French Order of Battle for Leipzig, 16-19 October 1813

French Army 

Battle of Leipzig 

16-19 October 1813 

Commanding General: Emperor Napoleon I 

Chief of Staff: Maréchal Berthier, Prince of Neuchatel 

Artillery Commander: Général de division Count Sorbier 

Engineering Commander: Général Rogniat 

Commander of HQ: Général Durrieu 

Southern Front Cdr: Maréchal Murat, King of Naples 

Northern Front Cdr: Maréchal Ney, Prince de la Moskowa 

Imperial Guard: 

1st Division Old Guard: Général de division Friant (6,255) 

Brigade: Général de brigade Michel 

1/,2/1st Chasseur à Pied Regiment 

1/,2/2nd Chasseur à Pied Regiment 

Brigade: Général de brigade Christiani 

1/,2/1st Grenadier à Pied Regiment 

1/,2/2nd Grenadier à Pied Regiment 

Artillery: 

1st Old Guard Foot Battery (4/105) 

(6-6pdrs & 2 5-7" howitzers) 

2nd Old Guard Foot Battery (3/118) 

(6-12pdrs & 2 6" howitzers) 

6/1st Guard Train Regiment 

Det. 11/1st Guard Train Company 

2nd Division Old Guard: Général de division Curial (4,664) 

Brigade: Général de brigade Rousseau 

1/,2/Fusilier Chasseur Regiment 

1/,2/Fusilier Grenadier Regiment 

Velites of Turin (1) 

Velites of Florence (1) 

Brigade: Général de brigade Rottembourg 

1/Saxon Guard Regiment 

Polish Guard Battalion 

2/Westphalian Guard Fusilier Regiment 

(detached to Guard Artillery Park) 

Artillery: 

10th Young Guard Foot Battery (4/99) 




2 Guard Train Companies 

I Corps Young Guard: Maréchal Oudinot 

1st Division: Général de division Pacthod (6,044) 

Brigade: Général de brigade Lacoste 

1/,2/1st Voltigeur Regiment 

1/,2/2nd Voltigeur Regiment 

Brigade: Général de brigade Couloumy 

1/,2/3rd Voltigeur Regiment 

1/,2/4th Voltigeur Regiment 

1

Brigade: Général de brigade Gros 


1/,2/11th Tirailleur Regiment 

Artillery: 

1st Young Guard Foot Battery (3/110) 


2nd Young Guard Foot Battery (3/109) 





Det. 3/2nd Guard Train Regiment 

3rd Division: Général de division Decouz (4,731) 

Brigade: Général de brigade Boyer de Rebeval 




Brigade: Général de brigade Pelet 




1/12th Voltigeur Regiment 

Artillery: 







1/2nd Guard Train Regiment 

Det. 3/2nd Guard Train Regiment 

II Corps Young Guard: Maréchal Mortier 

2nd Division: Général de division Barrois (5,470) 

Brigade: Général de brigade Poret de Morvan 

1/,2/1st Tirailleur Regiment 

1/,2/2nd Tirailleur Regiment 

1/,2/3rd Tirailleur Regiment 

Brigade: Général de brigade 




Artillery: 

3rd Young Guard Foot Battery (2/85) 








4th Division: Général de division Roguet (5,521) 

Brigade: Général de brigade Flamand 

1/,2/Flanquer-Chasseur Regiment 

1/,2/Flanquer-Grenadier Regiment 

1/,2/7th Tirailleur Regiment

Brigade: Général de brigade Marguet 




Artillery: 









Guard Artillery: Général Dulauloy (3,911) 

3/Old Guard Foot Battery (3/83) 








1/Old Guard Horse Battery(4-6pdrs & 2 5-7" howitzers) 

2/Old Guard Horse Battery(4-6pdrs & 2 5-7" howitzers) 

Berg Horse Battery 


Guard Sapper Company 

2/5th Sapper Battalion 

3/7th Sapper Battalion 

1 Guard Pontooneer Company 

3/Guard Marine Battalion 

1 Neapolitan Guard Marine Company 

1/,2/,5/,7/,8/1st Guard Artillery Train Battalion 

2/,4/,6/,7/,10/,11/,12/2nd Guard Artillery Train Battalion 

1 Berg Artillery Train Company 

1 Guard Engineering Train Company 

1-12/Guard Equipage Train Battalion 

1/,2/,3/Guard Administrative Ouvrier Companies 

Guard Cavalry Corps: Général de division Nansouty 

(Strength as of 15 October 1813) 

