1758 - Allied campaign in West Germany - April
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Introduction
This text is a reproduction of tables published by Christian Rogge in "The French & Allied Armies in Germany during the Seven Years War"
Description
Camp of Wesel - March 30 to April 4
By the end of March, Clermont had concentrated most of his army in a camp near Wesel where he remained from March 30 to April 4. In this camp, his army was deployed as follows:
| First Line | Second Line | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
Right Wing Cavalry
|
Right Wing Cavalry
|
Right Wing Dragoons
|
Infantry Centre
|
Infantry Centre | Infantry Reserve
|
Left Wing Cavalry
|
Left Wing Cavalry
|
Left Wing Dragoons
|
N.B.: unknown breakdown for the artillery
Deployment along the Rhine in April
| Quarters | Infantry | Cavalry |
|---|---|---|
| Cologne | Belzunce (4 bns) Provence (2 bns) |
|
| Cologne/Deutz | Volontaires de Flandres | |
| Worringen, Dormagen, Grimlinghausen and Gnadental along the Rhine between Cologne and Neuss |
Royal-Cravates (2 sqns) Montcalm (2 sqns) Lennoncourt (2 sqns) | |
| Fort Zons on the Rhine near Neuss | Brancas (2 bns) | |
| Neuss | Du Roi (4 bns) | |
| Düsseldorf | unidentified Palatine regiments (6 bns) | |
| Several villages between Neuss and Krefeld | Royal Étranger (2 sqns) Marcieux (2 sqns) Charost (2 sqns) | |
| Nierst, Langstkierst near Kaiserswerth and Düsseldorf | Planta (2 bns) | |
| Fischeln and Osterath near Krefeld | Jenner (2 bns) | |
| Willich near Krefeld | Courten (2 bns) | |
| Fort Kaiserswerth near Düsseldorf | Tournaisis (1 bn) | |
| Krefeld | Champagne (4 bns) | |
| Kampen near Krefeld | Orléans (2 bns) | |
| Uerdingen | Auvergne (4 bns) | |
| Friemersheim area | Royal Roussillon (1 bn) | |
| Borth and Ossenberg near Krefeld | Cambrésis (1 bn) | |
| Moers | Navarre (4 bns) | |
| Rheinberg | D’Aumont (2 bns) | |
| Ossroy (actual Orsoyerberg) | Royal-Roussillon (2 sqns) | |
| Alpen | Harcourt (2 sqns) Fumel (2 sqns) | |
| Wesel | Picardie (4 bns) Enghien (2 bns) Unidentified Austrian units (3 bns) Royal Artillerie - Chabrié (1 bn) Reding (2 bns) |
Polleresky Hussards (2 sqns) |
| Fortified bridge of Büderich opposite Wesel | Royal Artillerie - Cosme (1 bn) Royal Artillerie - La Motte (1 bn) Royal Artillerie - Menonville (1 bn) |
|
| Sonsbeck near Xanten and Waldbeck near Geldern |
Dauphin (2 sqns) Talleyrand (2 sqns) Dampierre (2 sqns) | |
| Xanten | Conty (2 bns) | Cuirassiers du Roy (2 sqns) La Rochefoucauld (2 sqns) |
| Apeltorn and Marienbaum near Xanten | Chabrillant (2 sqns) | |
| Auf dem Hammel, Ober-Mömter, Nieder-Mömter, Warth, Haus Balken, Lütteringen all near Xanten |
Lochmann (2 bns) | |
| Gooch, Asperden, Nieukloster, Ottersum, Hommersum, all within the Gooch/Gennep/Meuse surrounding |
Condé (2 sqns) Noialles (2 sqns) | |
| Kalkar | Eu (2 bns) | |
| Till, Moyland, Huisberden, Warbeyen, Grieth, Kaltenberg, Hasselt and Bedburg, all near Kleve |
Clermont Tonnerre (2 sqns) Colonel Général (3 sqns) Aquitaine (2 sqns) | |
| Gooch | La Tour-du-Pin (4 bns) | |
| Kleve | Foix (1 bn) La Marine (4 bns) |
|
| Griethausen near Kleve | Périgord (1 bn) | |
| Gennep | Bretagne (2 bns) | |
| Kleve, Donsbrüggen, Nütterden, Zyfflich, Niel, between Kleve and the Dutch border |
Mestre de Camp (2 sqns) Bellefonds (2 sqns) Berry (2 sqns) |
| Quarters | Infantry | Cavalry |
|---|---|---|
| Euskirchen | Vaubécourt (2 bns) | |
| Kerpen | Vastan (2 bns) | |
| Tits | La Marche (1 bn) | |
| Düren and Nideggen on the Eiffel heights | Széchényi Austrian Hussars (6 sqns) | |
| Zülprich on the Eiffel heights | Volontaires Royaux | |
| Lechenich and Gymnich near Cologne | Bercheny Hussards (4 sqns) | |
| Hammerbach ? and Alsdorf ? in the Cologne Pulheim area | La Marck (2 bns) | |
| Bedburg and Berheim | Touraine (2 bns) | |
| Kaster, Pfaffendorf and Bergheim all near Cologne | Royal Lorraine (1 bn) | |
| Grevenbroich and Kaster area | Bourbon Busset (2 sqns) Moustiers (2 sqns) Bourgogne (2 sqns) | |
| Mönchengladbach, Wegberg and Viersen in the Dülken area | Carabiniers (10 sqns) | |
| Kerken | Chartres (2 bns) | Archiac (2 sqns) |
| Viersen | Aquitaine (2 bns) | |
| St. Tönis (actual Tönisforst) | La Couronne (2 bns) | |
| Wachtendonk | Condé (2 bns) | |
| Issum and Sevelen in the Kerken area | La Reine (2 sqns) Vienne (2 sqns) | |
| Kevelaer, Weeze and Uedem | Orléans (2 sqns) Maugiron (2 sqns) Royal Piémont (2 sqns) | |
| Geldern | unidentified Austrian regiments (3 bns) |
| Quarters | Infantry | Cavalry |
|---|---|---|
| Jülich at the Ruhr river | unidentified Palatine regiments (3 bns) | |
| Linnich on the Ruhr | Grenadiers de France (4 bns) | |
| Gangelt, Anderaldt ?, Aldenhoven and Geilenkirchen |
Grenadiers Royaux de Modène (2 bns) Grenadiers Royaux d'Aulans (2 bns) Grenadiers Royaux de Bergeret (2 bns) Grenadiers Royaux de Chantilly (2 bns) |
|
| Sittard in Belgium near Meuse and Tudder (actual Selfkant) | Caraman Dragons (4 sqns) | |
| Heinsberg | Du Roy Dragons (4 sqns) | |
| Roermond | Dauphin (2 bns) Royal Comtois (2 bns) Rohan Rochefort (2 bns) |
Colonel Général Dragons (4 sqns) |
| Straelen near Venlo | Orléans Dragons (4 sqns) | |
| Brüggen south of Venlo | Mestre de Camp Dragons (4 sqns) | |
| Wassenberg south of Brüggen | Harcourt Dragons (4 sqns) | |
| Gooch and Kessel | Gardes Lorraines (2 bns) |
References
Rogge, Christian, The French & Allied Armies in Germany during the Seven Years War, Frankfurt, 2006
