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Königreich Bayern; Kingdom of Bavaria
Topic Started: Jun 16 2009, 07:00 AM (302 Views)
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Königreich Bayern
Kingdom of Bavaria

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The Coat of Arms of the House of Wittelsbach

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Maximilian I of Bavaria. King of Bavaria, Duke of Franconia, Duke in Swabia and Count Palatinate of the Rhine

The Bavarian State

Ruling Monarch: Maximilian I of Bavaria
Crown Prince: Ludwig I of Bavaria
Capital: Munich
Government: Constitutional Monarchy
Currency: Gulden
Population of the Kingdom: 3,655,000 (1816)
Royal House: House of Wittelsbach
Official Language: German

Regions of Bavaria
1. Upper Franconia (German: Oberfranken) (Capital:Bayreuth)
2. Middle Franconia (Mittelfranken) (Capital:Ansbach)
3. Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) (Capital:Würzburg)
4. Swabia (Schwaben) (Capital:Augsburg)
5. Palatinate (Pfalz) (Capital:Speyer)
6. Upper Palatinate (Oberpfalz) (Capital:Regensburg)
7. Upper Bavaria (Oberbayern) (Capital:Munich)
8. Lower Bavaria (Niederbayern) (Capital:Landshut)

Maps of Bavaria
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Royal Bavarian Army

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The Bavarian Army Composition:
Regular Army
-20,000 line Infanterie
-4,000 jagers (Light Infanterie)
-4,000 Kavallerie
-200 Guns (2,000 men)

Landwehr:
-20,000 line Infanterie
-4,000 jagers (Light Infanterie)
-4,000 Kavallerie
-200 Guns (2,000 men)

The Bavarian Army is organized into 8 Infanterie regiments, 8 jagers battalions and a further 4 Kavallerie regiment which is furnished into 4 Divisions. The 200 guns artillery are divided amongst each Division retaining 35 guns and the final 60 guns being organized for Corps-level Artillery(for used during Wartime).

Each Infanterie Regiment consists of 2,500 men and it is organized into 5 battalions of 500 men each. Each battalion is further sub-divided into 5 companies of 100 men each.

Each Kavallerie regiment is divided into 4 squadrons of 250 men each.

Order of Battle

The Royal Bavarian Army is organized into 4 Divisions, 2 Armee-Korps


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Commander of the Royal Bavarian Army: Field Marshal Karl Philipp von Wrede


I. Königlich Bayerische Armee-Korps
Commanding Officer: General Erich Brandenberger

*1. Bayerische-Infanterie-Division: 7,350 men, 35 Guns
-Kgl. Bayerisches 1. Infanterie-Regiment
-Kgl. Bayerisches 2. Infanterie-Regiment
-Kgl. Bayerisches 1. Kavallerie-Regiment
-Kgl. Bayerisches 1. Feldartillerie-Regiment
-Kgl. Bayerisches 1. Jäger-Bataillon
-Kgl. Bayerisches 2. Jäger-Bataillon
Garrison/HQ: Munich
Commanding Officer: Lieutenant General Nikolaus Ritter von Endres

*2. Bayerische-Infanterie-Division: 7,350 men, 35 Guns
-Kgl. Bayerisches 3. Infanterie-Regiment
-Kgl. Bayerisches 4. Infanterie-Regiment
-Kgl. Bayerisches 2. Kavallerie-Regiment
-Kgl. Bayerisches 2. Feldartillerie-Regiment
-Kgl. Bayerisches 3. Jäger-Bataillon
-Kgl. Bayerisches 4. Jäger-Bataillon
Garrison/HQ: Augsburg
Commanding Officer: Lieutanant General Karl Koller

II. Königlich Bayerische Armee-Korps
Commanding Officer:General Oskar Ritter und Edler von Xylander

*3. Bayerische-Infanterie-Division: 7,350 men, 35 Guns
-Kgl. Bayerisches 5. Infanterie-Regiment
-Kgl. Bayerisches 6. Infanterie-Regiment
-Kgl. Bayerisches 3. Kavallerie-Regiment
-Kgl. Bayerisches 3. Feldartillerie-Regiment
-Kgl. Bayerisches 5. Jäger-Bataillon
-Kgl. Bayerisches 6. Jäger-Bataillon
Garrison/HQ: Speyer
Commanding Officer: Lieutenant General Jakob Grimminger

*4. Bayerische-Infanterie-Division: 7,350 ,35 Guns
-Kgl. Bayerisches 7. Infanterie-Regiment
-Kgl. Bayerisches 8. Infanterie-Regiment
-Kgl. Bayerisches 4. Kavallerie-Regiment
-Kgl. Bayerisches 4. Feldartillerie-Regiment
-Kgl. Bayerisches 7. Jäger-Bataillon
-Kgl. Bayerisches 8. Jäger-Bataillon
Garrison/HQ: Würzburg
Commanding Officer: Lieutenant General Felix Graf von Bothmer

Corps-Level Artillery: 600 men, 60 Guns
-Kgl. Bayerisches 5. Feldartillerie-Regiment
-Kgl. Bayerisches 6. Feldartillerie-Regiment
Garrison/HQ: Munich
Commanding Officer: Major-General Albrecht Besserer von Thalfingen

Reserve Units

The Reserve Army of Bavaria is composed around the same lines of the Royal Bavarian Army.

Total Upkeep: 316,500

List of Bavarian Fortresses

Fortress Marienburg in Würzburg(Polygonal Fort)
Fortress Ingolstadt in Munich(Polygonal Fort)
Fortress Forchheim in Speyer(Polygonal Fort)
Fortress Veste-Oberhaus in Augsburg(Polygonal Fort)
Fortress Rosenberg ob Kronach in Landshut(Redoubt)
Fortress Rothenberg bei Schnaittach in Bayreuth(Redoubt)
Fortress Germersheim in Ansbach(Redoubt)
Fortress Ulm in Regensburg(Redoubt)

Polygonal Fortresses are the main garrison of the Line Infanterie of the Army.
Redoubt are the main garrison for the Feldartillerie, jagers and Kavallerie
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