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Napoleon's Invasion of Russia

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by George F Nafziger


  Brezinski Grenadier Battalion (1)(673) Division: Feldmarschalleutnant Siegenthal Brigade: Generalmajor Mayer (Mohr)

  Czatoryski Infantry Regiment (2)(1,009)

  Prinz de Ligne Infantry Regiment (2)(1,986) Brigade: Generalmajor Bolza

  Warasdiner Grenz Regiment (2)(1,310)

  Jager Battalion #7 (4 cos)(552) Brigade: Generalmajor Lichtenstein

  Sottulinski Infantry Regiment (2)(1,403)

  Davidovich Infantry Regiment (2)(1,721) Division: Feldmarschalleutnant Trautenberg Brigade: Generalmajor Pflacher

  Jager Battalion #5 (4 co)(594)

  St. Georg Grenz Regiment (1)(1,261) Brigade: Generalmajor Mayer

  Wurzburg Infantry Regiment (4) Corps Artillery:

  Divisional Artillery: 3 Foot Batteries (8-6pdrs ea)

  Corps Reserve: 4 Foot Companies (4-6pdrs & 2 How ea)

  1 Foot Battery (6-3pdrs)

  1 Foot Battery (6-12pdrs) 3 Pioneer Companies (578) 1 Pontoonier Company (103) Artillery Train (609)

  Russian I Corps 2 August 1812

  Commanding General—Generallieutenant Count Wittgenstein

  Chief of Staff —Generalmajor d'Auvray

  Artillery Commander —Generalmajor Jachwill Quartermaster Chief —Baron Diebitsch Chief of Engineers —Colonel Count Sievers

  Advanced Guard: Generalmajor Koulnieff Platov #4 Don Cossack Regiment Grodno Hussar Regiment (4) Brigade: 23rd Jager Regiment (2) 24th Jager Regiment (2) Artillery:

  Horse Battery #3 (8-6pdrs & 4 Licornes) Main Battle Line: Generalmajor Berg 23rd Jager Regiment (2) 26th Jager Regiment (2) Perm Infantry Regiment (2) Mohilev Infantry Regiment (2) Sievesk Infantry Regiment (2) Kalouga Infantry Regiment (2) Depot Squadron of Pskof Dragoon Regiment Converged Cuirassier Depot Squadrons (4) Light Battery #26 (8-6pdrs & 4 Licornes) Light Battery #27 (8-6pdrs & 4 Licornes) Position Battery #14 (8-12pdrs & 4 Licornes) 2nd Line of Battle: Generallieutenant Kakhoffski Reserve Grenadier Battalions

  Leib Grenadiers (1)

  Tauride Grenadiers (1)

  Ekaterinoslav Grenadiers (1)

  Pavlov Grenadiers (1)

  Arakcheyev Grenadiers (1)

  St. Petersburg Grenadiers (1)

  Converged Grenadiers of 14th Division (2) Riga Dragoon Regiment (4) Horse Battery #1 (8-6pdrs & 4 Licornes) Position Battery #28 (8-12pdrs & 4 Licornes) Reserve: Generalmajor Sazonov

  Tenguinsk Infantry Regiment (2)

  Estonia Infantry Regiment (2)

  Toula Infantry Regiment (2)

  Navajinsk Infantry Regiment (2)

  Reserve Battalion of 11th Jagers (1)

  Iambourg Dragoon Regiment (4)

  Light Battery #9 (8-6pdrs & 4 Licornes)

  Position Battery #27 (8-12pdrs & 4 Licornes)

  This corps is greatly reduced by numerous detachments on the left bank of the Dvina River.

  10 August 1812

  Commanding General—Generallieutenant Count Wittgenstein

  Chief of Staff —Generalmajor d'Auvray

  Artillery Commander —Generalmajor Jachwill Quartermaster Chief —Baron Diebitsch Chief of Engineers —Colonel Count Sievers

  Advanced Guard: Generalmajor Kastachkowski Iambourg Dragoon Regiment (2) Horse Battery #1 (9 guns) 23rd Jager Regiment (2)

  Main Battle Line: Generalmajor Berg

  Converged Cuirassier Depot Squadrons (4)

  Perm Infantry Regiment (2)

  Mohilev Infantry Regiment (2)

  Sievesk Infantry Regiment (2)

  Kalouga Infantry Regiment (2)

  Position Battery #28 (8-12pdrs & 4 Licornes)

  Position Battery #5 (8-12pdrs & 4 Licornes)

