French Order of Battle for Leipzig, 16

French Army
Battle of Leipzig
16-19 October 1813
Commanding General:
Chief of Staff:
Artillery Commander:
Engineering Commander:
Commander of HQ:
Southern Front Cdr:
Northern Front Cdr:
Emperor Napoleon I
Maréchal Berthier, Prince of Neuchatel
Général de division Count Sorbier
Général Rogniat
Général Durrieu
Maréchal Murat, King of Naples
Maréchal Ney, Prince de la Moskowa
Imperial Guard:
1st Division Old Guard: Général de division Friant (6,255)
Brigade: Général de brigade Michel
1/,2/1st Chasseur à Pied Regiment
1/,2/2nd Chasseur à Pied Regiment
Brigade: Général de brigade Christiani
1/,2/1st Grenadier à Pied Regiment
1/,2/2nd Grenadier à Pied Regiment
Artillery:
1st Old Guard Foot Battery (4/105)
(6-6pdrs & 2 5-7" howitzers)
2nd Old Guard Foot Battery (3/118)
(6-12pdrs & 2 6" howitzers)
6/1st Guard Train Regiment
Det. 11/1st Guard Train Company
2nd Division Old Guard: Général de division Curial (4,664)
Brigade: Général de brigade Rousseau
1/,2/Fusilier Chasseur Regiment
1/,2/Fusilier Grenadier Regiment
Velites of Turin (1)
Velites of Florence (1)
Brigade: Général de brigade Rottembourg
1/Saxon Guard Regiment
Polish Guard Battalion
2/Westphalian Guard Fusilier Regiment
(detached to Guard Artillery Park)
Artillery:
10th Young Guard Foot Battery (4/99)
(6-6pdrs & 2 5-7" howitzers)
14th Young Guard Foot Battery (3/91)
(6-6pdrs & 2 5-7" howitzers)
2 Guard Train Companies
I Corps Young Guard: Maréchal Oudinot
1st Division: Général de division Pacthod (6,044)
Brigade: Général de brigade Lacoste
1/,2/1st Voltigeur Regiment
1/,2/2nd Voltigeur Regiment
Brigade: Général de brigade Couloumy
1/,2/3rd Voltigeur Regiment
1/,2/4th Voltigeur Regiment
1
3rd
II Corps
2nd
4th
Brigade: Général de brigade Gros
1/,2/11th Voltigeur Regiment
1/,2/11th Tirailleur Regiment
Artillery:
1st Young Guard Foot Battery (3/110)
(6-6pdrs & 2 5-7" howitzers)
2nd Young Guard Foot Battery (3/109)
(6-6pdrs & 2 5-7" howitzers)
8th Young Guard Foot Battery (3/90)
(6-6pdrs & 2 5-7" howitzers)
4/1st Guard Train Regiment
Det. 3/2nd Guard Train Regiment
Division: Général de division Decouz (4,731)
Brigade: Général de brigade Boyer de Rebeval
1/,2/5th Voltigeur Regiment
1/,2/6th Voltigeur Regiment
1/,2/7th Voltigeur Regiment
Brigade: Général de brigade Pelet
1/,2/8th Voltigeur Regiment
1/,2/9th Voltigeur Regiment
1/,2/10th Voltigeur Regiment
1/12th Voltigeur Regiment
Artillery:
9th Young Guard Foot Battery (3/86)
(6-6pdrs & 2 5-7" howitzers)
11th Young Guard Foot Battery (3/87)
(6-6pdrs & 2 5-7" howitzers)
13th Young Guard Foot Battery (3/84)
(6-6pdrs & 2 5-7" howitzers)
1/2nd Guard Train Regiment
Det. 3/2nd Guard Train Regiment
Young Guard: Maréchal Mortier
Division: Général de division Barrois (5,470)
Brigade: Général de brigade Poret de Morvan
1/,2/1st Tirailleur Regiment
1/,2/2nd Tirailleur Regiment
1/,2/3rd Tirailleur Regiment
Brigade: Général de brigade
1/,2/4th Tirailleur Regiment
1/,2/5th Tirailleur Regiment
1/,2/6th Tirailleur Regiment
Artillery:
3rd Young Guard Foot Battery (2/85)
(6-6pdrs & 2 5-7" howitzers)
4th Young Guard Foot Battery (3/92)
(6-6pdrs & 2 5-7" howitzers)
12th Young Guard Foot Battery (3/96)
(6-6pdrs & 2 5-7" howitzers)
3/1st Guard Train Regiment
9/1st Guard Train Regiment
Division: Général de division Roguet (5,521)
Brigade: Général de brigade Flamand
1/,2/Flanquer-Chasseur Regiment
1/,2/Flanquer-Grenadier Regiment
1/,2/7th Tirailleur Regiment
Brigade: Général de brigade Marguet
1/,2/8th Tirailleur Regiment
1/,2/9th Tirailleur Regiment
1/,2/10th Tirailleur Regiment
Artillery:
5th Young Guard Foot Battery (3/88)
(6-6pdrs & 2 5-7" howitzers)
6th Young Guard Foot Battery (3/86)
(6-6pdrs & 2 5-7" howitzers)
7th Young Guard Foot Battery (3/89)
(6-6pdrs & 2 5-7" howitzers)
5/2nd Guard Train Regiment
8/2nd Guard Train Regiment
Guard Artillery: Général Dulauloy (3,911)
3/Old Guard Foot Battery (3/83)
(6-12pdrs & 2 6" howitzers)
4/Old Guard Foot Battery (4/106)
(6-12pdrs & 2 6" howitzers)
5/Old Guard Foot Battery (3/118)
(6-12pdrs & 2 6" howitzers)
6/Old Guard Foot Battery (3/98)
(6-12pdrs & 2 6" howitzers)
1/Old Guard Horse Battery(4-6pdrs & 2 5-7" howitzers)
2/Old Guard Horse Battery(4-6pdrs & 2 5-7" howitzers)
Berg Horse Battery
