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    Default Dutch & Batavian Republics, Kingdoms of Holland & Netherlands Regimental Names 1792-1815

    Dutch & Batavian Republics, Kingdoms of Holland & Netherlands 1792-1815
    The United Provinces, Batavian Republic, Kingdoms of Holland & the Netherlands 1792-1815 were originally to be included in my Minor Nations/States thread. Having reviewed the amount of information available, as well as the number and sheer complexity of the changes that took place, the troops of the lowlands well and truly deserve a thread of their own.

    To produce the following listings covering 1792 to 1815 I have drawn on Otto von Pivka's "Armies of the Napoleonic Era", Philip Haythornthwaite "The Napoleonic Source Book", the 3 Ospreys Men-at-Arms on the Dutch, Belgian & Dutch-Belgian troops of the Napoleonic Wars, George Street & Karim van Overmeire ”Dutch Troops of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars 1790 - 1810”, Richard Partridge & Michael Oliver "Napoleonic Army Handbook - The British Army & Her Allies" & “Napoleonic Army Handbook - The French Army & Her Allies”, Knotel "Uniforms of the World", various magazines, articles & websites.


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    1792-1795: The Dutch Republic

    INFANTRY
    There were National (Dutch), Walloon and Swiss troops. Contracts were signed with a few German rulers and foreign battalions and regiments were hired in Germany during 1792-1795. When the war broke out, French émigré units were also taken into Dutch service and new light units (National, German and émigré) were created.

    Skirmishers were provided by separate light infantry units as the line infantry did not have a skirmisher detachment.
    In 1795 the existing regiments or corps were either disbanded orreorganized to form the army of the Batavian Republic.

    In 1792 Regimental Organisation comprised:
    RegimentHollandse Garde - 2 battalions each of 1 grenadier (74 men) & 6 musketeercompanies (each of 67 men). 32 menregimental staff.
    RegimentZwitserse Garde - 1 battalion of 8 musketeer companies (each of 150 men). 8 menregimental staff.
    Garde Walen battalion - 1 grenadier (58 men) & 6 musketeercompanies (each of 53 men). 6 menregimental staff.
    Line infantry Regiments - 2 battalions each of 1 grenadier (58men) & 6 musketeer companies (each of 53 men). 10 men regimental staff.
    Swiss Regiments - 2 battalions each of 6 musketeer companies (eachof 100 men).
    8 men regimental staff. Grenadier numbers unknown – they were partof each musketeer companies.
    Jagers van Bijlandt battalion - 1 grenadier (58 men) & 4Musketeer/Jager companies (each of 80 men). 5 men regimental staff.
    Garde Friesland – 1 company (202 men)
    Garde Groningen – 1 company (75 men)

    In 1793 almost all companies were subject to Augmentation following agreement to the Prince of Orange’s proposal to increase numbers as the army wasunder strength. Most companies received15 to 18 men although the Swiss received 50 men per company, while the staff ofline regiments received 5 musicians. The Hollandse Garde Regiment received 96 men and the Jagers van Bijlandt received18 men but I haven’t found how they were distributed.

    Following Augmentation Regiments were organised as follows:
    Regiment Hollandse Garde - 2 battalions each of 1 grenadier (74 men) & 6 musketeer companies (each of 75 men). 32 men regimental staff.(troop distribution suggested by aldegarde website but highly conjectural).
    Regiment Zwitserse Garde - 1 battalions of 8 musketeer companies(each of 200 men). 8 men HQ.
    Garde Walen battalion - 1 grenadier (76 men) & 6 musketeer companies (each of 68 men). 11men regimental staff.
    Line infantry Regiments - 2 battalions each of 1 grenadier (76 men) & 6 musketeer companies (each of 68 men). 15 men regimental staff.
    Swiss Regiments comprised 2 battalions each of 1 grenadier (76 men) & 6 musketeer companies (each of 68 men). 8 men regimental staff. Grenadiers were incorporated into musketeer companies but the number is notknown.
    Jagers van Bijlandt battalion of 1 grenadier (60 men) & 4 musketeer companies (each of 84 men). 5 men regimental staff. (troop distribution suggested by aldegarde website but highly conjectural).
    5e bataljon Waldeck battalion of 1 grenadier (76 men) & 6 musketeer companies (each of 68 men). 11 men regimental staff.

    In practice strengths were far less, for example regiments with 12 musketeer companies fielded a battalion of 8 companies in 1793 or just 6 companies in 1794/95 - the remaining companies in each regiment were formed into a weak depot battalion.