1st Division: Général de division d'Ornano 

Brigade: Général de brigade Colbert 

1/,3/,4/,5/,6,Berg Lancer Regiment (39/409) 

1-10/2eme Chevauléger-lancier Regiment de la Garde 

(Hollandaise)(63/731) 

Brigade: Colonel Pinteville 

5/,6/Empress Dragoon Regiment (Young Guard) 

(18/223) 

Artillery: 

6th Old Guard Horse Battery (3/84) 

(4-6pdrs & 2 5.7" howitzers) 

Det. 11/1st Guard Train Battalion (2/71) 

2nd Division: Général de division Léfèbvre-Desnoëttes 

Brigade: Général de brigade Krasinski 

4/,5/,6/,7/1st Chevauléger-lancier Regiment 

3

de la Garde (Polonaise)(Young Guard)(43/535) 

Brigade: Général de brigade Castex 

6/,7/,8/,9/Chasseurs à Cheval de la Garde 

(Young Guard)(38/628) 

5/,6/Grenadiers à Cheval de la Garde 

(Young Guard)(17/290) 

Artillery: 



10/1st Guard Train Regiment (1/79) 

3rd Division: Général de division Walther 

Brigade: Général de brigade Lion 

1/,2/,3/1er Chevauléger-lancier Regiment de la 

Garde (Polonaise)(Old Guard)(42/530) 

1/4th Gardes d'Honneur Regiment (10/192) 

1/,2/,3/,4/,5/,10/Chasseurs a Cheval de la 

Garde (Old Guard)(51/871) 

1/,2/1st Gardes d'Honneur Regiment (15/269) 

Brigade: Général de brigade Letort 

1/,2/,3/,4/Empress Dragoon Regiment (Old Guard) 

(45/747) 

1/,2/2nd Gardes d'Honneur Regiment (15/246) 

Brigade: Général de brigade Laferrière 

1/,2/,3/,4/Grenadiers à Cheval de la Garde (Old 

Guard)(57/881) 

1/3rd Gardes d'Honneur Regiment (8/146) 

Artillery: 



12/1stGuard Train Regiment (1/144) 

3rd Old Guard Horse Battery (4/85) 


II Corps: Maréchal Victor (Strengths as of 1 October) 

4th Division: Général de division Dubreton 

Brigade: Général de brigade Ferrière 

Staff/24th Légère Regiment (11/23) 

1/24th Légère Regiment (13/519) 

2/24th Légère Regiment (15/435) 

4/24th Légère Regiment (16/398) 

Staff/19th Line Regiment (12/23) 

1/19th Line Regiment (14/401) 



Brigade: Général de brigade Brun 

Staff/37th Line Regiment (13/24) 

1/37th Line Regiment (13/329) 



Staff/56th Line Regiment (4/19) 




Artillery: Chef de bataillon Reisser 

7/2nd Foot Artillery (3/93) 

(6-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers)

11/4th Foot Artillery (2/92) 

(6-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers) 

Det. 3/12th Principal Train Battalion (1/103) 

Det. 2/3th (bis) Train Battalion (1/92) 

1/14th Military Equipage Battalion (0/11) 

5th Division: Général de division Dufour 

Brigade: Général de brigade Estko 




1/93rd Line Regiment (29/386) 



Brigade: 


1/72nd Line Regiment (29/578) 

Artillery: Chef de bataillon Grosset 



Total (6-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers) 


6th Division: Général de division Vial 

Brigade: Général de brigade Valory 






1/4th Line Regiment (16/412) 



Brigade: Général de brigade Bronikowski 

Staff/2nd Line Regiment (14/26) 








Artillery: 

25/3rd Foot Artillery (3/100) 


26/3rd Foot Artillery (3/103) 


3/14th Principal Train Battalion (1/102) 

3/3rd (bis) Train Battalion (1/90) 

Ambulance (0/14) 

Reserve: Général de brigade Mongenet 

10/6th Foot Artillery (3/97)(8-12pdrs) 



1/2nd Horse Artillery (3/99) 



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Park: 

