Order of Battle at the Austerlitz campaign
Encyclopedia
This is the complete order of battle of
the French
and Third Coalition
armies during the Battle of Austerlitz
.
La Grande Armée
The French army was under the supreme command of Emperor
Napoleon, with Marshal
Louis Alexandre Berthier
as his chief of staff. General of division Nicolas-Marie Songis des Courbons
commanded the artillery. The overall strength of the French army
during the battle is estimated to have been about 73,000 men of all arms and 139 artillery
pieces. This number also includes three battalions of men which made up the Army's train d'artillerie.
.
.
III Corps
Strength: 4,300men (including 830 cavalry) and 12 guns. Marshal Louis Nicolas Davout
.
(present, but convalescent) - effective command given to Grand Marshal of the Palace
General of Division Géraud Duroc
.
This famous, albeit provisional, formation was composed of elite companies from several regiments that were on garrison
duty.
2ème, 3ème, 15ème, 28ème and Peale Régiments d'Infanterie Légère
s and 36 guns. Marshal Prince Joachim Murat
Army of the Third Coalition
Opposing the French at Austerlitz
were the combined imperial armies of Russia
and Austria
, under the nominal command of Tsar
Alexander I
and Emperor Francis II, respectively. However, overall field command was taken by the Russian General
Mikhail Illarionovich Golenischev-Kutusov
. The Austrian forces were led by Lieutenant General
Prince Johann von Liechtenstein
. Total strength during the battle is approximately 85,400 men and 278 gun
s of all types.
, 3,700 horsemen
, 100 Pioneers
and 40 guns. Grand Duke
Constantine
Advance Guard of General Frederick William Buxhowden
Strength: 3,440 infantry, 3,440 horsemen and 12 light guns. Feldmarschall-Leutnant Michael von Kienmayer
and Johann Kollowrat
the French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and Third Coalition
Third Coalition
The War of the Third Coalition was a conflict which spanned from 1803 to 1806. It saw the defeat of an alliance of Austria, Portugal, Russia, and others by France and its client states under Napoleon I...
armies during the Battle of Austerlitz
Battle of Austerlitz
The Battle of Austerlitz, also known as the Battle of the Three Emperors, was one of Napoleon's greatest victories, where the French Empire effectively crushed the Third Coalition...
.
La Grande ArméeLa Grande ArméeThe Grande Armée first entered the annals of history when, in 1805, Napoleon I renamed the army that he had assembled on the French coast of the English Channel for the proposed invasion of Britain...
The French army was under the supreme command of EmperorEmperor
An emperor is a monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife or a woman who rules in her own right...
Napoleon, with Marshal
Marshal
Marshal , is a word used in several official titles of various branches of society. The word is an ancient loan word from Old French, cf...
Louis Alexandre Berthier
Louis Alexandre Berthier
Louis Alexandre Berthier, 1st Prince de Wagram, 1st Duc de Valangin, 1st Sovereign Prince de Neuchâtel , was a Marshal of France, Vice-Constable of France beginning in 1808, and Chief of Staff under Napoleon.-Early life:Alexandre was born at Versailles to Lieutenant-Colonel Jean Baptiste Berthier ,...
as his chief of staff. General of division Nicolas-Marie Songis des Courbons
Nicolas-Marie Songis des Courbons
Nicolas-Marie Songis des Courbons, Count of the Empire, , was a French artillery commander during the French Revolutionary Wars, who rose to the rank of General of Division in 1800 and served as commander of the Grande Armée artillery between 1805 and 1809, during the Napoleonic Wars.-Early career...
commanded the artillery. The overall strength of the French army
French Army
The French Army, officially the Armée de Terre , is the land-based and largest component of the French Armed Forces.As of 2010, the army employs 123,100 regulars, 18,350 part-time reservists and 7,700 Legionnaires. All soldiers are professionals, following the suspension of conscription, voted in...
during the battle is estimated to have been about 73,000 men of all arms and 139 artillery
Artillery
Originally applied to any group of infantry primarily armed with projectile weapons, artillery has over time become limited in meaning to refer only to those engines of war that operate by projection of munitions far beyond the range of effect of personal weapons...
pieces. This number also includes three battalions of men which made up the Army's train d'artillerie.
Garde Impériale (French Imperial Guard)
Strength: 5,500 men and 24 guns. Marshal Jean-Baptiste BessièresJean-Baptiste Bessières
Jean-Baptiste Bessières, 1st Duc d' Istria was a Marshal of France of the Napoleonic Era. His younger brother, Bertrand, followed in his footsteps and eventually became a Divisional General...
.
- InfantryInfantryInfantrymen are soldiers who are specifically trained for the role of fighting on foot to engage the enemy face to face and have historically borne the brunt of the casualties of combat in wars. As the oldest branch of combat arms, they are the backbone of armies...
of the Guard- 1er and 2e BattaillonsBattalionA battalion is a military unit of around 300–1,200 soldiers usually consisting of between two and seven companies and typically commanded by either a Lieutenant Colonel or a Colonel...
Grenadiers à Pied (foot grenadiers) - 1er and 2e Battaillons Chasseurs à Pied (light infantryLight infantryTraditionally light infantry were soldiers whose job was to provide a skirmishing screen ahead of the main body of infantry, harassing and delaying the enemy advance. Light infantry was distinct from medium, heavy or line infantry. Heavy infantry were dedicated primarily to fighting in tight...
