Tolentino order of battle

This is an order of battle for the Battle of Tolentino that was fought on 2 May – 3 May 1815.

= Austrian Army =

Commander-in-chief: Lieutenant Field Marshal Baron Bianchi

Total strength: 11,938 men – 1452 horses – 28 guns

I Corps

Commander: Lieutenant Field Marshal Baron Mohr

General staff: Colonel Baron Fleischer, Major Kunerth, Captain Auer, Captain Muhlruer, Captain Potier

1st Brigade

Commander: General Count Staheremberg

General staff: Captain Spanoghi, Lieutenant Moker
* Pioneers Company No. 1 "Radinski" (161 men)
* Tyrolean Jäger Battalion No. 9 (1043 men)
* 4¾ Squadrons, Hungarian Hussar Regiment No. 5 "Prince Regent of England" (441 men and horses)
* 1 Battalion, Grenz Infantry Regiment No. 61 "Saint-Julien" (400 men)
* Artillery (6 guns, 102 men and 99 horses)

Total: 2147 men – 540 horses – 6 guns

2nd Brigade

Commander: General Baron Senitzer

General Staff: General Staab, Major Startenthal, Captain Weingarten

* 2 Battalions, Line Infantry Regiment No. 2 "Hiller" (1971 men)
* 2 Battalions, Line Infantry Regiment No. 43 "Simbschen" (1848 men)
* 1 Battalion, Grenz Infantry Regiment No. 62 "Wacquant-Geozelles" (969 men)
* Artillery (8 guns, 132 men and 70 horses)

Total: 4920 men – 70 horses – 8 guns

3rd Brigade

Commander: General Baron Ekhardt

* 3 Battalions, Line Infantry Regiment No. 3 "Archduke Charles" (2426 men)
* 2 Battalions, Line Infantry Regiment No. 27 "Chasteler" (1490 men)
* Artillery (8 guns, 132 men and 70 horses)

Total: 4048 men – 70 horses – 8 guns

4th Brigade

Commander: General Baron Taxis

* 5½ Squadrons, Royal Tuscan Dragoon Regiment "Grand Duke Ferdinand" (726 men and horses)
* Artillery (6 guns, 97 men and 46 horses)

Total: 823 men – 772 horses – 6 guns

= Neapolitan Army =

Commander-in-chief: King Joachim Murat of Naples

General staff: General Prince Campana, General Costa, General De Medici, Captain Caselli

Total strength: 25,588 men – 4,790 horses – 58 guns

= Guard Divisions =

Captain of the Guard: Lieutenant General Millet de Villeneuve

Infantry of the Guard

Commander: General Prince Pignatelli Strongoli

* 1st Velites Regiment (925 men)
* 2nd Velites Regiment (1064 men)
* Voltigeurs (1236 men)
* 2nd Artillery Regiment 540 hommes
* Artillery (10 guns, 126 men and 250 horses)
* Baggage Train (153 men)

Total: 4044 men – 250 horses – 10 guns

Cavalry of the Guard

Commander: General Livron

* Hussars of the Guard (426 men and 556 horses)
* Mounted Chasseurs of the Guard (200 men and horses)
* Chevau-légers of the Guard (398 men and 447 horses)
* Lancers of the Guard (313 men and 340 horses)
* Artillery (8 guns, 106 men and 135 horses)
* Baggage Train (133 men)

Total: 1576 men – 1894 horses – 10 guns

2nd Infantry Division

Commander: General Ambrosio

* 3rd Light Infantry Regiment (2203 men)
* 2nd Line Infantry Regiment (2096 men)
* 6th Line Infantry Regiment (2147 men)
* 9th Line Infantry Regiment (1438 men)
* Artillery (10 guns, 207 men and 210 horses)
* Baggage Train (138 men)

Total: 8229 men – 210 horses – 10 guns

3rd Infantry Division

Commander: General Lechi

* 1st Light Infantry Regiment (2060 men)
* 4th Line Infantry Regiment (2045 men)
* 7th Line Infantry Regiment (1843 men)
* 8th Line Infantry Regiment (2062 men)
* Artillery (10 guns, 205 men and 220 horses)
* Baggage Train (140 men)

Total: 8010 men – 220 horses – 10 guns

4th Infantry Division

Commander: General Pignatelli Cerchiara

* 4th Light Infantry Regiment (800 men)
* 10th, 11th and 12th Line Infantry Regiments (1100 men)
* Cavalry Reserve (500 horses)

Total: 1900 men – 500 horses

Cavalry Division

Commander: General Rossetti

* 1st Chevau-légers Regiment (242 men and 228 horses)
* 2nd Chevau-légers Regiment (628 men and 592 horses)
* 3rd Chevau-légers Regiment (563 men and 530 horses)
* 4th Chevau-légers Regiment (416 men and 366 horses)

Total: 1849 men – 1716 horses

References

*Scheid, Frederick C. Appendix IV, "Napoleon's Italian Campaigns: 1805-1815", Praeger/Greenwood (2002).
* [http://www.tolentino815.it/paginaeng2950.aspx Order of Battle] at Tolentino 815