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Ligny
14 June
15 June
Ney's Orders
Lack of Haste
16th June
Troop Dispositions
The Battle
Appendix
French Army
Prussian Army
Battlefield in 1982
Tactical Deployments
Bibliography
Photographs
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THE FRENCH ARMY
Commander-in-Chief:
Chief of the Staff:
Chief Commander of Artillery:
Chief Commander of Engineers: |
The Emperor Napoleon
Marshal Soult, Duke of Dalmatia
Lieut.-General Ruty
Lieut.-General Baron Rognait |
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First
Corps.
Commanded by Lieut.-General Count Drouet d’Erlon
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1st Division, commanded
by Lieut.- General Alix (in Alix’s absence Baron Quiot
commanded the division)
Brigades: Quiot
and Bourgeois
2nd Division, commanded
by Lieut.-General Baron Donzelot
Brigades:
Schmidt and Aulard
3rd Division, commanded
by Lieut.- General Baron Marcognet
Brigades:
Nogurez and Grenier
4th Division, commanded
by Lieut.-General Count Durutte
Brigades:
Pegot and Brue
Cavalry Division, commanded by
Lieut.-General Baron Jacquinot
Brigades: Bruno
and Gobrecht
Artillery, commanded by Baron de
Salles (6 batteries)
Engineers, 5 companies
Total First Corps: 20,731 men,
46 guns
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Second
Corps.
Commanded by Lieut.-General Count Reille
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5th Division, commanded by
Lieut.-General Baron Bachelu
Brigades:
Husson and Campy
6th Division, commanded by
Lieut.-General Prince Jérôme Bonaparte
Brigades: Baudouin
and Soye
7th Division, commanded by
Lieut.-General Count Girard
Brigades: Devilliers
and Piat
9th Division, commanded by
Lieut.-General Count Foy
Brigades: Gauthier
and B.Jamin
2nd Cavalry Division, commanded
by Lieut.-General Baron Piré
Brigades: Haubert
and Wathiez
Artillery, commanded by Baron Pelletier
(6 batteries)
Engineers, 5 companies
Total Second Corps: 25,179 men, 46 guns
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Third
Corps.
Commanded by Lieut.-General Count Vandamme
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8th Division,
commanded by Lieut.-General baron Lefol
Brigades: Billard
and Corsin
10th
Division, commanded by Lieut.-General Baron Habert
Brigades: Gengoult
and Dupeyroux
11th Division, commanded
by Lieut.-General Baron Berthézène
Brigades: Dufour
and Lagarde
3rd Cavalry
Division, commanded by Lieut.-General Baron Domon
Brigades: Dommanget
and Vinot
Artillery, commanded by
General Doguereau (5 batteries)
Engineers, 3 companies
Total Third Corps:
18,105 men, 38 guns
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Fourth
Corps.
Commanded by Lieut.-General Count Gérard
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12th
Division, commanded by Lieut.-General Baron Pécheux
Brigades: Rome
and Schoeffer
13th
Division, commanded by Lieut.-General Baron Vichery
Brigades: Le
Capitaine and Desprez
14th Division, commanded
by Lieut.-General de Bourmont (afterwards by General Hulot)
Brigades: Hulot
and Toussaint
7th Cavalry
Division, commanded by Lieut.-General Maurin
Brigades: Vallin
and Berruyer
Artillery, commanded
by General Baron Baltus (5 batteries)
Engineers, 4
companies
Total Fourth Corps: 15,404
men, 38 guns
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Sixth
Corps.
Commanded by Lieut.-General Count Lobau
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19th
Division, commanded by Lieut.-General Baron Simmer
Brigades: Bellair
and M.Jamin
20th Division, commanded
by Lieut.-General Baron Jeannin
Brigades: Bony
and Tromelin
21st
Division, commanded by Lieut.-General Baron Teste
Brigades: Laffitte
and Penne
Artillery, commanded
by Lieut.-General Baron Noury (4 batteries)
Engineers, 3
companies
Total Sixth Corps: 10,821
men, 38 guns
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Reserve Cavalry.
Commanded by Marshal Count de Grouchy
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First
Corps.
Commanded by Lieut.-General Count Pajol
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4th Division, commanded
by Lieut.-General Baron Soult
Brigades: St
Laurent and Ameil
5th Division, commanded by
Lieut.-General Baron Subervie
Brigades: A.de
Colbert and Merlin
Artillery: 2 horse batteries
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Second Corps.
Commanded by Lieut.-General Count Exelmans
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9th Division, commanded by
Lieut.-General Baron Strolz
Brigades: Barthe
and Vincent
10th Division, commanded by
Lieut.-General Baron Chastel
Brigades: Bonnemains
and Berton
Artillery: 2 horse batteries
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Third Corps.
Commanded by Lieut.-General Kellermann, Count Valmy
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11th Division, commanded
by Lieut.-General Baron Lheritier
Brigades: Picquet
and Guiton
12th
Division, commanded by Lieut.-General Baron d’Hurbal
Brigades: Blancard
and Donop
Artillery: 2 horse
batteries
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Fourth
Corps.
Commanded by Lieut.-General Count Milhaud
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13th Division, commanded
by Lieut.-General Wathier de St Alphonse
Brigades: Dubois
and Travers
14th
Division, commanded by Lieut.-General Baron Delort
Brigades: Fraine
and Vial
Artillery: 2 horse
batteries
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Total Reserve Cavalry: 13,144
men, 48 guns
The Imperial Guard
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Commanded by Marshal Mortier,
Duke of Treviso
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Aide-Major-Général de la Garde,
Lieut.- General Count Drouot
Infantry, Lieut.-General
Count Friant
Brigade Commanders: Chartrand,
Serétran, Hurel and Guye
General Petit, 1st
Grenadiers
General Christiani, 2nd Grenadiers
General Poret de Morvan, 3rd Grenadiers
General Harlet, 4th Grenadiers
Lieut.-General Count
Morand
General Cambronne, 1st
Chasseurs
General Pelet, 2nd Chasseurs
Colonel Malet, 3rd Chasseurs
General Henrion, 4th Chasseurs
Lieut.-General Count
Duhesme
Colonel Secrétan, 1st
Voltigeurs
Colonel Trappier, 1st Tirailleurs
Colonel Hurel, 3rd Voltigeurs
Colonel Phailés, 3rd Tirailleurs
Light Cavalry Division, Lieut.-General
Lefebvre-Desnouettes
General Colbert (Lancers)
General F.A.Lallemand (Chasseurs)
Heavy Cavalry Division, Lieut.-General
Count Guyot
General Dubois (Grenadiers)
General Letort (Empress Dragoons)
Colonel d’Autancourt (Gendarmerie d’Elite)
Artillery, Lieut.-General
Desvaux de St Maurice
13 Foot and 3 Horse Batteries
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Total Imperial Guard, 20,755
men, 96 guns
TOTAL STRENGTH FRENCH ARMY: 124,139 men, 350 guns
 
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