Order of battle for the Battle of Breitenfeld (1631)

The following units and commanders fought in the Battle of Breitenfeld of the Thirty Years War in 1631. Unless otherwise noted, all units have ten companies.

Contemporary etching of troop disposition at the beginning of the Battle of Breitenfeld

Holy Roman Empire (Catholic)

Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly
Unless otherwise noted, all units are German.

Left

General Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim

Bernstein Imperial Cuirassier (Veteran) - Colonel Wilhelm von Bernstein
Merode-Waroux Imperial Cuirassier - Colonel Jean de Merode-Waroux (Walloon)
Neusächsisch Imperial Cuirassier - Colonel Franz Albecht von Saxe-Lauenburg
Piccolomini Imperial Cuirassier (Veteran) - General Ottavio Piccolomini
Rangoni Imperial Cuirassier - Colonel Giulio Marchese Rangoni
Strozzi Imperial Cuirassier (Veteran) - Colonel Giacomo Strozzi
Trèka Imperial Cuirassier - Colonel Adam Erdmann Trèka von Lippa

Center

Gen. Otto Friedrich von Schönburg

Baldiron-Dietrichstein Imperial Infantry - Colonel Antoni von Baldiron-Dietrichstein
Blankart League Infantry - Colonel Otto Ludwig von Blankart
Caffarelli Imperial Arquebusier (5 companies) - Colonel Francesco de Caffarelli (Walloon)
Chiesa Imperial Infantry - Colonel Kaspar Francesco Chiesa
Colloredo Imperial Arquebusier - Colonel Giovanni Battista von Colloredo
Comargo-Reinach League Infantry - Colonel Hans Ludwig von Grotta
Contreras Imperial Infantry - Gen. Alonso Guillén de Contreras
Coronini Imperial Arquebusier - Colonel Johann P. Coronini von Cronberg
Erwitte League Cuirassier - Gen. Dietrich Ottmar von Erwitte
Fürstenberg Imperial Infantry - Colonel Egon von Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg
Gallas Imperial Infantry (Veteran) - Gen. Matthias Gallas
Gonzaga Imperial Infantry - Colonel Hannibal M. von Gonzaga
Geleen League Infantry (Veteran) - Colonel Gottfried Huyn von Geleen
Göss Imperial Infantry - Colonel Max von Liechtenstein
Hareaucourt Imperial Arquebusier Squadron (5 companies) - Colonel Henri Haraucourt de Faulquemont (Walloon)
Holstein-Gottorp Imperial Infantry - Colonel Adolf von Holstein-Gottorp
Montecuccoli Imperial Arquebusier - Colonel Ernesto Montecuccoli
Pappenheim Imperial Infantry - Colonel Philipp von Pappenheim
Savelli League Infantry (Veteran) - Colonel Federigo di Savelli
Tilly League Infantry (Veteran) - Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly
Wahl League Infantry - Colonel Joachim Christian von Wahl
Wangler Imperial Infantry (Veteran) - Colonel Johann von Wangler "the Elder"

Right

General Count Egon VIII of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg

Altsächsisch Imperial Cuirassier - Colonel Julius Henry of Saxe-Lauenburg
Baumgarten League Cuirassier - Colonel Wilhelm von Baumgarten (Italian)
Cronberg League Cuirassier (Veteran) - Colonel Adam Philip von Cronberg (Walloon)
Schönburg League Cuirassier (Veteran) - Gen. Otto Friedrich von Schönburg
Wengersky Imperial Cuirassier (10 companies + dragoon detachment) - Colonel Albrecht Wengersky

Skirmishers

Isolano Irregular Light Horse - Colonel Johann Ludwig Hektor Isolano (Croatian and Hungarian)
Independent Dragoon companies

Artillery

Siege Pieces
10 demi-cannon
Field Pieces
- 16 quarter cannon
- 7 Saxon quarter cannon (captured at Prague)

