Order of battle for the Battle of Vienna (1683)
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The following units and commanders fought in the Battle of Vienna of the Great Turkish War in 1683.
Catholic forces outside Vienna (until 14 July)[edit]
- Commander-in-Chief: Charles V, Duke of Lorraine
Type | Strength |
---|---|
Infantry | 21,000 |
Cavalry | 11,000 |
Hungarians (led by Paul I, Prince Esterházy) | 5,000 |
Total - 37,000 men[1]
Catholic forces inside Vienna (14 July - 12 September)[edit]
Inside the city[edit]
- Commander-in-Chief: Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg
- Generalfeldwachtmeister Wilhelm Johann Anton Graf von Daun
- Generalfeldwachtmeister Karl Ludwig Graf de Souches
- Generalfeldwachtmeister Johann Karl Graf von Serenyi
- Generalfeldwachtmeister Friedrich Siegmund Graf von Schärffenberg
Total - c. 12,000[1] or 14,163 men (including city militia)[2]
Type | Commander[3] | Unit[3] | Subdivisions | Strength[4] |
---|---|---|---|---|
Infantry regular companies) | Theim Infantry Regiment | 3 coys | 10,603 | |
Pfalz-Neuberg Infantry Regiment | 5 coys | |||
Souches Infantry Regiment | 10 coys | |||
Schärffenberg Infantry Regiment | 10 coys | |||
Beck Infantry Regiment | 7 coys | |||
Heister Infantry Regiment | 5 coys | |||
Württemberg Infantry Regiment | 5 coys | |||
Mansfeld Infantry Regiment | 10 coys | |||
Kaiserstein Infantry Regiment | 5 coys | |||
Starhemberg Infantry Regiment | 10 coys | |||
City guard/militia | Oberstwachtmeister Ferdinand Dominik Marchese degli Obizzi | 8 coys | 4,900 | |
Cavalry | Dupigny (ex-Dampierre) Cuirassier Regiment | 9 coys | 600 | |
Artillery | Oberst von Borner | |||
Oberstlieutnant von Peekstein |
Field army at Leopoldstadt[edit]
- Commander-in-Chief: Charles V, Duke of Lorraine
Type | Commander | Unit | Strength |
---|---|---|---|
Imperial Cuirassier Regiments | Capara (Caprara) Cuirassier Regiment | 10 coys | |
Montecuccoli Cuirassier Regiment | 10 coys | ||
Taff (Taaffe) Cuirassier Regiment | 10 coys | ||
Rabatta Cuirassier Regiment | 10 coys | ||
Dunewald (Dunnewald) Cuirassier Regiment | 10 coys | ||
Palffy Cuirassier Regiment | 10 coys | ||
Mercy Cuirassier Regiment | 10 coys | ||
Hallewyl (Halleweil) Cuirassier Regiment | 10 coys | ||
Gondola Cuirassier Regiment | 10 coys | ||
Götz Cuirassier Regiment | 10 coys | ||
Imperial Dragoon Regiments | Schulz Dragoon Regiment | 10 coys | |
Styrum Dragoon Regiment | 10 coys | ||
Küffstein Dragoon Regiment | 10 coys | ||
Savoyen Dragoon Regiment | 10 coys | ||
Herbeville Dragoon Regiment | 10 coys | ||
Croatian Regiments | Nikolaus Lodron Croaten Regiment | ||
Kery Croaten Regiment | |||
Receardi Croaten Regiment |
Catholic Coalition relief force at the Battle of Kahlenberg[edit]
- Commander-in-chief: King John III Sobieski, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania
Organization[edit]
Wing | Corps |
---|---|
Left Wing | 1st Imperial and Saxon Corps of Infantry |
2nd Imperial and Saxon Corps of Infantry Prince Hermann of Baden-Baden | |
Saxon Corps | |
Saxon Cavalry Corps | |
Polish Cavalry Corps Hieronim Augustyn Lubomirski | |
Center | Franconian and Swabian Circles Infantry Corps Prince Georg Friedrich of Waldeck |
Bavarian Infantry Corps Degenfeld | |
Imperial & Bavarian Cavalry Corps | |
Right Wing Great General of the Crown | Polish Infantry Corps Kontzki |
1st Polish Cavalry Corps Stanisław Jan Jabłonowski | |
Imperial and Saxon Cavalry Corps | |
Royal Guard "Reiter" Corps |
Imperial troop units[edit]
Total:[6]
- 8,100 foot [less Beck]
- 12,900 horse
Imperial troops in the campaign, but those not at the battle are not included in the total figures.[6]
Type | Commander | Unit | Strength |
---|---|---|---|
Imperial Infantry Regiments | Grana Infantry Regiment | 2 bns less one company | |
Baden Infantry Regiment | 2 bns | ||
Leslie Infantry Regiment | 1 bn | ||
Croy Infantry Regiment | 1 bn | ||
Thimb Infantry Regiment | 1 bn | ||
Württemberg-Neustädt Infantry Regiment | 1 bn | ||
