French Army, Battle of Borodino, 5

French Grande Armee
at the Battle of Borodino
7 September l8l2
Commander-in-Chief:
Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte
Headquarters Escort:
2/2nd Hessian Leib Regiment
l/2nd Baden Erbgrossherzog Regiment
Portuguese Legion Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (4)
28th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (l)(detached from III Corps)
General Park:
l0/lst Foot Artillery
2l/2nd Foot Artillery
5/, 7/, 22/8th Foot Artillery
l5/, l9/7th Foot Artillery
8/, l6/, l7/9th Foot Artillery
Left Wing: Prince Eugene de Beauharnais
IV CORPS
Commander-in-Chief ...... Eugene ......... Viceroy of Italy
Italian Royal Guard: Général de division Pino
Brigade: Général de brigade Lecchi
Royal Velites (2)
Guard Infantry Regiment (2)
Guard Conscript Regiment (2)
Guard Cavalry: Général de brigade Triaire
Gardes d'honneur (5 coys)
Guard Dragoon Regiment (2 sqn)
Queen's Dragoon Regiment (4)
Artillery:
lst & 2nd Italian Foot Artillery (6pdrs)
lst & 2nd Italian Horse Artillery (6pdrs)
2/, 7/lst Italian Foot Artillery (l2pdrs)
l3th Division: Général de division Delzons
Brigade: Général de brigade Huard
8th Légère Regiment (2)
84th Line Regiment (4)
lst Provisional Croatian Regiment (2)
Brigade:
92nd Line Regiment (4)
l06th Line Regiment (4)
Artillery:
9/2nd Foot Artillery (6-6pdrs & 2 How)
2/4th th Horse Artillery (4-6pdrs & 2 How)
l4th Division: Général de division Broussier
Brigade:
l8th Légère Regiment
Joseph Napoleon Regiment
53rd Line Regiment
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Brigade:
35th Line Regiment
9th Line Regiment
Artillery:
7/2nd Foot Artillery
3/4th Horse Artillery
lst Division: Général de division Morand (Detached from
I Corps)
lst Brigade: Général de brigade d'Alton
l3th Légère Regiment (5)
2nd Brigade: Général de brigade Gratien
l7th Line Regiment (5)
3rd Brigade: Général de brigade Bonamy
30th Line Regiment (5)
Artillery:
l/7th Foot Artillery (6pdrs)
7/lst Horse Artillery (6pdrs)
3rd Division: Général de division Gerard (Detached from
I Corps)
lst Brigade: Général de brigade Desailly
7th Légère Regiment (5)
l2th Line Regiment (5)
2nd Brigade: Général de brigade Leclerc
l27th Line Regiment (2)
2lst Line Regiment (5)
l/,2/Mecklenburg-Strelitz Battalion
Artillery:
3/7th Foot Artillery (6pdrs)
4/3rd Horse Artillery (6pdrs)
Corps Artillery:
Reserve
5/, l2/2nd Foot Artillery
Park
8/, l6/, 20/2nd Foot Artillery
Corps Cavalry: Général de division Ornano
l2th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Guyon
9th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (3)
l9th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (3)
l3th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Villata
2nd Italian Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (3)
3rd Italian Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (3)
VI Corps Cavalry:
20th Light Cavalry Brigade: Generalmajor Seydewitz
3rd Bavarian Chevau-leger Regiment
6th Bavarian Chevau-leger Regiment
2lst Light Cavalry Brigade: Generalmajor Preysing
4th Bavarian Chevau-leger Regiment
5th Bavarian Chevau-leger Regiment
III Reserve Cavalry Corps: Général de division Grouchy
3rd Light Cavalry Division: Général de division Chastel
llth Light Brigade: Général de brigade Gauthrin
6th Hussar Regiment (3)
8th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (3)
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l0th Light Brigade: Général de brigade Girard
6th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (3)
25th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (3)
l7th Light Brigade: Général de brigade Dommanget
lst Bavarian Chevauleger Regiment (4)
