This is an order of battle of the French and German Armies at the beginning of the Franco-Prussian War

Franco-Prussian War

The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the 1870 War was a conflict between the Second French Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia. Prussia was aided by the North German Confederation, of which it was a member, and the South German states of Baden, Württemberg and...

 in 1870.

Army of the Rhine

Commander in Chief: Emperor Napoléon III

• Imperial Guard Corps (Garde impériale) - General Bourbaki
  Charles Denis Bourbaki
  Charles Denis Sauter Bourbaki was a French general.He was born at Pau, the son of Greek colonel Constantin Denis Bourbaki, who died in the War of Independence in 1827...
  
  
  • 1st Infantry Division
  • 2nd Infantry Division
  • Cavalry Division

• 1st Corps (1er corps) - Marshal de Mac Mahon
  • 1st Infantry Division
  • 2nd Infantry Division
  • 3rd Infantry Division
  • 4th Infantry Division
  • Cavalry Division

• 2nd Corps (2e corps) - General Frossard
  Charles Auguste Frossard
  Charles Auguste Frossard was a French general.He entered the army from the École polytechnique in 1827, being posted to the engineers. He took part in the siege of Rome in 1849 and in that of Sevastopol in 1855, after which he was promoted general of brigade...
  
  
  • 1st Infantry Division
  • 2nd Infantry Division
  • 3rd Infantry Division
  • Cavalry Division

• 3rd Corps (3e corps) - Marshal Bazaine
  • 1st Infantry Division
  • 2nd Infantry Division
  • 3rd Infantry Division
  • 4th Infantry Division
  • Cavalry Division

• 4th Corps (4e corps) - General de Ladmirault
  Paul de Ladmirault
  Paul de Ladmirault was a French general active in the French conquest of Algeria and during the wars of the Second French Empire.- Life :...
  
  
  • 1st Infantry Division
  • 2nd Infantry Division
  • 3rd Infantry Division
  • Cavalry Division

• 5th Corps (5e corps) - General de Failly
  Pierre Louis Charles de Failly
  Pierre-Louis Charles de Failly was a French general.The son of Count Charles-Louis de Failly , and of Sophie Desmons de Maigneux, he was educated at the Saint-Cyr and entered the army in 1828.In 1851 he had risen to the rank of colonel, and Napoleon...
  
  
  • 1st Infantry Division
  • 2nd Infantry Division
  • 3rd Infantry Division
  • Cavalry Division

• 6th Corps (6e corps) - Marshal Canrobert
  François Certain Canrobert
  François Certain de Canrobert, usually known as François Certain-Canrobert and later simply as Maréchal Canrobert , was a marshal of France.-Biography:...
  
  
  • 1st Infantry Division
  • 2nd Infantry Division
  • 3rd Infantry Division
  • 4th Infantry Division
  • Cavalry Division

• 7th Corps (7e corps) - General F. Douay
  Félix Charles Douay
  Félix Charles Douay was a general in the French army whose career spanned the reign of King Louis-Philippe, the Second French Republic, the Second French Empire of Napoleon III, and the early years of the Third Republic. He was the brother of another career soldier, General Abel Douay.He served in...
  
  
  • 1st Infantry Division
  • 2nd Infantry Division
  • 3rd Infantry Division
  • Cavalry Division

• Cavalry Reserve Corps (Corps de réserve de cavalerie)
  • 1st Reserve Cavalry Division
  • 2nd Reserve Cavalry Division
  • 3rd Reserve Cavalry Division

French Infantry divisions were square divisions

Square division

A square division is a designation given to the way military divisions are organized. In a square organization, the division's main body is composed of four regimental elements. Since a regiment could be split into separate battalions for tactical purposes, the natural division within a division...

, with two infantry brigades of two infantry regiments each. Generally, one brigade per division also had a light infantry (chasseur

Chasseur

Chasseur [sha-sur; Fr. sha-sœr] is the designation given to certain regiments of French light infantry or light cavalry troops, trained for rapid action.-History:...

) battalion. French cavalry divisions were also generally square, with two brigades of two regiments each, but the cavalry divisions of the Imperial Guard Corps, the 1st Corps, and the 6th Corps had three brigades.

Germany

Order of battle on August 18, 1870:

Chief of the General Staff: General von Motlke

Helmuth von Moltke the Elder

Helmuth Karl Bernhard Graf von Moltke was a German Field Marshal. The chief of staff of the Prussian Army for thirty years, he is regarded as one of the great strategists of the latter 19th century, and the creator of a new, more modern method of directing armies in the field...

