Austrian Infantry Regiments and Their Commanders 1792-1815: Line Infantry
Regiments Nrs. 41 - 50
By Stephen Millar
Infantry Regiment Nr. 41 (German, later Polish)
Regimental Designations and Colonels-in-Chief:
1792-1798: Infantry Regiment �Freiherr von Bender� Nr. 41 {Bender,
Feldmarschalleutnant Johann-Blasius, Freiherr von) [1]
1798-1805: vacant
1805-1808: Infantry Regiment �Herzog von Sachsen-Hildburghausen� Nr.
41 Sachsen-Hildburghausen, Feldmarschalleutnant Friedrich, Herzog
von) [2]
1808-1815: Infantry Regiment �Freiherr von Kottulinski� Nr. 41 (Kottulinski,
Feldmarschalleutnant Franz, Freiherr von)
1815-1815: Infantry Regiment �Hohenlohe-Bartenstein� Nr. 41 (Hohenlohe-Bartenstein,
Feldzugmeister Ludwig, Furst zu)
Colonels:
1799-1801: Zebro von Wachenburg, Oberst Wenzel
1801-1808: Schulz von Rothenacker, Oberst
1808-1809: Becker von Wallensee, Oberst
1809-1813: Geyger, Oberst von
1813-1814: Diemar, Oberst Freiherr von
1814-1815: Mesemacre, Oberst Chevalier
Subordinate Officers (1799):
Altslatten, Oberstleutnant Leopold, Freiherr
Sebottendorf, Oberstleutnant Ignaz, Freiherr
Rieneck, Major Josef
Rieneck, Major Ludwig
Notes:
[1] Johann-Blasius, Freiherr von Bender (1713-1798) was the Austrian
governor of Luxembourg from 1783 to 1795.
[2] Friedrich, Herzog von Sachsen-Hildburghausen (1763-1834) also
received the title �Herzog von Sachsen-Altenburg�.
Infantry Regiment Nr. 42 (German)
Regimental Designations and Colonels-in-Chief:
1792-1793: Infantry Regiment �Graf Matheson� Nr. 42 (Matheson, Feldmarschalleutnant
Andreas, Graf)
1793-1815: Infantry Regiment �Graf Erbach-Schonberg� Nr. 42 (Erbach-Schonberg,
Feldzugmeister Karl-Eugen, Graf) [1]
Colonels:
1799: O�Donell, Oberst Carl, Graf
1805-1809: Rousseau, Oberst Chevalier
1809-1813: Brixen, Oberst von
1813-1813: Abele, Oberst Freiherr von
1813-1815: Schober, Oberst Freiherr von
Subordinate Officers (1799):
Eggarten, Oberstleutnant
Juch, Major
Hamfa von Zabiedowicz, Major Josef
Notes:
[1] Major Karl-Eugen, Graf Erbach-Schonberg had been awarded the
Military Order of Maria-Theresa in 1763.
Infantry Regiment Nr. 43 (German, later Italian)
Regimental Designations and Colonels-in-Chief:
1775-1806: Infantry Regiment �Graf Thurn� Nr. 43 (Thurn von Valsassina,
Feldmarschalleutnant Anton, Graf)
1806-1809: Infantry Regiment �Freiherr von Simbschen� Nr. 43 (Simbschen,
Feldmarschalleutnant Josef-Sebastien, Freiherr von) [1]
1809: dissolved
1814: reformed
1815-1815: Infantry Regiment �Furst Paar� Nr. 43 (Paar, Generalmajor
Johann-Karl, Furst)
Colonels:
1799-1801: Loen, Oberst Ignaz, Freiherr
1801-1807: Kleinmayer, Oberst Veith
1807-1814: Bardarini von Kieselstein, Oberst
1814-1815: Businelli, Oberst
Subordinate Officers (1799):
Altenberg, Oberstleutnant Franz
Kleinmayer, Major Veith
Barderini, Major Franz
Notes:
[1] Feldmarschalleutnant Josef-Sebastien, Freiherr von Simbschen
(1746-1820) was later promoted to Feldzugmeister.
