French Order of Battle at Borodino 1812

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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 l’Empereur
La Maison Civile
Grand Marshal of the Palace Geraud-Christophe-Michel Duroc

Grand Master of Horse Armand-Augustin-Louis Caulaincourt
Chamberlain Comte de Turenne
Mamluks Routam Raza and Saint Denis
Prefect of the Palace L.F.J. Bausset
Les Maréchaux des Logis
Comte de Philippe-Paul Ségur

Baron de Canouville, chef d’escadrons of the 16th Chasseurs
The Cabinet:
Topographic Service: Louis Albert Bacler d’Albe
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Secretaries: Baron Fain, Baron Meneval, Baron Mounier, Colonel Deponthon

Interpreters: Wonzowitch, Tillet de Mautort, Belabre and Lelorge d’Iderville.
Medical Service: Baron Yvan, Lerminier, Jouan, Rouyer.
La Maison Militaire
Aides-de-camp to the Emperor:
Rapp, Lauriston, Longuerne (petit aides de camp to Lauriston), Hammer de Claribooke (petit aides
de 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 de
Chabrilland, Baron de Mortemart de Rochechouart, Baron Athalin, d’Hautpoul, Galz de
Malvirade, Prince d’Arenberg.
Le Petit Quartier Impérial: Auguste de Caulaincourt (K) and Sokolnicki (head of military intelligence).
Army Commandant: Darriule
L’État-Major Général: Alexander de Berthier
Aides-de-camp:
Colonel of Engineers Baron Lejeune, Colonel Baron Flahaut, Adjudant Commandant Baron
Pernet, 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 maréchal Berthier’s),
Guilleminot (acted as chief of staff of the 4th Corps).
Baggage Master to the Chief of Staff: Capitaine Rieggert
Artillery: Comte de Lariboisière
L’État-Major of Artillery: Chef d’état-major Général de brigade Lallemand
Assistant Chief of staff: Colonel Marion
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Director of Grand Park: Colonel Neigre

Bridging Train: Général de division Elbe (detached at Orsha)
Chief of Staff: Colonel Chapelle
Park Director: Chef de bataillon Zabern
Commander of 1st Train: Chef de bataillon Peyerimhoff

Commander of 2nd Train: Chef de bataillon Cahpuis
Commander of 3rd Train: Chef de bataillon Larue
L’État-Major of Engineers: Général Chasseloup-Laubat
Chief of Staff: Colonel Liedot

Engineering Park Director: Colonel Montfort
Assistant Director: Chef de bataillon Nempde
Topographic Service: Général de division Comte Sanson
Gendarmerie: Grand Prévôt Lauer.
General Administration: Comte Mathieu Dumas
Medical Service: Baron Desgenettes
Chief Surgeon Baron Larrey

Physician Chardel
Surgeon major Saulnier
Surgeon major Demarbaix
Pharmacist major Ruchet
Inspector of Reviews: Baron Viénot-Vaublanc.
Troops Assigned to the L’État-Major Général
Campagne d’élite de gendarmerie

2nd ( 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 Delaborde’s division: Berthezene
4th Voltigeurs (2 batt): Colonel-Major baron Thomas-Patrice Nagle

4th Tirailleurs (2 batt): Colonel-Major Simon Robert
5th Voltigeurs (2 batt): Colonel-Major Joseph-Victorien Sicard.
2nd Guard Division: Général de division Roguet
1st Brigade: Général de brigade Lanabere (K)
1st Guard Tirailleur Regiment: Colonel Lenuart (2 Batts)

1st Guard Voltiguer Regiment: Colonel Mallet (2 Batts)
2nd Brigade: Général 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: Général de division Claparede
Deputy chief: Général 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 Fradiel
13th Company of the 8th Foot Artillery (6 guns)
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Reserve Artillery: Général de division Nourry
3rd Foot Artillery of the Old Guard (8 guns)

Det. of the 1st Guard Artillery Train Battalion
5th and 7th Foot Batteries of the Prussian Artillery Brigade (without guns)
Old Guard: Marechal de l'Empire Francois Joseph Lefebvre
3rd Guard Division: Général de division Curial
1st Brigade: Général de brigade Boyer
1st Chasseur a Pied: Général de brigade Baron Gro (2 batt.)

