Austrian Infantry Regiments and Their Commanders 1792-1815: Line Infantry
Regiments Nrs. 11 - 20
By Stephen Millar
Note: Each regiment is listed with its final unit designation
of the Napoleonic Wars.
Line Infantry Regiment Nr. 11 (German)
Regimental designations and Colonels-in-Chief:
1792-1799: Infantry Regiment �Michael, Graf Wallis� Nr. 11
(Wallis von Karighmain, Michael-Johann, Graf)
1799-1801: vacant
1801-1853: Infantry Regiment �Erzherzog Ranier� Nr. 11
(Ranier-Josef-Johann, Erzherzog von Osterreich, [later Feldzugmeister])
[1]
Deputy Colonels-in-Chief:
1801: Kolowrat-Liebsteinsky, Feldzugmeister Vinzenz-Maria, Graf von
[2]
Colonels:
1799: Strauch, Oberst Gottfried
1803-1809: Dolle, Oberst von
1809-1812: Fabre, Oberst von
1812-1813: Piret de Bihain, Oberst Freiherr von
1813-1815: Leiningen zu Westerburg, Oberst August, Graf
Subordinate Officers (1799):
Weissenwolf, Oberstleutnant Nicolaus, Graf
Molitor, Major
Barth, Major
Notes:
[1] Archduke Ranier-Josef-Johann (1783-1853) was a younger brother
of Franz I of Austria. He was made Viceroy of Lombardy in 1818.
[2] Feldzugmeister Vinzenz-Maria, Graf von Kolowrat-Liebsteinsky (1750-1824)
was awarded the Order of Maria Theresa in 1790 and again in 1801.
Line Infantry Regiment Nr. 12 (German)
Regimental Designations and Colonels-in-Chief:
1792-1809: Infantry Regiment �Marchese Manfredini� Nr. 12
(Manfredini, Feldmarchalleutnant Federigo, Marchese)
1809-1815: Infantry Regiment �Furst zu Liechtenstein� Nr. 12
(Liechtenstein, Generalmajor Alois, Furst zu) [1]
Colonels:
Subordinate Officers (1799):
Sinzendorf, Oberstleutnant Rudolf, Graf
Weigeld, Oberstleutnant
Callenberg, Major Carl, Graf
Bojakowsky, Major Franz, Freiherr
Notes:
[1] There is some question as to whether Alois, Furst zu Liechtenstein
was actually colonel-in-chief of this regiment. In the Revolutionary
and Napoleonic Wars, two brothers held the title of Reigning Prince
of Liechtenstein: Alois I (1759-1805) and Johann I (1760-1836). Johann
I's son Alois � later Alois II � was born in 1796 and was therefore
unlikely to have been a Colonel in 1805 (or a Generalmajor and colonel-in-chief
four years later). As no other relatives during the same time-period
had the name �Alois,� it seems the colonel-in-chief may have been
Johann I � a highly-experienced cavalry general serving in the Austrian
Army.
Line Infantry Regiment Nr. 13 (German, later Italian)
Regimental Designations and Colonels-in-Chief:
1786-1809: Infantry Regiment �Freiherr Reisky� Nr. 13 (Reisky von
Dubnitz, Feldmarschalleutnant Wenzel-Josef, Freiherr)
1809: disbanded
1814: reformed
1815-1815: Infantry Regiment �Freiherr von Wimpffen� Nr. 13 �(Wimpffen,
Feldmarschalleutnant Maximilian, Freiherr von) [1]
Colonels:
Subordinate Officers (1799):
Brea, Oberstleutnant
Polster, Major
Morzin, Major Graf
Notes:
[1] Maximilian, Freiherr von Wimpffen (1770-1854) had been Archduke
Karl-Ludwig's chief-of-staff during the Wagram Campaign in 1809. In
1813-1814, he held a divisional command.
Line Infantry Regiment Nr. 14 (German)
Regimental Designations and Colonels-in-Chief:
1788-1811: Infantry Regiment �Freiherr von Klebeck� Nr. 14
(Klebeck, Feldzugmeister Wilhelm, Freiherr von) [1]
1811-1831: Infantry Regiment �Erzherzog Rudoph� Nr. 14
(Rudolph-Johann-Josef, Erzherzog von Osterreich, Oberst) [2]
Deputy Colonels-in-Chief:
1811: Radivojevich, Feldmarschalleutnant Paul, Freiherr von
Colonels:
1794: Lusignan, Oberst Franz-Josef
1799-1800: Kottulinsky, Oberst Franz, Freiherr
1800-1807: Marziani di Sacile, Oberst
1807-1809: Best, Oberst Albert de
1809-1814: Steinmann, Oberst von
1814-1815: Puteany, Oberst Chevalier von
Subordinate Officers (1799):
Rupp, Oberstleutnant Josef
Fiquelmont, Major Josef, Graf
Froeauff, Major Peter
Notes:
[1] Several sources refer to this regiment at the beginning of the
Revolutionary War as Line Infantry Regiment �[Prinz zu] Oranien� Nr.
