French order of battle at borodino 1812

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The Battle of Borodino: Order of Battle of the Allied Army

By Alexander Mikaberidze and Eman Vovsi

(K=killed; W=wounded; MW=mortally wounded; C=captured)

Commander-in-Chief

Emperor Napoleon I of the French

La Maison de lEmpereur

La Maison Civile

Grand Marshal of the Palace Geraud-Christophe-Michel DurocGrand Master of Horse Armand-Augustin-Louis CaulaincourtChamberlain Comte de Turenne

Mamluks Routam Raza and Saint DenisPrefect of the Palace L.F.J. Bausset

Les Marchaux des Logis

Comte de Philippe-Paul SgurBaron de Canouville, chef descadrons of the 16th Chasseurs

The Cabinet:Topographic Service: Louis Albert Bacler dAlbe

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Secretaries: Baron Fain, Baron Meneval, Baron Mounier, Colonel DeponthonInterpreters: Wonzowitch, Tillet de Mautort, Belabre and Lelorge dIderville.Medical Service: Baron Yvan, Lerminier, Jouan, Rouyer.

La Maison MilitaireAides-de-camp to the Emperor:

Rapp, Lauriston, Longuerne (petit aides de camp to Lauriston), Hammer de Claribooke (petit aidesde camp to Lauriston), Lebrun, Mouton, Durosnel, de Narbonne, Comte de Pac, Prince Sanguzko.

Ordinance Officers:

Baron Gourgaud, Comte de Montesquiou-Fezensac, Duc de Montmorency, Comte de Montaigu,Baron Christin, Clement de Teintegnies, Baron Desaix, de Caraman, Comte Moreton deChabrilland, Baron de Mortemart de Rochechouart, Baron Athalin, dHautpoul, Galz deMalvirade, Prince dArenberg.

Le Petit Quartier Imprial: Auguste de Caulaincourt (K) and Sokolnicki (head of military intelligence).Army Commandant: Darriule

Ltat-Major Gnral: Alexander de Berthier

Aides-de-camp:

Colonel of Engineers Baron Lejeune, Colonel Baron Flahaut, Adjudant Commandant BaronPernet, Chef d'escadron Baron de Fesenzac, Chef d'escadron D'Astorg, Chef d'escadron Bongars,Capitaine Baron de Montesquiou, Capitaine Baron Noailles, Capitaine Baron Lecouteulx.

Generals assigned: Bailly de Monthion (chief of staff of the personal staff of the marchal Berthiers),Guilleminot (acted as chief of staff of the 4th Corps).

Baggage Master to the Chief of Staff: Capitaine Rieggert

Artillery: Comte de Lariboisire

Ltat-Major of Artillery: Chef dtat-major Gnral de brigade Lallemand

Assistant Chief of staff: Colonel Marion


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Director of Grand Park: Colonel NeigreBridging Train: Gnral de division Elbe (detached at Orsha)Chief of Staff: Colonel ChapellePark Director: Chef de bataillon Zabern

Commander of 1st Train: Chef de bataillon PeyerimhoffCommander of 2nd Train: Chef de bataillon CahpuisCommander of 3rd Train: Chef de bataillon Larue

Ltat-Major of Engineers: Gnral Chasseloup-Laubat

Chief of Staff: Colonel Liedot

Engineering Park Director: Colonel MontfortAssistant Director: Chef de bataillon NempdeTopographic Service: Gnral de division Comte Sanson

Gendarmerie: Grand Prvt Lauer.

General Administration: Comte Mathieu Dumas

Medical Service: Baron Desgenettes

Chief Surgeon Baron LarreyPhysician ChardelSurgeon major SaulnierSurgeon major DemarbaixPharmacist major RuchetInspector of Reviews: Baron Vinot-Vaublanc.

Troops Assigned to the Ltat-Major Gnral

Campagne dlite de gendarmerie2nd ( Baden) Line (1 batt.)28th Chasseurs a Cheval (2 squadrons)Saxon Chevau-Legers of Prince Albert (1 squadron)

Imperial Guard


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Total of 19,000 men and 109 guns.

Young Guard: Marechal de l'Empire Eduard Adolph Mortier

A brigade of Delabordes division: Berthezene

4th Voltigeurs (2 batt): Colonel-Major baron Thomas-Patrice Nagle4th Tirailleurs (2 batt): Colonel-Major Simon Robert5th Voltigeurs (2 batt): Colonel-Major Joseph-Victorien Sicard.

