Petrovaradin order of battle
The following units and commanders fought in the Battle of Petrovaradin on August 5, 1716, as part of the Austro-Turkish War of 1716–1718
Imperial (Austrian) Army
Field Marshal Eugene Moritz, Prinz von Savoyen-Carignac
1st Line
Lieutenant Field Marshal Freiherr von Falkenstein
General of Cavalry Carl Alexandre Herzog von Wurttemberg
General of Cavalry Florentin Clemens Graf von Mercy
Division |
Regiments and Others |
Infantry Division |
- Sigbert Graf von Heister Infantry Regiment (three battalions)
- Tobias Freiherr von Hasslingen Infantry Regiment (one battalion)
- Janos Graf von Palffy-Erdodi Infantry Regiment (two battalions)
- Eberhard Ludwig Herzog von Wurttemberg (Alt) Infantry Regiment (three battalions)
- General of Cavalry Carl Alexandre Herzog von Wurttemberg Infantry Regiment (three battalions)
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Infantry Division
General of Infantry Maximilian Ludwig von Regal
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- Major General Heinrich Reichard Lorenz Graf von und zu Daun (Alt) Infantry Regiment (three battalions)
- Major General Wilhelm Reinhard Graf von Neipperg Infantry Regiment (two battalions)
- Freiherr von Wetzel Infantry Regiment (three battalions)
- General of Infantry Maximilian Ludwig Graf von Regal Infantry Regiment (three battalions)
- Carl Wilhelm Markgraf Baden-Durlach Infantry Regiment (two battalions)
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Infantry Division
General of Infantry Max Adam Graf von Starhemberg
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- General of Infantry Max Adam Graf von Starhemberg Infantry Regiment (three battalions)
- Graf Scipio Bagni Infantry Regiment (three battalions)
- Johann Maria Geschwind von Pockstein Infantry Regiment (two battalions)
- Johann Damian Philipp Freiherr von Sickingen Infantry Regiment
- Guido von Starhemberg Infantry Regiment (three battalions)
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Cavalry Division |
- Amadeus Graf Rabutin de Bussy Dragoon Regiment (seven squadrons)
- de Battee Dragoon Regiment (seven squadrons)
- Johann Franz Graf von Gronsfeld-Brokhorst Dragoon Regiment (seven squadrons)
- Janos Graf von Palffy-Erdodi Cuirassier Regiment (seven squadrons)
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Cavalry Division
Major General Andreas Graf von Hamilton
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- General of Cavalry Philipp Landgraf von Hessen-Darmstadt Dragoon Regiment (seven squadrons)
- General of Cavalry Maxmilian Wilhelm, Herzog von Braunschweig - Luneburg und Hannover Dragoon Regiment (seven squadrons)
- Gundacker Ludwig Josef Graf von Althann Dragoon Regiment (seven squadrons)
- General of Cavalry Georg Wilhelm Mark graf von Brandenburg-Bayreuth Hussar Regiment (seven squadrons)
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Cavalry Brigade
Major General Carl Graf von Eckh
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- General of Cavalry Florentin Clemens Graf von Mercy Cuirassier Regiment (seven squadrons)
- General of Cavalry Carl de Martigny Cuirassier Regiment (seven squadrons)
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Cavalry Brigade
Josef August Furst von Lobkowitz
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- Ludwig Ferdinand von Graven Dragoon Regiment (seven squadrons)
- Freiherr von Falkenstein Cuirassier Regiment (seven squadrons)
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2nd Line
Division |
Regiments and Others |
Infantry Division
Carl Herzog von Braunschweig-Luneburg-Bevern
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- Joseph Innozenz Herzog von Lothringen und Bar (Alt) Infantry Regiment (two battalions)
- Anton Graf von Alcoudete Infantry Regiment (one battalion)
- Major General Francesco Cavaliere Marullo Infantry Regiment (one battalion)
- Philip Wilhelm Konrad van Hoensbroeck-Gehlen Infantry Regiment (two battalions)
- Wilrich Philip Lorenz Count von Daun (Jung) Infantry Regiment (two battalions)
- Ernst Philipp van der Lanckhen Infantry Regiment (two battalions)
- Carl Herzog von Braunschweig-Luneburg-Bevern Infantry Regiment (two battalions)
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Infantry Division
General of Infantry Johann Josef Philipp Graf von Harrach Rohrau
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- General of Infantry Johann Josef Philipp Graf von Harrach Rahrau Infantry Regiment (three battalions)
- Don Juan Conde di Ahumada y Cardenas Infantry Regiment (one battalion)
