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French Army & Mobilized Forces of Client States Dispositions By French Army & Mobilized Forces of Client States Dispositions By Regiment, Battalion, Squadron, & Company May l8ll Line Infantry Military Division Regt Bn Emplacement or Army Assignment lst l en route Rome 30th Military Division 2 en route Rome 30th Military Division 3 en route Rome 30th Military Division 4 In Toulon 8th Military Division 5 Marseille 8th Military Division 2nd l Delfzyl 3lst Military Division 2 Onderdendam 3lst Military Division 3 Leuwarden 3lst Military Division 4 Upper Catalonia 3rd Div/Army of Catalonia 5 Besancon 6th Military Division 6 forming 3rd l St. Malo l3th Military Division 2 Brest l3th Military Division 3 Brest l3th Military Division 4 Strasbourg 5th Military Division 5 Strasbourg 5th Military Division 4th l Havre l5th Military Division 2 Havre l5th Military Division 3 Dieppe 4th Military Division 4 Nancy 4th Military Division 5 Nancy 4th Military Division 5th l Toulon 8th Miltiary Division 2 Toulon 8th Miltiary Division 3 Barcelona Div/Army of Catalonia 4 Grenoble 7th Military Division 5 Grenoble 7th Military Division 6th l Corfu/Fano Division des 7 Isles 2 Corfu/Fano Division des 7 Isles 3 Rome 30th Miltiary Division 4 Civita-Vecchia 30th Miltiary Division 5 Rome 30th Military Division 6 Corfu/Fano Division des 7 Isles 7 Corfu/Fano Division des 7 Isles 7th l lst Div/Army of Catalonia 2 lst Div/Army of Catalonia 3 lst Div/Army of Catalonia 4 lst Div/Army of Catalonia 5 Turin 27th Military Division 8th l 2nd Div/lst Corps/Army of Spain 2 2nd Div/lst Corps/Army of Spain 3 2nd Div/9th Corps/Army of Spain 4 2nd Div/9th Corps/Army of Spain 5 Venloo 25th Military Division 9th l Brescia Army of Italy 2 Brescia Army of Italy 3 Brescia Army of Italy 4 Brescia Army of Italy 1 5 Brescia l0th l Turin 27th Military Division 2 Turin 27th Military Division 3 Alexandrie 28th Military Division 4 Alexandrie 28th Military Division 5 Plaisance 28th Military Division llth l Toulon 8th Military Division 2 Toulon 8th Military Division 3 Barcelona Div/Army of Catalonia 4 Grenoble 7th Military Division 5 Grenoble 7th Military Division l2th l Hanover Div Gudin/Army of Germany 2 Hanover Div Gudin/Army of Germany 3 Hanover Div Gudin/Army of Germany 4 Mezieres 2nd Military Division 5 Mezieres 2nd Military Division l3th l Udine Army of Italy 2 Udine Army of Italy 3 Udine Army of Italy 4 Udine Army of Italy 5 Udine l4th l lst Div/3rd Corps/Army of Spain 2 lst Div/3rd Corps/Army of Spain 3 lst Div/3rd Corps/Army of Spain 4 en route Sedan 2nd Military Division 5 Sedan 2nd Military Division l5th l 2nd Div/8th Corps/Army of Portugal 2 2nd Div/8th Corps/Army of Portugal 3 2nd Div/8th Corps/Army of Portugal 4 2nd Div/8th Corps/Army of Portugal 5 en route Brest l3th Military Division l6th l Army of Catalonia 2 Army of Catalonia 3 Army of Catalonia 4 3rd Div/Army of Catalonia 5 Toulon 8th Military Division l7th l Rostock Div. Morand/Army of Germany 2 Rostock Div. Morand/Army of Germany 3 Rostock Div. Morand/Army of Germany 4 Rostock l6th Military Division 5 3 co in Ostende l6th Military Division l co in Lille l6th Military Division l8th l Brielle l7th Miltary Division 2 La Haye l7th Miltary