Neuburg Infantry Regiment | 1 bn | ||
Beck Infantry Regiment (attached to Bavarians during the battle) | 1 bn | ||
Imperial Cuirassier Regiments | Capara Cuirassier Regiment | 10 coys | |
Montecuccoli Cuirassier Regiment | 10 coys | ||
Taaffe Cuirassier Regiment | 10 coys | ||
Rabatta Cuirassier Regiment | 10 coys | ||
Dunewald Cuirassier Regiment | 10 coys | ||
Palffy Cuirassier Regiment | 10 coys | ||
Piccolomini Cuirassier Regiment | 10 coys | ||
Caraffa Cuirassier Regiment | 10 coys | ||
Mercy Cuirassier Regiment | 10 coys | ||
Veterani Cuirassier Regiment | 10 coys | ||
Hallewyl Cuirassier Regiment | 10 coys | ||
Sachsen-Lauenburg Cuirassier Regiment | 10 coys | ||
Gondola Cuirassier Regiment | 10 coys | ||
Götz Cuirassier Regiment | 10 coys | ||
Imperial Dragoon Regiments | Schulz Dragoon Regiment | 10 coys | |
Lymburg-Styrum Dragoon Regiment | 10 coys | ||
Küffstein Dragoon Regiment | 10 coys | ||
Heissler Dragoon Regiment | 10 coys | ||
Croatian & Polish cavalry | Kery Croatian Horse Regiment | 8 coys | |
Lubomirski Polish Cuirassier Group | |||
Lubomirski Polish Dragoon Group | |||
Artillery | 70 guns, including many regimental guns |
Type | Commander | Unit | Strength |
---|---|---|---|
Imperial Infantry Regiments | Wallis Infantry Regiment | 2 bns | |
Salm Infantry Regiment | 2 bns | ||
Lothringen Infantry Regiment | 2 bns | ||
Dieppenthal Infantry Regiment | 1 bn | ||
Heister Infantry Regiment | 1 bn | ||
Thugen (Würzburg) Mercenary Infantry Regiment | |||
Imperial Cuirassier Regiment | Truchess (Würzburg) Mercenary Cuirassier Regiment | ||
Imperial Dragoon Regiments | Herbeville Dragoon Regiment | ||
Teutin Dragoon Regiment |
Bavarians[edit]
Commander: Generalfeldmarschall-Leutnant Degenfeld
Total of Bavarians (discounting attached Imperial soldiers) - 8,400[7]
Type | Brigade | Commander | Unit | Subdivisions | Strength |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bavarian Infantry Regiments | Berlo (later Mercy) Infantry Regiment | 4,800 | |||
Degenfeld Infantry Regiment | |||||
Steinau Infantry Regiment | |||||
Preysing Infantry Regiment (replaced the Perouse Inf. Rgt. on 15 July) | |||||
Bavarian Cavalry Regiments | GWM Marquis von Beauvau | Haraucourt (Arco) Reiter Regiment | 6 coys | 3,400 | |
Beauvau Reiter Regiment | 6 coys | ||||
Red Dragoon Half-Regiment | 4 coys | ||||
GWM von Munster | Bartls (Munster) Reiter Regiment | 6 coys | |||
Schutz (Schuss) Reiter Regiment | 6 coys | ||||
Blue Dragoon Half-Regiment | 4 coys | ||||
Artillery | 26 regimental pieces, 20 field pieces & 2 mortars | 287 men & 1,022 horses |
Type | Brigade | Commander | Unit | Strength |
---|---|---|---|---|
Imperial Infantry Regiments (attached to Bavarians) | Beck (Imperial) Infantry Regiment | 1 bn | ||
Steindorf (Salzburg) Infantry Regiment | ||||
Rummel (Bavarian Circle) Infantry Battalion | ||||
Rodern (Pfalz-Neuburg) Infantry Battalion |
Saxons[edit]
General Staff:[9]
- Generalfeldmarschall Freiherr von der Goltz
- Generalfeldmarschall-Leutnant von Flemming
- Generalwachtmeister von Neitschütz
- Generalwachtmeister Duke Christian von Sachsen-Weißenfels
- Generalwachtmeister von Trauttmannsdorff
Total - 10,454[9]
Type | Commander | Unit | Strength |
---|---|---|---|
Saxon Infantry Regiments (each regiment had 2 bns, each of 2 coys) | Oberstleutnant von Schönfeld | Leib Infantry Regiment | 7,073 |
Oberstleutnant von Kleist | Infantry Regiment of Feldmarschall von der Golz | ||
Oberstleutnant von Carlowitz | Infantry Regiment of Generalwachtmeister von Sachsen-Weißenfels | ||
Oberstleutnant von Flemming | Infantry Regiment of Feldmarschall-Lieutenant von Flemming | ||
Oberst von Kuffer | Infantry Regiment of Oberst von Kuffer | ||
Oberst von Löben | Infantry Regiment of Oberst von Löben | ||
Grenadiers | Hauptmann von Bose | One Grenadier company | |
Saxon Cavalry Regiments (each regiment had 3 squadrons, each of 2 coys) | Generalwachtmeister von Neitschütz | Leibgarde-trabanten zu Ross (Elector's personal horse mounted body guard) | 3,194 |