Det. 3/11th (bis) Train Battalion (0/19) 


Det. 4th Principal Train Battalion (0/7) 

Equipage Train Detachment 

9/2nd Foot Artillery (3/84)(1-6pdr) 

15th Artisans Company (1/22) 





Staff/12th Principal Train Battalion 1/2) 


3/3rd (bis) Train Battalion (0/16) 



2/2nd Sapper Battalion (3/137) 

3/3rd Sapper Battalion (3/113) 

3/5th Sapper Battalion (3/120) 

III Corps: Général de division Souham (as of 5 October) 

8th Division: Général de division Brayer (5,491) 

Brigade: Général de brigade J.Fournier 

2/,3/6th Légère Regiment (856) 

2/,3/16th Légère Regiment (801) 

3/,4/40th Line Regiment (708) 

Brigade: Général de brigade Bony 

1/,3/28th Légère Regiment (765) 

1/,3/,4/22nd Line Regiment (994) 



Artillery: 

10/2nd Foot Artillery 

5/9th Foot Artillery 

Det. 3/9th Principal Train Battalion 

Det. 4/3rd (bis) Train Battalion 

9th Division: Général de division Delmas (4,800) 

Brigade: Général de brigade Esteve 

2nd Provisional Regiment (600) 

3/2nd Légère Regiment 

3/4th Légère Regiment 

1/,2/,3/136th Line Regiment (1,200) 

Brigade: Général de brigade Maran 

1/,2/,3/138th Line Regiment (970) 


Artillery: 



Det. 4/3rd (bis) Train Battalion 



11th Division: Général de division Ricard (5,280) 

Brigade: Général de brigade Charrière 

3/,4/,6/9th Légère Regiment (863) 


3/,4/65th Line Regiment (794)

Brigade: Général de brigade Vergez 

1/,2/,3/142nd Line Regiment (1,200) 


Artillery: 

19/7th Foot Artillery 




Det. 4/13th (bis) Train Battalion 

23rd Light Cavalry Brigade Général de brigade Beurmann (1,065) 

1/,2/,3/,4/,5/,6/10th Hussar Regiment 

1/,2/,3/,4/,5/Baden Dragoon Regiment 

Park: (3,069) 

2 Foot Batteries 

1 Horse Battery 

Artillery Train (3 coys) 

Spanish Sappers (3 coys) 

Gendarmes (1 coy) 

Equipage Train Detachment 

6th Light Cavalry Division: Général de division 

F.Fournier-Sarlovese 

14th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Mouriez 

4/29th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (9/112/21/109) 1 

4/31st Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (9/168/15/171) 

4/1st Hussar Regiment (17/237/25/233) 

15th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Ameil 

3/,4/2nd Hussar Regiment (16/337/26/337) 

5/4th Hussar Regiment (4/29/11/27) 

4/12th Hussar Regiment (7/195/28/198) 

Artillery: 

1/2 Horse Battery 

Brigade: Général de brigade Axamitowsky 

4/4th Dragoon Regiment (4/102/14/8) 


3/14th Dragoon Regiment (10/129/16/129) 



IV Corps: Général de division Bertrand 

12th Division: Général de division Morand (5,705) 

Brigade: Général de brigade Belair 

1/,2/,3/,4/8th Légère Regiment 

Brigade: Général de brigade Toussaint 

1/,2/,3/,4/13th Line Regiment 

Brigade: Général de brigade Hulot 

1/,2/,4/23rd Line Regiment 

1/,2/,3/137th Line Regiment 

Artillery: 



1/7th (bis) Train Battalion 

2/7th (bis) Train Battalion 

1 Numbers are officers, men, officer's horses and men's horses. 

7

15th Division: Général de division Fontanelli (1,859) 

Brigade: Général de brigade Saint Andrea 

1st Italian Légère Regiment (2) 

6th Italian Line Regiment (1) 

Brigade: Général de brigade Martel 

1st Italian Line Regiment (1) 


Brigade: Général de brigade Moroni 

Milan Guard (1) 


Artillery: 

1 Italian Foot Battery 

1 Italian Train Company 

38th Division: Generalleutnant Franquemont (1,168) 