2nd Bavarian Chevauleger Regiment (4)
Saxon Prinz Albert Chevauleger Regiment (4)
Artillery:
6/4th Horse Artillery
6th Heavy Division; Général de division La Houssaye
Brigade: Général de brigade Thiry
7th Dragoon Regiment (3)
23rd Dragoon Regiment (3)
Brigade: Général de brigade Seron
28th Dragoon Regiment (3)
30th Dragoon Regiment (3)
Artillery:
4/,5/4th Horse Artillery
French Center: Napoleon I
III CORPS
Commander-in-Chief ...... Ney............. Maréchal de France
l0th Division: Général de division Ledru
lst Brigade: Général de brigade Gengoult
24th Line Regiment(4)
lst Portuguese Line Regiment (2)
2nd Brigade: Général de brigade Morion
46th Line Regiment(4)
3rd Brigade: Général de brigade Bruny
72nd Line Regiment (4)
l29th Line Regiment (2)
Artillery:
l2/5th Foot Battery (6pdrs)
5/6th Horse Battery (6pdrs)
llth Division: Général de division Razout
lst Brigade: Général de brigade Joubert
4th Line Regiment(4)
2nd Brigade
l8th Line Regiment (4)
3rd Brigade: Général de brigade d'Henin
93rd Line Regiment(4)
Artillery:
l8/5th Foot Artillery (6pdrs)
6/5th Horse Artillery (6pdrs)
25th Division: Generallieutenant Scheler
lst Brigade: Generalmajor von Hugel (Total strength
l Battalion)
lst Line Regiment "Prinz Paul"
4th Line Regiment
2nd Brigade: Generalmajor Koch (Total strength l Battalion)
2nd Line Regiment "Herzog Wilhelm"
6th Line Regiment "Kronprinz"
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3rd Brigade: Generalmajor von Bruxelles
lst Light Infantry Battalion
2nd Light Infantry Battalion
lst Ja"ger Battalion "Ko"nig"
2nd Ja"ger Battalion
(Total strength l Battalion)
Artillery:
lst & 2nd Wu"rttemberg Foot Artillery (6pdrs)
lst & 2nd Wu"rttemberg Horse Artillery (6pdrs)
Cavlary Corps: Generalmajor Wollwrath
9th Light Brigade: Général de brigade Mouriez
llth Hussar Regiment (4)
6th Chevauléger Regiment (3)
Jäger zu Pferd Regiment #4 "Ko"nig" (4)
l4th Light Brigade: Général de brigade Beurman
28th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (2)
4th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (4)
lst Württemberg Chevauelgers Regiment
"Prinz Adam" (4)
2nd Wu"rttemberg Chevauleger Regiment "Leib" (4)
Artillery Reserve:
l2pdr Württemberg Foot Battery
l6/,21/lst Foot Artillery (l2pdrs)
VIII CORPS:
Commander-in-Chief ...... Junot
.......... Général de division
23rd Division: Generallieutenant Tharreau
Brigade: Generalmajor Damas
3rd Westphalian Light Battalion (l)
2nd Westphalian Line Regiment (2)
6th Westphalian Line Regiment (2)
Brigade: Generalmajor Wickenberg
2nd Westphalian Light Battalion (l)
3rd Westphalian Line Regiment (2)
7th Westphalian Line Regiment (3)
Artillery:
lst Westphalian Foot Battery Froede (6pdrs)
24th Division: Generallieutenant Ochs
Brigade: Generalmajor Legras
Westphalian Grenadier Guards (l)
Guard Foot Artillery Battery Brunig (2-6pdrs)
Westphalian Guard Jägers (l)
Westphalian Jäger Karabiniers (l)
lst Westphalian Jäger Battalion (l)
Artillery:
2nd Westphalian Foot Battery Lemaitre (6pdrs)
Corps Cavalry: Général de division Chabert
24th Brigade: Generalmajor Hammerstein
lst Westphalian Hussar Regiment (4)
2nd Westphalian Hussar Regiment (4)
Westphalian Guard Chevauleger Regiment (4)
(Two unknown squadrons were detached from this
brigade)
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Corps Artillery Reserve:
lst Westphalian Heavy Foot Battery (l2pdrs)
Westphalian Guard Horse Battery (6pdrs)
IV Corps: Général de division Latour-Maubourg
4th Light Cavalry Division: Général de division Rozniecki
29th Light Brigade: Général de brigade Turno
3rd Polish Uhlan Regiment (3)
llth Polish Uhlan Regiment (3)
l6th Polish Uhlan Regiment (3)
7th Cuirassier Division: Général de division Lorge