2nd Chasseur a Pied: Colonel Baron Rozet (2 batt.)
Artillery: Chef de battailon Cotten
1st Foot Artillery the Old Guard (8 guns)

2nd Foot Artillery of the Young Guard (8 guns)
2nd Brigade: Général de brigade Michel
1st Grenadier a Pied: Colonel Lored de Legras (2 batt.)

2nd Grenadier a Pied: Colonel Baron Harle (2 batt.)
3rd Grenadier a Pied: Général de brigade Tindal (2 batt.)
Artillery: Major Boulart
2nd Foot Artillery of the Old Guard (8 guns)

1st Foot Artillery of the Young Guard (8 guns)
4th Company of the 2nd Guard Artillery Train Battalion
Dets. Of the 4th and 7th Artillery Train Batts.
Guard Cavalry: Marechal de l’Empire Jean Baptiste Bessieres
Guard Cavalry Division: Général de division Walther
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1st Brigade: Général de division Charles Lefevbre-Desnouettes
Guard Chasseur a Cheval Regiment: Général de division Guyot (5 squadrons)

Mamluks: Ched d’escadron Karmann (1 company)
2nd Brigade: Général de division St. Sulpice
Empress Guard Dragoon Regiment: Colonel Letort (5 squadrons)
3rd Brigade: Général de division Walther
Grenadier a Cheval Regiment: Général de brigade Lepic (5 squadrons)
4th Brigade: Général de brigade Krasinski
1st Chevauleger lancier de la Garde Regiment (Polish): Colonel Dotancourt (4 squadrons)
5th Brigade: Général de brigade Colbert
2nd Chevauleger lancier de la Garde Regiment (Dutch): Colonel Dubya de Ferrier (4 squadrons)
6th Brigade: Général de division Duronel
Gendarmerie d'Elite: Colonel Henri (2 squadrons)
Artillery: Chef d’escadron 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 Battalion
Det. of the 7th Artillery Train Battalion.
Guard Artillery Reserve: Général de division Jean Barthelemy Sorbier
Foot Artillery: Colonel Antoine Druot
4th Company of the Old Guard (8 guns)

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Det. of the 2nd Guard Artillery Train Battalion
Horse Artillery: Général de brigade Devot de St. Maurice.
3rd Company of the Old Guard ( 6 guns)

Guard Engineer Park: Général de brigade Kirgener
Sapper Company of the Old Guard
Det. of Guard Marines
6th Company of the Guard Marines

7th Company of the Guard Marines
I Corps
Total of ~35-37,000 men and 156 guns.
Commander-in-Chief: Marechal de l’Empire Louis Nicolas Davout (W)
L’État-Major: Général de brigade Jean Louis Romeuf (MW)
Officers of the suite:
Général Jean Charles Musquinet de Beapré

Général de brigade Louis Francois Saunier, head of the Gendarmerie
Adjutant-commandant Pariset
Captain Lacger
Aide de camps:
Colonel Kobilinski, Major Brosset, Chef d’escadron de Castres, Chef d’escadron Hervo, Captains de
Beaumont, de Fayet, Laloy, Thomas, Tartarat and Chauvin, Lieutenant Despréaux and de Castries.
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Artillery Commander: Général de division Pernetty
Deputy Artillery Commander Général Baltus de Pouilly

Grand Park: Colonel Marie Joseph August Saint Vincent
Artillery Reserve: Colonel David Isaie Bode (W)
Artillery Park: Général Jean Pierre Jouffroy
Engineers: Général Haxo
Chief of Staff Prevost de Vernois

Deputy Chief Chef de bataillon Emy
1st Division: Général de division Morand
L’État-Major: Général de brigade Jean Francois Delort de Gléon

Général Jean Pierre Lanabère, commandant de fusiliers-chasseurs (MW)
Aides-de-camp: Morand, Parguez, Despans de Cubières and Fourier d’Hincourt
1st Brigade: Général de brigade d'Alton
13th Légère: Colonel d’Argence (5 batt. and 4 light guns)
2nd Brigade: Général de brigade Gratien
17th Line: Colonel Vasserot (5 batt. and 4 light guns)
3rd Brigade: Général 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 Battalion

1st Company of the 12th Battalion of Military Equipage.
2nd Division: Général de division Friant
L’État-Major: Adjudant-Commandant Galichet

Aides-de-camp: Comte de Marquessac and Fongy
1st Brigade: Général de brigade Dufour (W)[2]
15th Légère: Major Brice[3] (5 batt. and 4 light guns)
2nd Brigade: Général 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 Battalion

