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In the Battle of Jemappes on 6 November 1792, a French army led by Charles François Dumouriez attacked and defeated an Austrian army commanded by Albert of Saxe-Teschen. Though the Austrians were outnumbered three-to-one, the victory greatly encouraged the population of the young First French Republic and lead to the evacuation of Austrian forces from the Austrian Netherlands. Note: all units have their names as they are translated in English.

Army of the Ardennes

The Army of the Ardennes is led by Divisional General Charles-François du Périer Dumouriez. Dumouriez gave his army the private name of the 'Army of Belgium' (Armée de la Belgique), however this was never officially recognised or adopted. Note: all cavalry regiments have 3 x squadrons unless otherwise noted. All line infantry regiments have 2 x battalions unless other wise noted.

Advance Guard

Right Wing

First Line

  • First Line, commanded by Maréchal de Camp Jean Henri Becays Ferrand
    • 1st Brigade
    • 3rd Brigade
    • 5th Brigade
      • 29th Line Infantry Regiment
      • Gravilliers National Guard Battalion
      • 1st Battalion, Côtes du Nord National Guard
    • 7th Brigade
      • 2nd Battalion, 54th Line Infantry Regiment
      • Lombards National Guard Battalion
      • 2nd Battalion, Marne National Guard

Second Line

  • Second Line, commanded by General de Brigade Pierre Louis de Blottefière
    • 9th Brigade
      • 83rd Line Infantry Regiment
      • Republican National Guard
    • 11th Brigade
      • 78th Line Infantry Regiment
      • 4th Battalion, Meuse National Guard
      • 5th Battalion, Meurthe National Guard
    • 13th Brigade
    • 15th Brigade

Left Wing

First Line

  • First Line, commanded by Brigade General Louis Théobald Ihler

Second Line

Austrian Army of the Netherlands

The Austrian Army of the Netherlands guarded the entirety of the Austrian Netherlands (mostly encompassing modern day Belgium) and was one of the few field armies in service during the time of the battle. By 7 November, the Army was evacuated to Germany and broken up shortly thereafter. All infantry regiments have 2 x battalions, and cavalry have 4 x squadrons unless otherwise noted.

Right Wing

Note: Both free corps totalled 873 men in 7 companies

  • Right Wing, commanded by Feldmarschallleutnant Josef Karl, Baron von Lilien
    • Grüne-Loudon Free Corps
    • O'Donnel's Free Corps
    • Archduke Karl's Brigade, commanded by Generalmajor Archduke Karl Laurentius of Austria
      • Morzin Grenadier Battalion
      • Barthodeiszky of Rátk and Salamonfa Grenadier Battalion
    • Kaim's Brigade, commanded by Oberst Konrad Valentin Ritter von Kaim
      • Blankenstein Hussar Regiment Nr. 16 (3 x squadrons)
      • Bender Infantry Regiment Nr. 41

The Centre

Left Wing

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ Smith, pp. 30–31
  2. Nafziger, George. "Army of the Ardennes & French Forces at Jemappes" (PDF). United States Army Combined Arms Center. Nafziger Collection of Orders of Battle. Retrieved 23 July 2021.

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