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French Order of Battle
~ Ligny 1815 ~

III, IV, VI Army Corps
Reserve Cavalry
Imperial Guard

1. Headquarters
2. First Line
. . . . . . . . II Army Corps (small part)
. . . . . . . . III Army Corps (GdD Vandamme) - 17,000 men, 38 guns
. . . . . . . . IV Army Corps (GdD Gerard) - 16,000 men, 38 guns
. . . . . . . . VI Army Corps (GdD Lobau) - 10,500 men, 32 guns
3. Reserve Cavalry - MdE Grouchy
. . . . . . . . I Cavalry Corps (GdD Pajol) - 3,100 men, 12 guns
. . . . . . . . II Cavalry Corps (GdD Exelmans) - 3,300 men, 12 guns
. . . . . . . . IV Cavalry Corps (GdD Milhaud) - 3,000 men, 12 guns
4. Imperial Guard (GdD Drouot) - 20,000 men, 96 guns

Abbreviations:
btns. - battalions
sq. - squadrons

MdE - Maréchal d'Empire
GdD - Général de Division
GdB - Général de Brigade
Col. - Colonel
Mjr. - Major
CdB. - Chef de Bataillon
CdE. - Chef de Escadron
Cpt. - Capitaine
Ltn. - Lieutenant

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Headquarters


Emperor Napoleon
Commander-in-Chief: Napoléon Bonaparte
ADCs to Napoleon: Corbineau, Gourgand, Bedoyére, Bertrand (Bernard), Dejean, Flahaut
Chief-of-Staff: MdE Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult
Commander of Cavalry: GdD Emmanuel Marquis de Grouchy
Commander of Artillery: GdD Charles-Etienne-Francois Ruty
Commander of Engineers: GdD Joseph Rogniat
Prisoners of War: Baron Dentzel
Baggage Master: Jean-Roch Coignet

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First Line

part of II Army Corps

7th Infantry Division - GdD Girard
1st Brigade - GdB Devilliers
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11th Light Infantry Regiment [913 men in 2 btns.]
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 82th Line Infantry Regiment [550 men in 1 btn.]
2nd Brigade - GdB Piat
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12th Light Infantry Regiment [1.141 men in 3 btn.]
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4th Line Infantry Regiment [1.157 men in 2 btns.]

  • Divisional artillery (foot battery) - Cpt. ?


    III Army Corps: GdD Dominique-Joseph-Rene Vandamme (17,000 men + 38 guns)
    Chief-of-Staff: GdB Jean Revest (GdD Guilleminot)
    Commander of Artillery: GdD Louis Doguereau
    Commander of Engineers: GdB Pierre-Michel Nempde-Dupoyet
  • Corps artillery (position battery) - Cpt. Vollee
  • Corps Engineers (50 men in company)

  • 8th Infantry Division - GdD Etienne-Nicolas Lefol
    1st Brigade - GdB Billard killed on 15th June and replaced by Col. Vernier
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15th Light Infantry Regiment [1.676 men in 3 btns.]
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 23rd Line Infantry Regiment [1.152 men in 3 btns.]
    2nd Brigade - GdB Andre-Philippe Corsin
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 37th Line Infantry Regiment [1.117 men in 3 btns.]
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 64th Line Infantry Regiment [891 men in 2 btns.]
  • Divisional artillery (foot battery) - Cpt. Chauveau

    10th Infantry Division - GdD Pierre-Joseph Habert
    1st Brigade - GdB Louis-Thomas Gengoult
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 34th Line Infantry Regiment [1.348 men in 3 btns.]
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 88th Line Infantry Regiment [1.265 men in 3 btns.]
    2nd Brigade - GdB Rene-Joseph Dupeyroux
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 22nd Line Infantry Regiment [1.406 men in 3 btns.]
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 70th Line Infantry Regiment [909 men in 2 btns.]
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2nd Swiss Regiment [386 men in 1 btn.]

  • Divisional artillery (foot battery) - Cpt. Guerin

    11th Infantry Division - GdD Pierre Berthezene
    1st Brigade - GdB Francois-Bertrand Dufour
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12th Line Infantry Regiment [1.171 men in 2 btns.]
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 56th Line Infantry Regiment [1.234 men in 2 btns.]
    2nd Brigade - GdB Henri-Jacques-Martin Lagarde
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 33rd Line Infantry Regiment [1.097 men in 2 btns.]
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 86th Line Infantry Regiment [870 men in 2 btns.]