    Although numbered from 1772 regiments were still called by their owners' name (the numbered Regiments below are also shown by some sources as Regiment Nationalen nr ?? owner’s name for example Regiment Nationalen nr1 de Schepper)

    Regiment Oranje Nassau nr 1
    Regiment Oranje Nassau nr 2
    (2e bataljon became 1e bataljon Regiment Baden, later a new 2ebataljon was raised)
    Regiment Erfprins van Oranje
    Regiment Oranje-Gelderland
    Regiment Oranje-Vriesland
    Regiment Oranje-Stad en Land en Drenthe (usually referred to as Regiment Oranje-Stad en Land)
    Regiment infanterie nr 1 de Schepper
    Regiment infanterie nr 2 van Maneil
    Regiment infanterie nr 3 van Dopff
    Regiment infanterie nr 4 d’Envie
    March 1794 became van Wilcke
    Regiment infanterie nr 5 Pallardy
    July 1791 became des Villattes
    Regiment infanterie nr 6 van Welderen
    Regiment infanterie nr 7 Hardenbroek
    August 1791 became de Bons
    Regiment infanterie nr 8 Onderwater
    May 1790 becameBosc de la Calmette
    Regiment infanterie nr 9 van Sommerlatte
    October 1790 became van Randwijk
    Regiment infanterie nr 10 van Brakel
    Regiment infanterie nr 11 van Efferen
    October 1798 becamevan Dam
    Disbanded April1793 (1e bataljon became 2e bataljon Regiment van Baden; 2e bataljon became 2e bataljon Jagers van Bijlandt)
    Regiment infanterie nr 12 van Bijlandt
    September 1789 became Bedaulx

    Regiment infanterie nr 13 Quadt van Huchtenbroek
    May 1794 becamede Thouars
    Regiment infanterie nr 14 Hessen-Darmstadt
    Regiment infanterie nr 15 de Mallebois
    December 1791 becamede Petit
    Regiment infanterie nr 16 van Mönster
    Regiment infanterie nr 17 van Plettenberg
    Regiment infanterie nr 18 van Pabst
    April 1793 became van Wartensleben
    Regiment infanterie nr 19 Douglas (Regiment Mariniers)
    Regiment infanterie nr 20 van Baden Durlach
    December 1793 became von Wiguer
    January 1794 Von Geusau
    Regiment infanterie nr 21 van Westerloo (Regiment Mariniers)
    Regiment infanterie nr 22 van Nijvenheim
    Regiment infanterie nr 23 Stuart
    Regiment infanterie nr 24 Dundas

    December 1789 became Bentinck

    Guard Infantry
    Regiment Hollandse Gardes disbanded July 1795
    Regiment Zwitserse Gardes disbanded July 1795
    Bataljon Garde Walen (also known as Bataljon Walen de Perez)
    GardeFriesland these were not combat troops.
    Garde Groningen these were not combat troops.

    German Regiments
    Regiment Markgraaf van Baden formed April1793
    (1e battalion formerly 2e bataljon Regiment Oranje-Nassau nr 2, 2e battalion formerly 1e bataljon Regiment Infanterie van Dam nr 11).
    1e Regiment Vorst van Waldeck
    2e Regiment Vorst van Waldeck
    Regiment van Saksen-Gotha
    Regiment Walen
    October 1790 became Nassau-Usingen

    Swiss Regiments
    Regiment Zwitsers Nr 1 Hirzel
    June 1794 became Lochman
    Regiment Zwitsers Nr 2 Stockar de Neuform
    Regiment Zwitsers Nr 3 Goumoëns
    Regiment Zwitsers Nr 4 Schmid
    Regiment Zwitsers Nr 5 May

    Grenadier Battalions
    Grenadier companies were formed into separate combined grenadierbattalions which took the name of their commanding officer.

    For the 1793 campaign the battalions consisted mainly of 8 companies (drawn from 4 regiments); some consisted of 6 companies (drawn from of 3 or 4 regiments). They were named and organised (2 companies from contributing regiments unless otherwise indicated) as follows:

    BataljonVan Raesfeldt = Douglas/ Van Maneil/ Bentinck/ des Vilates
    BataljonVon Buseck = Van Dopf/ Van Brakel/ De Thouars/ NassauUsingen
    BataljonVan Breydenbach = Oranje Gelderland/ Oranje Vriesland/Oranje Stad en Lande en Drenthe/ Van Plettenberg
    Bataljonvan Zillnhardt = van Randwijk/ 1e Waldeck/ 2e Waldeck/Hessen-Darmstadt
    BataljonVan Plettenberg = Bedaulx/ van Welderen/ Van Nijvenheim/ DeSchepper
    Bataljonvan Tengnagell = Bosc de la Calmette/ Von Wartensleben/Westerloo/ van Baden
    September1793 became Bataljon Prins van Reusz
    BataljonVan Rechteren (6 companies) = Stuart/ Von Mönster/ De Bons
    Bataljonde Larrey (6 companies) = 1e Oranje Nassau/ 2e OranjeNassau (1 comp)/ Erfprins/ Markgraaf van Baden (1 comp)
    Bataljonvan Hohenlohe (6 companies) = De Petit/ Saxen-Gotha/ vonWilcke