lst Division: Generalmajor Thielemann
Zastrow Cuirassier Regiment (4)
Saxon Garde du Corps (4)
l4th Polish Cuirassier Regiment
2nd Brigade: Général de brigade Lepel
lst Westphalian Cuirassier Regiment (4)
2nd Westphalian Cuirassier Regiment (4)
Corps Artillery: Chef d'escadron Schwerin
2nd Westphalian Horse Battery (6pdrs)
2nd Saxon Horse Battery von Hiller (6pdrs)
I CORPS:
Commander-in-Chief ...... Davout ......... Maréchal d'Empire
2nd Division: Général de division Friant
lst Brigade: Général de brigade Dufour
48th Line Regiment (5)
2nd Brigade: Général de brigade Vandedem
33rd Line Regiment (5)
3rd Brigade: Général de brigade Grandeau
l5th Légère Regiment (5)
Joseph Napoleon Regiment (2)
Artillery:
2/7th Foot Artillery (6pdrs)
5/3rd Horse Artillery (6pdrs)
4th Division: Général de division Dessaix
2nd Brigade: Général de brigade Frederichs
85th Line Regiment (5)
3rd Brigade: Général de brigade Leguay
l08th Line Regiment (5)
Artillery:
9/7th Foot Artillery (6pdrs)
2/5th Horse Artillery (6pdrs)
5th Division: Général de division Compans
lst Brigade: Général de brigade Duppelin
25th Line Regiment (5)
2nd Brigade: Général de brigade Teste
57th Line Regiment (5)
3rd Brigade: Général de brigade Guyardet
6lst Line Regiment (5)
4th Brigade: Général de brigade Louchamp
lllst Line Regiment (5)
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Artillery:
2/6th Foot Artillery (6pdrs)
l6/7th Horse Artillery (6pdrs)
Corps Cavalry: Général de division Girardin
lst Light Cavalry Brigade:
2nd Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (4)
9th Polish Lancer Regiment (4)
2nd Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Bordessoulle
lst Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (4)
3rd Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (4)
Artillery Reserve:
3/,l7/lst Foot Artillery (l2pdrs)
Park:
6/7th Foot Artillery (6pdrs)
ll/, l4/9th Foot Artillery (6pdrs)
I Reserve Cavalry Corps: Général de division Nansouty
lst Light Cavalry Division: Général de division Bruyere
3rd Light Brigade: Général de brigade Jacquinot
7th Hussar Regiment (4)
9th Chevauléger Regiment (4)
4th Light Brigade: Général de brigade Pire
l6th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (4)
8th Hussar Regiment (4)
l5th Light Brigade: Général de brigade Roussel d'Hureal
6th Polish Uhlan Regiment (4)
8th Polish Uhlan Regiment (4)
2nd Combined Prussian Hussars (4)
(l/4th ,3/4th, l/6th, & 2/6th)
Artillery:
7/6th Horse Artillery (6pdrs)
lst Cuirassier Division; Général de division St. Germaine
Brigade: Général de brigade Bessieres
2nd Cuirassier Regiment (4)
Brigade: Général de brigade Bruno
3rd Cuirassier Regiment (4)
Brigade: Général de brigade Queunot
9th Cuirassier Regiment (4)
lst Chevauléger Regiment (l co)
Artillery:
l/5th Horse Artillery (6pdrs)
3/5th Horse Artillery (6pdrs)
5th Cuirassier Division; Général de division Valence
Brigade: Général de brigade Reynaud
6th Cuirassier Regiment (4)
Brigade: Général de brigade Dejean
llth Cuirassier Regiment (4)
Brigade: Général de brigade De Lagrange
l2th Cuirassier Regiment (4)
5th Chevauléger Regiment (l co)
Artillery:
4/5th Horse Artillery (6pdrs)
6/5th Horse Artillery (6pdrs)
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II Reserve Cavalry Corps: Général de division Montburn
2nd Light Cavalry Division: Général de division Pajol
7th Light Brigade: Général de brigade Desirad
llth Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (3)
l2th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (3)
8th Light Brigade: Général de brigade Burthe
5th Hussar Regiment (4)
9th Hussar Regiment (4)
l6th Light Brigade: Général de brigade Subervie
3rd Wu"rttemberg Ja"ger zu Pferd (4)
