Batavian and Dutch Hussars

THE BATAVIAN HUSSARS / 2ND DUTCH HUSSAR REGIMENT

1800 – 1810

A CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE

by Geert van Uythoven

During the period 1800 -1810, many and frequent changes took place in the organisation, as well as locations of the regiment and its depot as a whole, as well as its separate squadrons and detachments. I have tried to clear up the mess a bit by constructing a chronological table for this period. The table has been build up as follows: After the dates, columns have been constructed for the regiment as a whole, the separate squadrons, the depot and miscellaneous (detachments etc.). Additional information will be added when available, everyone able to provide such additions or corrections are welcome to come forward!

Note: Each squadron is divided in two companies.

date	regiment	1st squadron	2nd squadron	3rd squadron	4th squadron	5th squadron	depot	miscellaneous
15-01-1800	Decree No. 1: Each company of the Regiment Batavian Hussars consist of 77 men: the regiment has 4 squadrons and a total of 631 men and 652 horses.
?	In garrison in Groningen and Leeuwarden	In garrison in Leeuwarden	In garrison in Leeuwarden	In garrison in Groningen	In garrison in Groningen
06-1800	Various decrees: de Batavian Republic had to deliver a Division (Dumonceau) for French service, to be placed under the command of General Augereau. This included 2 hussar squadrons. Strength at departure from garrison 341 men and 352 horses.	Assigned to Dumonceau’s Division	Assigned to Dumonceau’s Division
07-1800	The Batavian and French troops under Augereau concentrate in camp near Eindhoven to prepare for service in Germany. Officers present at least: Lt-Col M.A. Collaert; 2nd Lt 2nd Adjutant J.P. Weitzel; Surgeon-Major J.G. Misselbach; Aide-Surgeon P. Henop; Cavalry Captain M.J.G. Collaert, J.A. Wantenaar, E.A. von Hinüber, J.B. van Merlen, J.F. Seyerlen; 1st Lt J.E.N. van Attenhoven, C. Lechleitner, A.J. Hoijnck van Papendrecht, C.F. Staëdel, J.P. Molenaar, P.C. Vermeulen, U.H. Huber; 2nd LT J.W. Kummich, J.A. Horch, B. van Gaart, J.C. Muller, W. Dahmen, J.P. Schreiber, J.C.F. Pfaff. Colonel F. de Quaita, commander of the Batavian Hussar Regiment, receives on 19-07 command of the Batavian cavalry.
18-07-1800		Departure for Germany	Departure for Germany
26-07-1800		At the Lahn river	At the Lahn river
04-08-1800				Assigned to the 4th Division (Bonhomme)	Assigned to the 4th Division (Bonhomme)
05-09-1800		Cantonment in Nieder-Wilstadt	Cantonment in Nieder-Wilstadt
16-09-1800	Strength of the field regiment is 385 men and 399 horses
01-11-1800	Strength of the field regiment is 370 men and 389 horses
19-11-1800	The field regiment under Augereau’s direct command	In Leyder & Buckelheim	In Leyder & Buckelheim
24-11-1800	Combat of Aschaffenburg. The Hussars charge 3 times and drive the Austrian back into the city, pursuing them afterwards. Lt-Col de Collaert distinguished himself and was wounded twice; the horse of Cavalry-Captain Seyerlen and Cavalry-Sergeant-Major Renno were killed.
02-12-1800	Combat of Oberschwach. Austrian defeat. 5 hussars and 5 horse killed; 8 horses wounded.
03-12-1800	Combat of Burg Eberach. Austrian defeat.
16-12-1800	Strength of the field regiment is 329 men and 361 horses
26-12-1800	Strength of the field regiment is 353 men and 374 horses
24-01-1801	Strength of the field regiment is 393 men and 374 horses
09-02-1801	Peace of Luneville
27-03-1801	Strength of the field regiment is 315 men and 344 horses	Departure from Wertheim to march back to the Batavian Republic	Departure from Wertheim to march back to the Batavian Republic					During the campaign, the field regiment received 113 men and 121 horses for reinforcements; 3 men and 24 horses had been killed; 9 men and 14 horse had been wounded; 14 men had been taken prisoner, 21 horses went missing.
