known as the July Monarchy. His father was a duke who supported the French Revolution but was nevertheless guillotined. Louis Philippe fled France as a young man and spent 21 years in exile, including considerable time in the...
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 FlersLouis-Charles de FlersLouis-Charles de La Motte-Ango, vicomte de Flers , joined the French Royal army and rose in rank to become a general officer in the French Revolutionary Wars. After serving in the Austrian Netherlands, he was appointed to command the Army of the Eastern Pyrenees...
- First Line:
- Division: General Louis Auguste Juvénal des Ursins d'HarvilleLouis Auguste Juvénal des Ursins d'HarvilleLouis Auguste Jouvenel des Ursins, Count of Harville , was a general of the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars, and a politician of France. He was present at the Battle of Jemappes on 6 November 1792 and led the Reserve Division at the subsequent Siege of Namur....
- 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)- Right Wing: Feldmarschallleutnant Franz Freiherr von Lilien
- Brigade: 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...
Archduke CharlesArchduke Charles, Duke of TeschenArchduke 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...
- Morzin Grenadier Battalion
- Barthodeiszsky Grenadier Battalion
- Brigade: 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...
Konrad Valentin von KaimKonrad Valentin von KaimJohann Konrad Valentin Ritter von Kaim was a French soldier and Austrian infantry commander during the French Revolutionary Wars. He was born in Gengenbach and died in Udine.-Footnotes:...
- Bender Infantry Regiment Nr. 41 (2 battalions)
- Blankenstein 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 Nr. 16 (3 squadrons)
- Attached:
- Grün-Loudon and O'Donell 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...
(7 companies)
- Grün-Loudon and O'Donell Freikorps
- Brigade: General-Major
- Center: FeldzeugmeisterFeldzeugmeisterFeldzeugmeister was a military rank in various European armies , especially in the artillery. It was commonly used in the 16th or 17th century, but could even be found in the beginning of the 20th century in some European countries...
Francois Sebastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of ClerfaytFrançois Sebastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of ClerfaytFrançois Sebastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt , a Walloon, joined the army of the Habsburg Monarchy and soon fought in the Seven Years War. Later in his military career, he led Austrian troops in the war against Ottoman Turkey...
- Brigade: General-Major Stanislaus Mikovényi
- Leeuven Grenadier Battalion
- Pückler Grenadier Battalion
- Würzburg Infantry Regiment (1 battalion)
- Attached:
- Coburg 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. 37 (4 squadrons)
- Coburg Dragoon
- Brigade: General-Major Stanislaus Mikovényi
- Left Wing: Feldmarschallleutnant Johann Peter BeaulieuJohann Peter BeaulieuJohann Peter Beaulieu de Marconnay, also Jean Pierre Beaulieu de Marconnay, born 26 October 1725 – died 22 December 1819, was an Austrian military officer. He joined the Austrian army and fought against the Prussians during the Seven Years War. A cultured man, he later battled Belgian rebels...
- 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)
- Brigade: General-Major Alexander von Jordis
- 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)
- Cavalry: General-Major Lamberg