Infantry
Lieutenant General John, 1st Baron Cutts of Gowran
Lieutenant General John, 1st Baron Cutts of Gowran
The War of the
Spanish Succession
The Battle of Blenheim guide
This site has been put together to try and map the colours and uniforms of the regiments engaged in the Battle of Blenhiem during the War of the Spanish Succession.
The Information collated here is not from primary sources, but pulled together from information primarily gathered from Baccus 6mm, Warflag, Drabant, The Miniatures Page, Wikipedia, Wikimedia, Drapaux.org, royalfig, and Funken. Some information has been taken from written examples, and where information clashes I have used my best guess or what I like the most..!
I have worked with the orders of battle available from http://en.wikipedia.org
This is not complete, and it is, and will probably always be work in progress.
| Allied Army | ||
| Blenheim Column | ||
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Infantry
Lieutenant General John, 1st Baron Cutts of Gowran |
Rowe's Brigade (Britain) | Sir William Clifton's Regiment of Foot The Welch Regiment of Fusiliers Sir Edward Dering's Regiment of Foot Scots Fusiliers The Earl of Bath's Regiment of Foot |
| Wilkes' Brigade (Hesse-Kassel) | Prinz Wilhelm Infantry Regiment Erbprinz von Hessen-Kassel Infantry Regiment Hessian Grenadiers Infantry Regiment Hessian Guard (Leibregiment) Infantry Regiment Wartensleben Infantry Regiment |
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| Ferguson's Brigade (Britain) | Archibald Douglas' Regiment of Foot Earl of Angus's Regiment of Foot Royal Regiment of Ireland 2nd Battalion, His Majesty's Royal Regiment of Foot 1st Regiment of Foot Guards |
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| St. Paul's Brigade | de Luc Infantry Regiment de Breuil Infantry Regiment Gauvin Infantry Regiment Hanoverian Guard Infantry Regiment |
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Cavalry Support
Lieutenant General Henry Lumley |
Palmes' Brigade (Britain) | 2nd/Earl of Plymouth's Regiment of Horse
The Queen Dowager's Regiment of Horse Lord Cavendish's Regiment of Horse |
| Wood's Brigade (Britain) | The Queen's Regiment of Horse 1st/Earl of Plymouth's Regiment of Horse Duke of Shrewsbury's Regiment of Horse |
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| Ross's Dragoon Brigade | James Wynne's Regiment of Dragoons Grey Dragoons Erbprinz von Hessen-Kassel Dragoons |
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| Centre | ||
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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1st Line (Infantry)
Lieutenant General Richard Ingoldsby |
d'Herleville's Brigade
(Includes Stückrad's Brigade) |
Schöpping Infantry Regiment Stückrad Infantry Regiment d'Herleville Infantry Regiment von Tozin Infantry Regiment Hulsen Infantry Regiment |
| Württemberg Brigade | Württemberg Regiment Stenfels Württemberg Regiment Hermann Württemberg Grenadier Regiment Seckendorff's Infantry Regiment Heinrich, Graf von Seckendorff |
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1st Line (Infantry)
Lieutenant General Horn |
Holstein-Beck's Brigade
Major General the Prince of Holstein-Beck (Includes Beidebrecht's Brigade) |
Heidebrecht Infantry Regiment Stürler Infantry Regiment Hirzel Infantry Regiment Rechteren Infantry Regiment Goor Infantry Regiment |
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Dutch
Mercenary Brigade Major General Pallandt |
Bynheim Infantry Regiment Schwerin Infantry Regiment de Varenne Infantry Regiment Wulffen Infantry Regiment Erbprinz von Hesse-Kassel Infantry Regiment |
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Left-center (cavalry)
Lieutenant General Bülow |
Noyellas' Brigade | Leib Horse Cuirassier Regiment Voigt's Horse Cuirassier Regiment Noyelles' Horse Cuirassier Regiment |
| Viller's Brigade | von Bülow's Dragoons Regiment Viller's Dragoons Bothmer's Dragoons |
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2nd Line (cavalry)
Lieutenant General Graf von Hompesch |
Hesse-Homberg's Brigade | Leib Horse Regiment Spiegel's Karabinere |
| Schulengurg's Brigade | Schulengurg's Dragoons Breidenbach's Horse Regiment |
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| Erbach's Brigade | Erbach's Horse Cuirassier Regiment Baldwin's Horse, Brigadier General Baldwin Schmettau's Dragoons |
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Cavalry
Lieutenant General comte de Oostfriese count of East Frisia |
Vittinghoff's Brigade | Grevendorff's Dragoons Hardenberg's Dragoons Sachsen-Heilburg Horse Regiment Bannier's Horse Regiment |
