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Intendant General
Colonel Count Appiani
Attached to General Staff
General Olivieri
General Robillant
I CORPS
Commander
Lieutenant-General Baron Bava
Chief of Staff
Colonel Lagrange
1st Division
Commander
Lieutenant-General D’Arvillars
Chief of Staff
Captain Giustiniani
Brigade Aosta
Major-General Sommariva
5th Infantry Regiment, Colonel Caccia
Three battalions
6th Infantry Regiment, Colonel Manassero
Three battalions
Brigade Regina
Major-General Trotti
9th Infantry Regiment, Colonel Dinegro
Three battalions
10th Infantry Regiment, Colonel Montaldo
Three battalions
Divisional troops
Royal Naval Infantry Battalion, Major Maccarini
Genoa Cavalry Regiment, Colonel Avogadro
Six squadrons
6th and 8th Field Artillery Batteries, Major Jaillet
Train & other
16 guns
Division totals
13 battalions, six squadrons,
two batteries
9,295 men – 16 guns2
II CORPS
Commander
Lieutenant-General de Sonnaz
Chief of Staff
Colonel Carderena
3rd Division
Commander
Lieutenant-General Broglia
Chief of Staff
Major Sonnis de Chiavre
Brigade Savoy
Major-General Baron d’Usillon
1st Infantry Regiment, Colonel Boyl
Three battalions
2,162
2nd Infantry Regiment, Colonel Gio-Mollard
Three battalions
1,720
Brigade Savona
Major-General Conti
16th Infantry Regiment, Colonel Ruffini
Three battalions
2,036
Divisional troops
Bersaglieri
180
Novara Cavalry Regiment, Colonel Maffei
Six squadrons
570
7th Field Artillery and 2nd Position Batteries,
Major Filippa
360 – 16 guns
Train & other
28
Division totals
nine battalions, six squadrons, two
batteries
7,056 – 16 guns
4th Division
Commander
Lieutenant-General Federici
Chief of Staff
Major Basso
Brigade Piedmont
Major-General Bes
3rd Infantry Regiment, Colonel Wehrlin
Three battalions
4th Infantry Regiment, Colonel Caselli
} 3,892
Three Battalions
Bersaglieri
172
Brigade Pinerolo
Major-General Manno
13th Infantry Regiment, Colonel Manelli
Three battalions
1,821
14th Infantry Regiment, Colonel Damiano
Three battalions
2,089
Divisional troops
Piedmont Cavalry Regiment, Colonel Brogliani
Six squadrons
560
1st and 4th Field Artillery Batteries, Major Ternengo
150– eight guns
Train & other
12
Division totals
12 battalions, six squadrons, one
battery
8,706 men – eight guns
Corps totals
21 battalions, 12 squadrons, three
batteries
15, 802 men – 24 guns
Reserve Division
Commander
His Royal Highness, Lieutenant-General, The Duke of Savoy
Chief of Staff
Colonel M. Della Rocca
Guards Brigade
Major-General Biscaretti4
1st Guard Regiment, Colonel Lovera
Three battalions
1,521
2nd Guard Regiment, Colonel Dapassano
Three battalions
1,677
Savoy Cavalry Regiment, Colonel Santa-Maria
Six Squadrons
518
and 2nd Horse Artillery Batteries
308 – 16 guns
½ Engineer Company
49
Train & other
42
Brigade total
six battalions, six squadrons, two
batteries
4,115 – 16 guns
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1.
Troubetzkoi, Table II. The 2nd Division, and the Cuneo Brigade, of the Reserve Division, were still in Piedmont. The 15th Infantry Regiment of the Savona Brigade was in Savoy, where it would remain. Many reservists were in the process of being called up, and sent to units. He does not include Headquarters troops – see Appendix VII.
2.
This is virtually the same as the 9,300 given in Fabris, Vol.1, p. 270. However, his breakdown of figures for the component units does not add up, and thus are not shown. This also applies to other compilations.
4.
Note that two battalions of each regiment belonged to the Guard Grenadier Regiment, and one to the Guard Cacciatori, Regiment.
