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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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PRUSSIAN ARMY
Commander-in- Chief:
Field- Marshal Prince Blücher von Wahlstadt
Quatermaster General and Chief of The
Staff:
General Count von Gneisenau
Chief of the General Staff:
General von Grölmann
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First Corps:
Commander, Lieut.-General von Ziethen
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Brigades:
Major-General von Steinmetz
Major-General von Pirch II
Major-General von Jagow
Major-General Count von Henckel Donnersmark
Cavalry Corps, commanded by
Lieut.-General von Röder
Major-General von Treskow
Major-General von Lützow
Artillery, commanded by Colonel von
Lehmann;
3 horse artillery,
3, 12pdr. And
5, 6pdr. Field batteries,
1 howitzer battery
Total First Corps, 31,129 men, 80
guns
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Second Corps:
Commanded by Major-General von Pirch I
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Brigades
Major-General von Tippelskirch
Major-General von Kraft
Major-General von Brause
Major-General von Bose
Cavalry Corps, commanded by
Major-General von Wahlen-Jurgass
Colonel von Thümen
Colonel von Schulenburg
Lieut.-Colonel von Sohr
Artillery, commanded by Colonel von Röhl;
3 horse artillery,
2, 12 pdr. And
5, 6pdr. Field batteries.
Total Second Corps, 31,529 men, 80 guns
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Third Corps:
Commanded by Lieut.-General von Thielemann
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Brigades
Major-General von Borcke
Colonel von Kämpfen
Colonel von Luck
Colonel von Stülpnägel
Cavalry Corps, commanded by General von
Hobe
Colonel von Ryssel
Colonel von Lottum
Artillery, commanded by Colonel von
Mohnhaupt;
3 horse artillery;
1, 12pdr. and
2, 6pdr Field Batteries.
Total Third Corps, 24,141 men, 48
guns
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Fourth Corps:
Commanded by General Count Bülow von Dennewitz
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Brigades
Lieut-General von Hacke
General von Ryssel
General von Losthin
Colonel von Hiller
Cavalry Corps, commanded by
General Prince William of Prussia
General von Sidow
Colonel Count von Schwerin
Lieut.-General von Watsdorf
Artillery, commanded by
Lieut.-Colonel von Bardeleben;
3 horse artillery;
3, 12pdr. and
5, 6pdr. Field Batteries
Total Fourth Corps, 30,862 men,
88 guns
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TOTAL STRENGTH PRUSSIAN ARMY: 117,661
men, 296 guns
(These figures do not include musicians or
officers, which give a grand total of approximately 124,000 men)

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