01-04-1801		On the march, at Frankfurt	On the march, at Frankfurt
07-04-1801		On the march, at Koblenz	On the march, at Koblenz
11-04-1801		On the march, at Cologne	On the march, at Cologne
19-04-1801		On the march, at Nimwegen	On the march, at Nimwegen
25-04-1801								Detached to Alkmaar 1 lt, 2 cavalry-sergeants, 4 corporals and 24 hussars to serve with Daendels’ Division (would return 1806)
1801	In garrison in Groningen
24-11-1801	Decree No. 59: each company consist of 60 men: the regiment has 4 squadrons.
25-03-1802	Peace of Amiens
end 1802	In garrison in Haarlem	Detached in garrison in Amsterdam	Detached in garrison in Amsterdam	In garrison in Haarlem	In garrison in Haarlem		In Haarlem
winter 1802/’03				Detached in garrison in ‘s Hertogenbosch
18-05-1803	Declaration of war by Britain to France
06-1803				Transferred from s’Hertogenbosch to Amsterdam			Transferred from Haarlem to Amsterdam, later to Groningen
25-11-1803	Decree No. 26: A field regiment, consisting of the 1st and 4th squadron, become part of Dumonceau’s Expeditionary Division under Marmont, to training camp Zeist, commanded by Colonel de Collaert and Lt-Col von Hinüber. Major-General F. de Quaita receives command of the cavalry	Assigned to Dumonceau’s Expeditionary Division			Assigned to Dumonceau’s Expeditionary Division
?			In garrison in Groningen	In garrison in Groningen			Transferred to Zutphen
01-06-1805	The regiment has an effective strength of 476 men and 496 horses.
11-06-1805	Decree No. 46: each company consist of 72 men; the regiment has 4 squadrons and a total of 593 men and 582 horses.
28-06-1805	Colonel Joh. Macpherson replaces Marie Antoine Collaert as commander of the regiment.
30/31-07-1805	Marmont’s army corps leaves the training camp of Zeist	Leaves the training camp of Zeist			Leaves the training camp of Zeist
07-08-1805	The field regiment embarks on the roads of Texel for the planned invasion of Britain. The embarked hussars have a strength of 319 men and 290 horses (13-08-1805)	Embarked on the roads of Texel			Embarked on the roads of Texel
02-09-1805		Disembarked and marched to Germany			Disembarked and marched to Germany
04-09-1805		On the march, at Langendijk			On the march, at Langendijk
05-09-1805		On the march, at Heemskerk & Beverwijk			On the march, at Heemskerk & Beverwijk
06-09-1805		On the march, at Ouderkerk			On the march, at Ouderkerk
07-09-1805		On the march, at Woudenberg			On the march, at Woudenberg
08-09-1805		On the march, at Arnhem			On the march, at Arnhem
11-09-1805		On the march, at Kleverenburg			On the march, at Kleverenburg
12-09-1805		On the march, at Calkar			On the march, at Calkar
13-09-1805		On the march, at Altenkirchen			On the march, at Altenkirchen
14-09-1805		On the march, at Outrath			On the march, at Outrath
15-09-1805		On the march, at Dormagen			On the march, at Dormagen
16-09-1805		On the march, at Cologne			On the march, at Cologne
18-09-1805		On the march, at Herselt			On the march, at Herselt
19-09-1805		On the march, at Remagen			On the march, at Remagen
20-09-1805		On the march, at Kettich			On the march, at Kettich			Colonel Macpherson leaves the depot in Zutphen for the field regiment with a detachment consisting of 1 cavalry captain, 1 adjutant, 3 lieutenants, 4 brigadiers an 10 hussars.