) - The Grenadiers of the Royal ItalianItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
Guard
- 1er and 2e Battaillons
- CavalryCavalryCavalry or horsemen were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback. Cavalry were historically the third oldest and the most mobile of the combat arms...
of the Guard- Grenadiers à ChevalGrenadiers à Cheval de la Garde ImpérialeThe Grenadiers à Cheval de la Garde Impériale constituted a heavy cavalry regiment in the Consular, then Imperial Guard during the French Consulate and First French Empire respectively...
(horse grenadiers) - Chasseurs à ChevalChasseurs à Cheval de la Garde ImpérialeThe Chasseurs à Cheval de la Garde Impériale constituted a light cavalry regiment in the Consular, then Imperial Guard during the French Consulate and First French Empire respectively. They were the second senior "Old Guard" cavalry regiment of the Imperial Guard, after the Grenadiers à Cheval...
(light cavalryLight cavalryLight cavalry refers to lightly armed and lightly armored troops mounted on horses, as opposed to heavy cavalry, where the riders are heavily armored...
) - Les Mamelukes
- Gendarmerie d'Elite
- Grenadiers à Cheval
- Artillery of the Guard
- Light Artillery of the Guard
- Artillery Train of the Guard
I Corps
Strength: 13,000 men and 24 guns. Marshal Jean Baptiste BernadotteCharles XIV John of Sweden
Charles XIV & III John, also Carl John, Swedish and Norwegian: Karl Johan was King of Sweden and King of Norway from 1818 until his death...
.
- Advanced Guard
- 27eme RégimentRegimentA regiment is a major tactical military unit, composed of variable numbers of batteries, squadrons or battalions, commanded by a colonel or lieutenant colonel...
d'lnfanterie Légère (light infantryLight infantryTraditionally light infantry were soldiers whose job was to provide a skirmishing screen ahead of the main body of infantry, harassing and delaying the enemy advance. Light infantry was distinct from medium, heavy or line infantry. Heavy infantry were dedicated primarily to fighting in tight...
)
- 27eme Régiment
- 1st DivisionDivision (military)A division is a large military unit or formation usually consisting of between 10,000 and 20,000 soldiers. In most armies, a division is composed of several regiments or brigades, and in turn several divisions typically make up a corps...
- GeneralGeneralA general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
of Division Olivier Rivaud de la Raffinière- 8ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne (line infantryLine infantryLine infantry is a type of infantry which composed the basis of European land armies from the middle of the 17th century to the middle of the 19th century....
) - 45ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne
- 54ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne54th Infantry Regiment (France)The 54th Infantry Regiment is a line infantry regiment of the French Army.-Early service:It was formed in 1657 during the Ancien Régime as the régiment Mazarin-Catalans, being renamed the régiment Royal Catalan in 1661 then the régiment Royal Roussillon in 1667...
- 8ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne (line infantry
- 2nd Division - General of Division Jean-Baptiste DrouetJean-Baptiste Drouet, Comte d'ErlonJean-Baptiste Drouet, comte d'Erlon was a marshal of France and a soldier in Napoleon's Army. D'Erlon notably commanded the I Corps of the Armée du Nord at the battle of Waterloo....
- 94ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne
- 95ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne
- Light CavalryLight cavalryLight cavalry refers to lightly armed and lightly armored troops mounted on horses, as opposed to heavy cavalry, where the riders are heavily armored...
Division - General François Etienne KellermannFrançois Étienne de KellermannFrancois Étienne de Kellermann, 2nd Duc de Valmy was a French cavalry general noted for his daring and skillful exploits during the Napoleonic Wars...
III CorpsIII Corps (Grande Armée)The III Corps of the Grande Armée were few military units during the Napoleonic Wars. The III Corps came to prominence between 1805 and 1809 under the command of Marshal Louis Nicolas Davout, when it repeatedly scored impressive victories single-handedly or in conjunction with other French forces...
Strength: 4,300men (including 830 cavalry) and 12 guns. Marshal Louis Nicolas DavoutLouis Nicolas Davout
Louis-Nicolas d'Avout , better known as Davout, 1st Duke of Auerstaedt, 1st Prince of Eckmühl, was a Marshal of France during the Napoleonic Era. His prodigious talent for war along with his reputation as a stern disciplinarian, earned him the title "The Iron Marshal"...
.
- 2nd Division - General of Division Louis FriantLouis FriantLouis Friant was born in the village of Morlancourt, 8 km south of Albert near the river Somme. The village would later suffer the misfortune of lying along the Western Front trench-lines of World War I....
- 15ème Régiment d'lnfanterie Légère
- 33ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne
- 48ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne
- 108ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne
- 111ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne
- 1st Regiment des Dragons (attached from Klein's Ist Dragoon Div.)
- 4th Dragoon Division - General François Antoine Louis BourcierFrançois Antoine Louis BourcierFrançois Antoine Louis Bourcier was a French cavalry officer and divisional general of the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars....
- 15ème Régiment des Dragons (dragoons)
- 17ème Régiment des Dragons
- 18ème Régiment des Dragons
- 19ème Régiment des Dragons
- 25ème Régiment des Dragons
- 27ème Régiment des Dragons
- Corps Artillery (eight 8pdrs & four 6" howitzers)
IV Corps
Strength: 23,600 men and 35 guns. Marshal Nicolas Jean de Dieu SoultNicolas Jean de Dieu Soult
Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult, 1st Duke of Dalmatia , the Hand of Iron, was a French general and statesman, named Marshal of the Empire in 1804. He was one of only six officers in French history to receive the distinction of Marshal General of France...