  2nd Line of Battle: Generallieutenant Sasonov Tenguinsk Infantry Regiment (2) Estonia Infantry Regiment (2) Toula Infantry Regiment (2) Navajinsk Infantry Regiment (2)

  Reserve Battalion of 11th Jagers (1) Light Battery #27 (8-6pdrs & 4 Licornes) Position Battery #14 (8-12pdrs & 4 Licornes)

  Reserve: Generalmajor Sazonov Reserve Grenadier Battalions

  Leib Grenadiers (1)

  Tauride Grenadiers (1)

  Ekaterinoslav Grenadiers (1)

  Pavlov Grenadiers (1)

  Arakcheyev Grenadiers (1)

  St. Petersburg Grenadiers (1) Converged Grenadiers of 14th Division (2) lambourg Dragoon Regiment (2) Horse Battery #3 (8-6pdrs & 4 Licornes) Position Battery #27 (6 guns)

  14 August 1812

  Commanding General—Generallieutenant Count Wittgenstein

  Chief of Staff —Generalmajor d'Auvray

  Artillery Commander —Generalmajor Jachwill Quartermaster Chief —Baron Diebitsch Chief of Engineers —Colonel Count Sievers

  Advanced Guard: Generalmajor Helfreich Cossacks (100) Grodno Hussar Regiment (4) 25th Jager Regiment (2) 26th Jager Regiment (2) Light Battery #26

  Main Battle Line

  1st Line: Generalmajor Berg

  Converged Cuirassier Depot Squadrons (4)

  Position Battery #5 (8-12pdrs & 4 Licornes)

  23rd Jager Regiment (2) Brigade: Kozaczkoffski

  Sievesk Infantry Regiment (2)

  Kalouga Infantry Regiment (2) Brigade: Prince of Siberia

  Perm Infantry Regiment (2)

  Mohilev Infantry Regiment (2)

  Converged Infantry Regiment

  Position Battery #28 Light Battery #9 Iambourg Dragoon Regiment (2) Converged Guard Depot Squadrons (3) (Hussars, Dragoons & Uhlans)

  2nd Line: Generalmajor Sazonov Riga Dragoon Regiment (4) Converged Jager Regiment

  Reserve Battalion of 11th Jagers (1) Reserve Battalion of 36th Jagers (1) Light Battery #27 (8-6pdrs & 4 Licornes) Brigade:

  Tenguinsk Infantry Regiment (2) Estonia Infantry Regiment (2) Brigade:

  Toula Infantry Regiment (2) Navajinsk Infantry Regiment (2)

  Reserve: Generalmajor Kakhoffski Iambourg Dragoon Regiment (2) Converged Grenadiers of 14th Division (2) Position Battery #14 (8-12pdrs & 4 Licornes) Reserve Grenadier Battalions

  Leib Grenadiers (1)

  Tauride Grenadiers (1)

  Ekaterinoslav Grenadiers (1)

  Pavlov Grenadiers (1)

  Arakcheyev Grenadiers (1)

  St. Petersburg Grenadiers (1) 2 Converged Infantry Regiments Horse Battery # 1 (8-6pdrs & 4 Licornes) Horse Battery #3 (8-6pdrs & 4 Licornes)

  Detachment: Colonel Vlastov Grodno Hussar Regiment (4) 24th Jager Regiment (2) Converged Grenadiers of 5th Division (2) Cossacks (200)

  Grande Armee 15 August 1812

  Imperial Guard

  Commander-in-Chief Mortier Marechal d'Empire

  Headquarter Guard:

  Neuchatel Battalion (1 + artillery co) (2-6pdrs)

  Guides de la Chef (1 sqn)

  Old Guard:

  Commander-in-Chief Lefebvre Marechal d'Empire

  3rd Division: General de division Curial Brigade: General de brigade Boyer

  1st Chasseur a Pied (2 + artillery co) (40/1,407)

  (2-3pdrs) 2nd Chasseur a Pied (2 + artillery co) (30/1,183) (2-3pdrs) Brigade: General de brigade Michel

  1st Grenadier a Pied (2 + artillery co) (39/1,314)

  (2-3pdrs) 2nd Grenadier a Pied (2 + artillery co) (39/979)

  (2-3pdrs) 3rd Grenadier a Pied (2 + artillery co) (39/873) (2-3pdrs) Artillery Reserve: Brigade: General de brigade Desvaux

  1st Old Guard Horse Artillery (4-6pdrs & 2 How ea) 2nd Old Guard Horse Artillery (4-6pdrs & 2 How ea) 3rd Old Guard Horse Artillery (4-6pdrs & 2 How ea) 4th Old Guard Horse Artillery (4-6pdrs & 2 How ea)

