Eylau order of battle

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The following units and commanders fought in the Battle of Eylau of the Napoleonic Wars.

Contents

1 French Army
2 Russian Army
- 2.1 Prussian Corps
3 Sources

[edit] French Army

Emperor Napoleon I of France

[edit] III Corps

Divisions	Regiments and batteries
First Division General of Division Morand	13th Light Infantry 17th Line Infantry 30th Line Infantry 51st Line Infantry 61st Line Infantry two foot batteries
Second Division General of Division Friant	33rd Line Infantry 48th Line Infantry 108th Line Infantry 111th Line Infantry one foot battery
Third Division General of Division Gudin	12th Line Infantry 21st Line Infantry 25th Line Infantry 85th Line Infantry
Light Cavalry General of Brigade Viallanes	1st Chasseurs 12th Chasseurs
Corps Artillery Reserve	three foot batteries, one horse battery

[edit] IV Corps

Divisions	Regiments and batteries
First Division General of Division Saint-Hilaire	10th Light Infantry 35th Line Infantry 43rd Line Infantry 55th Line Infantry two foot batteries
Second Division General of Division Leval	24th Light Infantry 4th Line Infantry 28th Line Infantry 46th Line Infantry 57th Line Infantry
Third Division General of Division Legrand	26th Light Infantry 18th Line Infantry 75th Line Infantry Tirailleurs Corses Tirailleurs du Po two foot batteries
Corps Artillery Reserve	one foot battery

[edit] VI Corps

Divisions	Regiments and batteries
First Division General of Division Marchand	6th Light Infantry 39th Line Infantry 69th Line Infantry 76th Line Infantry
Second Division General of Division Gardanne	25th Light Infantry 27th Line Infantry 50th Line Infantry 59th Line Infantry
Light Cavalry General of Brigade Colbert	10th Chasseurs 9th Hussars
Corps Artillery Reserve	four foot batteries, two horse batteries

[edit] VII Corps

Marshal Augereau

divisions	Regiments and batteries
First Division General of Division Desjardins	16th Light Infantry 14th Line Infantry 44th Line Infantry 105th Line Infantry one foot battery one horse battery
Second Division General of Division de Bierre	7th Light Infantry 24th Line Infantry 63rd Line Infantry one foot battery one horst battery
Light Cavalry General of Brigade Durosnel	20th Chasseurs one horse battery
Corps Artillery Reserve	two foot batteries

[edit] Imperial Guard

Brigades	Regiments and batteries
Infantry Marshal Lefebvre	1st Grenadiers 1st Chasseurs (foot) 2nd Chasseurs (foot)
Imperial Guard Cavalry Marshal Bessières	Grenadiers, Chasseurs, Mamelukes, two horse batteries

[edit] Reserve Cavalry

Divisions	Regiments and batteries
First Cuirassier Division General of Division Nansouty	9th Cuirassiers 11th Cuirassiers one horse battery
Second Cuirassier Division General of Division D'Hautpoul	1st Cuirassiers 5th Cuirassiers 10th Cuirassiers one horse battery
First Dragoon Division General of Division Klein	1st Dragoons 2nd Dragoons 4th Dragoons 14th Dragoons 20th Dragoons 26th Dragoons one horse battery
Second Dragoon Division General of Division Grouchy	3rd Dragoons 4th Dragoons 6th Dragoons 10th Dragoons 11th Dragoons one horse battery
Third Dragoon Division General of Division Beaumont	5th Dragoons 8th Dragoons 12th Dragoons 16th Dragoons 19th Dragoons 21st Dragoons one horse battery
Fourth Dragoon Division General of Division Sahuc	17th Dragoons 18th Dragoons 19th Dragoons 21st Dragoons one horse battery
Light Cavalry Division General of Division Lasalle	1st Hussars 3rd Hussars 5th Hussars 13th Chasseurs
Light Cavalry Brigade General of Brigade Walthier	11th Chasseurs Bavarian 1st Light Horse (Crown Prince)

[edit] Russian Army

General of Cavalry Count Bennigsen

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
Second Division Lieutenant General Count Ostermann-Tolstoi	Cavalry	Leib Cuirassiers Kargopol Dragoons Isum Hussars Ilowaiski Cossacks Jefremov Cossacks
	Infantry	Pavlovski Grenadiers Rostov Musketeers Petsburg Grenadiers Jelatz Musketeers 1st Jaegers 20th Jaegers
	Artillery	two 12 pounder batteries two 6 pounder batteries one horse battery
Third Division Lieutenant General Baron Osten-Sacken	Cavalry	Little Russian Cuirassers Kurland Dragoons Ilowaiski Cossacks Papuzin Cossacks Tauride Grenadiers Lithuanian Musketeers
	Infantry	Kaporski Musketeers Muromsk Musketeers Tschernigov Musketeers Dnieprov Musketeers
	Artillery	two 12 pounder batteries two 6 pounder batteries one horse battery
Fourth Division Lieutenant General Somov	Cavalry	St. George Cuirassiers Pskov Dragoons Polish Cavalry Grekov Cossacks
	Infantry	Tula Musketeers Tengisk Musketeers Tobolsk Musketeers Polotzk Musketeers Kostroma Musketeers 3rd Jaegers
	Artillery	two 12 pounder batteries two 6 pounder batteries one horse battery
Fifth Division Lieutenant General Tutschkov	Cavalry	Riga Dragoons Kasan Dragoons Elisabethgrad Hussars Lithuanian Cavalry Gordejov Cossacks
	Infantry	Sievsk Musketeers Kaluga Musketeers Perm Musketeers Mohilev Musketeers 24th Jaegers 25th Jaegers
	Artillery	two 12 pounders battery two 6 pounders battery one horse battery
Seventh Division Lieutenant General Dokhturov	Cavalry	Moscow Dragoons Ingermannland Dragoons Pavlograd Hussars Malachov Cossacks Andronov Cossacks
	Infantry	Ekaterinoslav Grenadiers Moscow Musketeers Vladimir Musketeers Voronesch Musketeers Pskov Musketeers Azov Musketeers 5th Jaegers
	Artillery	two 12 pounder batteries two 6 pounder batteries one horse battery
Eighth Division Lieutenant General Essen
	Cavalry	Petersburg Dragoons Livland Dragoons Olviopol Hussars Kieselev Cossacks Sysojev Cossacks
	Infantry	Moscow Grenadiers Schlusselburg Musketeers Alt-Ingermannland Musketeers Podolsk Musketeers Archangelgorod Musketeers 7th Jaegers
Artillery	two 12 pounder batteries one horse battery

[edit] Prussian Corps

General l'Estocq Avantgarde

Auer Dragoon Regiment Nr 6
Towarczys Cavalry squadron
one horse battery

Divisions	Regiments and batteries
First Division General Diericke	Grenadier Battalion Fabecky Ruchel Infantry Regiment Nr 2 Baczko Dragoon Regiment Nr 7 Wagenfeld Ciurassier Regiment Nr 4 one horse battery
Second Division General Rembow	Schoning Infantry Regiment Nr 11 Grenadier Battalion Schlieffen
Third Division General Auer	Towarczys Cavalry Infantry Regiment Wyburg (Russian) 21st Jaegers (Russian) two Fusilier companies one horse battery

[edit] Sources

Cowan, Coley E. "Winter Battle: Eylau 1807." Strategy & Tactics, number 228 (May/June 2005). ISSN 1040-886X

Categories: Napoleonic Wars orders of battle

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