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.