4th Company of the 12th Battalion of Military Equipage.
3rd Division: Général de division Gérard
1st Brigade: Général de brigade Leclerc des Essarts
7th Légère: 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: Général de brigade Etiene Maurice Gérard[6]
21st Line: Colonel Francois Marie Cyprien Teullé (W) (5 batt. and 4 light guns)
127th Line (2 batt. and 2 light guns) and 1st Mecklenburg Battalion served as escort of parks of
the 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 Battalion
1st and 4th companies of the 1st Train Battalion
Auxilliary

1st and 3rd Companies of the 12th Battalion of Military Equipage.
4th Division: Général de division Dessaix (W)
L’État-Major: Adjutant-Commandant Jacques Joseph Couture
1st Brigade: Général de brigade Friederichs
85th Line: Colonel Piat (5 batt. and 4 light guns)
2nd Brigade: Général 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 and
did 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 Battalion

4th Company of the 12th Battalion of Military Equipage.
5th Division: Général de division Compans (W)
L’État-Major: Colonel Simmer (W)
1st Brigade: Général de brigade Duppelin
25th Line: Colonel Dunesme (5 batt. and 4 light guns)
2nd Brigade: Général de brigade Teste (W)
57th Line: Colonel Charrière (5 batt. and 4 light guns)
3rd Brigade: Général de brigade Guyardet
61st Line: Colonel Bouge (5 batt. and 4 light guns)
4th Brigade: Général de brigade Lonchan
111th Line: Colonel Juillet (5 batt. and 4 light guns)[7]
Artillery: Chef de bataillon Klie

2nd and 4th companies of the 9th Principal Train Battalion
Auxilliary
5th company of the 3rd Sapper Battalion

3rd 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)

Artillery Park:
1st, 5th and 6th companies of the 1st Train Battalion
Engineer Park: Chef de bataillon Proust

5 companies of the 9th Train
5 companies of the 12th Battalion of Military Equipage.
Light Cavalry: Général de brigade Girardin[8] – attached to the 1st Cavalry Corps
1st Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Girardin d’Ermenonville (624 men)
2nd Chasseurs: Colonel Mathis (4 squadrons)

Polish 9th Uhlans: Colonel Pzyshikhovski (4 squadrons)
2nd Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Bordessoulle (454 men)
1st Chasseurs: Colonel Méda. (4 squadrons)

3rd Chasseurs: Chef d’escadron Dejean (4 squadrons)
III Corps
Total of ~12,000-15,000 men and 75 guns.
Commander-in-Chief: Marechal de l'Empire Michel Ney
L’État-Major: Général de brigade Gouré

Aides-de-camp: Bresson de Valmabelle, Laboissière, Saint-Charles, Comte de Bourgoing, d’Albignac, Marchant-Billet,
Macors.
Artillery: Général de division Louis Francois Foucher du Careil
Deputy Commander Général Georges-Alexandre Martuschewitz.
Artillery Park: Colonel Francois Louis Mengin
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10th Division: Général de division Ledru
L’État-Major: Chef d’état-major Delaage.
1st Brigade: Général de brigade Gengoult
24th Légère: Colonel de Julienne de Bellair (2 batt.)

1st Portuguese Line: Colonel Freire-Pégo (1 batt.)
2nd Brigade: Général de brigade Marion (K)
46th Line: Colonel Jean Louis Brue (4batt.)
3rd Brigade: Général de brigade Bruny
72nd Line: Colonel Lafitte (4 batt.)
Artillery: Chef de bataillon Ragmey

5th company of the 6th Horse Artillery (6 guns)
Auxilliary
1st and 2nd companies of the 6th Principal Train Battalion

11th Division: Général de division Razout
L’État-Major: Chef d’état-major Montbrun (K)
1st Brigade: Général de brigade Compere (K)
2nd Portugese Line: Major Xavier (1 batt.)
2nd Brigade: Général de brigade Joubert
18th Line: Colonel Pelleport (4 batt.)
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4th Line: Colonel Massy (K) (4 batt.)
3rd Brigade: Général de brigade d'Henin
93rd Line: Colonel Bauduin (W) (4 batt)
Artillery: Chef de bataillon Bernard

6th company of the 5th Horse Artillery (6 guns)
Auxilliary
1st and 3rd companies of the 6th Principal Train Battalion