- 1st Division - General of Division Louis Vincent Le Blond de Saint-HilaireLouis Vincent Le Blond de Saint-HilaireLouis-Vincent-Joseph Le Blond, comte de Saint-Hilaire was a French general during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.-Early career:...
- 10ème Régiment d'lnfanterie Légère
- 14ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne
- 36ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne
- 43ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne ( attached to Vandamme's Div. during battle )
- 55ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne ( attached to Vandamme's Div. during battle )
- 2nd Division - General of Division Dominique Joseph Rene VandammeDominique VandammeGeneral Dominique-Joseph René Vandamme, Count of Unseburg was a French military officer, who fought in the Napoleonic Wars....
- 24ème Régiment d'lnfanterie Légère
- 4ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne
- 28ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne
- 46ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne
- 57ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne
- 3rd Division - General of Division Claude Juste Alexandre Legrand
- 26ème Régiment d'lnfanterie Légère
- 3ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne
- 18ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne
- 75ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne
- Tirailleurs du Pô (Italian light infantry)
- Tirailleurs Corses (Corsican light infantry)
- Light Cavalry Division - General of BrigadeBrigadeA brigade is a major tactical military formation that is typically composed of two to five battalions, plus supporting elements depending on the era and nationality of a given army and could be perceived as an enlarged/reinforced regiment...
Pierre Margaron- 8ème Régiment de Hussards (Hussars)
- 11ème Régiment de Chasseurs à Cheval
- 26ème Régiment de Chasseurs à Cheval
- Corps Artillery - 35 guns (mostly 12pdrs)
V Corps
Strength: 12,700 men and 20 guns. Marshal Jean LannesJean Lannes
Jean Lannes, 1st Duc de Montebello, was a Marshal of France. He was one of Napoleon's most daring and talented generals. Napoleon once commented on Lannes: "I found him a pygmy and left him a giant"...
- 1st Division - General of Division Marie-François Auguste de Caffarelli du FalgaMarie-François Auguste de Caffarelli du FalgaMarie-François Auguste de Caffarelli du Falga was a French général de division of Italian descent. Two of his brothers were also generals...
(attached from 3rd Corps)- 13ème Régiment d'Infanterie Légère
- 17ème Régiment d'Infanterie de Ligne
- 30ème Régiment d'Infanterie de Ligne
- 51ème Régiment d'Infanterie de Ligne
- 61ème Régiment d'Infanterie de Ligne
- 3rd Division - General of Division Louis Gabriel SuchetLouis Gabriel SuchetLouis Gabriel Suchet, 1st Duc d'Albufera was a Marshal of France and one of Napoleon's most brilliant generals.-Early career:...
- 17ème Régiment d'Infanterie Légère
- 34ème Régiment d'Infanterie de Ligne
- 40ème Régiment d'Infanterie de Ligne
- 64ème Régiment d'Infanterie de Ligne
- 88ème Régiment d'Infanterie de Ligne
- Light Cavalry Division - General of Brigade Anne-François-Charles TrelliardAnne-François-Charles TrelliardAnne-François-Charles Trelliard or Treillard or Treilhard, born 7 February 1764 – died 14 May 1832, joined the cavalry of the French Royal Army as a cadet gentleman in 1780. During the French Revolutionary Wars he fought in Germany and Holland, eventually rising in rank to become a general...
- 9ème Régiment de Hussards
- 10ème Régiment de Hussards
- 13ème Chasseurs à Cheval
- 21ème Chasseurs à Cheval
- Corps Artillery 20 guns (mostly 12pdrs)
Grenadier Division
Strength: 5,700 men. General of Division Nicolas OudinotNicolas Oudinot
Nicolas Charles Oudinot, 1st Comte Oudinot, 1st Duc de Reggio , was a Marshal of France.-Early life:...
(present, but convalescent) - effective command given to Grand Marshal of the Palace
Grand Marshal of the Palace
Grand Marshal of the Palace was the title employed to refer to the leader of the Military Household of the Emperor, during the First French Empire...
General of Division Géraud Duroc
Geraud Duroc
Géraud Christophe Michel Duroc, 1st Duc de Frioul was a French general noted for his association with Napoleon.-Life and work:...
.
This famous, albeit provisional, formation was composed of elite companies from several regiments that were on garrison
Garrison
Garrison is the collective term for a body of troops stationed in a particular location, originally to guard it, but now often simply using it as a home base....
duty.
- CarabinierCarabinierA Carabinier was originally a cavalry soldier armed with a carbine...
companies (equivalent to grenadiers in light infantry formations) from:
2ème, 3ème, 15ème, 28ème and Peale Régiments d'Infanterie Légère
- Grenadier companies from: 9éme, 13ème, 58ème and 81ème Régiments d'lnfanterie de Ligne
Cavalry Reserve
Strength: 7,400 sabreSabre
The sabre or saber is a kind of backsword that usually has a curved, single-edged blade and a rather large hand guard, covering the knuckles of the hand as well as the thumb and forefinger...
s and 36 guns. Marshal Prince Joachim Murat
Joachim Murat
Joachim-Napoléon Murat , Marshal of France and Grand Admiral or Admiral of France, 1st Prince Murat, was Grand Duke of Berg from 1806 to 1808 and then King of Naples from 1808 to 1815...
