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Charge of the 19th Hungarian infantry regiment in the Battle of Leipzig. The Imperial-Royal or Imperial Austrian Army (German: Kaiserlich-königliche Armee, abbreviated k.k. Armee) was the armed force of the Habsburg monarchy under its last monarch, the Habsburg Emperor Francis II, composed of the Emperor's army.
There was no standardised company size with many units simultaneously understrength therefore most companies counted only 80-160 men during this period though a wartime strength was set with 206 per German regiment, 198 per Hungarian regiment and 178 for Grenadier regiments this difference in numbers meant a Hungarian regiment was 1,300 men smaller than a German regiment.
For Emperor Napoleon the Battle of Leipzig was a catastrophe. Of his army, only 60,000–70,000 survivors retreated to the west bank of the Rhine River in November 1813. . Almost 100,000 of Napoleon's soldiers were left behind in German fortresses and all his German allies abandoned him and joined the Coa
They were divided into 2 infantry divisions, a cavalry reserve and an artillery reserve: 2nd division, under General Beckers: Brigade Pappenheim: 4th Line regiment (1 bat.) 5th Light regiment (1 bat.) 4th national regiment: Salzburg (1 bat.) 9th national regiment: Regensburg (1 bat.) Brigade Zollern: 6th Line regiment (2 bat.)
The Battle of Leipzig, [e] also known as the Battle of the Nations, [f] was fought from 16 to 19 October 1813 at Leipzig, Saxony.The Coalition armies of Austria, Prussia, Sweden, and Russia, led by Tsar Alexander I and Karl von Schwarzenberg, decisively defeated the Grande Armée of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.
Austria enjoyed a quite peaceful period from 1816 and 1847. It only put down some minor rebellions and naval expeditions in Morocco and Egypt.Austrian admiral Archduke Friedrich led the Anglo-Austrian-Ottoman troops ahead of all others against the Bergcastell and by 6 o'clock in the afternoon Sidon was taken.
2nd Infantry Regiment (Erbgrossherzog) (2 bat.) Crown Prince Charles: 3rd Infantry Regiment (1 bat.) Maj von Hochberg 2nd Division GD Carra Saint-Cyr: 8,411 326 2,817 891 1st Brigade: GB Cosson: 24th Light Regiment (3 bat.) Col Pourailly 2nd Brigade: GB Dalesme: 4th Line Regiment (3 bat.) Col Boyeldieu 46th Line Regiment (3 bat.) Col Baudinot
He became proprietor of the Kollowrat Infantry Regiment # 36 in 1801. In the same year, he became a member of the Aulic Council. He led the 25,400 Austrians of the 4th column at the Battle of Austerlitz in 1805. Advancing across the Pratzen plateau, his force found itself in the path of Napoleon's main attack.