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Grande Armée Battle of Bautzen 20/21 May 1813

Commander-in-Chief: Emperor Napoleon I

Imperial Guard: 1st : Général de division Roguet Brigade: Général de brigade Decouz 1/,2/1st Grenadiers à Pied Regiment 1/,2/2nd Grenadiers à Pied Regiment 1/,2/1st Chasseurs à Pied Regiment 1/,2/2nd Chasseurs à Pied Regiment Vélites of Turin Vélites of Florence 1st Young Guard Division: Général de division Dumoustier Brigade: General de brigade Mouton-Duvernet 1/Fusilier-Grenadier Regiment (14/499)1 2/Fusiliers-Grenadier Regiment 1/Fusilier-Chasseur Regiment (12/598) 2/Fusilier-Chasseur Regiment Brigade: Général de brigade Tindel 1/,2/1st Voltigeur Regiment (25/990) 1/,2/2nd Voltigeur Regiment (24/705) Brigade: Général de brigade Lanusse 1/,2/3rd Voltigeur Regiment 1/,2/6th Voltigeur Regiment (28/1,053) 1/,2/7th Voltigeur Regiment 2nd Young Guard Division: Général de division Barrois Brigade: Général de brigade Rottembourg 1/,2/1st Tirailleur Regiment (27/1,031) 1/,2/2nd Tirailleur Regiment Brigade: Général de brigade Berthezène 1/,2/3rd Tirailleur Regiment 1/,2/6th Tirailleur Regiment (24/922) 1/,2/7th Tirailleur Regiment (26/1,048) Artillery: Général Devaux 1st Old Guard Artillery Battery (6-6pdrs & 2-5.7" howitzers) 2nd Old Guard Artillery Battery (6-12pdrs & 2-6" howitzers) 3rd Old Guard Artillery Battery (6-12pdrs & 2-6" howitzers) 4th Old Guard Artillery Battery (6-6pdrs & 2-6" howitzers) 1st Young Guard Artillery Battery (6-6pdrs & 2-5.7" howitzers) 2nd Young Guard Artillery Battery (6-6pdrs & 2-5.7"howitzers) 1st Old Guard Horse Artillery Battery (4-6pdrs & 2-5.7"howitzers)