- 1st Heavy Cavalry Division - General of Division Étienne Marie Antoine Champion de NansoutyÉtienne Marie Antoine Champion de NansoutyCount Étienne-Marie-Antoine-Champion de Nansouty was a French cavalry commander during the French Revolutionary Wars who rose to the rank of General of Division in 1803 and subsequently held important military commands during the Napoleonic Wars. Of noble Burgundian descent, he was a student at...
- 1st brigade, general of brigade Joseph PistonJoseph PistonJoseph Piston , baron of the Empire, was a French general who served during the Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars.The son of a merchant from Lyon, Piston joined the army and in 1793 rose to the rank of general of brigade, commanding cavalry in the French Revolutionary Army...
- 1er Régiment de Carabiniers à Cheval, 3 squadrons, 205 men, under colonel Cochois
- 2ème Régiment de Carabiniers à Cheval, 3 squadrons, 181 men, under colonel Morin
- 2nd brigade, general of brigade Armand Lebrun de La Houssaye
- 2ème Régiment de Cuirassiers, 3 squadrons, 304 men under colonel Yvendorff
- 9ème Régiment de Cuirassiers, 3 squadrons, 280 men, under colonel DoumercJean-Pierre DoumercJean-Pierre Doumerc, born 7 October 1767 – died 29 March 1847, joined a French cavalry regiment at the beginning of the French Revolution and rose in rank to command a cuirassier regiment by the start of the First French Empire. During the Napoleonic Wars he first led cavalry brigades and...
- 3rd brigade, general of brigade Antoine Louis Decrest de Saint-Germain
- 3ème Régiment de Cuirassiers3rd Cuirassier Regiment (France)The 3rd Cuirassier Regiment was a cavalry regiment of the French Army, later reequipped as an armored regiment.- Ancien Régime :Timoléon de Sercourt d’Esclainvilliers inherited his fathers company of Light horse in 1635, when he was three years old...
, 3 squadrons, 333 men, under colonel Preval - 12ème Régiment de Cuirassiers, 3 squadrons, 277 men, under colonel Belfort
- 3ème Régiment de Cuirassiers
- Artillery: 4th company, 2nd artillery regiment, 92 men.
- 1st brigade, general of brigade Joseph Piston
- 2nd Heavy Cavalry Division - General of Division Jean-Joseph Ange d'HautpoulJean-Joseph Ange d'HautpoulJean-Joseph Ange d'Hautpoul was a French cavalry general of the Napoleonic wars. He came from an old noble family of France whose military tradition extended for several centuries....
- 1st brigade, colonel Jean-Baptiste Noirot
- 1er Régiment de Cuirassiers1st Cuirassier RegimentThe 1st Cuirassier Regiment was the oldest armoured regiment in the French Army, until it was amalgamated with 11th Cuirassiers Regiment. Today its traditions are carried on by the 1st Cuirassier Squadrons Group of the 1st-11th Cuirassier Regiment.-Origins:...
, 3 squadrons, 388 men, under colonel Guiton - 5ème Régiment de Cuirassiers, 3 squadrons, 375 men, under colonel Noireau
- 1er Régiment de Cuirassiers
- 2nd brigade, general of brigade Raymond-Gaspard de Bonardi de Saint-SulpiceRaymond-Gaspard de Bonardi de Saint-SulpiceRaymond-Gaspard de Bonardi comte de Saint-Sulpice was a French general of the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars, noted for his actions as a heavy cavalry commander and who became a Peer of France towards the end of his life.-Early life and Revolutionary Wars:A nobleman by birth,...
- 10ème Régiment de Cuirassiers, 3 squadrons, 254 men, under colonel Lataye
- 11ème Régiment de Cuirassiers, 3 squadrons, 327 men, under colonel Fouler
- Artillery: 4th company, 2nd artillery regiment, 42 men
- 1st brigade, colonel Jean-Baptiste Noirot
- 2nd Dragoon Division - General of Division Frédéric Henri WaltherFrédéric Henri WaltherFrederic-Louis-Henri Walther , was an Alsatian-born general of division and a supporter of Napoleon Bonaparte. He fought for France in the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars....
- 3ème Régiment de Dragons
- 6ème Régiment de Dragons
- 10ème Régiment de Dragons
- 11ème Régiment de Dragons
- 13ème Régiment de Dragons
- 22ème Régiment de Dragons
- 3rd Dragoon Division - General of Division Marc Antoine de BeaumontMarc Antoine de BeaumontMarc Antoine Bonnin de la Bonninière de Beaumont, born 23 September 1763 – died 4 February 1830, a French nobleman, became a page to the king and joined the army of the Old Regime. He stayed in the army during the French Revolution and narrowly escaped being executed...
- 5ème Régiment de Dragons
- 8ème Régiment de Dragons
- 12ème Régiment de Dragons
- 16ème Régiment de Dragons
- 21ème Régiment de Dragons
- Light Cavalry Division - General of Division François Etienne de KellermannFrançois Étienne de KellermannFrancois Étienne de Kellermann, 2nd Duc de Valmy was a French cavalry general noted for his daring and skillful exploits during the Napoleonic Wars...
- 2ème Régiment de Hussards
- 4ème Régiment de Hussards
- 5ème Régiment de Hussards
- 5ème Régiment de Chasseurs à Cheval
- Light Cavalry Brigade - General of Brigade Édouard Jean Baptiste MilhaudÉdouard Jean Baptiste MilhaudÉdouard Jean-Baptiste Milhaud was a French politician, Général de Division, and comte d'Empire.-French Revolutionary wars:...
