The following units and commanders fought in the Battle of Vienna of the Great Turkish War in 1683.
Catholic forces outside Vienna (until 14 July)
Commander-in-Chief: Charles V, Duke of Lorraine
+Catholic forces outside the cityTypeStrengthInfantry21,000Cavalry11,000Hungarians (led by Paul I, Prince Esterházy)5,000 Total - 37,000 men
Catholic forces inside Vienna (14 July - 12 September)
Inside the city Commander-in-Chief: Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg Generalfeldwachtmeister Wilhelm Johann Anton Graf von Daun Generalfeldwachtmeister Karl Ludwig Graf de Souches Generalfeldwachtmeister Johann Karl Graf von Serenyi Generalfeldwachtmeister Friedrich Siegmund Graf von Schärffenberg Total - or 14,163 men (including city militia) +Catholic forces inside the cityTypeCommanderUnitSubdivisions (companies)StrengthInfantry (72/73
regular
companies)Theim Infantry Regiment310,603Pfalz-Neuberg Infantry Regiment5Souches Infantry Regiment10Schärffenberg Infantry Regiment10Beck Infantry Regiment7Heister Infantry Regiment5Württemberg Infantry Regiment5Mansfeld Infantry Regiment10Kaiserstein Infantry Regiment5Starhemberg Infantry Regiment10City guard/militiaOberstwachtmeister
Ferdinand Dominik Marchese degli Obizzi84,900CavalryDupigny (ex-Dampierre) Cuirassier Regiment9600ArtilleryOberst von BornerOberstlieutnant
von Peekstein
Field army at Leopoldstadt
Commander-in-Chief: Charles V, Duke of Lorraine
+Catholic forces outside the cityTypeCommanderUnitStrength (companies)Imperial Cuirassier RegimentsCapara (Caprara) Cuirassier Regiment10Montecuccoli Cuirassier Regiment10Taff (Taaffe) Cuirassier Regiment10Rabatta Cuirassier Regiment10Dunewald (Dunnewald) Cuirassier Regiment10Palffy Cuirassier Regiment10Mercy Cuirassier Regiment10Hallewyl (Halleweil) Cuirassier Regiment10Gondola Cuirassier Regiment10Götz Cuirassier Regiment10Imperial Dragoon RegimentsSchulz Dragoon Regiment10Styrum Dragoon Regiment10Küffstein Dragoon Regiment10Savoyen Dragoon Regiment10Herbeville Dragoon Regiment10Croatian RegimentsNikolaus Lodron Croaten RegimentKery Croaten RegimentReceardi Croaten Regiment
Catholic Coalition relief force at the Battle of Kahlenberg
Commander-in-chief: King John III Sobieski, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania
Organization +Catholic Coalition forces in the Battle of KahlenbergWingCorpsLeft Wing Charles V, Duke of Lorraine1st Imperial and Saxon Corps of Infantry2nd Imperial and Saxon Corps of Infantry Prince Hermann of Baden-BadenSaxon Corps
John George III, Elector of SaxonySaxon Cavalry Corps
Hieronim Augustyn LubomirskiPolish Cavalry Corps Hieronim Augustyn LubomirskiCenter
Prince Georg Friedrich of WaldeckFranconian and Swabian Circles Infantry Corps
Prince Georg Friedrich of WaldeckBavarian Infantry Corps
Hannibal von DegenfeldImperial & Bavarian Cavalry Corps
Antonio CaraffaRight Wing Great Crown Hetman
Stanisław Jan JabłonowskiPolish Infantry Corps Marcin Kazimierz Kątski1st Polish Cavalry Corps Stanisław Jan JabłonowskiImperial and Saxon Cavalry Corps Julius Francis, Duke of Saxe-LauenburgRoyal Guard "Reiter" Corps Aleksander Polanowski