    Forthe 1794/95 campaign battalions had just 6 companies. They were named and organised as follows:

    BataljonVan Raesfeldt = Douglas/ Van Maneil/ Bentinck
    BataljonVon Buseck = Van Dopf/ Van Brakel/ De Thouars
    BataljonVan Dongen = Oranje Gelderland/ Oranje Vriesland/ OranjeStad en Lande en Drenthe
    BataljonMollenbruyn = Nassau-Usingen/ Markgraaf van Baden/ VanPlettenberg
    BataljonVan Plettenberg = Bedaulx/ Van Nijvenheim/ De Schepper
    BataljonPrins van Reusz = Von Geusau/ Von Wartensleben/ Westerloo
    BataljonPrins van Hessen-Philipsthal = Van Welderen/ Bosc de laCalmette/ Des Vilattes
    BataljonVan Panhuijs = Stuart/ Von Mönster/ De Bons
    Bataljonde Larrey = Oranje Nassau nr 1/ Oranje Nassau nr 2/Erfprins
    January1794 became Bataljon Van Solms

    LIGHTINFANTRY
    The light infantry consisted of National (Dutch) and foreign(mostly French emigré or German) troops.

    Jagers van het Legioen Rijngraaf von Salm (or “Legioen Rijngraaf von Salm”)
    April 1793 became 1e bataljon Jagers van Bijlandt)
    Korps Jagers van Bijlandt raised April1793
    1e bataljon from Jagers van Legioen Rijgraaf von Salm,

    2e bataljonfrom 2e bataljon Regiment Infanterie nr 11 van Dam
    Korps Jagers van Matthieu raisedJanuary 1794
    June 1794 became von Heijdte
    5e Bataljon Vorst von Waldeck recalled at beginning of 1793 from Waldeck, Germany where it hadbeen on half pay.

    SUBSIDY TROOPS
    German Capitulatie Troops:
    TheUnited Provinces hired units from German Princes. Some were already in the service of the United Provinces before the outbreak of war, others were added following the outbreak of the war. They consisted mostly of line infantry with a light infantry component and sometimes added artillery and/or cavalry. The treaty with these Princes was called " Capitulatie".

    Anspachse brigade (or "korpsAnspachse troepen")
    Capitulatie with Markgraaf van Brandenburg-Anspach March1788 to July1794 (end of contract)
    Reitzenstein Fusilier battalion (5 companies)
    Grenadier bataljon Beust (4 companies)
    Waldenfels Jäger batalhon (2 companies)
    1 company artillery

    Mecklenburgse brigade (or"korps Mecklenburgse troepen")
    Capitulatie with Frederik Frans Herzog van Mecklenburg-Schwerin May 1788 to January 1796 (end of contract)
    Grenadier Bataljon Winter (4 companies)
    Pressentin Musketeers (2 musketeer battalions each 4 companies)

    Brunswijckse brigade (or"korps Brunswijckse troepen")
    Capitulatie with Hertog vanBrunswijck February 1788 to 1794 end of contract
    1 Dragoon regiment (4 companies)
    Grenadier bataljon Prinz Friederich (4 companies)
    Riedesel Musketeers (2 infantry regiments - each 2 battalions of 5 companies)
    1 Jäger company
    4 companies artillery

    Regiment Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
    Capitulatie with Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg July 1794 to July 1795 (end of contract)
    2 battalions each of 1grenadier and 6 musketeer companies

    Regiment Hohenlohe-Bartenstein
    Capitulatie with Hohenlohe-Bartenstein May 1794 to July 1795 (end of contract)
    2 battalions each of 1 grenadier and 6 musketeer companies

    Bataljon Jagers van Loewenstein-Wertheim
    Capitulatie with the Duke of Bavaria May 1794 to July 1795 (end of contract)
    Battalion of 5 companies
    August 1794 - 6 companies
    November 1794 – 7 companies

    Emigré Units:
    As the war progressed the United Provinces raised troops or contracted French nobles who had raised troops to fight against the "rebels". The emigré units were mostly called "legioen" or "korps"(legions) because they consisted mostly of light and/or line infantry and cavalry, sometimes with an artillery detachment.

    Korps van Béon

    Capitulatie with F.F. de Béarn, count of Béon May 1793 to February1795 (end of contract)
    4 light infantry companies
    2 jägers companies (2 Jager companies of the korps of Rohan addedon 14 January 1794)
    2 light dragoon companies.