- 16ème Régiment de Chasseurs à Cheval
- 22ème Régiment de Chasseurs à Cheval
- Attached artillery - 36 guns in companies of artillerie à cheval
Army of the Third CoalitionThird CoalitionThe War of the Third Coalition was a conflict which spanned from 1803 to 1806. It saw the defeat of an alliance of Austria, Portugal, Russia, and others by France and its client states under Napoleon I...
Opposing the French at AusterlitzAusterlitz
- People :* Austerlitz * Fred Astaire, born Frederick Austerlitz* Robert Austerlitz , linguist, specialist in the Proto-Finno-Ugric language- Places :...
were the combined imperial armies of Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
and Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, under the nominal command of Tsar
Tsar
Tsar is a title used to designate certain European Slavic monarchs or supreme rulers. As a system of government in the Tsardom of Russia and Russian Empire, it is known as Tsarist autocracy, or Tsarism...
Alexander I
Alexander I of Russia
Alexander I of Russia , served as Emperor of Russia from 23 March 1801 to 1 December 1825 and the first Russian King of Poland from 1815 to 1825. He was also the first Russian Grand Duke of Finland and Lithuania....
and Emperor Francis II, respectively. However, overall field command was taken by the Russian General
General
A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
Mikhail Illarionovich Golenischev-Kutusov
Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov
Mikhail Illarionovich Golenishchev-Kutuzov was a Field Marshal of the Russian Empire. He served as one of the finest military officers and diplomats of Russia under the reign of three Romanov Tsars: Catherine II, Paul I and Alexander I...
. The Austrian forces were led by Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General....
Prince Johann von Liechtenstein
Johann I Josef, Prince of Liechtenstein
Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein, born Johann Baptist Joseph Adam Johann Nepomuk Aloys Franz de Paula was the Prince of Liechtenstein between 1805 and 1806 and again from 1814 until 1836...
. Total strength during the battle is approximately 85,400 men and 278 gun
Gun
A gun is a muzzle or breech-loaded projectile-firing weapon. There are various definitions depending on the nation and branch of service. A "gun" may be distinguished from other firearms in being a crew-served weapon such as a howitzer or mortar, as opposed to a small arm like a rifle or pistol,...
s of all types.
The Russian Imperial Guard
Strength: 6,730 infantryInfantry
Infantrymen are soldiers who are specifically trained for the role of fighting on foot to engage the enemy face to face and have historically borne the brunt of the casualties of combat in wars. As the oldest branch of combat arms, they are the backbone of armies...
, 3,700 horsemen
Horsemen
Horsemen may refer to:*Equestrianism, including cavalry*Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse*Four Horsemen *Royal Canadian Mounted Police*Horsemen , starring Dennis Quaid*The Horsemen , starring Omar Sharif...
, 100 Pioneers
Combat engineering
A combat engineer, also called pioneer or sapper in many armies, is a soldier who performs a variety of construction and demolition tasks under combat conditions...
and 40 guns. Grand Duke
Grand Duke
The title grand duke is used in Western Europe and particularly in Germanic countries for provincial sovereigns. Grand duke is of a protocolary rank below a king but higher than a sovereign duke. Grand duke is also the usual and established translation of grand prince in languages which do not...
Constantine
Grand Duke Constantine Pavlovich of Russia
Constantine Pavlovich was a grand duke of Russia and the second son of Emperor Paul I. He was the Tsesarevich of Russia throughout the reign of his elder brother Alexander I, but had secretly renounced his claim to the throne in 1823...
- Infantry of the Guard
- Izmaylovsky RegimentIzmaylovsky RegimentIzmaylovsky Regiment was one of the oldest regiments of the Russian army, a subdivision of the 1st Guards Infantry Division of the Imperial Russian Guard. It was formed in Moscow on 22 September 1730. The first colonel of the regiment was appointed Adjutant general Count Karl Gustav von Löwenwolde...
of Life GuardsLife GuardsLife Guards may refer to several military regiments:*Life Guards *Life Guards *Russian Imperial Guard*Garde du Corps , during the Ancien Régime... - Semenovsky RegimentSemenovsky RegimentSemenovsky Life-Guards Regiment was one of the two oldest guards regiments of the Imperial Russian Army.- History :...
of Life Guards - Preobrazhensky RegimentPreobrazhensky regimentThe Preobrazhensky Regiment was one of the oldest and elite regiments of the Russian army. Along with the Semenovsky regiment also served as a gendarmie unit for the state Secret Chancellery in the 18th century, headed by the Prince Fyodor Romodanovsky.It was formed by Peter the Great in the late...
of Life Guards - Guard Jaeger Battalion (light infantry)
- Leib-grenadier Regiment
- Izmaylovsky Regiment
- Cavalry of the Guard
- Chevalier Guard Regiment
- Lifeguard Horse Regiment
- Lifeguard HussarHussarHussar refers to a number of types of light cavalry which originated in Hungary in the 14th century, tracing its roots from Serbian medieval cavalry tradition, brought to Hungary in the course of the Serb migrations, which began in the late 14th century....
Regiment - Lifeguard CossackCossackCossacks are a group of predominantly East Slavic people who originally were members of democratic, semi-military communities in what is today Ukraine and Southern Russia inhabiting sparsely populated areas and islands in the lower Dnieper and Don basins and who played an important role in the...