1 Strength figures as of 5 May 1813.

1 2nd Old Guard Horse Artillery Battery (4-6pdrs & 2-5.7"howitzers) Engineers: Sappers/Marines (3 coys) Equippage: Compagnies de Train d'equippage 1st Cavalry Division: Général de division Lefebvre-Desnoettes Berg Chevauxléger-lanciers (500) 1st Chevauléger-lanciers de la Garde 2nd Chevauléger-lanciers de la Garde (1,500 men in 1st & 2nd Lancers) 2nd Cavalry Division: Général de division d'Ornano Chasseurs à Cheval de la Garde (1,500) Grenadiers à Cheval de la Garde (1,200) Empress Dragoons (1,200) Gendarmes d'Elite (500) II Corps: Maréchal Victor (Strengths as of 15 May 1813) 4th Division: Général de division Dubreton Brigade: Général de brigade Ferrière 37th Provisional Line Regiment 2/24th Légère Regiment (15/616) 2/26th Légère Regiment (16/660) 38th Provisional Line Regiment 2/11th Légère Regiment (18/720) 2/2nd Line Regiment (23/647) 39th Provisional Line Regiment 2/19th Line Regiment (19/730) 2/37th Line Regiment (20/661) Brigade: Général de brigade Brun 40th Provisional Line Regiment 2/4th Line Regiment (18/647) 2/56th Line Regiment (18/710) 41st Provisional Line Regiment 2/18th Line Regiment (14/696) 2/46th Line Regiment (15/736) 42nd Provisional Line Regiment 2/72nd Line Regiment (18/653) 2/93rd Line Regiment (16/680) Artillery: 11/4th Foot Artillery (2/90)(6-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers) 14/8th Foot Artillery (4/68)(6-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers) III Corps: Maréchal Ney 8th Division: Général de division Souham Brigade: Général de brigade Chasseraux 6th Provisional Légère Regiment 2/6th Légère Regiment 3/25th Légère Regiment 10th Provisional Légère Regiment 3/16th Légère Regiment 1/28th Légère Regiment 14th Provisional Line Regiment 4/34th Line Regiment 3/40th Line Regiment 19th Provisional Line Regiment 6/32nd Line Regiment 3/58th Line Regiment Brigade: Général de brigade Chemineau 21st Provisional Line Regiment 3/59th Line Regiment 4/69th Line Regiment 24th Provisional Line Regiment 3/88th Line Regiment 3/103rd Line Regiment 1/,3/,4/,6/22nd Line Regiment Artillery: 9/2nd Foot Artillery (6-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers) 10/2nd Foot Artillery (6-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers) 3rd (bis) Train Battalion (2 cos) 8th Principal Train Battalion (2 cos) Engineers: Spanish Sappers (1 coy) 9th Division: Général de division Delmas Brigade: Général de brigade Anthing 2nd Provisional Légère Regiment 3/2nd Légère Regiment 3/4th Légère Regiment 1/29th Légère Regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/136th Line Regiment Brigade: 1/,2/,3/,4/138th Line Regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/145th Line Regiment Artillery: 1/9th Foot Artillery (6-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers) 11/9th Foot Artillery (6-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers) 4/3rd (bis) Train Battalion 4/6th Principal Train Battalion 4/12th Principal Train Battalion Engineers: Spanish Sappers (1 coy) 10th Division: Général de division Albert Brigade: Général de brigade Goris 4th Provisional Légère Regiment 4/5th Légère Regiment 4/12th Légère Regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/139th Line Regiment Brigade: Général de brigade van Dedem 1/,2/,3/,4/140th Line Regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/141th Line Regiment Artillery: 3/7th Foot Artillery (6-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers) 4/7th Foot Artillery (6-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers) 4/, & Det.7/1st Principal Train Battalion 11th Principal Train Battalion Engineers: Spanish Sappers (1 coy) : Général de division Ricard Brigade: Général de brigade Tarayre 3/,4/9th Légère Regiment 17th Provisional Line Regiment 4/43rd Line Regiment