Infantry Regiment Nr. 44 (German, later Polish) [1]
Regimental Designations and Colonels-in-Chief:
1792-1799: Infantry Regiment �Belgiojoso� Nr. 44 (Belgiojoso, Feldmarschalleutnant
Ludwig)
1799-1801: vacant
1801-1845: Infantry Regiment �Graf Bellegarde� Nr. 45 (Bellegarde,
Feldmarschalleutnant Heinrich-Josef-Johannes, Graf) [2]
Colonels:
1799-1801: Brentano, Philipp, Freiherr
1801-1809: Bois de Fiennes, Oberst du
1809-1809: Ogee, Oberst
1809-1813: Jakordowsky von Studnitz, Oberst
1813-1815: Portner, Oberst Leopold, Freiherr von
Subordinate Officers (1799):
Strasoldo, Obersleutnant Johann, Graf
Grazioli, Major Xavier
Candolin, Major Anton
Notes:
[1] This unit is listed by some sources an Italian line infantry
regiment.
[2]Heinrich-Josef-Johannes, Graf Bellegarde (1756-1845) was promoted
to Feldmarschall in 1806. He was later Viceroy of Lombardy and Venice.
Infantry Regiment Nr. 45 (German)
Regimental Designations and Colonels-in-Chief:
1776-1806: Infantry Regiment �Freiherr von Lattermann� Nr. 45 (Lattermann,
Feldmarschalleutnant Franz, Freiherr von)
1806-1809: Infantry Regiment �Freiherr de Vaux� Nr. 45 (Vaux, Generalmajor
Thiery, Freiherr de) [1]
1809: dissolved; still unreformed in 1815
Colonels:
1799-1800: Rudt von Collenberg, Oberst
1800-1806: Paar, Oberst Johann-Karl, Graf
1806-1809: Bach, Oberst Freiherr� von
Subordinate Officers (1799):
Vajina, Major
Paar, Major Johann-Karl, Graf
[1] Thiery, Reichsfreiherr de Vaux (1748-1820) became colonel-in-chief
of Line Infantry Regiment Nr. 25 in 1810.
Infantry Regiment Nr. 46 (German, later Polish)
Regimental Designations and Colonels-in-Chief:
1786-1808: Infantry Regiment �Freiherr von Neugebauer� Nr. 46 �������
(Neugebauer, Feldmarschalleutnant Franz-Ludwig, Freiherr von) [1]
1808-1809: Infantry Regiment �Marquis de Chasteler� Nr. 46 (Chasteler
de Courcelles, Feldmarschalleutnant Johann-Gabriel, Marquis de)
1809: dissolved; still unreformed in 1815
Colonels:
1799: Saint-Julien, Oberst Josef, Graf
1804-1808: Riese, Oberst Freiherr von
1808-1809: Steyrer von Edelberg, Oberst Karl, Freiherr
1809-1809: Otto von Kirchberg, Oberst
Subordinate Officers (1799):
Baltheser, Oberstleutnant Franz, Freiherr
Schmidt, Major
Staremberg, Major Emanuel, Graf
Notes:
[1] The colonel-in-chief of this regiment, Feldmarschalleutnant Franz-Ludwig,
Freiherr von Neugebauer, should not be confused with the colonel of
Infantry Regiment Nr. 47 [see below].
Infantry Regiment Nr. 47 (German)
Regimental Designations and Colonels-in-Chief:
1779-1805: Infantry Regiment �Graf Kinsky� Nr. 47 (Kinsky von Wchinitz
und Tettau, Franz-Joseph, Feldmarschalleutnant Graf)
1805-1822: Infantry Regiment �Freiherr von Vogelsang� Nr. 47 (Vogelsang,
Feldmarschalleutnant Ludwig, Freiherr von) [1]
Colonels:
1799: Salarolli, Oberst
1805-1807: Weiss von Finkenau, Oberst
1807-1813: Bentheim-Steinfurt, Oberst Graf
1813-1815: Neugebauer, Oberst von
Subordinate Officers (1799):
Groller, Oberstleutnant
Kovesdy, Major
Reinhardt, Major Ferdinand
Notes:
[1] Ludwig, Freiherr von Vogelsang (1748-1822) had been promoted
to Feldmarshalleutnant in 1799. Ten years later, Vogelsang's actions
as a divisional commander at the Battle of Aspern-Essling earned him
the rank of Feldzugmeister.