Regiment - Pioneers of the Guard
Advanced Guard of the Tsar's Army
Strength: 9,200 infantry, 4,500 horsemen and 42 guns. Lieutenant-General Peter I. BagrationPyotr Bagration
Prince Pyotr Ivanovich Bagration was a general of the Russian army. He was a descendant of the Georgian royal family of the Bagrations.- Life :...
- Infantry
- 5th Jaeger Regiment
- 6th Jaeger Regiment
- Arkhangelgorod Regiment
- Old Ingermanland Infantry Regiment
- PskovPskovPskov is an ancient city and the administrative center of Pskov Oblast, Russia, located in the northwest of Russia about east from the Estonian border, on the Velikaya River. Population: -Early history:...
Infantry Regiment
- Cavalry
- The Empress CuirassierCuirassierCuirassiers were mounted cavalry soldiers equipped with armour and firearms, first appearing in late 15th-century Europe. They were the successors of the medieval armoured knights...
Regiment - TverTverTver is a city and the administrative center of Tver Oblast, Russia. Population: 403,726 ; 408,903 ;...
DragoonDragoonThe word dragoon originally meant mounted infantry, who were trained in horse riding as well as infantry fighting skills. However, usage altered over time and during the 18th century, dragoons evolved into conventional light cavalry units and personnel...
Regiment - St. Petersburg Dragoon Regiment
- Pavlograd Hussar Regiment
- MariupolMariupolMariupol , formerly known as Zhdanov , is a port city in southeastern Ukraine. It is located on the coast of the Azov Sea, at the mouth of the Kalmius River. Mariupol is the largest city in Priazovye - a geographical region around Azov Sea, divided by Russia and Ukraine - and is also a popular sea...
Hussar Regiment - Kiselev Cossack Regiment
- MalakhovMalakhovMalakhov is a Russian family name, also transliterated to English as Malakov or Malakoff-List of persons with the surname Malakhov:*Aimable Jean Jacques Pélissier, a French general awarded the victory title Duke of Malakoff...
Cossack Regiment - Khanzhenkov Cossack Regiment
- The Empress Cuirassier
Advance Guard of General Frederick William BuxhowdenFriedrich Wilhelm von BuxhoevedenFriedrich Wilhelm Count von Buxhoevden was a Russian Infantry General and a government official. Buxhoeveden commanded the Russian armies during the Finnish War....
Strength: 3,440 infantry, 3,440 horsemen and 12 light guns. Feldmarschall-Leutnant Michael von KienmayerMichael von Kienmayer
Michael von Kienmayer was an Austrian general who was active during the Napoleonic Wars.von Kienmayer joined the army of Habsburg Austria and fought against the Kingdom of Prussia and Ottoman Turkey. During the French Revolutionary Wars, he continued to make his reputation in the cavalry and...
- 1st Infantry BrigadeBrigadeA brigade is a major tactical military formation that is typically composed of two to five battalions, plus supporting elements depending on the era and nationality of a given army and could be perceived as an enlarged/reinforced regiment...
- General-Major Georg Symon de Carneville- Brooder Grenz InfantryGrenz infantryGrenz infantry or Grenzers were light infantry troops who came from the Croatian and Transylvanian Military Frontier in Habsburg Monarchy . This borderland formed a buffer zone between Christian Europe and the Ottoman Empire, and the troops were originally raised to defend Austria against the...
Regiment Nr. 7 (500 in 1 battalion) - 1st Szekler Grenz Infantry Regiment Nr. 14 (1,300 in 2 battalions)
- 2nd Szekler Grenz Infantry Regiment Nr. 15 (1,300 in 2 battalions)
- Pioneers (340 in 3 companies)
- Brooder Grenz Infantry
- 1st Cavalry Brigade - General-Major Karl Wilhelm von StutterheimKarl Wilhelm von StutterheimKarl Daniel Gottfried Wilhelm von Stutterheim, born 6 August 1770 – died 13 December 1811, served in the Prussian and Saxon armies during the French Revolutionary Wars, leaving the latter service in 1798. He spent most of his career in the army of Habsburg Austria and the Austrian Empire. He...
- O'ReillyAndreas O'Reilly von BallinloughAndreas Graf O'Reilly von Ballinlough was an Austrian soldier and commander of Irish origin. His military service extended through the Seven Years' War, War of the Bavarian Succession, Austro-Turkish War, French Revolutionary Wars, and Napoleonic Wars...
Chevau-léger Regiment Nr. 3 (900 in 8 squadrons) - MerveldtMaximilian, Count of MerveldtMaximilian, Count von Merveldt , among the most famous of an illustrious old Westphalian family, entered Austrian military service, rose to the rank of General of Cavalry, served as Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor's ambassador to Russia, and became special envoy extraordinaire to the Court of St....
UhlanUhlanUhlans were Polish light cavalry armed with lances, sabres and pistols. The title was later used by lancer regiments in the Russian, Prussian, and Austrian armies....
Regiment Nr. 1 (40 in 1 troop)
- O'Reilly
- 2nd Cavalry Brigade - General-Major Johann Nepomuk von Nostitz-Rieneck
- SchwarzenbergKarl Philipp, Prince of SchwarzenbergKarl Philipp Fürst zu Schwarzenberg Karl Philipp Fürst zu Schwarzenberg Karl Philipp Fürst zu Schwarzenberg (or Charles Philip, Prince of Schwarzenberg (April 18, 1771 – October 15, 1820) was an Austrian field marshal.- Life :...
