Order of battle for the Battle of Breitenfeld (1631)
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The following units and commanders fought in the Battle of Breitenfeld of the Thirty Years War in 1631. Unless otherwise noted, all units have ten companies.
Holy Roman Empire (Catholic)
[edit]Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly
Unless otherwise noted, all units are German.
Left
[edit]General Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim
- Bernstein Imperial Cuirassier (Veteran) - Colonel Wilhelm von Bernstein
- Merode-Waroux Imperial Cuirassier - Colonel Jean de Merode-Waroux (Walloon)
- Neusächsisch Imperial Cuirassier - Colonel Franz Albecht von Saxe-Lauenburg
- Piccolomini Imperial Cuirassier (Veteran) - General Ottavio Piccolomini
- Rangoni Imperial Cuirassier - Colonel Giulio Marchese Rangoni
- Strozzi Imperial Cuirassier (Veteran) - Colonel Giacomo Strozzi
- Trèka Imperial Cuirassier - Colonel Adam Erdmann Trèka von Lippa
Center
[edit]Gen. Otto Friedrich von Schönburg
- Baldiron-Dietrichstein Imperial Infantry - Colonel Antoni von Baldiron-Dietrichstein
- Blankart League Infantry - Colonel Otto Ludwig von Blankart
- Caffarelli Imperial Arquebusier (5 companies) - Colonel Francesco de Caffarelli (Walloon)
- Chiesa Imperial Infantry - Colonel Kaspar Francesco Chiesa
- Colloredo Imperial Arquebusier - Colonel Giovanni Battista von Colloredo
- Comargo-Reinach League Infantry - Colonel Hans Ludwig von Grotta
- Contreras Imperial Infantry - Gen. Alonso Guillén de Contreras
- Coronini Imperial Arquebusier - Colonel Johann P. Coronini von Cronberg
- Erwitte League Cuirassier - Gen. Dietrich Ottmar von Erwitte
- Fürstenberg Imperial Infantry - Colonel Egon von Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg
- Gallas Imperial Infantry (Veteran) - Gen. Matthias Gallas
- Gonzaga Imperial Infantry - Colonel Hannibal M. von Gonzaga
- Geleen League Infantry (Veteran) - Colonel Gottfried Huyn von Geleen
- Göss Imperial Infantry - Colonel Max von Liechtenstein
- Hareaucourt Imperial Arquebusier Squadron (5 companies) - Colonel Henri Haraucourt de Faulquemont (Walloon)
- Holstein-Gottorp Imperial Infantry - Colonel Adolf von Holstein-Gottorp
- Montecuccoli Imperial Arquebusier - Colonel Ernesto Montecuccoli
- Pappenheim Imperial Infantry - Colonel Philipp von Pappenheim
- Savelli League Infantry (Veteran) - Colonel Federigo di Savelli
- Tilly League Infantry (Veteran) - Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly
- Wahl League Infantry - Colonel Joachim Christian von Wahl
- Wangler Imperial Infantry (Veteran) - Colonel Johann von Wangler "the Elder"
Right
[edit]General Count Egon VIII of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg
- Altsächsisch Imperial Cuirassier - Colonel Julius Henry of Saxe-Lauenburg
- Baumgarten League Cuirassier - Colonel Wilhelm von Baumgarten (Italian)
- Cronberg League Cuirassier (Veteran) - Colonel Adam Philip von Cronberg (Walloon)
- Schönburg League Cuirassier (Veteran) - Gen. Otto Friedrich von Schönburg
- Wengersky Imperial Cuirassier (10 companies + dragoon detachment) - Colonel Albrecht Wengersky
Skirmishers
[edit]- Isolano Irregular Light Horse - Colonel Johann Ludwig Hektor Isolano (Croatian and Hungarian)
- Independent Dragoon companies
Artillery
[edit]- Siege Pieces
- 10 demi-cannon
- Field Pieces
- 16 quarter cannon
- 7 Saxon quarter cannon (captured at Prague)
Swedish-Saxon
[edit]Saxon forces
[edit]Prince John George I, Elector of Saxony
Left
[edit]General Hans Rudolf von Bindauf
