1758 - Allied campaign in West Germany - French Army OOB June
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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
French Camp at Rheinberg - June 2 to 12
After the crossing of the Rhine by Ferdinand's Army on June 1, Clermont concentrated most of his army (86 battalions and 109 squadrons) in a camp near Rheinberg where he remained from June 2 to 12. The various units of the army were seriously depleted. Most infantry battalions counted between 200 and 430 men at best. The cavalry was short of horses, having an average of 114 horses per squadron. In this camp, Clermont's Army was deployed as follows (listed from right to left):
First Line | Second Line |
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Right Wing Cavalry under [[Armentières, Louis de Conflans, Marquis d'|d'Armentières
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Right Wing Cavalry under Armentières
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Left Wing Cavalry under Brissac (also placed on the right)
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Left Wing Cavalry under Brissac (also placed on the right)
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Infantry Centre under Contades
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Infantry Centre under Contades
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Clermont also had the following troops in reserve:
- Grenadiers
- Grenadiers de France (4 bns)
- Grenadiers Royaux de Modène Brigade
- Grenadiers Royaux de Modène (2 bns)
- Grenadiers Royaux d'Aulans (2 bns)
- Grenadiers Royaux de Bergeret Brigade
- Grenadiers Royaux de Bergeret (2 bns)
- Grenadiers Royaux de Chantilly (2 bns)
- Corps Royal de l'Artillerie
- II./La Motte (1 bn)
- IV./Ménonville (1 bn)
- VI./Cosme (1 bn)
- I./Chabrié (1 bn)
- Light Troops (not specified but most probably the following units)
- Corps des carabiniers de Monsieur le Comte Provence (10 sqns)
- Hussars
- Bercheny (6 sqns) including 2 squadrons from the Polleresky Hussards disbanded on May 5 1758
- Turpin (2 sqns) these were the 2 remaining squadrons of the Polleresky Hussards disbanded on May 5 1758, they had not yet joined their new regiment (Turpin Hussars) which was on its way from Hanau
- Dragoons (most probably placed on the left flank)
- Colonel Général Brigade
- Colonel Général (4 sqns)
- Orléans (4 sqns)
- Du Roy Brigade
- Mestre de Camp Brigade
- Harcourt (4 sqns)
- Mestre de Camp (4 sqns)
- Colonel Général Brigade
Other French units in Germany - Beginning of June
- Infantry units at unspecified locations
- Eu (2 bns)
- Gardes Lorraines (2 bns)
- Condé (2 bns)
- Conty (2 bns)
- Lochman (2 bns)
- Garrison of Kaiserswerth
- Tournaisis (1 bn)
- Units on their way towards Hesse to join Soubise's army
- Garrison of Wesel
- Reding (2 bns)
- Garrison of Jülich & Düsseldorf
- Unidentified Palatine Infantry regiments (9 bns)
- Units coming from Hanau and advancing towards the Lower Rhine
- Cavalry units
- Crussol (2 sqns)
- Lastic de Saint-Jal (2 sqns)
- Fitz-James (2 sqns)
- Grammont (2 sqns)
- Turpin Hussards (4 sqns)
- Royal Barrois Infanterie (1 bn)
- Cavalry units
References
Rogge, Christian, The French & Allied Armies in Germany during the Seven Years War, Frankfurt, 2006