(4-6pdrs & 2 5-7" howitzers)
Guard Sapper Company
2/5th Sapper Battalion
3/7th Sapper Battalion
1 Guard Pontooneer Company
3/Guard Marine Battalion
1 Neapolitan Guard Marine Company
1/,2/,5/,7/,8/1st Guard Artillery Train Battalion
2/,4/,6/,7/,10/,11/,12/2nd Guard Artillery Train Battalion
1 Berg Artillery Train Company
1 Guard Engineering Train Company
1-12/Guard Equipage Train Battalion
1/,2/,3/Guard Administrative Ouvrier Companies
Guard Cavalry Corps: Général de division Nansouty
(Strength as of 15 October 1813)
1st Division: Général de division d'Ornano
Brigade: Général de brigade Colbert
1/,3/,4/,5/,6,Berg Lancer Regiment (39/409)
1-10/2eme Chevauléger-lancier Regiment de la Garde
(Hollandaise)(63/731)
Brigade: Colonel Pinteville
5/,6/Empress Dragoon Regiment (Young Guard)
(18/223)
Artillery:
6th Old Guard Horse Battery (3/84)
(4-6pdrs & 2 5.7" howitzers)
Det. 11/1st Guard Train Battalion (2/71)
2nd Division: Général de division Léfèbvre-Desnoëttes
Brigade: Général de brigade Krasinski
4/,5/,6/,7/1st Chevauléger-lancier Regiment
3
de la Garde (Polonaise)(Young Guard)(43/535)
Brigade: Général de brigade Castex
6/,7/,8/,9/Chasseurs à Cheval de la Garde
(Young Guard)(38/628)
5/,6/Grenadiers à Cheval de la Garde
(Young Guard)(17/290)
Artillery:
5th Old Guard Horse Battery (3/86)
(4-6pdrs & 2 5.7" howitzers)
10/1st Guard Train Regiment (1/79)
3rd Division: Général de division Walther
Brigade: Général de brigade Lion
1/,2/,3/1er Chevauléger-lancier Regiment de la
Garde (Polonaise)(Old Guard)(42/530)
1/4th Gardes d'Honneur Regiment (10/192)
1/,2/,3/,4/,5/,10/Chasseurs a Cheval de la
Garde (Old Guard)(51/871)
1/,2/1st Gardes d'Honneur Regiment (15/269)
Brigade: Général de brigade Letort
1/,2/,3/,4/Empress Dragoon Regiment (Old Guard)
(45/747)
1/,2/2nd Gardes d'Honneur Regiment (15/246)
Brigade: Général de brigade Laferrière
1/,2/,3/,4/Grenadiers à Cheval de la Garde (Old
Guard)(57/881)
1/3rd Gardes d'Honneur Regiment (8/146)
Artillery:
4th Old Guard Horse Battery (2/83)
(4-6pdrs & 2 5.7" howitzers)
12/1stGuard Train Regiment (1/144)
3rd Old Guard Horse Battery (4/85)
(4-6pdrs & 2 5.7" howitzers)
II Corps: Maréchal Victor (Strengths as of 1 October)
4th Division: Général de division Dubreton
Brigade: Général de brigade Ferrière
Staff/24th Légère Regiment (11/23)
1/24th Légère Regiment (13/519)
2/24th Légère Regiment (15/435)
4/24th Légère Regiment (16/398)
Staff/19th Line Regiment (12/23)
1/19th Line Regiment (14/401)
2/19th Line Regiment (13/430)
4/19th Line Regiment (12/353)
Brigade: Général de brigade Brun
Staff/37th Line Regiment (13/24)
1/37th Line Regiment (13/329)
2/37th Line Regiment (17/385)
4/37th Line Regiment (17/342)
Staff/56th Line Regiment (4/19)
1/56th Line Regiment (22/463)
2/56th Line Regiment (21/467)
4/56th Line Regiment (18/379)
Artillery: Chef de bataillon Reisser
7/2nd Foot Artillery (3/93)
(6-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers)
11/4th Foot Artillery (2/92)
(6-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers)
Det. 3/12th Principal Train Battalion (1/103)
Det. 2/3th (bis) Train Battalion (1/92)
1/14th Military Equipage Battalion (0/11)
5th Division: Général de division Dufour
Brigade: Général de brigade Estko
1/26th Légère Regiment (18/515)
2/26th Légère Regiment (17/515)
4/26th Légère Regiment (17/514)
1/93rd Line Regiment (29/386)
2/93rd Line Regiment (17/413)
4/93rd Line Regiment (24/408)
Brigade:
1/46th Line Regiment (29/540)
1/72nd Line Regiment (29/578)
Artillery: Chef de bataillon Grosset
13/5th Foot Artillery (2/86)
12/8th Foot Artillery (1/85)
Total (6-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers)
Det. 3/12th Principal Train Battalion (0/12)
6th Division: Général de division Vial
Brigade: Général de brigade Valory
Staff/11th Légère Regiment (14/21)
1/11th Légère Regiment (16/500)
2/11th Légère Regiment (19/421)
4/11th Légère Regiment (18/394)
Staff/4th Line Regiment (15/26)
1/4th Line Regiment (16/412)
2/4th Line Regiment (15/521)
4/4th Line Regiment (18/358)
Brigade: Général de brigade Bronikowski
Staff/2nd Line Regiment (14/26)
1/2nd Line Regiment (17/435)
2/2nd Line Regiment (17/500)
4/2nd Line Regiment (18/402)
Staff/18th Line Regiment (10/24)
1/18th Line Regiment (18/510)
2/18th Line Regiment (17/526)
