Austrian Infantry Regiments and Their Commanders 1792-1815: Line Infantry Regiments
Nrs. 51 - 60
By Stephen Millar
Note: Each regiment is listed with its final unit designation
of the Napoleonic Wars.
Infantry Regiment
Nr. 51 (Hungarian)
Regimental designations and
colonels-in-chief:
1788-1815: Infantry Regiment �Freiherr Splenyi� Nr. 51 (Splenyi von
Mihaldy, Feldmarschalleutnant Gabriel, Freiherr)
Colonels:
1799-1800: Augustinetz, Oberst Jacques
1800-1807: Novak, Oberst Ignaz von
1807-1809: Scharlach, Oberst von
1809-1814: Scharlach, Oberst von
1814-1815: Berger von der Pleisse, Oberst Johann, Freiherr [1]
Subordinate officers (1799):
Eross, Oberstleutnant Gabriel
Novack, Major Ignaz
Hetzeln, Major
[1] Oberst Johann, Freiherr Berger von der Pleisse was later awarded
the Military Order of Maria-Theresa.
Infantry Regiment
Nr. 52 (Hungarian)
Regimental designations and colonels-in-chief:
1791-1804: Infantry Regiment �Erzherzog Anton� Nr. 52 (Anton-Viktor-Joseph-Johann-Raimund,
Erzherzog von Osterreich)
1804-1878: Infantry Regiment �Erzherzog Franz� (Franz-Karl, Erzherzog
von Osterreich) [1]
1803: Rukavina von Bonyograd, Feldmarschalleutnant Mattias [2]
Colonels:
1799-1800: Khuen, Oberst Johann, Graf
1800-1807: Gajoli, Oberst von
1807-1809: Gyurkovics, Oberst von
1809-1815: Collenbach, Oberst Freiherr von
1815-1815: Habinay de Terstina, Oberst
Subordinate officers (1799):
Gorschen, Oberstleutnant Karl, Freiherr
Gajoli, Major Anton
Rofales, Major Aloys, Marquis
[1] Archduke Franz-Karl (1802-1878) was a son of Franz I.
[2] Generalmajor Mattias Rukavina von Bonyograd won the Military Order
of Maria-Theresa in 1796.
Infantry Regiment
Nr. 53 (Hungarian)
Regimental designations and colonels-in-chief:
1791-1814: Infantry Regiment �Johann, Freiherr Jellacic� Nr. 53 (Jellacic
de Buzim, Feldmarschalleutnant Johann, Freiherr)
1814-1815: Infantry Regiment �Freiherr von Hiller� Nr. 53 (Hiller,
Feldzugmeister Johann, Freiherr von) [1]
Colonels:
1799-1801: Szenassy, Oberst
1801-1806: Pers, Oberst von
1806-1809: Papp, Oberst von
1809-1813: Volkmann, Oberst von
1813-1815: Muhlen, Oberst von der
1815-1815: Kinsky, Oberst Graf
Subordinate officers (1799):
Kussevich, Oberstleutnant Johann
Athanasievich, Major Michael
Malmberg, Major Wilhelm
Vukassevich, Major
[1] Feldzugmeister Johann, Freiherr von Hiller had previously been
colonel-in-chief of Line Infantry Regiment Nr. 2.
Infantry Regiment
Nr. 54 (German)
Regimental designations and colonels-in-chief:
1769-1805: Infantry Regiment �Graf Callenberg� Nr. 54 (Callenberg,
Feldmarschalleutnant Karl, Graf)
1805-1821: Infantry Regiment �Freiherr Froon� Nr. 54 (Froon von Kirchrath,
Feldmarschalleutnant Josef, Freiherr) [1]
Colonels:
1799-1800: Maggauli, Oberst Eduard, Graf
1800-1808: Pflacher, Oberst Franz, Freiherr von
1808-1811: Andrassy, Oberst Freiherr von
1811-1813: Quallenberg, Oberst von
1813-1815: Taizon, Oberst Chevalier von
Subordinate officers (1799):
Bach, Oberstleutnant Johann
Dieze, Major
Pflacher, Major Franz, Freiherr von
[1] Feldmarschalleutnant Josef, Freiherr Froon von Kirchrath (1740-1821)
was later promoted to the rank of Feldzugmeister.
Infantry Regiment
Nr. 55 (Polish)
Regimental designations and colonels-in-chief:
1768-1803: Infantry Regiment �Josef, Graf Murray� Nr. 55 (Murray
de Melgum, Feldmarschalleutnant Josef-Jakob, Graf)
1803-1809: Infantry Regiment �Furst Reuss zu Greiz� Nr. 55 (Reuss
zu Greiz, Feldmarschalleutnant Heinrich XIII, Furst) [1]
1809: disbanded; not yet reformed in 1815
Colonels:
1799: Paulus, Oberst Heinrich
1805-1809: Koller, Oberst von
1809-1809: Gober, Oberst von
Subordinate officers (1799):
Wolff de Langprest, Oberstleutnant
Zinzerling, Major Freiherr
Murray de Melgum, Major Graf
[1] After this regiment was disbanded in 1809, Heinrich XIII, Furst
Reuss zu Greiz was made colonel-in-chief of Infantry Regiment Nr. 18.