25th ( Wurttemberg ) Division: Général de division Marchand[9]
Temporary Wurttemberg Infantry Regiment: Major General Ernst von Hügel and Colonel Schtockmeyer (3
batt.)
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: Général de brigade Mourier (767 men)
11th (Dutch) Hussars: Colonel de Collaert (4 squadrons)

6th Chevau-Légers Lancers: Chef d’escadrons Jacob[10] (3 squadrons)
4th Wurttemberg Chasseurs of the King: von Munchigen (4 squadrons)
14th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Beurmann (1136 men)
4th Chasseurs a Cheval: Colonel Boulnois.[11] (4 squadrons)

28th Chasseurs a Cheval: Major de Quinto d’Avogrado.[12]
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1st Wurttemberg Chevau-Légers: Colonel von Falkenschtein: (4 squadrons)

2nd Wurttemberg Chevau-Légers: 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 Battalion

6th Company of Engineer Train
8th Company of the 1st Pontoon Battalion
5th Company of Artillery Artisans
IV Corps
Total of ~24,000 men and 88 guns
Commander-in-Chief: Prince Eugene de Beauharnais, Viceroy of Italy
L’État-Major: Chef d’état-major General de brigade Armand Charles Guilleminot.[13]

Aides-de-camp: Triaire, Comte de Gisslenga, Delacroix, Bataille, De La Bedoyère, De Sayve, Tascher de la Pagerie,
Méjean.
Artillery: Général de division d’Anthouard de Vraincourt
Deputy Chief of Artillery: Général Couin
Chef d’état-major: Chef de bataillon Berthier.
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Italian Guard Artillery: Chef de bataillon Clément

Reserve Artillery: Colonel Mongenet
Artillery Park: Colonel Fiereck
Engineers: Général Poitevin.
13th Division: Général de division Delzons
L’État-Major: Chef d’état-major Boisserolle-Boisvilliers[14]
1st Brigade: Général de brigade Huard de St. Aubin (K)
8th Légère: Colonel Serrant (2 batt and 2 guns)

84th Line: Colonel Jean-Gaudens-Claude Pégot (4 batt. And 2 guns)
1st Provisional Croat Regiment: Colonel Marko Šljivarić (2 batt.)
2nd Brigade: Général 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 and 3rd companies of the 7th Train Battalion
Auxilliary:
7th company of the 1st Sapper Battalion
14th Division: Général de division Broussier
1st Brigade: Général de brigade Betrand de Sivray
18th Légère: 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: Général de brigade Alméras
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9th Line: Colonel Vautré (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: Général de brigade Lechi
Infantry Brigade: Général de brigade Lechi – 6 battalions (2491 men)
Royal Velites: Colonel Moroni (2 batt.)

Guard Infantry Regiment: Général de brigade Lechi (2 batt.)
Guard Conscript Regiment: Colonel Peraldi (2 batt.)
Cavalry Brigade: Général de Brigade Triaire – 6 squadrons and 5 companies (938 men and 1048 horses)
Gardes d’honneur: Captain Widman[16] (5 coys)

Guard Dragoon Regiment : Colonel Jacquet (2 squadrons)
Queen's Dragoon Regiment: Colonel Narboni (4 squadrons)
Artillery: Chef de bataillon Clément
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 Train
2nd company of Italian Guard Artisans
Auxiliary
1st company of the 1st Italian Sapper Battalion

Italian Guard Marines
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Corps Cavalry : Général de division Ornano
12th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Guyon – 6 squadrons (~800 men)
9th Chasseurs a Cheval: Colonel de Bruneteau de Sainte-Suzanne (3 Squadrons)

19th Chasseurs a Cheval: Colonel Vincent (3 Squadrons)
13th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Villata – 8 squadrons (949 men)
2nd Italian Chasseurs a Cheval: Colonel Banko (4 Squadrons)
3rd Italian Chasseurs a Cheval: Colonel Rambourgt (4 Squadrons)
Bavarian Cavalry Division: Major Général von Preysing-Moos
21st Light Cavalry Brigade: Major Général von Seydewitz
3rd Bavarian Chevau-Légers Kron-prinz: Colonel Elbracht (4 squadrons)

6th Bavarian Chevau-Légers Bubenhofen: Colonel von Dietz (4 squadrons)
22nd Light Cavalry Brigade: Major Général von Preysing-Moos
4th Bavarian Chevau-Légers: Colonel Seyssel (4 squadrons)