4/18th Line Regiment (17/483)
Artillery:
25/3rd Foot Artillery (3/100)
(6-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers)
26/3rd Foot Artillery (3/103)
(6-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers)
3/14th Principal Train Battalion (1/102)
3/3rd (bis) Train Battalion (1/90)
Ambulance (0/14)
Reserve: Général de brigade Mongenet
10/6th Foot Artillery (3/97)(8-12pdrs)
Det. 2/9th Principal Train Battalion (1/49)
2/14th Principal Train Battalion (1/103)
1/2nd Horse Artillery (3/99)
(4-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers)
Det. 2/11th (bis) Train Battalion (1/40)
5
Park:
Det. 3/11th (bis) Train Battalion (0/19)
Det. 4/11th (bis) Train Battalion (0/4)
Det. 4th Principal Train Battalion (0/7)
Equipage Train Detachment
9/2nd Foot Artillery (3/84)(1-6pdr)
15th Artisans Company (1/22)
2/4th Principal Train Battalion (1/50)
Det. 4th Principal Train Battalion (0/27)
4/8th Principal Train Battalion (1/64)
2/9th Principal Train Battalion (0/6)
Staff/12th Principal Train Battalion 1/2)
Det. 12th Principal Train Battalion (0/40)
3/3rd (bis) Train Battalion (0/16)
7/11th Principal Train Battalion (0/22)
4/11th Principal Train Battalion (0/17)
2/2nd Sapper Battalion (3/137)
3/3rd Sapper Battalion (3/113)
3/5th Sapper Battalion (3/120)
III Corps: Général de division Souham (as of 5 October)
8th Division: Général de division Brayer (5,491)
Brigade: Général de brigade J.Fournier
2/,3/6th Légère Regiment (856)
2/,3/16th Légère Regiment (801)
3/,4/40th Line Regiment (708)
Brigade: Général de brigade Bony
1/,3/28th Légère Regiment (765)
1/,3/,4/22nd Line Regiment (994)
2/,3/59th Line Regiment (552)
3/,4/69th Line Regiment (815)
Artillery:
10/2nd Foot Artillery
5/9th Foot Artillery
Det. 3/9th Principal Train Battalion
Det. 4/3rd (bis) Train Battalion
9th Division: Général de division Delmas (4,800)
Brigade: Général de brigade Esteve
2nd Provisional Regiment (600)
3/2nd Légère Regiment
3/4th Légère Regiment
1/,2/,3/136th Line Regiment (1,200)
Brigade: Général de brigade Maran
1/,2/,3/138th Line Regiment (970)
1/,2/,3/145th Line Regiment (1,300)
Artillery:
2/9th Foot Artillery
11/9th Foot Artillery
Det. 4/3rd (bis) Train Battalion
Det. 4/6th Principal Train Battalion
Det. 7/10th Principal Train Battalion
11th Division: Général de division Ricard (5,280)
Brigade: Général de brigade Charrière
3/,4/,6/9th Légère Regiment (863)
2/,3/,4/50th Line Regiment (1,045)
3/,4/65th Line Regiment (794)
Brigade: Général de brigade Vergez
1/,2/,3/142nd Line Regiment (1,200)
1/,2/,3/144th Line Regiment (1,380)
Artillery:
19/7th Foot Artillery
5/9th Foot Artillery
Det. 7/10th Principal Train Battalion
Det. 7/11th Principal Train Battalion
Det. 4/13th (bis) Train Battalion
23rd Light Cavalry Brigade Général de brigade Beurmann (1,065)
1/,2/,3/,4/,5/,6/10th Hussar Regiment
1/,2/,3/,4/,5/Baden Dragoon Regiment
Park: (3,069)
2 Foot Batteries
1 Horse Battery
Artillery Train (3 coys)
Spanish Sappers (3 coys)
Gendarmes (1 coy)
Equipage Train Detachment
6th Light Cavalry Division: Général de division
F.Fournier-Sarlovese
14th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Mouriez
4/29th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (9/112/21/109)1
4/31st Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (9/168/15/171)
4/1st Hussar Regiment (17/237/25/233)
15th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Ameil
3/,4/2nd Hussar Regiment (16/337/26/337)
5/4th Hussar Regiment (4/29/11/27)
4/12th Hussar Regiment (7/195/28/198)
Artillery:
1/2 Horse Battery
Brigade: Général de brigade Axamitowsky
4/4th Dragoon Regiment (4/102/14/8)
3/5th Dragoon Regiment (12/204/21/211)
3/14th Dragoon Regiment (10/129/16/129)
3/12th Dragoon Regiment (8/229/13/109)
4/24th Dragoon Regiment (0/58/0/57)
IV Corps: Général de division Bertrand
12th Division: Général de division Morand (5,705)
Brigade: Général de brigade Belair
1/,2/,3/,4/8th Légère Regiment
Brigade: Général de brigade Toussaint
1/,2/,3/,4/13th Line Regiment
Brigade: Général de brigade Hulot
1/,2/,4/23rd Line Regiment
1/,2/,3/137th Line Regiment
Artillery:
1/2nd Foot Artillery
3/2nd Foot Artillery
1/7th (bis) Train Battalion
2/7th (bis) Train Battalion
1
Numbers are officers, men, officer's horses and men's horses.