Prussian Combined Uhlan Regiment (4)
l0th Polish Hussar Regiment (4)
lst Cuirassier Division: Général de division Wathier
Brigade: Général de brigade Beaumont
5th Cuirassier Regiment (4)
Brigade: Général de brigade Richter
8th Cuirassier Regiment (4)
Brigade: Général de brigade Dornes
l0th Cuirassier Regiment (4)
2nd Chevauléger Regiment (l co)
Artillery:
l/2nd Horse Artillery (6pdrs)
4/2nd Horse Artillery (6pdrs)
4th Cuirassier Division; Général de division Defrance
Brigade: Général de brigade Chouard
lst Carabinier Regiment (4)
Brigade: Général de brigade Paultre
2nd Carabinier Regiment (4)
Brigade: Général de brigade Bouvier des Eclats
lst Cuirassier Regiment (4)
4/4th Chevauléger Regiment (l co)
Right Wing: Prince Poniatowski
V CORPS:
Commander-in-Chief ... Prince Poniatowski.. Général de division
l6th Division: Général de division Zayonchek
Brigade: Général de brigade Mielzynski
3rd Polish Line Regiment (3)
l5th Polish Line Regiment (3)
Brigade: Général de brigade Paszkowski
l6th Polish Line Regiment (3)
Artillery:
3rd Polish Foot Artillery Company (6pdrs)
l2th Polish Foot Artillery Company (6pdrs)
l8th Division: Général de division Kniaziewicz
Brigade: Général de brigade Grabowski
2nd Polish Line Regiment (3)
8th Polish Line Regiment (3)
Brigade: Général de brigade Pakosz
l2th Polish Line Regiment (3)
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Artillery:
4th Polish Foot Artillery Company (6pdrs)
5th Polish Foot Artillery Company (6pdrs)
3/Supplimentary Battalion
Reserve Artillery:
2nd Polish Horse Artillery Company (6pdrs)
l4th Polish Foot Artillery Company (6pdrs)
4/Supplimentary Battalion
Park:
7th Polish Horse Artillery Company
8th Polish Horse Artillery Company
Cavalry Corps:
l9th Light Brigade: Général de brigade Tyskiewicz
l2th Polish Uhlan Regiment (4)
20th Light Brigade: Prince A. Sulkowski
5th Polish Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (4)
l3th Polish Hussar Regiment (4)
RESERVE - Imperial Guard
Commander-in-Chief ...... Mortier ....... Maréchal d'Empire
2nd Division: Général de division Roguet
Brigade: Général de brigade Lanabere
lst Tirailleur Regiment (2)
lst Voltigeur Regiment (2)
Brigade: Général de brigade Boyledieu
Fusilier Chasseur Regiment (2)
Fusilier Grenadier Regiment (2)
Artillery:
3/Old Guard Foot Artillery
3/Young Guard Foot Artillery
5th Prussian Foot Artillery
7th Prussian Foot Artillery
3rd Division: Général de division Curial
Brigade: Général de brigade Boyer
lst Chasseur à Pied (2)
2nd Chasseur à Pied (2)
Brigade: Général de division Curial
lst Grenadier à Pied (2)
2nd Grenadier à Pied (2)
3rd Grenadier à Pied (2)
2/Old Guard Foot Artillery
l/Young Guard Foot Artillery
Vistula Legion: Général de division Claparede
Brigade: Général de brigade Cholpicki
lst Vistula Regiment (2)
2nd Vistula Regiment (2)
Brigade: Général de brigade
3rd Vistula Regiment (2)
Guard Cavalry Maréchal Bessieres
Division: Général de division Walther
Brigade: Général de brigade St. Sulpice
Empress Dragoon Regiment (5)
Grenadier à Cheval Regiment (5)
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Brigade: Général de brigade Guyot
Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (5)
Mameluke Squadron
Brigade: Général de brigade Colbert
lst Chevau-léger lancier de la Garde Regiment (5)
2nd Chevau-léger lancier de la Garde Regiment (4)
Gendarmerie d'Elite (2)
Artillery:
l/Old Guard Horse Artillery
3/Old Guard Horse Artillery
Reserve Artillery:
2/Old Guard Horse Artillery
4/Old Guard Horse Artillery
4/Old Guard Foot Artillery
5/Old Guard Foot Artillery
6/Old Guard Foot Artillery
Park:
l0/, l6/8th Foot Artillery
Other French Forces detached from the Main Body at Borodino.