1st Army

Commander: General von Steinmetz

Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz

Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz was a German Generalfeldmarschall, born at Eisenach.-Early life and Napoleonic Wars:...

• I. Army Corps (I. Armeekorps) - General Freiherr von Manteuffel
  Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel
  Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel was a German Generalfeldmarschall noted for his victories in the Franco-Prussian War....
  
  
  • 1st Infantry Division
    1st Division (German Empire)
    The 1st Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed in Königsberg in March 1816 as a Troop Brigade . It became the 1st Division on September 5, 1818. From the corps' formation in 1820, the division was subordinated in peacetime to the I Army Corps...
    
    
  • 2nd Infantry Division
    2nd Division (German Empire)
    The 2nd Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed in Danzig in March 1816 as a Troop Brigade . It became the 2nd Division on September 5, 1818. In 1890, the headquarters of the division was relocated to Königsberg , then the capital of East Prussia...
    
    
• VII. Army Corps (VII. Armeekorps) - General von Zastrow
  Heinrich von Zastrow
  Alexander Friedrich Adolf Heinrich von Zastrow was a Prussian general who served in the Austro-Prussian War and the Franco-German War....
  
  
  • 13th Infantry Division
    13th Division (German Empire)
    The 13th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed in November 1816 in Münster in Westphalia as a troop brigade and became the 13th Division on September 5, 1818. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the VII Army Corps . The division was disbanded in 1919 during the...
    
    
  • 14th Infantry Division
    14th Division (German Empire)
    The 14th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed in November 1816 in Trier as a troop brigade and became the 14th Division on September 5, 1818, also relocating its headquarters to Düsseldorf. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the VII Army Corps...
    
    
• VIII. Army Corps (VIII. Armeekorps) - General von Goeben
  August Karl von Goeben
  August Karl von Göben was a Prussian infantry general. He was awarded the Iron Cross for his service in the Franco-Prussian War.-Early career:...
  
  
  • 15th Infantry Division
    15th Division (German Empire)
    The 15th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed as the 16th Division on September 5, 1818 in Cologne from the 4th Brigade of the Army Corps in France. It became the 15th Division on December 14, 1818. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the VIII Army Corps...
    
    
  • 16th Infantry Division
    16th Division (German Empire)
    The 16th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed as the 15th Division on September 5, 1818 in Koblenz from a troop brigade. It became the 16th Division on December 14, 1818 and moved its headquarters to Trier. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the VIII Army Corps...
    
    
• 1st Cavalry Division
  • 1st Cavalry Brigade
    • 2nd Cuirassiers
    • 4th Uhlan Regiment
    • 9th Uhlan Regiment
  • 2nd Cavalry Brigade
    • 3rd Cuirassier Regiment
    • 8th Uhlan Regiment
    • 12th Uhlan Regiment
• 3rd Cavalry Division
  • 6th Cavalry Brigade
    • 8th Cuirassier Regiment
    • 7th Uhlan Regiment
  • 7th Cavalry Brigade
    • 5th Uhlan Regiment
    • 14th Uhlan Regiment

2nd Army

Commander: Prince Frederick Charles

• Guards Corps (Gardekorps) - Prince August of Württemberg
  Prince August of Württemberg
  Prince Friedrich August Eberhard of Württemberg, full German name: Friedrich August Eberhard, Prinz von Württemberg was a Royal Prussian Colonel General of the Cavalry with the rank of Generalfeldmarschall and Kommandierender General...
  
  
  • 1st Guards Infantry Division
    • 1st Guards Infantry Brigade
      • 1st Foot Guards
        1st Foot Guards (German Empire)
        The 1st Foot Guards was an infantry regiment of the Royal Prussian Army formed in 1806. The regiment considered itself the most noble regiment of Christendom . The regiment was disbanded in 1919, with the Infantry Regiment 9 Potsdam of the new Reichsheer bearing its tradition...
        
        (Erstes Garde-Regiment zu Fuß)
      • 3rd Foot Guards
        3rd Foot Guards (German Empire)
        The 3rd Foot Guards were an infantry regiment of the Royal Prussian Army. The regiment was formed in 1860. As part of the Guards Corps it fought in the Second Schleswig War, the Austro-Prussian war, the Franco-Prussian war and World War I. The regiment was disbanded in 1919 with the Infantry...
        