14 (with colonels-in-chief in the order �Oranien-Klebeck-Rudolph�).
There were several members of the House of Orange in Austrian service
� including Generalmajor Friedrich-Wilhelm-Georg, Prinz zu Oranien
und Nassau-Dietz (1774-1799) � but Klebeck is most commonly cited
as colonel-in-chief in the 1790's [also see Infantry Regiment Nr.
15 below].
[2] Archduke Rudolph-Johann-Josef (1788-1831) was a younger brother
of Franz I of Austria.
Line Infantry Regiment �Freiherr von Zach� Nr. 15
(German)
Regimental Designations and Colonels-in-Chief:
1792-1799: Infantry Regiment �Prinz zu Oranien� Nr. 15 (Oranien und
Nassau-Dietz, Generalmajor Friedrich-Wilhelm-Georg, Prinz zu)
1799-1801: vacant
1801: Infantry Regiment �Freiherr von Riese� Nr. 15 (Riese, Feldmarschalleutnant
Karl, Freiherr von)
1806-1815: Infantry Regiment �Freiherr von Zach� Nr. 15 (Zach, Feldmarschalleutnant
Anton, Freiherr von) [1]
Colonels:
1799-1800: Retz, Oberst Anton
1800-1806: Grill, Oberst
1806-1813: Carpe von Carpenstein, Oberst
1813-1814: Sommer von Sommerfeld, Oberst
1814-1815: Stika von Passeka, Oberst
Subordinate Officers (1799):
Furtenburg, Oberstleutnant Franz, Freiherr
Quittzow, Major Carl, Freiherr
Notes:
[1] Generalmajor Anton, Freiherr von Zach had been Feldzugmeister
Michael-Friedrich-Benedikt, Freiherr von Melas� chief-of-staff at
the Battle of Marengo (14 June 1800). He was captured � along with
2,000 soldiers � when GdB Francois-Etienne Kellermann's cavalry charged
the flank of the main Austrian pursuit column.
Line Infantry Regiment �Marquis Lusignan� Nr. 16
(German)
1778-1799: Infantry Regiment �Freiherr Terzi� Nr. 16 (Terzi, Feldmarschalleutnent
Ludwig, Freiherr)
1799-1802: vacant
1802-1806: Infantry Regiment �Erzherzog Rudolph� Nr. 16 (Rudolph-Johann-Josef,
Erherzog von Osterreich, Oberst)
1806-1832: Infantry Regiment �Marquis Lusignan� Nr. 16 (Lusignan,
Feldmarschalleutnant Franz-Josef, Marquis) [1]
Deputy Colonels-in-Chief:
1802: Lusignan, Feldmarschalleutnant Franz-Josef, Marquis
Colonels:
1799: Stadler, Oberst Ignaz
1805-1806: Strassoldo, Oberst Graf
1806-1809: Ruiz de Rosas, Oberst Chevalier
1809-1814: Ertel von Krehlau, Oberst Chevalier
1814-1815: Trautmann, Oberst
Subordinate Officers (1799):
Concin, Oberstleutnant Josef
Strasaldo, Major Moriz, Graf
Klenau, Major Wenzel, Graf
Notes:
[1] Franz-Josef, Marquis Lusignan (1753-1832) was badly wounded at
Hausen (19 April 1809). He retired a month later, having reached the
rank of Feldzugmeister.
Line Infantry Regiment �Prinz Reuss zu Plauen� Nr.
17 (German)
Regimental Designations and Colonels-in-Chief:
1792-1796: Infantry Regiment �Furst Hohenlohe� Nr. 17
(Hohenlohe-Neuenstein-Kirchberg, Feldzugmeister Friedrich-Wilhelm,
Furst)
1796-1801: vacant
1801-1815: Infantry Regiment �Prinz Reuss� Nr. 17 (Reuss zu Plauen,
Feldmarschalleutnant Heinrich XV, Prinz) [1]
Colonels:
Subordinate Officers (1799):
Sommerfeld, Oberstleutnant Ignaz
Urraca, Major Johann, Freiherr
Pachner von Eggensdorf, Major Gottfried
Notes:
[1] In the Saxon Reuss family, almost all male children were named
�Heinrich�. The family's senior line was Reuss zu Greiz (with Reuss
zu Gera, Reuss zu Schleiz, Reuss zu Lobenstein, Reuss von Ebersdorf
and Reuss zu Kostritz forming the junior line). A number of sources
refer to the senior line as �Reuss-Greitz� or �Reuss-Graitz�.
