X Corps (Grande Armée)

The X Corps of the Grande Armée in 1812 contained the Prussian contingent that went on to form the core of the reconstituted Prussian army in 1813.[1]

The Corps Commander was the experienced Maréchal de France Jacques-Étienne Macdonald, duc de Tarente, who had among his Aides-de-camp Chef d'escadron Seguier of the 14th Chasseurs à Cheval, Capitaine Jules J.-G. de Tamney and M. de Beurnonville, son of a one-time revolutionary Ministre de la Guerre.

Chief of Staff: Adjudant-commandant Jacques Terrier.
Chief, Artillery: General de division Albert-L.-V. Taviel.
Chief, Engineers: General de division Jacques-D.-M. de Campredon.
Aide-de-camp: Capitaine Garola.
Chef de bataillon Jean Marion de Beaulieu

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7th Division

Commander: General de division Charles Louis baron Grandjean.
Aides de Camp: Chief d'batallion Theodore Meynier, Capitain Perrin (Perin), Lt. Maisonneuve.
Chief, Div. gen. staff : Plk. Jozef Nowicki.
Chief, Artillery : Chief d'batallion Farjon
Adjutant: Capt. Louis Chapuis
Chief, Engineers : Capt. 1er cl. Roger-P-M-A de Riencourt
Inspecteur aux revues : S.-ins. aux r. Reybaud (Rayband).

Commander: General de brigade Etienne Pierre baron Ricard

5th Polish Line Regt. Plk. Stefan Oskierko.
1st Battalion CdB Ludwik Kaminski.
2nd Battalion CdB Jan Godlewski.
3rd Battalion CdB Feliks Stokowski.
4th Battalion N. (not present)
Regt Artillery Kapt. Ignacy Kulesza.
13th Bavarian Line Regt.: Obst. Franz Baron Schlossberg
1st Battalion Major Caspar Poyk (Poeck).
2nd Battalion Major Franz v. Pillement.
As regimental artillery: 1 Zug, 2nd Bavarian 6 lb. Battery: Untlt. Alois Escher(t) II.

Commander General brygady ksiaze Michal Radziwill. Aide-de-Camp: Kpt. Antoni Niesiolowski.

10th Polish Line Regt. Plk. Henryk Kamienski.
1st Battalion CdB Jan Krassin (Crassin, Krassyn).
2nd Battalion CdB Franciszek Czyzewski.
3rd Battalion Nicolas-Joseph (Mikolaj) Daine.
4th Battalion N. (not present)
Regt. Artillery: Kapt. Leneke.

Commander General_de brigade Gilbert baron Bachelu.

11th Polish Line Regt. Plk. Aleksander Chlebowski.
1st Battalion CdB Piotr Tzembeck (Szembeck).
2nd Battalion CdB Kazimierz Poniatowski.
3rd Battalion CdB Karol Jon(n)emann.
4th Battalion N. (not present)
Regt. Artillery Kapt. Ostrowski.
1st Westphalian Line Regt. Col. Georg Ferdinand v. Plessmann
1st Battalion: C. de bat. Johann Philipp Bauer
2nd Battalion: Capt. (later c. de bat.) David v. Kruse
Regt. Artillery: Kapt. v. Haustein.

Commander Obst. Karl F. v. Hunerbein.

1st Prussian Combined Hussar Regt.: Major Dietrich C. G. v. Cosel
1st Lieb-Hussaren Regt.:
3rd Sqdrn. Rittm. Karl L. F. Dallmer
4th Sqdrn. Rittm. Meyer.
2nd Lieb-Hussaren Regt.:
2nd Sqdrn. Maj. v. Kurnatowsky.
3rd Sqdrn. Rittm. Karl L. Zastrow.

Division Artillery and Engineers

6th Polish Foot Comp. Kpt. Turdeski
1st Polish Horse Comp. Kpt. Wladyslaw Tomasz Ostrowski.
Garde d'Artie. Polonaise (detachment).
4th Polish Sapper Company Kpt. Jozef Dobrzyński

Military equipages:

12th Battalion (a l'allemande):
6th Company S.-lieutenant Benoist (?).