IV Corps:
3rd Division:
3rd & 4th Companies Mecklenburg-Strelitz Battalion
in garrison at Viday
l5th Division: (En route to Borodino after an antipartisian sweep)
4/lst Italian Légère
2nd Italian Line Regiment
3rd Italian Line
3rd Italian Légère
Dalmatian Regiment
VIII Corps
3/2nd Westphalian Line Infantry - At Gzhatsk
l/5th Westphalian Line Infantry - At Viasma
2/5th Westphalian Line Infantry - At Dorogobuzm
lst Westphalian Line Infantry (2) - With 7th Division,
X Corps
8th Westphalian Line Infantry (2) At Vilna
IV Reserve Cavalry Corps:
28th Light Brigade: Dziewanoljsk
2nd Polish Uhlans
7th Polish Uhlans
l5th Polish Uhlans
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With Dombrowski's
around Mstislavl
I Corps:
3rd Division:
lst & 2nd Companies Mecklenburg-Strelitz Battalion
in garrison at Vilna
4th Division:
l/2nd Hessian Leib Regiment
- At Vitebsk
2/2nd Hessian Leib Regiment
- With HQ escort
33rd Légère (2)
- At Minsk
33rd Légère (2)
- At Smolensk
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II Reserve Cavalry Corps:
l6th Light Brigade:
lst Polish Chasseur à Cheval Regiment
V Corps:
l6th Division:
l3th Polish Line Regiment
l7th Division:
lst Polish Line Regiment
6th Polish Line Regiment
l4th Polish Line Regiment
l7th Polish Line Regiment
-
At Smolensk
- Garrison of Zamosc
- Detached and operating
around Mstislavl
Imperial Guard:
2nd Division:
- At Vitebsk
Flanquer-Chasseur Regiment
Flanquer-Grenadier Regiment
Vistula Legion:
- At Smolensk
3/lst Vistula Regiment
3/2nd Vistula Regiment
3/3rd Vistula Regiment
III Corps:
llth Division:
Illyrian Infantry Regiment (3)
25th Division:
7th Wu"rttemberg Line Infantry
Regiment
VIII Corps:
Westphalian Garde du Corps
Other Major Detachments:
II & VI Corps
3rd Cuirassier Division
VII Corps
Austrian Hilfkorps
X Corps
XI Corps
3rd Chevaulégers de la Garde
29th Division
lst, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
Demi-brigades de Marche
Polish Army
l8th, l9th, 20th, 2lst, &
22nd Polish Line
l7th, l8th, l9th, &
20th Polish Uhlans
2lst Polish Chasseurs
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-
At Minsk
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-
Garrison in Danzig
Returned to
Westphalia
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At Polotsk
At Polotsk
Around Pripet Marshes
Around Pripet Marshes
In Courland
En route from Tilsit to
Smolensk
Forming in Slonim
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En route to Smolensk
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Forming in Lithuania
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Forming in Lithuania
Forming in Lithuania
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