7
15th Division: Général de division Fontanelli (1,859)
Brigade: Général de brigade Saint Andrea
1st Italian Légère Regiment (2)
6th Italian Line Regiment (1)
Brigade: Général de brigade Martel
1st Italian Line Regiment (1)
4th Italian Line Regiment (1)
Brigade: Général de brigade Moroni
Milan Guard (1)
7th Italian Line Regiment (1)
Artillery:
1 Italian Foot Battery
1 Italian Train Company
38th Division: Generalleutnant Franquemont (1,168)
Brigade: Generalmajor Stockmayer
1st Württemberg Combined Light Battalion
1st Württemberg Combined Line Battalion
2nd Württemberg Combined Line Battalion
3rd Württemberg Combined Line Battalion
24th Light Cavalry Brigade: Generalmajor von Jett
1/1st Württemberg Chevauleger Regiment
"Prinz Adam"
1/3rd Württemberg Chevauleger Regiment
"Herzog Ludwig"
Württemberg Horse Battery
29th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Wolff (221)
1/Westphalian Chevauleger Regiment
1/Hesse-Darmstadt Chevauleger Regiment
Reserve Artillery (871)
1 Foot Battery
Train
Sapper Company
Gendarmerie
4th Heavy Cavalry Division Général de division Defrance
Brigade: Général de brigade Axamitowsky (with III Corps)
Brigade: Général de brigade Quinette
4/16th Dragoon Regiment (5/111/9/111)
3/17th Dragoon Regiment (15/185/44/187)
4/21st Dragoon Regiment (8/118/17/119)
4/26th Dragoon Regiment (4/66/7/65)
5/27th Dragoon Regiment (6/114/16/112)
5/13th Cuirassier Regiment (5/147/11/149)
Artillery:
1/2 Horse Battery
V Corps: Général de division Lauriston (Strengths as of
1 October 1813)
10th Division: Général de division Albert
Brigade: Général de brigade Bachelet
4th Provisional Regiment
4/5th Légère Regiment (17/320)
4/12th Légère Regiment (22/175)2
2
Joined parent regiment in 42nd Division on 10/10/13.
1/139th Line Regiment (23/463)
2/139th Line Regiment (19/430)
3/139th Line Regiment (21/483)
Brigade: Général de brigade Bertrand
1/140th Line Regiment (26/216)
2/140th Line Regiment (14/214)
3/140th Line Regiment (14/201)
1/141st Line Regiment (23/309)
2/141st Line Regiment (16/297)
3/141st Line Regiment (18/314)
Artillery:
3/7th Foot Artillery (4/63)(4-6pdrs & 1 How)
4/7th Foot Artillery (3/59)(4-6pdrs & 1 How)
4/1st Principal Train Battalion (2/177)
16th Division: Général de division Maison
Brigade: Général de brigade Mandeville
1/152nd Line Regiment (19/410)
2/152nd Line Regiment (8/459)
3/152nd Line Regiment (7/393)
1/153rd Line Regiment (23/428)
2/153rd Line Regiment (11/431)
3/153rd Line Regiment (11/429)
Brigade: Général de brigade Simmer
1/154th Line Regiment (23/340)
2/154th Line Regiment (5/365)
3/154th Line Regiment (9/376)
Artillery:
1/1st Foot Artillery (3/68)(4-6pdrs & 24pdr howitzer)
3/1st Foot Artillery (3/88)(4-6pdrs & 24pdr howitzer)
4/8th (bis) Train Battalion (1/141)
19th Division: Général de division Rochambeau
Brigade: Général de brigade Lafitte
1/135th Line Regiment (26/250)
2/135th Line Regiment (9/245)
3/135th Line Regiment (12/252)
1/149th Line Regiment (27/270)
2/149th Line Regiment (9/210)
3/149th Line Regiment (10/236)
Brigade: Général de brigade Harlet
1/150th Line Regiment (13/160)
2/150th Line Regiment (10/311)
3/150th Line Regiment (10/407)
1/155th Line Regiment (35/418)
2/155th Line Regiment (12/384)
3/155th Line Regiment (16/364)
Artillery:
12/5th Foot Artillery (2/82)(4-6pdrs & 1 How)
17/5th Foot Artillery (3/78)(4-6pdrs & 1 How)
4/4th Principal Train Battalion (1/134)
6th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de
1/2nd Chasseur à Cheval Regiment
2/2nd Chasseur à Cheval Regiment
3/2nd Chasseur à Cheval Regiment
1/3rd Chasseur à Cheval Regiment
9
brigade Dermoncourt
(14/58/44/53)
(8/61/14/57)
(3/65/6/68)
(12/110/34/107)
2/3rd
1/6th
2/6th
3/6th
Reserve:
Park
Chasseur
Chasseur
Chasseur
Chasseur
à
à
à
à
Cheval
Cheval
Cheval
Cheval
Regiment
Regiment
Regiment
Regiment
(5/9711/95)
(11/121/33/103)
(5/141/12/131)
(6/47/13/42)
16/1st Foot Artillery (2/78)(5-12pdrs & 1 How)
17/1st Foot Artillery (3/56)(5-12pdrs & 1 How)
2/5th Horse Artillery (3/87)(3-6pdrs & 1 How)
7/6th Horse Artillery (2/68)(3-6pdrs & 1 How)
7/3rd Principal Train Battalion (1/116)
4/9th (bis) Train Battalion (1/173)
15/1st Foot Artillery (5/66)(1-12pdrs & 1-24pdr
Howitzer, 1-6/4" Howitzer)
15th Artillery Artisan Company (1/18)
1/6th Sapper Battalion (5/45)
2/6th Sapper Battalion (2/84)
3/6th Sapper Battalion (3/81)
VI Corps: Maréchal Marmont (Strength as fo 1 October 1813)
20th Division: Général de division Compans
Brigade: Général de brigade Pelleport
2/32nd Légère Regiment (19/231)
3/32nd Légère Regiment (15/313)
Staff/1st Marine Infantry Regiment (8/14)
1/1st Marine Infantry Regiment (16/333)
2/1st Marine Infantry Regiment (16/335)
3/1st Marine Infantry Regiment (14/358)
4/1st Marine Infantry Regiment (16/344)
5/1st Marine Infantry Regiment (15/364)
Brigade: Général de brigade Joubert
Staff/3rd Marine Regiment (8/13)
1/3rd Marine Regiment (11/487)
