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Archduke Charles, commander of the Austrian army

On the 5 and 6 July 1809, north of Vienna, took place one of the most important confrontations in human history until then, the Battle of Wagram. It opposed an Austrian army led by generalissimus Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen to a Franco-Italo-German army under the command of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, King of Italy, Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine.

Below are presented the military units which participated at this battle. On this page are listed only the troops who were close enough to the hostilities to be able to intervene. The Austrian V Corps, left behind as a strategic reserve, and the "Army of Inner Austria", whose elements from the vanguard arrived close to the battlefield only in the afternoon of the 6th, too late to intervene, have been omitted from the article. Similarly, the French VIII Corps left outside the theater of hostilities; the Franco-Allied garrison and the batteries on the island of Lobau; the squadrons and the French regiments left on the right bank of the Danube to protect the lines of communication, and most part of the Center Corps belonging to the Franco-Italian army, located in Pressburg, have also been omitted from this article because they played no part in the battle.

The Austrian army was not reinforced during the second day. Archduke Charles commanded about 140,000-150,000 men, including 15,000 cavalrymen and over 400 artillery pieces.

Napoleon I, commander of the Franco-Allied army

During the first day of the fighting, Napoleon's army numbered about 155,000-160,000 men and around the noon of the second day it was reinforced up to 165,000-180,000 men, out of whom 27,000 were cavalrymen, and more than 400 cannons. This figure remains approximate, as it does not take into consideration the losses suffered during the first day of the battle, which are difficult to estimate. The losses of the army are only a global estimation, including the hostilities on both the 5th and the 6th of July. In addition, on the 6th, Napoleon basically could not rely on the Saxon infantry from the Saxon IX Corps, which was completely disorganised and unfit for combat following the hard fighting during the first day. The French and Allied forces included two armies: the "Grand Army of Germany", which had taken part in the previous campaign in Southern Germany and Austria (the main theater of the War of the Fifth Coalition), and the "Army of Italy", of smaller dimensions, which arrived on the battlefield in stages and only with a part of its effectives, during the two days. The order of battle of the French Army was profoundly reorganised during June, and it was modified even during the battle, with some units being attached to different commanders, according to circumstances.

Abbreviations of military ranks and dignities

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French and Italian army German army Austrian army
MdE = Maréchal d'Empire (Marshal of the Empire)* - FM = Feldmarschall (Field Marshal)
- - FZM = Feldzeugmeister
GdK = General der Kavallerie (Cavalry General)
GD = Général de Division (Divisional General) GL = General-Leutnant (Lieutenant General) FML = Feldmarschallleutnant (Lieutenant Field Marshal)
GB = Général de Brigade (Brigadier General) GM = General-Major (Major General) GM = General-Major
Col = Colonel Ob = Oberst Ob = Oberst
CdB = Chef de Bataillon (Commandant) Oblt = Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel) Oblt = Oberstleutnant
Maj = Major Maj = Major Maj = Major
Cap = Capitaine (Captain) Hauptmann Hauptmann

Comments
* Maréchal d'Empire, or Marshal, was not a "rank" within the French army, but a personal title granted to distinguished generals of division, along with higher pay and privileges. The highest "rank" in Napoleon's army was actually Général de Division.[1]

Opposing armies

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Kaiserlich-königliche Armee

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The Austrian army, called Kaiserlich-königliche Armee (Imperial-Royal Army), was composed of multinational troops from across the Empire, including proper Austrians, Bohemians, Moravians, Hungarians, Romanians, Croatians, Poles and other ethnic groups, with regiments speaking various languages.[2] Another facet that showed the diverse nature of this army was that Landwehr (Militias) units, some of which were quite poorly trained, were brigaded together with regular troops.[3]

Following the Battle of Aspern-Essling, Charles massed whatever forces he could spare, recalling two-thirds of III Korps from Linz, but, with war raging on secondary theatres, he was unable or unwilling to recall any additional forces. Archduke Charles did plan for the small "Army of Inner Austria" under Archduke John of Austria to march out from Pressburg, some 40 kilometers away, and participate in the battle, reckoning that the timely arrival of this force would reinforce his weak left.[3] Excluding the "Army of Inner Austria", the forces that Charles had available for the two days of battle were about 138,000 men, with 414 artillery pieces.[4]