Brigade: Generalmajor Stockmayer 

1st Württemberg Combined Light Battalion 

1st Württemberg Combined Line Battalion 

2nd Württemberg Combined Line Battalion 

3rd Württemberg Combined Line Battalion 

24th Light Cavalry Brigade: Generalmajor von Jett 

1/1st Württemberg Chevauleger Regiment 

"Prinz Adam" 

1/3rd Württemberg Chevauleger Regiment 

"Herzog Ludwig" 

Württemberg Horse Battery 

29th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Wolff (221) 

1/Westphalian Chevauleger Regiment 

1/Hesse-Darmstadt Chevauleger Regiment 

Reserve Artillery (871) 

1 Foot Battery 

Train 

Sapper Company 

Gendarmerie 

4th Heavy Cavalry Division Général de division Defrance 

Brigade: Général de brigade Axamitowsky (with III Corps) 

Brigade: Général de brigade Quinette 

4/16th Dragoon Regiment (5/111/9/111) 


4/21st Dragoon Regiment (8/118/17/119) 



5/13th Cuirassier Regiment (5/147/11/149) 

Artillery: 

1/2 Horse Battery 

V Corps: Général de division Lauriston (Strengths as of 

1 October 1813) 

10th Division: Général de division Albert 

Brigade: Général de brigade Bachelet 

4th Provisional Regiment 


4/12th Légère Regiment (22/175) 2 

2 Joined parent regiment in 42nd Division on 10/10/13.




Brigade: Général de brigade Bertrand 

1/140th Line Regiment (26/216) 



1/141st Line Regiment (23/309) 

2/141st Line Regiment (16/297) 


Artillery: 

3/7th Foot Artillery (4/63)(4-6pdrs & 1 How) 


4/1st Principal Train Battalion (2/177) 

16th Division: Général de division Maison 

Brigade: Général de brigade Mandeville 

1/152nd Line Regiment (19/410) 






Brigade: Général de brigade Simmer 




Artillery: 

1/1st Foot Artillery (3/68)(4-6pdrs & 24pdr howitzer) 

3/1st Foot Artillery (3/88)(4-6pdrs & 24pdr howitzer) 

4/8th (bis) Train Battalion (1/141) 

19th Division: Général de division Rochambeau 

Brigade: Général de brigade Lafitte 







Brigade: Général de brigade Harlet 

1/150th Line Regiment (13/160) 






Artillery: 




6th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Dermoncourt 

1/2nd Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (14/58/44/53) 



1/3rd Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (12/110/34/107) 

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2/3rd Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (5/9711/95) 

1/6th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (11/121/33/103) 



Reserve: 

16/1st Foot Artillery (2/78)(5-12pdrs & 1 How) 

17/1st Foot Artillery (3/56)(5-12pdrs & 1 How) 

2/5th Horse Artillery (3/87)(3-6pdrs & 1 How) 

7/6th Horse Artillery (2/68)(3-6pdrs & 1 How) 

7/3rd Principal Train Battalion (1/116) 


Park 

15/1st Foot Artillery (5/66)(1-12pdrs & 1-24pdr 

Howitzer, 1-6/4" Howitzer) 

15th Artillery Artisan Company (1/18) 




VI Corps: Maréchal Marmont (Strength as fo 1 October 1813) 

20th Division: Général de division Compans 

Brigade: Général de brigade Pelleport 

2/32nd Légère Regiment (19/231) 

3/32nd Légère Regiment (15/313) 

Staff/1st Marine Infantry Regiment (8/14) 

1/1st Marine Infantry Regiment (16/333) 


3/1st Marine Infantry Regiment (14/358) 


5/1st Marine Infantry Regiment (15/364) 

Brigade: Général de brigade Joubert 

Staff/3rd Marine Regiment (8/13) 

1/3rd Marine Regiment (11/487) 









Artillery: 

16/5th Foot Battery (2/112)(6-6pdrs & 2 how) 

10/8th Foot Battery (3/102)(6-6pdrs & 2 how) 

3/8th Principal Train Battalion (1/168) 

5/8th Principal Train Battalion (2/119) 

21st Division: Général de division Lagrange 

Brigade: Général de brigade Jamin 




3/37th Légère Regiment (-)(not reported) 


Staff/4th Marine Regiment (11/27) 

1/4th Marine Regiment (15/414) 

2/4th Marine Regiment (12/456)

3/4th Marine Regiment (17/431) 

