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вторник, 31 января 2017 г.

Austrian partisan made in 1657

This partisan was found at an abandoned house in Dykanka village in Poltava region (Ukraine) in 2001. It was made in 1657 for one of the officers on Austrian service (it's decorated with Austrian double-headed eagle, Imperial troops usually used their own state/dynasty symbols). Probably the officer served in one of the Austrian regiments raised (expanded) for service in Poland (see more about Austrian troops in Poland here: link).
The blade's length is 37.8 cm, the width - 5 cm.  

суббота, 9 апреля 2016 г.

Attacking Austrian infantry 1670-1690s by G.P. Rugendas

Attacking Austrian infantry, 1670-90s by G.P. Rudendas
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I found a very interesting engraving by George Philip Rugendas on christies.com (link to the image in a high resolution). It's presenting an attack of the Austrian (Imperial) infantry around 1670-90s. The unit contains officers, grenadiers, musketeers, drummers. The image is a full of various details of their equipment.

среда, 13 января 2016 г.

Etat de l'armée Imperiale combinée, 1758

List of Kreis troops on Imperial service in 1758. Paper strength & mane colors of uniforms.
Source: Etat nouveau. de l'armée Imperiale combinée, comme elle se trouve effectivement l'an 1758, avec les distinctions de l'Uniforme de chaque Regiment. Augsbourg, 1758 (link)
Etat nouveau. de l'armée Imperiale combinée, 1758
VD-18 Projekt (link)

пятница, 2 октября 2015 г.

Austrian naval & riverin forces in 1788-89

Fregatte "Maria Teresia", 1768
Kaiser fleet in 1788 composed of Donau flotilla (5 ships based in Semlin) & 2 small squadrons on Adriatic Sea, in Triest (5 ships) & in Zengg or Senia (3)
Donau flotilla, Major Wilhelm von Immens
- Fregatte "Maria Teresia", 24 12-pdr, James Williams (see more about it here: link)
- Schaluppen "Ferdinand", 18 12-pdr, Comming
- Schaluppen "Albert", 12 12-pdr, Beaumont

четверг, 30 октября 2014 г.

Austrian army in 1677

According to Hollantse Mercurius (volume of 1677 S. 181) Austrian (Kayserlich) army contained in 1677 of 18 regiments & 40 new-raised companies of Cuirassiers, 4 regiments of Dragoons, 3 regiments & 40 new-raised companies of Croats, 20 regiments of foot - totaled about 69,200 of authorized strength. 
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четверг, 1 мая 2014 г.

Austrian generals & senior regimental officers in 1684

Roder's Markgrafen von Baden contains Rangleste der Kaiserlichen Generale und Regiments-Staboffisiere von Jahr 1684. According to this source there were 53 generals on Austrian service in 1684: one General-Leutnant (Karl von Lothringen), 8 Feldmarschall, 4 General der Kavallerie, 7 General-Feldzeugmeister, 9 Feldmarschall-Leutnant, 24 General-Feldwachtmeister.

List of Austrian generals & colonels:
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List of the senior regimental officers (colonels, lieutenant-colonels & majors by regiments):

среда, 12 марта 2014 г.

Imperial army under Montecuccoli entered Transilvania, August 1661

In August of 1661 Emperor Leopold I sent an army under FM Raimundo Montecuccoli in Transilvania to support Janos Kemeny (see Wiki for more details). It consisted of 16 regiments zu Pferd, one of Croats, 6 Frei-companies & 15 regiments zu Fuss in 3 Corps:
  • Feldmarschall-Leutenant Johann Reichard graf Starhemberg: 2 regiments zu Pferd (Heister, Knigge) & 4 regiments zu Fuss (Johann Reichard Starhemberg, Ludwig Raduit Souches, Otto Wallis, Cobb) 
  • Feldmarschall Raimundo Montecuccoli: 9 regiments zu Pferd (Raimund Montecuccoli, prince Ruppert, Pfalzgraf von Simmern-Zweibruckn, Iohann Sporck, Franz Scheidau, Clemens Caprara, Fabri, Peter Buschieri, Mainz regiment under Bosfeld), one of Croaten (Souschentz), 3 Bavarian Frei-companies under Obrist-Leutenant Nikolaus Honning, 5 regiments zu Fuss (Markgraf Leopold Wilhelm von Baden, Peter Strozzi, Cobb, Bavarian regiment Puech of 8 coys, Coln regiment Roist of 11 coys) 
  • Feldzeugmeister Ludwig Raduit Souches (Komorn): 5 regiments zu Pferd (GFWM Sigmund Friedrich graf von Gotz, Schaaf, Enea Silvio graf Piccolomini, Bernhard Walther, Beichere), 3 Kurmainz Frei-company, 6 regiments zu Fuss (La Cron, Adolf Buchheim, Franz de Mercy, regiments from Munster, Mainz & Wurzburg) 
Their campaigns of 1661-62 were a prelude to the Austrian-Turkish war of 1663-64.

