Solferino – Order or Battle

The Sardinian/Piedmontese Army

Commander in Chief: King Victor EmmanueL II
1st DIVISION – Durando

1st Brigade (Grenadiers) – Colliano

3rd Besaglieri – 1 battalion

1st Grenadiers – 4 battalions

2nd Grenadiers – 4 battalions

2nd Brigade (Savoy) – Perrier

4th Besaglieri – 1 battalion

1st Regiment – 4 battalions

2nd Regiment – 4 battalions

Artillery – 18 guns
Cavalry – 4 squadrons
Division Strength – 10,083
 
2nd DIVISION – Fanti

1st Brigade (Piedmont) – Camerana

9th Besaglieri – 1 battalion

3rd Regiment – 4 battalions

4th Regiment – 4 battalions

2nd Brigade (Aosta) – Danesi

1st Besaglieri – 1 battalion

5th Regiment – 4 battalions

6th Regiment – 4 battalions

Artillery – 18 guns
Cavalry – 4 squadrons
Division Strength – 9,558
 
3rd DIVISION – Mollard

1st Brigade (Cuneo) – Arnaldi

10th Besaglieri – 1 battalion

7th Regiment- 4 battalions

8th Regiment- 4 battalions

2nd Brigade (Pinerolo) – Morozzo

2nd Besaglieri – 1 battalion

13th Regiment  – 4 battalions

14th Regiment – 1 battalion

Artillery – 12 guns
Cavalry – 4 squadrons
Division Strength 11, 153
 
4th DIVISION – Cialdini

1st Brigade (Regina) – Villamarina

7th Bersaglieri – 1 battalion

9th Regiment – 4 battalions

10th Regiment – 4 battalions

2nd Brigade (Savona) – Broglia

6th Bersaglieri  – 1 battalion

15th Regiment – 4  battalions

16th Regiment – 4 battalions

Artillery – 12 guns
Cavalry – 4 squadrons
Division Strength 10,927
 
5th DIVISION – Cucchiari

1st Brigade (Casale) – Pettinengo

8th Bersaglieri – 1 battalion

11th Regiment – 4 battalions

12th Regiment – 4 battalions

2nd Brigade (Acqui) –Gozzani

5th Bersaglieri – 1 battalion

17th Regiment  – 4 battalions

18th Regiment  – 4 battalions

Artillery – 18 guns
Cavalry – 4 squadrons
Division Strength 10,743
 
CAVALRY DIVISION – Sambuy
1st Brigade – Sonnaz 8 squadrons
2nd Brigade – Savoiroux 8 squadrons
Horse Artillery – 12 guns
Division Strength 2,079

 

The French Army

Commander in chief:

The Emperor Napoleon III

 

IMPERIAL GUARD – R.Saint Jean d’ Angely

1st Infantry Division – Mellinet

1st Brigade – Niol

Zouaves – 2 battalions

1st Grenadiers – 3 battalions

2nd Brigade – Blanchard

2nd Grenadiers – 3 battalions

3rd Grenadiers – 3 battalions

Artillery – 12 guns
Division Strength: 6,313
 
2nd Infantry Division – Camou

1st Brigade – Manéque

Chasseurs – 1 battalion

1st Voltigeurs – 3 battalions

2nd Voltigeurs – 3 battalions

1st Brigade – Marion

1st Cuirassiers – 4 squadrons

2nd Cuirassiers – 4 squadrons

2nd Brigade – Picard

3rd Voltigeurs – 3 battalions

4th Voltigeurs – 3 battalions

Artillery – 12 guns

Division Strength 7,709

GUARD CAVALRY – Morris

1st Brigade – Marion

1st Cuirassiers – 4 squadrons 

2nd Cuirassiers  – 4 squadrons 

2nd Brigade – de Champeron

Dragoons – 4 squadrons

Lancers – 4 squadrons

3rd Brigade – Cassaignolles

Chasseurs à cheval – 4 squadrons

Guides – 4 squadrons

Artillery – 12 guns

Division Strength 3,259,

Corps Artillery – 12 guns 

 

of which actually engaged at Solferino: 

24 battalions,

24 squadrons,

36 guns, 

14,022 infantry,

3,259 cavalry. 