         (Drittes Garde-Regiment zu Fuß)
      • Guards Fusiliers (Garde-Fusilier-Regiment)
    • 2nd Guards Infantry Brigade
      • 2nd Foot Guards (Zweites Garde-Regiment zu Fuß)
      • 4th Foot Guards
        4th Foot Guards (German Empire)
        The 4th Foot Guards were an infantry regiment of the Royal Prussian Army. The regiment was formed in 1860. It served with the Guards Corps in the Second Schleswig War, the Austro-Prussian war, the Franco-Prussian war, and World War I. The regiment was disbanded in June 1919.Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck...
        
         (Viertes Garde-Regiment zu Fuß)
    • Divisional Troops
      • Guards Light Infantry Bataillon (Garde-Jäger-Bataillon)
      • Guards Hussars (Garde-Husaren-Regiment)
      • 1st Foot Unit, Guards Artillery (Erste Fußabteilung, Garde-Artillerie-Regiment)
  • 2nd Guards Infantry Division
    • 3rd Guards Infantry Brigade
      • 1st Guards Grenadiers (Erstes Garde-Grenadier-Regiment)
      • 3rd Guards Grenadiers (Drittes Garde-Grenadier-Regiment)
    • 4th Guards Infantry Brigade
      • 2nd Guards Grenadiers (Zweites Garde-Grenadier-Regiment)
      • 4th Guards Grenadiers (Viertes Garde-Grenadier-Regiment)
    • Divisional Troops
      • Guards Light Infantry Bataillon (Garde-Schützen-Bataillon)
      • 2nd Guards Uhlans (Zweites Garde-Ulanen-Regiment)
      • 3rd Foot Unit, Guards Artillery (Dritte Fußabteilung, Garde Artillerie Regiment)
  • Guards Cavalry Division
    Guards Cavalry Division (German Empire)
    The Guards Cavalry Division was a unit of the German army that was stationed in Berlin. The division was a part of the Guards Corps .-Pre-war Order of Battle:...
    
    
    • 1st Guards Cavalry Brigade
      • Gardes du Corps
      • Guards Cuirassiers
        Guards Cuirassiers
        The Guards Cuirassiers were a heavy cavalry regiment of the Royal Prussian Army. Formed in 1815 as a Uhlans regiment, it was reorganized as a cuirassiers unit in 1821. The regiment was part of the Guards Cavalry Division and fought in the Second Schleswig War, the Austro-Prussian War, the...
        
         (Garde-Kürassier-Regiment)
    • 2nd Guards Cavalry Brigade
      • 1st Guards Uhlans
        1st Guards Uhlans
        The 1st Guards Uhlans were a light cavalry regiment of the Royal Prussian Army. Raised in 1819 as Landwehr cavalry the regiment was later reorganized as Uhlans and fought in the Austro-Prussian and Franco-Prussian war. In World War I the regiment was part of the Guards Cavalry Division fighting on...
        
         (Erstes Garde-Ulanen-Regiment)
      • 3rd Guards Uhlans (Drittes Garde-Ulanen-Regiment)
    • 3rd Guards Cavalry Brigade
      • 1st Guards Dragoons (Erstes Garde-Dragoner-Regiment)
      • 2nd Guards Dragoons (Zweites Garde-Dragone-Regiment)
  • Corps Artillery
    • 2nd Foot Unit, Guards Artillery (Zweite Fußabteilung, Garde Artillerie Regiment)
    • Horse Unit, Guards Artillery (Berittene Abteilung, Garde-Artillerie-Regiment)
    • Guards Train Bataillon (Garde-Train-Bataillon)
    • Guards Engineer Bataillon (Garde-Pionier-Bataillon)
• II. Army Corps (II. Armeekorps) - General Eduard von Fransecky
  Eduard von Fransecky
  Eduard Friedrich Karl von Fransecky was Prussian general who served in the Austro-Prussian War and the Franco-Prussian War.-Biography:...
  
  
  • 3rd Infantry Division
    3rd Division (German Empire)
    The 3rd Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed in Stettin in May 1816 as a Troop Brigade . It became the 3rd Division on September 5, 1818. From the corps' formation in 1820, the division was subordinated in peacetime to the II Army Corps...
    