2/3rd Marine Regiment (1/186)
3/3rd Marine Regiment (13/447)
20th Provisional Regiment
5/66th Line Regiment (21/319)
3/122nd Line Regiment (19/300)
25th Provisional Regiment
3/47th Line Regiment (20/445)
3/86th Line Regiment (21/357)
Artillery:
16/5th Foot Battery (2/112)(6-6pdrs & 2 how)
10/8th Foot Battery (3/102)(6-6pdrs & 2 how)
3/8th Principal Train Battalion (1/168)
5/8th Principal Train Battalion (2/119)
21st Division: Général de division Lagrange
Brigade: Général de brigade Jamin
Staff/37th Légère Regiment (8/21)
1/37th Légère Regiment (16/339)
2/37th Légère Regiment (18/382)
3/37th Légère Regiment (-)(not reported)
4/37th Légère Regiment (16/322)
Staff/4th Marine Regiment (11/27)
1/4th Marine Regiment (15/414)
2/4th Marine Regiment (12/456)
3/4th Marine Regiment (17/431)
1/Joseph Napoleon Regiment (14/316)
Brigade: Général de brigade Buquet
Staff/2nd Marine Regiment (21/34)
1/2nd Marine Regiment (18/436)
2/2nd Marine Regiment (10/426)
3/2nd Marine Regiment (14/397)
4/2nd Marine Regiment (17/446)
5/2nd Marine Regiment (14/404)
6/2nd Marine Regiment (18/453)
Artillery:
10/4th Foot Artillery (2/117)(6-6pdrs & 2 how)
18/5th Foot Artillery (3/108)(6-6pdrs & 2 how)
Det. 1/10th (bis) Train Battalion (1/77)
7/12th (bis) Train Battalion (1/110)
2/8th Principal Train Battalion (2/167)
22nd Division: Général de division Friederichs
Brigade: Général de brigade Coehorn
3/23rd Légère Regiment (22/228)
4/23rd Légère Regiment (17/280)
11th Provisional Regiment
4/1st Line Regiment (21/276)
2/62nd Line Regiment (17/335)
13th Provisional Regiment
3/14th Line Regiment (24/668)
4/16th Line Regiment (19/416)
3/15th Line Regiment (21/319)
4/15th Line Regiment (20/291)
Brigade: Général de brigade Choisy
16th Provisional Regiment
6/26th Line Regiment (18/308)
6/82nd Line Regiment (19/221)
3/70th Line Regiment (20/308)
4/70th Line Regiment (18/293)
3/121st Line Regiment (21/285)
4/121st Line Regiment (19/266)
Artillery:
14/4th Foot Artillery (2/107)(6-6pdrs & 2 how)
22/9th Foot Artillery (3/87)(6-6pdrs & 2 how)
3/8th Principal Train Battalion (1/167)
2/10th (bis) Train Battalion (1/96)
25th Light Cavalry Brigade: Generalmajor Normann
1/2nd Württemberg Chevauleger Regiment (8/112/8/112)
2/2nd Württemberg Chevauleger Regiment (4/117/4/117)
3/2nd Württemberg Chevauleger Regiment (3/105/3/105)
4/2nd Württemberg Chevauleger Regiment (4/116/4/116)
1/4th Württemberg Chevauleger Regiment (7/112/7/112)
2/4th Württemberg Chevauleger Regiment (4/113/4/113)
3/4th Württemberg Chevauleger Regiment (3/115/3/115)
4/4th Württemberg Chevauleger Regiment (4/108/4/108)
Reserve & Park: Général de division Foucher
26/5th Foot Artillery (3/127)
(6-12pdrs & 2-6" howitzers)
7/9th Foot Artillery (3/100)
(6-12pdrs & 2-6" howitzers)
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1/1st Horse Artillery (3/92)
(4-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers)
3/4th Horse Artillery (2/77)
(4-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers)
3/5th Foot Artillery (3/92)(park company)
Park guns - 4 6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers
Det. 7/10th (bis) Train Battalion (2/94)
4/12th Principal Train Battalion (2/108)
4/6th (bis) Train Battalion (2/93)
6/6th (bis) Train Battalion (2/119)
7/6th (bis) Train Battalion (1/114)
18th Artillery Artisan Company (1/22)
6/2nd Sapper Battalion (3/103)
2/4th Sapper Battalion (3/102)
9/4th Sapper Battalion (3/110)
4/7th Sapper Battalion (4/04)
5th Light Cavalry Division: Général de division Lorge
12th Light Cavalry Brigade: Colonel Shea
3/,4/5th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (20/373/47/358)
3/,4/10th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (11/215/26/211)
5/,6/13th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (17/253/40/244)
13th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Merlin
4/15th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (8/126/14/133)
3/21st Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (7/110/14/111)
3/,4/22nd Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (8/212/22/210)
VII Corps: Général de division Reynier (12,637)
13th Division: Général de division Guilleminot
Brigade: Général de brigade Gruyer
4/1st Légère Regiment
1/,2/18th Légère Regiment
3/7th Line Regiment
1/156th Line Regiment
Brigade: Général de brigade Lejeune
2/Illyrian Regiment
3/52nd Line Regiment
3/67th Line Regiment
2/,3/101st Line Regiment
Artillery:
1 Foot Battery
32nd Division: Général de division Durutte
Brigade: Général de brigade Devaux
1/35th Légère Regiment
3/131st Line Regiment
3/132nd Line Regiment
Brigade: Général de brigade Jarry
4/36th Légère Regiment
3/133rd Line Regiment
3/Würzburg Line Regiment
Artillery:
1 Foot Battery
24th Division: Generalleutnant von Zeschau (3,679)
Brigade: Général Brause
1st (Lecoq) Light Battalion (9/468)
von Spiegel Grenadier Battalion (6/215)
