In the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam they have a French Standard of 1793. Unknown is the unit as the number position is not filled in., So if this is a genuine flag I don't know. But he's pretty.
The flag is 2.16m * 1.80 meter.
maandag 15 mei 2017
vrijdag 5 mei 2017
Dutch Army of 1794 (2)
For the campaign of 1794 a field army was organised in which only a part of the total armystrenth was available. This was partly because of the losses in earlier campaigns but also because the Dutch army needed numerous garrisons for the cities of the Netherlands.
The line infantry was composed of battalions of 6 companies (out of 12 companies of each regiment) plus converged grenadiers of the various regiments (2 grenadiercompanies of 3 regiments formed a grenadier battalion).
The line field battalions had a strength of 504 men (guard battalions), 510 men (Swiss) or 432 men (other battlions. The grenadier battalions had a strength of 384 men.
Mind you, this was the official strength at the start of the 1794 campaign and quickly these numbers became less through losses, sickness and desertion.
The field battalions were as follows:
The line infantry was composed of battalions of 6 companies (out of 12 companies of each regiment) plus converged grenadiers of the various regiments (2 grenadiercompanies of 3 regiments formed a grenadier battalion).
The line field battalions had a strength of 504 men (guard battalions), 510 men (Swiss) or 432 men (other battlions. The grenadier battalions had a strength of 384 men.
Mind you, this was the official strength at the start of the 1794 campaign and quickly these numbers became less through losses, sickness and desertion.
The field battalions were as follows:
LINIE INFANTERIE | Infanterie veldbataljons | |||
regiment | veld bataljon Gardes | veld bataljon Zwitsers | veld bataljon linie | |
Naam | ||||
Hollandse Gardes | 6 | |||
Oranje Gelderland | 6 | |||
Oranje Stad en Lande en Drenthe | 6 | |||
Oranje Nassau 2 | 6 | |||
Van Maneil | 6 | |||
Van Dopff | 6 | |||
Von Wilcke (vh d'Envie) | 6 | |||
Van Welderen | 6 | |||
Bosc de la Calmette | 6 | |||
Bedaulx | 6 | |||
Hessen-Darmstadt | 6 | |||
De Petit | 6 | |||
van Plettenberg | 6 | |||
van Wartensleben (vh van Pabst) | 6 | |||
Waldeck 1e regiment | 6 | |||
Zwitserse Gardes | 6 | |||
Hirzel | 6 | |||
Stockar de Neuforn | 6 | |||
De Gumoëns | 6 | |||
Schmid | 6 | |||
May | 6 | |||
VELDLEGER | ||||
compagnieën | 12 | 30 | 84 | |
bataljons | 2 | 10 | 14 | |
officieren en manschappen | 504 | 510 | 432 | |
1.008 | 5.100 | 6.048 | 12.156 |
GRENADIERS | Each 2 companies of the following 3 regiments (a total of 384 men or a grand total of 3.456 grenadiers) | ||
grenadierbattalion: | |||
van Raesfeldt | Van Maneil | Douglas (mariniers) | Bentinck |
Von Buseck | Van Dopff | Van Brakell | De Thouars (vh van Quadt) |
Van Dongen | Oranje Gelderland | Oranje Vriesland | Oranje Stad en Lande en Drenthe |
Mollenbruyn | van Plettenberg | van Baden | Nassau-Usingen |
Van Plettenberg | De Schepper | Bedaulx | van Nijvenheim |
Prinz von Reusz | van Wartensleben (vh van Pabst) | von Geusau (vh Wiguer, vh Baden) | Westerlo (mariniers) |
Prins von Hessen-Philipsthal | Des Villates | Van Welderen | Bosc de la Calmette |
Van Panhuijs | De Bons | van Mönster | Stuart |
Van Solms | Oranje Nassau 1 | Oranje Nassau 2 | W.F. Erfprince van Orange en Nassau |
LICHTE INFANTERIE | |
5e bataljon Waldeck | 280 |
Bataljon Walen van Perez | 280 |
Bataljon Jagers van Bylandt | 198 |
Korps van Damas | 250 |
Korps van Béon | 494 |
Korps van Mathieu | 277 |
VELDLEGER | 1779 |
Dutch Army of 1794 (1)
The Dutch army in the 1794 campaign is described in the book by FHA Sabron: "De oorlog van 1794-1795 op het grondgebied van de Republiek der Vereenigde Nederlanden" (2 volumes).
Together with information from some other Dutch books, the following information can be given.
The total infantry (line and light) of the Dutch States in 1794 were as underneath.
The first column gives the identification of the regiment which was on various items of equipment as wagons etc.
The 3rd column gives the name of the province which paid for the regiment or it was paid by the States General (Staten).
The fouth column gives the nationality as: nothing mentioned: Dutch, D = Duits (German), ZW=Zwitsers (Swiss), W=Waals (Wallon), I=Immigranten (French immigrants).