Oberstleutnant von Haugwitz | Leib Reiter Regiment | ||
Oberstleutnant Freiherr von Engelmünster | Plotho Reiter Regiment | ||
Oberstleutnant de Bronne (from Lorraine) | Goltz Reiter Regiment | ||
Oberstleutnant von Wolframsdorff | Trautmannsdorff Reiter Regiment | ||
Oberstleutnant von Mintwiz | Generalwachtmeister Graf Reuss' Dragoon Regiment | ||
Artillery | Oberzeughauptmann von Borau | 16 cannons (various calibers) + 2 petards | 187 men & 351 horses |
Reich Troops[edit]
Total:[4]
- 7,000 foot
- 2,500 horse
Type | Commander | Unit | Strength |
---|---|---|---|
Franconian Circle Infantry Regiments | Johann Wilhelm Köth von Wanscheid | Koth Infantry Regiment | 7,000 |
Philipp Heinrich von Andlau | Andlau Infantry Regiment | ||
Swabian Circle Infantry Regiments | Charles Gustav of Baden-Durlach | Durlach Infantry Regiment | |
Öttingen Infantry Regiment | |||
Franconian Circle Cavalry Regiments | Christian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth | Cuirassier Regiment | 2,500 |
Christoph Wilhelm von Aufseß | Herdesdorff (Würzburg) Dragoon Regiment | ||
Swabian Circle Cavalry Regiments | Gronsfeld Cuirassier Regiment | ||
Hohnstett Dragoon Regiment | |||
Artillery | 12 guns |
Polish[edit]
(A banner is a force of 200 men)[6]
Total:[6]
- estimated at 10,200 foot (20 regiments in 8 brigades)
- 14,000 horse
Type | Brigades | Commander | Unit | Divided into |
---|---|---|---|---|
Polish Royal Infantry Total: 200 foot | Janissaries Infantry Company | |||
Hayduks Infantry Company | ||||
Polish Royal Cavalry Total: 1,000 horse | Royal Guards (Drabant Reiter) | |||
King's Hussars | 2 banners | |||
King's Armored Horse | 2 banners | |||
King's Cossacks | 1 banner | |||
Right flank Polish Infantry Regiments | King's Own Brigade | King's Infantry Regiment | ||
Crown Prince Jacob's Infantry Regiment | ||||
S. Morsztyn 's Brigade | S. Morsztyn Infantry Regiment | |||
Truchsess von Wiski Infantry Regiment | ||||
F.Kacki's Brigade | F.Kacki Infantry Regiment | |||
W.Leszczyński Infantry Regiment | ||||
F.Greben's Brigade | F.Greben Infantry Regiment | |||
Grand Hetman Jablonowski Infantry Regiment | ||||
Crown Referendary Krasinski Infantry Regiment | ||||
Left flank Polish Infantry Regiments | Buttler's Brigade | Buttler Infantry Regiment | ||
M.Kacki Infantry Regiment (Detached to guard guns) | ||||
Danemark's Brigade | Danemark Infantry Regiment | |||
S.Potocki Infantry Regiment | ||||
Prince Lubomirski Infantry Regiment | ||||
Count de Maligny Infantry Regiment | ||||
T.Zamoyski's Brigade | T.Zamoyski Infantry Regiment | |||
Grinski Infantry Regiment | ||||
Kreuzer's Brigade | Wielopolski Infantry Regiment | |||
Crown Field Hetman Sieniawski Infantry Regiment | ||||
W. Denhoff Infantry Regiment | ||||
Cavalry | 36 armoured horse & hussar banners including:
| |||
Artillery | 28 guns |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Millar 2008, p. 21.
- ^ Streffleur 1863, p. 234.
- ^ a b Streffleur 1863, p. 235.
- ^ a b c Staudinger 1885, p. 162.
- ^ Streffleur 1863, p. 236.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Nafziger 1998.
- ^ Staudinger 1885, p. 158.
- ^ Staudinger 1885, p. 159-161.
- ^ a b Schuster & Francke 1885, p. 102.
- ^ Schuster & Francke 1885, p. 102-103.
Bibliography[edit]
- Millar, Simon (2008). Vienna 1683: Christian Europe repels the Ottomans. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-184603-231-8.
- Nafziger, George (1998). "Relief of Vienna 13 September 1683" (PDF). Combined Arms Research Library Digital Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-23. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- Schuster, O.; Francke, F.U. (1885). Geschichte der Sächsischen Armee von deren Errichtung bis auf die neueste Zeit. Vol. 1.
- Staudinger (1885). Geschichte der kurbayerischen Heers unter Kurfurst Max II. Vol. 1.
- Streffleur, V. (1863). "Belagerung von Wien im Jahre 1683". Österreichischen Militärischen Zeitschrift. 2. Vienna.