3 3/75th Line Regiment 18th Provisional Line Regiment 3/50th Line Regiment 4/65th Line Regiment Brigade: Général de brigade Dumoulin 1/,2/,3/,4/142nd Line Regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/144th Line Regiment Artillery: 18/1st Foot Artillery (6-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers) 19/7th Foot Artillery (6-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers) Det. 7/11th Principal Train Battalion Det. 7/12th Principal Train Battalion 4/13th (bis) Train Battalion Engineers: Spanish Sappers (1 coy) 39th Division: Général de division Marchand Brigade: Generalmajor Stockhorn 1/,2/3rd Baden Line Regiment 1/1st Baden Line Regiment Brigade: Generalmajor Prince Emile de Hesse 1/,2/1st Hessian Fusilier Regiment 1/,2/2nd Hessian (Leib) du Corps Regiment 1/,2/Hessian Leib-Garde Regiment Artillery: 1st Baden Foot Battery (3-6pdrs & 1-24pdr howitzer) 1st Baden Train Company 1/2 Hessian Foot Battery (2-6pdrs & 1-24pdr howitzer) Brigade: 1/,2/,3/10th Hussar Regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/Baden Dragoon Regiment IV Corps: Général de division Comte Bertrand (Strengths as of 10 May 1813)_ 12th Division: Général de division Morand Brigade: Général de brigade Belair 1/13th Line Regiment (27/791) 2/13th Line Regiment (15/758) 3/13th Line Regiment (16/753) 4/13th Line Regiment (15/747) 6/13th Line Regiment (18/758) Artillery Det./13th Line Regiment (2/44)(2-3pdrs) 3rd Provisional Line Regiment 3/3rd Légère Regiment (20/597) 4/8th Légère Regiment (21/666) Brigade: Général de brigade Sicard 2nd Provisional Croatian Regiment 2/3rd Croatian Regiment (21/510) 1/4th Croatian Regiment (17/402) 1/23rd Line Regiment (29/738) 2/23rd Line Regiment (13/764) 4/23rd Line Regiment (14/730) 6/23rd Line Regiment (13/745) Artillery Det./23rd Line Regiment (2/64)(2-3pdrs) Artillery: Major Pingenot 1/2nd Foot Artillery (2/82)(6-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers) 3/2nd Foot Artillery (3/80)(6-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers) Det. 1/7th (bis) Train Battalion (1/99) Det. 2/7th (bis) Train Battalion (0/27) Det. 1/9th Military Equipage Battalion (1/119) 15th Division: Général de division Peyri Brigade: Général de brigade Martel 3/1st Italian Line Regiment (27/718) 4/1st Italian Line Regiment (17/772) Artillery Det./1st Italian Line Regiment (1/13) (2-3pdrs) 1/4th Italian Line Regiment (25/584) 2/4th Italian Line Regiment (15/512) 3/4th Italian Line Regiment (16/588) 4/4th Italian Line Regiment (16/598) Artillery Det./4th Italian Line Regiment (3/63) (2-3pdrs) 2nd Brigade: Général de brigade St. Andrea 3/6th Italian Line Regiment (25/700) 4/6th Italian Line Regiment (20/688) Artillery Det./6th Italian Line Regiment (3/67) (2-3pdrs) 3rd Brigade: Général de brigade Moroni 1/Milan Guard Battalion (20/754) 1/7th Italian Line Regiment (30/670) 2/7th Italian Line Regiment (16/589) 3/7th Italian Line Regiment (13/634) 4/7th Italian Line Regiment (17/629) Artillery Det./7th Italian Line Regiment (1/30) (2-3pdrs) Artillery: Chef de bataillon Gorio 1st Italian Foot Artillery Company (3/106) (6-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers) 13th Italian Foot Artillery Company (4/107) (6-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers) 5th Italian Train Company (3/142) 6th Italian Train Company (3/136) 3rd Italian Sapper Company (3/90) 3rd Italian Naval Artisan Company (1/27) 2nd Italian Sailor Company (3/107) Italian Military Equipage Company (2/137) Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Briche 1/2nd Neapolitan Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (12/182/205) 2/2nd Neapolitan 7/248)Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (6/185/188) 38th Division: Generallieutenant Franquemont2 Brigade: Generalmajor Stockmayer 1/9th Württemberg Light Regiment (13/675) 1/10th Württemberg Light Regiment (13/654) 1/7th Württemberg Line Regiment (9/275)

2 The strength figures of this state are suspect, as they are the same strengths reported by the National Archives for 25 April.