    Korps van de Prins van Rohan (also called “Vrijkorps van de Lega”)
    Capitulatie with Prince de Rohan July 1794 to May1795 (end of contract)
    2 jäger companies
    2 sharpshooter companies
    1 mounted jäger company.
    An earlier corps with the same name existed but was disbanded.
    January 1794 - 2 jäger companies went to the Korps of Beon and 2companies of light cavalry to the Korps of Damas

    Korps van Damas
    Capitulatie with C.E. Markgraaf van Damas May 1793 to February 1795 (end of contract)
    2 jäger companies
    4 light infantry companies f
    January 1794 strengthened with 2 light dragoon companies from Korps van de Prins van Rohan

    Vrijkorps van de Graaf van Luningen (also called “Vrijkorps van Luninck”)
    Capitulatie met de Graaf van Luningen August 1794 to May 1795 (end of contract)
    2 jäger companies
    1 grenadier company
    6 fusiliers companies

    Following the defeat of the United Provinces many of the legionsretreated into Germany with the Anglo-Allied army and entered British service

    CAVALRY 1790-1795
    The cavalry regiments were named after their colonel and theoretical strengths were:
    1792
    Guardes du Corps - 1 company of 139 men.
    Gardes te Paard - 4 squadrons each of 2 companies (43 men each), 8men HQ.
    Cavalrie Regiment - 4 squadrons each of 2 companies (43 men each),8 men HQ.
    Garde Dragonders - 4 squadrons each of 2 companies (43 men each),8 men HQ.
    Dragonders - 4 squadrons each of 2 companies (43 men each), 8 menHQ.
    Huzaren Heeckeren (also called "zwarte huzaren" blackhussars) - 4 squadrons each of 2 companies (43 men each), 7 men HQ.

    1793 Augmentation.
    Cavalry regiments were strengthened at the start of 1793. The staff of eachregiment received 3 men and 18 men were added to each company, while theGuardes du Corps received 9 extra men.

    As a result Regiments comprised:
    Guardes du Corps -1 company of 148 men.
    Gardes te Paard - 4 squadrons each of 2 companies (61 men each),11 men HQ.
    Cavalry regiment - 4 squadrons each of 2 companies (61 men each),11 men HQ.
    Garde Dragonders - 4 squadrons each of 2 companies (61 men each),11 men HQ.
    Dragonders - 4 squadrons each of 2 companies (61 men each), 11 menHQ.
    Huzaren Heeckeren (also called "zwarte huzaren" blackhussars) - 4 squadrons each of 2 companies (61 men each), 10 men HQ.
    Huzaren vander Hoop (also called “Roode Huzaren” – Red Hussars) –1 company; increased to 2 squadrons in February 1794.

    Regiments were named as follows:

    Eskadron Garde du Corps disbandedJuly1795
    Regiment Gardes te Paard disbanded July 1795
    Lifregement Oranje Vriesland
    comprised2 squadrons Oranje Vriesland and 2 squadrons Regiment Karabiniers Oranje Vriesland
    Regiment Tuijll van Serooskerken
    Regiment Stavenisse Pouse
    April1794 became van Bentinck tot Boekhorst
    Regiment Hessen Philipstal
    Regiment van der Hoop
    August 1791 became Hoeufft van Oijen
    Regiment van der Duijn van s’Gravemoer
    January 1794 became van der Duijn van Maasdam
    Regiment Gardes Dragondersdisbanded January 1795
    Regiment Dragonders van Hessen Cassel (also called " Hollandse Dragonders")
    Regiment Dragonders van Bijlandt (also called "Waalse Dragonders")
    Korps Huzaren op Holland (originallypart of Legioen van Salm then paid bythe Province of Holland; also called “Zwarte Huzaren” – Black Hussars)
    April 1793 becameHeeckeren
    Korps Huzaren van der Hoop (alsocalled “Roode Huzaren” – Red Hussars)
    January 1794 became van Timmerman

    In 1795 the regiments were either disbanded or reorganized to formthe army of the Batavian Republic.

    ARTILLERY
    1792 -Artillerie te Voet(foot artillery) Regiment comprised 4 battalions each of 5 companies (137 menper company). 15 men Regimentalstaff. A company of pontoniers (60 men) also formed part of the artillery.
    1793 -Foot artillery companies increased to 158men. A 5th battalion wasadded with the same strength as others.
    Brigade rijdende artillerie(horseartillery brigades) - 4 companies (eachof 106 men) organised into 2 brigades of 2 companies. Staff consisted of 7 men. Each company was supposed to have 4 x6pdr, 2 x 3pdr and 2 x 24pd howitzers.
    A regiment of mineurs - 1 battalion of 4 companies (256 men intotal) was also added.
    In time of war men and horses were hired to form the artillerytrain.
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    1795-1805: The Batavian Republic

    The 8th July 1795 Order dissolved the army of the United Provinces. Some units were disbanded and most of the other existing units were regrouped into new units. Some units taken over by the new Batavian Republic were later disbanded or incorporated into existing halve-brigades.