  Young Guard:

  Commander-in-Chief Mortier Marechal d'Empire

  Chief of Staff Meinadier

  1st Division: G6n6ral de division Delaborde Brigade: General de brigade Berthezene (brigade assigned later) 4th Voltigeur Regiment (2) (33/678) 4th Tirailleur Regiment (2) (24/557) 5th Voltigeur Regiment (2) (28/733) Brigade: General de brigade Lanusse 6th Voltigeur Regiment (2) (27/728)

  6th Tirailleur Regiment (2) (30/705)

  5th Tirailleur Regiment (2) (28/830) Artillery: General de brigade Nou
rry

  4th Company Cannoniers Conscrits (8-3pdrs) (6/94)

  5th Artillery Train Company (1/135)

  2/5th Sapper Battalion 2nd Division: General de division Roguet Brigade: General de brigade Boyledieu

  1st Tirailleur Regiment (2) (31/805)

  1st Voltigeur Regiment (2) (22/688) Brigade: General de brigade Lanbere

  Fusilier Chasseur Regiment (2) (33/1,164)

  Fusilier Grenadier Regiment (2) (31/1,296) Artillery: Colonel Villeneuve

  13/, 14/8th Foot Artillery (5/227)

  6/4th Train Battalion

  2/7th Train Battalion

  Sappers

  Train des equipages

  Administration Vistula Legion: General de division Claparede Brigade: General de brigade Cholpicki

  1st Vistula Regiment (2 + artillery co) (2-3pdrs) (26/1,042)

  2nd Vistula Regiment (2 + artillery co) (2-3pdrs) (30/882) Brigade: General de brigade

  3rd Vistula Regiment (2 + artillery co) (2-3pdrs) (29/989) Attached to the Guard: Brigade:

  Portuguese Chasseur a Cheval Regiment (3) (21/367)

  7th Chevauteger Regiment (4) Brigade:

  Velites of Turin (1)

  Velites of Florence (1)

  Italian Gardes d'Honneur (1 sqn)

  Spanish Pioneer Battalion Artillery: General de division Nourry

  3rd Conscrit Cannonier Company (8-3pdrs)

  1st & 2nd Old Guard Foot Artillery (6-12pdrs & 2 How ea)

  3rd & 4th Old Guard Foot Artillery

  (6-6pdrs & 2 How) 5th & 6th Old Guard Foot Artillery

  (6-6pdrs & 2 How) Artillery Artisans 3/2nd Train Battalion 1/, 2/1st Train Battalion 3/, 4/1st Train Battalion Equipage Train 3rd Division Artillery Artisans Other Artillery Artisans Guard Cavalry Marechal Bessieres Division: General de division Walther Brigade: General de brigade St. Sulpice Empress Dragoon Regiment (4) (48/800) Grenadier a Cheval Regiment (5) (67/959) Brigade: General de brigade Guyot

  Chasseur a Cheval Regiment (5) (68/964) Mameluke Squadron Brigade: General de brigade Krasinski

  1st Chevauleger lancier de la Garde Regiment (Polish) (4) (59/557) Brigade: General de brigade Colbert

  2nd Chevaul6ger lancier de la Garde Regiment (Dutch)

  (4) (48/638) Gendarmerie d'Elite (2) Artillery: General de brigade Devaux 1/, 2/1st Horse Artillery 21, 3/7th Principal Train Battalion Artillery Reserve: General de division Sorbier 2/, 3/, 4/Young Guard Horse Artillery

  (4-6pdrs & 2 How ea) 1/lst Guard Train Battalion 1/, 5/Young Guard Horse Artillery

  (6-6pdrs & 2 How ea) 1/, 2/Young Guard Foot Artillery (6-6pdrs & 2 How ea) 21, 6/2nd Guard Train 6/2nd Guard Train Battalion 5/, 6/1st Horse Artillery (6-6pdrs & 2 How ea) 3/, 4/Young Guard Foot Artillery 3/, 4/2nd Guard Train Battalion

  5/, 6/Young Guard Foot Artillery

  II, 5/2nd Guard Train Battalion

  15/, 16/3th Foot Artillery

  5/7th Principal Train Battalion Reserve Artillery Park:

  Det. Consent Cannoniers (2-3pdrs)

  Det. Guard Artillery Artisans & Pontooneers

  31, 6/1st Guard Train Battalion

  Det. Consent Cannoniers (2-3pdrs)