5 2/7th Württemberg Line Regiment (11/409) Brigade: Generalmajor Neuffer 1/1st Württemberg Line Regiment (14/546) 2/1st Württemberg Line Regiment (14/562) 1/2nd Württemberg Line Regiment (14/621) 2/2nd Württemberg Line Regiment (14/583) Artillery: 1st Württemberg Foot Battery "Toikede" (3/113) 1st Württemberg Horse Battery (6 guns) (4-6pdrs & 2-7pdr howitzers) 24th Light Cavarly Brigade: Generalmajor Jett 1/,2/,3/4/1st Württemberg Chevaulegers "Prince Adam" (18/507/500) 1/,2/,3/4/3rd Württemberg Chevaulegers "Duke Louis" (19/482/496) 1st Württemberg Horse Battery "Burgi" (3/138) (4-6pdrs & 2 7pdr howitzers) Corps Artillery: Colonel Ménoire 24/2nd Foot Artillery (2/86) (4-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers) Det. 2/7th (bis) Train Battalion (0/6) 6/7th (bis) Train Battalion (2/128) 7/7th (bis) Train Battalion (2/129) Det. 13th Artillery Artisan Company (1/29) 2/1st Sapper Battalion (2/140) 8/1st Sapper Battalion (3/114) Det/Engineering Equipage Train (1/24) 2/9th Military Equipage Battalion (2/127) 3/9th Military Equipage Battalion (2/118) 4/9th Military Equipage Battalion (2/105) 5/9th Military Equipage Battalion (2/109) 6/9th Military Equipage Battalion (2/125) : Général de division Lauriston (strengths as of 15 May) : Général de division Maison Brigade: Général de brigade Avril 1/151st Line Regiment (35/394) 2/151st Line Regiment (17/396) 3/151st Line Regiment (19/418) 4/151st Line Regiment (18/414) Brigade: Général de brigade Penne 1/153rd Line Regiment (32/715) 2/153rd Line Regiment (20/627) 3/153rd Line Regiment (17/601) Artillery: 1/1st Foot Artillery (2/85) (6-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers) 3/1st Foot Artillery (2/96) (6-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers) 7/11th Principal Train Battalion (1/174) Engineers: (1 coy) Equipage: (1 coy) 17th Division: Général de division Puthod Brigade: Général de brigade Vachot 1/146th Line Regiment (32/561) 2/146th Line Regiment (13/466) 3/146th Line Regiment (16/682) 4/146th Line Regiment (19/599) 1/147th Line Regiment (33/670) 2/147th Line Regiment (16/600) 3/147th Line Regiment (14/639) 4/147th Line Regiment (13/587) Brigade: Général de brigade Pastol 1/148th Line Regiment (24/409) 2/148th Line Regiment (18/518) 3/148th Line Regiment (18/657) 4/148th Line Regiment (16/402) Artillery: Bonneftos 1/5th Foot Artillery (1/99) (6-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers) 11/5th Foot Artillery (3/103) (6-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers) 3/3rd Principal Train Battalion (1/122) Det. 1/12th Principal Train Battalion (1.50) 2/2nd Military Equipage Battalion (3/127) 18th Division: Général de division Lagrange Brigade: Général de brigade Charrière 1/134th Line Regiment (23/725) 2/134th Line Regiment (21/727) 1/154th Line Regiment (26/367) 2/154th Line Regiment (18/391) 3/154th Line Regiment (21/588) 4/154th Line Regiment (20/571) Brigade: Général de brigade Suden 1/155th Line Regiment (35/546) 2/155th Line Regiment (17/349) 3/155th Line Regiment (15/433) 4/155th Line Regiment (15/485) 1/3rd Foreign Regiment (Irish Legion)(25/538) 2/3rd Foreign Regiment (Irish Legion)(20/434) Artillery: Chef de bataillon Chateaubrun 10/1st Foot Artillery (2/96) (6-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers)3 12/1st Foot Artillery (2/95) (6-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers) 4/4th Principal Train Battalion (1/122) Det. 1/12th Principal Train Battalion (0/56) 3/2nd Military Equipage Battalion (2/127) 19th Division: Général de division Rochambeau Brigade: Général de brigade Lacrois 1/135th Line Regiment (27/436) 2/135th Line Regiment (14/507) 3/135th Line Regiment (8/335) 4/135th Line Regiment (11/512) Brigade: Général de brigade Lafitte 1/149th Line Regiment (40/696)