1/Joseph Napoleon Regiment (14/316) 

Brigade: Général de brigade Buquet 

Staff/2nd Marine Regiment (21/34) 

1/2nd Marine Regiment (18/436) 






Artillery: 

10/4th Foot Artillery (2/117)(6-6pdrs & 2 how) 





22nd Division: Général de division Friederichs 

Brigade: Général de brigade Coehorn 

3/23rd Légère Regiment (22/228) 

4/23rd Légère Regiment (17/280) 






4/16th Line Regiment (19/416) 



Brigade: Général de brigade Choisy 

16th Provisional Regiment 






4/121st Line Regiment (19/266) 

Artillery: 





25th Light Cavalry Brigade: Generalmajor Normann 

1/2nd Württemberg Chevauleger Regiment (8/112/8/112) 



4/2nd Württemberg Chevauleger Regiment (4/116/4/116) 

1/4th Württemberg Chevauleger Regiment (7/112/7/112) 




Reserve & Park: Général de division Foucher 


(6-12pdrs & 2-6" howitzers) 


(6-12pdrs & 2-6" howitzers) 

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1/1st Horse Artillery (3/92) 


3/4th Horse Artillery (2/77) 


3/5th Foot Artillery (3/92)(park company) 

Park guns - 4 6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers 




6/6th (bis) Train Battalion (2/119) 


18th Artillery Artisan Company (1/22) 

6/2nd Sapper Battalion (3/103) 




5th Light Cavalry Division: Général de division Lorge 

12th Light Cavalry Brigade: Colonel Shea 

3/,4/5th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (20/373/47/358) 



13th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Merlin 


3/21st Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (7/110/14/111) 

3/,4/22nd Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (8/212/22/210) 

VII Corps: Général de division Reynier (12,637) 

13th Division: Général de division Guilleminot 

Brigade: Général de brigade Gruyer 

4/1st Légère Regiment 

1/,2/18th Légère Regiment 

3/7th Line Regiment 


Brigade: Général de brigade Lejeune 

2/Illyrian Regiment 

3/52nd Line Regiment 


2/,3/101st Line Regiment 

Artillery: 


32nd Division: Général de division Durutte 

Brigade: Général de brigade Devaux 


3/131st Line Regiment 


Brigade: Général de brigade Jarry 


3/133rd Line Regiment 

3/Würzburg Line Regiment 

Artillery: 


24th Division: Generalleutnant von Zeschau (3,679) 

Brigade: Général Brause 

1st (Lecoq) Light Battalion (9/468)

von Spiegel Grenadier Battalion (6/215) 

von Steindal Infantry Regiment (1)(14/332) 

Prinz Frederich Infantry Regiment (1)(14/557) 

2/von Rechten Infantry Regiment (1)(10/149) 

Brigade: Général Ryssel 

2nd (von Sähr) Light Battalion (13/705) 

von Anger Grenadier Battalion (5/176) 

1/Niesemeuschel Infantry Regiment (1)(8/292) 

Saxon Jäger Company 

Saxon Sapper Company (3/42) 

Artillery: 

1 Saxon 6pdr Foot Battery (5/188) 

1 Saxon 12pdr Foot Battery (4/140) 

Saxon Train Detachment 

26th Light Cavalry Brigade: Oberst von Lindenau (32/652) 

1/,2/,3/,4/,5/Prinz Clement Uhlan Regiment 

Saxon Hussar Regiment (3 to 8 sqns) (sources vary) 

Artillery: Total (6/178) 

1st Saxon Horse Battery "Birnbaum" 

2nd Saxon Horse Battery "Groshayn" 

VIII Corps: Général de division Poniatowski 

26th Division: Général de division Kamienecki (5,000) 

Brigade: Général de brigade Sierawski 

1/,2/Vistula Legion Regiment 

1/,2/1st Polish Line Regiment 

1/,2/16th Polish Line Regiment 

Brigade: Général de brigade Malachowski 

1/,2/8th Polish Line Regiment 


1st Polish Foot Battery 

2nd Polish Foot Battery 

3rd Polish Foot Battery 

Brigade: Général de brigade Grabowski 



4th Polish Foot Battery 

1/2 unknown Polish Foot Battery 

27th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Uminski 

1/,2/14th Polish Cuirassier Regiment 

1/,2/,3/,4/Krakus Regiment 



1 Polish Sapper Company 

Polish Equipage Train Detachment 

XI Corps: Maréchal Macdonald 

31st Division: Général de division Ledru (5,023) 

