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
Right Wing Cavalry under [[Armentières, Louis de Conflans, Marquis d'|d'Armentières Colonel Général Brigade Colonel Général (3 sqns) Clermont-Tonnerre (2 sqns) Aquitaine (2 sqns) La Reine Brigade La Reine (2 sqns) de Vienne (2 sqns) Archiac (2 sqns) Cuirassiers du Roy Brigade Rochefoucauld-Langeac (2 sqns) Chabrillan (2 sqns) Cuirassiers du Roy (2 sqns)	Right Wing Cavalry under Armentières Du Roy Brigade du Roy (2 sqns) Noailles (2 sqns) Condé (2 sqns) Bourgogne Brigade Bourgogne (2 sqns) Moustiers (2 sqns) Bourbon-Busset (2 sqns) Fumel (2 sqns) Harcourt (2 sqns) Royal-Roussillon (2 sqns)
Left Wing Cavalry under Brissac (also placed on the right) Royal Cravates Brigade Royal-Cravate (2 sqns) Montcalm (2 sqns) Lénoncourt (2 sqns) Dauphin Brigade Dauphin (2 sqns) Dampierre (2 sqns) Talleyrand (2 sqns) Mestre de Camp Berry (2 sqns) Bellefonds (2 sqns) Mestre de camp (2 sqns)	Left Wing Cavalry under Brissac (also placed on the right) Royal Piémont Brigade Royal-Piémont (2 sqns) Maugiron (2 sqns) Orléans (2 sqns) Royal Étranger Brigade Marcieux (2 sqns) Charost (2 sqns) Royal-Étranger (2 sqns)
Infantry Centre under Contades La Marine Brigade La Marine (4 bns) Bretagne (2 bns) La Tour du Pin (4 bns) Périgord (1 bn) Foix (1 bn) Du Roy Brigade Du Roi (4 bns) Brancas (2 bns) Belzunce Brigade Provence (2 bns) Belzunce (4 bns) Auvergne Brigade Royal Roussillon (1 bn) Cambrésis (1 bn) Auvergne (4 bns) Picardie Brigade Enghien (2 bns) Picardie (4 bns)	Infantry Centre under Contades Champagne Brigade Champagne (4 bns) Orléans (2 bns) Dauphin (2 bns) Rohan-Rochefort (2 bns) Royal Comtois (2 bns) Vaubécourt Brigade Vaubécourt (2 bns) La Marche (1 bn) Vastan (2 bns) La Couronne (2 bns) Aquitaine Brigade Chartres (2 bns) Aquitaine (2 bns) Royal Lorraine (1 bn) Touraine Brigade La Marck (2 bns) Touraine (2 bns) Navarre Brigade D'Aumont (2 bns) Navarre (4 bns)

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)
  • Légion Royale
  • Volontaires de Flandre
  • Volontaires du Hainaut
• 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
    • Du Roy (4 sqns)
    • Caraman (4 sqns)
  • Mestre de Camp Brigade
    • Harcourt (4 sqns)
    • Mestre de Camp (4 sqns)

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
  • Jenner (2 bns)
  • Courten (2 bns)
  • Planta (2 bns)
• 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)

References

Rogge, Christian, The French & Allied Armies in Germany during the Seven Years War, Frankfurt, 2006