Uhlan Regiment Nr. 2 (100 in one-half squadron) - Hessen-Homburg Hussar Regiment Nr. 4 (600 in 6 squadrons)
- Schwarzenberg
- 3rd Cavalry Brigade - General-Major Moritz Liechtenstein
- Szekler Hussar Regiment Nr. 11 (800 in 8 squadrons)
- Sysoev Cossack Regiment
- Melentev Cossack Regiment
First Column
Strength: 13,240 infantry, 250 cavalry, 40 light and 24 heavy guns. Lieutenant-General Dmitry DokhturovDmitry Dokhturov
Dmitry Sergeyevich Dokhturov was a Russian Infantry General and a prominent military leader during the Patriotic War of 1812....
- 1st Infantry Brigade - Major General Lewis
- 7th Jaeger Regiment (one battalion)
- New Ingermanland Infantry Regiment (three battalions)
- Yaroslav Infantry Regiment (two battalions)
- 2nd Infantry Brigade - Major General Urusov
- Vladimir Infantry Regiment
- BryanskBryanskBryansk is a city and the administrative center of Bryansk Oblast, Russia, located southwest of Moscow. Population: -History:The first written mention of Bryansk was in 1146, in the Hypatian Codex, as Debryansk...
Infantry Regiment - Vyatka Infantry Regiment
- MoscowMoscowMoscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
Infantry Regiment - KievKievKiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
Grenadier Regiment - Pioneers (one company)
- Attached Cavalry
- Denisov Cossack Regiment
Second Column
Strength: 11,250 infantry, 300 horsemen, and 30 light guns. Lieutenant-General A. LangeronLouis Alexandre Andrault de Langeron
Count Louis Alexandre Andrault de Langéron , born in Paris, was a French general in the service of the Imperial Russian Army during the Napoleonic Wars.-Early life:...
- 1st Infantry Brigade - Major-General Olsuviev
- 8th Jaeger Regiment
- ViborgViborgViborg may refer to:*Viborg, Denmark, a city in Jutland, Denmark**Viborg Municipality, a Danish municipality named for the city**Viborg County, a former county of Denmark**Diocese of Viborg**Viborg FF, a professional football team based in Viborg...
Infantry Regiment - PermPermPerm is a city and the administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia, located on the banks of the Kama River, in the European part of Russia near the Ural Mountains. From 1940 to 1957 it was named Molotov ....
Infantry Regiment - KurskKurskKursk is a city and the administrative center of Kursk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kur, Tuskar, and Seym Rivers. The area around Kursk was site of a turning point in the Russian-German struggle during World War II and the site of the largest tank battle in history...
Infantry Regiment
- 2nd Infantry Brigade - Major General S. M. KamenskySergei Mikhailovich KamenskySergei Mikhailovich Kamensky was a Russian infantry general who served in the Napoleonic wars.-Early life:...
- RyazhskRyazhskRyazhsk is town and the administrative center of Ryazhsky District of Ryazan Oblast, Russia, located south of Ryazan. Population: 26,000 ....
Infantry Regiment - Fanagoria Grenadier Regiment
- Pioneers (one company)
- Ryazhsk
- Attached Cavalry
- St. Petersburg Dragoon Regiment
- Isayev Cossack Regiment
Third Column
Strength: 7,700 infantry and 30 light guns. Lieutenant General I. Przebyszewski- 1st Infantry Brigade - Major-General Muller
- 7th Jaeger Regiment
- 8th Jaeger Regiment
- 2nd Infantry Brigade - Major-General Selekhov
- GaliciaKingdom of Galicia and LodomeriaThe Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria was a crownland of the Habsburg Monarchy, the Austrian Empire, and Austria–Hungary from 1772 to 1918 .This historical region in eastern Central Europe is currently divided between Poland and Ukraine...
Infantry Regiment - Butyrsk Infantry Regiment
- PodoliaPodoliaThe region of Podolia is an historical region in the west-central and south-west portions of present-day Ukraine, corresponding to Khmelnytskyi Oblast and Vinnytsia Oblast. Northern Transnistria, in Moldova, is also a part of Podolia...
Infantry Regiment - NarvaNarvaNarva is the third largest city in Estonia. It is located at the eastern extreme point of Estonia, by the Russian border, on the Narva River which drains Lake Peipus.-Early history:...
Infantry Regiment - Pioneers (one companyCompany (military unit)A company is a military unit, typically consisting of 80–225 soldiers and usually commanded by a Captain, Major or Commandant. Most companies are formed of three to five platoons although the exact number may vary by country, unit type, and structure...
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- Galicia
Fourth Column
Strength: 23,900 infantry, 52 light and 24 heavy guns. Lieutenant-Generals Mikhail MiloradovichMikhail Andreyevich Miloradovich
Mikhail Andreyevich Miloradovich , spelled Miloradovitch in contemporary English sources was a Russian general prominent during the Napoleonic Wars. He entered military service on the eve of the Russo-Swedish War of 1788–1790 and his career advanced rapidly during the reign of Paul I...
and Johann Kollowrat
Johann Kollowrat
Kollowrat-Krakowsky, Johann Karl, Graf von joined the Austrian army, fought against the Kingdom of Prussia and Ottoman Turkey before being promoted to general officer rank. During combat against the French in the French Revolutionary Wars, he first became known as an artillery specialist...
