1758 - Allied campaign in West Germany - January
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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
By the end of 1757 until February 28 1758, the French Army in Germany was disposed in 4 lines in its winter-quarters with an additional occupation force in Hesse. Overall, it numbered 185 squadrons (including Gendarmerie, cavalry, dragoons and hussars) and 194 battalions (including 5 artillery bns, 7 Austrian bns and 10 Palatine bns). The average battalion strength was now below 300 men while the average squadron strength had fallen below 100 men in the cavalry.
In its winter-quarters, this army was positioned as follows:
| Winter-quarters | Infantry | Cavalry |
|---|---|---|
| Bremen and the surounding villages on both sides of the Weser |
Alsace (3 bns) Bentheim (2 bns) Lowendahl (2 bns) Bergh (1 bn) |
Marcieux (2 sqns) Lennoncourt (2 sqns) Dampierre (2 sqns) Harcourt dragons (4 sqns) |
| Bassum and Hoxter (unknown location maybe Hafta) |
Périgord (1 bn) | |
| Langenwedel (near Verden) | Cambrésis (1 bn) | |
| at the Wümme river | Volontaires Royaux | |
| Verden (Aller river) | Bretagne (2 bns) Courten (2 bns) |
|
| Rethem (Aller) | Nassau-Ussingen (1 bn) | |
| Ahlden and Grethem (Aller) | Nassau Sarrebruck (1 bn) | |
| Essel, Bothmer, and Schwarnstedt (Aller) | Jenner (2 bn) | |
| Celle (Aller) | Auvergne (4 bns) Talaru (later d’Aumont) (2 bns) Royal Pologne (1 bn) |
|
| in front of Celle | Polleresky Hussards (4 sqns) | |
| Langingen (Aller) | La Marche (1 bn) | |
| Müden (Aller) and S. Letter (Hannover) | La Dauphine (1 bn) | |
| Bissendorf (near Hannover) | Grenadiers Royaux de Bergeret (2 bns) | |
| Burgwedel | Grenadiers Royaux d'Aulans (2 bns) | |
| Burgdorf | Grenadiers Royaux de Chantilly (2 bns) | |
| Giforn | Corps de Fischer | |
| Meinersen (near Wolfsburg) | Archiac (2 sqns) | |
| Braunschweig | Picardie (4 bns) La Marine (4 bns) Enghien (2 bns) Cosme artillerie (1 bn) |
Fleury (2 sqns) |
| Wolfenbüttel | Belzunce (4 bns) Vastan (2 bns) La Motte artillerie (1 bn) |
Berry (2 sqns) |
| Schladen, Wiehdela | Condé (2 bns) | |
| Viehenburg | Royal Bavière (2 bns) | Turpin Hussards (4 sqns) |
| Goslar | La Couronne (2 bns) Saint-Germain (1 bn) La Marck (1 bn) |
Moustiers (2 sqns) |
| Clausthal/Harz | La Marck (1 bn) | |
| Osterode, Harzberg and Sarsfeld ? | Vaubécourt (2 bns) | |
| Hattdorf | Foix (1 bn) | |
| Blecheroda ? – Göttingen surroundings | Széchényi Husaren (Austrian) (4 sqns) | |
| Stadtvorches ? – Göttingen surroundings | Le Roy Dragons (4 sqns) | |
| Heilbad Heiligenstadt and surroundings | Nassau (2 sqns) Württemberg (2 sqns) | |
| Duderstadt | Rohan Rochefort (2 bns) Ligne (Austrian) (1 bn) Saxe Gotha (Austrian) (1 bn) Arberg (Austrian) (1 bn) |
|
| Gebelhausen ?? – Gerblingerode and surroundings | Bercheny Hussards (4 sqns) | |
| Poltz and Linden ??? | Royal Allemand (2 sqns) |
| Winter-quarters | Infantry | Cavalry |
|---|---|---|
| Neustadt am Rübenberge | Royal Suédois (2 bns) | |
| Wunsdorf and Baringshausen | Clermont (2 sqns) | |
| Marienhagen - near Alfeld/Leine | Chabrillant (2 sqns) | |
| Bad Münder and Hessisch Oldendorf | Salis (2 bns) | |
| Hannover | La Tour-du-Pin (4 bns) Conty (2 bns) Chabrié artillerie (1 bn) |
Royal Roussillon (2 sqns) Dauphin (2 sqns) |
| Hildesheim | Grenadiers de France (4 bns) | |
| Voldemberg and surroundings | La Rochefoucauld (2 sqns) | |
| Peyna ? – Bad Pyrmont | Grenadiers Royaux de Modène (2 bns) | |
| Einbeck and Alfeld | Navarre (4 bns) | Charost (2 sqns) |
| Northeim | Chartres (2 bns) | |
| Göttingen | Orléans (2 bns) Royal Comtois (1 bn) |
Commissaire Général (2 sqns) |
| Dransfeld | Royal Comtois (1 bn) | |
| Münden | Dauphin (2 bns) |
| Winter-quarters | Infantry | Cavalry |
|---|---|---|
| Holzminden and Beverungen | Caraman Dragons (4 sqns) | |
| Hameln | Brancas (2 bns) | |
| Rintheln and Oberkirchen | Menonville artillerie (1 bn) | |
| Minden | Reding (2 bns) | Conty (2 sqns) |
| Nienburg | Lyonnais (2 bns) | |
| Hoya | Gardes Lorraines (2 bns) | Mestre de Camp Dragons (4 sqns) |
| Diepholz | Colonel Général Dragons (4 sqns) | |
| Buchenburg | Grenadiers Royaux de Solar (2 bns) | |