  • Divisional artillery (foot battery) - Cpt. Lecorbeiller

    3rd Cavalry Division - GdD Jean-Simon Domon
    1st Brigade - GdB Jean-Baptiste Domanget
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4th Horse Chasseur Regiment [306 men in 3 sq.]
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9th Horse Chasseur Regiment [337 men in 3 sq.]
    2nd Brigade - GdB Gilbert-Julien Vinot
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12th Horse Chasseur Regiment 289 men in 3 sq.]

  • Divisional artillery (horse battery)


    IV Army Corps: GdD Etienne-Maurice Gerard (16,000 men + 38 guns)
    Chief-of-Staff: GdB Maurice-Louis Saint-Remy
    Commander of Artillery: GdB Basile-Guy-Marie-Victor Baltus de Pouilly
    Commander of Engineers: GdB Eleonor-Bernard-Anne-Christophe-Zoa Dufriche de Valaze
  • Corps artillery (position battery): Cpt. Lenoir
  • Corps Engineers (200 men in three companies)

  • 12th Infantry Division - GdD Marc-Nicolas-Louis Pecheux
    1st Brigade - GdB Jean-Francois Rome
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 30th Line Infantry Regiment [1.399 men in 3 btns.]
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 96th Line Infantry Regiment [1.387 men in 3 btns.]
    2nd Brigade - GdB Christian-Henri Schoefer
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6th Light Infantry Regiment [591 men in 1 btn.]
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 63rd Line Infantry Regiment [1.214 men in 3 btns.]
  • Divisional artillery (foot battery) - Cpt. Fenouillat

    13th Infantry Division - GdD Louis-Joseph Vichery
    1st Brigade - GdB Jacques la Capitaine
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 59th Line Infantry Regiment [1.015 men in 2 btns.]
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 76th Line Infantry Regiment [1.014 men in 2 btns.]
    2nd Brigade - GdB Francois-Alexandre Desprez
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 48th Line Infantry Regiment [834 men in 2 btns.]
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 69th Line Infantry Regiment [1.077 men in 2 btns.]

  • Divisional artillery (foot battery) - Cpt. Saint-Cyr

    14th Infantry Division - GdD Etienne Hulot (Col. Paul-Hippolyte-Alexandre Baume)
    1st Brigade - Col. Paul-Hippolyte-Alexandre Baume
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9th Light Infantry Regiment [1.215 men in 2 btns.]
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11th Line Infantry Regiment [1.035 men in 2 btns.]
    2nd Brigade - GdB Jean-Francois Toussaint
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 44th Line Infantry Regiment [934 men in 2 btns.]
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 50th Line Infantry Regiment [874 men in 2 btns.]

  • Divisional artillery (foot battery) - Cpt. Billon

    7th Cavalry Division - GdD Antoine Maurin
    1st Brigade - GdB Louis Vallin
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6th Hussar Regiment [387 men in 3 sq.]
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8th Horse Chasseur Regiment [371 men in 3 sq.]
    2nd Brigade - GdB Pierre-Marie-Auguste Beruyer
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6th Dragoon Regiment [488 men in 4 sq.]
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11th Dragoon Regiment [? sq.] - not present ?
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 16th Dragoon Regiment [326 men in 4 sq.]

  • Divisional artillery (horse battery) - Cpt. Tortel


    VI Army Corps: GdD Lobau (10,500 men + 32 guns)
    Chief-of-Staff: GdB Durroei
    Commander of Artillery: GdB Noury de la Guignardiere
    Commander of Engineers: GdB Sabatier
  • Corps artillery (position battery): Cpt. Chaudon
  • Corps engineers (200 men in two companies)

  • 19th Infantry Division - GdD Francois-Martin-Valentin Simmer
    1st Brigade - GdB Antoine-Alexandre de Bellair
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5th Line Infantry Regiment [2 btns.]
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11th Line Infantry Regiment [3 btns.]
    2nd Brigade - GdB Louis-Marie-Joseph Thevenet
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 27th Line Infantry Regiment [2 btns.]
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 84th Line Infantry Regiment [2 btns.]
  • Divisional artillery (foot battery) - Cpt. Parisot

    20th Infantry Division - GdD Jean-Baptiste Jeanin
    1st Brigade - GdB Jean-Pierre-Francois Bony
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5th Light Infantry Regiment [1 btn.]
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10th Line Infantry Regiment [2 btn.]
    2nd Brigade - GdB Jacques-Jean-Marie-Francois Boudin, Comte de Tromellin
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 47th Line Infantry Regiment [1 btn.]
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 107th Line Infantry Regiment ???