Each regiment had 14 companies in 2 battalions or per battalion a company of grenadiers and 6 of musketeers.
An exception was the Swiss Guard which had 8 big companies in one battalion although in the field they probably use a 2 battalions formation, each of 4 companies
Together with information from some other Dutch books, the following information can be given.
The total infantry (line and light) of the Dutch States in 1794 were as underneath.
The first column gives the identification of the regiment which was on various items of equipment as wagons etc.
The 3rd column gives the name of the province which paid for the regiment or it was paid by the States General (Staten).
The fouth column gives the nationality as: nothing mentioned: Dutch, D = Duits (German), ZW=Zwitsers (Swiss), W=Waals (Wallon), I=Immigranten (French immigrants).
Each regiment had 14 companies in 2 battalions or per battalion a company of grenadiers and 6 of musketeers.
An exception was the Swiss Guard which had 8 big companies in one battalion although in the field they probably use a 2 battalions formation, each of 4 companies
LINIE INFANTERIE | |||||
regiment | compagnie(en) per regiment in 2 bataljons | ||||
afkorting | Naam | Repartitie van | afkomst | musketeers | grenadiers |
R.H.G. | Hollandse Gardes | Staten | 12 | 2 | |
R.O.G. | Oranje Gelderland | Gelderland | 12 | 2 | |
R.O.F. | Oranje Vriesland | Vriesland | 12 | 2 | |
R.O.St. en L. | Oranje Stad en Lande en Drenthe | Stad en Lande | 12 | 2 | |
R.O.N. no 1. | Oranje Nassau 1 | Holland | D | 12 | 2 |
R.O.N. no 2. | Oranje Nassau 2 | Holland | D | 12 | 2 |
R.O.N. no 3. | W.F. Erfprince van Orange en Nassau | Holland | D | 12 | 2 |
R.No.1 | De Schepper | Vriesland | 12 | 2 | |
R.No.2 | Van Maneil | Stad en Lande | 12 | 2 | |
R.No.3 | Van Dopff | Holland | 12 | 2 | |
R.No.4 | Von Wilcke (vh d'Envie) | Holland | 12 | 2 | |
R.No.5 | Des Villates | Holland | 12 | 2 | |
R.No.6 | Van Welderen | Gelderland | 12 | 2 | |
R.No.7 | De Bons | Holland | 12 | 2 | |
R.No.8 | Bosc de la Calmette | Holland | 12 | 2 | |
R.No.9 | Van Randwyck | Holland | 12 | 2 | |
R.No.10 | Van Brakell | Zeeland | 12 | 2 | |
R.No.11 | opgeheven (vh van Dam) | ||||
R.No.12 | Bedaulx | Holland | 12 | 2 | |
R.No.13 | De Thouars (vh van Quadt) | Holland | 12 | 2 | |
R.No.14 | Hessen-Darmstadt | Holland | D | 12 | 2 |
R.No.15 | De Petit | Holland | 12 | 2 | |
R.No.16 | van Mönster | Utrecht | 12 | 2 | |
R.No.17 | van Plettenberg | Vriesland | 12 | 2 | |
R.No.18 | van Wartensleben (vh van Pabst) | Holland | 12 | 2 | |
R.No.19 | Douglas (mariniers) | Zeeland | 12 | 2 | |
R.No.20 | von Geusau (vh Wiguer, vh Baden) | Overijssel | 12 | 2 | |
R.No.21 | Westerlo (mariniers) | Holland | 12 | 2 | |
R.No.22 | van Nijvenheim | Holland | 12 | 2 | |
R.No.23 | Stuart | Holland | 12 | 2 | |
R.No.24 | Bentinck | Holland | 12 | 2 | |
R.F.V.W. no 1. | Waldeck 1e regiment | Holland | D | 12 | 2 |
R.F.V.W. no 2. | Waldeck 2e regiment | Holland | D | 12 | 2 |
van Baden | Holland | D | 12 | 2 | |
R.S.G. | Saxen-Gotha | Holland | D | 12 | 2 |
R.W. | Nassau-Usingen | Holland | W | 12 | 2 |
Zwitserse Gardes | Staten | ZW | 8 | ||
R.Z. no 1. | Hirzel | ZW | 12 | ||
R.Z. no 2. | Stockar de Neuforn | ZW | 12 | ||
R.Z. no 3. | De Gumoëns | ZW | 12 | ||
R.Z. no 4. | Schmid | ZW | 12 | ||
R.Z. no 5. | May | ZW | 12 | ||
LICHTE INFANTERIE | |||||
5e bataljon Waldeck | Holland | D | |||
G.W. | Bataljon Walen van Perez | Holland | W | ||
Bataljon Jagers van Bylandt | |||||
Korps van Damas | I | ||||
Korps van Béon | I | ||||
Korps van Mathieu | I | ||||
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