2nd Guard Division: Gnral de division Roguet

1st Brigade: Gnral de brigade Lanabere (K)

1st Guard Tirailleur Regiment: Colonel Lenuart (2 Batts)1st Guard Voltiguer Regiment: Colonel Mallet (2 Batts)

2nd Brigade: Gnral de brigade Boyledieu

Fusilier Chasseur Regiment: Colonel Vrenier (2 Batts)Fusilier Grenadier Regiment: Colonel Bodlen (2 Batts)

Artillery: Colonel Villeneuve

3rd Foot Artillery of the Young Guard (8 guns)2nd Company of the Guard Artillery Train Battalion

Vistula Legion: Gnral de division Claparede

Deputy chief: Gnral de brigade Baron Gregory Joseph Chlopicki.Chief of Staff: Colonel Briatt

1st Vistula Regiment: Colonel Konsinovski (2 batts. with 2 guns)2nd Vistula Regiment: Colonel Malchevski (2 batts. with 2 guns)3rd Vistula Regiment: Colonel Fondzelski (2 batts. with 2 guns)

Artillery: Captain Fradiel13th Company of the 8th Foot Artillery (6 guns)


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1st Brigade: Gnral de division Charles Lefevbre-Desnouettes

Guard Chasseur a Cheval Regiment: Gnral de division Guyot (5 squadrons)Mamluks: Ched descadron Karmann (1 company)

2nd Brigade: Gnral de division St. Sulpice

Empress Guard Dragoon Regiment: Colonel Letort (5 squadrons)

3rd Brigade: Gnral de division Walther

Grenadier a Cheval Regiment: Gnral de brigade Lepic (5 squadrons)

4th Brigade: Gnral de brigade Krasinski

1st Chevauleger lancier de la Garde Regiment (Polish): Colonel Dotancourt (4 squadrons)

5th Brigade: Gnral de brigade Colbert

2nd Chevauleger lancier de la Garde Regiment (Dutch): Colonel Dubya de Ferrier (4 squadrons)

6th Brigade: Gnral de division Duronel

Gendarmerie d'Elite: Colonel Henri (2 squadrons)

Artillery: Chef descadron Dubuar-Maren

1st Horse Artillery of the Old Guard (6 guns)

2nd Horse Artillery of the Old Guard (6 guns)Det. of the 2nd Guard Artillery Train BattalionDet. of the 7th Artillery Train Battalion.

Guard Artillery Reserve: Gnral de division Jean Barthelemy Sorbier

Foot Artillery: Colonel Antoine Druot

4th Company of the Old Guard (8 guns)5th Company of the Old Guard (8 guns)


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6th Company of the Old Guard (9 guns)Det. of the 1st Guard Artillery Train BattalionDet. of the 2nd Guard Artillery Train Battalion

Horse Artillery: Gnral de brigade Devot de St. Maurice.

3rd Company of the Old Guard ( 6 guns)4th Company of the Old Guard (6 guns)

Guard Engineer Park: Gnral de brigade Kirgener

Sapper Company of the Old Guard

Det. of Guard Marines

6th Company of the Guard Marines7th Company of the Guard Marines

I Corps

Total of ~35-37,000 men and 156 guns.

Commander-in-Chief: Marechal de lEmpire Louis Nicolas Davout (W)

Ltat-Major: Gnral de brigade Jean Louis Romeuf (MW)

Officers of the suite:

Gnral Jean Charles Musquinet de BeaprGnral de brigade Louis Francois Saunier, head of the GendarmerieAdjutant-commandant ParisetCaptain Lacger

Aide de camps:

Colonel Kobilinski, Major Brosset, Chef descadron de Castres, Chef descadron Hervo, Captains de

Beaumont, de Fayet, Laloy, Thomas, Tartarat and Chauvin, Lieutenant Despraux and de Castries.


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Artillery Commander: Gnral de division Pernetty

Deputy Artillery Commander Gnral Baltus de PouillyGrand Park: Colonel Marie Joseph August Saint VincentArtillery Reserve: Colonel David Isaie Bode (W)Artillery Park: Gnral Jean Pierre Jouffroy

Engineers: Gnral Haxo

Chief of Staff Prevost de VernoisDeputy Chief Chef de bataillon Emy

1st Division: Gnral de division Morand

Ltat-Major: Gnral de brigade Jean Francois Delort de GlonGnral Jean Pierre Lanabre, commandant de fusiliers-chasseurs (MW)Aides-de-camp: Morand, Parguez, Despans de Cubires and Fourier dHincourt

1st Brigade: Gnral de brigade d'Alton

13th Lgre: Colonel dArgence (5 batt. and 4 light guns)

2nd Brigade: Gnral de brigade Gratien

17th Line: Colonel Vasserot (5 batt. and 4 light guns)

3rd Brigade: Gnral de brigade Bonnamy (W, C)

30th Line: Colonel Buquet (5 batt. and 4 light guns)

Artillery: Captain Beroville[1]

1st company of the 7th Foot Artillery (8 guns)7th company of the 1st Horse Artillery (6 guns)1st and 2nd companies of 1st Principal Train Battalion

Auxilliary: Chef de bataillon Girarden.