  • Divisional artillery (foot battery) - Cpt. Paquet

    21st Infantry Division - GdD Francois-Antoine Teste
    1st Brigade - GdB Michel-Pascal Lafitte
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8th Light Infantry Regiment [2 btns.]
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 40th Line Infantry Regiment ???
    2nd Brigade - GdB Raymond-Pierre Penne
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 65th Line Infantry Regiment [1 btn.]
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 75th Line Infantry Regiment [2 btns.]

  • Divisional artillery (foot battery) - Cpt. Duverry

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    Reserve Cavalry


    I Cavalry Corps: GdD Claude-Pierre Pajol (3,100 men + 12 horse guns)
    Chief-of-Staff: Col. Picard

    4th Cavalry Division - GdD Pierre-Benoit Soult
    1st Brigade - GdB Auguste Houssin de Laurent
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1st Hussar Regiment [486 men in 4 sq.]
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4th Hussar Regiment [346 men in 4 sq.]
    2nd Brigade - GdB Auguste-Jean-Joseph-Gilbert Ameil
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5th Hussar Regiment [399 men in 4 sq.]
  • Divisional artillery (horse battery) - Cpt. Cothereaux

    5th Cavalry Division - GdD Jacques-Gervais Subervie
    1st Brigade - GdB Louis-Pierre-Alphonse de Colbert
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1st Lighthorse-Lancer Regiment [375 men in 4 sq.]
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2nd Lighthorse-Lancer Regiment [379 men in 4 sq.]
    2nd Brigade - GdB Antoine-Francois-Eugene Merlin
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11th Horse Chasseur Regiment [336 men in 3-4 sq.]

  • Divisional artillery (horse battery) - Cpt. Duchemin


    II Cavalry Corps: GdD Remy-Joseph-Isidore Exelmans (3,300 men + 12 horse guns)
    Chief-of-Staff: Col. Ferrousat

    9th Cavalry Division - GdD Jean-Baptiste Strolz
    1st Brigade - GdB Andre Burthe
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5th Dragoon Regiment [465 men in 4 sq.]
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13th Dragoon Regiment [389 men in 4 sq.]
    2nd Brigade - GdB Henri-Catherine-Baltazard Vincent
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15th Dragoon Regiment [381 men in 4 sq.]
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 20th Dragoon Regiment [316 men in 4 sq.]
  • Divisional artillery (horse battery) - Cpt. Gudet

    10th Cavalry Division - GdD Louis-Pierre Chastel
    1st Brigade - GdB Pierre Bennemais
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4th Dragoon Regiment [530 men in 4 sq.]
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12th Dragoon Regiment [510 men in 4 sq.]
    2nd Brigade - GdB Jean-Baptiste Berton
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14th Dragoon Regiment [339 men in 4 sq.]
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17th Dragoon Regiment [287 men in 3-4 sq.]

  • Divisional artillery (horse battery) - Cpt. Bernard


    IV Cavalry Corps: GdD Edouard-Jean-Baptiste Milhaud (3,000 men + 12 horse guns)
    Chief-of-Staff: Col. Victor-Frederic Chasseriau

    13th Cavalry Division - GdD Pierre Wathier
    1st Brigade - GdB Jacques-Charles Dubois
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1st Cuirassier Regiment [411 men in 4 sq.]
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4th Cuirassier Regiment [278 men in 3 sq.]
    2nd Brigade - GdB Etienne-Jacques Travers
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7th Cuirassier Regiment [151 men in 2 sq.]
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12th Cuirassier Regiment [226 men in 2 sq.]
  • Divisional artillery (horse battery) - Cpt. Duchet

    14th Cavalry Division - GdD Jacques-Antoine-Adrien Delort
    1st Brigade - GdB Pierre-Joseph Farine du Creux
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5th Cuirassier Regiment [380 men in 3 sq.]
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10th Cuirassier Regiment [309 men in 3 sq.]
    2nd Brigade - GdB Jacques-Laurent-Louis-Augustin Vial
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6th Cuirassier Regiment [474 men in 4 sq.]
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9th Cuirassier Regiment [327 men in 3 sq.]

