Napoleonic Austrian Actions - Hanau 30-31/10/1813

Last Update 27th August 2002

An action fought in combination with the Bavarians. Overall command the Bavarian General de Kavallerie Graf Wrede. Austrian CIC Feldmarshall-Lieutenant Baron Fresnel. Bavarians noted as purple listings. Total troops 33,000 infantry, 10,000 cavalry and 102 guns

ALLIES

• Allied Right Wing
• 2nd Bavarian Division under Generalleutnant von Beckers
  • Brigade General Major Graf Pappenheim
    • 4th Line Regt (2 bns)
    • Combined 4th & 5th Light Inf (1 btn)
    • Salzachkreis Landwehr Btn
  • Brigade Generalmajor Freiherr von Zoller
    • 6th Line Regt (2 bns)
    • 1st Light Inf Regt (1 btn)
    • Illerkreis Landwehr Btn
    • Rezatkreis Landwehr Btn
  • Artillery under Major von Caspers
    • 7th Foot Bty
    • 2nd Wurst Bty
• Austrian Support Troops under General Major Freiherr von Bach
• 1st Szekler Grenz Regt (2btns)
• Inf Regt 59 (4 btns)

 

• Allied Centre
• 3rd Bavarian Division under Generalleutnant Freiherr von Lamotte
  • Front Line under Brigade General Major Jason von der Stockh
    • 11th Line Regt (2 btns)
    • 7th Line Regt (1 btn)
    • Illerkreis Landwehr Btn
    • Donakreis Landwehr Btn
  • Rear Line under Brigade Generalmajor von Deroy
    • 5th Line Regt (1 btn)
    • 8th Line Regt (1 btn)
    • 9th Line Regt (1 btn)
    • Illerkreis Landwehr Btn
    • Isarkreis Landwehr Btn
  • Artillery under Major Wagner
    • 9th Foot Bty
    • 1st Wurst Bty
• Austrian Support
  • Hussar Regt 11 (4 sqns)

   

• Allied Left Wing
  • Battery of combined guns - 12 Austrian & 16 Bavarian
    • Supported by Austrian Inf Regt14 (4 btns)
  • Cavalry Line 1
  • 2nd Brigade under Generalmajor Elbracht
    • 3rd Chevaulegers (3 sqns)
    • 6th Chevaulegers (3 sqns)
  • 1st Brigade under Generlamajor Freiherr von Vieregg
    • 1st Chevaulegers (3 sqns)
    • 2nd Chevaulegers (3 sqns)
    • 7th Chevaulegers (3 sqns)
  • 3rd Brigade under Oberst Diez
    • 4th Chevaulegers (3 sqns)
    • 5th Chevaulegers (3 sqns)
  • Second Cavalry Line
    • Dragoon Regt Knesevich (6 sqns)
    • Cuirassier Regt Liechtenstein (4 sqns)
  • Third Cavalry Line
  • Hussar Regt 2 (6 sqns)
  • Uhlan Regt Schwarzenberg (6 sqns)

   

• Auxilliary Troops
  • 3rd Jager Btn
  • Mensdork Streifkorps
    • Hussar Regt 3 (2 sqns)
    • Hussar Regt 4 (1 sqn)
    • Neumark Dragoons (1 sqn) Prussian
    • Freiwillige Jager (2 sqns) Prussian
    • Czernitchev and Orloff Denisov Cossacks (4 sqns) Russian

     

• Allied Reserves
• Austrian Grenadier Brigade under Generalmajor Freiherr von Diemar
  • de Best Btn
  • Frisch Btn
  • Kramer Btn
  • Brigade Bty of 6lbers
• Austrian Grenadier Brigade under Johann Graf Klenau
  • Lanyi Btn
  • Moese Btn
  • Possman Btn
  • Puteany Btn
  • Brigade Bty of 6lbers

The French

French force under the direction of Emporer Napoleon - 21300 infantry, 7000 cavalry + artillery

Guard Infantry and Artillery under Drouot (6000 men and 52 cannon)

• 1re Division Vieille Garde under Friant
  • Brigade Christiani
    • 1st Chasseurs (2btns)
    • 2nd Chasseurs (2 btns)
  • Brigade Michel
  • 1st Grenadiers (2 btns)
  • 2nd Grenadiers (2 btns)
• 2nd Division Vieille Guarde under Curial
  • Brigade Rousseau
• Fusilier Chasseurs (2 btns)
• Fusilier Grenadiers (2 btns)
• Velites de Turin (1 btn)
• Velites de Florence (1 btn)
• Artillery under Dulauloy
• Guard Foot Artillery (5 btys)
• Guard Horse Artillery (2 btys)

Guard Cavalry under Nansouty (4000 cavalry)

• 1re Division under Ornano
  • Brigade under Colbert
    • Lanciers de Berg (3 sqns)
    • 2me Lanciers (rouges) (10 sqns)
  • Brigade under Linteville
    • Dragons Jeune Garde (2 sqns)
    • 2nd Division under Lefebvre-Desnouttes
  • Brgade under Krasinski
    • 1er lanciers (Jeune Garde) (4 sqns)
  • Brigade under Castex
    • Chasseurs a Cheval (Jeune Garde) (5 sqns)
    • Grenadiers a Cheval (Jeune Garde) (2 sqns)
• 3rd Division under Walther
  • Brigade under Lyon
    • 1er Lanciers (Polonais) (3 sqns)
    • Chasseurs a Cheval (4 sqns)
    • 4me Gardes d'Honneur (4 sqns)
  • Brigade under Letort
    • Dragons de l'Emparatrice (4 sqns)
    • 1er Gardes d'Honneur (4 sqns)
    • 2me Gardes d'Honneur (4 sqns)
  • Brigade under Laferrier
    • Grenadiers a Cheval (4 sqns)
    • 3me Gardes d'Honneur (4 sqns)

II Cavalry Corps under Sebastiani (3000 men and 6 cannon)

• 2me Division de Cavalerie Legere under d'Hurbal
• Brigade under Domanget
• 2me lanciers, 11me and 12me Chasseurs
• Brigade under Lagrange
• 4me lanciers, 5me and 9me Hussards
• 4me Division de Cavalerie Legere under Exelmans
• Brigade under Maurin
• 6me Lanciers, 4me, 7me and 20me Chasseurs
• Brigade under Wathier
• 23me and 24me Chasseurs, 11me Hussards
• 2nd Division de Grosse Cavalerie under Saint Germain
• Brigade under D'Hugerauville
• 1ere and 2md Carabiniers, 1er Cuirassiers
• Brigade under Thiry
• 5me, 8me and 10me Cuirassiers
• Attached Artillery
• Horse Battery (1 bty)

XI and XV Combined Corps under Macdonald (83 btns and 14 sqns - 5000-8000 men)

II Corps under Victor (42 btns and 6 sqns of Westphalian Hussars - 2000-3000 men, mainly Dubreton's Division) +

• III Corps under Marmont (41 btns and 11 sqns - 2000 men) +
• VI Corps (42 btns - 2000 men) +
• Division Durette (14 btns - 1800 men)

IV Corps under Bertrand (25 btns and 7sqns - 1500 men) +

• Division Guilleminot and Brigade Morio (16 btns - 1000 men)