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6th Company of the 3rd Sapper Battalion1st Company of the 12th Battalion of Military Equipage.

2nd Division: Gnral de division Friant

Ltat-Major: Adjudant-Commandant GalichetAides-de-camp: Comte de Marquessac and Fongy

1st Brigade: Gnral de brigade Dufour (W)[2]

15th Lgre: Major Brice[3] (5 batt. and 4 light guns)

2nd Brigade: Gnral de brigade van Dedem de Gelder

33rd Line: Colonel Pouchelon (W) (5 batt. and 4 light guns)

3rd Brigade: Colonel Groisne[4]

48th Line: Colonel Groisne (5 batt. and 4 light guns)2nd and 3rd battalions of the Joseph Napoleon (Spanish) Regiment: Colonel de Tchudy (2 batt.)

Artillery: Chef de bataillon Cabrie

2nd company of the 7th Foot Artillery (8 guns)5th company of the 3rd Horse Artillery (6 guns)4th and 6th companies of the 9th Train (bis) Battalion.

Auxilliary

5th company of the 5th Sapper Battalion4th Company of the 12th Battalion of Military Equipage.

3rd Division: Gnral de division Grard

1st Brigade: Gnral de brigade Leclerc des Essarts

7th Lgre: Colonel Rome (W) (5 batt. and 4 light guns)

2nd Brigade: Colonel Henri-Aloyse-Ignace Baudinot[5]

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12th Line: Major Nicolle (5 batt. and 4 light guns)

3rd Brigade: Gnral de brigade Etiene Maurice Grard[6]

21st Line: Colonel Francois Marie Cyprien Teull (W) (5 batt. and 4 light guns)127th Line (2 batt. and 2 light guns) and 1st Mecklenburg Battalion served as escort of parks ofthe I Corps and did not participate in battle.

Artillery: Colonel Christophe Pelgrin

3rd company of the 7th Foot Artillery (8 guns)4th company of the 3rd Horse Artillery (6 guns)7th and 4th companies of the 1st Principal Train Battalion1st and 4th companies of the 1st Train Battalion

Auxilliary

9th company of the 5th Sapper Battalion1st and 3rd Companies of the 12th Battalion of Military Equipage.

4th Division: Gnral de division Dessaix (W)Ltat-Major: Adjutant-Commandant Jacques Joseph Couture

1st Brigade: Gnral de brigade Friederichs

85th Line: Colonel Piat (5 batt. and 4 light guns)

2nd Brigade: Gnral de brigade Leguay

108th Line: Colonel Achard (W) (5 batt. and 4 light guns)2nd Battalion of Hesse- Darmstadt Leib Regiment (served as escort of parks of the I Corps anddid not participate in battle)

Artillery: Chef de bataillon Thevenot

9th company of the 7th Foot Artillery (8 guns)2nd company of the 5th Horse Artillery (6 guns)3rd and 6th companies of the 1st Train Battalion

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Auxilliary

3rd company of the 2nd Sapper Battalion4th Company of the 12th Battalion of Military Equipage.

5th Division: Gnral de division Compans (W)

Ltat-Major: Colonel Simmer (W)

1st Brigade: Gnral de brigade Duppelin

25th Line: Colonel Dunesme (5 batt. and 4 light guns)

2nd Brigade: Gnral de brigade Teste (W)

57th Line: Colonel Charrire (5 batt. and 4 light guns)

3rd Brigade: Gnral de brigade Guyardet

61st Line: Colonel Bouge (5 batt. and 4 light guns)

4th Brigade: Gnral de brigade Lonchan

111th Line: Colonel Juillet (5 batt. and 4 light guns)[7]

Artillery: Chef de bataillon Klie

2nd company of the 6th Horse Artillery (6 guns)16th company of the 7th Foot Artillery (8 guns)

2nd and 4th companies of the 9th Principal Train Battalion

Auxilliary

5th company of the 3rd Sapper Battalion3rd and 5th companies of the 12th Military Equipage Battalion

Artillery Reserve

3rd company of the 1st Foot Artillery (8 guns)

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17th company of the 1st Foot Artillery (8 guns)6th company of the 7th Foot Artillery (8 guns)

Artillery Park:

1st, 5th and 6th companies of the 1st Train Battalion

Engineer Park: Chef de bataillon Proust

8th company of the 5th Sapper Battalion5 companies of the 9th Train5 companies of the 12th Battalion of Military Equipage.