21-09-1805		On the march, at Boppert			On the march, at Boppert
22-09-1805		On the march, at Bacharach			On the march, at Bacharach
23-09-1805		On the march, at Elsheim			On the march, at Elsheim
25-09-1805		On the march, at Gonsenheim			On the march, at Gonsenheim
26-09-1805		On the march, at Oberennieder & Liederbach			On the march, at Oberennieder & Liederbach
27-09-1805		On the march, at Werskirchen			On the march, at Werskirchen
28-09-1805		On the march, at Dondel			On the march, at Dondel
29-09-1805		On the march, at Trengfurt			On the march, at Trengfurt
30-09-1805	After having disembarked and marched to Germany, the field regiment had a strength of 376 men and 386 horses. Officers present: Colonel M.A. Collaert (later replaced by Colonel J. Macpherson); Lt-Col E.A. von Hinüber; 2nd Lt 1st Adjutant J.L. Renno; 2nd Lt 2nd Adjutant J. Thonhauser; 2nd Lt Pikeur G.F. Koltrop; Lt Quartermaster C.T. Marius; Aide surgeon C.T. Marius; Cavalry Captain M.J.G. Collaert & J.B. van Merlen; 1st Lt C.F. Staëdel, J.W. Kummich, J.P. Weitzel, C. Lechleitner, A.J. Hoynck van Papendrecht; 2nd Lt L.A.J. Crooy, L.R. de Quaita, R.F. de Ravallet, M.L. Pijman.	On the march, at Höfeld			On the march, at Höfeld
12-10-1805		In Augsburg			In Augsburg
14-10-1805	The Batavian cavalry is attached to Marmont’s French cavalry, and would participate in the encirclement of Ulm	In Illertissen on the Iller river			In Illertissen on the Iller river
25-10-1805								Colonel Macpherson arrives in Würzburg with his detachment and joins the field regiment
12-02-1806	The Batavian cavalry rejoins Dumonceau’s Division	At the Lahn river			At the Lahn river
03-1806	The field regiment arrives in the Batavian Republic		Marching to Zutphen	Marching to Zutphen
27-03-1806		Arriving in Zutphen			Arriving in Zutphen
28-03-1806	Te whole regiment unites in Zutphen, commanded by Colonel J. Macpherson		Arriving in Zutphen	Arriving in Zutphen
02-04-1806	4 companies, commanded by Lt-Col W. Lambrechts, leave for Deventer
?								A company detached to The Hague, consisting of 1 cavalry-captain, 3 lieutenant, 3 trumpeteer, 60 sergeant and hussar
10-06-1806	Kingdom of Holland
16-07-1806								The above company returns to Deventer to rejoin the regiment
18-07-1806	Royal Decree No. 44: There will be one hussar regiment. Each company consist of 72 men; the regiment has 4 squadrons and a total of 594 men and 585 horses.
27-08-1806	At this time, the regiment was in garrison in Zutphen and Deventer.	In garrison in Deventer or Zutphen	In garrison in Deventer or Zutphen	In garrison in Deventer or Zutphen	In garrison in Deventer or Zutphen			The detachment with Daendels’ Division rejoins the regiment in Deventer.
14-09-1806	Orders to form a Dutch Expeditionary Division at the training camp of Zeist. Including a field regiments of the hussar regiment, consisting of 2 squadrons.	Assigned to the Expeditionary Division	Assigned to the Expeditionary Division
17-09-1806	Royal Decree No. 19: There will be 3 hussar regiments, the former Batavian Hussar Regiment will become the 2nd Hussar Regiment. Each company consist of 98 men; the regiment has 5 squadrons and a total of 1,000 men and 920 horses.
20-09-1806		Arrival at the training camp	Arrival at the training camp
23-09-1806	Colonel Adrien Bruno replaces Joh. Macpherson as commander of the regiment.
25-09-1806	The field regiment is placed under the command of the French General Michaud and departs for Wesel.	Departure for Wesel	Departure for Wesel
13-11-1806	The field regiment is attached to 8th Army Corps (Mortier), part of the 1st Division (Grandjean).
06-12-1806	Strength of the field regiment is 375 men						Strength 9 officers and 260 others
28-12-1806	Colonel L.Jos. van Heilman replaces Adrien Bruno as commander of the regiment.
01-01-1807	Strength of the field regiment is 347 men						Strength 234 men
05-01-1807	Strength of the field regiment is 364 men and 364 horses						Strength 252 men and 314 horses
28-01-1807	8th Army Corps crosses the Peene river	Crossing Peene river	Crossing Peene river
22-02-1807	Strength of the field regiment is 351 men
01-03-1807	Royal Decree No. 1: Each company consist of 73 men, augmented with 25 men in times of war; the regiment has 5 squadrons and a war strength total of 1,002 men and 917 horses.