Appendix III
Papal Army in the Field
Late April/early May 1848
Commander
Lieutenant-General Giovanni Durando
Attached to Headquarters
Foot Carabinieri
751
Mounted Carabinieri
200
Regular Division1
Commander
Lieutenant-General Giovanni Durando
Chief of Staff
Colonel Count Avogadro di Casanova
Deputy Chief of Staff
Colonel Taparelli, Marquis D’Azeglio
Adjutants
Captain, Marquis Rosales
Captain Minghetti
Captain Marliani
Lieutenant, Marquis Bondini
Indigenous Brigade
Brigadier-General Alberto La Marmora2
Grenadier Regiment, Colonel Marescotti
Two battalions
1,200
Cacciatori Regiment, Colonel Bini
Two battalions
1,375
Provisional Fusilier Regiment
1,070
5th Battalion, Major Contini
6th Battalion, Lieutenant-Colonel Count
Pietromellara
Foreign Brigade
Brigadier General Du Latour
1st Foreign Regiment, Brigade Commander
Two battalions
2,053
2nd Foreign Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel de
Schaller
Two battalions
2,003
Divisional troops
Dragoons, Colonel Lanci
Three and a half squadrons
400
Mounted Cacciatori, Major Savini
Two squadrons
300
Italian Artillery Battery, Captain Calandrelli
Eight guns
150
Foreign Artillery Battery, Captain Lentulus
Eight guns
150
Engineers, Lieutenant Carroti
Two companies
Volunteer and Civic Guard Division3
Commander
Brigadier-General Andrea Ferrari
Senior Adjutant
Marquis d’Orvieto
Intendent-General
Marquis Gualterio
1st Roman Legion, Colonel del Grande
&
nbsp; Two battalions
1,424
2nd Roman Legion, Colonel, Marquis Patrizi
Two battalions
1,115
Third Roman Legion, Colonel Gallieno
Two battalions
1,257
Fourth Bolognese Legion, Colonel Bignami
One battalion
780
1st Volunteer Regiment, Colonel, Duke Lante de Montefeltro
Two battalions
1,133
2nd Volunteer Regiment, Colonel Bartolucci
Two battalions
1,124
3rd Volunteer Regiment, Colonel Pianciani
Two battalions
1,267
University Battalion, Lieutenant-Colonel
Tittoni
695
Ancona Battalion,
Colonel Caucci-Molara
367
Pesaro Battalion,
Major De Leoni
271
Gubbio & Velletri Companies
190
Cacciatori scelti Company
90
Roman Civic Cavalry
20
Roman Artillery Section, Lieutenant Torre
Two guns
48
Bolognese Artillery Section, Lieutenants Atti &
Angelucci
Four guns
88
Engineers,
Captain Mambianchi
116
Train etc
55
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1.
Pinelli, Chart 5, Vol. 3.
2.
Replaced on May 4th by Brigadier-General Guidotti, who was himself killed on the 12th, Ravioli, p. 101.
3.
These figures are valid on May 1st, from Ovidi, p. 324. This total of 10,040 men is close to the 10,226 shown by Scalchi, pp. 76-77. A number of unit strengths and composition vary, however. It is worth reiterating that many volunteer units were constantly in a state of flux.
Appendix IV
Tuscan Division
Early 1848
Commander
Major-General D’Arco Ferrari1
Chief of Staff
Lieutenant-Colonel Chigi
Available Tuscan Troops
9th April 1848
Line Infantry
3,750
Civic Guard & Volunteers
3,186
Mounted Cacciatori
230
Coast Artillery
400
Line Artillery
185
Train
20
Total
7,769 men
Six 6 pounder cannon
Two howitzers
10 caissons2
Troops in the field – Mid-May
Grenadier Division, Major Belluomini
Two companies
225
1st Infantry Regiment, Colonel Pescetti
Two battalions
974
2nd Infantry Regiment, Lieutenant-Colonel
Giovannetti
Two battalions
752
Cacciatori, Scolti
One battalion
338
Florentine Civic Guard, 1st, Captain Fortini
One battalion
585
Livorno Civic Guard
One battalion
448
Pisa/Siena Civic Guard
One battalion
292
University Battalion, Major Mossoti
285
Lucca Civic Guard
Two companies
227
Volunteer Bersaglieri, Captain Malenchini
One company
57
Mounted Cacciatori, Major Pandolfini
Two squadrons
230
Artillery
247 – Eight guns
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1.
