Rivoli 1797 Campaign Order of Battle
In the Battle of Rivoli on 14 and 15 January 1797, the French Army of Italy led by Napoleon Bonaparte crushed the main Austrian army led by Jozsef Alvinczi. The battle occurred during the fourth Austrian attempt to relieve the Siege of Mantua. After crippling Alvinczi's army on the 14th, Bonaparte left Barthélemy Joubert and Gabriel Rey to finish off the Austrians and raced south with André Masséna to deal with a relief column led by Giovanni di Provera. On 16 January, Masséna, Pierre Augereau, and Jean Sérurier trapped Provera near the Mantua siege lines and forced his surrender.
Army of Italy: Napoleon Bonaparte (48,610)Division: André Masséna (8,851 including 2 cavalry regiments)
Brigade: Jean-Charles Monnier
Brigade: Guillaume Brune
Brigade: Charles Leclerc
Division: Pierre Augereau (8,665 including 4 cavalry regiments)
Brigade: Jean Guieu
Brigade: François Point
Brigade: Jean-Antoine Verdier
Brigade: Frédéric Walther (cavalry)
Division: Barthélemy Joubert (10,250 including 1 cavalry regiment)
Brigade: Honoré Vial
Brigade: Claude Lebley
Brigade: Thomas Sandos
Division: Gabriel Rey (4,156 including 2 cavalry regiments)
Brigade: Antoine Veaux
Brigade: Louis Baraguey d'Hilliers
Brigade: Joachim Murat
Division: Jean Sérurier (10,230 including 2 cavalry regiments)
Alexandre Dumas and Claude Dallemagne each led small divisions under the supervision of Sérurier. It is unknown which brigades were assigned to each division.
Brigade: Jean Davin
Brigade: Sextius Miollis
Brigade: André Monleau
Brigade: Emmanuel de Serviez
Brigade: Jean de La Salcette
Reserve: Bonaparte
Brigade: Charles Dugua (658 in 2 cavalry regiments)
Brigade: Claude Victor (1,800 including 1 cavalry regiment)
Brigade: Jean Lannes (2,000)
Field Army: FZM Jozsef Alvinczi (28,022)Independent columns:
Brigade 1: OB Franz de Lusignan (4,556)
4,556 in 4 bns and 12 coys
Brigade 2: GM Anton Lipthay (5,065)
5,065 in 4 bns and 6 coys
Brigade 3: GM Samuel Köblös (4,138)
4,138 in 5 bns and 6 coys
Brigade 6: GM Josef Vukassovich (2,871)
2,795 in 3 bns and 5 coys, 76 in 1/2 sqn
Division: FML Peter Quasdanovich
Brigade 4: GM Joseph Ocskay (3,521)
2,692 in 4 bns, 829 in 8 sqns
Brigade 5: GM Heinrich XV, Prince of Reuss-Plauen (7,871)
6,986 in 9 bns, 885 in 5-1/2 sqns
Corps at Vicenza: GM Adam Bajalics (6,241)
6,081 in 6 bns, 160 in 1 sqn
Corps at Padua: FML Giovanni di Provera (9,097)
8,379 in 10 bns, 718 in 8-1/2 sqns
Corps at Borgo Valsugana: GM Anton Mittrowsky (3,570)
3,497 in 4 bns, 73 in 1/2 sqn
Mantua Garrison: FM Dagobert von Wurmser (18,493, including 9,800 fit for service)
FM: Feldmarschall, army commander
FZM: Feldzeugmeister, army or corps commander
FML: Feldmarschal-Leutnant, corps or division commander
GM: General-major, brigade commander
OB: Oberst or colonel
bns: infantry battalions
coys: light infantry companies
sqns: cavalry squadrons
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