Light Cavalry: Gnral de brigade Girardin[8] attached to the 1st Cavalry Corps

1st Light Cavalry Brigade: Gnral de brigade Girardin dErmenonville (624 men)

2nd Chasseurs: Colonel Mathis (4 squadrons)Polish 9th Uhlans: Colonel Pzyshikhovski (4 squadrons)

2nd Light Cavalry Brigade: Gnral de brigade Bordessoulle (454 men)

1st Chasseurs: Colonel Mda. (4 squadrons)3rd Chasseurs: Chef descadron Dejean (4 squadrons)

III Corps

Total of ~12,000-15,000 men and 75 guns.

Commander-in-Chief: Marechal de l'Empire Michel Ney

Ltat-Major: Gnral de brigade GourAides-de-camp: Bresson de Valmabelle, Laboissire, Saint-Charles, Comte de Bourgoing, dAlbignac, Marchant-Billet,Macors.Artillery: Gnral de division Louis Francois Foucher du CareilDeputy Commander Gnral Georges-Alexandre Martuschewitz.

Artillery Park: Colonel Francois Louis Mengin

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10th Division: Gnral de division Ledru

Ltat-Major: Chef dtat-major Delaage.

1st Brigade: Gnral de brigade Gengoult

24th Lgre: Colonel de Julienne de Bellair (2 batt.)1st Portuguese Line: Colonel Freire-Pgo (1 batt.)

2nd Brigade: Gnral de brigade Marion (K)

46th Line: Colonel Jean Louis Brue (4batt.)

3rd Brigade: Gnral de brigade Bruny

72nd Line: Colonel Lafitte (4 batt.)

Artillery: Chef de bataillon Ragmey

12th company of the 5th Foot Artillery (8 guns)

5th company of the 6th Horse Artillery (6 guns)

Auxilliary

1st and 2nd companies of the 6th Principal Train Battalion7th Company of the 3rd Sapper Battalion

11th Division: Gnral de division Razout

Ltat-Major: Chef dtat-major Montbrun (K)

1st Brigade: Gnral de brigade Compere (K)

2nd Portugese Line: Major Xavier (1 batt.)

2nd Brigade: Gnral de brigade Joubert

18th Line: Colonel Pelleport (4 batt.)

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4th Line: Colonel Massy (K) (4 batt.)

3rd Brigade: Gnral de brigade d'Henin

93rd Line: Colonel Bauduin (W) (4 batt)

Artillery: Chef de bataillon Bernard

18th company of the 5th Foot Artillery (8 guns)6th company of the 5th Horse Artillery (6 guns)

Auxilliary

1st and 3rd companies of the 6th Principal Train Battalion9th Company of the 3rd Sapper Battalion

25th ( Wurttemberg ) Division: Gnral de division Marchand[9]

Temporary Wurttemberg Infantry Regiment: Major General Ernst von Hgel and Colonel Schtockmeyer (3batt.)

Artillery: Oberstleutnant von Brandt

1st Wurttemberg Foot Artillery (6 guns)2nd Wurttemberg Foot Artillery (6 guns)1st Wurttemberg Horse Artillery (4 guns)

Light Cavalry

9th Light Cavalry Brigade: Gnral de brigade Mourier (767 men)

11th (Dutch) Hussars: Colonel de Collaert (4 squadrons)6th Chevau-Lgers Lancers: Chef descadrons Jacob[10] (3 squadrons)4th Wurttemberg Chasseurs of the King: von Munchigen (4 squadrons)

14th Light Cavalry Brigade: Gnral de brigade Beurmann (1136 men)

4th Chasseurs a Cheval: Colonel Boulnois.[11] (4 squadrons)28th Chasseurs a Cheval: Major de Quinto dAvogrado.[12]

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1st Wurttemberg Chevau-Lgers: Colonel von Falkenschtein: (4 squadrons)2nd Wurttemberg Chevau-Lgers: Colonel von Normann-Erenfels (4 squadrons)2nd Wurttemberg Horse Artillery (6 guns)

Reserve Artillery and Parks: Colonel Marie Claude Bernard Verrier

Artillery:

16th company of the 1st Foot Artillery (8 guns)Wurttemberg Reserve Battery (5 guns)Wurttemberg Regimental Artillery (12 guns)

Artillery Park:

4th and 5th companies of the 6th Artillery Train Battalion

Engineer Park: Chef de bataillon Campredon

3rd company of the 1st Sapper Battalion6th Company of Engineer Train8th Company of the 1st Pontoon Battalion5th Company of Artillery Artisans

IV Corps

Total of ~24,000 men and 88 guns

Commander-in-Chief: Prince Eugene de Beauharnais, Viceroy of Italy

Ltat-Major: Chef dtat-major General de brigade Armand Charles Guilleminot.[13]Aides-de-camp: Triaire, Comte de Gisslenga, Delacroix, Bataille, De La Bedoyre, De Sayve, Tascher de la Pagerie,Mjean.