 

1st CORPS – Baraguey d’Hilliers

3rd Infantry Division – Bazaine

1st Brigade – Goze

1st Zouaves – 3 battalions

33rd Regiment – 3 battalions

34th Regiment – 3 battalions

Cavalry Division – Desvaux

1st Brigade – de Planhol

5th Hussars – 4 battalions

1st Chasseurs d’Afrique – 4 battalions

2nd Brigade – de Forton

2nd Chasseurs d’Afrique – 4 battalions

3rd Chasseurs d’Afrique – 4 battalions

Artillery – 6 guns

Division Strength – 2,309

Corps Artillery – 24 guns;

of which actually engaged at Solferino:

38 battalions,

16 squadrons,

66 guns,

20,527 infantry,

2,309 cavalry. 

 

II COPS – de MacMahon

1st Infantry Division – La Motterouge

1st Brigade – Lefebvre

Turcos – 3 battalions

45th Regiment – 3 battalions

2nd Brigade – Douay

65th Regiment – 3 battalions

70th Regiment – 3 battalions

Artillery – 12 guns

Division Strength – 7,902

2nd Infantry Division – Decaen

1st Brigade – Gault

11th Chasseurs – 1 battalion

71st Regiment – 3 battalions

72nd Regiment – 3 battalions

2nd Brigade – de Castagny

2nd Zouaves – 3 battalions

1st Foreign Legion – 2 battalions

2nd Foreign Legion – 3 battalions

Artillery – 12 guns

Division Strength – 8,254

 
Cavalry Brigade – Gaudin de Villaine

4th Chasseurs à Cheval – 4 squadrons

7th Chasseurs à Cheval – 4 squadrons

Brigade Strength – 1,347

CORPS ARTILLERY – 24 guns

Of which actually engaged at Solferino:

25 battalions,

8 squadrons,

48 guns,

16,156 infantry,

1,347 cavalry.

 

III CORPS – Canrobert

1st Infantry Division – Renault

1st Brigade – Doëns

8th Chasseurs – 1 battalion

23rd Regiment – 3 battalions

90th Regiment – 3 battalions

2nd Brigade – Jannin

41st Regiment – 3 battalions

56th Regiment – 3 battalions

Artillery – 12 guns

Division Strength – 8,070

 

2nd Infantry Division – Trochu

1st Brigade – Bataille

19th Chasseurs – 1 battalion

43rd Regiment – 3 battalions

44th Regiment – 3 battalions

2nd Brigade – Collineau

64th Regiment – 3 battalions

88th Regiment – 3 battalions

Artillery – 12 guns

Division Strength – 7,067

 
3rd Infantry Division – Bourbaki

1st Brigade – Vergé

18th Chasseurs – 1 battalions

11th Regiment – 3 battalions

14th Regiment – 3 battalions

2nd Brigade – Ducrot

46th Regiment – 3 battalions

59th Regiment – 3 battalions

Artillery – 12 guns

Division Strength – 7,876

 
Cavalry Division – Partouneaux

1st Brigade – de Clérembault

2nd Hussars – 4 squadrons

7th Hussars – 4 squadrons

2nd Brigade – de Labareyre

1st Lancers – 4 squadrons

4th Lancers – 4 squadrons

Artillery – 6 guns

Division Strength – 1,113

 

CORPS ARTILLERY – 24 guns

Of which actually engaged at Solferino:

20 battalions,

16 squadrons, 

24 guns, 

11,204 infantry, 

1,113 cavalry

 

IV Corps – Neil

1st Infantry Division – de Luzy

1st Brigade – C Douay

5th Chasseurs – 1 battalion

30th Regiment – 3 battalions

49th Regiment – 3 battalions

2nd Brigade – Lenoble

6th Regiment – 3 battalions

8th Regiment – 3 battalions

Artillery – 12 guns

Division Strength – 7,846 

 

2nd Infantry Division – Vinoy

1st Brigade – de Capriol

6th Chasseurs – 1 battalion

52nd Regiment – 3 battalions

73rd Regiment – 3 battalions

2nd Brigade – de la Charriére

85th Regiment – 3 battalions

86th Regiment – 3 battalions

Artillery – 12 guns

Division Strength – 6,045

 

3rd Infantry Division – de Failly

1st Brigade – O’Farrell

15th Chasseurs – 1 battalion

2nd Chasseurs à cheval – 4 squadrons

10th Chasseurs à cheval – 4 squadrons

Brigade Strength – 986

2nd Brigade – Saurin

55th Regiment 3 battalions 

76th Regiment 3 battalions 

Artillery 12 guns

Division Strength 7,117

 

Cavalry Brigade – de Rochefort

2nd Chasseurs à cheval 4 squadrons

10th Chasseurs à cheval 4 squadrons 

CORPS ARTILLERY – 24 guns

Of which actually engaged at Solferino:

39 battalions,

8 squadrons,

60 guns,

21,026 infantry,

986 cavalry

 