11-03-1807							Strength 12 officers and 435 others, including recruiting officers and others
24-03-1807							Inspection with the following officers present: Major de Collaert, Cavalry-Captain Lechleitner, Lt Meyer
01-04-1807	Combat of Greifswald, 4 hussars wounded; Franco-Dutch retreat, 2 hussars taken prisoner, 3 hussars missing.
08-04-1807	Combat of Pasewalk.
16-04-1807	Combat of Sprengfelde/Ferdinandshof: Swedish defeat. The hussars capture a field gun. 2 hussars killed, 5 horses wounded. Combat of Altcosenow. During these weeks the hussars distinguished themselves on numerous occasions. 1st Lt M.L. Pijman becomes a knight in the Royal Order of Holland; by Royal Decree No. 36 of 28 May 1807, the following hussars were also rewarded: Sergeant Flick, Schneider, Bruijninga; Brigadier C. Valk, Hoevelaken; trumpeter K. Muller.
13-05-1807	The field regiment of the 2nd Hussars is reinforced with two more squadrons.			Arrival in Anclam about 121 men strong & crossing the Oder river, commanded by Lt-Col W. Brepoels	Arrival at bout the same time, commanded by Cavalry-Captain A.J. Hoynck van Papendrecht.
24-05-1807				At Rossenthin attacked by a Prussian cavalry squadron: 1 brigadier, 2 trumpeters and 36 hussars deserted and joined the Prussians in their attack: 1 brigadier and 7 hussars taken prisoner.				The deserters were Prussian themselves: to reinforce the Dutch troops in Germany, the Dutch had started to recruit here, with permission of the king to enlist Russians and Prussians.
end 05-1807	The field regiment is reorganised into 3 squadrons, to make good on the loss of the men that were transferred to the field depot.							To prevent more desertion during combat: Creation of a field-depot, by removing all foreigners or former prisoners of war from the field squadrons.
01-06-1807								The field depot, commanded by Cavalry-Captain Hoynck van Papendrecht, leaves for Stettin.
19-06-1807						1st Lt L.A.J. Crooy, H.J.C.J. van Heeckeren van Enghuyzen; 2 cavalry-sergeants; 4 brigadiers; 2 trumpeters, 60 hussars and 68 horses leave for Deventer to form the 5th squadron	Depot in Zutphen
13-08-1807	The field regiment arrives in Bremen.
14-08-1807	Cantonments in WIldeshausen
08-09-1807	All 4 field squadrons unite again to return to Holland.
09-09-1807		On the march, at Oldenburg	On the march, at Oldenburg	On the march, at Oldenburg
09-1807	One squadron marches to Leer, the 2nd to Embden, the 3rd to Leeuwarden.				On the march to Lingen
16-09-1807					Arrival in Deventer	Already left from Deventer?
09-1807	The field squadrons are spread along the coasts of Friesland, Groningen, Oost-Friesland and Jever, and along the rivers Weser and Jade, to guard against smuggling.
02-12-1807	Colonel M.J.G. de Collaert receives command of the regiment (replacing Colonel Bruno)
03-12-1807	Royal Decree No.1: The regiment shall NOT be augmented with 25 men in times of war; the regiment has 5 squadrons and a total of 753 men and 528 horses.
11-03-1808	The field squadrons rejoins the depot in Zutphen. The regiment is in garrison in Zutphen and Deventer, with the regimental staff in Zutphen. The squadrons in Deventer were commanded by Lt-Col Renno.	In garrison in Deventer	In garrison in Deventer	Temporarely in Doesburg	In garrison in Zutphen	In garrison in Zutphen	Depot in Zutphen, commanded by Major J. Weerts
12-05-1808	The regimental staff (10 men) and two squadrons (16 officers and 376 others, 395 horses) depart for The Hague.							The field squadrons in The Hague and later also Leiden are until summer 1809 used to guard along the coast to prevent smuggling
25-05-1808	One of the squadrons in The Hague depart for Zuid-Beveland.