- Advanced Guard - Lieutenant-Colonel Monakhtin
- Novgorod Infantry Regiment (2 battalions)
- Apsheron Infantry Regiment (1 battalion)
- Archduke John Dragoon Regiment Nr. 1
- 1st Infantry Brigade - Major General Wodniansky
- Novgorod Infantry Regiment (1 battalion)
- Apsheron Infantry Regiment (2 battalions)
- Little RussiaLittle RussiaLittle Russia , sometimes Little or Lesser Rus’ , is a historical political and geographical term in the Russian language referring to most of the territory of modern-day Ukraine before the 20th century. It is similar to the Polish term Małopolska of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth...
Grenadier Regiment - SmolenskSmolenskSmolensk is a city and the administrative center of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Dnieper River. Situated west-southwest of Moscow, this walled city was destroyed several times throughout its long history since it was on the invasion routes of both Napoleon and Hitler. Today, Smolensk...
Infantry Regiment
- 2nd Infantry Brigade - General-Major Heinrich von Rottermund
- SalzburgSalzburg-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...
Infantry Regiment Nr. 23 (3,000 in 6 battalions) - Kaunitz Infantry Regiment Nr. 20 (900 in 1 battalion)
- AuerspergAuerspergAuersperg may refer to:* Principality of Auersperg, estates held by the princely Austrian family of Auersperg* Palais Auersperg, a large baroque palace in Vienna, build for the princely Auersperg family- Family members :...
Infantry Regiment Nr. 24 (600 in 1 battalion)
- Salzburg
- 3rd Infantry Brigade - General-Major Franz von Jurczek
- KaiserFrancis II, Holy Roman EmperorFrancis II was the last Holy Roman Emperor, ruling from 1792 until 6 August 1806, when he dissolved the Empire after the disastrous defeat of the Third Coalition by Napoleon at the Battle of Austerlitz...
Infantry Regiment Nr. 1 (1,000 in 1 battalion) - Czartoryski Infantry Regiment Nr. 9 (600 in 1 battalion)
- Reuss-GreitzHeinrich XIII, Prince Reuss of Greiz-Early life:Heinrich XIII was born at Greiz, Reuss, third child of Heinrich XI, Prince Reuss of Greiz , and his wife, Countess Conradine Reuss of Köstritz , .-Prince Reuss of...
Infantry Regiment Nr. 55 (600 in 1 battalion) - WürttembergWürttembergWürttemberg , formerly known as Wirtemberg or Wurtemberg, is an area and a former state in southwestern Germany, including parts of the regions Swabia and Franconia....
Infantry Regiment Nr. 38 (500 in 1 battalion) - BeaulieuJohann Peter BeaulieuJohann Peter Beaulieu de Marconnay, also Jean Pierre Beaulieu de Marconnay, born 26 October 1725 – died 22 December 1819, was an Austrian military officer. He joined the Austrian army and fought against the Prussians during the Seven Years War. A cultured man, he later battled Belgian rebels...
Infantry Regiment Nr. 58 (500 in 1 battalion) - Kerpen Infantry Regiment Nr. 49 (700 in 1 battalion)
- LindenauKarl Friedrich von LindenauKarl Friedrich von Lindenau, born 1746 – died 21 February 1817, served in the Prussian army before an incident compelled him to switch allegiance to Habsburg Austria in 1789. A staff officer at the beginning of the French Revolutionary Wars, he was asked to mentor the young Archduke Charles,...
Infantry Regiment Nr. 29 (400 in 1 battalion) - ViennaViennaVienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
Jäger (300 in 2 companies) - Pioneers (340 in 2 companies)
- Kaiser
Fifth (Cavalry) Column
Strength: 5,375 horsemen, 24 light pieces. Lieutenant General Prince Johann von LiechtensteinJohann I Josef, Prince of Liechtenstein
Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein, born Johann Baptist Joseph Adam Johann Nepomuk Aloys Franz de Paula was the Prince of Liechtenstein between 1805 and 1806 and again from 1814 until 1836...
- 1st Cavalry Brigade - Major General Johann Karl Caramelli
- Nassau Cuirassier Regiment # 5 (300 in 6 sqns)
- LothringenLorraine (province)The Duchy of Upper Lorraine was an historical duchy roughly corresponding with the present-day northeastern Lorraine region of France, including parts of modern Luxembourg and Germany. The main cities were Metz, Verdun, and the historic capital Nancy....
Cuirassier Regiment # 7 (300 in 6 sqns)
- 2nd Cavalry Brigade - Major General Johann Weber von Treuenfels
- Kaiser Cuirassier Regiment # 1 (500 in 8 sqns)
- 3rd Cavalry Brigade - Major-General Gladkov
- Grand DukeGrand DukeThe title grand duke is used in Western Europe and particularly in Germanic countries for provincial sovereigns. Grand duke is of a protocolary rank below a king but higher than a sovereign duke. Grand duke is also the usual and established translation of grand prince in languages which do not...
Constantine Uhlan Regiment - Gordeev Cossack Regiment
- Isayev Cossack Regiment
- Denisov Cossack Regiment
- Grand Duke
- 4th Cavalry Brigade General AdjutantAdjutantAdjutant is a military rank or appointment. In some armies, including most English-speaking ones, it is an officer who assists a more senior officer, while in other armies, especially Francophone ones, it is an NCO , normally corresponding roughly to a Staff Sergeant or Warrant Officer.An Adjutant...
F. P. Uvarov- Chernigov Dragoon Regiment
- Kharkov Dragoon Regiment
- Elisabetgrad Hussar Regiment