Archduke Charles, aged 37 at the time of the battle, had under his direct command the Kaiserlich-königliche Hauptarmee, the main Austrian army.[4] He was seconded by 39-year-old Maximilian von Wimpffen, the army's Quartermaster General (Chief of Staff), a pugnacious and assertive character, who was well respected in the Austrian army for his knowledge of military strategy.[5] The Austrian army was divided into several Korps, as follows:

Although in the vicinity of the battlefield, the V Korps (12,000 men, 50 guns)[4] under Feldmarschalleutnant Prince Heinrich XV Reuss of Plauen had been left behind on the Bisamberg heights as a strategic reserve, a position which meant that it was too far away to take part to any fighting on or around the Marchfeld, and were thus not a part of Charles' effective fighting force. This was due to Charles's desire to protect his communication lines towards Bohemia and Moravia.[9]

Grande Armée

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As opposed to his Austrian counterpart, Napoleon managed to muster two secondary armies for the upcoming battle. The first, called the Army of Italy, had marched from northern Italy to the main theatre of operations north of Vienna and was led by Napoleon's stepson, the Viceroy of Italy, Prince Eugène de Beauharnais. The second was the XI Corps, which formed the Army of Dalmatia, under General of Division Auguste de Marmont. However, the Army of Dalmatia, as well as a part of the Army of Italy only arrived on the battlefield towards midday on 6 July, at about the same time as an additional force, a Bavarian division under general Karl Philipp von Wrede.[10]

All these forces considered, Napoleon could muster an army of around 166,000 men, with 433 guns.[10] He was seconded by Major Général (Chief of Staff), 56-year-old Maréchal d'Empire Louis-Alexandre Berthier, a seasoned officer, who had been serving as Napoleon's Chief of Staff since 1796.[11] The army was organised in the usual French Corps system and the main army, Armée d'Allemagne ("Army of Germany") was divided as follows:

  • The Imperial Guard: 10,500 men, 60 guns, under the direct command of Napoleon;
  • II Corps: 27,000 men, 64 guns, under the command of 42-year-old Général de division Nicolas-Charles Oudinot, a fearless commander, who had a reputation for leading from the front;
  • III Corps: 38,000 men, 120 guns, under the command of 39-year-old Maréchal d'Empire Louis-Nicolas Davout, a stern disciplinarian and one of the best commanders in the French army;
  • IV Corps: 28,000 men, 86 guns, under the command of 51-year-old Maréchal d'Empire André Masséna, a general who had fought against the Austrians many times in the past and who had a reputation for exceptional military talent and cunning;
  • VII Corps: only one Bavarian division (6,600 men, 24 guns) was present, under 42-year-old General von Wrede;
  • IX Corps: 17,000 Saxons, 38 guns, under 46-year-old Maréchal d'Empire Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, a commander who had acquired some fame during the Wars of the Revolution, but who often had strained relations with Napoleon;
  • XI Corps ("Army of Dalmatia"): 10,000 men, 28 guns, under 34-year-old Général de division Auguste de Marmont, an up-and-coming commander and personal friend of the Emperor;
  • The Reserve Cavalry Corps (three heavy cavalry divisions): 8,000 men, 24 guns, under the command of 40-year-old Maréchal d'Empire Jean-Baptiste Bessières, a skilled cavalry commander and loyal supporter of the Emperor.[10][12]

The "Army of Italy", under the command of 27-year-old Prince Eugène, the Viceroy of Italy and Napoleon's stepson. Eugène's army had a total of 44 guns and was made up of:

  • the small Italian Royal Guard (1,700 men) under 33-year-old Général de division Achille Fontanelli;
  • V Corps: 7,000 men, under 43-year-old Général de division Jacques MacDonald, who had acquired considerable fame as a general of the Revolution but who had subsequently fallen out with Napoleon and was only just coming back into grace;
  • VI Corps: 12,000 men, under 41-year-old Général de division Paul Grenier, a seasoned commander.[10][12][13]

