Order_of_battle_for_the_Battle_of_Vienna_(1683)

Order of battle for the Battle of Vienna (1683)

Order of battle for the Battle of Vienna (1683)

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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)

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Total - 37,000 men[1]

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 - c. 12,000[1] or 14,163 men (including city militia)[2]

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Field army at Leopoldstadt

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Catholic Coalition relief force at the Battle of Kahlenberg

Organization

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Imperial troop units

Total:[6]

  • 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.[6]

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Bavarians

Commander: Generalfeldmarschall-Leutnant Degenfeld

Total of Bavarians (discounting attached Imperial soldiers) - 8,400[7]

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Saxons

General Staff:[9]

Total - 10,454[9]

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Reich Troops

Total:[4]

  • 7,000 foot
  • 2,500 horse
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Polish

(A banner is a force of 200 men)[6]

Total:[6]

  • estimated at 10,200 foot (20 regiments in 8 brigades)
  • 14,000 horse
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See also

  • Structure of the Royal Polish Army in the Siege of Vienna (1683) [pl]

References

  1. [1]
    Millar 2008, p. 21.
  2. [2]
    Streffleur 1863, p. 234.
  3. [3]
    Streffleur 1863, p. 235.
  4. [4]
    Staudinger 1885, p. 162.
  5. [5]
    Streffleur 1863, p. 236.
  6. [6]
    Nafziger 1998.
  7. [7]
    Staudinger 1885, p. 158.
  8. [8]
    Staudinger 1885, p. 159-161.
  9. [9]
    Schuster & Francke 1885, p. 102.
  10. [10]
    Schuster & Francke 1885, p. 102-103.

Bibliography

  • Millar, Simon (2008). Vienna 1683: Christian Europe repels the Ottomans. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-184603-231-8.
  • Nafziger, George (1998). "Relief of Vienna 13 September 1683" (PDF). Combined Arms Research Library Digital Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-23. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  • Schuster, O.; Francke, F.U. (1885). Geschichte der Sächsischen Armee von deren Errichtung bis auf die neueste Zeit. Vol. 1.
  • Staudinger (1885). Geschichte der kurbayerischen Heers unter Kurfurst Max II. Vol. 1.
  • Streffleur, V. (1863). "Belagerung von Wien im Jahre 1683". Österreichischen Militärischen Zeitschrift. 2. Vienna.
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