Austerlitz: Napoleon and the Eagles of Europe (48 page)
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Authors: Ian Castle
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| 2ème Division: GD Vandamme | |
| Brigade: GB Schiner | |
| 24ème Légère | (2 btns) |
| Brigade: GB Ferrey | |
| 4ème Ligne | (2 btns) |
| 28ème Ligne | (2 btns) |
| Brigade: GB Candras | |
| 46ème Ligne | (2 btns) |
| 57ème Ligne | (2 btns) |
| 3ème Division: GD Legrand | |
| Brigade: GB Merle | |
| 26ème Légère | (2 btns) |
| Tirailleurs du Pô | (1 btn) |
| Tirailleurs Corses | (1 btn) |
| Brigade: GB Féry | |
| 3ème Ligne | (3 btns) |
| Brigade: GB Lavasseur | |
| 18ème Ligne | (2 btns) |
| 75ème Ligne | (2 btns) |
| Light Cavalry Brigade | |
| Brigade: GB Margaron | |
| 8ème Hussards | (3 sqns) |
| 11ème Chasseurs à cheval | (4 sqns) |
| 26ème Chasseurs à cheval | (3 sqns) |
Attached to IV Corps from the Cavalry Reserve.
3ème Dragon Division: GD Beaumont
| Brigade: GB Boyé | |
| 5ème Dragons | (3 sqns) |
| 8ème Dragons | (3 sqns) |
| 12ème Dragons | (3 sqns) |
| Brigade: GB Scalfort | |
| 9ème Dragons | (3 sqns) |
| 16ème Dragons | (3 sqns) |
| 21ème Dragons | (3 sqns) |
V Corps: Maréchal Lannes
Total strength approx. 12,800 infantry, 1,130 cavalry, 500 artillery and train, 23 guns.
| 3ème Division: GD Suchet | |
| Brigade: GB Claparède | |
| 17ème Légère | (2 btns) |
| Brigade: GB Beker | |
| 34ème Ligne | (3 btns) |
| 40ème Ligne | (2 btns) |
| Brigade: GB Valhubert | |
| 64ème Ligne | (2 btns) |
| 88ème Ligne | (2 btns) |
| Attached from III Corps | |
| 1er Division: GD Caffarelli | |
| Brigade: GB Eppler | |
| 13ème Légère | (2 btns) |
| Brigade: GB Demont | |
| 17ème Ligne | (2 btns) |
| 30ème Ligne | (2 btns) |
| Brigade: GB Debilly | |
| 51ème Ligne | (2 btns) |
| 61ème Ligne | (2 btns) |
Attached to V Corps from the Cavalry Reserve.
2ème Dragon Division: GD Walther
| Brigade: GB Sébastiani | |
| 3ème Dragons | (3 sqns) |
| 6ème Dragons | (3 sqns) |
| Brigade: GB Roget | |
| 10ème Dragons | (3 sqns) |
| 11ème Dragons | (3 sqns) |
| Brigade: GB Boussart | |
| 13ème Dragons | (3 sqns) |
| 22ème Dragons | (3 sqns) |
Cavalry Reserve Corps: Maréchal Murat
Total strength approx. 5,800 cavalry, 380 artillery and train, 12 guns.
1er Heavy Cavalry Division: GD Nansouty
| Brigade: GB Piston | |
| 1er Carabiniers | (3 sqns) |
| 2ème Carabiniers | (3 sqns) |
| Brigade: GB La Houssaye | |
| 2ème Cuirassiers | (3 sqns) |
| 9ème Cuirassiers | (3 sqns) |
| Brigade: GB Saint-Germain | |
| 3ème Cuirassiers | (3 sqns) |
| 12ème Cuirassiers | (3 sqns) |
2ème Heavy Cavalry Division: GD d’Hautpoul
| Brigade: Colonel Noirot | |
| 1er Cuirassiers | (3 sqns) |
| 5ème Cuirassiers | (3 sqns) |
| Brigade: GB Saint-Sulpice | |
| 10ème Cuirassiers | (3 sqns) |
| 11ème Cuirassiers | (3 sqns) |
| Light Cavalry Brigade | |
| Brigade: GB Milhaud | |
| 16ème Chasseurs à cheval | (3 sqns) |
| 22ème Chasseurs à cheval | (3 sqns) |
Attached to the Cavalry Reserve Corps from I Corps.