| Stadthagen | Volontaires de Flandre | |
| Schosselburg ? | Volontaires d’Hainault | |
| Lemgo | Aquitaine (2 bns) | |
| Herford | Royal Pologne (2 sqns) |
| Winter-quarters | Infantry | Cavalry |
|---|---|---|
| Lippstadt | Poitou (2 bns) Militia (2 bns) |
|
| Paderborn | Mailly (4 bns) | |
| Detmold | Palatine Contingent (10 bns) | |
| Münster | Militia (2 bns) | |
| Osnabrück | Champagne (4 bns) | |
| Tecklenburg | Bourgogne (2 sqns) | |
| Emden (East Frisia) | Unidentified Austrian troops (2 bns) Eu (2 bns) |
|
| Aurich and surroundings (East Frisia) | Royal Piémont (2 sqns) | |
| Filsum (East Frisia) | Bourbon Busset (2 sqns) | |
| Leer (East Frisia) | Lusignan (2 sqns) | |
| Weener (East Frisia) | Colonel Général (2 sqns) | |
| Burich (East Frisia) | Du Roi (2 sqns) | |
| Issingen ? - Sellingen (East Frisia) | Bellefonds (2 sqns) | |
| Brinkhum ? (East Frisia) | Orléans (2 sqns) | |
| Wesel / Lower Rhine | Los Rios 1st bn (Austrian) ( 1 bn) I./Lochmann (1 bn) Militia (3 bns) |
Saluce (2 sqns) |
| Geldern / Lower Rhine | Los Rios 2nd bn (Austrian depot battalion) (1 bn) II./Lochmann (1 bn) |
Beauvilliers (2 sqns) |
| Cleve / Lower Rhine | Cossé Brissac (2 bns) Militia (1 bn) |
Mestre de Camp (2 sqns) |
| Emmerich / Lower Rhine | Aquitaine (2 sqns) Clermont Tonnerre (2 sqns) | |
| Kempen / Lower Rhine | Talleyrand (2 sqns) La Reine (2 sqns) | |
| Moers / Lower Rhine | Descars (2 sqns) Royal (2 sqns) | |
| Xanten / Lower Rhine | Orléans Dragons (4 sqns) | |
| Sonsbeck and Kalkar / Lower Rhine | Aubigné Dragons (4 sqns) | |
| Hamm / Westphalia | Lameth (2 sqns) | |
| Goch / Lower Rhine | Fumel (2 sqns) | |
| Ossroy (now Ossenberg) / Lower Rhine | Noailles (2 sqns) | |
| Krefeld / Lower Rhine | Royal Étranger (2 sqns) | |
| Nees / Lower Rhine | Condé (2 sqns) | |
| Straelen / Lower Rhine | Bourbon (2 sqns) | |
| Hagen / Westphalia | Henrichemont (2 sqns) | |
| Unna / Westphalia | Royal Cravattes (2 sqns) | |
| Ruden ? and Brilon / Westphalia | Dauphin Étranger (2 sqns) | |
| Soest / Westphalia | Cuirassiers (2 sqns) Harcourt (2 sqns) | |
| St. Wient ? near Werl / Westphalia | Vienne (2 sqns) | |
| Roermond | Militia (2 bns) | |
| Cologne | Piémont (4 bns) | |
| Düsseldorf | Saint-Chamond (2 bns) | |
| Neuss | Militia (2 bns) |
| Winter-quarters | Infantry | Cavalry |
|---|---|---|
| Cassel | Du Roi (4 bns) | |
| Wolfhagen | Royal Roussillon (1 bn) | |
| Cassel surroundings | Carabiniers (10 sqns) | |
| Obergaulangen ? | Poly (2 sqns) | |
| Immenhausen | Montcalm (2 sqns) | |
| Witzenhausen | Royal Lorraine (1 bn) | |
| Allendorf | Tournaisis (1 bn) | |
| Eschwege | Touraine (2 bns) | |
| Creuzburg and Treffurt (near Eschwege) | Provence (2 bns) | |
| Hersfeld (or Hünfeld) on the Fulda River |
Castellas (2 bns) | |
| Gelnhausen and Meroth ? on the Kinzig River |
Royal Deux Ponts (3 bns) | |
| Kirchain | Crussol (2 sqns) | |
| Marburg | Rohan Montbazon (2 bns) | |
| Berka and Vacha on the Werra River near Eisenach |
Planta (2 bns) | |
| Lichtenau and Waldkappel (south of Cassel) | Apchon Dragons (4 sqns) | |
| Hanau | Beauvoisis (2 bns) Aumale artillerie (later Loyauté) |
|
| Hanau County | Gendarmerie (8 sqns) | |
| Babenhausen | Royal Barrois (1 bn) | |
| Babenhausen surroundings | Penthièvre (2 sqns) | |
| Bad Vilbel and surroundings | Raugrave (2 sqns) | |
| Bornheim (Frankfurt) | Fitzjames (2 sqns) | |
| Münzenberg and Ortemberg | Bezons (2 sqns) | |
| Stockstadt and Grossostheim | Volontaires de Nassau (hussards) (2 sqns) | |
| Offenbach | Waldner (2 bns) | |
| Büdingen and surroundings | Saint-Jal (2 sqns) | |
| Schlitz and surroundings | Grammont (2 sqns) | |
| Bad Soden | Diesbach (2 bns) |
Besides the troops listed above, two additional Austrian battalions were sent to garrison Emden in East Frisia: 1 battalion from the Carl von Lothringen regiment and 1 battalion from Platz regiment. Furthermore the four Austrian squadrons of Széchényi hussars already operating with the French army were reinforced by 2 more squadrons from the same regiment.
References
Rogge, Christian, The French & Allied Armies in Germany during the Seven Years War, Frankfurt, 2006
Service historique de l'armée de terre - piece A4–29_25