    
  • 4th Infantry Division
    4th Division (German Empire)
    The 4th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed in Torgau on September 5, 1818. The headquarters moved to Stargard in 1820, where it stayed until 1852. In 1852, the headquarters moved to its final destination, Bromberg...
    
    
• III. Army Corps (III. Armeekorps) - General Constantin von Alvensleben
  Constantin von Alvensleben
  Reimar Constantin von Alvensleben was a Prussian general.Born at Eichenbarleben in the Province of Saxony, Alvensleben entered the Prussian Guards from the cadet corps in 1827...
  
  
  • 5th Infantry Division
    5th Division (German Empire)
    The 5th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed in Crossen in 1816 as a brigade, moved to Frankfurt an der Oder in 1817, and became the 5th Division on September 5, 1818. The headquarters moved to Berlin in 1840 and back to Frankfurt in 1845. The division was subordinated...
    
    
  • 6th Infantry Division
    6th Division (German Empire)
    The 6th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed in Düsseldorf in 1816 as a brigade and became the 6th Division on September 5, 1818. The headquarters moved to Torgau in 1820 and then to Brandenburg in 1850. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the III Army Corps...
    
    
• IV. Army Corps (IV. Armeekorps) - General Gustav von Alvensleben
  Gustav von Alvensleben
  Gustav von Alvensleben was a Prussian General der Infanterie.- Biography :Gustav von Alvensleben was born in Eichenbarleben, he joined the Prussian Army in 1821....
  
  
  • 7th Infantry Division
    7th Division (German Empire)
    The 7th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed in Magdeburg in November 1816 as a brigade and became a division on September 5, 1818. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the IV Army Corps . The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the...
    
    
  • 8th Infantry Division
    8th Division (German Empire)
    The 8th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed in Erfurt in November 1816 as a brigade and became a division on September 5, 1818. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the IV Army Corps . The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German...
    
    
• IX. Army Corps (IX. Armeekorps) - General Albrecht Gustav von Manstein
  Albrecht Gustav von Manstein
  Albert Ehrenreich Gustav von Manstein was a Prussian general who served during the Austro-Prussian War and the Franco-German War. He was the adoptive grandfather of Erich von Manstein....
  
  
  • 18th Infantry Division
    18th Division (German Empire)
    The 18th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed on October 11, 1866 and was headquartered in Flensburg. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the IX Army Corps . The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I...
    
    
  • Grand Ducal Hessian (25th) Infantry Division
    25th Division (German Empire)
    The 25th Division , officially the Grand Ducal Hessian Division , was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was headquartered in Darmstadt, the capital of the Grand Duchy of Hesse. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the XVIII Army Corps when that corps was formed in 1899...
    
    
• X. Army Corps (X. Armeekorps) - General Konstantin Bernhard von Voigts-Rhetz
  Konstantin Bernhard von Voigts-Rhetz
  Konstantin Bernhard von Voigts-Rhetz was a Prussian general who served in the Austro-Prussian War and the Franco-Prussian War....
  
  
  • 19th Infantry Division
    19th Division (German Empire)
    The 19th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed on October 11, 1866 and was headquartered in Hannover. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the X Army Corps...
    
    
  • 20th Infantry Division
    20th Division (German Empire)
    The 20th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed on October 11, 1866 and was headquartered in Hannover. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the X Army Corps...
    
    
• XII. (Royal Saxon) Army Corps (XII. (Kgl. Sächs.) Armeekorps) - Crown Prince Albert of Saxony
  Albert of Saxony
  Albert of Saxony may refer to:* Albert of Saxony * Albert I, Duke of Saxony * Albert, Duke of Saxony * Prince Albert of Saxony, Duke of Teschen * Albert of Saxony...
  
  
  • 23rd (Royal Saxon) Infantry Division
    23rd Division (German Empire)
    The 23rd Division , also known as the 1st Division No. 23 was a unit of the Saxon and then Imperial German Army. The division was headquartered in Dresden. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the XII Army Corps .The 1st Division No...
    
    
  • 24th (Royal Saxon) Infantry Division
    24th Division (German Empire)
    The 24th Division , also known as the 2nd Division No. 24 was a unit of the Saxon and then Imperial German Army. The division was headquartered in Leipzig. Until 1899, the division was subordinated in peacetime to the XII Army Corps The 24th Division (24. Division), also known as the 2nd...
    