Infantry Regiment
Nr. 56 (German)
Regimental designations and colonels-in-chief:
1784-1815: Infantry Regiment �Wenzel, Graf Colloredo� Nr. 56 (Colloredo-Waldsee,
Feldmarschalleutnant Wenzel, Graf)
Colonels:
1799-1800: Ditrich von Adelsfels, Oberst Leopold, Freiherr
1800-1806: Pfanzelter, Oberst
1806-1807: Ziegler von Zieglegg, Oberst Nepomuk, Chevalier
1807-1809: Giffing, Oberst von
1809-1815: Laiml, Oberst von
Subordinate officers (1799):
Vermatti von Vermersfeld, Oberstleutnant Anton
Ziegler von Zieglegg, Major Nepomuk, Chevalier
Schirmir, Major Johann
Infantry Regiment
Nr. 57 (German)
Regimental designations and colonels-in-chief:
1769-1818: Infantry Regiment �Josef, Graf Colloredo� Nr. 57 (Colloredo-Waldsee,
Feldmarschalleutnant Josef, Graf) [1]
Colonels:
1799: Sticker von Haymingthal, Oberst Franz
1804-1809: Reinwald von Waldegg, Oberst
1809-1813: Ellger, Oberst Chevalier
1813-1815: Kraus, Oberst von
Subordinate officers (1799):
Beffele, Oberstleutnant Jacques
Andujar, Oberstleutnant Alfons
Mofer, Major Franz
St. Julien, Major Graf
[1] Several sources state Josef, Graf Colloredo-Waldsee (1735-1818)
was later promoted to the rank of Feldmarschall.
Infantry Regiment
Nr. 58 (German)
Regimental designations and colonels-in-chief:
1792-1794: Infantry Regiment �Vierfet� Nr. 58 (Vierfet, Karl-Albrecht)
[1]
1794-1819: Infantry Regiment �Beaulieu� Nr. 58 (Beaulieu, Feldzugmeister
Jean-Pierre de) [2]
Colonels:
1799: Zograidt, Oberst Josef, Freiherr
1804-1806: Lind, Oberst
1806-1811: Frohauf, Oberst von
1811-1812: Jacquet de Lompret, Oberst Chevalier
1812-1815: Kinsky, Oberst Graf
Subordinate officers (1799):
Prouvy, Oberstleutnant
Aigremont, Major Anton, Chevalier
Schulz von Rothacker, Major Franz
[1] This colonel-in-chief is listed in Graffer's work. No further biographical
information was available.
[2] Feldzugmeister Jean-Pierre de Beaulieu (1725-1819) retired from
the Austrian army in 1796 after a series of defeats in Italy.
Infantry Regiment
Nr. 59 (German)
Regimental designations and colonels-in-chief:
1790-1815: Infantry Regiment �Jordis� Nr. 59 (Jordis, Feldmarschalleutnant
Alexander von)
1815-1830: Infantry Regiment �Grossherzog von Baden� Nr. 59 (Karl-Ludwig,
Grossherzog von Baden) [1]
Colonels:
1799: Fenzel von Baumgarten, Ferdinand, Freiherr
1805-1809: Adler, Oberst
1809-1811: Wewelt, Oberst Freiherr von
1811-1813: Mayer von Heldensfeld, Oberst
1813-1815: Klein, Oberst von
Subordinate officers (1799):
Hogel, Oberstleutnant Franz
Budischowsky, Major Anton
Quosdenchevich, Major Stephan
[1] Karl-Ludwig (1763-1830) became Grand-Duke of Baden in 1811.
Infantry Regiment
Nr. 60 (Hungarian)
1798-1801: vacant
1801-1831: Infantry Regiment �Ignaz, Graf Gyulai� Nr. 60 (Gyulai von
Maros-Nemeth und Nadaska, Feldzugmeister Ignaz, Graf) [1]
Colonels:
1799: Plunkett, Oberst Maximillian, Graf
1805-1809: Mariassy de Markus et Batis-Falva, Oberst Andreas, Freiherr
1809-1809: Weissenwolf, Oberst Nikolaus, Graf
1809-1814: Trenck, Oberst Freiherr von der
1814-1815: Czarnotzay von Charlottenburg, Oberst Chevalier
Subordinate officers (1799):
Hafzlinger, Oberstleutnant
Colloredo, Major Hieronymus, Graf
Mocsary de Bocsar, Major Peter
[1] Ignaz, Graf Gyulai von Maros-Nemeth und Nadaska (1763-1831) was
born in Transylvania. He was promoted to Generalmajor in 1797, to Feldmarschalleutnant
in 1800, and to Feldzugmeister in 1813.
Placed on the Napoleon Series: March 2005
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