| Auroch's Brigade | Erbach's Horse Regiment Auroch's Dragoons |
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| Lieutenant General the Prince of Württemberg-Neuenstadt | Rantzau's Brigade (Denmark/UP auxiliary) | 2nd Sjællandske Horse Regiment 5th Jydske Regiment of Horse 4th Jydske Regiment of Horse Livregimentet Rytter Wüttemberg-Öls Dragoons |
| Brockdorff's Brigade (Denmark/England auxiliary) | 3rd Jydske Horse Regiment Ahlefeldt's Horse Cuirassier Regiment 2nd Jydske Horse Regiment Holstein's Horse Cuirassier Regiment Württemberg-Ōls Dragoons |
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| Churchill's Infantry Regiment Thomas Meredith's Regiment of Foot The Queen's Regiment of Foot 1st/His Majesty's Royal Regiment of Foot |
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| von Rantzau's Brigade | 1st Battalion, Rantzau 2nd Battalion, Rantzau Bernsdorff Infantry Regiment Teckelenberg Infantry Regiment St. Paul Infantry Regiment |
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| Right, Army of Imperial Austria | ||
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
| Cavalry General of the imperial cavalry Prince Maximillian von Hanover |
Natzmer's Brigade (Prussia) | Leib Dragoons Margraf Philip's Horse Cuirassier Regiment Wartensleben Horse Regiment Bayreuth-Kulmbach Horse Cuirassier Regiment von Krassow's Dragoons |
| Fugger's Brigade (Austria) | Alt-Hanover Cuirassiers Lobkowitz's Cuirassiers |
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| Durlach's Brigade | Limburg-Styrum's Dragoons Württemberg Independent Cavalry (Leib Dragoon) Fugger's Cuirassier Ottingen's Dragoons (Swabia) |
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| Cavalry General of cavalry Eberhard Louis, Herzog von Württemberg-Teck |
l'Ostange's Brigade | Sonsfeld's Dragoons l'Ostange's Horse Cuirassier Regiment |
| Bibra's Brigade | Helmstaett Horse Cuirassier Regiment Nagel's Karabinere Vennigen's Karabinere Hachenberg's Cuirassiers |
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| Cusani's Brigade (Austria) | Darmstadt's Imperial Cuirassiers Cusani's Imperial Cuirassiers |
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| Caraffa's Brigade | Fechenbach's Dragoons Württemberg Leibgarde (Württemberg) Bibra's Dragoons |
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| Cavalry Reserve General of Cavalry Charles Maximilien, comte de la Tour et Valsassina |
Efferen's Brigade | Moorheim's Cuirassiers Leutsch's Cuirssiers von der Ostheim's Horse Cuirassier Regiment |
| Bayreuth's Brigade (Franconia) | Auffess' Dragoons Bayreuth's Cuirassiers |
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| Feldzeugmeister Prince Leopold von Anhalt-Dessau | Finck's Brigade (Prussia) | Grenadier Garde Margraf Ludwig's Infantry Regiment Anhalt-Dessau Infantry Regiment |
| Canitz' Brigade (Prussia) | Margraf Phillip's Infantry Regiment Leibgarde Canitz's Infantry Regiment |
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| Lieutenant General Scholten | Bielke's Brigade (Denmark/Austria auxiliary) | 1st Battalion, Regiment of Foot Prince
George 2nd Battalion, Regiment of Foot Prince Carl Regiment Dansk Den Kongelige Livgarde til fods 2nd Battalion, Regiment of Foot Prince George |
| Rebsdorff's Brigade (Denmark/England and UP auxiliary) | 1st Battalion, Fynske Regiment of Foot 2nd Battalion, Sjællandske Regiment of Foot Regiment of Foot Christian Ulrich I |
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| Franco-Bavarian Army | ||
| Blenheim Wing Command | ||
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Dismounted Dragoons
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Hautefeulle's Brigade | Mestre de Camp Général La Reine's Dragoons Rohan-Chabot's Dragoons Vasse's Dragoons |
| Blenheim Garrison | de Maulevrier's Brigade | Regiment de Navarre |
| Balincourt's Brigade | Regiment d'Artois 1st/Provence |
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| Greder's Brigade | Regiment de Greder Allemande (German) Regiment de Lassay |
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| Blenheim Reserve | d'Argelos' Brigade | Regiment de Languedoc Regiment de Santerre |
| St. Segond's Brigade | Zurlauben (Wallon) St. Segond (Italy) |
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| Infantry Reserve Lieutenant General the Marquis de Marinvaux |
Montroux's Brigade | Regiment de Montroux (Italy) Regiment de Aunis |
| Monfort's Brigade | Regiment de Montfort (Walloon/Spanish
auxiliary) Blaisois |
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| d'Enonville's Brigade | Royal Regiment de Boulonnais |
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| Between Blenheim and Oberglauheim | ||
