The following units and commanders fought in the Battle of Blenheim during the War of the Spanish Succession on August 13, 1704.
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Allied Army
editStaff
editCaptain General John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
- Brigadier-General Thomas Meredyth (adjutant-general)
- Brigadier-General William Cadogan (quartermaster-general)
- Captain Alexander Spotswood (deputy quartermaster-general)
- Francis Hare (chaplain-general)
- Thomas Lawrence (physician-general)
- Thomas Gardiner (surgeon-general)
- Henry Watkins (deputy judge-advocate)
- Colonel Giles Spencer (waggon-master-general)
- Captain James Fury (provost-marshal-general)
- Unless otherwise noted, all infantry units are composed of one battalion.
Blenheim Column
editDivision | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Infantry
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Rowe's Brigade (England)
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Wilkes' Brigade (Hesse-Kassel or Hesse-Cassel)
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Ferguson's Brigade (Scotland)
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St. Paul's Brigade
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Cavalry Support
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Palmes' Brigade (England)
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Wood's Brigade (England)
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Ross's Dragoon Brigade
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Centre
editLieutenant General Charles Churchill
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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1st Line (Infantry)
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d'Herleville's Brigade
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Württemberg Brigade
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1st Line (Infantry)
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Holstein-Beck's Brigade
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Dutch Mercenary Brigade
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Left-center (cavalry)
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Noyelles' Brigade
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Viller's Brigade
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2nd Line (cavalry)
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Hesse-Homberg's Brigade
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Schulenburg's Brigade
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Erbach's Brigade
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Cavalry
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Vittinghoff's Brigade
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Auroch's Brigade
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Lieutenant General Karl Rudolf, Fürst von Württemberg-Neuenstadt |
Rantzau's Brigade (Denmark/UP auxiliary)
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Brockdorff's Brigade (Denmark/England auxiliary)
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von Rantzau's Brigade
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Infantry
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Webb's Brigade
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Right, Army of Imperial Austria
editField Marshal Prince François Eugène von Savoy-Carignan
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Cavalry
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Natzmer's Brigade (Prussia)
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Fugger's Brigade (Austria)
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Durlach's Brigade
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Cavalry
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l'Ostange's Brigade
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Bibra's Brigade
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Cusani's Brigade (Austria)
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Caraffa's Brigade
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Cavalry Reserve
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Efferen's Brigade |
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Bayreuth's Brigade (Franconia)
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Feldzeugmeister Leopold, Fürst von Anhalt-Dessau |
Finck's Brigade (Prussia)
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Canitz' Brigade (Prussia)
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Lieutenant General Jobst von Scholten |
Bielke's Brigade (Denmark/Austria auxiliary)
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Rebsdorff's Brigade (Denmark/England and UP auxiliary)
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Artillery
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Franco-Bavarian Army
editCamille d'Hostun de la Baume, Duc de Tallard, Marshal of France
Blenheim Wing Command
editLieutenant General Philippe, Marquis de Clérambault
Maréchal de Camp, the Marquis de Blansac
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Dismounted Dragoons |
Hautefeulle's Brigade |
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Blenheim Garrison |
de Maulevrier's Brigade
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Balincourt's Brigade |
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Greder's Brigade
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Blenheim Reserve |
d'Argelos' Brigade
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St. Segond's Brigade
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Infantry Reserve
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Montroux's Brigade
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Monfort's Brigade
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d'Enonville's Brigade
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Between Blenheim and Oberglauheim
editMarquis de Montpeyroux
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Lieutenant General Beat Jacques II de Zurlauben, comte de Zurlauben |
Vertilly's Brigade
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Broglie's Brigade
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Grignan's Brigade
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Marechal de Camp, the Duc d'Humeries |
Merode-Westerloo's Brigade (Spain) |
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la Valliere's Brigade
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Silly's Brigade
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Marechal de Camp, the Marquis de St. Pierre |
Trecesson's Brigade
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Breuil's Brigade
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Belleisle's Brigade
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The Army of the Elector of Bavaria
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Prince Maximillian II Emmanuel Wittelsbach, Elector of Bavaria
Second in command: Marshal Ferdinand de Marsin
Marquis du Bourg's Corps
editLieutenant General the Marquis du Bourg
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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1st Cavalry Line |
Massenbach's Brigade |
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Prince Charles de Lorraine's Brigade |
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2nd Cavalry Line |
d'Anlezy's Brigade |
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Marquis de Blainville's Corps
editLieutenant General Jean-Jules-Armand Colbert, Marquis de Blainville
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Marechal de Camp William Dorrington |
Blingy's Brigade
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Nangis' Brigade |
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Marquis de Rosel's Corps
editLieutenant General the Marquis de Rosel
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Oberglauheim support |
Buzancois' Brigade
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Clare's Brigade (Ireland) |
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Coetquen's Brigade |
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Prince d'Isenghein |
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Count d'Arco's Corps
editField Marshal Johann Baptist, Count d'Arco
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Lieutenant General the Marquis de Magnac |
Montmain's Brigade |
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Vivan's Brigade |
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Lieutenant General the Marquis de Legall |
Barentin's Brigade |
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Vigiers Brigade |
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Bavarian Cavalry |
von Weickel's Brigade |
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von Wolframsdorff's Brigade |
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Major General Alessandro Marquis de Maffei |
de Maffei's Brigade |
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Mercy's Brigade |
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Lieutenant General the Comte de Dreux |
Fontbeausard's Dragoon Brigade |
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Conflans' Brigade |
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Lieutenant General the Marquis de Sauffrey |
Montbron's Brigade
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Tourouvre's Brigade
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Montmorency's Brigade
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Artillery |
Royal Artillery
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Royal Artillery
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Additional |
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Sources
editThis article includes a list of references, related reading, or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. (December 2014) |
- Higgins, David R. "Tactical File: The Famous Victory: Blenheim, 13 August 1704." Strategy & Tactics, Number 238 (September 2006).
Citations
edit- ^ Historical Records of The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 3rd Foot Vol 1 by H.R. Knight, London 1905
- ^ A Walloon regiment that was established in June of 1684 for France. It was destroyed at Battle of Blenheim.
- ^ Origin of the French infantry regiments, archived from the original on 2012-03-25, retrieved 2012-07-09,
Regiment de Zurlauben 2 B (e. Jun 1684; destroyed at Blenheim) (Walloon)