von Steindal Infantry Regiment (1)(14/332)
Prinz Frederich Infantry Regiment (1)(14/557)
2/von Rechten Infantry Regiment (1)(10/149)
Brigade: Général Ryssel
2nd (von Sähr) Light Battalion (13/705)
von Anger Grenadier Battalion (5/176)
1/Niesemeuschel Infantry Regiment (1)(8/292)
Saxon Jäger Company
Saxon Sapper Company (3/42)
Artillery:
1 Saxon 6pdr Foot Battery (5/188)
1 Saxon 12pdr Foot Battery (4/140)
Saxon Train Detachment
26th Light Cavalry Brigade: Oberst von Lindenau (32/652)
1/,2/,3/,4/,5/Prinz Clement Uhlan Regiment
Saxon Hussar Regiment (3 to 8 sqns) (sources vary)
Artillery: Total (6/178)
1st Saxon Horse Battery "Birnbaum"
2nd Saxon Horse Battery "Groshayn"
VIII Corps: Général de division Poniatowski
26th Division: Général de division Kamienecki (5,000)
Brigade: Général de brigade Sierawski
1/,2/Vistula Legion Regiment
1/,2/1st Polish Line Regiment
1/,2/16th Polish Line Regiment
Brigade: Général de brigade Malachowski
1/,2/8th Polish Line Regiment
1/,2/15th Polish Line Regiment
1st Polish Foot Battery
2nd Polish Foot Battery
3rd Polish Foot Battery
Brigade: Général de brigade Grabowski
1/,2/12th Polish Line Regiment
1/,2/14th Polish Line Regiment
4th Polish Foot Battery
1/2 unknown Polish Foot Battery
27th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Uminski
1/,2/14th Polish Cuirassier Regiment
1/,2/,3/,4/Krakus Regiment
5th Polish Foot Battery
6th Polish Foot Battery
1 Polish Sapper Company
Polish Equipage Train Detachment
XI Corps: Maréchal Macdonald
31st Division: Général de division Ledru (5,023)
Brigade: Général de brigade Bourmont
11th Provisional Demi-brigade
6/20th Line Regiment
4/102nd Line Regiment
3/,4/5th Line Regiment
3/,4/11th Line Regiment
Brigade: Général de brigade
1/, 2/8th Westphalian Line Regiment
4th Westphalian Light Battalion
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Brigade: Général de brigade Macdonald
1/Neapolitan Elite Regiment
1/,2/4th Neapolitan Light Regiment
Artillery:
5/1st Foot Artillery
2 Westphalian Batteries
35th Division: Général de division Gérard (3,551)
Brigade: Général de brigade d'Henin
3/,4/,7/6th Line Regiment
1/,2/,3/,4/112nd Line Regiment
Brigade: Général de brigade Zucchi
3/2nd Italian Légère Regiment
1/,2/5th Italian Line Regiment
Artillery:
6/1st Foot Artillery
3rd Italian Horse Battery
Det. 1/11th (bis) Train Battalion
3rd Italian Train Battalion
4th Italian Train Battalion
36th Division: Général de division Charpentier (4,229)
Brigade: Général de brigade Charras
1/,2/,3/,4/22nd Légère Regiment
4/,6/10th Line Regiment
Brigade: Général de brigade Meunier
3/,4/3rd Légère Regiment
3/,4/,7/14th Légère Regiment
Artillery:
5/1st Foot Artillery
19/2nd Foot Artillery
Det. 1/7th Principal Train Battalion
Det. 2/12th Principal Train Battalion
39th Division: Général de division Marchand (4,602)
Brigade: Général Stockhorn
1/,2/1st Baden Line Regiment
1/,2/3rd Baden Line Regiment
Brigade: Général Prince Emil von Hesse
1/Hesse-Darmstadt Guard Fusilier Regiment
1/,2/Hesse-Darmstadt Leibgarde Regiment
1/,2/Hesse-Darmstadt Leib Infantry Regiment
Artillery:
1 Baden Foot Battery
1 Hessian Foot Battery
28th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Montbrun
(446)
1/,2/4th Italian Chasseur à Cheval Regiment
1/Würzburg Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (detached)
1/,2/,3/,4/2nd Neapolitan Chasseur à Cheval Regiment
Park: (2,613)
2 French 12pdr Foot Batteries
1 Neapolitan or French Battery
3 Train Companies
IX Corps: Maréchal Augereau
51st Division: unknown (4,350)
Brigade: Général de brigade Lagarde
32nd Provisional Demi-brigade
2/25th Légère Regiment
4/32nd Légère Regiment
2/63rd Line Regiment
Brigade: Général de brigade Aymard
34th Provisional Demi-brigade
3/10th Légère Regiment
2/21st Légère Regiment
35th Provisional Demi-brigade
3/32nd Line Regiment
2/58th Line Regiment
Artillery:
22/1st Foot Artillery
5/2nd Foot Artillery
21/2nd Foot Artillery
Artillery Train Detachment
52nd Division: Général de division Semele (4,297)
Brigade: Général de brigade Bagneris
37th Provisional Demi-brigade
2/17th Légère Regiment
4/29th Légère Regiment
2/39th Line Regiment
Brigade: Général de brigade Godard
6/121st Line Regiment
6/122nd Line Regiment
2/86th Line Regiment
Artillery: (539)
2 Foot Batteries
2 Train Companies
1 Sapper Company
1 Engineering Train Company
Independent Divisions
Division: Général de division Lefol (2,229)
1st Erfurt Battalion
2nd Erfurt Battalion
2/54th Line Regiment (detached)
1 1/2 Bataillon de Marche
(Dets. 29th Légère, 25th, & 33rd Line Regiments)
27th (Polish) Division: Général de division Dombrowski (2,350)
Brigade: Général de brigade Zoltowski
1/,2/2nd Polish Line Regiment
1/,2/4th Polish Line Regiment
18th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Krukowiecki
1/,2/,3/,4/2nd Polish Uhlan Regiment
1/,2/,3/,4/4th Polish Chasseur à Cheval Regiment
Artillery:
1 Foot Battery
1st Polish Horse Battery
