Solferino order of battle
The following is a complete list of units and commanders who fought in the battle of Solferino on June 24, 1859.
Emperor Napoleon III
Chief of Staff: Jean-Baptiste Philibert Vaillant
Auguste Regnaud de Saint-Jean d'Angély
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
First Division
|
1st Brigade
Niol |
|
2nd Brigade
Blanchard |
| |
Artillery
|
| |
Second Division
|
1st Brigade
Manéque |
|
2nd Brigade
Picard |
| |
Artillery
|
| |
Cavalry
|
1st Brigade
Marion |
|
2nd Brigade
de Champeron |
| |
3rd Brigade
Cassaignolles |
| |
Artillery
|
|
I Corps
[edit]Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
3rd Division
|
1st Brigade
Goze |
|
2nd Brigade
Dumont |
| |
Artillery
|
| |
Cavalry Division
|
1st Brigade
de Planhol |
|
2nd Brigade
de Forton |
| |
Artillery
|
|
II Corps
[edit]Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
First Division
|
1st Brigade
Lefebrve |
|
2nd Brigade
Douay |
| |
Artillery
|
| |
Second Division
|
1st Brigade
Gault |
|
2nd Brigade
de Castagny |
| |
Artillery
|
| |
Cavalry
|
Cavalry Brigade
Gaudin de Villaine |
|
III Corps
[edit]Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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First Division
|
1st Brigade
Döens |
|
2nd Brigade
Jannin |
| |
Artillery
|
| |
Second Division
|
1st Brigade
Bataille |
|
2nd Brigade
Collineau |
| |
Artillery
|
| |
3rd Division
|
1st Brigade
Vergé |
|
2nd Brigade |
| |
Artillery
|
| |
Cavalry Division
|
1st Brigade
de Clérembault |
|
2nd Brigade
de Labareyre |
| |
Artillery
|
|
IV Corps
[edit]Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
First Division
|
1st Brigade
C. Douay |
|
2nd Brigade
Lenoble |
| |
Artillery
|
| |
Second Division
|
1st Brigade
de Capriol |
|
2nd Brigade
de la Charriére |
| |
Artillery
|
| |
3rd Division
|
1st Brigade
O'Farrell |
|
2nd Brigade
Saurin |
| |
Artillery
|
| |
Cavalry |
Cavalry Brigade
de Rochefort |
|
Piedmont-Sardinian Army
[edit]King Victor Emmanuel II
Minister of War: Alfonso Ferrero La Marmora
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Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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First Division
|
1st Grenadier Brigade
Colliano |
|
2nd Savoy Brigade
Parrier |
| |
Artillery
|
| |
Second Division
|
1st Piedmont Brigade
Camerana |
|
2nd Aosta Brigade
Danesi |
| |
Artillery
|
| |
3rd Division
|
1st Cuneo Brigade
Arnaldi |
|
2nd Pinerolo Brigade
Morozzo |
| |
Artillery
|
| |
4th Division
|
1st Regina Brigade
Villamarina |
|
2nd Savona Brigade
Broglia |
| |
Artillery
|
| |
5th Division
|
1st Casale Brigade |
|
2nd Acqui Brigade
Gozzani |
| |
Artillery
|
| |
Cavalry Division
|
1st Brigade
Sonnaz |
|
2nd Brigade
Savoiroux |
| |
Horse Artillery
|
|
Austrian Army
[edit]Emperor Franz Joseph
Adjutant General: Karl Ludwig von Grünne
Quartermaster General: Heinrich von Heß
First Army
[edit]II Corps
[edit]Prince Eduard Franz of Liechtenstein
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
First Division
|
1st Brigade
Szabo |
|
2nd Brigade
Wachter |
| |
Artillery
|
| |
Second Division
|
1st Brigade
Kintzl |
|
2nd Brigade
Hahn |
| |
Artillery
|
| |
Mantua garrison
|
| |
Cavalry
|
|
III Corps
[edit]Edmund Prince of Schwarzenberg
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
First Division
|
1st Brigade
Pokorny |
|
2nd Brigade
Dienstel |
| |
Artillery
|
| |
Second Division
|
1st Brigade
Wetzlar |
|
2nd Brigade |
| |
Artillery
|
| |
Cavalry
|
|
IX Corps
[edit]Schaffgotsche
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
First Division
|
1st Brigade
Castiglione |
|
2nd Brigade
Wimpffen |
| |
3rd Brigade
Suini |
| |
Artillery
|
| |
Second Division
|
1st Brigade
Blumencron |
|
2nd Brigade
Fehimayr |
| |
Artillery
|
| |
Cavalry
|
Cavalry Brigade
|
|
X Corps
[edit]Wernhardt
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
First Division
|
1st Brigade |
|
2nd Brigade
Anthione |
| |
3rd Brigade
Jablonsky |
| |
Artillery
|
| |
Second Division
|
1st Brigade
Schiller |
|
2nd Brigade
Mollinary |
| |
Artillery
|
| |
Cavalry
|
Cavalry Brigade
|
|
XI Corps
[edit]Weigl
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
First Division
|
1st Brigade
Sebottendorf |
|
2nd Brigade
Greschke |
| |
Artillery
|
| |
Second Division
|
1st Brigade
Baltin |
|
2nd Brigade
Dobrzensky |
| |
3rd Brigade
Host |
| |
Artillery
|
| |
Cavalry
|
Cavalry Brigade
|
|
Second Army
[edit]I Corps
[edit]Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
First Division
|
1st Brigade
Paszthory |
|
2nd Brigade
Brunner |
| |
Artillery
|
| |
Second Division
|
1st Brigade
Hoditz |
|
2nd Brigade
Reznicek |
| |
Artillery
|
| |
Cavalry
|
Cavalry Brigade
|
|
V Corps
[edit]Philipp von Stadion und Thannhausen
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
First Division
|
1st Brigade
Gaal |
|
2nd Brigade
Puchner |
| |
3rd Brigade
Bils |
| |
Artillery
|
| |
Second Division
|
1st Brigade
Koller |
|
2nd Brigade
Festetics |
| |
Artillery
|
| |
Cavalry
|
Cavalry Brigade
|
|
VII Corps
[edit]Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
First Division
|
1st Brigade
Wussin |
|
2nd Brigade |
| |
Artillery
|
| |
Second Division
|
1st Brigade
Brandenstein |
|
2nd Brigade
Wallon |
| |
Artillery
|
| |
Cavalry
|
Cavalry Brigade
|
|
VIII Corps
[edit]Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
---|---|---|
First Division
|
1st Brigade
Watervliet |
|
2nd Brigade
Kuhn |
| |
Artillery
|
| |
Second Division
|
1st Brigade
Phillippovic |
|
2nd Brigade
Dauber |
| |
3rd Brigade
Lippert |
| |
Artillery
|
| |
Cavalry Division
|
1st Brigade
Holstein |
|
2nd Brigade
Zichy |
| |
Artillery
|
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See also
[edit]References
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