Napoleon also massed additional artillery on the island of Lobau – 28 18-pounders, 24 12-pounders, 17 28-centimetre heavy mortars, 10 howitzers and a number of small calibre guns (4 and 6-pounders). Also stationed on the island of Lobau during the battle were one regiment and 5 battalions defending the crucial communications with Vienna.[14] These troops would not see action at Wagram, although the batteries would open an artillery barrage when Austrians from Klenau's VI Corps came within range, on the second day of the battle.[15] All the forces that remained on this island were placed under the command of general Aubry, later under the command of general Jean-Louis Reynier.[14]

Finally, the VIII Corps, under General of Division Dominique Vandamme was left out of the battle and was left behind to cover Vienna and the southern bank of the Danube upstream from the Austrian capital.[16]

Franco-Allied Forces

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Commander: Emperor Napoleon I

Grand Army of Germany

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Commander: Emperor Napoleon I

Aides-de-camp to the Emperor Military Household of the Emperor
GD Lauriston Grand Marshal GD Duroc
GB Savary First Squire GD Nansouty
GB Lebrun Maréchal des Logis du Palais GD de Ségur
GD Mouton
GD Rapp (absent)
GB Reille
GD Le Marois (absent)
GD Caffarelli (absent)
GD Bertrand

Army Staff

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French Imperial Guard

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Unit Commander Strength Dead Wounded
Imperial Guard Napoleon I* 12,625
1st Division (Young Guard) GD Curial 4,668
1st Brigade GB Dumoustier 2,088
Fusilier-Chasseurs Regiment (2 bat.) Col Lanabère 1,029
Fusilier-Grenadiers Regiment (2 bat.) Col Bodelin 1,059
2nd Brigade GB Roguet 2,484
Tirailleurs Chasseurs Regiment (2 bat.) Col Rosey 1,294
Tirailleurs Grenadiers Regiment (2 bat.) Col Laurède 1,190
2nd Division (Old Guard) GD Dorsenne 2,656
1st Brigade GB Gros 2,656
1st Foot Chasseurs Regiment (2 bat.) GD Curial** 1,392
1st Foot Grenadiers Regiment (2 bat.) GB Michel 1,264
3rd Division (Cavalry) GD Walther 3,871
Horse Grenadiers Regiment (4 sq.) GB Thiry*** 994
Empress' Dragoons Regiment GB Letort 995
Chasseurs à Cheval Regiment (4 sq.) GB Guyot 1,024
Polish 1st Light Cavalry Regiment (4 sq.) GB Krasiński 966
Élite Gendarmes Legion (2 sq.) GB Savary 309
Artillery (10 batteries) GD Lauriston 2,397/60 pieces 6 officers; 115 men 13 officers; 342 men
Foot artillery (4 batteries) Col Drouot 24 12-pounders
Foot artillery (one howitzer battery) Maj Pommereul 4 24-pound howitzers
Horse artillery (4 batteries) Maj d'Aboville 24 6-pounders
Horse artillery (2 batteries) Maj Boulart 12 8-pounders
Marines Cap Baste 113
Engineers CdB Boissonet

Comments
* Some authors (Naulet, Hourtoulle) cite GD Walther as being the commander of the entire Guard. General Walther had indeed commanded the Guard during the marches of this campaign. Rothenberg considers that Emperor Napoleon was the direct commander of the Guard, because he kept this unit under very strict control and it acted only at his command. Furthermore, Walther, although one of the most experienced generals on the battlefield, had previously commanded only cavalry. Thanks to his prestige among the ranks of this unit and the fact that he often commanded the Guard cavalry, MdE Bessières was naturally considered to have the authority to command this unit, although in this battle he was granted only the command of the Cavalry Reserve.

** GB Curial had been promoted to the rank of GD after the battle of Aspern-Essling and had been granted the command of the 1st Young Guard Division, but he nominally kept the command of the 1st Foot Chasseurs Regiment from the Old Guard as their deputy major general. The major general of the Foot Chasseurs (honorary appointment), MdE Soult, was in Spain.