5th Bavarian Chevau-Légers: Colonel Gaddum (4 squadrons)
Artillery Brigade
1st Bavarian Horse Artillery: Captain Wiedemann (6 guns)
Reserve Artillery
5th company of the 2nd Foot Artillery

12th company of the 2nd Foot Artillery
2nd company of 1st Italian Foot Artillery
7th company of 1st Italian Foot Artillery
Auxiliary
5th company and Det. of 7th Train (bis) Battalion

5th and 6th companies and Det. of the 9th Italian Train Battalion
1st Company and detachment of the 2nd and 6th companies of the 9th Battalion of Military Equipage.
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1st company of the 2nd Pontoon Battalion

1st and 3rd companies of the 1st Italian Battalion of Military Equipage.
V Corps
Commander-in-Chief: Général de division Prince Poniatowski
L’État-Major: Chef d’état-major Général de division Fiszer
16th Division: Général de division Isidor Krasinski
1st Brigade: Général 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: Général 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
Auxiliary
1st company of the Polish Sapper Battalion

Det. Polish Artillery Artisan Company
18th Division: Général de division Charles Kniaziewicz
1st Brigade: Général 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: Général de brigade Pototzki
12th Polish Line: Colonel Mathias Wiezbinski (3 batt and 2 light guns)
Artillery: Chef de bataillon Ushinski.

2nd company of the Polish Artillery Train Battalion
Auxiliary:
A company of Polish Sapper Battalion
Corps Cavalry : Général 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: Général 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: Général 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)

Polish Regimental Artillery (3 guns)
Auxiliary:
4th and 5th of the Polish Artillery Train Battalion
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One company of Polish Pontooniers

Two companies of Polish Sapper Battalion
4 companies of Polish Battalion of Military Equipage.
VIII Corps
Commander-in-Chief: Général de division Andoche Junot
L’État-Major: Chef d’état-major Colonel Revest

Artillery: Général de division Jacques-Alexandre-Francois Allix de Vaux
23rd Infantry Division: Général de division Jean-Victor Tharreau (MW)
1st Brigade: Général de brigade Damas (K).
3rd (Westphalian) Legere Battalion: Lt. Colonel von Hessberg

2nd (Westphalian) Line: Colonel von Fulgraf (2 batt. and 2 guns)
6th (Westphalian) Line: Colonel Rouel (2 batt. and 2 guns.)
2nd Brigade: Général de brigade von Borstel
2nd (Westphalian) Legere Battalion: Lt. Col. Bödicker

3rd (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 Fröde (8 guns)

1st Westphalian Artillery Train Company
24th Infantry Division: Général de division von Ochs
1st Brigade: Général de brigade Legras
One battalion of the Grenadiers de la Garde: Major Muldner

One battalion of chasseurs-carabiniers de la Garde: Chef de battailon von Stein
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One battalion of Chasseurs de la Garde: Major Picot

1st (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: Général de brigade von Hammerstein
24th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général 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: Général 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 Schulz
Det. of Westphalian reserve artillery (no guns)
4th Westphalian Train Company
Westphalian sapper company
Det. of Westphalian Artillery Artisan
Det. 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 Général de division Auguste-Daniel Belliard
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1st Reserve Cavalry Reserve
Commander: Général de division Etienne-Marie-Antoine-Champion Nansouty

Chief of Staff: Colonel Adrien-Martial Thomas de Saint-Henry
1st Light Cavalry Division - Général de division Pierre-Joseph Bruyere
3rd Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Claude-Charles Jacquinot
7th Hussar Regiment: Colonel Eulner

9th Chevaux-leger Regiment: Colonel Gobrecht
4th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Hippolyte-Marie-Guillaume Pire
16th Chasseurs a Cheval Regiment: Colonel L'Haillier

8th Hussar Regiment: Colonel du Coetlosquet
15th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Joseph Nienwieski,
6th Polish Uhlan Regiment: Colonel Lagouski