    
• 5th Cavalry Division
  • 11th Cavalry Brigade
    • 4th Cuirassiers
    • 13th Uhlans
    • 19th Dragoons
  • 12th Cavalry Brigade
    • 7th Cuirassiers
    • 16th Uhlans
    • 13th Dragoons
  • 13th Cavalry Brigade
    • 10th Hussars
    • 11th Hussars
    • 17th Brunswick Hussars
• 6th Cavalry Division
  • 14th Cavalry Brigade
    • 6th Cuirassiers
    • 3rd Uhlans
    • 15th Uhlans
  • 15th Cavalry Brigade
    • 3rd Hussars “von Zieten”
    • 16th Hussars

3rd Army

Commander: Crown Prince of Prussia

Frederick III, German Emperor

Frederick III was German Emperor and King of Prussia for 99 days in 1888, the Year of the Three Emperors. Friedrich Wilhelm Nikolaus Karl known informally as Fritz, was the only son of Emperor William I and was raised in his family's tradition of military service...

Chief of staff: Leonhard von Blumenthal

Leonhard Graf von Blumenthal

Leonhard Graf von Blumenthal was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall. He was a member of the von Blumenthal family.-Biography:Blumenthal was born in Schwedt, Brandenburg on July 20, 1810...

• V. Army Corps (V. Armeekorps) - General Hugo von Kirchbach
  Hugo von Kirchbach
  Hugo Ewald Graf von Kirchbach was a Prussian general who commanded the Prussian V Corps during the Franco-Prussian War....
  
  
  • 9th Infantry Division
    9th Division (German Empire)
    The 9th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed in Glogau in November 1816 as a brigade, became the 10th Division on September 5, 1818, and was renumbered the 9th Division on February 28, 1820. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the V Army Corps...
    
    
  • 10th Infantry Division
    10th Division (German Empire)
    The 10th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed in Posen in November 1816 as a brigade, became the 9th Division on September 5, 1818, and was renumbered the 10th Division on February 28, 1820. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the V Army Corps...
    
    
• VI. Army Corps (VI. Armeekorps)
  • 11th Infantry Division
    11th Division (German Empire)
    The 11th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed in Breslau in November 1816 as a brigade, and became the 11th Division on September 5, 1818. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the VI Army Corps . The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of...
    
    
  • 12th Infantry Division
    12th Division (German Empire)
    The 12th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed in Neiße on September 5, 1818. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the VI Army Corps . The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I...
    
    
• XI. Army Corps (XI. Armeekorps) - General Julius von Bose
  Julius von Bose
  Friedrich Julius Wilhelm Graf von Bose was a Prussian general who commanded the Prussian XI Corps during the Franco-Prussian War....
  
  
  • 21st Infantry Division
    21st Division (German Empire)
    The 21st Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed on October 11, 1866 and was headquartered in Frankfurt am Main. The division was subordinated in peacetime initially to the XI Army Corps and from 1899 to the XVIII Army Corps The 21st Division (21. Division) was a unit of...
    
    
  • 22nd Infantry Division
    22nd Division (German Empire)
    The 22nd Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed on October 11, 1866 and was headquartered in Kassel. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the XI Army Corps...
    
    
• Royal Bavarian I. Corps (Kgl. Bayer. I. Korps) - General Ludwig Freiherr von der Tann
  Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen
  Ludwig Samson Arthur Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen was a Bavarian general.-Early life:Born at Darmstadt, on the day of Waterloo, Ludwig von der Tann was descended from the old family of von der Tann, which had branches in Bavaria, the Alsace and the Rhine provinces, and attached his...
  
  
  • 1st Royal Bavarian Division
    1st Royal Bavarian Division
    The 1st Royal Bavarian Division was a unit of the Royal Bavarian Army which served alongside the Prussian Army as part of the Imperial German Army. The division was formed on November 27, 1815 as the Infantry Division of the Munich General Command...
    
    
  • 2nd Royal Bavarian Division
    2nd Royal Bavarian Division
    The 2nd Royal Bavarian Division was a unit of the Royal Bavarian Army which served alongside the Prussian Army as part of the Imperial German Army. The division was formed on November 27, 1815 as the Infantry Division of the Munich General Command...
    
    
• Royal Bavarian II. Corps (Kgl. Bayer. II. Korps) - General Jakob von Hartmann
  Jakob von Hartmann
  Jakob Freiherr von Hartmann was a Bavarian general who served in the Austro-Prussian War and Franco-Prussian War.-Early life and French service:...
  