27th Infantry Division (Prussian)

Division Commander: Gen. der Inf. Julius A. v. Grawert. Chief of Staff : Oberst Friedrich E. v. Roeder (Gen. Adj., Kav.). Quartermaster: Obstlt. Johann F. K. v. Lossau (Genstab.). General Staff : Pr.-Lieut. Friedrich Aug. Karl v. Brandenstein (Genstab.). Chief Engineer : Maj. Markoff. 2nd in Command: Gen.-Lieut. Hans David Ludwig Graf Yorck ( later von Wartenburg). Adjutant Maj. Anton F. F. v. Seydlitz. General Staff:

   * Maj. Johann Alexander v. Traubenfeld (Genstab.)
   * Kapt. Wilhelm K. v. Schack (Genstab.)
   * Pr.-Lieut. Lollhofel v. Lowensprung (Genstab.)

Infantry: Commander Gen.-Maj. Friedrich Emil Ferd. Graf Kleist v. Nollendorf. General Staff: Maj. Ernest H. W. v. Perbandt (Genstab.). Adjutant: Maj. Johann F. W. v. Schon. General Staff:

   * Maj. Heinrich A. E. v. Thile II (Genstab.)
   * Sec.-Lt. v. Rudiger (aggr. zum Genstab.)

Commander Obst. Hans Franz v. Below. Adjutant: Stabs-Kapit. v. Drygalski.

Inft. Regt. Nr. 1: Maj. Friedrich Wilhelm v. Sjoholm I (2nd O.P.).
   Fus. Bat, 1st Opr Inft. Regt Maj. Christoph J. H. v. Erammon.
   I Bat, 2nd. Opr. Inft. Regt Maj. Ludwig v. Krauthof.
   II Bat, 1st Opr. Inft. Regt Maj. Carl v. Kurnatowsky.
Inft. Regt. Nr. 2 Maj. Ludwig F. v. Sjoholm II (3rd O. P.)
   Fus. Bat, 4th Opr. Inft. Regt Maj. Johann F. v. Pfeiffer
   I Bat, 4th Opr. Inft. Regt Maj. v. Lubtow
   I Bat, 3rd Opr. Inft. Regt Maj. Karl R. W. v. Beckedorff
Fus. Bat. Nr. 7
   Fus. Bat, 2nd Opr. Inft. Regt Maj. Friedrich W. v. Funck

Commander Obstlt. Heinrich Wilh. v. Horn Adjutant St. Kapt. August W. Graf Kanitz

Inft. Regt. Nr. 3 Maj. Karl F. F. v. Steinmetz, Colberg Inft. Regt.
   Fus. Bat, 1st Pom. Inft Regt Maj. August Ferdinand v. Borcke
   I Bat, Colb. Inft. Regt. Maj. Friedrich W. v. Quednow
   II Bat, 1st Pomm. Inft. Regt Maj. Carl Ludwig Frhr. v. Linsingen
Inft. Regt. Nr. 4 Maj. v. Tippelskirch
   Fus. Bat, Lieb-Regt Maj. August Heinrich v. Reuss
   I Bat, Lieb-Regt Maj. Konstantin G. L. v. Zepelin and Maj. Friedrich Christoph v. Oertzen
   II Bat, Lieb-Regt. Maj. Julius Gustav Friedrich v. Both