8th Polish Uhlan Regiment: Colonel Prince Dominique Radziwill
2nd Combined Prussian Hussar Regiment: Colonel von Ziethen
Artillery
7th Company of the 6th Artillerie a Cheval (6 guns)
1st Cuirassier Division - Général de division Antoine-Louis St. Germaine
1st Brigade: Général de brigade Adrien-Francois Bruno
2nd Cuirassier Regiment: Colonel Pierre Rolland
2nd Brigade: Général de brigade Bertrand Bessieres
3rd Cuirassier Regiment: Colonel D'Audenarde
3rd Brigade: Général de brigade Mathieu Quenot
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9th Cuirassier Regiment: Colonel Michel-Francois Sestrieres de Murat

1/1st Chevaux-leger Regiment: Chef d'Escadron Dumanoir
Artillery
1/5 Artillerie a Cheval (6 guns)

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

Thiembronne
1st Brigade: Général de brigade Nicolas Reynaud
6th Cuirassier Regiment: Colonel Martin
2nd Brigade: Général de brigade Pierre-Francois-Marie-Auguste Dejean
11th Cuirassier Regiment: Colonel Pierre-Alexis Duclaux
3rd Brigade: Général 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: Général de division Louis-Pierre Montbrun

Chief of Staff: Colonel Francois-Isidore Wathiez
2nd Light Cavalry Division - Général 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: Général de brigade Andre Burthe
5th Hussar Regiment: Colonel Meuziau

9th Hussar Regiment: Colonel Maignet
16th Light Brigade: Général de brigade Jacques-Gervais Subervie
3rd Wurttemberg Jager zu Pferd: Colonel Waldburg

1st Prussian Uhlan Regiment: Colonel von Werder
10th Polish Hussar Regiment: Colonel Vuinski
Artillery
1/4 Artillerie a Cheval (4-6pdrs & 2 How)
2nd Cuirassier Division - Général de division Pierre Watier comte de Saint-Alphonse
1st Brigade: Général de brigade Louid-Chretien de Beaumont
5th Cuirassier Regiment: Colonel Jean-Francois Christophe
2nd Brigade: Général de brigade Jean-Louis Richter
8th Cuirassier Regiment: Colonel Grandjean
3rd Brigade: Général de brigade Joseph-Philippe-Marie Dornes
10th Cuirassier Regiment: Colonel Franck

1/2nd Chevauleger Regiment: Colonel , Pierre-Marie-Auguste Berruyer
Artillery

4th Cuirassier Division - Général de division Jean-Marie-Antoine Defrance
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1st Brigade: Général de brigade Louis-Claude Chouard
1st Carabinier Regiment: Colonel Francois Laroche
2nd Brigade: Général de brigade Pierre-Louis-Francois Paultre de Lamotte
2nd Carabinier Regiment: Colonel Amable-Guy Blancard
3rd Brigade: Général de brigade Joseph Bouvier des Eclaz,
1st Cuirassier Regiment: Colonel Clerc

4/4th Chevauleger Regiment: Colonel Deschamps
Artillery

3rd Reserve Cavalry Reserve
Commander: Général de division Emmanuel Grouchy (W)

Chief of Staff: Adjutant-Commandant Antoine-Pierre-Joseph Chappelle marquis de Jumilhac
3rd Light Cavalry Division - Général de division Louis-Pierre-Aime Chastel
11th Light Brigade: Général de brigade Pierre-Edme Gauthrin
6th Hussar Regiment: Colonel Vallin

8th Chasseur a Cheval Regiment: Colonel Talleyrand de Perigord
10th Light Brigade: Général 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: Général de brigade Jean-Baptiste Dommanget (W)
1st Bavarian Chevauxleger Regiment: Colonel von Wittgenstein (W)
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2nd Bavarian Chevauxleger Regiment: Colonel Lessing

Saxon Prinz Albrecht Chevauxleger Regiment
Artillery
6/6 Horse Artillery (6 guns)
6th Heavy Cavalry Division - Général de division Armand Lebrun la Houssaye (W)
1st Brigade: Général de brigade Nicolas-Marin Thiry (W)
7th Dragoon Regiment: Louis-Charles-Barthelemy Colonel Sopransi

23rd Dragoon Regiment: Colonel Briant
2nd Brigade: Général de brigade Denis-Etienne Seron
28th Dragoon Regiment: Colonel Aime-Suplice-Victor Pelletier de Montmarie

30th Dragoon Regiment: Colonel Pinteville
Artillery

4th Reserve Cavalry Reserve

Commander: Général de division Marie-Victor-Nicolas de Fay de Latour-Maubourg
Chief of Staff: Général de brigade Pierre-Eugene-Cesaire-Etienne Mathieu
4th Light Cavalry Division - Général de division Alexander Rozniecki
29th Light Brigade: Général de brigade Turno, Casimir
3rd Polish Uhlan Regiment: Colonel Alexander Radziminski