Light Cavalry Division: GD Kellermann
| Brigade: GB Van Marisy | |
| 2ème Hussards | (3 sqns) |
| 5ème Hussards | (3 sqns) |
| Brigade: GB Picard | |
| 4ème Hussards | (3 sqns) |
| 5ème Chasseurs à cheval | (3 sqns) |
Attached to the Cavalry Reserve Corps from V Corps.
Light Cavalry Division: GB Fauconnet
| Brigade: GB Treillard | |
| 9ème Hussards | (3 sqns) |
| 10ème Hussards | (3 sqns) |
| Brigade: GB Fauconnet | |
| 13ème Chasseurs à cheval | (3 sqns) |
| 21ème Chasseurs à cheval | (3 sqns) |
Artillery Reserve Park
Total strength approx. 410 artillery and train, 18 guns.
THE AUSTRO-RUSSIAN ARMY AT AUSTERLITZ
Supreme Commander at Austerlitz: Tsar Alexander I
Commander-in-Chief of Allied forces: General of infanterii
Mikhail Kutuzov
Chief of Staff: Generalmajor (GM) Weyrother
Austrian Commander: Feldmarschalleutant (FML) Prince Liechtenstein Observing: Kaiser Francis I
Overall Commander of I, II and III Columns: General Leitenant (GL) Buxhöwden
Total strength of Austro-Russian army excluding general staff – 76,410
Approx. 53,035 infantry, 14,450 cavalry, 7,875 artillery and train, 1,050 pioneers, 318 guns.
(Austrian army approx. 16,820 men: 11,420 infantry, 3,195 cavalry, 1,775 artillery and train, 430 pioneers, 70 guns.)
(Russian army approx. 59,590 men: 41,615 infantry, 11,255 cavalry, 6,100 artillery and train, 620 pioneers, 248 guns.)
Imperial Guard: Grand Duke Constantine
(Russian formation)
Total strength approx. 5,400 infantry, 2,600 cavalry, 980 artillery and train, 100 pioneers, 40 guns.
| Guard Infantry: GL Maliutin | |
| Brigade: GM Depreradovich I | |
| Preobrazhensk Guard | (2 btns) |
| Semeyonovsk Guard | (2 btns) |
| Izmailovsk Guard | (2 btns) |
| Guard Jäger | (1 btn) |
| Brigade: GM Lobanov | |
| Guard Grenadiers | (3 btns) |
| Guard Pioneers | (1 coy) |
| Guard Cavalry: GL Kologrivov | |
| Brigade: GM Jankovich | |
| Guard Hussars | (5 sqns) |
| Guard Cossacks | (2 sqns) |
| Brigade: GM Depreradovich II | |
| Chevalier Garde | (5 sqns) |
| Horse Guards | (5 sqns) |
Army Advance Guard: GL Bagration
(Russian formation)
Total strength approx. 7,875 infantry, 4,065 cavalry, 735 artillery and train, 30 guns. (Reinforced by two Austrian batteries at latter stage of battle – 12 guns/approx. 295 personnel)
| Brigade: General Maior (GM) Dolgorukov | |
| 5. Jäger | (3 btns) |
| Brigade: GM Ulanius | |
| 6. Jäger | (3 btns) |
| Brigade: GM Kamenski II | |
| Arkhangelogord Musketeer Regiment (MR) (3 btns) | |
| Brigade: GM Engelhardt | |
| Old Ingermanland MR | (3 btns) |
| Brigade: GM Markov | |
| Pskov MR | (3 btns) |
| Brigade: GM Wittgenstein | |
| Pavlograd Hussars | (10 sqns) |
| Mariupol Hussars | (10 sqns) |
| Brigade: GM Voropaitzki | |
| Tsarina Leib-Cuirassier | (5 sqns) |
| Tver Dragoons | (5 sqns) |
| St. Petersburg Dragoons | (3 sqns) |
| Attached to Army Advance Guard | |
| Brigade: GM Chaplitz | |
| Khaznenkov Cossacks | (5 sqns) |
| Kiselev Cossacks | (5 sqns) |
| Malakhov Cossacks | (5 sqns) |
Advance Guard of I Column: FML Kienmayer
(Austro-Russian formation)
Total strength approx. 2,500 infantry, 2,400 cavalry, 300 artillery and train, 250 pioneers, 12 guns.
