The Danube Army was created a short time before the French invasion of Russia

French invasion of Russia

The French invasion of Russia of 1812 was a turning point in the Napoleonic Wars. It reduced the French and allied invasion forces to a tiny fraction of their initial strength and triggered a major shift in European politics as it dramatically weakened French hegemony in Europe...

, and was intended to prevent any Austrian incursions into western Ukraine.

Commander-in-Chief Admiral P.V.Chichagov

Pavel Chichagov

Pavel Vasilievich Chichagov or Tchichagov was a Russian military and naval commander of the Napoleonic wars.He was born in 1767 in Saint Petersburg, the son of Admiral Vasili Chichagov and his English wife. At the age of 12 he was enlisted in the Guard. In 1782 he served in a campaign in the...

Chief of Staff - General Lieutenant I.V.Sabaneev

General- quartermaster - Major B.M.Berg

Duty General - Major General A.E.Ansio

Chief of Artillery - Major General V.D.Rezvoy

• 1st Corps General of the Infantry graf A.F.Lanzheron
• 2nd Corps General Lieutenant P.K.Essen 3rd
• 3rd Corps General Lieutenant A.L.Voinov
• 4th Corps General Lieutenant A.P.Zass
• Army Reserve General Lieutenant I.V.Sabaneev

The total force of the Army was 51 battalions, 70 squadrons, 11 cossack regiments, and 202 guns.