Commander Oberst Eugen v. Raumer Adjutant Maj. v. Collrepp

Inft. Regt. Nr. 5 Maj. Ludwig D. K. v. Schmalensee
   Fus. Bat, 2nd Wpr. Inft. Regt Maj. Julius L. v. Rudolphi
   Maj. Georg W. v Lettow
   I Bat, 1st Wpr. Inft. Regt Maj. v. Imbrecht
   I Bat, 2nd Wpr. Inft. Regt Maj. Friedrich E. v. Loebell
Inft. Regt. Nr. 6 Maj. Arwed K. v. Carnall
   Fus. Bat, 2nd Sch. Inft. Regt Maj. Karl G. S. v. Lessel
   II Bat, 2nd Sch. Inft. Regt Maj. Karl Heinriich v. Ziemietzi 
   II Bat, 1st Sch. Inft. Regt Maj. v. Happe
Ostprussishe Jager Bat. Maj. Vollmar K. F. v._Clausewitz
   attached to Bat. 1st 3 lb Bttr. Pr. Art. Brigade Uffz. Staffehl (one 3-lbr)

Division Cavalry Commander Gen.-Lt. Friedrich E. v. Massenbach General Staff Maj. Ludwig E. C. v. Kyckpusch (Genstab.) Adjutants

Commander Obst. Wilhelm Jeannert 1st Combined Dragoner-Regt. Maj. Karl A. W. v. Treskow

Litth. Dragoner-Regt.
   2nd Sqdrn. Maj. v. Kameke
   4th Sqdrn. St. Rittm. Dresler
2nd Westpr. Dragoner-Regt Maj. Ernst T. v. Eicke
   1st sqdrn. Maj. v. Manstein
   2nd sqdrn Maj. Friedrich Frhr. v. Stiern
2nd Combined Dragoner-Regt.Obstlt. Alexander G. L. M. M. v. Wahlen-Jurgass
1st Westpr. Dragoner-Regt.
   1st sqdrn. Rittm. Karl Weiss
   3rd sqdrn. Rittm. Ernst L. B. v. Printz

3rd Combined Hussaren-Regt. Maj. Ernest T. v. Eicke

1st. Schles. Hussaren-Regt.
   1st sqdrn. St. Rittm. Friedrich A. Kehler
   3rd sqdrn. St. Rittm. Muller
2nd Schles. Hussaren-Regt
   1st sqdrn Maj. Johann H. v. Schill
   2nd sqdrn

Corps Artillery Commander Major Johann H. v. Schmidt

Foot Artillery: Commander Maj. Joh. Friedr. v. Fiebig (I)
   6 lb Foot Battery No. 1: Pr.-Kapit. Huet 
   6 lb Foot Battery No. 2: Stabs-Kapit. Wegner 
   6 lb Foot Battery No. 3: Stabs-Kapit. Ziegler 
   6 lb Foot Battery No. 4: Pr.-Kapit. Ludwig 
   12 lb half Battery: Pr.-Kapit. v. Roszynski
Horse Artillery: Commander Maj. Gustav v. Feibig (II)
    1st Horse Battery: Stabs-Kapit. Johann K. L. v. Zincken 
    2nd Horse Battery: Pr.-Kapit. Georg W. v. Rentzell 
    3rd Horse Battery: Pr.Kapit. v. Graumann
Artillery Park:
    Park (Munitions) columns:
    No. 1 Sec.-Lieut. Schliew
    No. 2 Sec.-Lieut. Herrmann
    No. 3 Prem.-Lieut. Barenkampff
    No. 4 Pr.-Kapit. Meyer (4th Ft. Comp., Pr. Brig.)
    No. 5 Sec.-Lieut. v. Hertig I (Brand) (8th Ft. Comp., Brand. Brig.)

   Bridging Column:
    Handwerk Columns:
   from Pr. Art. Brigade: Sec.-Lieut. Lieben (2nd Ft. Btry.)
    No. 1:
   No. 2:

60 cannon total artillery

Siege Train

Miners:

1st Battalion:
   3rd Company:
   5th Company:

2nd Battalion:

   1st Company:

Sappers:

1st Battalion:
    5th Company (with II Corps)

Sapeurs de I'ile d'Elbe:

   1st Company
   2nd Company

Polish:

    4th Company (with 7th Div.)

Prussian: (2 companies with X Corps)

Marine:

Bataillion d'ouviers de l'Escaut:
    Company:
    Company:

17th equipage de flottille:

References

  1. ^ Steven Smith, The Napoleon Series, 2004

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