Minor campaigns Military mobilisation during the Hundred Days

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1 minor campaigns

1.1 german corps (north german federal army)
1.2 russian army (i army)
1.3 austro-german army (army of upper rhine)
1.4 swiss army
1.5 austro-sardinian army (army of upper italy)
1.6 austrian army (army of naples)
1.7 anglo-sicilian army





minor campaigns
german corps (north german federal army)

this army part of prussian army above, act independently further south. composed of contingents following nations of german confederation: electorate of hessen, grand duchy of mecklenburg-schwerin, grand duchy of mecklenburg-strelitz, grand duchy of saxe-weimar-eisenach, duchy of oldenburg (state), duchy of saxe-gotha, duchy of anhalt-bernburg, duchy of anhalt-dessau, duchy of anhalt-kothen, principality of schwarzburg-rudolstadt, principality of schwarzburg-sondershausen, principality of waldeck (state), principality of lippe , principality of schaumburg-lippe.


fearing napoleon going strike him first, blücher ordered army march north join rest of own army. prussian general friedrich graf kleist von nollendorf commanded army before fell ill on 18 june , replaced temperately hessen-kassel general von engelhardt (who in command of hessen division) , lieutenant general karl georg albrecht ernst von hake. composition in june was:



hessen-kassel division (three hessian brigades)- general engelhardt

hessian 1st brigade (5 battalions) – major general prince of solms-braunfels
hessian 2nd brigade (7 battalions) – major general von muller
hessian cavalry brigade (2 regiments) – major general von warburg (prussian)
hessian artillery (2 six-pounder batteries) – najor von bardeleben (prussian)


thuringian brigade - major general egloffstein (weimar)

1st provisional infantry regiment (4 battalions):
2nd provisional infantry regiment (3 battalions)
3rd provisional infantry regiment (5 battalions including oldenbug line infantry regiment (2 battalions))



total 25,000


russian army (i army)

field marshal michael andreas barclay de tolly commanded first russian army. in june consisted of following:



iii army corps - general dokhturov
iv army corps - general raevsky
v army corps - general sacken
vi army corps - general langeron
vii army corps - general sabaneev
reserve grenadier corps - general yermolov
ii reserve cavalry corps - general winzingerode
artillery reserve - colonel bogoslavsky

total 200,000


austro-german army (army of upper rhine)

the austrian military contingent divided 3 armies. largest of these armies, commanded field marshal karl philipp, prince of schwarzenberg. target paris. austrian contingent joined of following nations of german confederation: kingdom of bavaria, kingdom of württemberg, grand duchy of baden, grand duchy of hesse (hessen-darmstadt), free city of frankfurt, principality of reuss elder line , principality of reuss junior line. besides these there contingents of fulda , isenburg. these recruited austrians german territories in process of losing independence being annexed other countries @ congress of vienna. finally, these joined contingents of kingdom of saxony, duchy of saxe-coburg-saalfeld, duchy of saxe-meiningen , duchy of saxe-hildburghausen. composition in june was:



swiss army

this army composed entirely of swiss. swiss general niklaus franz von bachmann commanded army. force observe french forces operated near borders. composition in july was:



i division - colonel von gady
ii division - colonel fuessly
iii division - colonel d affry
reserve division - colonel-quartermaster finsler

total 37,000


austro-sardinian army (army of upper italy)

this second largest of austria s contingents. target lyons. general johann maria philipp frimont commanded army. composition in june was:



i corps - major-general (feldmarschalleutnant) paul von radivojevich
ii corps - major-general (feldmarschalleutnant) ferdinand, graf bubna von littitz
reserve corps - major-general (feldmarschalleutnant) franz mauroy de merville
sardinian corps - general de la tour

total 50,000


austrian army (army of naples)

this smallest of austria s military contingents. targets marseilles , toulon. general bianchi commanded army. austrian army defeated murat s army in neapolitan war. not composed of neapolitans army s name may suggest , 1 author supposed. there sardinian force in area forming garrison of nice under louis cacherano d osasco may have been other part of misunderstanding had arisen. composition in june was:



i corps - general neipperg
ii corps - general mohr
reserve corps - general nugent

total 23,000


anglo-sicilian army

this great britain s smaller military contingent. composed of anglo-sicilian troops under general sir hudson lowe transported , supported mediterranean fleet of lord viscount exmouth. targets marseilles , toulon.





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