  
  • 3rd Royal Bavarian Division
    3rd Royal Bavarian Division
    The 3rd Royal Bavarian Division was a unit of the Royal Bavarian Army which served alongside the Prussian Army as part of the Imperial German Army. The division was formed on November 27, 1815 as an Infantry Division of the Würzburg General Command...
    
    
  • 4th Royal Bavarian Division
    4th Royal Bavarian Division
    The 4th Royal Bavarian Division was a unit of the Royal Bavarian Army which served alongside the Prussian Army as part of the Imperial German Army. The division was formed on November 27, 1815 as an Infantry Division of the Würzburg General Command...
    
    
• Combined Württemberg-Baden Corps (Kombiniertes Württembergisch-Badisches Korps)
  • Württemberg Field Division
    • 1st Infantry Brigade
    • 2nd Infantry Brigade
    • 3rd Infantry Brigade
  • Cavalry Division (Reiter-Division)
  • Baden Field Division
    • 1st Infantry Brigade
    • 2nd Infantry Brigade
    • 3rd Infantry Brigade
    • Cavalry Brigade
• 2nd Cavalry Division
  • 3rd Cavalry Brigade
    • 1st Life Cuirassier Regiment
    • 2nd Uhlan Regiment
  • 4th Cavalry Brigade
    • 1st Life Hussar Regiment
    • Blücher
      Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher
      Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Fürst von Wahlstatt , Graf , later elevated to Fürst von Wahlstatt, was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall who led his army against Napoleon I at the Battle of the Nations at Leipzig in 1813 and at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 with the Duke of Wellington.He is...
      
      's 5th Hussar Regiment
  • 5th Cavalry Brigade
    • 4th Hussar Regiment
    • 6th Hussar Regiment
• 4th Cavalry Division
  • 8th Cavalry Brigade
    • 5th Cuirassier Regiment
    • 10th Uhlan Regiment
  • 9th Cavalry Brigade
    • 1st Uhlan Regiment
    • 6th Uhlan Regiment
  • 10th Cavalry Brigade
    • 2nd Life Hussar Regiment
    • 14th Hussar Regiment

Reserve

• General Command over mobile troops in the I, II, IX, and X Corps Areas
  • 17th Infantry Division
    17th Division (German Empire)
    The 17th Division was a unit of the Prussian/German Army. It was formed on October 11, 1866 and initially headquartered in Kiel. It moved its headquarters to Schwerin in 1871. The division was subordinated in peacetime to the IX Army Corps...
    
    
  • Guard Landwehr Infantry Division
    • 1st Guard Landwehr Brigade
      • 1st Guard Landwehr Regiment
      • 2nd Guard Landwehr Regiment
    • 2nd Guard Landwehr Brigade
      • 1st Guard Grenadier Landwehr Regiment
      • 2nd Guard Grenadier Landwehr Regiment
  • 1st Landwehr Division
    • 1st Pomeranian Landwehr Brigade
      • 1st Combined Pomeranian Landwehr Regiment
      • 2nd Combined Pomeranian Landwehr Regiment
    • 2nd Pomeranian Landwehr Brigade
      • 3rd Combined Pomeranian Landwehr Regiment
      • 4th Combined Pomeranian Landwehr Regiment
  • 2nd (Brandenburg) Landwehr Division
    • 1st Brandenburg Landwehr Brigade
      • 1st Combined Brandenburg Landwehr Regiment
      • 2nd Combined Brandenburg Landwehr Regiment
    • 2nd Brandenburg Landwehr Brigade
      • 3rd Combined Brandenburg Landwehr Regiment
      • 4th Combined Brandenburg Landwehr Regiment
  • 3rd Combined Landwehr Division
    • West Prussian Landwehr Brigade
      • West Prussian Combined Landwehr Regiment
      • Lower Silesian Combined Landwehr Regiment
    • Posen Landwehr Brigade
      • 1st Combined Posen Landwehr Regiment
      • 2nd Combined Posen Landwehr Regiment
• 16 Landwehr Cavalry Regiments
• Reserve Foot Battalions of the Guard and 11 Line Artillery Regiments

Sources

• A. Niemann, Der französische Feldzug 1870-1871 (Verlag des Bibliographischen Instituts, Hildburghausen, 1871).