 The Austrian Army

COMMANDER – IN – CHIEF
THE EMPEROR FRANZ JOSEPH

FIRST ARMY
COUNT WIMPFFEN

II Corps- Liechtenstein

1st Infantry Division – Jellacic

1st Brigade – Szabo

9th Grenz Regiment – 1 battalion

12th Regiment – 4 battalions

2nd Brigade – Wachter

10th Grenz Regiment – 1 battalion

46th Regiment – 4 battalions

Artillery – 16 guns
2nd Division – Herdy

1st Brigade – Kintzl

45th Regiment – 4 battalions

2nd Brigade – Hahn

21st Regiment – 1* battalion

21st Regiment – 1* battalion

31st Regiment – 1* battalion

32nd Regiment – 1* battalion

39th Regiment – 1* battalion

47th Regiment – 1* battalion

54th Regiment – 1* battalion

* These troops were from the 4th Battalions. Quite what Wylly means here is confusing since he does not state just how many battalions each of the regiments fielded?

Artillery – 8 guns

Mantua garrison

1st Regiment – 1/2*  battalion

33rd Regiment – 1* battalion

49th Regiment – 1* battalion

Cavalry (12th Hussars) – 4 squadrons

Corps Artillery – 32 guns

III Corps – Schwartzenberg

Ist Infantry Division – Schönberger

1st Brigade – Pokorny

15th Jägers – 1 battalion

58th Regiment – 4 battalions 

2nd Brigade – Dienstel

13th Jägers – 1 battalion

27th Regiment – 4 battalions

Artillery – 16 guns
2nd Infantry Division – Habermann

1st Brigade – Wetzlar

2nd Grenz Regiment – 1 battalion

5th Regiment – 4 battalions

2nd Brigade – Hartung

23rd Jägers – 1 battalion

14th Regiment – 4 battalions

 Artillery – 24 guns
Cavalry (10th Hussars) – 4 squadrons
Corps Artillery – 32 guns

 

IXth Corps – Schaffgotsche

 

1st Infantry Division

1st Brigade – Castiglione

8th Grenz Regiment – 1 battalion

19th Regiment – 4 battalions

2nd Brigade – Wimpffen

8th Grenz Regiment – 1 battalion

40th Regiment – 4 battalions

3rd Brigade – Suini

16th Jägers – 1 battalion

34th Regiment – 4 battalions

Artillery – 24 guns
2nd Infantry Division – Crenneville

1st Brigade – Blumencron

4th Jägers – 1 battalion

52nd Regiment – 4 battalions

2nd Brigade – Fehimayr

Titler Grenz Regiment – 1 battalion

8th Regiment – 4 battalions

Artillery – 16 guns
Cavalry (12th Uhlans) – 4 squadrons
Corps Artillery – 24 guns

Xth Corps – Wernhardt

1st Infantry Division – Marziani

1st Brigade – Maroicic

12th Jägers – 1 battalion

15th Regiment – 4 battalions

2nd Brigade – Anthoine

14th Grenz Regiment – 1 battalion

4th Regiment – 4 battalions

 3rd Brigade – Jablonsky

20th Jägers – 1 battalion

33rd Regiment – 4 battalions

Artillery – 24 guns
2nd Infantry Division – Wallemare

1st Brigade – Schiller

5th Jägers – 1 battalion

6th Regiment – 4 battalions 

2nd Brigade – Mollinary

13th Grenz Regiment – 1 battalion

56 Regiment – 4 battalions

Artillery – 16 guns
Cavalry (4th Uhlans) – 4 squadrons
Corps Artillery – 32 guns

 

XIthCorps – Weigl

 

1st Infantry Division – Schwartzel

1st Brigade – Sebottendorf

10th Jägers – 1 battalion

37th Regiment – 4 battalions

2nd Brigade – Greschke

35th Regiment – 4 battalions

Artillery – 16 guns
2nd Infantry Division –Blomberg

1st Brigade – Baltin

5th Grenz Regiment – 1 battalion

9th Regiment – 4 battalions

2nd Brigade – Dobrzensky

21st Jägers – 1 battalion

42nd Regiment – 4 battalions

3rd Brigade – Host

9th Grenz Regiment – 1 battalion

57th Regiment – 4 battalions

Artillery – 24 guns
Cavalry (4th Uhlans) – 4 squadrons
Corps Artillery – 8 guns
Cavalry Division – Zedtwitz