- Bindauf Cuirassier Regiment (Raw) (8 companies) - Gen. Hans Rudolf von Bindauf
- Anhalt Cuirassier Squadron (Raw) (5 companies) - Colonel Ernst von Anhalt-Bernburg
- Kurfürstin Hovfanna Independent Cuirassier Company (Raw)
- Hofkirchen Cuirassier Squadron (Raw) (5 companies) - Colonel Lorenz Hofkirchen
- Löser "Feudal Levy" Cuirasser Squadron (Raw) (6 companies) - Colonel Hans von Löser
- Saxe-Altenburg Cuirasser Regiment (Raw) (8 companies) - Johann Philipp von Saxe-Altenburg
- Pflugk "Feudal Levy" Cuirassier Regiment (Raw) (6 companies) - Colonel Bernhard von Pflugk
Center
[edit]Friedrich Wilhelm II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
- Arnim Infantry Regiment (Militia) - Marshal Hans Georg von Arnim-Boitzenburg
- Independent Free (Detached Musketeer) Companies (3 companies)
- Klitzing Infantry Regiment (Militia) - Colonel Hans Kaspar von Klitzing
- Löser Infantry Regiment (Militia) - Colonel Hans von Löser
- Starschedel Infantry Regiment (Raw) - Colonel Moritz Dietrich von Starschedel
- Volfersdorf Household Foot Regiment - Colonel Siegmund von Wolfersdorf
- Bose Household Foot Regiment (8 companies) - Colonel Karl von Bose
- Kurfürst Infantry (Detached Musketeer) Companies (3 companies) - Colonel Johann Casimir von Schaumberg
- Pforte Household Foot Regiment (8 companies) - Colonel Johann von der Pforte
- Vitzthum Household Foot Regiment (8 companies) - Dam Vitzthum
Right
[edit]Marshal Hans Georg von Arnim-Boitzenburg
- Arnim Leibgarde Cuirassier Regiment (Veteran) (2 companies) - Marshal Hans George von Arnim-Boitzenburg
- Kurfürstin Cuirassier Regiment (Militia) (5 companies) - Colonel von Taube
- Steinau Cuirassier Regiment (Militia) (3 companies) - Colonel Wolf Adam von Steinau
- Kalckstein Cuirassier Regiment (Militia) - Colonel Albrecht von Kalckstein
- Wilhelm Leib Cuirassier Squadron (Militia) (5 companies) - Colonel Wilhelm Leib
- Saxe-Altenburg Cuirassier Regiment (Militia) - Friedrich Wilhelm II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
Artillery
[edit]- Siege Pieces
- 12 quarter cannon
Swedish forces
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Left
[edit]Marshal Gustav Karlsson Horn
- Horn Cuirassier Regiment (8 companies) - Marshal Gustav Horn (German)
- Baudissin Cuirassier Regiment (12 companies) - Gen. Wolf Heinrich von Baudissin (German)
- Caldenbach Cuirassier Regiment (8 companies) - Colonel Moritz Pensen von Caldenbach (German)
- Courville Cuirassier Squadron (5 companies) - Colonel Nicholas de Courville (German)
- Hall Cuirassier Regiment (12 companies) - Colonel Adolf Theodor von Efferen-Hall
- Waldstein Infantry Regiment (8 companies) - Colonel Berthold von Waldstein (German)
Right
[edit]General Sir Johan Banér
- "Commanded" Musketeer Reserve (8 companies) - Gen. Johann Banér
- Rosen Infantry Regiment (12 companies) - Colonel Reinhold von Rosen (German)
- Finnish (Light) Horsemen (Veteran) (12 companies) - Gen. Åke Henriksson Tott (Finnish)
- Östergötland Horsemen (Veteran) (4 companies) - Colonel Claus Dietrich von Sperreuth (Swedish)
- Småland Horsemen (Veteran) (8 companies) - Fredrik Stenbock (Swedish)
- Västergötland Horsemen (Veteran) (8 companies) - Colonel Erik Soop (Swedish)
- Dāmitz Cuirassier Regiment (4 companies) - Colonel Sigfrid von Dāmitz (German)
- Courland Cuirassier Squadron (4 companies) - Colonel Ernst Dönhoff (Latvian)
- Livonia Cuirassier Regiment (5 companies) - Lieutenant Colonel Jürgen Aderkas (Estonian)
- Rheingreven Cuirassier Regiment (Veteran) (15 companies) - Otto Ludwig von Salm-Kyrburgh (German)