  • Divisional artillery (horse battery) - Cpt. Legay

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    Imperial Guard: GdD Drouot acting as commander (20,000 men + 96 guns)
    The commander of Imperial Guard MdE Mortier, Duc de Trevise was not present.
    Chief-of-Staff: GdD Drouot acting also as corps commander
    Commander of Artillery: GdD Desvaux De Saint-Maurice
    Commander of Engineers: GdD Haxo
  • Engineers de la Garde (125 men)
  • Elite Gendarmes: Cpt. Dyonnet (1 sq.)
  • Guard Marines: Cpt. de Frígate Tailhede (147 men)

  • Old Guard Grenadier Division - GdD Louis Friant
    Brigade (Old Guard) - GdD Louis Friant
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1st Foot Grenadier Regiment of Imperial Guard [1.006 men in 2 btns.] - GdB Jean-Martin Petit
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2nd Foot Grenadier Regiment of Imperial Guard [1.063 men in 2 btns.]
    Brigade (Middle Guard) - GdD Francois Roguet
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3rd Foot Grenadier Regiment of Imperial Guard [1.146 men in 2 btns.]
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4th Foot Grenadier Regiment of Imperial Guard [503 men in 1 btn.]
  • Divisional artillery (foot battery of Old Guard) - Cpt. Resigny
  • attached (foot battery) - Cpt. Autric

    Old Guard Chasseur Division - GdD Charles-Antoine-Louis-Alexis Morand
    Brigade (Old Guard) - GdD Charles-Antoine-Louis-Alexis Morand
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1st Foot Chasseur Regiment of Imperial Guard [1.271 men in 2 btns.]
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2nd Foot Chasseur Regiment of Imperial Guard [1.031 men in 2 btns.]
    Brigade (Middle Guard) - GdD Claude-Etienne Michel
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3rd Foot Chasseur Regiment of Imperial Guard [1.028 men in 2 btns.]
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4th Foot Chasseur Regiment of Imperial Guard [1.041 men in 2 btns.]

  • Divisional artillery (foot battery of Old Guard) - Cpt. Jacques
  • attached (foot battery) - Cpt. Bernard

    Young Guard Division - GdD Duhesme
    Brigade (Young Guard) - GdB Jean-Hyacinthe-Sebastien Chartrand
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1st Tirailleur Regiment of Imperial Guard [935 men in 2 btns.]
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1st Voltigeurs Regiment of Imperial Guard [1.188 men in 2 btns.]
    Brigade (Young Guard) - GdB Nicolas-Philippe Guye
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3rd Tirailleur Regiment of Imperial Guard [960 men in 2 btns.]
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3rd Voltigeur Regiment of Imperial Guard [1.083 men in 2 btns.]

  • Divisional artillery (two foot batteries) - Cpt. Cre’Aach and Cpt. Charbonier

    Guard Heavy Cavalry Division - GdD Claude-Etienne Guyot
    Brigade - GdB Jean-Baptiste-Auguste-Marie Jamin de Bermuy
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Horse Grenadier Regiment of Imperial Guard [796 men in 5-6 sq.]
    Brigade - GdB Louis-Michel Letort
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Dragoon Regiment of Imperial Guard [816 men in 4-6 sq. sq.]

  • Divisional artillery (two horse batteries of Old Guard) - Cpt. Branville and Cpt. Barbarin

    D E T A C H E D
    Guard Light Cavalry Division - GdD Charles Lefebvre-Desnouettes
    Brigade - GdB Francois-Antoine Lallemand
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Horse Chasseur Regiment of Imperial Guard [5 sq.]
    Brigade - GdB Pierre-David Colbert de Chabanais
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1st Lighthorse-Lancer Regiment of Imperial Guard [1 sq.]
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2nd Lighthorse-Lancer Regiment of Imperial Guard [4 sq.]
  • Divisional artillery (two horse batteries of Old Guard) - Cpt. Favier and Cpt. Nasse

    Reserve Artillery (32 heavy guns)
    Foot Artillery: GdB Lallemand
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1st Position Battery (Old Guard) - Cpt. Marion
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2nd Position Battery (Old Guard) - Cpt. Radet
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3rd Position Battery (Old Guard) - Cpt. Tessier
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4th Position Battery (Old Guard) - Cpt. Gaubert
    Horse Artillery: Mjr. Duchand de Sancy

  • Sources and Links.

    Marshal Emmanuel, marquis de Grouchy.
    Marshal Nicolas-Jean de Dieu Soult, duke de Dalmatie
    General Dominique Vandamme.
    General Guillaume-Philibert Duhesme.
    Travel to Ligny.

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