01-07-1808	The field regiment concentrates in the camp of Naarden, with a strength of 38 officers, 495 others and 547 horses (of which 32 men are sick, and of which 134 men are detached). Total strength of the regiment (including depot) is 723 men.	In camp near Naarden	In camp near Naarden	In camp near Naarden	In camp near Naarden	In camp near Naarden	Depot in Zutphen, with a strength of 13 officers, 88 others and 48 horses (of which 57 men are sick)	134 men are detached to a camp near Haarlem
03-07-1809							Command is taken over by Major J.H.C. van Hasselt
07/08-1808	Because of the many sick, the above squadron is sent to Bergen-op-Zoom
31-08-1808	A company from Zutphen (6 officers, 107 other, 103 horses) departs for Leiden.
05-09-1808	Because of the many sick, the squadron in Bergen-op-Zoom returns to Zutphen.
30-07-1809	The field regiment receives orders to depart from Naarden and to force-march to Bergen–op-Zoom. The sick men remain in Naarden with 1st Lt G.F. Koltrop.
10-08-1809	The field regiment is 38 officers, 487 others and 481 horse strong. It becomes part of the 2nd brigade (Maj-Gen O.F. van Goes), 2nd Division (Lt-Gen A. Bruno), Cantonments behind the Buitendijk, outposts from Borgvliet to Ossendrecht. Officers present: Colonel-commander M.J.G. Collaert; Lt-Col J.C. Renno, C. Lechleitner, C.A. van Bylandt; Adjutant-Major J. Thonhauser (06-10 replaced by 1st Lt J.C. Huismans); Lt-Adjutant M.J. Brepoels (06-10 replaced by 2nd Lt W. van Zandhuysen); Lt-Quartermaster B. Dikstaal; Surgeon-Major J.M. von Zinkgraeff; Surgeon 2nd Class C.A. Thurkow; Cavalry-Captain L. Ramakers, U.H. Huber, A.J. Hoynck van Papendrecht, C.F. Staëdel, J.W. Kummich, H.J.C.J. van Heeckeren van Enghuyzen (until 25-09), L.A.J. Crooy, M.L. Pijman (until 25-09); 1st Lt J.C. Huismans (became Captain-Adjutant-Major 08/11), J.C.F. Pfaff, R.F. de Ravallet, G.F. Koltrop, L.R. de Quaita, H.N. van Nijvenheim, W.G. van Kretschmar, C. d’Oultremont (until 25/09), L.L. von Wiedenkeller (until 25/09); 2nd Lt L.A. van Bonneval Faure, G.L.C. Bouwens, M. Nolet, J. de Roth, C.T. Lambrechts, W. van Zandhuysen (became Lt-Adjutant 08/11), J.G.E. Brandt, H. d’Arcy, J. van Sypesteyn, G.J. Laurillard de Fallot (until 29-08), G.S. Muller, J.P. de Bellefroid (until 06-10), J.J.D. de Faesch, C. de Jongh (until 06-10), W.A. van Pallandt van Eerde, D. Bossche, W. Horn, J. Rendorp.
07-09-1809	Royal Decree No. 4: Each company consist of 120 men; the regiment has 4 squadrons (3 field squadrons and a depot-squadron) and a total of 982 men and 817 horses. The field regiment (3 squadrons) has an effective strength of 720 men and 617 horses.						Assigned to the depot-squadron: Cavalry-Captain Molenaar, Huber; 1st Lt Pfaff, Huismans; 2nd Lt Harmann, Muller, Bossche, Horn.
18-09-1809	The field regiment crosses the Oosterschelde estuary to Zuid-Beveland by horse! Cantonments near Ges, outpost duty.
01-10-1809							Depot in Zutphen, command is taken over by Major L.P. Coenegracht
02-1810	The field regiment leaves Zeeland, cantonments in Ossendrecht, Woensdrecht and Hoogerheide.							A detachment of 50 men, commanded by 1st Lt L.R. de Quaita and the officers 2nd Lt H. d’Arcy and J. van Sypesteyn, depart for ‘s Hertogenbosch to act as a body- guard for Oudinot.
17-04-1810	The field regiment moves to Breda to prepare for the return to its garrison cities.							Leaving ‘s Hertogenbosch, moving to Breda to unite with the field regiment.
04-1810	The field regiment returns to its garrison cities Zutphen and Deventer. marching over Gouda.
22-04-1810								The above detachment, reinforced with an officer and 50 hussars, receive in Gouda orders to act as a body-guard for Oudinot in Utrecht.