From 19th May, General Cesare De Laugier.
2.
Letter of that date from General D’Arco Ferrari to King Carlo Alberto, quoted in Storia civile della Toscana dal MDCCCCCXIII al MDCCCXLVIII, Vol 5, p.581.
3. Pinelli, Table V.
Appendix V
Neapolitan Expeditionary Corps
May 18481
Commander
Lieutenant-General Guglielmo Pepe
Chief of Staff
Major Gennaro Gonzalez
Attached to Headquarters
Lieutenant Giovanni Resta
Lieutenant Antonio Pinedo
Captain Luigi Mezzacapo2 (with artillery)
Captain Carlo Cirillo
Commander, Artillery
Captain Girolamo Ulloa
Commander, Engineers
Major Francesco Minchino
1st Division
Commander
Lieutenant-General Giovanni Statella3
Adjutant
Lieutenant Cesare Cortada
Attached to Headquarters
Second-Lieutenant Patrizio Guillamat
Second-Lieutenant Achille Cirillo (Engineer service)
1st Infantry Regiment (Regiment Re)
two battalions
12th Infantry Regiment (Regiment Messina)
two battalions
5th Infantry Regiment (Regiment Borbone)
one battalion
7th Infantry Regiment (Regiment Napoli)
one battalion
3rd Cacciatori Battalion
Artillery Battery (eight guns)
Engineer: one Company (Zappatori del genio)
2nd Division
Commander
Brigadier-General Klein4
Adjutant
Lieutenant Vincenzo Violante
8th Infantry Regiment (Regiment Calabria)
two battalions
9th Infantry Regiment (Regiment Puglia)
two battalions
7th Infantry Regiment (Regiment Napoli)
one battalion
11th Infantry Regiment (Regiment Palermo)
one battalion (the 2nd)
1st Carabinieri Battalion
2nd Cacciatori Battalion
Artillery Battery (eight guns)5
Engineer: two Companies (Zappatori del genio)
Cavalry Brigade
Commander
Colonel Carlo LaHalle
1st Dragoon Regiment
four squadrons
2nd Dragoon Regiment
four squadrons
1st Lancer Regiment
four squadrons
Operating separately6
10th Infantry Regiment (Regiment Abruzzo)7
two battalions
Total number of men, approximately 14,000
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1.
I am indebted to Marco Zaccardi for his assistance in establishing this appendix. Sources are mixed, some lacking detail, and with many contradictions. Even the most reliable, De Sivo, contradicts himself! This source is the basis of the above, De Sivo, Vol. 1, pp. 298-299.
2.
The brother Carlo Mezzacapo was with the Sardinian G.Q. as liaison officer between the Sardinian Army and the Neapolitan Corps.
3.
Promoted, 12th May.
4.
(or in some records Clein)
5.
A second battery (with eight guns) is generally considered part of this division. It may be that it is a horse battery attached to the cavalry. It’s reliable information that this battery was promised by the King but it never overtook Pepe’s Army.
6.
Attached to the Army of Toscana. For Toscana, read Tuscany.
7.
Named ‘Apruzzo’ in the records of the time.
Appendix VI
Order of Battle
Imperial-Royal Austrian Reserve Corps
April 18th 18481
Commander
FZM Count Nugent
Chief of Staff
Corps Adjutant
Lieutenant-Colonel Hartmann
Division, FML Count Thurn
Brigade, Major-General Ritter von Culoz
II/Warasdiner-St. George Grenz IR (Nr.6)
I & II/IR Archduke Carl (Nr. 3)
Kaiser Uhlan Regiment (Nr. 4) – one Squadron
Total – three battalions, one squadron
Brigade, Major-General Prince Felix Schwarzenberg
I/Liccaner Grenz IR (Nr.1)
I & II/IR Wocher (Nr.25)
Archduke Carl Uhlan Regiment (Nr.3) – one squadron
Provisional 3 Pounder Battery
Total – three battalions, one squadron, one battery – four guns
Division, FML Franz Count Schaaffgotsche
Brigade, Major-General Schulzig
I/Peterwardeiner Grenz IR (Nr.9)