Imperial troop units Total:
8,100 foot [less Beck] 12,900 horse Imperial troops in the campaign, but those not at the battle are not included in the total figures. +Engaged Imperial troopsTypeCommanderUnitStrengthImperial Infantry RegimentsGrana Infantry Regiment2 bns less one companyBaden Infantry Regiment2 bnsLeslie Infantry Regiment1 bnCroy Infantry Regiment1 bnThimb Infantry Regiment1 bnWürttemberg-Neustädt Infantry Regiment1 bnNeuburg Infantry Regiment1 bnBeck Infantry Regiment
(attached to Bavarians during the battle)1 bnImperial Cuirassier RegimentsCapara Cuirassier Regiment10 coysMontecuccoli Cuirassier Regiment10 coysTaaffe Cuirassier Regiment10 coysRabatta Cuirassier Regiment10 coysDunewald Cuirassier Regiment10 coysPalffy Cuirassier Regiment10 coysPiccolomini Cuirassier Regiment10 coysCaraffa Cuirassier Regiment10 coysMercy Cuirassier Regiment10 coysVeterani Cuirassier Regiment10 coysHallewyl Cuirassier Regiment10 coysSachsen-Lauenburg Cuirassier Regiment10 coysGondola Cuirassier Regiment10 coysGötz Cuirassier Regiment10 coysImperial Dragoon RegimentsSchulz Dragoon Regiment10 coysLymburg-Styrum Dragoon Regiment10 coysKüffstein Dragoon Regiment10 coysHeissler Dragoon Regiment10 coysCroatian & Polish cavalryKery Croatian Horse Regiment8 coysLubomirski Polish Cuirassier GroupLubomirski Polish Dragoon GroupArtillery70 guns, including many
regimental guns
+Imperial troops in the campaign but not in the battleTypeCommanderUnitStrengthImperial Infantry RegimentsWallis Infantry Regiment2 bnsSalm Infantry Regiment2 bnsLothringen Infantry Regiment2 bnsDieppenthal Infantry Regiment1 bnHeister Infantry Regiment1 bnThugen (Würzburg) Mercenary Infantry RegimentImperial Cuirassier RegimentTruchess (Würzburg) Mercenary Cuirassier RegimentImperial Dragoon RegimentsHerbeville Dragoon RegimentTeutin Dragoon Regiment
Bavarians Commander: Generalfeldmarschall-Leutnant Hannibal von Degenfeld
Total of Bavarians (discounting attached Imperial soldiers) - 8,400 +Bavarian troopsTypeBrigadeCommanderUnitSubdivisionsStrengthBavarian Infantry RegimentsBerlo (later Mercy) Infantry Regiment4,800Degenfeld Infantry RegimentSteinau Infantry RegimentPreysing Infantry Regiment (replaced the Perouse Inf. Rgt. on 15 July)Bavarian Cavalry RegimentsGWM
Marquis von BeauvauHaraucourt (Arco) Reiter Regiment6 coys3,400Beauvau Reiter Regiment6 coysRed Dragoon Half-Regiment4 coysGWM
von MunsterBartls (Munster) Reiter Regiment6 coysSchutz (Schuss) Reiter Regiment6 coysBlue Dragoon Half-Regiment4 coysArtillery26 regimental pieces,
20 field pieces & 2 mortars287 men &
1,022 horses +Imperial units attached to BavariansTypeBrigadeCommanderUnitStrengthImperial Infantry Regiments (attached to Bavarians)Beck (Imperial) Infantry Regiment1 bnSteindorf (Salzburg) Infantry RegimentRummel (Bavarian Circle) Infantry BattalionRodern (Pfalz-Neuburg) Infantry Battalion
Saxons General Staff:
Generalfeldmarschall Freiherr Generalfeldmarschall-Leutnant von Flemming Generalwachtmeister von Neitschütz Generalwachtmeister Duke Generalwachtmeister von Trauttmannsdorff
Total - 10,454 +Saxon Auxiliary CorpsTypeCommanderUnitStrengthSaxon Infantry Regiments (each regiment had 2 bns,
