Eylau order of battle

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

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[edit] French Army

Emperor Napoleon I of France

[edit] III Corps

Marshal Davout

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

Marshal Soult

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

Marshal Ney

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

Marshal Murat

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