15th Polish Uhlan Regiment: Colonel Louis Pac
16th 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 - Général de division Jean-Thomas-Guillaume Lorge
1st Brigade: Generalmajor von Thielemann
Zastrow Cuirassier Regiment: Colonel Trutzchler

Saxon Garde du Corps: Colonel Leyser
14th Polish Cuirassier Regiment: Colonel Malachowski
2nd Brigade: Général de brigade Lepel
1st Westphalian Cuirassier Regiment: Colonel Gitzeen

2nd 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 attack
on 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] Général de brigade Desailly, who initially commanded this brigade, was wounded at Valutina.
[6] Gérard commanded entire division so nominal command of the brigade lay with Colonel Teullé 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 battalions
were 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. He
was 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 had
mistaken 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 by
Colonel 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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The Battle of Borodino: Order of Battle of the Russian Army http://www.napoleon-series.org/military/battles/Borodino/Mikaberidze/OrdersofBattle/c_Mikaberid...

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

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

Emperor Napoleon I of the French

Grand Marshal of the Palace Geraud-Christophe-Michel Duroc

Les Maréchaux des Logis

Comte de Philippe-Paul Ségur

Topographic Service: Louis Albert Bacler d’Albe

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Secretaries: Baron Fain, Baron Meneval, Baron Mounier, Colonel Deponthon

Aides-de-camp to the Emperor:

Baron Gourgaud, Comte de Montesquiou-Fezensac, Duc de Montmorency, Comte de Montaigu,

L’État-Major Général: Alexander de Berthier

Baggage Master to the Chief of Staff: Capitaine Rieggert

Artillery: Comte de Lariboisière

L’État-Major of Artillery: Chef d’état-major Général de brigade Lallemand

Assistant Chief of staff: Colonel Marion

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Director of Grand Park: Colonel Neigre

Commander of 1st Train: Chef de bataillon Peyerimhoff

L’État-Major of Engineers: Général Chasseloup-Laubat

Chief of Staff: Colonel Liedot

Gendarmerie: Grand Prévôt Lauer.

General Administration: Comte Mathieu Dumas

Medical Service: Baron Desgenettes

Chief Surgeon Baron Larrey

Troops Assigned to the L’État-Major Général

Campagne d’élite de gendarmerie

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Total of 19,000 men and 109 guns.

Young Guard: Marechal de l'Empire Eduard Adolph Mortier

A brigade of Delaborde’s division: Berthezene

4th Voltigeurs (2 batt): Colonel-Major baron Thomas-Patrice Nagle

2nd Guard Division: Général de division Roguet

1st Brigade: Général de brigade Lanabere (K)

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

2nd Brigade: Général de brigade Boyledieu

Fusilier Chasseur Regiment: Colonel Vrenier (2 Batts)

Artillery: Colonel Villeneuve

3rd Foot Artillery of the Young Guard (8 guns)

Vistula Legion: Général de division Claparede

Deputy chief: Général de brigade Baron Gregory Joseph Chlopicki.

1st Vistula Regiment: Colonel Konsinovski (2 batts. with 2 guns)

13th Company of the 8th Foot Artillery (6 guns)

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Reserve Artillery: Général de division Nourry

3rd Foot Artillery of the Old Guard (8 guns)

Old Guard: Marechal de l'Empire Francois Joseph Lefebvre

3rd Guard Division: Général de division Curial

1st Brigade: Général de brigade Boyer

1st Chasseur a Pied: Général de brigade Baron Gro (2 batt.)

Artillery: Chef de battailon Cotten

1st Foot Artillery the Old Guard (8 guns)

2nd Brigade: Général de brigade Michel

1st Grenadier a Pied: Colonel Lored de Legras (2 batt.)

Artillery: Major Boulart

2nd Foot Artillery of the Old Guard (8 guns)

Guard Cavalry: Marechal de l’Empire Jean Baptiste Bessieres

Guard Cavalry Division: Général de division Walther

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1st Brigade: Général de division Charles Lefevbre-Desnouettes

Guard Chasseur a Cheval Regiment: Général de division Guyot (5 squadrons)

2nd Brigade: Général de division St. Sulpice