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Caldiero 1805 Order of Battle
Contents
- French order of battle
- Left Wing
- Right Wing
- North of Verona
- Austrian Army order of battle
- Center
- Far Left Wing
- Reserve
- Detached Corps
- Detached Division
- References
The armies of the First French Empire and the Austrian Empire fought the Battle of Caldiero from 29 to 31 October 1805 just east of Verona in Italy. Marshal André Masséna led the French Army of Italy while Archduke Charles commanded the Austrian Armee von Italien. Historians variously call the battle a French victory, an Austrian victory, or indecisive. Austrian losses were over 5,500, while the French suffered at least 5,000 casualties. Archduke Charles began a withdrawal from Italy on 1 November. The retreat ended in early December with Archduke Charles' army intact at Kormend in western Hungary. Unfortunately for Austria, by this time, Emperor Napoleon had decisively defeated the Austro-Russian army at the Battle of Austerlitz.
French order of battle
Army of Italy: Marshal André Masséna
Left Wing
Commander: Masséna
Right Wing
Commander: General of Division Jean-Antoine Verdier
North of Verona
Commander: General of Division Jean-Mathieu Seras (not engaged)
Austrian Army order of battle
A few months before the outbreak of war, Austrian infantry regiments were reorganized into four line battalions and one grenadier battalion. Each battalion consisted of four companies each of 160 musketeers.
Armee von Italien: Feldmarschall Archduke Charles
Right Wing
Commander: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Joseph Anton Simbschen
Center
Commander: General der Kavallerie Count Heinrich von Bellegarde
Left Wing
Commander: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Prince Heinrich XV of Reuss-Plauen
Far Left Wing
Commander: General-Major Armand von Nordmann
Reserve
Commander: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Eugène-Guillaume Argenteau
Detached Corps
Commander: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Paul Davidovich (not engaged)
Detached Division
Commander: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Josef Philipp Vukassovich (replaced by Rosenberg) (not engaged)