  2/1st & 1/, 21, 31, 6/2nd Guard Train

  Det. Consent Cannoniers (2-3pdrs)

  Det. 16th Artillery Artisans

  6/7th Principal Train Battalion

  1/, 6/4th Principal Train Battalion

  3/1st Pontooneer Battalion

  21, 3/4th Principal Train Battalion

  II, 21, 31, 51, 6/13th Train (bis) Battalion

  10/8th Foot Artillery

  12/8th Foot Artillery

  14/8th Foot Artillery

  15/8th Foot Artillery

  16/8th Foot Artillery

  1/8th Horse Artillery (4-6pdrs & 2 How ea)

  2/1st Horse Artillery (4-6pdrs & 2 How ea)

  5/1st Horse Artillery (4-6pdrs & 2 How ea)

  6/8th Horse Artillery (4-6pdrs & 2 How ea)

  Det. 16th Artillery Artisans Engineer Park: General de brigade Kirgener

  6/5th Sapper Battalion

  1st Cleve-Berg Sapper Company

  Marine Artisan Battalion & 1st Battalion of l'Escaut

  1/, 7/Guard Marine Battalion (8/221)

  Guard Equipage (3 companies)

  1/, 21, 31, 41, 51, 6/7th Equipage Equipage of the General Quarters:

  31, 41, 51, 6/2nd Equipage Battalion

  V, 21, 31, 41, 51, 6/10th Equipage Battalion

  1/, 21, 3/6th Equipage Battalion

  41, 51, 6/9th Equipage Battalion

  l, 21, 31, 41, 51, 6/14th Equipage Battalion

  1/, 21, 31, 41, 51, 6/15th Equipage Battalion

  1/, 21, 31, 41, 51, 6/16th Equipage Battalion

  1/, 21, 31, 41, 5/, 6/17th Equipage Battalion

  1/, 2/, 3/18th Equipage Battalion

  1/, 21, 3/, 41, 5/, 6/20th Equipage Battalion

  1/, 2/, 3/, 4/, 5/, 6/21st Equipage Battalion

  1/, 21, 3/, 4/, 5/, 6/22nd Equipage Battalion

  1/, 21, 31, 41, 5/, 6/23rd Equipage Battalion

  1st & 2nd Artisans of Military Equipage Companies

  1st Ambulance Company

  Artillery General Park 10/1st Foot Artillery 21/2nd Foot Artillery 17/, 22/5th Foot Artillery 8/9th Foot Artillery 15th & 18th Artillery Artisans Companies

  Bridging Train:

  1/, II, 9/lst Pontooneer Battalion 2/, 3/, 4/, 5/, 6/2nd Pontooneer Battalion 1/, 21, 31, 41, 51, 6/8th Pontooneer Battalion 1/, 21, 31, 41, 51, 6/9th Pontooneer Battalion

  I CORPS

  Commander-in-Chief Davout Marechal d'Empire

  Chief of Staff Baron Romeuf …. General de brigade

  1st Division: General de division Morand 1st Brigade: General de brigade d'Alton 13th Legere Regiment (5 + artillery co) (88/2,901) (4-3pdrs) 2nd Brigade: General de brigade Gratien 17th Regiment (5 + artillery co) (85/2,799) (4-3pdrs) 3rd Brigade: General de brigade Bonnamy

  30th Line Regiment (5 + artillery co) (83/3,176) (4-3pdrs) Artillery: Chef de bataillon Raindre

  1/7th Foot Artillery (6-6pdrs & 2 How) (5/97) 7/1st Horse Artillery (4-6pdrs & 2 How) (3/87) 7th Artillery Artisan Company (0/4) 1/, 2/lst Principal Train Battalion (1/148) l/12th Military Equipage Battalion (1/74) 2nd Division: General de division Friant

  1st Brigade: General de brigade Dufour 15th Legere Regiment (5 + artillery co) (114/2,581) (4-3pdrs) 2nd Brigade: General de brigade Vandedem

  33rd Line Regiment (5 + artillery co) (106/2,699) (4-3pdrs) 3rd Brigade: General de brigade Grandeau

  48th Line Regiment (5 + artillery co) (90/2,536)

  (2-3pdrs) Joseph Napoleon Regiment (2 + artillery co) (46/831) (2-3pdrs) Artillery: Chef de bataillon Cabrie

  2/7th Foot Artillery (6-6pdrs & 2 How) 5/3rd Horse Artillery (4-6pdrs & 2 How) Det. Artillery Artisan 4/, 6/1 Principal Train Battalion 5/5th Sapper Battalion