Source: Staudinger's Geschichte des bayerischen Heeres: Geschichte des kurbayerischen Heers insbesondere unter Kurfurst Ferdinand Maria 1651-1679. SS. 494-495.

среда, 20 ноября 2013 г.

Kayserlichen Kreigs-Etat 1717

List of Austrian troops in 1717 (war with Turkey) from:

Vorstellung des höchst-beglückten Zweyten Feldzugs, Auff dem Hungarisch- und Venetianischen Kriegs-Theatro, Oder Ausführliche Beschreibung Dessen, was sich in dem zwischen Ihro Röm. Käyserl. Maj. und der Republic Venedig eines, Dann Der Ottomannischen Pforte andern Theils geführtem Kriege, In diesem 1717ten Jahre, biß zu Endigung der Haupt-Campagne, Merckwürdiges begeben : In Zwölff besondern Aufftritten vorgestellet, und mit curieusen Kupffern, auch einem Register versehen. Leipzig : Boetius, 1717. SS. 80-84 (link)

вторник, 12 ноября 2013 г.

Kaiser's riverine squadron on Danube river in 1737-39

I found very interesting info about Austrian riverine squadron on Danube during the war with Turkey in 1737-39 in Schmettau's work. It consisted of 9 ships & 6 galleys under admiral Pallavicini.

пятница, 8 ноября 2013 г.

Austrian army in 1759: composition & regimental lineages

I found by occasion a very good source about Austrian army in 7YW:
Kurzgefassete Geschichte aller Kaiserlichen Königlichen Regimenter zu Pferde und zu Fuß : welche bis auf das Jahr 1759 fortgesetzet, mit einem in Kupfer gestochenen und nach den Farben der Kleidung gemahlten Etat der sämtl. Armee versehen ist, und sowohl von den ehemaligen Regiments Inhabern, als auch von den Schlachten, Belagerungen, Scharmützeln [et]c. wo sich jedes Regiment besonders hervorgethan, zuverläßige Nachrichten enthält

It was published by J. Seyfart in Leipzig in 1760. 
Etat general. des Troupes, qui servent Sa Majeste Imperiale et Royale Apostoli
See it a high resolution (link)

вторник, 10 сентября 2013 г.

Reicharmee in Alsace, winter 1674-1675

Reicharmee opposed French under Turenne in Alsace in the winter of 1674-1675 contained Kaiser (Austrian), Brandenburg, Braunschweig-Luneburg, Munster & Lothringen troops. See detailed list of troops below.
The source is: Kortzfleisch G. Der oberelsassische winterfeldzug 1674/1675. SS. 167-170.

пятница, 5 апреля 2013 г.

Piccolomini's marching order at the relief of Thionville, 7 June 1639

Piccolomini's relief column at Thionville, 7 July 1638
Source: Theatrum Europaeum, eng. by M. Merian
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Early in the morning on 7 June 1639 a relief column under Piccolomini broke French siege lines around Thionville & entered the town. Later the same day Imprerial army attacked & defeated French army under marshal Feuquieres.

Piccolomini's Marching Order:

суббота, 30 марта 2013 г.

Imperial army under O. Piccolomini in Spanish Flanders, Dec. 1638

According to Elster's data Imperial army under FM Ottavio Piccolomini-Pieri in Spanish Flanders was of 45 mounted coys (4247 men) & 67 foot coys (12 035 men) in December of 1638. In Luxemburg on winterquarters were 5 additional foot regiments (around 6,000): Adelshofen (10 coys), Le Fosse (10 coys), Fernemont (9 coys), Beckh (6 coys). These troops were under Piccolomini command at the relief of Thionville on 7 July 1639.
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понедельник, 11 марта 2013 г.

Imperial army in Bohemia in 1640

According to Elster's data Imperial army under Erzherzog Leopold in Bohemia in campaign of 1640 had paper strength of 38,800 men excl. Artillery. There are two Piccolomini Reiter regiments in the list. The Alt-Piccolomini was of 12 coys, 801 men (incl. 161 dismounted). The Jung-Piccolomini was of 10 coys, 775 men (incl. 154 dismounted)
List of the Erzherzog Leopold's Stab
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List of the troops  
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пятница, 8 марта 2013 г.