- 1st Squadron (Veteran) (4 companies) - Lieutenant Colonel Torsten Stålhandske (Swedish)
- 2nd Squadron (Veteran) (4 companies) - Colonel Reinhold Wunsch (Swedish)
Center
[edit]General Maximilian Teuffel
- "Yellow" Brigade - Gen. Maximilian Teuffel (Swedish and German)
- "Yellow" (Gula) Infantry Regiment (12 companies) - Gen. Maximilian Teuffel (Swedish and German)
- Chemnitz Infantry Squadron (4 companies) - Colonel Niklas von Chemnitz (German)
- Oxenstierna's Brigade - Colonel Åke Gustafsson Oxenstierna
- Dalarna (Dalregementet) Infantry Regiment (Veteran) (7 companies) - Colonel Åke Gustafsson Oxenstierna (Swedish)
- Uppland, Närke, and Värmland Infantry Regiment (Veteran) (8 companies) - Lieutenant Colonel Axel Gustavsson Lillie (Swedish)
- Finnish Infantry Regiment (Veteran) (8 companies) - Colonel Klas Hastfer (Swedish)
- Hand's Brigade - Colonel Erik Hand
- Östergötland Infantry Regiment (8 companies) - Colonel Erik Hand (Swedish)
- Dalsland Infantry Squadron (4 companies) - Colonel Wilhelm von Salzburg (Swedish)
- Västergötland Infantry Regiment (8 companies) - Colonel Karl Hård af Segerstad (Swedish)
- "Blue" Brigade - Gen. Hans Georg aus dem Winckel (German)
- "Blue" Infantry Regiment (12 companies) - Gen. Hans Georg aus dem Winckel (German)
- "Red" Infantry Regiment (12 companies) - Colonel Giesebrecht von Hegendorf (German)
- Scots Brigade - Colonel James Lumsdaine
- Lumsdaine Infantry Regiment (Veteran) (8 companies) - Colonel James Lumsdaine (Scottish)
- Mackay/Monro Infantry Regiment (Veteran) (8 companies) - Colonel Donald Mackay and Robert Monro (Scottish)
- Ramsey Infantry Regiment (Veteran) (8 companies) - Colonel Sir James Ramsay (Scottish)
- Hamilton Infantry Regiment (Veteran) (8 companies) - Colonel Sir John Hamilton (Scottish)
- Ortenburg Cuirassier Regiment (The King's "Life Regiment of Horse") - Colonel Johann Philip von Ortenburg (Latvian)
Center (Reserve)
[edit]General John Hepburn
- "Green" Brigade - Gen. John Hepburn (Scottish)
- "Green" (Gröna) Infantry Regiment (8 companies) - Gen. John Hepburn (German)
- Foulis Scottish Infantry Regiment (8 companies) - Lieutenant Colonel Robert Munro, 18th Baron of Foulis (Scottish)
- Bock Musketeer Regiment (8 companies) - Colonel von Bock (German)
- Von Thurn's Brigade - General Heinrich Mathias von Thurn
- "Black" Infantry Regiment (Veteran) (8 companies) - Gen. Heinrich Mathias von Thurn (German)
- "Black" Infantry Regiment (8 companies) - Colonel Adolf Theodor von Efferen-Hall (German)
- "White" Infantry Regiment (12 companies) - Colonel Sigfrid von Dārgitz (German)
- Vitzthum's Brigade - Colonel Johann Vitzthum von Ecksådt
- "Orange" Infantry Regiment (8 companies) - Colonel Johann Vitzthum von Ecksådt (German)
- Mitschefall Infantry Squadron (5 companies) - Colonel Wilhelm Kasper von Mitschefall (German)
- John Ruthwenn Infantry Regiment (8 companies) - Lieutenant Colonel John Ruthwenn (German)
- Schaffman Cuirassier Squadron (4 companies) - Colonel Adam Schaffman (Czech/Silesian)
- Kochtitzky Horse (4 companies) - Colonel Andras Kochtitzky "the Younger" (Slav/Pomeranian)
- Taupadel Dragoon Squadron (4 companies) - Colonel Georg Christof von Taupadel (Train Guard)
Artillery
[edit]- Field Pieces - Colonel Lennart Torstensson
- 12 quarter cannons (3 ahead of each front line brigade)
- "Regimental" pieces
- 42 minions
References
[edit]- Higgins, Dave. "Breitenfeld: Regiment versus Tercio." Strategy & Tactics, Number 235 (June 2006). ISSN 1040-886X