Armies

The identification and data on the composition of the Austrian and Neapolitan troops participating in the Battle of Tolentino, or operating in the area, were drawn by comparing all the various literature sources. But we must warn you that sometimes there are also significant differences found on some data, such as those of the losses suffered because they could not be in possession of more accurate data (especially the murattiani who were retreating) or they fornicate artfully untrue ( might be the case of the Austrian command). On the other hand the two armies, especially that of Naples, were divided into two blocks for strategic needs and also this makes any reconstruction more difficult.

REAL ARMY OF NAPLES
Neapolitan Army at the Battle

Commander in Chief
Joachim Murat, King of Naples

Staff:
Lieutenant General (Captain of the Guard) MILLET DE VILLENEUVE (3) – General Prince BELL (4) – General and COSTA DE MEDICI Colonel DUKE OF ROMAN FORTRESS, Great Squire of the King (5) – Captain CASELLI

INFANTRY DIVISION OF THE GUARD

Lieutenant General Prince PIGNATELLI STRONGOLI

BRIGADE BRIGADE Colonel Taillade
Colonel Merliot

– 1st Regt. Velites men 925
– 2nd Rgt. Velites 1,064 men
– Voltigeurs 1236-2 Regt. d ‘Artillery 540
ARTILLERY TRAIN 126 153
Total: 4,044 Men – 250 horsepower – 10 guns

CAVALRY DIVISION OF THE GUARD
Lieutenant General Baron LIVRON (6)
Aide-de-Camp General saillie ‘(7)

BRIGADE BRIGADE Marshal Marshal BELL GIULIANI
– Hussars horses 556 men 426 – Corazzieri horses 200 men 200
– Cavalry 447 398 – 340 313 Lancers

ARTILLERY TRAIN 135 106 216 133
Total: 1,576 Men – 1,894 horses – 8 guns

LINE INFANTRY DIVISION II
Lieutenant General D’AMBROSIO (8)

Brigade General General MEDICAL BRIGADE AQUINAS

– 3rd Regt. Lightweight men 2203-6 Regt. Line 2,147 men
– 2nd Rgt. Line – Maj. BERTOUF (9) 2096-9 Regt. Line 1,438

TRAIN 138 A 207 artillerymen
Total: 8,229 Men – 210 horsepower – 10 guns

Ist CAVALRY DIVISION LINE
Lieutenant General ROSSETTI

FONTAINE BRIGADE BRIGADE Marshal Marshal NAPOLITANI
– 1st Cavalry men 228 242-2 592 ° Cavalry men 628
– 3rd Cavalry 530 men 563-4 ° Cavalry 366416
Total: 1,849 Men – 1,716 horses
TOTAL Neapolitan Army at the Battle
15,678 Men – 4,070 horses – 28 guns

I ° INFANTRY DIVISION LINE
Lieutenant General CARRASCOSA
Aide-de-Camp General MONTEMAJOR (10)
BRIGADE BRIGADE Marshal General PEPE DE GENNARO
– 2nd Rgt. Lightweight men 2170-3 Regt. Line of men 1826-1 Regt. Line 2160-5 Regt. Line 1,747

ARTILLERY TRAIN 211 142
Total: 8,256 Men – 240 horsepower – 10 guns

LINE INFANTRY DIVISION III
Lieutenant General LECHI (11)
MAJO BRIGADE BRIGADE Marshal Marshal CARAFA (12)
– 1st Regt. Lightweight men 2060-7 Regt. Line of men 1843-4 Regt. Line 2045-8 Regt. Line 2,062

ARTILLERY TRAIN 205 140
Total: 8,010 Men – 220 hp – 10 guns

LINE INFANTRY DIVISION IV
Lieutenant General PIGNATELLI CERCHIARA (13)
– 4th Regiment Light 800 men
– 10th, 11th and 12th Regiments of Line 1,100
Total: 1,900 Men – 500 hp