Wallenstein's "Friedlandsche Armada" in September of 1625

Albrecht von Wallenstein got a commission to raise an army for the Emperor on 25 July 1625. By September of 1625 it's paper strength was 25,000 men. The most of troops were new-raised.
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Source: Otto Elster's Die Piccolomini-regementer wahrend des 30jahrigen Krieges.

четверг, 24 января 2013 г.

Imperial (Austrian) troops in Poland, February 1658

Now next part about recovery of Poland by Austrian troops.
The commander of the Austrian Auxiliary Corps FM Melchior Hatzfeldt died on 9 Jan 1658. He was succeeded by his second-in-command G-d-K Raimondo Montecuccoli. The commander of cavalry probably became FML Count Johann Spork.
In February of 1658 the Corps consisted of 7,5 Foot (74 coys), 10 Cuirassier & 2 Dragoon regiments, one mounted Freikompanie & Hatzfeldsche Leibgarde. It totaled about 17 200 active combatants.
Austrian Foot troops in Poland, Feb 1658
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Austrian Mounted troops in Poland, Feb 1658
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воскресенье, 6 января 2013 г.

Imperial (Austrian) troops in Swedish Pomerania, 1659

Austrian General-Feldzeugmeister
Jean-Louis Raduit de Souches,
the commander in Pomerania in 1659


Austria sent in 1657 an Auxiliary Corps under General-Feldzeugmeister baron Jean-Louis Raduit de Souches in Poland to support Polish king Jan Kazimir in his war with Sweden. In the beginning of 1659 the Corps was sent to Swedish Pomerania. It consisted of 40 mounted coys (3 520 men) & 79 foot coys (10 927 men) plus 9 men of the Stabe – totaled 14 447 men. Corps commander was Souches, his second-in-command was General-Wachmeister count Johann Reichard Starhemberg.




regiment
Coys
Mounted troops (zu Ross)

1
GWM Salis
6
2
Pfalzgraf Rupert
6
3
Furst v. Holstein
6
4
Schneidau
10
5
Mare Croaten
6
6
Kuscheniss Croaten
6

3 520 men
40 coys
Foot troops (zu Fuss)

1
GFZM Souches
1
2
GWM J. Stahremberg
10
3
Lichtenstein
6
4
Furstenberg
10
5
Colalto
6
6
Sparr
10
7
Wallis
10
8
Stelmacher
10
9
Schlebusch
6
10
Hans Gorg
10

10 927 men
79 coys
Source: Theatrum Europaeum. Band 8. Frankfurt am Main 1693. S. 1051-1052

In Swedish Pommern Souches troops took Greifenhagen, Wollin (6 Sept 1659), Damm & Demmin (9 Nov 1659), but failed with Stettin (besieged 29 Sept – 15 Nov 1659) and Greifswald. Peace negotiations in Oliva stopped actions in Pomerania in December 1659. Then Austrians returned taken strongholds to Swedes & marched home.

See also other materials about Austrian troops in Poland & Pomerania in 1657-1659

Австрийский вспомогательный корпус Сюше в Померании, 1659.  
В Польше с 1657 года находился австрийский вспомогательный корпус под командования генерал-фельдцейхмейстера барона Ж.-Л. Сюше (о его действиях можно почитать, например, у Гордона). В начале 1659 г. корпус двинулся от Торуни через Ноймарк в шведскую Померанию. Австрийцами были взяты Грейфенхаген, Воллин, Дамм и Деммин, однако осады Штеттина и Грейфсвальда оказались неудачны. После заключения Оливского мира австрийцы покинули Померанию, оставив ее шведам. Выше приведен состав и численность корпуса Сюше на момент выступления в Померанию.

См. также остальные материалы о австрийских войсках в Польше и Померании в 1657-1659

вторник, 10 июля 2012 г.

Austrian army in 1719/20: regimental staffs, salaries, portions


Etats of the Kaisers regiments in 1719/1720 from: Corpus iuris militaris des Heil. Röm. Reichs: worinn das Kriegs-Recht sowol der Röm. Kayserl. Majestät, als auch ... enthalten ist : nebst einem Elencho, dienlichen Summarien und Marginalien, auch vollkommenen Register. Vom Reichs-Kriegs-Rechte insonderheit. B. 2. Lankisch, 1723. SS. 734-740

Regiment zu Fuss
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