Artillery: Gnral de division dAnthouard de VraincourtDeputy Chief of Artillery: Gnral CouinChef dtat-major: Chef de bataillon Berthier.

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Italian Guard Artillery: Chef de bataillon ClmentReserve Artillery: Colonel MongenetArtillery Park: Colonel FiereckEngineers: Gnral Poitevin.

13th Division: Gnral de division Delzons

Ltat-Major: Chef dtat-major Boisserolle-Boisvilliers[14]

1st Brigade: Gnral de brigade Huard de St. Aubin (K)

8th Lgre: Colonel Serrant (2 batt and 2 guns)84th Line: Colonel Jean-Gaudens-Claude Pgot (4 batt. And 2 guns)1st Provisional Croat Regiment: Colonel Marko ljivari (2 batt.)

2nd Brigade: Gnral de brigade Plauzonne (K)[15]

92nd Line: Major Jean Marie Tissot (4 batt. And 2 guns)106th Line: Colonel Bertrand (W) (4 batt. and 2 guns)

Artillery: Chef de bataillion Demay

9th company of the 2nd Foot Artillery (8 guns)2nd company of the 4th Horse Artillery (6 guns)2nd and 3rd companies of the 7th Train Battalion

Auxilliary:

7th company of the 1st Sapper Battalion

14th Division: Gnral de division Broussier

1st Brigade: Gnral de brigade Betrand de Sivray

18th Lgre: Colonel Louis-Marie Gaussart (2 batt. and 2 guns)53rd Line: Colonel Pierre Andre Grobon (4 batt. and 2 guns)1st and 4th Battalions of Joseph Napoleon (Spanish) Regiment: Major Dorey (2 batt.)

2nd Brigade: Gnral de brigade Almras

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9th Line: Colonel Vautr (4 batt. and 2 guns)35th Line: Colonel Penant (4 batt. and 2 guns)

Artillery: Chef de bataillon Hermann

7th company of the 2nd Foot Artillery (8 guns)3rd company of the 4th Horse Artillery (6 guns)1st and 6th companies of the 7th Train Battalion

Auxiliary: Captain Maurlincour

2nd company of the 1st Sapper Battalion

Italian Royal Guard: Gnral de brigade Lechi

Infantry Brigade: Gnral de brigade Lechi 6 battalions (2491 men)

Royal Velites: Colonel Moroni (2 batt.)Guard Infantry Regiment: Gnral de brigade Lechi (2 batt.)Guard Conscript Regiment: Colonel Peraldi (2 batt.)

Cavalry Brigade: Gnral de Brigade Triaire 6 squadrons and 5 companies (938 men and 1048 horses)

Gardes dhonneur: Captain Widman[16] (5 coys)Guard Dragoon Regiment : Colonel Jacquet (2 squadrons)Queen's Dragoon Regiment: Colonel Narboni (4 squadrons)

Artillery: Chef de bataillon Clment

1st Italian Foot Artillery (6 guns)2nd Italian Foot Artillery (6 guns)1st Italian Horse Artillery (6 guns)1st and 2nd companies of Italian Guard Artillery Train2nd company of Italian Guard Artisans

Auxiliary

1st company of the 1st Italian Sapper BattalionItalian Guard Marines

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1st company of the 2nd Pontoon Battalion1st and 3rd companies of the 1st Italian Battalion of Military Equipage.

V Corps

Total of ~10,000 men and 50 guns

Commander-in-Chief: Gnral de division Prince Poniatowski

Ltat-Major: Chef dtat-major Gnral de division Fiszer

16th Division: Gnral de division Isidor Krasinski

1st Brigade: Gnral de brigade Krasinski[17]

3rd Polish Line: Colonel Blumer (3 batt. and 2 light guns)15th Polish Line: Colonel Strishevski (3 batt and 2 light guns)

2nd Brigade: Gnral de brigade Paszkowski

16th Polish Line: Colonel Prince Constantine Czartorisky (3 batt and 2 light guns)Artillery: Chef de bataillon Sowinski

3rd Polish Foot Artillery Company (6 guns)12th Polish Foot Artillery Company (6 guns)3rd company of the Polish Artillery Train Battalion

Auxiliary1st company of the Polish Sapper BattalionDet. Polish Artillery Artisan Company

18th Division: Gnral de division Charles Kniaziewicz

1st Brigade: Gnral de brigade Beganski

2nd Polish Line: Colonel Shimanowski (3 batt and 1 light gun)8th Polish Line: Colonel Kajetan Stuart (3 batt and 2 light guns)

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2nd Brigade: Gnral de brigade Pototzki

12th Polish Line: Colonel Mathias Wiezbinski (3 batt and 2 light guns)

Artillery: Chef de bataillon Ushinski.

