2.2.7 THE END OF THE ARMY OF THE UNITED PROVINCES 1795
Changes to the Batavian republican army
In 1795 (by order of july 8th 1795), the army of the United Provinces was dissolved. Some units, espescially the units connected to the house of Orange (guards etc) were disbanded and most of the other existing units were regrouped in new units. The infantry were now called after the revolutionary French fashion, demi-brigades (or in Dutch: halve brigades). Some units were taken over by the new Batavian Republic but were later disbanded or added to existing demi-brigades.
Disbanded in 1795 were the following units:
Infantry |
Rgt Hollandse Gardes |
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Rgt Zwitserse Gardes |
Cavalry |
Garde du Corps |
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Rgt Gardes te Paard |
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Rgt Garde Dragonders |
The infantry at the beginning of the Batavian Republic in 1795 consisted of the following units. Given are the composition of these new units from the infantry elements of the army of the United Provinces. (Remark, the first 6 demi-brigades were by order of July 8th, the 7th only came into existence on September 22nd 1795 (in pay of the Provinces of Holland and Utrecht but from March 1796 in pay of the Batavian Republic). For the organisation of the infantry of the Batavian Army and its further history, see Part 3.
halve brigade |
Batt |
Old regimental name/nr |
| 1st |
1st batt |
Rgt van Brakel (nr 10), 1st batt Rgt des Vilattes (nr 5) |
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2nd batt |
Rgt Oranje Nassau nr 1, 2nd bat Rgt des Vilattes (nr 5), 2nd bat Rgt von Plettenberg (nr 17) |
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3rd batt |
Rgt von Wartensleben (nr 18) |
| 2nd |
1st batt |
Rgt Oranje Nassau nr 2, Rgt Bosc de la Calmette (nr 8) |
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2nd batt |
Rgt Markgraaf van Baden |
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3rd batt |
Rgt van Randwijck (nr 9), 1st batt Rgt van Plettenberg (nr 17) |
| 3rd |
1st batt |
Rgt Hessen Darmstadt (nr 14) , Rgt von Wilcke (nr 4) |
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2nd batt |
Rgt von Dopff (nr 3), 1st batt Rgt Westerloo (nr 21) |
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3rd batt |
Rgt Oranje Nassau nr 3, 2nd batt Rgt Westerloo (nr 21) |
| 4th |
1st batt |
Rgt Douglas (nr 19), Rgt de Schepper (nr 1) |
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2nd batt |
Rgt de Thouars (nr 13), regiment Oranje Gelderland |
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3rd batt |
Rgt de Petit (nr 15), Rgt Oranje Friesland |
| 5th |
1st batt |
Rgt de Geusau (nr 20) |
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2nd batt |
Rgt de Bons (nr 7), Rgt van Maneil (nr 2) |
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3rd batt |
Rgt Van Welderen (nr 6) |
| 6th |
1st batt |
Rgt Nassau Usingen (nr), Rgt Bedaulx (nr 12) |
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2nd batt |
Rgt Bentick (nr 24), 1st batt Rgt Oranje Stad en Lande |
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3rd batt |
Rgt Stuart (nr 23), 2nd batt Rgt Oranje Stad en Lande |
| 7th |
1st batt |
Rgt van Mönster (nr 16) |
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2nd batt |
Rgt Van Nijvenheim (nr 22) |
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3rd batt |
Batt Walen van Perez |
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| Jagers batt nr 1 to 4 |
The 4 jager battallions were raised from the Jagers van Bijlandt and Jagers von Heydte |
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The following German regiments stayed in Dutch pay |
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Saxen-Gotha (of 2 batt each 1 grenadier and 6 musketier companies) |
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1st Rgt Waldeck (of 2 batt each 1 grenadier and 6 musketier companies) |
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2nd Rgt Waldeck (of 2 batt each 1 grenadier and 6 musketier companies) |
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5th batt Waldeck (of 1 grenadier, 6 musketeer and 1 jäger company) |
On July 8th also, the strength of the cavalry of the new republic was given as 4 regiments each of 4 squadrons of 2 companies. The new regiments consisted of men of the following old regiments
| new regiment |
old regimental name |
| Rgt Dragonders |
Rgt dragonders Hessen-Cassel, Rgt Dragonders van Bylandt |
| 1st Rgt Cavalerie |
Rgt Hessen-Philipsthal, Rgt Bentinck, Rgt van der Duyn van 's Gravenmoer |
| 2nd Rgt Cavalerie |
Rgt Oranje karabiniers, Rgt Oranje Frioesland, Rgt van Tuijll van Serooskerken, Rgt Hoeufft van Oyen |
| Rgt Huzaren |
Rgt (zwarte) Huzaren van Heeckeren, Rgt (Roode) Huzaren Timmerman |
The artillery arm was also changed as follows:
The "new" artillery consisted of 4 battalions of foot artillery (each 6 companies), a brigade of Horse artillery (2 companies), a corps of Pontonniers (1 company) and an artillery train.The horse artillery and pontonniers were the same as in the period of the United Provinces, the footartillery was reorganised as follows:
new foot battalion |
from "old battalion" |
| 1st battalion |
1 comp of 1st batt, 2 comp of 2nd batt, 2 comp of 3rd batt, 1 comp of 4th batt |
| 2nd battalion |
2 comp of 2nd batt, 1 comp 3rd batt, 1 comp of 4th batt, 2 comp of 5th batt |
| 3rd battalion |
1 comp of 1st batt, 1 comp of 3rd batt, 2 comp of 4th batt, 2 comp of 5th batt |
| 4th battalion |
2 comp of 1st batt, 1 comp of 2nd batt, 1 comp of 3rd batt, 1 comp of 4th batt, 1 comp of 5th batt |
The Engineers (in Dutch: "Genie"), consisted of a corps of Directors and Engineers and 2 companies of Mineurs and Sappeurs as before.
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