Polish Artillery Train
1 Sapper Company
Division (Leipzig Garrison):
Général de division Margaron (4,320)
Brigade: Général de brigade Bertrand
Gendarmes (19)
1/36thth Légère Regiment (unknown)
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4/35th Légère Regiment (605)
1/132nd Line Regiment (730)
138th Line Regiment (352)
1st Provisional Infantry Regiment (1,942)
(probably consisted of)
2/96th Line Regiment
2/103rd Line Regiment
1st Provisional Cavalry Regiment (4)(855)
2nd Provisional Cavalry Regiment (4)(819)
Artillery:
1 Horse Battery (93)
Train (81)
Artisans (16)
Baden Brigade: Generalleutnant von Hochberg
Baden Lingg Jäger Battalion
1/,2/2nd Baden Line Regiment (combined battalion)
Baden Artillery
Baden Train
I Cavalry Corps: Général de division Latour-Maubourg (6,480)
1st Light Cavalry Division: Général de division Berckheim
2nd Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Montmarie
1/,2/16th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment
1/,2/1st Chevauléger-lancier Regiment
1/,2/3rd Chevauléger-lancier Regiment
3rd Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Picquet
1/,2/5th Chevauléger-lancier Regiment
1/,2/8th Chevauléger-lancier Regiment
1/,2/,3/,4/1st Italian Chasseur à Cheval Regiment
2nd Light Cavalry Division: Général de division Corbineau
1st Light Cavalry Brigade:
Général de brigade du Coetlosquet
1/,2/6th Hussar Regiment
1/,2/,3/7th Hussar Regiment
1/,2/,3/8th Hussar Regiment
3rd Light Cavalry Division: Général de division Chastel
4th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Vallin
1/,2/8th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment
1/,2/9th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment
1/,2/25th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment
5th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Van Merlen
1/,2/,3/1st Chasseur à Cheval Regiment
1/,2/,3/,4/19th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment
1st Heavy Division: Général de division Bordesoulle
Brigade: Général de brigade Sopransi
1/,2/2nd Cuirassier Regiment
1/,2/,3/3rd Cuirassier Regiment
1/,2/,3/6th Cuirassier Regiment
Brigade: Général de brigade Bessières
1/,2/,3/9th Cuirassier Regiment
1/,2/,3/11th Cuirassier Regiment
1/,2/12th Cuirassier Regiment
Brigade: Général de brigade Lessing
1/,2/,3/,4/Saxon Garde Cuirassier Regiment
1/,2/,3/,4/Saxon Zastrow Cuirassier Regiment
3rd Heavy Division: Général de division Doumerc
Brigade: Général de brigade Audenarde
1/,2/,3/4th Cuirassier Regiment
1/,2/,3/7th Cuirassier Regiment
1/,2/14th Cuirassier Regiment
1/,2/,3/,4/Italian Napoleon Dragoon Regiment
Brigade: Général de brigade Reiset
1/,2/7th Dragoon Regiment
1/,2/,3/23rd Dragoon Regiment
1/,2/28th Dragoon Regiment
1/,2/30th Dragoon Regiment
Corps Artillery:
6/3rd Horse Artillery
3/1st Horse Artillery
1/6th Horse Artillery
1/4th Horse Artillery
3rd Saxon Horse Artillery
Det. 1/16th Principal Artillery Train
Det. 2/16th Principal Artillery Train
Det. 2/8th (bis) Artillery Train
Det. 5/8th (bis) Artillery Train
1st Saxon Artillery Train
II Cavalry Corps: Général de division Sebastiani (5,679)
2ndLightCavalry Division: Général dedivisionRoussel
7th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Dommanget
1/,2/,3/4th Chevauléger-lancier Regiment
1/,2/,3/5th Hussar Regiment
1/,2/,3/,4/9th Hussar Regiment
8th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Lagrange
1/,2/,3/2nd Chevauléger-lancier Regiment
1/,2/,3/11th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment
1/,2/,3/12th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment
Artillery:
7/1st Horse Battery (1/2 company)
Det. 2/11th (bis) Artillery Train
4th Light Cavalry Division: Général de division Exelmann
9th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Maurin
1/,2/,3/6th Chevauléger-lancier Regiment
1/,2/,3/4th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment
1/,2/,3/,4/7th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment
1/,2/,3/,4/20th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment
10th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Wathier
1/,2/,3/,4/23rd Chasseur à Cheval Regiment
1/,2/,3/24th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment
1/,2/,3/11th Hussar Regiment
Artillery:
7/4th Horse Battery (1/2 company)
Det. 4/11th (bis) Artillery Train
2nd Heavy Division: Général de division St.-Germain
Brigade: Général de brigade Daugeranville
1/,2/,3/1st Carabinier Regiment
1/,2/,3/2nd Carabinier Regiment
1/,2/,3/1st Cuirassier Regiment
Brigade: Général de brigade Thiry
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d'Hurbal
1/,2/,3/5th Cuirassier Regiment
1/,2/8th Cuirassier Regiment
1/,2/10th Cuirassier Regiment
Artillery:
8/6th Horse Battery
Det. 3/13th (bis) Artillery Train
III Reserve Cavalry Corps: Général de division Arrighi3
(Strength Figures as of 1 October 1813 - distributed