- Claudius Alexander Comte de Bonneval Infantry Regiment (one battalion)
- Friedrich Herzog von Wurttemberg Infantry Regiment (two battalions)
- Major General Franz Paul Graf von Wallis Infantry Regiment (two battalions)
- Major General Emerich Friedrich de Fabre Infantry Regiment (one battalion)
- Johann Leopold Donat Furst von Trautson Infantry Regiment (two battalions)
- Emmanuel Prinz d'Elboeuf von Lothringen (Jung) Infantry Regiment (two battalions)
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Cavalry Division
MG Johann Peter von Saint-Amour
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- General of Cavalry Franz Anselm Graf von Schonbron (seven squadrons)
- Major General Johann Peter von Saint Amour (seven squadrons)
- Josef Ulbricht Graf Croix Cuirassier Regiment (seven squadrons)
- Johann Heinrich Graf Hautois de Bronne Cuirassier Regiment (seven squadrons)
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Çavalry Division
General of Cavalry Franz Graf Jorgen von Tollet
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- Peter Josef de Viard Dragoon Regiment (seven squadrons)
- Georg Christoph Furst von Lubkowitz Cuirassier Regiment (seven squadrons)
- General of Cavalry Franz Graf Jorgen von Tollet Dragoon Regiment (seven squadrons)
- Emmanuel Comte de Galbes de Silva et Mendoza Dragoon Regiment (five squadrons)
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Cavalry Brigade |
- Adam Comte de Gondrecourt Dragoon Regiment (seven squadrons)
- Cordova Cuirassier Regiment (five squadrons)
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Cavalry Brigade
Adam Comte de Gondrecourt
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- Vasquez Cuirassier Regiment (five squadrons)
- Eugene Moritz Prinz zu Savoyen-Carignac Cuirassier Regiment (seven squadrons)
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3rd Line
Division |
Regiments and Others |
3rd Line |
- General of Infantry Georg Wilhelm von Loffelholz-Colberg Regiment (three battalions)
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Skirmishers
Division |
Regiments and Others |
Hussar Division |
- General of Cavalry Ladislaus Freiherr von Ebergenyi Hussar Regiment (five squadrons)
- Major General Johann Ladislaus Freiherr von Splenyi de Mihaldy Hussar Regiment (seven squadrons)
- Colonel Jozef Graf Esterhazy de Galantha Hussar Regiment (five squadrons)
- Paul Freiherr von Babocsay Hussar Regiment (five squadrons)
- General of Cavalry Ferencz Graf Nadasdy Hussar Regiment (five squadrons)
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Ottoman army
Silahdar Damat Ali Pasha (killed)
Division |
Regiments and Others |
Auxiliary (Vassal) light cavalry |
- Tartar (Khan of the Crimea) (2,000 men)
- Irregulars (8,000 men)
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Provincial/Frontier Cavalry |
- Gonullu (non-combat) (2,000 men)
- Deli (3,000 men)
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Infantry (Provincial) Sari
Ahmed Pacha
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- Tuefekschi Musketeers (10,000 men)
- Gonullu (non-combat) (5,000 men)
- Yoynuk (Vassal Christian) (5,000 men)
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Provincial/Frontier Cavalry |
- Cebeli (2,000 men)
- Spahi (8,000 men)
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Regular/slave Cavalry |
- Silahdaran (junior) cuirasier regiment (5,900 men)
- Gureba-i yesar regiment (foreign mercenaries) (2,000 men)
- Ulufeciyan-i yesar(n) regiment (1,500 men)
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Infantry
Sari Ahmed
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- Janissary Corps (32,600 men)
- Division Cemaat (40,400 men)
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Support |
- Boluk division (12,600 men)
- Sekban "dragoon" division (6,700 men)
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Artillery Corps |
- 5,000 gunners
- 1,600 gun-wagon drivers
- 6,000 armorers/ammunition carriers
- 400 sappers/miners
- 300 bombardiers
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Regular/slave cavalry
Turk Ahmed Pasha
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- Gureba-i yemin regiment (1,500 foreign mercenaries)
- Ulufeciyan-i yemin regiment (2,000 men)
- Sipahiyan "bodyguard" regiment (7,800 men)
- Muteferrika Imperial Guard cavalry regiment (500 men)
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Sources
- Higgins, David R. "Peterwardein: Eugene Turns the Tide in Hungary 5 August 1716." in Strategy & Tactics, Number 248 (March/April 2008)