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понедельник, 12 октября 2015 г.

Reich troops under Markgrafen Ludwig von Baden on Danube, Mid. of Aug 1703

Reich troops on Danube under command of General-Lieutenant Markgrafen Ludwig von Baden were of 56 batts & 107 sqns (ab. 50,000) in the mid. of August 1703:
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Source: Feldzuge des Prinzen Eugen von Savoyen. B. 5. S. 725.
They were divided into two Corps. One under von Baden himself & FM Markgraf zu Baireuth was of 23 batts & 53 sqns:
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среда, 26 ноября 2014 г.

French & Allied troops in the battle of Speyerbach, 25 November 1703

Plan de la bataille de Spire Gagnée par l'armée du Roy comandée par M. le Marechal de Tallard.
by Nicolas de Fer
(see the image in higher resolution at Gallica: link)
The battle of Speyerbach or La bataille de Spire took place on 15/25 of November 1703. Allied troops under Prince Frederik of Hessen-Cassel (later the king of Sweden) planned to relief the siege of Landau, & they took positions near Speyer waiting for reinforcements. But on 15/25 Allies were attacked & defeated by outnumbered French forces under Marshal de Tallard. See detailed description here (link).
Allied BO under Prince Frederik of Hessen-Cassel :
French BO under Tallard:

понедельник, 13 августа 2012 г.

Imperial army under GFMs v. Bayreth & Styrum at Nordlingen, 26 May 1703

I'm continuing to put materials about 1703 campaign on Danube. Now Allied (Kayser, Saxon, Imperial Circles) Battle Order dated 26 May 1703 at Nordlingen. The total is 54 squadrons & 24 battalions with 22 cannons. Compare it with Styrum's BO dated 30 April 1703 & Baden's BO in mid of August 1703, both from Feldzuge des Prinzen Eugen Savoyen. Band 5
Schlacht-Ordung
der Kayserlichen, wie auch Konigl. Polnichen, Francischen und Schwabischen  Regimenter
26 May 1703
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Source is J.M. Schulenburg's Leben und Durkwurdigkeiten, Band 1, between S. 122 & 123. 

четверг, 9 августа 2012 г.

First battle of Hochstadt, 20 Sept 1703 (Bavarian sight)


Plan der Schlacht bei Höchstädt zwischen der alliierten und der französischen Armee, 20. September 1703
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(Statsarchive Marburg)
I wrote about Austian relation by Styrum (click) & participation of the Saxon troops in the first battle of Hochstadt on 20 Sept 1703 (click). Now a part about the battle from Bavarian source: Staudinger K. Geschichte des kurbayrischen Heeres unter Kurfurst Max. II Emanuel 1680-1726. Halbband 2. Munchen, 1905. S. 976-982. 

суббота, 4 августа 2012 г.

Styrum's relation about the first battle of Hochstadt 20 sept, 1703

I found a very nice site with maps related to the campaigns in Bavaria in 1703-04 (link). Two of them are about the First battle of Hochstadt on Sept 20, 1703.
Battle of Hochstadt 20 Sept, 1703
Phase 1: Styrum's attack on d'Usson
(by M. Junkelmann)
 link
Battle of Hochstadt 20 Sept, 1703
Phase 2: Arriving of the Max Emanuel & Villar troops
(by M. Junkelmann)
link
Relation des General-Feld-Marschalls Grafen von Limburg-Styrum... von dem seiner Seits bey Hochstadt... de Anno 1703
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воскресенье, 15 апреля 2012 г.

