User:Coldstreamer20/Order of Battle of the Battle of Borodino

This is the order of battle for the Battle of Borodino. All units are named by their title in English.

Grande Armée edit

Unless stated, all cavalry units have 4 x squadrons, and infantry have 2 x battalions. Note: for cavalry, two companies comprise a squadron. Note: strengths are for the units at the beginning of the campaign.

Grande Armée, commanded by His Imperial and Royal Majesty Napoleon I, By the Grace of God and the Constitution of the Republic, Emperor of the French, King of Italy, Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine, Mediator of the Swiss Confederation and Co-Prince of Andorra
- Grand Marshal of the Palace, Divisional General Géraud Christophe Michel Duroc, 1st Duke of Frioul
- Grand Master of Horse, Divisional General Armand Augustin Louis, Marquis of Caulaincourt, Duke of Vicence
- Junior Imperial Staff Officer, Divisional General Auguste Jean Gabriel, Comte of Caulaincourt
- Chief of the Topographical Services, Colonel Bacler d'Albe
- Head of Military Intelligence, Divisional General Michał Sokolnicki (Polish)
- Chief of the Gendarmerie, Grand Prévôst, Jean Baptiste Lauer
- Office of the Chief of Staff
  - Chief of Staff of the Army, Maréchal d’Empire Louis Alexandre Berthier, 1st Prince of Wagram, Prince Souveraine of Neuchâtel
  - Chief of Artillery, Divisional General Jean Ambroise Baston of Lariboisière
  - Chief of Staff of the Artillery, Divisional General Henri Dominique Lallemand
  - Chief of Engineers, Divisional General François de Chasseloup-Laubat
  - Chief of Staff of the Engineers, Colonel Liedot

Army Troops edit

Headquarters Escort
- 1 x Company, Elite Gendarmes of the Imperial Guard
- Chasseurs à Cheval Regiment, Portuguese Legion
- 28th Chasseurs à Cheval Regiment (2 x squadron)^{[Note 1]}
- Saxon Chevauléger Regiment (Prince Albert of Saxon) (2 x squadrons)
- 1st Battalion, 2nd Baden Infantry Regiment (Hereditary Grand Duke)
- 2nd Battalion, 2nd Hessian Infantry Regiment (Life)
General Park
- 10th Foot Company, 1st Foot Artillery Regiment
- 21st Foot Company, 2nd Foot Artillery Regiment
- 15th Foot Company, 7th Foot Artillery Regiment
- 19th Foot Company, 7th Foot Artillery Regiment
- 5th Foot Company, 8th Foot Artillery Regiment
- 7th Foot Company, 8th Foot Artillery Regiment
- 22nd Foot Company, 8th Foot Artillery Regiment
- 8th Foot Company, 9th Foot Artillery Regiment
- 16th Foot Company, 9th Foot Artillery Regiment
- 17th Foot Company, 9th Foot Artillery Regiment

Imperial Guard edit

During the battle, the Imperial Guard comprised around 19,000 men and 109 guns. Note: Smith doesn't include the Imperial Guard in his order of battle, because the 'corps' was not completely involved in the engagement.

Imperial Guard, commanded by Maréchal d’Empire Jean Baptiste Bessières, 1st Duke of Istria

Guard Cavalry Division edit

Guard Cavalry Division, commanded by Divisional General Frédéric Henri Walther
- 1st Cavalry Brigade, commanded by Brigade General Charles Lefebvre-Desnouettes
  - Horse Chasseurs of the Imperial Guard (5 x squadrons) [68 officers and 964 men]
  - Mamelukes of the Imperial Guard (1 x company)
- 2nd Cavalry Brigade, commanded by Brigade General Raymond Gaspard de Bonardi de Saint Sulpice
  - Dragoon Regiment of the Imperial Guard (Empress') (5 x squadrons) [48 officers and 800 men]
- 3rd Cavalry Brigade, commanded by Divisional General Frédéric Henri Walther
  - Horse Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard (5 x squadrons) [67 officers and 959 men]
- 4th Cavalry Brigade, commanded by Brigade General Wincenty Krasiński
  - 1st Light Cavalry Lancers Regiment of the Imperial Guard (Polish) [59 officers and 557 men]
  - Lancers of the Vistula Legion (1 x company)
- 5th Cavalry Brigade, commanded by Brigade General Pierre David de Colbert-Chabanais
  - 2nd Light Cavalry Lancers Regiment of the Imperial Guard (Dutch) [48 officers and 638 men]
- 6th Cavalry Brigade, commanded by Brigade General Antoine Jean Auguste Henri Durosnel
  - Elite Gendarmes of the Imperial Guard (2 x mounted squadrons)
- Divisional Artillery, commanded by Maréchal de Bataillon Dubuar-Maren
  - 1st Horse Company, Horse Artillery of the Old Guard – 4 x 6-pounder field cannons and 2 x 5.5-inch howitzers
    - 2nd Company, 7th Principle Artillery Train Battalion
  - 2nd Horse Company, Horse artillery of the Old Guard – 4 x 6-pounder field cannons and 2 x 5.5-inch howitzers
    - 3rd Company, 7th Principle Artillery Train Battalion

1st (Young Guard) Division edit

1st (Young Guard) Infantry Division, commanded by Divisional General Henri François Delaborde
- Infantry Brigade, commanded by Brigade General Pierre Berthezène
  - 4th Voltigeur Regiment of the Imperial Guard (Young Guard) – commanded by Colonel-Major Thomas Patrice, Baron de Nagle
  - 5th Voltigeur Regiment of the Imperial Guard (Young Guard)
  - 4th Tirailleur Regiment of the Imperial Guard (Young Guard)

2nd (Young Guard) Division edit

2nd (Young Guard) Infantry Division, commanded by Divisional General François Roguet
- 1st Infantry Brigade, commanded by Brigade General Jean Pierre Lanabère
  - 1st Voltigeur Regiment of the Imperial Guard (Young Guard)
  - 1st Tirailleur Regiment of the Imperial Guard (Young Guard)
- 2nd Infantry Brigade, commanded by Brigade General Boyledieu
  - Fusilier-Grenadier Regiment of the Imperial Guard (Middle Guard)
  - Fusilier-Chasseur Regiment of the Imperial Guard (Middle Guard)
- Divisional Artillery, commanded by Colonel Villeneuve
  - 3rd Foot Artillery Company, Young Guard Artillery – 6 x 6-pounder field cannons and 2 x 5.5-inch howitzers

3rd (Old Guard) Division edit

Vistula Legion edit

Footnotes edit

Notes

^ Detached from main regiment in III Corps

Citations

References edit

von Pivka, Otto (1992). Napoleon's Italian and Neapolitan Troops. London, United Kingdom: Osprey Publishings. ISBN 978-0850453034. OCLC 464009524.

[1] Detached from main regiment in III Corps

[Note 1]