Brigade: Général de brigade Bourmont 

11th Provisional Demi-brigade 



3/,4/5th Line Regiment 


Brigade: Général de brigade 

1/, 2/8th Westphalian Line Regiment 

4th Westphalian Light Battalion 

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Brigade: Général de brigade Macdonald 

1/Neapolitan Elite Regiment 

1/,2/4th Neapolitan Light Regiment 

Artillery: 

5/1st Foot Artillery 

2 Westphalian Batteries 

35th Division: Général de division Gérard (3,551) 

Brigade: Général de brigade d'Henin 

3/,4/,7/6th Line Regiment 

1/,2/,3/,4/112nd Line Regiment 

Brigade: Général de brigade Zucchi 

3/2nd Italian Légère Regiment 

1/,2/5th Italian Line Regiment 

Artillery: 


3rd Italian Horse Battery 

Det. 1/11th (bis) Train Battalion 

3rd Italian Train Battalion 

4th Italian Train Battalion 

36th Division: Général de division Charpentier (4,229) 

Brigade: Général de brigade Charras 

1/,2/,3/,4/22nd Légère Regiment 


Brigade: Général de brigade Meunier 

3/,4/3rd Légère Regiment 

3/,4/,7/14th Légère Regiment 

Artillery: 


19/2nd Foot Artillery 



39th Division: Général de division Marchand (4,602) 

Brigade: Général Stockhorn 

1/,2/1st Baden Line Regiment 

1/,2/3rd Baden Line Regiment 

Brigade: Général Prince Emil von Hesse 

1/Hesse-Darmstadt Guard Fusilier Regiment 

1/,2/Hesse-Darmstadt Leibgarde Regiment 

1/,2/Hesse-Darmstadt Leib Infantry Regiment 

Artillery: 

1 Baden Foot Battery 

1 Hessian Foot Battery 

28th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Montbrun 

(446) 

1/,2/4th Italian Chasseur à Cheval Regiment 

1/Würzburg Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (detached) 

1/,2/,3/,4/2nd Neapolitan Chasseur à Cheval Regiment 

Park: (2,613) 

2 French 12pdr Foot Batteries 

1 Neapolitan or French Battery 

3 Train Companies 

IX Corps: Maréchal Augereau 

51st Division: unknown (4,350) 

Brigade: Général de brigade Lagarde 

32nd Provisional Demi-brigade


4/32nd Légère Regiment 


Brigade: Général de brigade Aymard 



2/21st Légère Regiment 




Artillery: 




Artillery Train Detachment 

52nd Division: Général de division Semele (4,297) 

Brigade: Général de brigade Bagneris 





Brigade: Général de brigade Godard 

6/121st Line Regiment 



Artillery: (539) 

2 Foot Batteries 

2 Train Companies 

1 Sapper Company 

1 Engineering Train Company 

Independent Divisions 

Division: Général de division Lefol (2,229) 

1st Erfurt Battalion 

2nd Erfurt Battalion 

2/54th Line Regiment (detached) 

1 1/2 Bataillon de Marche 

(Dets. 29th Légère, 25th, & 33rd Line Regiments) 

27th (Polish) Division: Général de division Dombrowski (2,350) 

Brigade: Général de brigade Zoltowski 

1/,2/2nd Polish Line Regiment 


18th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Krukowiecki 

1/,2/,3/,4/2nd Polish Uhlan Regiment 

1/,2/,3/,4/4th Polish Chasseur à Cheval Regiment 

Artillery: 


1st Polish Horse Battery 

Polish Artillery Train 

1 Sapper Company 

Division (Leipzig Garrison): 

Général de division Margaron (4,320) 

Brigade: Général de brigade Bertrand 

Gendarmes (19) 

1/36thth Légère Regiment (unknown) 

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4/35th Légère Regiment (605) 

1/132nd Line Regiment (730) 

138th Line Regiment (352) 

1st Provisional Infantry Regiment (1,942) 

(probably consisted of) 



1st Provisional Cavalry Regiment (4)(855) 

2nd Provisional Cavalry Regiment (4)(819) 