Swedish-Saxon

Saxon forces

Prince John George I, Elector of Saxony

Left

General Hans Rudolf von Bindauf

Bindauf Cuirassier Regiment (Raw) (8 companies) - Gen. Hans Rudolf von Bindauf
Anhalt Cuirassier Squadron (Raw) (5 companies) - Colonel Ernst von Anhalt-Bernburg
- Kurfürstin Hovfanna Independent Cuirassier Company (Raw)
Hofkirchen Cuirassier Squadron (Raw) (5 companies) - Colonel Lorenz Hofkirchen
Löser "Feudal Levy" Cuirasser Squadron (Raw) (6 companies) - Colonel Hans von Löser
Saxe-Altenburg Cuirasser Regiment (Raw) (8 companies) - Johann Philipp von Saxe-Altenburg
Pflugk "Feudal Levy" Cuirassier Regiment (Raw) (6 companies) - Colonel Bernhard von Pflugk

Center

Friedrich Wilhelm II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

Arnim Infantry Regiment (Militia) - Marshal Hans Georg von Arnim-Boitzenburg
- Independent Free (Detached Musketeer) Companies (3 companies)
Klitzing Infantry Regiment (Militia) - Colonel Hans Kaspar von Klitzing
Löser Infantry Regiment (Militia) - Colonel Hans von Löser
Starschedel Infantry Regiment (Raw) - Colonel Moritz Dietrich von Starschedel
Volfersdorf Household Foot Regiment - Colonel Siegmund von Wolfersdorf
Bose Household Foot Regiment (8 companies) - Colonel Karl von Bose
Kurfürst Infantry (Detached Musketeer) Companies (3 companies) - Colonel Johann Casimir von Schaumberg
Pforte Household Foot Regiment (8 companies) - Colonel Johann von der Pforte
Vitzthum Household Foot Regiment (8 companies) - Dam Vitzthum

Right

Marshal Hans Georg von Arnim-Boitzenburg

Arnim Leibgarde Cuirassier Regiment (Veteran) (2 companies) - Marshal Hans George von Arnim-Boitzenburg
Kurfürstin Cuirassier Regiment (Militia) (5 companies) - Colonel von Taube
Steinau Cuirassier Regiment (Militia) (3 companies) - Colonel Wolf Adam von Steinau
Kalckstein Cuirassier Regiment (Militia) - Colonel Albrecht von Kalckstein
Wilhelm Leib Cuirassier Squadron (Militia) (5 companies) - Colonel Wilhelm Leib
Saxe-Altenburg Cuirassier Regiment (Militia) - Friedrich Wilhelm II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

Artillery

Siege Pieces
- 12 quarter cannon

Swedish forces

Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden

Gustavus Adolphus at the Battle of Breitenfeld

Left

Marshal Gustav Karlsson Horn

Horn Cuirassier Regiment (8 companies) - Marshal Gustav Horn (German)
Baudissin Cuirassier Regiment (12 companies) - Gen. Wolf Heinrich von Baudissin (German)
Caldenbach Cuirassier Regiment (8 companies) - Colonel Moritz Pensen von Caldenbach (German)
Courville Cuirassier Squadron (5 companies) - Colonel Nicholas de Courville (German)
Hall Cuirassier Regiment (12 companies) - Colonel Adolf Theodor von Efferen-Hall
Waldstein Infantry Regiment (8 companies) - Colonel Berthold von Waldstein (German)

Right

General Sir Johan Banér

"Commanded" Musketeer Reserve (8 companies) - Gen. Johann Banér
Rosen Infantry Regiment (12 companies) - Colonel Reinhold von Rosen (German)
Finnish (Light) Horsemen (Veteran) (12 companies) - Gen. Åke Henriksson Tott (Finnish)
Östergötland Horsemen (Veteran) (4 companies) - Colonel Claus Dietrich von Sperreuth (Swedish)
Småland Horsemen (Veteran) (8 companies) - Fredrik Stenbock (Swedish)
Västergötland Horsemen (Veteran) (8 companies) - Colonel Erik Soop (Swedish)
Dāmitz Cuirassier Regiment (4 companies) - Colonel Sigfrid von Dāmitz (German)
Courland Cuirassier Squadron (4 companies) - Colonel Ernst Dönhoff (Latvian)
Livonia Cuirassier Regiment (5 companies) - Lieutenant Colonel Jürgen Aderkas (Estonian)
Rheingreven Cuirassier Regiment (Veteran) (15 companies) - Otto Ludwig von Salm-Kyrburgh (German)
1st Squadron (Veteran) (4 companies) - Lieutenant Colonel Torsten Stålhandske (Swedish)
2nd Squadron (Veteran) (4 companies) - Colonel Reinhold Wunsch (Swedish)