1st Brigade – Vopaterny

3rd Hussars – 8 squadrons

11th Hussars – 8 squadrons

2nd Brigade – Lauingen

1st Dragoons – 8 squadrons

3rd Dragoons – 8 squadrons

Artillery – 16 guns

First Army Reserve Artillery – 16 guns

 

SECOND ARMY

COUNT SCHLICK

1st Corps – Clam- Gallas

1st Infantry Division – Montenuovo

1st Brigade – Paszthory

2nd Jägers – 1 battalion

60th Regiment – 4 battalions

2nd Brigade – Brunner

11th Grenz Regiment – 1 battalion

29th Regiment – 4 battalions

Artillery – 16 guns
2nd Infantry Division – Stankovics

1st Brigade – Hoditz

14th Jägers – 1 battalion

48th Regiment – 4 battalions

2nd Brigade – Reznicek

24th Jägers – 1 battalion

16th Regiment – 4 battalions

Artillery – 16 guns
Cavalry (12th Hussars) – 4 squadrons
Corps Artillery – 24 guns

 

Vth Corps – Stadion

1st Infantry Division – Palffy

1st Brigade – Gaal

1st Grenz Regiment – 1 battalion

3rd Regiment – 4 battalions

2nd Brigade – Puchner

4th Jägers – 1 battalion

31st Regiment – 4 battalions

3rd Brigade – Bils

3rd Grenz Regiment – 1 battalion

47th Regiment – 4 battalions

Artillery – 24 guns
2nd Infantry Division – Sternberg

 1st Brigade – Koller

3rd Grenz Regiment – 1 battalion

32nd Regiment – 4 battalions

2nd Brigade – Festetics

6th Jägers – 1 battalion

21st Regiment – 4 battalions

Artillery – 16 guns
Cavalry (12th Uhlans) – 4 squadrons
Corps Artillery – 20 guns

VIIthCorps – Zobel

1st Infantry Division – Hess

1st Brigade – Wussin

1st Grenz Regiment – 1 battalion

1st Regiment – 4 battalions

 2nd Brigade – Gablentz

4th Grenz Regiment – 1 battalion

54th Regiment – 4 battalions

Artillery – 16 guns
2nd Infantry Division – Lilia

1st Brigade – Brandenstein

19th Jägers – 1 battalion

53rd Regiment – 4 battalions

2nd Brigade – Wallon

2nd Grenz Regiment – 1 battalion

17th Regiment – 4 battalions

Artillery – 16 guns
Cavalry (1st Hussars) – 4 squadrons
Corps Artillery – 16 guns

VIIIthCorps – Benedek

 

1st Infantry Division – Berger

1st Brigade – Watervliet

2nd Jägers – 1 battalion

7th Regiment – 4 battalions

2nd Brigade – Kuhn

4th Grenz Regiment – 1 battalion

17th Regiment – 4 battalions

Artillery – 16 guns
2nd Infantry Division – Lang

1st Brigade – Philippovic

5th Jägers – 1 battalion

11th Regiment – 4 battalions

2nd Brigade – Dauber

3rd Jägers – 1 battalion

39th Regiment – 4 battalions

3rd Brigade – Lippert

9th Jägers – 1 battalion

59th Regiment – 4 battalions

Artillery – 24 guns
Cavalry (1st Hussars) – 4 squadrons
Corps Artillery – 24 guns
Cavalry Division – Mensdorff

1st Brigade – Holstein

5th Dragoons – 6 squadrons

6th Dragoons – 6 squadrons

2nd Brigade – Zichy

1st Uhlans – 8 squadrons

Artillery – 16 guns
Second Army Artillery Reserve – 112 guns

 

3 thoughts on “Solferino – Order or Battle”

  1. Hello Graham,
    I’m endeavoring to write a book on the Battle of Solferino and the War. I’ve enjoyed looking at your site on the battle.
    My work will be historical nonfiction. I’m still working on the finer points of my narrative. I’ve now read many of the published books and other related items to the war and battles. My current research is focused on the 3 Emperors and their biographies.
    I would welcome your thoughts on lesser known, European research and work done on the War and the Battles in Lombardy.
    Also, I’m finding it challenging to locate Soldiers’ diaries of the event. I’m reading Poplimont’s “Lettres Sur La Campagne” which is a great resource. I’d like to find the same for the Italians and the Austrians.
    I welcome any thoughts and advice on valuable research ideas and sources.
    Regards

    1. Dear Pascal,

      Thank you for visiting battlefieldanomalies website!
      You will find all sources concerning Order of Battle details if you go to the footnotes of my Solferino article. There are several books quoting lists of all forces engaged in the battle.

      Regards
      Graham (battlefieldanomalies.com)

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