    The following units were disbanded in 1795:
    Regiment Hollandse Gardes
    Regiment Zwitserse Gardes
    Garde du Corps
    Regiment Gardes te Paard
    Regiment Garde Dragonders

    Line Infantry
    At the beginning of the Batavian Republic in 1795 the infantry were called after the revolutionary French fashion, demi-brigades (or in Dutch: halve brigades). Each halve-brigade consisted of 3 battalions. A halve brigade had a HQ staff of 14 men. A battalion had 1 grenadier & 8 fusilier companies – all had 83 men. A battalion had a HQ staff of 9 men.

    The first 6 halve-brigades were formed in July, the 7th came into existence in September 1795 (it was in the pay of the Provinces of Holland and Utrecht but from March 1796 in the pay of the Batavian Republic).
    The halve brigades were formed from the following elements of the former United Provinces’ army:

    1e halve brigade
    1e bataljon – Regiment (Rgt) van Brakel (nr 10), 1e bataljon Rgt des Vilattes (nr 5)
    2e bataljon - Rgt Oranje Nassau nr 1, 2e bataljon Rgt des Vilattes (nr 5), 2e bataljon Rgt von Plettenberg (nr 17)
    3e bataljon - Rgt von Wartensleben (nr 18)
    2e halve brigade
    1e bataljon - Rgt Oranje Nassau nr 2, Rgt Bosc de la Calmette (nr 8)
    2e bataljon - Rgt Markgraaf van Baden
    3e bataljon - Rgt van Randwijck (nr 9), 1e bataljon Rgt van Plettenberg (nr 17)
    3e halve brigade
    1e bataljon - Rgt Hessen Darmstadt (nr 14) , Rgt von Wilcke (nr 4)
    2e bataljon - Rgt von Dopff (nr 3), 1ebataljon Rgt Westerloo (nr 21)
    3e bataljon - Rgt Oranje Nassau nr 3, 2e bataljon Rgt Westerloo (nr 21)
    4e halve brigade
    1e bataljon - Rgt Douglas (nr 19), Rgt de Schepper (nr 1)
    2e bataljon - Rgt de Thouars (nr 13), Rgt Oranje Gelderland
    3e bataljon - Rgt de Petit (nr 15), Rgt Oranje Friesland
    5e halve brigade
    1e bataljon - Rgt de Geusau (nr 20)
    2e bataljon - Rgt de Bons (nr 7), Rgt van Maneil (nr 2)
    3e bataljon – Rgt Van Welderen (nr 6)
    6e halve brigade
    1e bataljon - Rgt Nassau Usingen (nr), Rgt Bedaulx (nr 12)
    2e bataljon - Rgt Bentick (nr 24), 1e bataljon Rgt Oranje Stad en Lande
    3e bataljon – Rgt Stuart (nr 23), 2e bataljon Rgt Oranje Stad en Lande
    7e halve brigade
    1e bataljon - Rgt van Mönster (nr 16)
    2e bataljon - Rgt Van Nijvenheim (nr 22)
    3e bataljon – Bataljon Walen van Perez

    October 1803 – Halve-Brigades dissolved and battalions became independent, numbered sequentially 1 to 21. The 1st battalion of the 1st Halve-brigade became the 1st new battalion, while the 3rd battalion of the 7th Halve-Brigade became the 21st new battalion.

    June 1805 – The existing battalions plus 3 newly created were reorganised into 8 regiments (1e Regiment Infanterie, 2e Regiment Infanterie etc), each contained 2 field battalions and 1 garrison battalion. Regimental HQ had 14 men, battalion HQ 9 men. A field battalion had 1 grenadier & 4 fusilier companies; a garrison battalion had 4 fusilier companies. All companies had 128 men.

    Light infantry
    1795 - 1e Bataljon Jagers; 2e Bataljon Jagers, 3e Bataljon Jagers & 4e Bataljon Jagers were raised from the Jagers van Bijlandt and Jagers von Heydte. They had a HQ of 11 men, plus 6 companies, each of 100 men.
    ???? 1801 - companies were increased to 165 men.
    June 1805 – The battalions were reorganised into 2 light infantry regiments (1e Regiment Lichte Infanterie & 2e Regiment Lichte Infanterie) of 2 battalions each of 1 elite and 4 centre companies. Regimental HQ had 14 men, battalion HQ 9 men. All companies had 128 men.

    German Regiments
    The following German regiments stayed in Dutch pay
    Regiment Infanterie Saxen-Gotha (of 2 batt each 1 grenadier and 6 musketier companies)
    1e Regiment Vorst van Waldeck (of 2 batt each 1 grenadier and 6 musketier companies)
    2e Regiment Vorst van Waldeck (of 2 batt each 1 grenadier and 6 musketier companies)
    5e bataljon Vorst van Waldeck (of 1 grenadier, 6 musketeer and 1 jäger company)

    1795 each battalion comprised 1 Lijf Company, 1 grenadier company & 6 musketeer companies.
    August 1800 – battalions comprised 1 grenadier company & 6 musketeer companies (Lijf companies were converted to musketeers & 1 company was disbanded).
    June 1805 – Regiments comprised 2 field battalions – companies had 118 men.

