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[13] consisted of 10 companies of the Reisky Infantry Regiment Nr. 10, the 1st and Landwehr Battalions of the Chasteler Infantry Regiment Nr. 27, the 9th Jäger Battalion, and four squadrons of the Merveldt Uhlan Regiment Nr. 1. The grenadier reserve at Hollenburg included the Chimani and Welsperg Grenadier Battalions. Vécsey posted his main ...
The infantry of the Austrian army were divided into 3 types, the Line (subdivided into German or Hungarian on a geographical basis), Grenzer and Jäger. The largest of the three was the Line which in 1836 stood at 58 regiments.
The French Grande Armée was in full retreat after a decisive defeat at the battle of Leipzig, where it sustained high losses.In theory, Napoleon could count on 110 battalions and numerous cavalry, however, in practice many of the French battalions and squadrons numbered no more than 100 men and some were reduced to cadres, with entire regiments aligning no more than 10 men.
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.
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.
Rather than directly invading France from the east across the Rhine, the Army of Bohemia under Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg moved south into Switzerland.On 21 December 1813, Austrian formations of the army crossed the Rhine at Basel, Grenzach, Laufenburg and Schaffhausen while Swiss military units stood aside.
Imperial Austrian Army may refer to: Imperial Army of the Holy Roman Emperor (1619–1745) Austrian Army during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars (1745–1806)
Lannes advanced with three infantry divisions and travelled for a mile before the Austrians, inspired by the personal presence of Charles who rallied the Zach Infantry Regiment, opened a heavy fire on the French that caused the latter to fall back. [82] At 9:00 am, the French bridge broke again.