Schellenberg order of battle explained
The following units and commanders fought at the Battle of Schellenberg on July 2, 1704.
Allied army
- Unless otherwise noted, all regiments had one battalion.
Left Wing
John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough
Advance Guard
| width=25% | Division | width=25% | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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| Lieutenant General Johan Wijnand van Goor | Fergusson's Brigade (Scottish) | - 1st Guards
- Orkney (2 battalions)
- Ingoldsby
- Meredith
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| Beinheim's Brigade | - Goor
- Beinheim & Rechteren (Dutch)
- Hirzel & Sturler (Swiss/Dutch)
- Heidebrecht (Ansbach)
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| Montfort's Brigade | - Imperial Grenadiers (Austrian)
- Erffa's Grenadiers (Franconia)
- Monfort's Grenadiers (Swabian)
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| Lieutenant General Henry Lumley | Wood's Brigade (English) | - Wood (two squadrons)
- Wyndham (two squadrons)
- Schomberg (two squadrons)
- Cadogen
- Lumley (three squadrons)
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| Ross's Brigade (English) | - Erbprinz Dragoons (four squadrons) (Hesse-Kassel)
- Ross's Dragoons (two squadrons)
- Hay's Dragoons
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| Lieutenant General Reinhard Vincent Graf von Hompesch | Schulenburg's Brigade (Dutch) | - Schulenburg Dragoons (four squadrons) (Hanoveran)
- Erbach (two squadrons)
- Baldwin (two squadrons)
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| Auroch's Brigade | - Schmettau Dragoons (four squadrons) (Ansbach)
- Leib zu Pferde (two squadrons) (Hesse-Kassel)
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| Noyelles' Brigade | - Noyelles (two squadrons)
- Voight (two squadrons)
- Leib zu Pferde (two squadrons)
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Main Body
General Charles Churchill
| width=25% | Division | width=25% | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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| Lieutenant General Richard Ingoldsby | Wither's Brigade (English) | - North & Gray
- Derby
- Fergusson
- Marlborough
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| Pallandt's Brigade | - Erbprinz Hesse-Kassel
- Varenne & Wulffen (Prussian)
- Schwerin (Mecklenburg)
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| Lieutenant General Herbeville | Bernsdorf's Brigade (Hanoverian) | - Bernsdorf
- 1st Rantzau
- Tozin
- 1st Gardes
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| De Luc's Brigade (Hanoverian) | - Hulsen
- De Breuil
- de Luc
- Tecklenburg
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| Lieutenant General Horn | Seckendorff's Brigade | - Leib Grenadiers
- Hermann (Württemberg)
- Sternfels (Württemberg)
- Seckendorf (Ansbach)
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| St. Paul's Brigade (Hesse-Kassel) | - St. Paul (Hanoverian)
- Wartensleben
- Stuckrath
- Schopping
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Reserve
| width=25% | Division | width=25% | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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| Lieutenant General George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney | Hamilton's Brigade (English) | - Churchill
- Webb
- Howe
- Hamilton
- Rowe
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| Wilken's Brigade (Hesse-Kassel) | - Leib
- Prinz Wilhelm
- Erbprinz
- Grenadier
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| Rantzau's Brigade (Hanoverian) | - Gauvin
- D'Herleville
- 2nd Gardes
- 2nd Rantzau
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| Lieutenant General Cuno Josua von Bülow | Hesse-Homberg's Brigade | - Grieffendorf Dragoons (three squadrons) (Saxe-Gotha)
- Sachsen-Heilburg (two squadrons) (Dutch)
- Bannier (two squadrons) (Hanoverian)
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| Erbach's Brigade | - Hardenberg Dragoons (three squadrons) (Saxe-Gotha)
- Erbach (two squadrons) (Dutch)
- Spiegel (two squadrons) (Hesse-Kassel)
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| Villers' Brigade (Hanoverians) | - Bothmar Dragoons (four squadrons)
- Villars Dragoons (four squadrons)
- Bulow Dragoons (three squadrons)
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Artillery
Colonel Holcroft Blood
- twenty 3-pounders
- ten 9-pounders
- six 12-pounders
- four howitzers
Right Wing
Louis William, Margrave of Baden
Infantry
General Johann Karl Graf von Thüngen