3 Prior to the battle 2-6pdrs & 1 howitzer were captured by allies. Which batteries lost them is not known.

7 2/149th Line Regiment (14/574) 3/149th Line Regiment (14/600) 4/149th Line Regiment (12/635) Brigade: Général de brigade Harlet 1/150th Line Regiment (21/620) 2/150th Line Regiment (17/559) 3/150th Line Regiment (18/708) 4/150th Line Regiment (20/720) Artillery: Chef de bataillon Richard 12/5th Foot Artillery (2/92) (4-6pdrs & 1-24pdr howitzer) 17/5th Foot Artillery (1/56) (6-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers) 7/9th Principal Train Battalion (1/122) Det. 4/14th Principal Train Battalion (1/72) 4/2nd Military Equipage Train Battalion (2/127) Corps Artillery Reserve: Général de brigade de Camas 15/1st Foot Artillery (3/91) 16/1st Foot Artillery (3/94) 17/1st Foot Artillery (1/93) (12-12pdrs & 4-6" howitzers) 2/5th Horse Artillery (3/80)(4-6pdrs & 2-6" howitzers) 7/6th Horse Artillery (2/81)(4-6pdrs & 2-6" howitzers) Det. 7/1st (bis) Train Battalion (0/127) Det. 7/11th Principal Train Batalion (1/174) Det. 4/8th (bis) Train Batalion (1/128) Det. 4/11th (bis) Train Battalion (0/70) 1/6th Sapper Battalion (6/99) 2/6th Sapper Battalion (3/105) 3/6th Sapper Battalion (3/102) 5/2nd Military Equipage Battalion (2/127) VI Corps: Maréchal Marmont : Général de division Compans Brigade: Général de brigade Cacault 1/,2/,3/,4/1st Marine Artillery Regiment 1/,2/3rd Marine Artillery Regiment Brigade: Général de brigade Joubert 25th Provisional Regiment 3/47th Line Regiment 3/86th Line Regiment

20th Provisional Regiment 5/66th Line Regiment 3/122nd Line Regiment 2/,3/32nd Légère Regiment Artillery 16/5th Foot Artillery Company (6-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers) 10/8th Foot Artillery Company (6-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers) Detachment 7/4th (bis) Train Battalion Detachment 4/1st (bis) Train Battalion : Général de division Bonet Brigade: Général de brigade Buquet 1/,2/,3/,4/,5/,6/2nd Marine Artillery Regiment (6) 1/,2/4th Marine Artillery Regiment Brigade: Général de brigade Jamin 1/,2/,3/37th Légère Regiment 1/Joseph Napoleon Regiment Provisional Brigade: 4/36th Légère Regiment (18/829) 4/131st Line Regiment (16/760) 4/132nd Regiment (17/647) 4/133rd Regiment (18/810) 2/Würzburg Infantry Regiment (18/710) Artillery: 10/4th Foot Artillery Company (6-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers) 18/5th Foot Artillery Company (6-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers) Detachment 1/10th (bis) Train Battalion Detachment 1/8th Principal Train Battalion Detachment 2/8th Principal Train Battalion : Général de division Friederichs Brigades: Generaux de brigade Ficatier, Cohorn 3/,4/23rd Légère Regiment 11th Provisional Regiment 4/1st Line Regiment 2/62nd Line Regiment 13th Provisional Regiment 3/14th Line Regiment 4/16th Line Regiment 16th Provisional Regiment 6/26th Line Regiment 6/82nd Line Regiment 3/,4/121st Line Regiment 3/,4/15th Line Regiment 3/,4/70th Line Regiment Artillery 14/4th Foot Artillery Company (6-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers) 22/9th Foot Artillery Company (6-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers) Detachment 3/8th Principal Train Battalion Detachment 2/10th (bis) Train Battalion

VII Corps: Général de division Reynier Division: Général de division Durutte (strengths as of 15 May, forces shown as "en route") Brigade: Général de brigade Devaux 2/35th Légère Regiment (15/970)4 4/35th Légère Regiment (19/707) 4/36th Légère Regiment (18/829)

4 The 2/35th is shown as present by the French National Archives, Carton AFVI*-1340, while the 4/35th is shown present in the Army Archives, Carton C2 541. The 4/35th was known to be en route to the amry and may have arrived.