Artillery: 

1 Horse Battery (93) 

Train (81) 

Artisans (16) 

Baden Brigade: Generalleutnant von Hochberg 

Baden Lingg Jäger Battalion 

1/,2/2nd Baden Line Regiment (combined battalion) 

Baden Artillery 

Baden Train 

I Cavalry Corps: Général de division Latour-Maubourg (6,480) 

1st Light Cavalry Division: Général de division Berckheim 

2nd Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Montmarie 

1/,2/16th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment 

1/,2/1st Chevauléger-lancier Regiment 

1/,2/3rd Chevauléger-lancier Regiment 

3rd Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Picquet 

1/,2/5th Chevauléger-lancier Regiment 

1/,2/8th Chevauléger-lancier Regiment 

1/,2/,3/,4/1st Italian Chasseur à Cheval Regiment 

2nd Light Cavalry Division: Général de division Corbineau 

1st Light Cavalry Brigade: 

Général de brigade du Coetlosquet 

1/,2/6th Hussar Regiment 

1/,2/,3/7th Hussar Regiment 


3rd Light Cavalry Division: Général de division Chastel 

4th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Vallin 

1/,2/8th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment 



5th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Van Merlen 

1/,2/,3/1st Chasseur à Cheval Regiment 

1/,2/,3/,4/19th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment 

1st Heavy Division: Général de division Bordesoulle 

Brigade: Général de brigade Sopransi 

1/,2/2nd Cuirassier Regiment 

1/,2/,3/3rd Cuirassier Regiment 

1/,2/,3/6th Cuirassier Regiment 

Brigade: Général de brigade Bessières 



1/,2/12th Cuirassier Regiment 

Brigade: Général de brigade Lessing 

1/,2/,3/,4/Saxon Garde Cuirassier Regiment 

1/,2/,3/,4/Saxon Zastrow Cuirassier Regiment 

3rd Heavy Division: Général de division Doumerc

Brigade: Général de brigade Audenarde 




1/,2/,3/,4/Italian Napoleon Dragoon Regiment 

Brigade: Général de brigade Reiset 

1/,2/7th Dragoon Regiment 

1/,2/,3/23rd Dragoon Regiment 



Corps Artillery: 

6/3rd Horse Artillery 

3/1st Horse Artillery 

1/6th Horse Artillery 


3rd Saxon Horse Artillery 

Det. 1/16th Principal Artillery Train 

Det. 2/16th Principal Artillery Train 

Det. 2/8th (bis) Artillery Train 


1st Saxon Artillery Train 

II Cavalry Corps: Général de division Sebastiani (5,679) 

2ndLightCavalry Division: Général dedivisionRoussel d'Hurbal 

7th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Dommanget 

1/,2/,3/4th Chevauléger-lancier Regiment 


1/,2/,3/,4/9th Hussar Regiment 

8th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Lagrange 

1/,2/,3/2nd Chevauléger-lancier Regiment 

1/,2/,3/11th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment 


Artillery: 

7/1st Horse Battery (1/2 company) 


4th Light Cavalry Division: Général de division Exelmann 

9th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Maurin 

1/,2/,3/6th Chevauléger-lancier Regiment 


1/,2/,3/,4/7th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment 

1/,2/,3/,4/20th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment 

10th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Wathier 

1/,2/,3/,4/23rd Chasseur à Cheval Regiment 



Artillery: 

7/4th Horse Battery (1/2 company) 


2nd Heavy Division: Général de division St.-Germain 

Brigade: Général de brigade Daugeranville 

1/,2/,3/1st Carabinier Regiment 

1/,2/,3/2nd Carabinier Regiment 

1/,2/,3/1st Cuirassier Regiment 

Brigade: Général de brigade Thiry 

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Artillery: 

8/6th Horse Battery 


III Reserve Cavalry Corps: Général de division Arrighi 3 

(Strength Figures as of 1 October 1813 - distributed 

to various corps as indicated above) 

5th Light Cavalry Division: Général de division Lorge 4 

12th Light Cavalry Brigade: Colonel Shea 

1/,3/,4/5th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (20/373/47/358) 



13th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Merlin 


3/21st Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (7/110/14/111) 

3/,4/22nd Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (8/212/22/210) 

