page_title: Piave River 1809 order of battle
section_title: Cavalry and Advance Guard
hierarchical_section_title: Piave River 1809 order of battle / Austrian Army / Cavalry and Advance Guard
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Johann Graf Frimont von Palota, Lithographie von Josef Kriehuber, 1832
context_page_description: The Piave River 1809 order of battle shows the units and organization for the Franco-Italian and Austrian Empire armies that fought in the Battle of Piave River on 8 May 1809. Eugène de Beauharnais, the viceroy of the Kingdom of Italy defeated Archduke John of Austria. Eugène's Advance Guard crossed the river first and was assailed by Austrian cavalry and artillery. The French cavalry routed the opposing cavalry and captured 14 enemy guns. A lull followed as John arranged his infantry in a formidable defensive position. Meanwhile, Eugène struggled to pour reinforcements into the bridgehead as the Piave rose dangerously. In the afternoon, the viceroy sent Paul Grenier to drive back the Austrian left while Jacques MacDonald mounted an assault on the center. The attack succeeded in breaking the Austrian line and compelling John to order a retreat.
context_section_description: Artillery: General-Major Anton Reisner
  Two 12-pound position batteries (12 guns)
  Cavalry Division: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Christian Wolfskeel von Reichenberg  †
  Brigade: General-Major Johann Hager von Altensteig
  Savoy Dragoon Regiment Nr. 5 (6 squadrons)
  Hohenlohe Dragoon Regiment Nr. 2 (6 squadrons)
  One and a half 6-pound cavalry batteries (9 guns)
  Unattached Cavalry:
  Archduke Josef Hussar Regiment Nr. 2 (2 squadrons)
  The following regiments were temporarily attached to Wolfskeel's division.
  Ott Hussar Regiment Nr. 5 (VIII Armeekorps)
  Frimont Hussar Regiment Nr. 9 (Advance Guard)
  Advance Guard: Feldmarschall-Leutnant Johann Maria Philipp Frimont (4,380, 16 guns)
  Brigade: General-Major Ignaz Splényi
  Archduke Franz Karl Infantry Regiment Nr. 52 (3 battalions)
  Oguliner Grenz Infantry Regiment Nr. 3 (2 battalions)
  Archduke Josef Hussar Regiment Nr. 2 (6 squadrons)
  Frimont Hussar Regiment Nr. 9 (7 squadrons)
  One-half Grenz 3-pound brigade battery (4 guns)
  Two 6-pound cavalry batteries (12 guns)
caption: Johann Frimont
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