Saxon Auxiliary Corps on Austrian service, 1702-1704

In the end of 1702 August II of Saxony agreed to provided an Auxiliary Corps of 6,000 on Austrian service. The Corps consisted of 6 (Konigin, Kurprinz, Beichling, Wostomorsky, Thielau, Sacken) Infantry & 4 (Leib, Kurprinz, Jordan, Eisenach) Cuirassier regiments. By that moment Saxon army consisted of 15 Infantry, 8 Cuirassier & 6 Dragoon regiments. Some of them were heavily suffered at Klissow, & some were created in 1702 & were not completed yet. So, August sent on Austrian service about 50% of his troops available by the moment. It was the main reason of his low activity in Poland during the 1703 year.
Corps was commanded by GL I.M. v.d. Schulenburg, GMs v. Plotz, Wostomirski & v. Kanitz. Infantry regiments were of a single battalion, 8 coys. Evidently the second battalion was used to strengthen the first one to the authorized strength. Saxons had field pieces but their number is unknown, probably one per battalion (6 in total?).
Table of the Saxon Auxiliary Corps dated  11 May 1703
Source: Feldzuge des Prinzen Eugen... B. V. S. 677
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The Corps had winter-quarters in Bohemia & in February 1703 came to Upper Austria where joined FML Schlick Corps.
11 March 1703 - action at Scherding/Eisenbirn, where GM Plotz was captured by Bavarians. Saxons lost 5 cannons & a part of their train
2 April 1703 - taking of Bavarian redoubt at Neuhaus. 
21 Sept 1703 - First battle of Hochstadt. Saxons lost 940 men incl. 17 officers.
Saxon Corps had winter-quarters near Ravensburg. In April 1704 Schulenburg got order from August to leave Austrian service & return to Saxony. Corps arrived to Dresden on 20 May 1704. 
See details of it's actions in Schuster & Francke's Geschichte der Sachsischen Armee Band 1. S. 154-156:


Саксонский вспомогательный корпус на австрийской службе, 1702-1704
В конце 1702 года Август согласился предоставить для участия в войне за Испанское наследство саксонский контингент в 6 тыс. чел. В состав корпуса вошли 6 пехотных и 4 кирасирских полка. К концу 1702 саксонская армия насчитывала 15 пехотных, 8 кирасирских и 6 драгунских полков, но многие из них были либо серьезно потрепаны в кампанию 1702 года (Клишов...), либо их формирование еще не было завершено. Фактически Август отправил на австрийскую службу около половины имевшихся у него войск, что стало основной причиной его низкой активнеости в Польше в 1703 г. 

понедельник, 20 февраля 2012 г.

Belagerung von Augsburg, 3-16 Dec 1703

Belagerung der Stadt Augsburg, Dec 3-16, 1703
by Homann, Johann Baptist, Nurnberg, 1704
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Free Imperial city of Augsburg was besieged by allied Bavarian-French army on the 3 Dec 1703. Augsburg garrison under FML baron Bibra was of 9 battalions & 15 squadrons of both Austrian & Imperial troops (ab. 7,000). It's artillery was 128 cannons & 34 howitzers. Aliied army was of 14 battalions & 28 squadrons of Bavarians under Max Emanuel & 36 French battalions & 13 squadrons under marshal Marcin. The garrison capitulated on 14 Dec & left the city on Dec 16,1703.   

пятница, 20 января 2012 г.

Capitulation of the Bavarian garrison of Rothenberg, 21 Sept 1703

Eigentliche Vorstellung Der Vestung Rothenbergs
by A.J. Felsecker (1717?)
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First time Rothenberg was besieged during the Spanish Succession war on 8 May of 1703. That time Bavarian garrison consisted only of a coy of captain Preysing from P.S. de Berquere militia battalion. Bavarians under Maffei tried to reinforce the garrison but were beaten of by Janus d’Eberstedt on 23 May at Krottensee. Second attempt on 6 June was successful. Bavarians forced Janus to raise the siege & strengthened the garrison. But Austrians under General-Wachtmeister Aufsess (ab. 3,000) again besieged Rothenberg on June 17, 1703. They put batteries on a hill opposite the castle & easy forced Bavarians to capitulate. Garrison capitulated on Sept. 19, but they left the castle on Sept. 21.
Bavarian garrison, June-September 1703
Colonel count Sanbonifatio
- Free-coy Sanbonifatio (counts Sanbonifatio had a privilege to maintain own free-coy)
- battalion of Spielberg Foot (5 coys)
- Preysing’s coy of P.S. de Berquere militia battalion
Artillery consisted of 4 cannons, 1 mortar & a howitzer.