Battle of Landskrona
14 June 1677

Swedish Army
Karl XI
Field Marshal Grundel-Helmfelt

 

Right Flank
First Line (Cavalry - General Ascheberg, Infantry - Major General Mortaigne
     Drabanter (Naschert) - 1 sqd
     Livregimentet (Zelow) - 6 sqds
     Livgardet (Hastfehr) - 2 bns

Second Line (Major General Bielke)
     Livregiment (Bielke) - 1 sqd
     Skåne-Bohusläns dragonregimente (von Post) - 1 sqd
     Västgöta ryttare (Hierta) - 4 sqds
     Helsinge regemente (Ascheberg) - 1 bn
     Viborg läns ryttare (Mellin) - 1 sqd

 

Center
First Line (Lieutenant General Schultz)
     Dalregementet (Kruse) - 2 bns
     Livgardet - 1 bn
     Skaraborgs regemente (Börstell) - 1 bn
     Artillery (Liljenberg)

Second Line (Lieutenant General Gyllenstierna)
     Kronobergs regemente (Wick) - 2 bns
     Kalmar regemente (Soop) - 1 bn

 

Left Flank (Field Marshal Grundel-Helmfelt)
First Line (Cavalry - Major General Schönleben, Infantry - Major General Sperling)
     Lübeckers ryttare (Crefelt) - 2 sqds
     Dalregementet (Kruse) - 1 bn
     Änkedrottningens livregemente (Lindhjelm) - 1(3) sqd
     Västerbottens regemente (Clodt) - 1 bn
     Adelsfanan (Drake) - 2 sqds

Second Line (Colonel Lübecker)
     Närkes regemente (Thomson) - 1 bn
     Värmlands regemente (Stjerna) - 1 bn
     Smålands ryttare (Hagedorn) - 2 sqds
     Skåne-Bohusläns dragonregemente (Goes) - 1 sqd
     Åbo-Viborgs regemente (Baranoff) - 1 sqd
     Gamla Östgötar (Vellingk) - 1 sqd
     Wrangels ryttare - 1 sqd
     Gyllenstiernas ryttare - 1 sqd

Total: 26 (28)squadrons and 15 battalions. 8,522 excluding officers, noncommissioned officers and artillerymen, ca. 5,000 infantry and 4,000 cavalry and dragoons.

 

 

 

Danish Army
Christian 5
Field Marshal von der Goltz

 

Right Flank
First Line (King Christian, Prins Georg, von der Goltz, Major General Baudissin)
     Imperial (Austrian) infantry (Strassaldo?) - 1 (2) bn(s)
     Imperial (Austrian) cavalry (Krain/Lesly?) - 1 sqd
     Livregiment Ryttere (Wulf) - 1 sqd
     Baudissins Rytterregiment (Baudissin) - 1 sqd
     Münster infantry - 6 bns (Infantry Regiments Grandviller, Tecklenburg and Nitzau each of 2 battalions)
     2.Fynske Rytterregiment (Arensdorff) - 2 sqds
     2.Sjællandske Rytterregiment (Rantzau) - 2 sqds
     Bassems Cavalry Regiment (Münster) - 1 sqd

Second Line (Major Generals Grandville (Münster) and Rantzau
     3.Jyske Rytterregiment (Styrke) - 3 sqds
     Jyske Rostjeneste (Kruse) - 2 sqds
     Livregiment Ryttere - 1 sqd
     Imperial (Austrian) infantry (Strassaldo?) -1 bn
     Bassems Cavalry Regiment (Münster) - 1 sqd

Second Line's Flank
     Schönemachers Dragoons (Münster) - 1 sqd
     Ramstedts Dragonregiment - 2 sqds

Third Line
     Hestgarden - 3 sqds
     von der Goltz Rytterregiment - 2 sqds
     Geweckes Rytterregiment - 2 sqds
     Slesvig-Holstenske Rytterregiment (Reventlow)- 2(3) sqds

 

Center (Lieutenant General Rysensten and Major General Schack)
First Line
     Prins Fredriks Regiment (Melrum) - 3 bns
     25 cannon and 8 howitzers
     Braun (Münster)(?) - 5 companies (also known as artillery battalion in Danish sources). The exact                                        location of this unit is known; but since it was known as the artillery battalion, it                                        might have been used to cover the artillery)

Second Line
     Prins Christians Regiment (Elnberger) - 1 bn
     2.Sjællandske Regiment (Lang) - 1 bn

 

Left Flank (Lieutenant General Arensdorf)
First Line (Major Generals Walter and Ruhmor)
     Nympffens Dragonregiment (Nympffen) - 1 sqd
     Hornumb (Hornung) Regiment (Hesse-Kassel) - 1 sqd
     1.Sjællandeske Rytterregiment (Arensdorf) - 2 sqds
     Kongens Livregiment - 2 bns
     4. Jyske Rytterregiment (Walter) - 3 sqds
     Prins Georgs Regiment - 2 bns
     Slesvigske Regiment (Schönberg) - 1 bn
     1.Fynske Rytterregiment (Schack) - 2 sqds
     3. Jyske Regiment (Bülow) - 1 bn

Second Line (Major General Lewetzow)
     1.Sjællandeske Rytterregiment (Arensdorf) - 1 sqds
     Dronningens Livregiment - 1 bn
     1. Jyske Rytterregiment (Levetzau/Schwanewedel)- 3 sqds
     Juels Rytterregiment (Juel/Juul) - 2 sqds
     Sjællandske Rostjeneste (Schiller) - 1 sqd
     Hornumb (Hornung) Regiment (Hesse-Kassel) - 1 sqd

Second Line's Flank
     Brockenhusens Dragonregiment - 3 sqds

Total: 48(49) squadrons and 20 (21) battalions. 12,000 of which 5,000 were infantry and 7,000 were cavalry and dragoons.

 

 

 

 

Orders of Battle
Danish Uniforms 1675-79