Seneffe, 1674 - Part 6 - French Order of Battle
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| This image illustrates the development of French cavalry during the Franco-Dutch War, from buff coats to proper uniforms. |
The following is the sixth in a series of posts about the Battle of Seneffe, the first five providing sources for the battle: 1) a translation of William of Orange's letters, 2) a selection from Quincy's Histoire Militaire. 3) a selection from Aumale's Histoire des Princes de de Condé, 4) a translation of a German broadsheet entitled Beschreibung der Schlacht, and 5) a diagram showing the French Order of Battle from the French National Library.
Using Rene Chartrand's Armies and Wars of the Sun King, I here post all the units I found to have been present at the Battle of Seneffe on August 11th, 1674:
French Foot
|
Regiment |
Raised |
Uniform (detail) |
Strength |
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Gardes Françaises |
1563 |
Blue (red) |
4 battalions |
|
Gardes Suisses |
1616 |
Red (blue) |
4 battalions |
|
Picardie |
1558 |
Grey-White (g-w) |
2 battalions |
|
Navarre |
1558 |
Grey-White (g-w) |
2 battalions |
|
Normandie |
1574 |
Grey-White (black?) |
2 battalions |
|
Rambures |
1576 |
Grey-White (g-w) |
? |
|
Bourbonnais |
1584 |
Grey-White (g-w) |
2 battalions |
|
Auvergne |
1597 |
Grey-White (purple?) |
2 battalions |
|
Artois |
1610 |
Grey-White (g-w) |
2 battalions |
|
Touraine |
1625 |
Grey-White (red) |
2 battalions |
|
La Reine |
1634 |
Grey-White (red) |
3 battalions |
|
Limousin |
1635 |
Grey-White (red) |
2 battalions |
|
Enghien |
1635 |
Grey-White (red) |
2 battalions |
|
Orléans |
1642 |
Grey-White (g-w) |
2 battalions |
|
La Couronne |
1643 |
Grey-White (g-w) |
2 battalions |
|
Condé |
1644 |
Grey-White (red) |
2 battalions |
|
Royal de Vaisseaux |
1644 |
Grey-White (blue) |
2 battalions |
|
Conti |
1654 |
Yellow (blue)? |
? |
|
La Fère |
1654 |
Grey-White (red) |
2 battalions |
|
Alsace |
1656 |
Blue (red)? |
1 battalion |
|
Royal-Roussillon |
1657 |
Grey-White (blue) |
? |
|
Le Roi (Du Roy) |
1663 |
Grey-White (blue) |
2 battalions |
|
Rouergue |
1667 |
Grey-White (red) |
2 battalions |
|
Jonzac |
1667 |
Grey-White (red) |
? |
|
Vermandois |
1669 |
Grey-White (red) |
2 battalions |
|
Fusiliers du Roi |
1671 |
Grey (blue) |
1 battalion |
|
Royal-Italien |
1671 |
L. Brown (red) |
1 battalion |
|
Erlach |
1672 |
Blue (red) |
1 battalion |
|
Stuppa |
1672 |
Blue (red) |
1 battalion |
|
Salis-Zizers |
1672 |
Red (green) |
1 battalion |
|
Pfiffer |
1672 |
Yellow (red) |
1 battalion |
|
Perri |
1674 |
Grey-White (green) |
1 battalion |
Uniforms may be somewhat conjectural in some places, and the strength of regiments is an educated guess.
French Horse
|
Regiment |
Raised |
|
Cuirassiers du Roi |
1638 |
|
Orleans |
1655 |
|
Colonel-General Dragoons |
1668 |
|
Dauphin |
1668 |
|
Arnolfini |
1671 |
|
Bartillat |
1671 |
|
Bligny |
1671 |
|
Condé |
1671 |
|
Enghien |
1671 |
|
Estrade |
1671 |
|
Florensac |
1671 |
|
Gournay |
1671 |
|
Kerkado |
1671 |
|
Méré |
1671 |
|
Royal-Piémont |
1671 |
|
Saint-Loup |
1671 |
|
Florensac |
1671 |
|
Tilladet |
1671 |
|
Vivans |
1671 |
|
La Valette |
1671 |
|
Servon |
1671 |
|
Konigsmarck |
1671 |
|
Rosen |
1671 |
|
Schomberg |
1671 |
|
Sourdis |
1671 |
|
Auger (Paulmy) |
1665 |
|
Commissare-General |
1672 |
|
Illes/Lançon |
1672 |
|
L’Hommeau |
1672 |
|
Saint-Germain-Beaupré |
1672 |
|
Sauvebeouf/Dauphin Dragoons |
1673 |
|
Ilhière |
1673 |
|
Lançon |
1673 |
|
Montal |
1673 |
|
Broglie |
1674 |
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Mesnil-Montauban ( Pelleport) |
1674 |
It appears that in 1674, most of the French cavalry would still have been wearing buff coats, with the exception of the Cuirassiers du Roi and Royal-Piémont (Blue coats with red cuffs), Colonel-General Dragoons (Scarlet coats with blue cuffs) and the Dauphin Dragoons (Blue coats and cuffs). Most regiments had 2 squadrons.
French Order of Battle
The following is based on a post from Rampjaar's blog, and represents a conjectural French Order of Battle during the main portion of the engagement, around the village of Fayt:
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Right Wing Lt. Gen. Duc de Luxembourg 48 squadrons, 2 battallions |
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Sub-Commander |
Marquis de Choiseul |
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Cavalry Brigade |
Marquis de la Trousse |
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Gardes du Corps |
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Gendarmes |
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Chevau-légers |
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Cuirassiers du Roi |
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Cavalry Brigade |
Marquis de Sourdis |
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Commissaire général |
|
|
Catheux |
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|
Ragny |
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Rosen |
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Estrades |
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Sourdis |
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Saveuse |
|
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Schomberg |
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Cavalry Brigade |
Comte de la Feuillée |
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Rohan |
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Condé |
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Varennes |
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Orléans |
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|
la Feuillée |
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Bligny |
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|
la Valette |
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Vivans |
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Infantry |
Picardie Regiment (2 battalions) |
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Main Army Louis de Bourbon, Prince de Condé 35 battalions |
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Sub-Commander |
Comte de Revel |
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Right Column |
M. de Rubantel |
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Gardes Françaises |
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Gardes Suisses |
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Central Column |
Comte de Gacé-Vermandois |
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Navarre |
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La Reine |
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Le Roy |
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Royal de Vaisseaux |
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Left Column |
M. de la Mothe |
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Auvergne |
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Conti |
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Condé |
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Enghien |
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Reserve |
Stuppa |
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Salis-Zizers |
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Pfiffer |
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Erlach |
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Right Wing Duc de Navailles 48 squadrons |
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Sub-commander |
Comte de Königsmark |
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Cavalry Brigade |
Calvo |
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Kercado |
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Nonant |
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Muret |
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Saint-Germain |
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Brigade Saint-Clas |
Dauphin Dragoons |
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Arnolfini |
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Saint-Aoust |
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Saint-Clas |
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Revel |
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Brigade Tilladet |
Royal-Cravates |
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Tilladet |
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Gournay |
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Courcelles |
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Enghien |
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Paulmy |
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Königsmark |
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