each of 2 coys)Oberstleutnant
von SchönfeldLeib Infantry Regiment7,073Oberstleutnant
von KleistInfantry Regiment of Feldmarschall von der GolzOberstleutnant
von CarlowitzInfantry Regiment of Generalwachtmeister Oberstleutnant
von FlemmingInfantry Regiment of Feldmarschall-Lieutenant von FlemmingOberst
von KufferInfantry Regiment of Oberst von KufferOberst
von LöbenInfantry Regiment of Oberst von LöbenGrenadiersHauptmann von BoseOne Grenadier companySaxon Cavalry Regiments (each regiment had 3 squadrons,
each of 2 coys) Generalwachtmeister
von NeitschützLeibgarde-trabanten zu Ross (Elector's personal horse mounted body guard)3,194Oberstleutnant
von HaugwitzLeib Reiter RegimentOberstleutnant Freiherr
von EngelmünsterPlotho Reiter RegimentOberstleutnant
de Bronne
(from Lorraine)Goltz Reiter RegimentOberstleutnant von WolframsdorffTrautmannsdorff Reiter RegimentOberstleutnant von MintwizGeneralwachtmeister Graf Reuss' Dragoon RegimentArtilleryOberzeughauptmann
von Borau16 cannons (various calibers) + 2 petards187 men & 351 horses
Reich Troops Total:
7,000 foot 2,500 horse +Reich troopsTypeCommanderUnitStrengthFranconian Circle Johann Wilhelm Köth von WanscheidKoth Infantry Regiment7,000Philipp Heinrich von AndlauAndlau Infantry RegimentSwabian Circle Charles Gustav of Baden-DurlachDurlach Infantry RegimentÖttingen Infantry RegimentFranconian Circle Cavalry RegimentsChristian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-BayreuthCuirassier Regiment2,500Christoph Wilhelm von AufseßHerdesdorff (Würzburg) Dragoon RegimentSwabian Circle Cavalry RegimentsGronsfeld Cuirassier RegimentHohnstett Dragoon RegimentArtillery12 guns
Polish (A banner is a force of 200 men)
Total:
estimated at 10,200 foot (20 regiments in 8 brigades) 14,000 horse +Polish troopsTypeBrigadesCommanderUnitDivided intoPolish Royal Infantry Total: 200 footJanissaries Infantry CompanyHayduks Infantry CompanyPolish Royal Cavalry Total: 1,000 horseRoyal Guards (Drabant Reiter)King's Hussars2 bannersKing's Armored Horse2 bannersKing's Cossacks1 bannerRight flank Polish Infantry RegimentsKing's Own BrigadeKing's Infantry RegimentCrown Prince Jacob's Infantry Regiment's BrigadeInfantry RegimentTruchsess von Wiski Infantry RegimentF.Kacki's BrigadeF.Kacki Infantry Regiment Infantry RegimentF.Greben's BrigadeFryderyk Greben Infantry RegimentGrand Hetman Stanisław Jabłonowski Infantry RegimentCrown Referendary Jan Krasiński Infantry RegimentLeft flank Polish Infantry RegimentsButtler's BrigadeButtler Infantry RegimentM.Kacki Infantry Regiment
(Detached to guard guns)Danemark's BrigadeDanemark Infantry RegimentStanisław Potocki Infantry RegimentPrince Jerzy Lubomirski Infantry RegimentCount de Maligny Infantry RegimentT.Zamoyski's BrigadeT.Zamoyski Infantry RegimentGrinski Infantry RegimentKreuzer's BrigadeWielopolski Infantry RegimentCrown Field Hetman Sieniawski Infantry RegimentInfantry RegimentCavalry36 armoured horse & hussar banners including: The King's Prince Jacob's Prince Alexander's Grand Marshal Lubomirski's and Potocki'sArtillery28 guns
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