    Swiss Regiments
    The Swiss Regiments were disbanded/dismissed as follows:
    February 1796:
    Regiment Zwitsesche Gardes
    Regiment Infanterie May
    March 1796:
    Regiment Infanterie Lochman
    Regiment Infanterie Stockar de Neuform
    April 1796:
    Regiment Infanterie De Gumoëns
    March 1797:
    Regiment Infanterie Schmid

    The regiments had 8 men HQ staff, 2 battalions of 6 musketeer companies (150 men each on paper, though battalions tended to filed about 620 men)

    Cavalry
    Through out the Batavian republic’s existence cavalry regiments had 4 squadrons of 2 companies (78 men each), regimental HQ 13 men. In 1795 the regiments were (old regiments in brackets)

    1e Regiment Cavalerie (Regiment (Rgt) Hessen-Philipsthal, Rgt Bentinck, Rgt van der Duyn van 's Gravenmoer)
    2e Regiment Cavalerie (Rgt Oranje karabiniers, Rgt Oranje Frioesland, Rgt van Tuijll van Serooskerken, Rgt Hoeufft van Oyen)
    Regiment Dragonders (Rgt dragonders Hessen-Cassel, Rgt Dragonders van Bylandt)
    Regiment Huzaren (Rgt Huzaren van Heeckeren, Rgt Huzaren Timmerman)

    October 1803 – (old regimental designation in brackets)
    1e Regiment Lichte Dragonders (1st Regiment Cavalerie)
    2e Regiment Lichte Dragonders (2nd Regiment Cavalerie)
    Regiment Dragonders van Linie (Regiment Dragonders)
    Regiment Huzaren (Regiment Huzaren)

    June 1805 - (old regimental designation in brackets)
    1e Regiment Dragonders (Dragonders van Linie)
    2e Regiment Dragonders (1e Lichte Dragonders)
    Regiment Huzaren
    2e Lichte Dragonders were disbanded

    Guard

    The 7e halve-brigade was also named as the first Batavian Guard unit with the title “Nationale Lifwacht voor de Vertegenwoordigers des Bataafschen Volks” (National Lifeguard of the Representatives of the Batavian People). In January 1798 3e Bataljon (1e Halve-Brigade) & 1e squadron (1e Regiment Cavalrie) were assigned these duties. November 1798 an artillery detachment was added. Units were supposed to rotate after 2 years.

    June 1801 Garde Friesland and Garde Groningen companies which had been inherited from the army of the United provinces were dismissed.

    June 1805 a permanent guard named “Lifwacht van Zijne Excellentie den Heere Raadpensionaris” (His Excellency the Lord Raadpensioner’s Bodyguard) was decreed. It was to consist of an infantry HQ staff of 26 men, 1 batalion of Garde-Grenadiers (4 men HQ staff, 8 companies of 70 men) and Garde-Lichte Infanterie (5 men HQ staff & 2 companies of 70 men), and a Garde te Paard (Horse Guard) – which comprised a 7men HQ staff, 1 squadron Garde-Dragoners (2 companies of 69 men) and 1 company Garde-Huzaren (69 men); plus 1 company Garde-Artillerie te Voet (Guard foot artillery) of 109 men.

    Artillery
    July 1795 Artillerie te Voet (foot artillery) consisted of 4 bataljons (each 6 companies – Compagnie Artillerie te Voet - each of 160 men & 6 pieces of ordanance).
    The artillery was organised into ‘Brigadeartillerie’ which was attached to Halve Brigades so that each bataljon had 2 x 6pdr support, and “Artillerietrein” which provided the army’s field & reserve batteries.
    January 1800 Bataljons reduced to 5 companies each.
    July 1804 Bataljons increased to 6 companies each and organised into Regiment Artillerie te Voet.
    June 1805 Regiment Artillerie te Voet reduced to 3 Bataljons (each of 6 companies).

    July 1795 Rijdende Artillerie (Horse artillery) comprised 2 companies (Compagnie Rijdende Artillerie Nr1 & Compagnie Rijdende Artillerie Nr2), initially attached to 1e bataljon Artillerie te Voet.
    November 1795 became a separate corps. Each company had 106 men 4 x6pdr cannon & 2 x24pdr howitzers.
    June 1805 renamed “Korps Rijdende Artillery” (Corps of Horse Artillery) – each company had 114 men.
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    1806-1810: The Kingdom of Holland

    The army was reorganised on the formation of the Kingdom of Holland to bring formations into line with their French counterparts.

