Schellenberg order of battle
The following units and commanders fought at the Battle of Schellenberg on July 2, 1704.
Allied army
- Unless otherwise noted, all regiments had one battalion.
Left Wing
John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough
Advance Guard
| Division |
Brigade |
Regiments and Others |
|---|
|
Lieutenant General Goor |
Fergusson's Brigade (English) |
- 1st Guards
- Orkney (2 battalions)
- Ingoldsby
- Meredith
|
| Beinheim's Brigade |
- Goor
- Beinheim & Rechteren (Dutch)
- Hirzel & Sturler (Swiss/Dutch)
- Heidebrecht (Ansbach)
|
| Montfort's Brigade |
- Imperial Grenadiers (Austrian)
- Erffa's Grenadiers (Franconia)
- Monfort's Grenadiers (Swabian)
|
|
Lieutenant General Lumley |
Wood's Brigade (English) |
- Wood (two battalions)
- Wyndham (two battalions)
- Schomberg (two battalions)
- Cadogen
- Lumley (three battalions)
|
| Ross's Brigade (English) |
- Erbprinz Dragoons (four battalions) (Hesse-Kassel)
- Ross's Dragoons (two battalions)
- Hay's Dragoons
|
|
Lieutenant General Hompech |
Schulenburg's Brigade (Dutch) |
- Schulenburg Dragoons (four squadrons) (Hanoveran)
- Erbach (two squadrons)
- Baldwin (two squadrons)
|
| Auroch's Brigade |
- Schmettau Dragoons (four squadrons) (Ansbach)
- Leib zu Pferde (two squadrons) (Hesse-Kassel)
|
| Noyelles' Brigade |
- Noyelles (two squadrons)
- Voight (two squadrons)
- Leib zu Pferde (two squadrons)
|
Main Body
General Charles Churchill
| Division |
Brigade |
Regiments and Others |
|---|
|
Lieutenant General Ingoldsby |
Wither's Brigade (English) |
- North & Gray
- Derby
- Fergusson
- Marlborough
|
| Pallandt's Brigade |
- Erbprinz Hesse-Kassel
- Varenne & Wulffen (Prussian)
- Schwerin (Mecklenburg)
|
|
Lieutenant General Herbeville |
Bernsdorf's Brigade (Hanoverian) |
- Bernsdorf
- 1st Rantzau
- Tozin
- 1st Gardes
|
| De Luc's Brigade (Hanoverian) |
- Hulsen
- De Breuil
- de Luc
- Tecklenburg
|
|
Lieutenant General Horn |
Seckendorff's Brigade |
- Leib Grenadiers
- Hermann (Württemberg)
- Sternfels (Württemberg)
- Seckendorf (Ansbach)
|
| St. Paul's Brigade (Hesse-Kassel) |
- St. Paul (Hanoverian)
- Wartensleben
- Stuckrath
- Schopping
|
Reserve
| Division |
Brigade |
Regiments and Others |
|---|
|
Lieutenant General Orkney |
Hamilton's Brigade (English) |
- Churchill
- Webb
- Howe
- Hamilton
- Rowe
|
| Wilken's Brigade (Hesse-Kassel) |
- Leib
- Prinz Wilhelm
- Erbprinz
- Grenadier
|
| Rantzau's Brigade (Hanoverian) |
- Gauvin
- D'Herleville
- 2nd Gardes
- 2nd Rantzau
|
|
Lieutenant General Bulow |
Hesse-Homberg's Brigade |
- Grieffendorf Dragoons (three squadrons) (Saxe-Gotha)
- Sachsen-Heilburg (two squadrons) (Dutch)
- Bannier (two squadrons) (Hanoverian)
|
| Erbach's Brigade |
- Hardenberg Dragoons (three squadrons) (Saxe-Gotha)
- Erbach (two squadrons) (Dutch)
- Spiegel (two squadrons) (Hesse-Kassel)
|
| Villers' Brigade (Hanoverians) |
- Bothmar Dragoons (four squadrons)
- Villars Dragoons (four squadrons)
- Bulow Dragoons (three squadrons)
|
Artillery
Colonel Holcroft Blood
- twenty 3 pounders
- ten 9 pounders
- six 12 pounders
- four howitzers
Right Wing
Louis William, Margrave of Baden
Infantry
General Thungen
| Division |
Brigade |
Regiments and Others |
|---|
|
Lieutenant General Graf von Frise |
Fuchs' Brigade |