9 Brigade: Général de brigade Jarry 3/131st Line Regiment (14/829) 4/131st Line Regiment (16/760) 3/132nd Line Regiment (15/860) 4/132nd Line Regiment (17/647) Brigade: Général de brigade Brayer 3/133rd Line Regiment (14/849) 4/133rd Line Regiment (18/810) 2/Würzburg Regiment (18/710) 3/Würzburg Regiment (17/700) Artillery: 22/1st Foot Artillery (2/36) 6/5th Foot Artillery (3/60) 4/9th Foot Artillery (3/24) 2/,3/,4/9th (bis) Train Battalion (2/105) Royal Saxon Corps: General der Kavallerie Zeschau5 : Brigadier-Oberst von Brause 1st Light Regiment Lecoq (1 bn) 1/Guard Grenadier Regiment (1) Prinz Frederich Infantry Regiment (1) von Steindel Infantry Regiment (1) Jägers (1 coy) : Générallieutenant von Sahr von Anger Grenadier Battalion (1) Prinz Anton Infantry Regiment (1) von Löw Infantry Regiment (1) Artillery: 2 Foot batteries (6 guns ea) 1 Horse Battery (8 guns) 1 Sapper Company French Artillery (12 guns) Cavalry: Light Cavalry XI Corps: Maréchal Macdonald (strengths as of 15 May) 31st Division: Général de division Ledru 11th Provisional Demi-brigade 4/27th Légère Regiment (12/312) 4/50th Line Regiment (10/419) 13th Provisional Demi-brigade 4/5th Line Regiment (16/424) 4/79th Line Regiment (12/357) Brigade: Général de brigade Bardet 1/Neapolitian Elite Regiment (20/261) 2/Neapolitian Elite Regiment (13/398) Artillery 16/5th Foot Artillery Company (3/93) (6-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers) Neapolitan Horse Battery (5/39) (4-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers) Det. 8th Principal Train Battalion (0/82)

5 The Royal Saxon Corps was assigned to the VII Corps at this time, but there are no indications that it participated in the battle.

Det. 12th Principal Train Battalion (1/28) Det. 14th Principal Train Battalion (0/13) : Général de division Gérard Brigade: Général de brigade Senecal 3/6th Line Regiment (13/408) 4/6th Line Regiment (10/447) Artillery Det./6th Line Regiment (2/60) 1/112th Line Regiment (24/562) 2/112th Line Regiment (12/494) 3/112th Line Regiment (15/514) 4/112th Line Regiment (17/524) Artillery Det. /112th Line Regiment (2/50) Brigade: Général de brigade Zucchi 3/2nd Italian Légère Regiment (18/284) 4/2nd Italian Légère Regiment (11/308) Artillery Det./2nd Italian Légère Regiment (2/47) 1/5th Italian Line Regiment (30/594) 2/5th Italian Line Regiment (12/523) 3/5th Italian Line Regiment (14/547) 4/5th Italian Line Regiment (13/545) Artillery Det./5th Italian Line Regiment (2/79) Cavalry Brigade: 1/4th Italian Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (17/230) (18/234 horses) 1/Würzburg Jäger zu Pferd (9/203)(20/219 horses) Artillery 6/1st Foot Artillery Company (2/84) (6-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers) 20/5th Foot Artillery Company (3/96) (6-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers) 3rd Italian Horse Battery (7/74) (4-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers) Det. 1/11th (bis) Train Battalion (?) 10th Italian Train Company (4/181) 9th Italian Sappers (3/42) : Général de division Charpentier Brigade: Général de brigade Simmer 3/14th Légère Regiment (28/454) 4/14th Légère Regiment (14/633) Artillery Det. /14th Légère Regiment (1/58) 1/22nd Légère Regiment (33/554) 2/22nd Légère Regiment (13/487) 3/22nd Légère Regiment (16/493) 4/22nd Légère Regiment (16/546) Artillery Det. 22nd Légère Regiment (1/56) Brigade: Général de brigade Meunier 14th Provisional Demi-Brigade 6/10th Line Regiment (9/362) 6/20th Line Regiment (11/419) 3/67th Line Regiment (15/537) 15th Provisional Demi-Brigade 4/3rd Légère Regiment (17/500) 4/102nd Line Regiment (10/432) Artillery Det./102nd Line Regiment (1/53) Artillery: Chef de brigade Dérivaux