Division 3 Rotterdam l7th Miltary Division 4 Strasbourg 5th Military Division 5 Strasbourg 5th Military Division l9th l Camp de Boulogne 2 Camp de Boulogne 3 Camp de Boulogne 4 lst Div/8th Corps/Army of Portugal 5 Douay l6th Military Division 6 forming 20th l Alexandrie 27th Miltary Division 2 Alexandrie 27th Miltary Division 3 Alexandrie 27th Miltary Division 4 Alexandrie 27th Miltary Division 5 Verceil 27th Military Division 2lst l Stade Div Gudin/Army of Germany 2 Stade Div Gudin/Army of Germany 3 Stade Div Gudin/Army of Germany 4 Juliers 25th Military Division 5 Juliers 25th Military Division 22nd l lst Div/8th Corps/Army of Portugal 2 lst Div/8th Corps/Army of Portugal 3 lst Div/8th Corps/Army of Portugal 4 en route Maestricht 5 Maestricht 25th Military Division 23rd l Illyria 2 Illyria 3 Barcelona Div/Army of Catlaonia 4 Geneve 7th Military Division 5 Geneve 7th Military Division 24th l lst Div/lst Corps/Army of Spain 2 lst Div/lst Corps/Army of Spain 3 lst Div/lst Corps/Army of Spain 4 2nd Div/9th Corps/Army of Spain 5 Lyon l9th Military Division 25th l Olterholz Div Gudin/Army of Germany 2 Olterholz Div Gudin/Army of Germany 3 Olterholz Div Gudin/Army of Germany 4 lst Div/8th Corps/Army of Portugal 5 3 Co 2nd Div/Rear Guard/Army of Spain l Co Landrecies l6th Military Division 26th l unknown 2 unknown 3 3rd Div/6th Corps/Army of Portugal 4 3rd Div/6th Corps/Army of Portugal 5 3rd Div/6th Corps/Army of Portugal 6 en rte Napoleon l2th Military Division 7 Napoleon l2th Military Division 27th l 2nd Div/6th Corps/Army of Portugal 2 2nd Div/6th Corps/Army of Portugal 3 lst Div/9th Corps/Army of Portugal 4 lst Div/9th Corps/Army of Portugal 5 Mainz 20th Military Division 28th l lst Div/Army of the Center 2 lst Div/Army of the Center 3 en rte St. Omer 4 lst Div/8th Corps/Army of Portugal 5 3 Co 2nd Div/Rearguard/Army of Northern Spain l Co St. Omer l6th Military Division 29th l Livourne 29th Military Division 2 Livourne 29th Military Division 3 Sienne 29th Military Division 4 Livourne 29th Military Division 5 Livourne 29th Military Division 30th l Lubeck Div Morand/Army of Germany 2 Lubeck Div Morand/Army of Germany 3 3 Lubeck Div Morand/Army of Germany 4 Mainz 26th Military Division 5 Mainz 26th Military Division 3lst l Turin 27th Military Division 2 Turin 27th Military Division 3 Turin 27th Military Division 32nd l lst Div/4th Corps/Army of Spain 2 lst Div/4th Corps/Army of Spain 3 lst Div/4th Corps/Army of Spain 4 Div Serras/6th Government Army of Spain 5 2nd Div/Rearguard/Army of Northern Spain 33rd l Fulda Div Friant/Army of Germany 2 Fulda Div Friant/Army of Germany 3 Fulda Div Friant/Army of Germany 4 Mainz 26th Military Division l Co Stettin Army of Germany 5 Mainz 26th Division 34th l lst Div/5th Corps/Army of Spain 2 lst Div/5th Corps/Army of Spain 3 lst Div/5th Corps/Army of Spain 4 lst Div/8th Corps/Army of Portugal 5 Givet 2nd Military Division 35th l Bologne Army of Italy 2 Bologne Army of Italy 3 Bologne Army of Italy 4 Modene Army of Italy 5 Bologne Italy 36th l lst Div/2nd Corps/Army of Portugal 2 lst Div/2nd Corps/Army of Portugal 3 lst Div/2nd Corps/Army of Portugal 4 en rte Calais 5 3 Co St. Denis 2nd Div/Rearguard/Army of Spain l Co Calais l6th Military Division 37th l Jevers 3lst