Line Infantry Regiment �Furst Reuss zu Greiz� Nr.
18 (German)
Regimental Designations and Colonels-in-Chief:
Colonels:
1799-1801: Weber von Treuenfels, Oberst Franz.
1801-1809: Oberdorf, OB Freiherr von
1809-1813: Grimmer von Riesenburg, OB
1813-1815: Georgy, OB Chevalier
Subordinate Officers (1799):
Dworzeck, Oberstleutnant Anton
Grill, Oberstleutnant Josef
Weber von Treuenfels, Major Xavier
Pruckl, Major
Notes:
[1] Heinrich XIII, Furst Reuss zu Greiz (1747-1817) was a Saxon prince
in Austrian service [see Line Infantry Regiment Nr. 17 above].
Line Infantry Regiment �Prinz zu Hessen-Homburg�
Nr. 19 (Hungarian)
1786-1810: Infantry Regiment �Freiherr Alvinczy� Nr. 19 (Alvinczy
von Borberek, Feldmarschalleutnant Josef, Freiherr) [1]
1810-1813: vacant
1813-1815: Infantry Regiment �Prinz zu Hessen-Homburg� Nr. 19 (Hessen-Homburg,
Generalmajor Philipp, Prinz zu)
Colonels:
1799: Adorian, Oberst Carl
1799: Spannochi, Oberst Lelio, Freiherr
1804-1808: O�Flanagan, Oberst
1808-1812: Seethal, Oberst
1812-1814: Stutterheim, Oberst Franz, Freiherr von
1814-1815: Szent-Ivanyi, Oberst Karl von
Subordinate Officers (1799):
Peterfy d�Ikats, Oberstleutnant Carl
Neustadter, Major Johann
O�Flanagan, Major Lucas
Kutschera, Major Johann
Notes:
[1] Josef, Freiherr Alvinczy von Borberek (1735-1810) had commanded
the Austrian army at the Battle of Rivoli (14 January 1797). He was
promoted to the rank of Feldmarschall in 1808.
Line Infantry Regiment �Graf Kaunitz-Rietberg�
Nr. 20 (German, 1792-1815)
1785-1826: Infantry Regiment �Graf Kaunitz-Rietberg� Nr. 20(Kaunitz-Rietberg,
Feldmarschalleutnant [later Feldzugmeister] Wenzel, Graf)
Colonels:
1781-1792: Riese, Oberst Karl, Freiherr von
1792-1793: Linde von Linden, Oberst Josef
1793-1794: Gortz von Zertin, Oberstleutnant Johann [acting]
1794-1795: Bender, Oberst Joachim, Freiherr von
1795-1795: Frankenbusch, Oberst Prokop, Freiherr von
1795-1800: Richter, Oberst Josef
1800-1805: Murray de Melgum, Oberst Albrecht, Graf
1805-1809: Bresslern von Sternau, Oberst Josef [1]
1809-1814: Luxem, Oberst von
1814-1827: Demuth, Oberst Johann von
Subordinate Officers (1799):
Pateck [Patek], Oberleutnant Philip [2]
Neumann, Major Wenzel
Walthor von Waldenau, Major Franz [3]
Muller, Major Franz (1805) [4]
Regimental Grenadier Division:
1779-1797: Formed battalion with divisions from Regiments Nrs. 7
and 56
1799-1801: Formed battalion with divisions from Regiments Nrs. 22
and 29
1809-1810: Formed battalion with divisions from Regiments Nrs. 12
and 26
1810-1818: Formed battalion with divisions from Regiments Nrs. 7 and
56
Recruitment Areas:
1782-1807: Sambor (Galicia)
1807-1817: Troppau (Moravia/Silesia) and Sacz-Jaslo (Galicia)
Headquarters:
1771-1817: Neutitschein
Notes:
[1] Oberst Bresslern von Sternau was killed at Hausen [19.04.1809].
[2] Oberleutnant Pateck was mortally-wounded at the First Battle of
Zurich (04.06.1799). He died 13.07.1799.
[3] Wounded at Fussen, Oberstleutnant Walthor von Waldenau died in
1800 in enemy captivity.
[4] Major Muller died in action at Gunzburg in 1805.
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