The 1799 Campaign in Italy

The 1799 Campaign in Italy: Austrian defence of Verona - March 24th 1799

Combats at Pastrengo – Pol – Bussolengo

Note: along the right margin are two columns of numbers giving manpower strengths; the left total is taken from Jomini’s order of battle, the right total from Gachot’s.

Austrian Right Wing – at Pastrengo 8800 (Clausewitz gives the total as 7800)

Infantry	(6 Battalions)	5983
Jägers	(10 Companies)	1147
Cavalry	(10 Squadrons)	1404
Artillery		266

Division Generalmajor Conrad Valentin Kaim[1]

Brigade Generalmajor Anton Freiherr von Elsnitz (At the advanced Pastrengo camp and Bussolengo camp)

Jäger Korps Freiherr Constantin d'Aspre	(10 Companies)	1147
1st Battalion 3rd Grenz Regiment Carlstädt – Ogulin Cdr. Freiherr Carl von Letzenyi	1245
2ndBattalion 5th Kreuzer-Warasdiner Grenz Regiment – Cdr. Major Maretić.		1174
K.K. 5th Hussar Regiment	(2 Squadrons )	350

Brigade Generalmajor Friedrich Heinrich Freiherr Gottesheim	3564
At the advanced Pastrengo camp
K.K. IR 53 Croat Line Infantry Regiment – GM Johann Jellacic Graf de Buzim, 1st & 2nd Battalions	1850
K.K. IR 59 Line Infantry Regiment – FML Alexander von Jordis 1st & 2nd Bns	1714

Notes

[1] During the battles of March 26, the Austrian generals Minkwitz, Liptay, and Kaïm were badly wounded while the old general Dewins was killed.