11 5/1st Foot Artillery Company (3/59) (6-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers) 19/2nd Foot Artillery Company (3/87) (6-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers) Det. 1/7th Principal Train Battalion (1/55) Det. 2/12th Principal Train Battalion (1/145) 7/5th Sapper Battalion (2/51) 1/7th Sapper Battalion (3/47) 2/7th Sapper Battalion (3/45) Det/12th Equipage Train Battalion (7/260) XII Corps: Maréchal Oudinot 13th Division: Général de division Pacthod Brigade: Général de brigade Pourailly 4/1st Légère Regiment 3/,4/7th Line Regiment 12th Provisional Line Regiment 4/10th Line Regiment 4/42nd Line Regiment 23rd Provisional Line Regiment 7/6th Line Regiment 4/67th Line Regiment Brigade: Général de brigade Gruger 1/,2/1st Neapolitian Légère Regiment 2/,3/,4/101st Line Regiment Artillery: Chef de bataillon Rapallo 18/4th Foot Artillery (6-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers) 20/4th Foot Artillery (6-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers) Det. 2/7th (bis) Train Battalion 3/7th (bis) Train Battalion 1/17th Miltiary Equipage Battalion : Général de division Lorencz 1st Brigade: Général de brigade Leclerc 3/,4/52nd Line Regiment 1/,2/,3/,4/137th Line Regiment Brigade: Général de brigade d'Henin 1/,2/,3/,4/156th Line Regiment Artillery: Chef de bataillon Boyer 2/4th Foot Artillery (6-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers) 25/4th Foot Artillery (6-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers) Det. 2/7th Principal Train Battalion 4/7th (bis) Train Battalion 2/17th Equipage Battalion 29th (Bavarian) Division: Generallieutenant Raglovich (Strength as of 25 April 1813) 1st Brigade: Generalmajor Becker 1st Light Battalion (7/534) 2/Prinz Carl #3 Bavarian Infantry Regiment (16/537) Res/13th Bavarian Infantry Regiment (12/579) 1/Isenburg #4 Bavarian Infantry Regiment (13/789) 2/Herzog Pius #8 Bavarian Infantry Regiment (15/769) Brigade: Oberst Maillot de la Traille 2nd Light Battalion (7/590) 2/Preysing #5 Bavarian Infantry Regiment (13/610) 7th Bavarian Infantry Regiment (18/715) 2/#9 Bavarian Infantry Regiment (17/769) 2/Junker #10 Bavarian Infantry Regiment (6/817) Artillery: Major Marabini 1st Bavarian Foot Battery (4/142) (6-6pdrs & 2-7pdr howitzers) 2nd Bavarian Foot Battery (4/133) (6-6pdrs & 2-7pdr howitzers) Bavarian Reserve Foot Battery (2/104) (6-12pdrs & 2-7pdr howitzers) Bavarian Train Company Corps Cavalry: Général de division Beaumont 29th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général Wolff 1/,2/Westphalian Chevauleger-lancier Regiment 1/,2/,3/Hessian Chevauleger Regiment Light Cavalry Brigade: Oberst von Syssel Cobmined Bavarian Chevaulegers (16/394) Corps Artillery Reserve: 24/2nd Foot Artillery (6-12pdrs & 2-5.7" howitzers) Det. 2/7th (bis) Train Battalion 5/7th (bis) Train Battalion 3/3rd Sapper Battalion 7/3rd Sapper Battalion 3/17th Equipage Train Battalion 4/17th Equipage Train Battalion 5/17th Equipage Train Battalion 6/17th Equipage Train Battalion I Cavalry Corps: Général de division Latour-Maubourg (Strengths as of 15 May 1813) 1st Light Cavalry Division: Général de division Bruyère Brigade: Général de brigade Bessières 7th Hussar Regiment (7/106/18/107) 6 9th Chevauléger Regiment (2/17/6/16) 8th Hussar Regiment (6/93/12/94) 16th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (6/114/14/113) 7th Chevauléger Regiment (3/24/7/23) Brigade: Général de brigade Cambraceres 1st Chevauléger Regiment (5/92/11/91) 3rd Chevauléger Regiment (3/56/6/55) 5th Chevauléger Regiment (2/17/7/15) 8th Chevauléger Regiment (20/240/43/241) Brigade: Général de brigade Jacquet 1/1st Italian Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (7/188/13/189) 2/1st Italian Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (4/140/8/143) 3/1st Italian Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (7/180/16/182) 4/1st Italian Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (5/173/11/174) Saxon Hussar Regiment (10/362/10/368)