4th Polish Foot Artillery Company (6 guns)5th Polish Foot Artillery Company (6 guns)2nd company of the Polish Artillery Train Battalion

Auxiliary:

A company of Polish Sapper Battalion

Corps Cavalry : Gnral de division Kaminski

18th Light Cavalry Brigade: General de brigade Joseph Niemojewski

4th Polish Chasseurs a Cheval: Colonel Dulfus (4 Squadrons)

19th Light Cavalry Brigade: Gnral de brigade Tyskiewicz

1st Polish Chasseurs a Cheval: Colonel Constantine Przebendowski (1 squadron)12th Polish Uhlans: Colonel Joseph Rzyszczewski (4 Squadrons)

20th Light Cavalry Brigade: Gnral de brigade Prince Antoine Sulkowski

5th Polish Chasseur a Cheval: Colonel Sigismond Kurnatowski (4 Squadrons)13th Polish Hussar: Colonel Joseph Tulinski (4 Squadrons)

Reserve Artillery: Colonel Antoine Gurski

2nd Polish Horse Artillery Company (6 guns)14th Polish Foot Artillery Company (6 guns)Polish Regimental Artillery (3 guns)

Auxiliary:

4th and 5th of the Polish Artillery Train Battalion

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One company of Polish PontooniersTwo companies of Polish Sapper Battalion4 companies of Polish Battalion of Military Equipage.

VIII CorpsTotal of ~8,900 men and 30 guns

Commander-in-Chief: Gnral de division Andoche Junot

Ltat-Major: Chef dtat-major Colonel RevestArtillery: Gnral de division Jacques-Alexandre-Francois Allix de Vaux

23rd Infantry Division: Gnral de division Jean-Victor Tharreau (MW)

1st Brigade: Gnral de brigade Damas (K).

3rd (Westphalian) Legere Battalion: Lt. Colonel von Hessberg2nd (Westphalian) Line: Colonel von Fulgraf (2 batt. and 2 guns)6th (Westphalian) Line: Colonel Rouel (2 batt. and 2 guns.)

2nd Brigade: Gnral de brigade von Borstel

2nd (Westphalian) Legere Battalion: Lt. Col. Bdicker3rd (Westphalian) Line: Colonel Bernard (2 batt. and 2 guns)7th (Westphalian) Line: Colonel Smallian (3 batt. and 2 guns)

Artillery: Captain Frede

1st Westphalian Foot: Major Frde (8 guns)1st Westphalian Artillery Train Company

24th Infantry Division: Gnral de division von Ochs

1st Brigade: Gnral de brigade Legras

One battalion of the Grenadiers de la Garde: Major MuldnerOne battalion of chasseurs-carabiniers de la Garde: Chef de battailon von Stein

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One battalion of Chasseurs de la Garde: Major Picot1st (Westphalian) Legere Battalion: Major von Raushenplatt

Artillery: Captain Lamaitre

2nd Westphalian Foot: Captain Volmar (8 guns)Two companies of the 1st Westphalian Guard Horse (4 guns)3rd Westphalian Train Company.

Cavalry: Gnral de brigade von Hammerstein

24th Light Cavalry Brigade: Gnral de brigade von Hammerstein

1st Westphalian Hussars: Colonel Ferdinand Baron von Zandt (4 squadrons)2nd Westphalian Hussars: Colonel von Hessberg (4 squadrons)

Guard Cavalry Brigade: Gnral de brigade Wolf

Westphalian Chevau-Legers of the Guard: Colonel Muller (4 squadrons)

Artillery

Two guns of the 1st Westphalian Guard Horse.Artillery Park: Chef de battailon SchulzDet. of Westphalian reserve artillery (no guns)4th Westphalian Train CompanyWestphalian sapper companyDet. of Westphalian Artillery ArtisanDet. of Westphalian Military Equipage

Det. of Westphalian gendarmerie.

Cavalry Reserve

Commander of the Cavalry Reserve Marechal de l'Empire Joachim Murat, King of Naples

Chief of Staff Gnral de division Auguste-Daniel Belliard

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1st Reserve Cavalry Reserve

Commander: Gnral de division Etienne-Marie-Antoine-Champion NansoutyChief of Staff: Colonel Adrien-Martial Thomas de Saint-Henry

1st Light Cavalry Division - Gnral de division Pierre-Joseph Bruyere

3rd Light Cavalry Brigade: Gnral de brigade Claude-Charles Jacquinot

7th Hussar Regiment: Colonel Eulner9th Chevaux-leger Regiment: Colonel Gobrecht

4th Light Cavalry Brigade: Gnral de brigade Hippolyte-Marie-Guillaume Pire

16th Chasseurs a Cheval Regiment: Colonel L'Haillier8th Hussar Regiment: Colonel du Coetlosquet