to various corps as indicated above)
5th Light Cavalry Division: Général de division Lorge4
12th Light Cavalry Brigade: Colonel Shea
1/,3/,4/5th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (20/373/47/358)
1/,3/,4/10th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (11/215/26/211)
5/,6/13th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (17/253/40/244)
13th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Merlin
4/15th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (8/126/14/133)
3/21st Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (7/110/14/111)
3/,4/22nd Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (8/212/22/210)
6th Light Cavalry Division: Général de division Fournier5
14th Brigade: Général de brigade Mouriez
4/29th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (9/112/21/109)
4/31st Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (9/168/15/171)
4/1st Hussar Regiment (17/237/25/233)
15th Brigade: Général de brigade Amiel
3/,4/2nd Hussar Regiment (16/337/26/337)
5/4th Hussar Regiment (4/29/11/27)
4/12th Hussar Regiment (7/195/18/198)
4th Heavy Cavalry Division Général de division Defrance6
Brigade: Général de brigade Axamitowsky7
4/4th Dragoon Reiment (4/102/14/98)
3/5th Dragoon Regiment (12/204/21/211)
3/12th Dragoon Regiment (8/119/13/109)
3/14th Dragoon Regiment (10/129/11/16/122)
4/24th Dragoon Regiment (0/58/0/57)
Brigade: Général de brigade Quinette8
4/16th Dragoon Regiment (5/111/9/111)
3/17th Dragoon Regiment (15/185/44/187)
4/21st Dragoon Regiment (8/119/17/119)
4/26th Dragoon Regiment (4/66/7/65)
3
Arrighi also served as the Leizpig garrison commander during the battle.
4
Assigned to the VI Corps.
5
Assigned to III Corps.
6
With the IV Corps.
7
Assigned to the III Corps.
8
Assigned to the IV Corps.
5/27th Dragoon Regiment (6/114/16/112)
5/13th Cuirassier Regiment (5/147/11/149)
Corps Artillery: Colonel Chauvian9
4/6th Horse Artillery (2/85)
1/5th Horse Artillery (2/85)
5/5th Horse Artillery (3/96)
Total 4-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers
5/1st Principal Train Battalion (2/131)
5/4th Principal Train Battalion (1/72)
IV Cavalry Corps: Général de division Sokolnicki10 (3,000)
7th Light Cavalry Division: Général de division Sokolnicki
17th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Tolinski
1/,2/,3/,4/1st Polish Chasseur à Cheval Regiment
1/,2/,3/,4/3rd Polish Uhlan Regiment
1 Polish Horse Battery
8th Light Cavalry Division: Général de division Sulkowski
19th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Krustowski
1/,2/,3/,4/6th Polish Uhlan Regiment
1/,2/,3/,4/8th Polish Uhlan Regiment
1st Polish Horse Battery
Artillery:
4/2nd Horse Artillery
2/6th Horse Artillery
Det. 5/11th Principal Train Battalion
Det. 5/4th Principal Train Battalion
V Cavalry Corps: Général de division Pajol
9th Light Cavalry Division: Général de division Pire
(Strength as of 10 October 1813)
32nd Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Klicki
1/3/,4/3rd Hussar Regiment (26/268/58/237)
1/,2/,3/,4/27th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment11
(38/357/71/348)
33rd Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Vial
1/,3/,4/14th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (18/223/68/331)
1/,3/,4/26th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (20/170/58/158)
5th Heavy Cavalry Division: Général de division l'Héritier
Brigade: Général de brigade Queunot
1/,2/,3/2nd Dragoon Regiment (27/323/68/321)*
1/,3/,4/6th Dragoon Regiment (24/290/55/264)*
1/,2/,3/,4/11th Dragoon Regiment (28/355/72/342)
Brigade: Général de brigade Collaert
1/,3/13th Dragoon Regiment (19/221/50/202)
1/,2/,3/15th Dragoon Regiment (28/303/74/292)12
9
Divided between the three cavarly divisions.
10
Général de division Kellerman was detached and served as a wing commander, directing
both the IV and V Cavalry Corps.
11
* The 2nd Squadron consisted of only one company.
12
* The 2nd Squadron consisted of only one company.
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6th Heavy Cavalry Division: Général de division Milhaud
Brigade: Général de brigade Lamotte
1/,3/18th Dragoon Regiment (15/205/43/206)
1/,3/19th Dragoon Regiment (22/231/59/218)
1/,3/20th Dragoon Regiment (14/464/35/168)
Brigade: Général de brigade Montélégier
1/,2/,3/22nd Dragoon Regiment (18/245/50/217)
1/,2/,3/25th Dragoon Regiment (27/239/65/198)
Artillery:
5/3rd Horse Battery (1/72)
Det. 11th Artillery Train Battalion (1/83)
Quistorp, Geschichte der Nord Armee;
Spectateur Militaire, l827
Rousset, La Grande Armee de l8l3;
Fabry, G., Journal des Operations des III et V Corps en 1813
Librairie Militaire R. Chapelot et Cie, Paris, 1902.
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French Archives, Cartons C2-536,537,538,539,540,541,542,543,544 and X -3
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