6 Numbers are officers' horses and enlisted's horses.

13 Saxon Chevauleger Regiment (8/356/8/356) 3rd Light Cavalry Division: Général de division Chastel 1st Brigade: Général de brigade Vallin 6th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (9/255/17/252) 25th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (7/183/9/181) 6th Hussar Regiment (8/223/17/223) 8th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (7/177/15/178) Portuguese Legion Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (3/68/6/68) 2nd Brigade: Général de brigade Guyon 9th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (4/110/9/109) 19th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (0/5/0/6) 2nd Italian Chasseur à Cheval Regiment 3rd Italian Chasseur à Cheval Regiment combined strength - (8/147/14/146 horses) 1st Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (5/167/10/170) 2nd Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (2/88/4/88) 3rd Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (2/69/4/72) 1st Cuirassier Division: Général de division Bordesoulle 1st Brigade: Général de brigade Berkheim 2nd Cuirassier Regiment (13/197/30/200) 3rd Cuirassier Regiment (12/187/28/188) 6th Cuirassier Regiment (5/90/10/90) 2nd Brigade: Général de brigade Quinette 9th Cuirassier Regiment (16/241/45/240) llth Cuirassier Regiment (14/185/35/194) 12th Cuirassier Regiment (11/154/36/153) 3rd Brigade: Général de brigade Lessing Saxon Leib Cuirassier Regiment (23/603/69/601) Zastrow Cuirassier Regiment (17/389/52/406) 3rd Cuirassier Division: Général de division Doumerc Brigade: Général de brigade d'Oudenarde 4th Cuirassier Regiment (8/113/19/113) 7th Cuirassier Regiment (4/68/9/66) 14th Cuirassier Regiment (1/35)2/35) 7th Dragoon Regiment (8/121/8/121) Brigade: Général de brigade Reizet 23rd Dragoon Regiment (9/159/20/161) 28th Dragoon Regiment (7/128/18/128) 30th Dragoon Regiment (14/147/27/147) Provisional Dragoon Regiment (4/65/9/67) Staff/Italian Napoleon Dragoon Regiment (7/8/20/8) 1/Italian Napoleon Dragoon Regiment (5/195/12/195) 2/Italian Napoleon Dragoon Regiment (5/193/10/194) 3/Italian Napoleon Dragoon Regiment (6/203/14/201) 4/Italian Napoleon Dragoon Regiment (4/200/9/201) Corps Artillery: 1/1st Horse Artillery (1/59) 1/1st (bis) Train Battalion (1/39) 1/6th Horse Artillery (3/81) 1/8th (bis) Train Battalion (1/52) 4th Italian Horse Artillery (3/97) 6th Italian Train Company (2/96) 3rd Saxon Horse Battery (4/91) 12-6pdrs & 6-24pdr howitzers7

H. Lachouque, The Anatomy of Glory, London, 1962

Foucart, Bautzen (un bataille de deux jours) 20-21 Mai 1813 Paris,

Fabry, G., Journal des Operations des IIIe & Ve Corps en 1813, Paris, 1902

French Army Archives, Château Vincennes V, VII, XI Corps Strength figures - Carton C2-540, 541, 543, 544. Guard Strength figures - Carton C2-537

French National Archives II, IV, VII Corps Strengths - Carton AFVI*-1340

Copyright GFN 1992

7 The number of guns probably does not include Saxon guns. They should have consisted of 4-6pdrs and two howitzers.

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