| Lieutenant General le Comte de Zurlauben | Vertilly's Brigade | Gendarmerie de France |
| Broglie's Brigade | Regiment de le Roi Regiment de Tarneau Regiment de la Baume |
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| Grignan's Brigade, | Marquis de Grignan | Mestre de Camp General Regiment de Grignan |
| Marechal de Camp, the Duc d'Humeries | Merode-Westerloo's Brigade (Spain) | Regimiento de Gaetano Regimiento de Acosta Regimiento de Heider |
| la Valliere's Brigade | Regiment de Bougogne Regiment de la Valliere Regiment de Noailles Regiment de Beringhen |
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| Silly's Brigade | Regiment de Orleans Regiment de Montreval Regiment de St. Pouanges Regiment de Ligonday |
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| Marechal de Camp, the Marquis de St. Pierre | Trecesson's Brigade | Regiment de Robecque (Wallon) Regiment de d'Albaret |
| Breuil's Brigade | Regiment de Auxerrois Regiment de Chabrillant |
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| Belleisle's Brigade | Regiment de Nice Regiment de Tavannes Regiment de Bandeville |
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| The Army of the Elector of Bavaria | ||
| Marquis du Bourg's Corps | ||
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
| 1st Cavalry Line | Massenbach's Brigade | Regiment de Royal Regiment de La Ferronnaye Regiment de Levy |
| Prince Charles de Lorraine's Brigade | Regiment de Prince Charles de Lorraine Regiment de Choiseul |
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| 2nd Cavalry Line | d'Anlezy's Brigade | Regiment d'Anlezy Regiment de Livry Regiment de Heudincourt Regiment de Dauphin Etranger |
| Marquis de Blainville's Corps | ||
| Marechal de Camp Dorrington | Blingy's Brigade | Regiment de Champagne 1st Saintonge |
| Nangis' Brigade | Bourbonnais 1st Foix 1st Agenois |
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| Marquis de Rosel's Corps | ||
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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Oberglauheim support
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Buzancois' Brigade | Regiment de la Reine |
| Clare's Brigade (Ireland) | Dorrington's Regiment Clare's Regiment Lee's Regiment |
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| Coetquen's Brigade | Regiment de Coietquen 1st Chartes |
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| Prince d'Isenghein | 1st Poitou 1st Guyenne Regiment d'Isenghein (Walloon) Regiment de Beauferme |
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| Count d'Arco's Corps | ||
| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
| Lieutenant General the Marquis de Magnac | Montmain's Brigade | Regiment de Conde Regiment de Montmain Regiment de Bourck (Ireland) |
| Vivan's Brigade | Regiment de Abusson Regiment de Vivans Regiment de Fourquevaux |
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| Lieutenant General the Marquis de Legall | Barentin's Brigade | Regiment de Barentin Regiment de la Billarderie Regiment de Bissy |
| Vigiers Brigade | Regiment de Royal Piedmont Regiment du Vigier Regiment de Merinville |
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Bavarian Cavalry
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von Weickel's Brigade | d'Arco's Cuirassiers Weickel's Cuirassiers Garde Karabinere Grenadiers a Cheval Horse Grenadiers Locatelli's Hussars Leib Company |
| von Wolframsdorff's Brigade | Torring-Seefeld's Dragoons von Wolframsdorff's Cuirassiers de Costa's Cuirassiers |
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| Major General Alessandro Marquis de Maffei | de Maffei's Brigade | Regiment de Maffei Kurprinz Regiment Leibgarde Fusiliers Regiment Leibgarde Grenadiers Regiment Regiment d'Ocfort |
| Mercy's Brigade | Regiment de Mercy Regiment de Tattenbach Regiment von Karthausen Regiment von Spilburg |
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| Lieutenant General the Comte de Dreux | Fontbeausard's Dragoon Brigade | Regiment de Listenois Regiment de la Vrilliere Regiment de Fontbeausard |
| Conflans' Brigade | Regiment de Conflans Regiment de Rouvray |
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| Lieutenant General the Marquis de Sauffrey | Montbron's Brigade | Regiment de Dauphin 1st Conde Regiment de Montboissier |
| Tourouvre's Brigade | Regiment de Lorraine Regiment de Toulouse |
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| Montmorency's Brigade | 1st Bearn 1st Bourbon 1st Nivernais 1st Vermandois |
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