Post
by Captain of Dragoons » Sat Nov 03, 2007 10:26 pm
See 'Forging a Colition Army: William III, The Grand Aliance, and the Confederate Army in the Netherlands, 1688-1697' by John M. Stapleton.
Chapter 7 William III and the Command of the Confederate Army
sections;
-The Army's Building Blocks: The Regiment and the Organization of the Conferate Army...Page 321
and
-New technology and Allied Infantry Organization
for example
Printed muster roll for Mauregnault's company of Noyelle's Regiment
11 Feb 1689
-33 musketeers, 24 pikemen, 11 officers and 3 drummers
A hand-written muster roll
18 Feb 1689
-37 musketeers, 17 pikemen, 7 officers and 3 drummers
Also in
'Interview held by Heinsius, Dijkvelt, and Schurman, their High Mightiness' Deputy, at the army under the Prince van Waldeck shortly after the battle of Fleury presented at the 15 July 1695 meeting'
The above report provides the strenghts of the armys battalions before and after the battle - including numbers of Pikemen and Musketeers. Although several regiments were so decimated that it is impossibe to provide an accurate estimate of the ratio of muskets to pike, nine of the regiments listed mustered more than 50% of their original number.
So I would think it would be alright for you to provide pike with your Dutch Regiments.
cheers
Edward
Captain of Dragoons