  (Total artillery & train 10/323) 4/12th Military Equipage Battalion (2/11) 3rd Division: General de division Gudin 1st Brigade: General de brigade Desailly 7th Legere Regiment (5 + artillery co)

  (4-3pdrs) 12th Line Regiment (5 + artillery co) (4-3pdrs) 2nd Brigade: General de brigade Leclerc 127th Line Regiment (2 + artillery co)

  (2-3pdrs) 21st Line Regiment (5 + artillery co)

  (4-3pdrs) 8th Rhinbund (Mecklenburg-Strelitz) Battalion Artillery: Colonel Pelgrin

  3/7th Foot Artillery (66pdrs & 2 How) 4/3rd Horse Artillery (4-6pdrs & 2 How) Det. Artillery Artisan 1/, 4/lst Principal Train Battalion 9/5th Sapper Battalion 1/, 3/12th Military Equipage Battalion 4th Division: General de division Dessaix 1st Brigade: General de brigade Barbanegre 33rd Legere Regiment (4 + artillery co) (4-3pdrs)

  2nd Brigade: General de brigade Frederichs

  85th Line Regiment (5 + artillery co) (95/3,219) (4-3pdrs) 3rd Brigade: General de brigade Leguay

  108th Line Regiment (5 + artillery co) (93/3,327) (4-3pdrs) Artillery: Chef de bataillon Thevenot (Total 10/593)

  9/7th Foot Artillery (6-6pdrs & 2 How)

  2/5th Horse Artillery (4-6pdrs & 2
How)

  Det. Artillery Artisans

  3/, 6/Principal Train Battalion

  3/2nd Sapper Battalion

  4/12th Military Equipage Battalion 5th Division: General de division Compans 1st Brigade: General de brigade Duppelin

  25th Line Regiment (5 + artillery co) (107/2,918) (4-3pdrs) 2nd Brigade: General de brigade Teste

  57th Line Regiment (5 + artillery co) (93/3,056) (4-3pdrs) 3rd Brigade: General de brigade Guyardet

  61st Line Regiment (5 + artillery co) (86/2,643) (4-3pdrs)

  111th Line Regiment (5 + artillery co) (83/3,169) (2-3pdrs) Artillery: Chef de bataillon Klie (Total 11/557)

  2/6th Foot Artillery (6-6pdrs & 2 How)

  16/7th Horse Artillery (4-6pdrs & 2 How)

  Det. Artillery Artisans

  21, 4/9th Principal Train Battalion

  5/3rd Sapper Battalion

  3/, 5/12th Military Equipage Battalion Corps Cavalry: General de division Pajol

  1st Light Cavalry Brigade: General de brigade Pajol

  2nd Chasseur a Cheval Regiment (4) (37/662)

  9th Polish Lancer Regiment (4) (28/481) 2nd Light Cavalry Brigade: General de brigade Bordessoulle

  1st Chasseur a Cheval Regiment (4) (34/695)

  3rd Chasseur a Cheval Regiment (4) (26/470) Artillery Reserve:

  Artillery—(31/1,342)

  3/, 17/lst Foot Artillery (6-12pdrs & 2 How)

  6/7th Foot Artillery (6-6pdrs & 2 How)

  11/, 14/9th Foot Artillery (6-6pdrs & 2 How ea)

  7th Artillery Artisan Company

  1/, 5/, 6/lst Principal Train Battalion

  5/1 st Pontooneer Battalion Train—(5/167)

  1/, 5/, 6/lst Principal Train Battalion

  6/3rd Principal Train Battalion

  1/, 21, 3/, 4/, 5/9th Principal Train Battalion Engineering Park: (11/451)

  8/5th Sapper Battalion

  1st Engineering Train Company

  1/, 3/, 4/, 5/, 6/12th Military Equipage Battalion Ambulance:

  3rd Ambulance Company (2/100) Gendarmes:

  Gendarmes a Cheval (3/55)

  II CORPS

  Commander-in-Chief Oudinot Marechal de France

  Chief of Staff De Lorencez General de brigade

  6th Division: General de division Legrand 1st Brigade: General de brigade Albert 26th Legere Regiment (4 + artillery do) (60/1,602) (2-3pdrs) 2nd Brigade: General de brigade Maison

  19th Line Regiment (4 + artillery co) (68/1,727) (2-3pdrs) 3rd Brigade: General de brigade Moreau

  56th Line Regiment (4 + artillery co) (54/1,709) (2-3pdrs) 4th Brigade: General de brigade Pamplona

 

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