XI Corps (Grande Armée)

XI Corps
Active	1809-1814
Country	First French Empire
Branch	Army
Type	Army Corps
Size	Corps
Engagements	Napoleonic Wars
Commanders
Notable commanders	Auguste Marmont Pierre Augereau Jacques MacDonald

Corps of the Grande Armée

Regular	I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII

Cavalry	I II III IV V

The XI Corps of the Grande Armée was the name of more than one French military unit that existed during the Napoleonic Wars. In 1809 during the War of the Fifth Coalition, General of Division Auguste Marmont's Army of Dalmatia was renamed the XI Corps. Emperor Napoleon I held it in reserve at the Battle of Wagram. In 1812, the unit was reconstituted during the invasion of Russia and placed under Marshal Pierre Augereau. It did not fight in any battles and instead served a collection point for reserves. In 1813, it fought at the Battle of Leipzig while commanded by Marshal Jacques MacDonald.

Orders of Battle

General of Division Auguste Marmont^[1]

Chief of Staff: General of Brigade Jacques-Antoine-Adrien Delort
- 3rd squadron of the 24th Chasseurs à Cheval Regiment
1st Division: General of Division Joseph Hélie Désiré Perruquet de Montrichard (c. 6,000, 6 guns)
- Colonel Jean Louis Soye
  - 18th Light Infantry Regiment (2 battalions)
  - 5th Line Infantry Regiment (2 battalions)
- General of Brigade Jean Marie Auguste Aulnay de Launay
  - 79th Infantry Regiment (2 battalions)
  - 81st Infantry Regiment (2 battalions)
- Artillery: 9th company of the 2nd Foot Artillery Regiment (six 6-pound cannons)
2nd Division: General of Division Bertrand Clausel (c. 4,900, 16 guns)
- General of Brigade Alexis Joseph Delzons
  - 8th Light Infantry Regiment (2 battalions)
  - 23rd Line Infantry Regiment (2 battalions)
- General of Brigade Gilbert Désiré Joseph Bachelu.
  - 11th Line Infantry Regiment (3 battalions)
- Artillery: 3rd and 9th companies of the 8th Foot Artillery Regiment (six 6-pound cannons and two 5-inch howitzers each)
Corps Artillery Reserve: General of Brigade Louis Tirlet (56 guns).^[2]^[3]
- 10th company of the 7th Foot Artillery Regiment (six 12-pound cannons)
- 2nd company of the 2nd Foot Artillery Regiment (six 12-pound cannons and two 5-inch howitzers)
- 7th, 8th, 9th, 14th, and 15th companies of the 1st Italian Artillery Regiment (six 6-pound cannons each)
- 14th and 15th companies of the 2nd Foot Artillery Regiment (six 6-pound cannons each)

Average battalion strength was approximately 700.

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