Miltiary Division 2 Norden 3lst Miltiary Division 3 Embden 3lst Miltiary Division 4 Army of Catalonia 5 Besancon 6th Military Division 6 These men, who were part of the garrison of Santo-Domingo, were incorporated into the 82nd Line. 38th l Besancon 6th Military Division 2 Besancon 6th Military Division 3 Besancon 6th Military Division 39th l lst Div/6th Corps/Army of Portugal 2 lst Div/6th Corps/Army of Portugal 3 lst Div/6th Corps/Army of Portugal 4 lst Div/9th Corps/Army of Spain 5 Landau 5th Military Division 40th l lst Div/5th Corps/Army of Spain 2 lst Div/5th Corps/Army of Spain 3 lst Div/5th Corps/Army of Spain 4 lst Div/9th Corps/Army of Spain 5 Wissembourg 5th Military Division 4lst l Lille l6th Military Division 2 Lille l6th Military Division 3 Lille l6th Military Division 42nd l lst Div/Army of Catalonia 2 lst Div/Army of Catalonia 3 lst Div/Army of Catalonia 4 Asti 27th Military Division 5 Alexandrie 27th Military Division 43rd l lst Div/4th Corps/Army of Spain 2 lst Div/4th Corps/Army of Spain 3 lst Div/4th Corps/Army of Spain 4 Res Div/Army of Northern Spain 5 Gravelines l6th Military Division 44th l lst Div/3rd Corps/Army of Spain 2 lst Div/3rd Corps/Army of Spain 3 Valenciennes l6th Military Division 4 Valenciennes l6th Military Division 5 3 Co 2nd Div/Rearguard/Army of Spain l Co Valenciennes l6th Military Division 45th l 2nd Div/lst Corps/Army of Spain 2 2nd Div/lst Corps/Army of Spain 3 2nd Div/lst Corps/Army of Spain 4 2nd Div/9th Corps/Army of Portugal 5 Liege 25th Military Division 46th l Malborough Camp de Boulogne 2 Malborough Camp de Boulogne 3 Malborough Camp de Boulogne 4 lst Div/8th Corps/Army of Portugal 5 3 Co 2nd Div/Rearguard/Army of Spain l Co Arras l6th Military Division 6 forming 47th l 2nd Div/2nd Corps/Army of Portugal 2 2nd Div/2nd Corps/Army of Portugal 3 2nd Div/2nd Corps/Army of Portugal 4 en route Lorient l3th Military Division 5 en route Lorient l3th Military Division 48th l Magdeburg Div Friant/Army of Germany 2 Magdeburg Div Friant/Army of Germany 3 Magdeburg Div Friant/Army of Germany 4 Malines 24th Military Division 5 Antwerp 24th Military Division 49th l Lyon l9th Military Division 2 Lyon l9th Military Division 3 Lyon l9th Military Division 50th l 2nd Div/6th Corps/Army of Portugal 2 2nd Div/6th Corps/Army of Portugal 3 Res Div/Army of Northern Spain 4 lst Div/6th Corps/Army of Portugal 5 3 Co 2nd Div/Rearguard/Army of Spain l Co Cambray l6th Military Division 5lst l lst Div/Army of the Center 2 lst Div/Army of the Center 3 lst Div/Army of the Center 4 Lille l6th Military Division 5 5 3 Co 2nd Div/Rearguard/Army of Spain l Co Lille l6th Military Division 52nd l Genoa 28th Military Division 2 Genoa 28th Military Division 3 Genoa 28th Military Division 4 Alexandrie 28th Military Division 5 Genoa 28th Military Division 53rd l Forli Army of Italy 2 Viterbe Army of Italy 3 Rimini Army of Italy 4 Forli Army of Italy 5 Forli Army of Italy 54th l 2nd Div/lst Corps/Army of Spain 2 2nd Div/lst Corps/Army of Spain 3 2nd Div/lst Corps/Army of Spain 4 lst Div/9th Corps/Army of Spain 5 Maestricht 25th Military Division 55th l lst Div/Army of the Center 2 lst Div/Army of the Center 3 lst Div/Army of the Center 4
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