Infantry Regiment Nr. 48 (Italian, later Hungarian)
Regimental Designations and Colonels-in-Chief:
1792-1795: Infantry Regiment �Freiherr von Schmidtfeld� Nr. 48 ��������
(Schmidtfeld, Feldmarschalleutnant Freiherr von)
1795: disbanded [1]
1798: reformed
1799-1809: Infantry Regiment �Freiherr von Vukassovich� Nr. 48 ����������
(Vukassovich, Feldmarschalleutnant Joseph-Philipp, Freiherr von) [2]
1809-1815: Line Infantry Regiment �Freiherr von Simbschen� Nr. 48
(Simbschen, Feldmarschalleutnant Josef-Sebastien, Freiherr von)
1815-1815: Infantry Regiment �Freiherr von Radivojevich� Nr. 48 ���������
(Radivojevich, Feldmarschalleutnant Paul, Freiherr von)
Colonels:
1799: Gyulai von Maros-Nemeth und Nadaska, Oberst Albrecht, Graf
1805-1806: Brusch von Neuberg, Oberst Franz, Ritter
1806-1807: Bianchi, Oberst Freiherr
1807-1809: Hegyi, Oberst
1809-1809: Gabelkoven, Oberst Freiherr von
1809-1812: Rechenberg, Oberst Freiherr von
1812-1813: Seethal, Oberst von
1813-1815: Dressery, Oberst
Subordinate Officers (1799):
Beaut, Oberstleutnant Franz de
Szemere, Major Paul
Ketskes, Major Josef
Notes:
[1] Graffer's �Oesterreichischer-Militar Alamach� and one other source
say Infantry Regiment Nr. 48 was �newly-raised� when Vukassovich assumed
command in 1799. The regiment, however, was not a completely-new formation
(the formerly-Italian unit had been disbanded from 1795 to 1798).
[2] Feldmarschalleutnant Joseph-Philipp, Freiherr von Vukassovich
(1755-1809) was mortally wounded at the Battle of Wagram.
Infantry Regiment Nr. 49 (German)
Regimental Designations and Colonels-in-Chief:
1792-1796: Infantry Regiment �Graf Pellegrini� Nr. 49 (Pellegrini,
Feldmarschall Karl-Klemens, Graf) [1]
1796: vacant
1797-1823: Infantry Regiment �Freiherr von Kerpen� Nr. 49 (Kerpen,
Feldmarschalleutnant Wilhelm, Freiherr von) [2]
Colonels:
1799: Gavassini, Oberst Aloys, Graf
1799: Hohenlohe-Bartenstein, Oberst Ludwig, Prinz
1804-1808: Mayer, Oberst von
1808-1813: Lang von Langenau, Oberst
1813-1815: O�Brien, Oberst Freiherr von
Subordinate Officers (1799):
Strachwitz, Oberstleutnant Wenzel, Freiherr
Gayer, Major Johann
Piltoletti, Major August
Notes:
[1] Karl-Klemens, Graf Pellegrini (1720-1796) had extensive service
during the pre-French Revolutionary War period. He was promoted to
Feldmarschall in 1778.
[2] Wilhelm, Freiherr von Kerpen (1741-1823) was promoted to Feldmarschalleutnant
in 1797 and to Feldzugmeister in 1808. He retired in 1813.
Infantry Regiment Nr. 50 (German)
Regimental Designations and Colonels-in-Chief:
1773-1809: Infantry Regiment �Graf Stain� Nr. 50 (Stain, Feldzugmeister
Karl-Leopold, Graf)
1809: disbanded; still unrefomed in 1815
Colonels:
1799: Caracciolo, Oberst Johann, Graf
1805-1809: Mauroy de Merville, Oberst Franz, Freiherr [1]
1809-1809: Urban, Oberst von
Subordinate Officers (1799):
Schonthal, Oberstleutnant Johann
Eichler von Auritz, Major Ernst, Freiherr
Notes:
[1] Oberst Franz, Freiherr Mauroy de Merville was later promoted
to Feldmarschalleutnant. He was made colonel-in-chief of Infantry
Regiment Nr. 23 in 1815.
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