Center

General Maximilian Teuffel

"Yellow" Brigade - Gen. Maximilian Teuffel (Swedish and German)
- "Yellow" (Gula) Infantry Regiment (12 companies) - Gen. Maximilian Teuffel (Swedish and German)
- Chemnitz Infantry Squadron (4 companies) - Colonel Niklas von Chemnitz (German)
Oxenstierna's Brigade - Colonel Åke Gustafsson Oxenstierna
- Dalarna (Dalregementet) Infantry Regiment (Veteran) (7 companies) - Colonel Åke Gustafsson Oxenstierna (Swedish)
- Uppland, Närke, and Värmland Infantry Regiment (Veteran) (8 companies) - Lieutenant Colonel Axel Gustavsson Lillie (Swedish)
- Finnish Infantry Regiment (Veteran) (8 companies) - Colonel Klas Hastfer (Swedish)
Hand's Brigade - Colonel Erik Hand
- Östergötland Infantry Regiment (8 companies) - Colonel Erik Hand (Swedish)
- Dalsland Infantry Squadron (4 companies) - Colonel Wilhelm von Salzburg (Swedish)
- Västergötland Infantry Regiment (8 companies) - Colonel Karl Hård af Segerstad (Swedish)
"Blue" Brigade - Gen. Hans Georg aus dem Winckel (German)
- "Blue" Infantry Regiment (12 companies) - Gen. Hans Georg aus dem Winckel (German)
- "Red" Infantry Regiment (12 companies) - Colonel Giesebrecht von Hegendorf (German)
Scots Brigade - Colonel James Lumsdaine
- Lumsdaine Infantry Regiment (Veteran) (8 companies) - Colonel James Lumsdaine (Scottish)
- Mackay/Monro Infantry Regiment (Veteran) (8 companies) - Colonel Donald Mackay and Robert Monro (Scottish)
- Ramsey Infantry Regiment (Veteran) (8 companies) - Colonel Sir James Ramsay (Scottish)
- Hamilton Infantry Regiment (Veteran) (8 companies) - Colonel Sir John Hamilton (Scottish)
Ortenburg Cuirassier Regiment (The King's "Life Regiment of Horse") - Colonel Johann Philip von Ortenburg (Latvian)

Center (Reserve)

General John Hepburn

"Green" Brigade - Gen. John Hepburn (Scottish)
- "Green" (Gröna) Infantry Regiment (8 companies) - Gen. John Hepburn (German)
- Foulis Scottish Infantry Regiment (8 companies) - Lieutenant Colonel Robert Munro, 18th Baron of Foulis (Scottish)
- Bock Musketeer Regiment (8 companies) - Colonel von Bock (German)
Von Thurn's Brigade - General Heinrich Mathias von Thurn
- "Black" Infantry Regiment (Veteran) (8 companies) - Gen. Heinrich Mathias von Thurn (German)
- "Black" Infantry Regiment (8 companies) - Colonel Adolf Theodor von Efferen-Hall (German)
- "White" Infantry Regiment (12 companies) - Colonel Sigfrid von Dārgitz (German)
Vitzthum's Brigade - Colonel Johann Vitzthum von Ecksådt
- "Orange" Infantry Regiment (8 companies) - Colonel Johann Vitzthum von Ecksådt (German)
- Mitschefall Infantry Squadron (5 companies) - Colonel Wilhelm Kasper von Mitschefall (German)
- John Ruthwenn Infantry Regiment (8 companies) - Lieutenant Colonel John Ruthwenn (German)
Schaffman Cuirassier Squadron (4 companies) - Colonel Adam Schaffman (Czech/Silesian)
Kochtitzky Horse (4 companies) - Colonel Andras Kochtitzky "the Younger" (Slav/Pomeranian)
Taupadel Dragoon Squadron (4 companies) - Colonel Georg Christof von Taupadel (Train Guard)

Artillery

Field Pieces - Colonel Lennart Torstensson
- 12 quarter cannons (3 ahead of each front line brigade)
- "Regimental" pieces
- 42 minions

References

Higgins, Dave. "Breitenfeld: Regiment versus Tercio." Strategy & Tactics, Number 235 (June 2006). ISSN 1040-886X

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