15th Light Cavalry Brigade: Gnral de brigade Joseph Nienwieski,

6th Polish Uhlan Regiment: Colonel Lagouski8th Polish Uhlan Regiment: Colonel Prince Dominique Radziwill2nd Combined Prussian Hussar Regiment: Colonel von Ziethen

Artillery

7th Company of the 6th Artillerie a Cheval (6 guns)

1st Cuirassier Division - Gnral de division Antoine-Louis St. Germaine1st Brigade: Gnral de brigade Adrien-Francois Bruno

2nd Cuirassier Regiment: Colonel Pierre Rolland

2nd Brigade: Gnral de brigade Bertrand Bessieres

3rd Cuirassier Regiment: Colonel D'Audenarde

3rd Brigade: Gnral de brigade Mathieu Quenot

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9th Cuirassier Regiment: Colonel Michel-Francois Sestrieres de Murat1/1st Chevaux-leger Regiment: Chef d'Escadron Dumanoir

Artillery

1/5 Artillerie a Cheval (6 guns)3/5 Artillerie a Cheval (6 guns)

5th Cuirassier Division - Gnral de division Jean-Baptiste-Cyrus-Marie-Adelaide Valence de Timbrune deThiembronne

1st Brigade: Gnral de brigade Nicolas Reynaud

6th Cuirassier Regiment: Colonel Martin

2nd Brigade: Gnral de brigade Pierre-Francois-Marie-Auguste Dejean

11th Cuirassier Regiment: Colonel Pierre-Alexis Duclaux

3rd Brigade: Gnral de brigade , Armand-Charles-Louis de Lagrange le Lievre

12th Cuirassier Regiment: Colonel Curnieu

1/5th Chevaux-leger Regiment: Chef d'Escadron Guerin

Artillery


2nd Reserve Cavalry Reserve

Commander: Gnral de division Louis-Pierre MontbrunChief of Staff: Colonel Francois-Isidore Wathiez

2nd Light Cavalry Division - Gnral de division Claude-Pierre Pajol

7th Light Brigade: Colonel Desirat[18]

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11th Chasseur a Cheval Regiment: Colonel Desirat (K)12th Chasseur a Cheval Regiment: Chef d'Escadron de la Bourdonnaye[19]

8th Light Brigade: Gnral de brigade Andre Burthe

5th Hussar Regiment: Colonel Meuziau9th Hussar Regiment: Colonel Maignet

16th Light Brigade: Gnral de brigade Jacques-Gervais Subervie

3rd Wurttemberg Jager zu Pferd: Colonel Waldburg1st Prussian Uhlan Regiment: Colonel von Werder10th Polish Hussar Regiment: Colonel Vuinski

Artillery

1/4 Artillerie a Cheval (4-6pdrs & 2 How)

2nd Cuirassier Division - Gnral de division Pierre Watier comte de Saint-Alphonse

1st Brigade: Gnral de brigade Louid-Chretien de Beaumont

5th Cuirassier Regiment: Colonel Jean-Francois Christophe

2nd Brigade: Gnral de brigade Jean-Louis Richter

8th Cuirassier Regiment: Colonel Grandjean

3rd Brigade: Gnral de brigade Joseph-Philippe-Marie Dornes

10th Cuirassier Regiment: Colonel Franck1/2nd Chevauleger Regiment: Colonel , Pierre-Marie-Auguste Berruyer

Artillery


4th Cuirassier Division - Gnral de division Jean-Marie-Antoine Defrance

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1st Brigade: Gnral de brigade Louis-Claude Chouard

1st Carabinier Regiment: Colonel Francois Laroche

2nd Brigade: Gnral de brigade Pierre-Louis-Francois Paultre de Lamotte

2nd Carabinier Regiment: Colonel Amable-Guy Blancard

3rd Brigade: Gnral de brigade Joseph Bouvier des Eclaz,

1st Cuirassier Regiment: Colonel Clerc4/4th Chevauleger Regiment: Colonel Deschamps

Artillery


3rd Reserve Cavalry Reserve

Commander: Gnral de division Emmanuel Grouchy (W)Chief of Staff: Adjutant-Commandant Antoine-Pierre-Joseph Chappelle marquis de Jumilhac

3rd Light Cavalry Division - Gnral de division Louis-Pierre-Aime Chastel

11th Light Brigade: Gnral de brigade Pierre-Edme Gauthrin

6th Hussar Regiment: Colonel Vallin8th Chasseur a Cheval Regiment: Colonel Talleyrand de Perigord