- Baden (two battalions) (Austrian)
- Salm (two battalions) (Austrian)
- Bibra (Wurzburg)
- Fuchs (Wurzburg)
|
| Bevern's Brigade |
- Tollet (two battalions) (Austrian)
- Bevern (Brunswick)
- Bernsdorff (Brunswick)
|
|
Lieutenant General Graf von Furstenburg |
Wald's Brigade (Franconian) |
- Erff (two battalions)
- Schebelin (two battalions)
- Wald (two battalions)
|
| Reisbach's Brigade |
- Torte (Franconian)
- Reisbach (two battalions) (Swabian)
- Roth (two battalions) (Swabian)
|
Cavalry
General Count von Styrum
| Division |
Brigade |
Regiments and Others |
|---|
|
Lieutenant General Baron von Bibra |
Prinz Alexandre's Brigade |
- Styrum Dragoons (six squadrons) (Austrian)
- Fechenbach Dragoons (four squadrons) (Wurzburg)
|
| Cusani's Brigade (Austrian) |
- Gronsfeld (six squadrons)
- Hohenzollern (six squadrons)
|
|
Prince von Württemberg |
Mercy's Brigade (Austrian) |
- Mercy (six squadrons)
- Alt-Hanover (six squadrons)
|
| Erff's Brigade |
- Helmstatt Dragoons (four squadrons) (Württemberg)
- Castell Dragoons (six squadrons) (Austrian)
|
|
Reserve
Lieutenant General Count de la Tour |
Fugger's Brigade |
- Xanthe (six squadrons) (Austrian)
- Alt-Darmstadt (six squadrons) (Austrian)
- Aufsess Dragoons (five squadrons) (Franconian)
|
| Bayreuth's Brigade |
- Leutsch (two squadrons) (Saxe-Gotha)
- Oettingen Dragoons (four squadrons) (Swabian)
- Erbprinz Württemberg (four squadrons) (Swabian)
- Bayreuth (five squadrons) (Franconian)
|
| Bibra's Brigade |
- Bibra (six squadrons) (Mainz)
- Cusani (six squadrons) (Austrian)
- Osten (two squadrons) (Holstein)
|
| Montfort's Brigade |
- Imperial Grenadiers (Austrian)
- Erffa's Grenadiers (Franconian)
- Monfort's Grenadiers (Swabian)
|
Franco-Bavarian Army
Jean Baptist, Comte d'Arco
Second in command: Alessandro, Marquis de Maffei
| Division |
Brigade |
Regiments and Others |
|---|
|
Infantry |
French Brigade
Brigadier General de Montandre
|
- Bearn (two battalions)
- Nivernais (one battalion)
|
| Bavarian Brigade
Major General Lutzelburg
|
- Leib Grenadiers (one battalion)
- Leib Regiment (two battalions)
- Lutzelburg Regiment (two battalions)
- Boismorel Grenadiers
|
| Bavarian Brigade
Major General Maffei
|
- Mercy Regiment (three battalions)
- Maffei Regiment (two battalions)
- Kurprinz Regiment (three battalions)
|
| French Brigade
Major General Lee
|
- Nettancourt Regiment (two battalions)
- Toulouse Regiment (one battalion)
|
| De Bordet's Brigade |
- Toulouse Regiment (one battalion)
- Croonders Regiment (two battalions)
|
| Artillery |
- Sixteen 6 pounders deployed in two eight gun batteries
|
| Cavalry |
Monasterol's Dragoon Brigade |
- Fontbeausrd's French Dragoons (three squadrons)
- Monasterol's Bavarian Dragoons (two squadrons)
- Santini's Bavarian Dragoons (one squadrons)
- Listenois's French Dragoons (three squadrons)
|
|
Lieutenant General Torring Seefeld |
Weickel's Brigade |
- Arco's Cuirassiers (six squadrons)
- Weikel's Brigade (six squadrons)
|
| De Costa's Brigade |
- Wolframsdorff's Cuirassiers (six squadrons)
- Costa's Cuirassiers (six squadrons)
- Locatelli's Hussars (two squadrons)
|
References
- Stanford, Ian, Ian Croxall, and Col. (Ret.) Bill Gray, "The Schellenberg 1704: Welcome to the War of Spanish Succession." Strategy & Tactics #243 (June 2007)