Order of battle at the Siege of Genoa (1800) explained

The following units fought in the Siege of Genoa (6 April – 4 June 1800) during the War of the Second Coalition. The first order of battle shows the French Army of Italy at the beginning of the campaign. The second order of battle shows the Austrian forces during the siege. The third order of battle shows the British Royal Navy squadron assisting the siege. The fourth order of battle shows the French forces at the end of the siege.

Key

Military rank

GD = French General of Division or division commander
GB = French General of Brigade or brigade commander
FML = Austrian Feldmarschall-Leutnant or division commander
GM = Austrian Generalmajor or brigade commander
OB = Austrian Oberst or regimental commander

Other

w&c = wounded and captured
Nr. = Number

Orders of battle

French Army of Italy

GD André Massena, commander

List of French Army of Italy units on 5 April 1800 ! Corps! Divisions! Units! Strength
GD Jean-de-Dieu Soult (w&c)<br>19,790	GD Sextius Miollis	5th Light Infantry Demi-Brigade
		24th Line Infantry Demi-Brigade
		74th Line Infantry Demi-Brigade
		106th Line Infantry Demi-Brigade
		Piedmont Grenadiers
		30th Light Infantry Demi-Brigade
		2nd Line Infantry Demi-Brigade
		3rd Line Infantry Demi-Brigade
		78th Line Infantry Demi-Brigade
	GD Jean-Antoine Marbot Died 19 April 1800.	3rd Light Infantry Demi-Brigade
		62nd Line Infantry Demi-Brigade
		63rd Line Infantry Demi-Brigade
		97th Line Infantry Demi-Brigade
	Reserve	25th Light Infantry Demi-Brigade
	Reserve	92nd Line Infantry Demi-Brigade
	Genoa Garrison
		41st Line Infantry Demi-Brigade
		73rd Line Infantry Demi-Brigade
		93rd Line Infantry Demi-Brigade
GD Louis-Gabriel Suchet 15,607		20th Light Infantry Demi-Brigade
		10th Line Infantry Demi-Brigade
		34th Line Infantry Demi-Brigade
		87th Line Infantry Demi-Brigade
	GD Jean Pierre Pouget	7th Light Infantry Demi-Brigade
		11th Line Infantry Demi-Brigade

		33rd Line Infantry Demi-Brigade
		39th Line Infantry Demi-Brigade
		55th Line Infantry Demi-Brigade
		68th Line Infantry Demi-Brigade
		104th Line Infantry Demi-Brigade
	GD Philippe Roman Ménard	16th Light Infantry Demi-Brigade
		30th Line Infantry Demi-Brigade
		105th Line Infantry Demi-Brigade
		1st Polish Legion
	Garrisons	17th Light Infantry Demi-Brigade
	Garrisons	14th Line Infantry Demi-Brigade
Corps of the Alps 8,000	GD Louis Turreau	15th & 28th Light Infantry Demi-Brigades
		12th & 21st Line Infantry Demi-Brigades
		26th & 80th Line Infantry Demi-Brigades
		88th & 107th Line Infantry Demi-Brigades
		Piedmontese Patriot Battalion
Antibes Garrison	GD Jean-Charles Monnier	8th Light Infantry Demi-Brigade
		16th Light Infantry Demi-Brigade
		1st Roman Legion

Austrian order of battle

FML Peter Karl Ott von Bátorkéz, siege commander

These subordinate officers served during the siege. This list is not comprehensive.

FML Ludwig von Vogelsang

GM Friedrich Heinrich von Gottesheim

OB Johann Maria Philipp Frimont

List of Austrian units at the Siege of Genoa ! Units! Battalions
Reisky Infantry Regiment Nr. 13	3
Klebek Infantry Regiment Nr. 14	3
Terzy Infantry Regiment Nr. 16	3
Stuart Infantry Regiment Nr. 18	3
Alvinczi Infantry Regiment Nr. 19	3
Kray Infantry Regiment Nr. 34	3
Nádasdy Infantry Regiment Nr. 39	3
Splényi Infantry Regiment Nr. 51	3
Jellacic Infantry Regiment Nr. 53	1
Archduke Joseph Infantry Regiment Nr. 55	3
Joseph Colloredo Infantry Regiment Nr. 57	3
Jordis Infantry Regiment Nr. 59	3
vacant Infantry Regiment Nr. 61	1
Oguliner Grenz Infantry Regiment Nr. 3	2
Warasdiner-Creutzer Grenz Infantry Regiment Nr. 5	2
2nd Banal Grenz Infantry Regiment Nr. 11	1
Bach Light Battalion Nr. 3	1
Am Ende Light Battalion Nr. 4	1
Schmelzern Light Battalion Nr. 7	1
Mihanovic Light Battalion Nr. 15	1
Bussy Jägers zu Pferde	Number of squadrons not given.
vacant Hussar Regiment Nr. 5
Nauendorf Hussar Regiment Nr. 8

British squadron

Vice-Admiral George Elphinstone, 1st Viscount Keith

List of British Royal Navy ships at the Siege of Genoa ! Ships! Guns
	74
	36
	16
	10
Victoire, tender	-
	38

French order of battle

GD André Massena, siege commander

List of French units at the end of the Siege of Genoa ! Divisions! Units
1st Division GD Sextius Miollis 4,500	3rd Light Infantry Demi-Brigade
	8th Light Infantry Demi-Brigade
	21st Line Infantry Demi-Brigade
	22nd Line Infantry Demi-Brigade
	63rd Line Infantry Demi-Brigade
	74th Line Infantry Demi-Brigade
	78th Line Infantry Demi-Brigade
2nd Division GD Honoré Gazan 3,500	5th Light Infantry Demi-Brigade
	25th Light Infantry Demi-Brigade
	44th Line Infantry Demi-Brigade
	55th Line Infantry Demi-Brigade
	92nd Line Infantry Demi-Brigade
	97th Line Infantry Demi-Brigade
	106th Line Infantry Demi-Brigade
3rd Division GB Pierre Poinsot 1,600	2nd Line Infantry Demi-Brigade
	3rd Line Infantry Demi-Brigade

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