*** Pigeard (La Garde Imperiale) cites GD Walther as being the direct commander of the Horse Grenadiers. It is certain that this general spent much of the 6th of July by directly commanding this unit, as it was his favourite one.

II Corps (Oudinot)

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Unit Commander Strength Losses
II Corps GD Oudinot* 30,469 men 277 officers; 8,669 men
1st Division** GD Tharreau 8,579
1st Brigade GB Conroux
6th Light Regiment (1 bat., 4th)
9th Light Regiment (1 bat., 4th)
24th Light Regiment (1 bat., 4th)
25th Light Regiment (1 bat., 4th)
27th Light Regiment (1 bat., 4th)
Corsican Tirailleurs (1 bat.)
2nd Brigade GB Albert
8th Line Regiment (1 bat., 4th) CdB Mariveaux
24th Line Regiment (1 bat., 4th)
45th Line Regiment (1 bat., 4th)
94th Line Regiment (1 bat., 4th)
95th Line Regiment (1 bat., 4th)
96th Line Regiment (1 bat., 4th)
3rd Brigade GB Jarry
4th Line Regiment (1 bat., 4th)
18th Line Regiment (1 bat., 4th) CdB Guigard
54th Line Regiment (1 bat., 4th)
63rd Line Regiment (1 bat., 4th) CdB Mouchon
2nd Division** GD Frère*** 8,834
1st Brigade GB Coehorn
16th Light Regiment (1 bat., 4th)
17th Light Regiment (1 bat., 4th) CdB Boulon
21st Light Regiment (1 bat., 4th)
26th Light Regiment (1 bat., 4th)
28th Light Regiment (1 bat., 4th)
Tirailleurs du Po (1 bat.)
2nd Brigade GB Razout
27th Line Regiment (1 bat., 4th)
39th Line Regiment (1 bat., 4th)
59th Line Regiment (1 bat., 4th)
69th Line Regiment (1 bat., 4th)
76th Line Regiment (1 bat., 4th)
3rd Brigade GB Ficatier
40th Line Regiment (1 bat., 4th)
64th Line Regiment (1 bat., 4th)
88th Line Regiment (1 bat., 4th)
100th Line Regiment (1 bat., 4th)
103rd Line Regiment (1 bat., 4th)
3rd Division GD Grandjean**** 7,861
1st Brigade GB Marion
10th Light Regiment (3 bat.) Col Berthezène
2nd Brigade GB Lorencez
3rd Line Regiment (3 bat.) Col Schobert
57th Line Regiment (3 bat.) Col Charrière
3rd Brigade GB Brun
72nd Line Regiment (3 bat.) Col Lafitte
105th Line Regiment (3 bat.) Col Blanmont
Portuguese Legion GB Logo 1,651
13th Demi-brigade (3 bat.) GB Logo
Provisional Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (2 sq.) Col Aguiar
Light cavalry brigade GB Colbert 1,650 men
9th Hussar Regiment (3 sq.) Col Gauthrin
7th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (3 sq.) Col Bohn
20th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (3 sq.) Col Castex
Artillery (8 batteries) and engineers GB Navelet 1,932 men/48 pieces (36 regimental pieces)

Comments
* GD Oudinot replaced MdE Lannes, mortally wounded at the battle of Aspern-Essling, at the head of the II Corps.
** The 1st and 2nd divisions of this Corps were formed only from the 4th battalion of several regiments, some present at Wagram in the composition of other Corps, others being in Spain with their other 3 battalions and their colonel. The 4th battalion of these regiments was usually made up from young recruits without experience, divided, according to the new French system, in 4 "center" companies. To fill up the ranks, according to the regulations, 2 more "élite" companies were added (one of grenadiers and one of voltigeurs for the line regiments, and one of foot carabiniers and one of voltigeurs for the light regiments), generally consisting of veterans.
*** After the battle of Aspern-Essling GD Frère replaced GD Claparède at the head of the 2nd Division.
**** After the battle of Aspern-Essling GD Grandjean replaced GD Saint-Hilaire, mortally wounded on the 22nd of May, at the head of the 3rd Division.