TOTAL REAL ARMY OF NAPLES
MEN 33,844 – 5,030 HORSE – 48 GUNS
Austrian Imperial Army
Austrian Army at the Battle

Commander in Chief Marshal Lieutenant General Baron FEDERICO BIANCHI

Staff: Colonel Baron FLEISCHER – Greater Kunerth

Captains AUER – MUHLRUER – POTIER

I ° DIVISION

Marshal Lieutenant General Baron MOHR

I ° BRIGADE – General Count STAHEREMBERG

Staff: SPANOGHI Captain, Lieutenant moker
– 1st Company Pioneers RADINSKI men 161
– 9th Battalion Hunters Tyrolean JAGER 1,043
– Hungarian Hussars Cavalry Regiment

PRINCE REGENT OF ENGLAND (Sq 4 and 3/4) 441 horses 441 men
– Infantry Battalion Estense THE HOLY Lüina 400
Artillery: 99 horses – 102 men
Total: 2,147 Men – 540 bhp – 6 guns

II ° BRIGADE – General Baron SENITZER

Staff: STAAB General, Major STARTENTHAL, Captain WEINGARTEN (1)
– HILLER Infantry Regiment (2 Battalions) 1,971 men
– SIMBSCHEN Infantry Regiment (2 Battalions) 1,848
– WAIQUANTE Infantry Regiment (1st Battalion) 969
Artillery: 70 horses – 132 men
Total: 4,920 Men – 70 hp – 8 guns

III ° BRIGADE – General Baron EKHARDT (2)
– Infantry Regiment Archduke Charles (3 Battalion.) 2,426
– Chasteller Infantry Regiment (2 Battalions.) 1,490
Artillery: 70 horses – 132 men
Total: 4,048 Men – 70 hp – 8 guns

IV ° BRIGADE – General Baron TAXIS
– Cavalry Regiment of Dragoons Tuscany

REAL FERDINAND (Sq and 5 1/2) 726 horses 726 men
Artillery: horses 46 – 97 men
Total: 823 Men – 772 horses – 6 guns

TOTAL Austrian Army at the Battle
11,938 Men – 1,452 horses – 28 guns
Wagons Ammunition: 44 Artillery, 24 and 34 Artillerize Service

NOTES

(1) Author of the Battle of the drawing, then colored with tempera by Vincenzo Militia, existing in the Town Hall of Tolentino.
(2) OXEN P., op. cit., brings together the 3 rd and 4 th Brigade under the command of the Second Division of General WEID, along with the Brigade GM REBROVITZ, composed of regiments and ARGENTAU VAN DE, which may have been part of the Reserve.
(3) Murat attributed to several of his generals the honorary degree of “Capitaine des Gardes.” Millet de Villeneuve actually commanded the cavalry of the Royal Guard from May 1814 until the early Campaign of 1815 it was not to fill the post of Chief of Staff of Kings
(4) Wounded at a heavily bruised thigh and on May 3.
(5) Wounded May 3, then died the next day.
(6) “Honorary Captain of the Guard” at the beginning of 1814 was then the actual command of the Cavalry of the Guard.
(7) He was taken prisoner by a detachment of Hungarian Hussars.
(8) He arrived in Macerata with almost the entire 2nd Division on April 30. Reported a wound in battle on May 2.
(9) The nephew of King was killed in battle.
(10) While met with Murat’s army in retreat in Porto Civitanova, General MONTEMAJOR with 2,500 men sustained a siege of a month in the city of Ancona, in his fortress surrendered only in late May after becoming aware of the return on throne of Ferdinand IV.
(11) On The Move from Filottrano, arrived late on the battlefield.
(12) In Macerata retreat towards the King had ordered the Brigade of Marshal Carafa to protect the mouth of the road called “Carrareccia”, but on May 4, there was the certainty that the Marshal Carafa had not followed orders instead of reaching for another route to the Tronto.
(13) did not participate in feats of arms of remaining reserves in Macerata.