6th Light Cavalry Division: Général de division Fournier 5 

14th Brigade: Général de brigade Mouriez 


4/31st Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (9/168/15/171) 

4/1st Hussar Regiment (17/237/25/233) 

15th Brigade: Général de brigade Amiel 

3/,4/2nd Hussar Regiment (16/337/26/337) 

5/4th Hussar Regiment (4/29/11/27) 

4/12th Hussar Regiment (7/195/18/198) 

4th Heavy Cavalry Division Général de division Defrance 6 

Brigade: Général de brigade Axamitowsky 7 

4/4th Dragoon Reiment (4/102/14/98) 


3/12th Dragoon Regiment (8/119/13/109) 

3/14th Dragoon Regiment (10/129/11/16/122) 


Brigade: Général de brigade Quinette 8 

4/16th Dragoon Regiment (5/111/9/111) 


4/21st Dragoon Regiment (8/119/17/119) 


3 Arrighi also served as the Leizpig garrison commander during the battle. 

4 Assigned to the VI Corps. 

5 Assigned to III Corps. 

6 With the IV Corps. 

7 Assigned to the III Corps. 

8 Assigned to the IV Corps.


5/13th Cuirassier Regiment (5/147/11/149) 

Corps Artillery: Colonel Chauvian 9 




Total 4-6pdrs & 2-24pdr howitzers 

5/1st Principal Train Battalion (2/131) 


IV Cavalry Corps: Général de division Sokolnicki 10 (3,000) 

7th Light Cavalry Division: Général de division Sokolnicki 

17th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Tolinski 

1/,2/,3/,4/1st Polish Chasseur à Cheval Regiment 

1/,2/,3/,4/3rd Polish Uhlan Regiment 

1 Polish Horse Battery 

8th Light Cavalry Division: Général de division Sulkowski 

19th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Krustowski 

1/,2/,3/,4/6th Polish Uhlan Regiment 

1/,2/,3/,4/8th Polish Uhlan Regiment 

1st Polish Horse Battery 

Artillery: 

4/2nd Horse Artillery 




V Cavalry Corps: Général de division Pajol 

9th Light Cavalry Division: Général de division Pire 

(Strength as of 10 October 1813) 

32nd Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Klicki 

1/3/,4/3rd Hussar Regiment (26/268/58/237) 

1/,2/,3/,4/27th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment 11 

(38/357/71/348) 

33rd Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Vial 



5th Heavy Cavalry Division: Général de division l'Héritier 

Brigade: Général de brigade Queunot 

1/,2/,3/2nd Dragoon Regiment (27/323/68/321)* 

1/,3/,4/6th Dragoon Regiment (24/290/55/264)* 

1/,2/,3/,4/11th Dragoon Regiment (28/355/72/342) 

Brigade: Général de brigade Collaert 

1/,3/13th Dragoon Regiment (19/221/50/202) 

1/,2/,3/15th Dragoon Regiment (28/303/74/292) 12 

9 Divided between the three cavarly divisions. 

10 Général de division Kellerman was detached and served as a wing commander, directing 

both the IV and V Cavalry Corps. 

11 * The 2nd Squadron consisted of only one company. 

12 * The 2nd Squadron consisted of only one company. 

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6th Heavy Cavalry Division: Général de division Milhaud 

Brigade: Général de brigade Lamotte 

1/,3/18th Dragoon Regiment (15/205/43/206) 

1/,3/19th Dragoon Regiment (22/231/59/218) 

1/,3/20th Dragoon Regiment (14/464/35/168) 

Brigade: Général de brigade Montélégier 

1/,2/,3/22nd Dragoon Regiment (18/245/50/217) 

1/,2/,3/25th Dragoon Regiment (27/239/65/198) 

Artillery: 

5/3rd Horse Battery (1/72) 

Det. 11th Artillery Train Battalion (1/83) 

Quistorp, Geschichte der Nord Armee; 

Spectateur Militaire, l827 

Rousset, La Grande Armee de l8l3; 

Fabry, G., Journal des Operations des III et V Corps en 1813 

Librairie Militaire R. Chapelot et Cie, Paris, 1902. 

French Archives, Cartons C2-536,537,538,539,540,541,542,543,544 and X P -3 

Copyright, GFN 1990

French Order of Battle for Leipzig, 16-19 October 1813

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