| Brigade: GM Carneville (Austrian) | |
| 7. Brod-Grenzregiment | (1 btn) |
| 14. 1 Szeckel-Grenzregiment | (2 btns) |
| 15. 2 Szeckel-Grenzregiment | (2 btns) |
| Brigade: GM Stutterheim (Austrian) | |
| 3. O’Reilly-Chevaulegers | (8 sqns) |
| 1. Merveldt-Uhlanen | (¼ sqn) |
| Brigade: GM Nostitz (Austrian) | |
| 4. Hessen-Homburg-Husaren | (6 sqns) |
| 2. Schwarzenberg-Uhlanen | (½ sqn) |
| Brigade: GM Moritz Liechtenstein (Austrian) | |
| 11. Szeckel-Husaren | (6 sqns) |
| Attached to Advance Guard | |
| Sysoev Cossacks | (5 sqns) |
| Melentev Cossacks | (5 sqns) |
I Column: GL Dokhturov
(Russian formation)
Total strength approx. 7,500 infantry, 250 cavalry, 1,600 artillery and train, 100 pioneers, 64 guns
| Brigade: GM Löwis | |
| 7. Jäger | (1 btn) |
| New Ingermanland MR | (3 btns) |
| Brigade: GM Urusov | |
| Yaroslavl MR | (2 btns) |
| Vladimir MR | (3 btns) |
| Bryansk MR | (3 btns) |
| Brigade: GM Liders | |
| Kiev Grenadier Regiment (GR) | (3 btns) |
| Moscow MR | (3 btns) |
| Vyatka MR | (3 btns) |
| Attached to I Column | |
| Denisov Cossacks | (5 sqns) |
II Column: GL Langeron
(Russian formation))
Total strength approx. 10,100 infantry, 360 cavalry, 750 artillery and train, 100 pioneers, 30 guns
| Brigade: GM Olsufiev I | |
| 8. Jäger | (2 btns) |
| Kursk MR | (3 btns) |
| Permsk MR | (3 btns) |
| Vyborg MR | (3 btns) |
| Brigade: GM Kamenski I | |
| Phanagoria GR | (3 btns) |
| Ryazan MR | (3 btns) |
| Attached to II Column | |
| St Petersburg Dragoons | (2 sqns) |
| Isayev Cossacks | (1 sqn) |
III Column: GL Przhebishevsky
(Russian formation)
Total strength approx. 7,560 infantry, 750 artillery and train, 100 pioneers, 30 guns
| Brigade: GM Müller III | |
| 7. Jäger | (2 btns) |
| Galicia MR | (3 btns) |
| Brigade: GM Strik | |
| Butyrsk MR | (3 btns) |
| Narva MR | (3 btns) |
| Brigade: GM Loshakov | |
| 8. Jäger | (1 btn) |
| Azov MR | (3 btns) |
| Podolsk MR | (3 btns) |
IV Column: GL Miloradovich and Feldzeugmeister (FZM) Kolowrat
(Austro-Russian formation)
Total strength approx. 12,100 infantry (3,180 Russian and 8,920 Austrian), 125 cavalry (Austrian), 1,865 artillery and train, 300 pioneers, 76 guns (40 Austrian and 36 Russian)
Advance Guard: Podpolkovnik (PP) Monakhtin
| 1. Erzherzog Johann-Dragoner | (2 sqns) (Austrian) |
| Apsheron MR | (1 btn) |
| Novgorod MR | (2 btns) |
| Brigade: GM Berg | |
| Little Russia GR | (3 btns) |
| Novgorod MR | (1 btn) |
| Brigade: GM Repninsky | |
| Apsheron MR | (2 btns) |
| Smolensk MR | (3 btns) |
| Brigade: GM Rottermund (Austrian) | |
| IR20 Kaunitz | (1 depot btn) |
| IR23 Salzburg | (6 btns) |
| IR24 Auersperg | (1 depot btn) |
| Brigade: GM Jurczik (Austrian) | |
| IR1 Kaiser Franz | (1 depot btn) |
| IR9 Czartoryski | (1 depot btn) |
| IR29 Lindenau | (1 btn) |
| IR38 Württemberg | (1 btn) |
| IR49 Kerpen | (1 depot btn) |
| IR55 Reuss-Greitz | (1 depot btn) |
| IR58 Beaulieu | (1 btn) |