    Infantry:
    July 1806 -
    Line (Regiment Infanterie van Linie) and light infantry regiments inherited from the Batavian Republic were reduced to 2 battalions each with disbanding of the garrison battalions.
    Each battalion still comprised 1 elite (Grenadier for line & Karabinier for light) & 4 centre companies (Fusilier for line & Jäger for light).
    1e & 2e Regiment-Lichte Infanterie were retitled 1e & 2e Regiment Jagers.

    5e bataljon Vorst van Waldeck disbanded

    11 September 1806
    1e Regiment Vorst van Waldeck became 3e bataljon, 1e Regiment Infanterie van Linie;
    2e Regiment Vorst van Waldeck became 3e bataljon, 2e Regiment Infanterie van Linie.
    Regiment Infanterie Saxen-Gothabecame 3e bataljon, 6e Regiment Infanterie van Linie.

    17 September 1806 -
    the two Guard Infantry Regiments were considered 1e Regiment Infanterie & 2e Regiment Jagers.
    All the existing regiments took a number 1 higher than they had previously – as result there were now 9 Infantry Regiments & 3 Jager Regiments.

    All Bataljons now had 9 companies:
    Regiment Infanterie van Linie: 1 Grenadier company, 1 Voltigeur company & 7 Fusiliers (111 men per company);
    Regiment Jagers: 1 Karabinier company, 1 Voltigeur company, 7 Jager companies(109 men per company).
    10 men Battalion HQ & 23 men regimental HQ.


    23 September 1806

    3e, 4e, 7e & 8e Regiment Infanterie
    ordered to raise a third battalion.


    January 1807
    5e Regiment Infanterie ordered to raise third battalion.


    March 1807

    2e Regiment Jagers
    disbanded (number remained vacant) and troops incorporated into 3e Regiment Jagers so that it had 3 battalions.


    November 1807

    3e, 4e, 7e, 8e & 9e Regiment Infanterie
    ordered to raise third battalions. Voltigeur companies were downgraded to ordinary companies (i.e. Fusiliers & Jagers?) – all battalions retained 9 companies.


    April 1808
    Voltigeur companies restored – battalions still had 9 companies.


    December 1808

    third battalions disbanded, and battalions reduced to 8 companies (losing 1 company of either Fusiliers or Jagers). 5e Regiment Infanterie had just 1 battalion.


    August 1809 -
    5e Regiment Infanterie
    disbanded and troops incorporated into 7e Regiment Infanterie.
    9e Regiment Infanterie
    renamed 5e Regiment Infanterie and
    a new 9e Regiment Infanterie was raised.
    3e Regiment Jagers
    renamed 1e Regiment Jagers as Regiment Gardejagers ceased to exist.


    September 1809

    All regiments ordered to form third battalions of 4 companies to act as Depot.


    June 1810 -
    9e Regiment Infanterie
    disbanded and men incorporated into 4e Regiment Infanterie.


    Cavalry
    Regiments inherited from the Batavian Republic were:
    1e Regiment Dragonders
    2e Regiment Dragonders
    Regiment Huzaren

    September 1806
    as in the Infantry the Guard cavalry regiments were considered the first regiment in their class.

    Grenadiers te Paard considered1e Regiment Cavalrie;
    2e Regiment Dragonders became2e Regiment Cavalrie;
    Regiment Gardehuzaren considered 1e Regiment Huzaren
    RegimentHuzaren became 2e Regiment Huzaren
    1e Regiment Dragonders became3e Regiment Huzaren
    The original line regiments each had 5 squadrons of 2 companies. Regimental staff & company strength as for Batavian Republic.

    February 1807 -
    2e Regiment Cavalrie became 2e Regiment Kurassiers.


    August 18093
    e Regiment Huzaren
    admitted into the Guard and a new 3e Regiment Huzaren authorised


    September 1809 -
    2e Regiment Kurassiers; 2e & 3e Regiment Huzaren
    reduced to 3 field squadrons plus a depot.


    October 1809 -
    3e Regiment Huzaren
    disbanded.

    The Guard

    June 1806 –
    Bataljon Garde-Grenadiers
    and Bataljon Garde-Lichte Infanterie ordered to be expanded to regiment of 3 battalions each of 5 companies named Regiment Gardegrenadiers and Regiment Lichte Infanterie van der Garde respectively.

    Regiment Garde te Paard renamed Regiment Garde Cavalrie and expanded to 5 squadrons (2 Hussars & 3 Horse Grenadiers).

    July 1806
    Garde infantry battalions had 8 companies with same organisation as line infantry.


    September 1806 -
    Regiment Garde Cavalrie
    reorganised into 2 regiments:
    Regiment Garde Cavalrie
    (also known as Grenadiers te Paard) of 3 Horse Grenadiers squadrons, and
    Regiment Gardehuzaren
    of 2 Hussar squadrons.
    Regiment Lichte Infanterie van der Garde
    renamed Regiment Gardejagers.