10th Light Brigade: Gnral de brigade Francois-Joseph Gerard

6th Chasseur a Cheval Regiment: Colonel Ledard (W)25th Chasseur a Cheval Regiment: Colonel Nicolas-Francois Christophe

17th Light Brigade: Gnral de brigade Jean-Baptiste Dommanget (W)

1st Bavarian Chevauxleger Regiment: Colonel von Wittgenstein (W)

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2nd Bavarian Chevauxleger Regiment: Colonel LessingSaxon Prinz Albrecht Chevauxleger Regiment

Artillery

6/6 Horse Artillery (6 guns)

6th Heavy Cavalry Division - Gnral de division Armand Lebrun la Houssaye (W)

1st Brigade: Gnral de brigade Nicolas-Marin Thiry (W)

7th Dragoon Regiment: Louis-Charles-Barthelemy Colonel Sopransi23rd Dragoon Regiment: Colonel Briant

2nd Brigade: Gnral de brigade Denis-Etienne Seron

28th Dragoon Regiment: Colonel Aime-Suplice-Victor Pelletier de Montmarie30th Dragoon Regiment: Colonel Pinteville

Artillery

4/6 Horse Artillery (6 guns)5/6 Horse Artillery (6 guns)

4th Reserve Cavalry Reserve

Commander: Gnral de division Marie-Victor-Nicolas de Fay de Latour-MaubourgChief of Staff: Gnral de brigade Pierre-Eugene-Cesaire-Etienne Mathieu

4th Light Cavalry Division - Gnral de division Alexander Rozniecki

29th Light Brigade: Gnral de brigade Turno, Casimir

3rd Polish Uhlan Regiment: Colonel Alexander Radziminski15th Polish Uhlan Regiment: Colonel Louis Pac16th Polish Uhlan Regiment: Colonel Martin Tarnowski

Artillery

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3rd Polish Artillerie a Cheval (6 guns)4th Polish Artillerie a Cheval (6 guns)

7th Cuirassier Division - Gnral de division Jean-Thomas-Guillaume Lorge

1st Brigade: Generalmajor von Thielemann

Zastrow Cuirassier Regiment: Colonel TrutzchlerSaxon Garde du Corps: Colonel Leyser14th Polish Cuirassier Regiment: Colonel Malachowski

2nd Brigade: Gnral de brigade Lepel

1st Westphalian Cuirassier Regiment: Colonel Gitzeen2nd Westfalian Cuirassier Regiment: Colonel Bartinel

Artillery

2nd Westphalian Horse Battery (6 guns)2nd Saxon Horse Battery von Hiller (6 guns)

Notes:

[1] Chef de bataillon Raindre was wounded at Smolensk.

[2] General Grandeau was wounded at Smolensk and the brigade was commanded by Dufour, who was wounded in attackon Semeyonovskoe.

[3] Colonel Noos was sick and left behind at Dantzig.

[4] Groisne commanded in place of Dufour who took over the 1st Brigade.

[5] Gnral de brigade Desailly, who initially commanded this brigade, was wounded at Valutina.

[6] Grard commanded entire division so nominal command of the brigade lay with Colonel Teull of the 21st Line.

[7] The 111th Line suffered heavy losses at Shevardino on 5 September 1812, losing all four guns. Its 4th and 6th battalionswere reorganized on 6 September and the regiment had only 3 battalion during the battle of Borodino.

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[8] The Light Cavalry was initially commanded by Sebastiani, who was surprised by the Cossacks at Inkovo in August. Hewas replaced by Pajol, who was later given command of the 2nd Light Cavalry Division which he led at Borodino.

[9] Division was commanded by Prince of Wurttemberg and General von Scheler until mid-August, when it was placed

under command of Marchand.

[10] Colonel Laurent Francois Marbeuf was killed at Krasnyi on 14 August.

[11] Wounded at Krasnyi and Lubino. Lost three horses at Borodino.

[12] Colonel Laroche was absent from the regiment.

[13] He replaced Desolle who became ill at Smolensk.

[14] Replaced General Plauzonne in command of the 106th.

[15] General de division Roussel, who commanded the 2nd brigade, was killed on 26 July by a French scout who hadmistaken him for a Russian. Plauzonne was killed leading the charge at Borodino.

[16] Previous commander, Major Battaglia was wounded in early August and died at Smolensk on 7 September.

[17] Krasinski also commanded the division after Joseph Zayonchek was wounded at Smolensk; the brigade was led byColonel Blumer of the 3rd Polish Line.

[18] General de brigade Jean-Marie-Noel St. Genies, who commanded the brigade, was wounded and captured in August

[19] Colonel Ghigny was wounded on the 8th of August.

Placed on the Napoleon Series: June 2007; updated July 2007.

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