| width=25% | Division | width=25% | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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| Lieutenant General Graf von Frise | Fuchs' Brigade | - Baden (two battalions) (Austrian)
- Salm (two battalions) (Austrian)
- Bibra (Wurzburg)
- Fuchs (Wurzburg)
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| Bevern's Brigade | - Tollet (two battalions) (Austrian)
- Bevern (Brunswick)
- Bernsdorff (Brunswick)
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| Lieutenant General Graf von Furstenburg | Wald's Brigade (Franconian) | - Erff (two battalions)
- Schebelin (two battalions)
- Wald (two battalions)
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| Reisbach's Brigade | - Torte (Franconian)
- Reisbach (two battalions) (Swabian)
- Roth (two battalions) (Swabian)
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Cavalry
General Hermann Otto II of Limburg Stirum (mw)
| width=25% | Division | width=25% | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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| Lieutenant General Baron von Bibra | Prinz Alexandre's Brigade | - Styrum Dragoons (six squadrons) (Austrian)
- Fechenbach Dragoons (four squadrons) (Wurzburg)
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| Cusani's Brigade (Austrian) | - Gronsfeld (six squadrons)
- Hohenzollern (six squadrons)
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| Prince von Württemberg | Mercy's Brigade (Austrian) | - Mercy (six squadrons)
- Alt-Hanover (six squadrons)
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| Erff's Brigade | - Helmstatt Dragoons (four squadrons) (Württemberg)
- Castell Dragoons (six squadrons) (Austrian)
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Reserve
Lieutenant General Count de la Tour | Fugger's Brigade | - Xanthe (six squadrons) (Austrian)
- Alt-Darmstadt (six squadrons) (Austrian)
- Aufsess Dragoons (five squadrons) (Franconian)
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| Bayreuth's Brigade | - Leutsch (two squadrons) (Saxe-Gotha)
- Oettingen Dragoons (four squadrons) (Swabian)
- Erbprinz Württemberg (four squadrons) (Swabian)
- Bayreuth (five squadrons) (Franconian)
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| Bibra's Brigade | - Bibra (six squadrons) (Mainz)
- Cusani (six squadrons) (Austrian)
- Osten (two squadrons) (Holstein)
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| Montfort's Brigade | - Imperial Grenadiers (Austrian)
- Erffa's Grenadiers (Franconian)
- Monfort's Grenadiers (Swabian)
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Franco-Bavarian Army
Jean Baptist, Comte d'Arco
Second in command: Alessandro, Marquis de Maffei
| width=25% | Division | width=25% | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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| Infantry | French Brigade
Brigadier General de Montandre | - Bearn (two battalions)
- Nivernais (one battalion)
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Bavarian Brigade
Major General Lutzelburg | - Leib Grenadiers (one battalion)
- Leib Regiment (two battalions)
- Lutzelburg Regiment (two battalions)
- Boismorel Grenadiers
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Bavarian Brigade
Major General Maffei | - Mercy Regiment (three battalions)
- Maffei Regiment (two battalions)
- Kurprinz Regiment (three battalions)
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French Brigade
Major General Lee | - Nettancourt Regiment (two battalions)
- Toulouse Regiment (one battalion)
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| De Bordet's Brigade | - Toulouse Regiment (one battalion)
- Croonders Regiment (two battalions)
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| Artillery | - Sixteen 6-pounders deployed in two eight gun batteries
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| Cavalry | Monasterol's Dragoon Brigade | - Fontbeausrd's French Dragoons (three squadrons)
- Monasterol's Bavarian Dragoons (two squadrons)
- Santini's Bavarian Dragoons (one squadrons)
- Listenois's French Dragoons (three squadrons)
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| Lieutenant General Torring Seefeld | Weickel's Brigade | - Arco's Cuirassiers (six squadrons)
- Weikel's Brigade (six squadrons)
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| De Costa's Brigade | - Wolframsdorff's Cuirassiers (six squadrons)
- Costa's Cuirassiers (six squadrons)
- Locatelli's Hussars (two squadrons)
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References
- Stanford, Ian, Ian Croxall, and Col. (Ret.) Bill Gray, "The Schellenberg 1704: Welcome to the War of Spanish Succession." Strategy & Tactics #243 (June 2007)