    Regiment Gardegrenadiers considered1eRegiment Infanterie;
    Regiment Gardejagers
    considered 1e Regiment Jagers;
    Grenadiers te Paard
    considered 1e Regiment Cavalrie;
    Regiment Gardehuzaren
    considered 1e Regiment Huzaren


    March 1807 -
    Regiment Garde Cavalrie
    reorganised into Kurassiers van der Garde (2 squadrons);
    Regiment Gardehuzaren
    increased to 3 squadrons.


    October 1807
    Guard infantry reorganised –
    Regiment Gardegrenadiers
    renamed Regiment Infanterie der Garde and
    Regiment Gardejagers
    became 3e bataljon, Regiment Infanterie der Garde.


    December 1807 -
    Regiment Gardehuzaren
    renamed Regiment Garde te Paard (1 Hussars& 2 Kurassier squadrons).
    RegimentInfanterie der Garde
    renamed Regiment Grenadiers van der Garde (also known as Regiment Gardegrenadiers).


    August 1808 -
    Regiment Garde te Paard
    reorganised into 1e Regiment Kurassiers (3 squadrons).

    April 1809 -
    3e Regiment Huzaren became Huzaren der Garde van den Konig (Hussarsof the Royal Guard) for its services in Spain.


    Artillery

    Regiment Artillerie te Voet of 3 Bataljons (each of 6 companies).
    Garde-Artillerie te Voet
    company nominally attached to1e Bataljon.

    Korps Rijdende Artillery (Corps of Horse Artillery) comprised 2 companies.

    July 1806 –

    1st company in each battalion of
    RegimentArtillerie te Voet designated ”Keurcompagnie” (Elite Company).
    Garde-Artilleriete Voet company became the Keurcompagnieof the 1st battalion.
    H
    orse artillery companies became the Keurcompagnie in the other battalions.


    September 1806 -
    Regiment renamed “Koninklijk Korps Artillerie enGenie” (Royal Corps of Artillery & Engineers).
    It also included 3 companies Kannoniersder Kusten (coastal artillery).


    November 1806 –
    Regiment increased by 4 brigades of Burger-Artilleristen (CitizenGunners) from Amsterdam.
    Rijdende Artillery
    ordered to form separate 2 squadron (each of 2 companies) regiment.
    Garde-Artilleriete Voet company ordered to convert into a horse company, and a new horse company was to be formed.

    December 1806
    2 companies Auxiliare Artillerie created from naval & marine gunners.


    December1807
    Regiment Artillerie te Voet had 3 battalions, each of 7 companies (87 men per company).
    Regimental HQ had 26 men.
    Horse artillery brigade had 1 line & 1Guard company (81 men per company).


    August 1809 -
    Battalion of Vrijwillige Artilleristen (Volunteer artillery) formed .


    September 1809
    Artillery renamed Korps Koninklijke Artillerie – comprising 2 regiments of foot artillery each of 2 battalions and a horse artillery regiment of 4 companies each taking turns to serve in the Guard). .


    October 1809 – 1st horse artillery company disbanded.
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    Default Re: Dutch & Batavian Republics, Kingdoms of Holland & Netherlands Regimental Names 1792-1815

    Dutch Uprising 1813-1814
    Details of troops is a bit hazy and occasionally contradictory. The National Archive at the Leger Museum has been used as the "referee" where details differ.

    November 1813
    Infantry
    Hollands Legioen van Oranje (3 battalions)
    Oranje Legioen (3 battalions)
    Regiment van Phaff (? Battalions)
    Regiment van Grunebosch (3 battalions) – also shown as 1e Regiment van Linie
    Bataljon Oranje Pruisen (also known as 1e Bataljon Pruisische Jagers – organised with former soldiers of the French 4e Regiment Etrangers).)
    1e Regiment Jagers van Heemskerk
    2e Regiment Jagers van Bronkhorst (never actually raised)
    Corps Orange Jagers (licensed July 1814)
    Cavalry
    Regiment Dragonders van Timmerman
    Regiment Cavalerie van Rom van Poederoyen (incorporated into Regiment Dragonders van Timmerman after a few days)
    Regiment Dragonders van Sytzama
    Regiment Lichte Dragonders van Barchman Wuytiers
    Regiment Huzaren van Boreel


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    Batavian Army added in at Post 3.
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    Kingdom of Holland 1806-10 added in at post 4.
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    Again prince you show your true brilliance

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    The United Provinces 1792-1795 added at post 2
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    Dutch Uprising 1813-1814 started at post 5
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    Do you plan to finish the list for end of war, 1814-1815?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Steph View Post
    Do you plan to finish the list for end of war, 1814-1815?
    That is my intention (and still is), but unfortunately work commitments etc have got in the way..............
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    Well, in the meantime I finished the Dutch and Belgian army list by myself. See the previews in MoE forum.

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