III Corps (Davout)

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Unit Commander Strength Dead Wounded
III Corps MdE Davout 42,541 22 officers; 732 men 207 officers; 5,104 men
1st Division GD Morand 8,643
1st Brigade GB Poncet
13th Light Regiment (3 bat.) Col Guyardet
17th Line Regiment (3 bat.) Col Oudet
2nd Brigade GB Hoff
30th Line Regiment (3 bat.) Col Joubert
61st Line Regiment (3 bat.) Col Bouge
2nd Division GD Friant 9,730
1st Brigade GB Gilly
15th Light Regiment (3 bat.) Col Noos
33rd Line Regiment (3 bat.) Col Pouchelon
2nd Brigade GB Barbanègre
48th Line Regiment (3 bat.) Col Groisne
3rd Brigade GB Grandeau
108th Line Regiment (3 bat.) Col Rottembourg
111th Line Regiment (3 bat.) Col Husson
3rd Division GD Gudin 10,508
1st Brigade GB Boyer
7th Light Regiment (3 bat.) Col Lamaire
2nd Brigade GB Leclerc des Essarts
12th Line Regiment (3 bat.) Col Thoulouse
21st Line Regiment (3 bat.) Col Decouz
3rd Brigade GB Duppelin
25th Line Regiment (3 bat.) Col Dunesme
85th Line Regiment (3 bat.) Col Piat
4th Division GD Puthod 4,734
1st Brigade GB Girard
17th Line Regiment (1 bat., 4th)
30th Line Regiment (1 bat., 4th)
33rd Line Regiment (1 bat., 4th)
61st Line Regiment (1 bat., 4th)
65th Line Regiment (1 bat., 4th)
2nd Brigade GB Desailly
7th Light Regiment (1 bat., 4th)
12th Line Regiment (1 bat., 4th)
25th Line Regiment (1 bat., 4th)
85th Line Regiment (1 bat., 4th)
111th Line Regiment (1 bat., 4th)
Light cavalry division GD Montbrun 1,219
1st Brigade GB Jacquinot
1st Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (4 sq.) Col Méda
2nd Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (4 sq.) Col Mathis
7th Hussar Regiment (4 sq.) Col Domon
2nd Brigade GB Pajol
5th Hussar Regiment (4 sq.) Col d'Héry
11th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (4 sq.) Col Désirat
12th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (4 sq.) Lt-Col Ghigny (?)
1st Dragoon Division (detached from the Army of Italy) GD Pully 1,182
23rd Dragoon Regiment (4 sq.) Col Thierry
28th Dragoon Regiment (3 sq.) Col Montmarie
29th Dragoon Regiment (3 sq.) Col Avice
2nd Dragoon Division (detached from the Army of Italy) GD Grouchy 2,300
7th Dragoon Regiment (4 sq.) Col Séron
30th Dragoon Regiment (4 sq.)
Italian attached Dragoni Regina Regiment (4 sq.)
1st Cacciatori a Cavallo Regiment (1 sq.)
Artillery (8 batteries) and engineers 1,393 men/51 pieces; 36 regimental pieces

IV Corps (Masséna)

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Unit Commander Strength Dead Wounded Prisoners
IV Corps MdE Masséna 29,391 men 1,084 6,018 1,213
1st Division GD Legrand 5,083 400 1,545 49
1st Brigade GB Ledru des Essarts
26th Light Regiment (3 bat.) Col Campi
18th Line Regiment (3 bat.) Col Ravier
2nd Brigade (Baden) Ob von Neuenstein 95 275
Light Regiment (Jäger) (1 bat.) Maj von Brandt
1st Guard Regiment (Leibregiment) (2 bat.)
2nd Infantry Regiment (Erbgrossherzog) (2 bat.) Crown Prince Charles
3rd Infantry Regiment (1 bat.) Maj von Hochberg
2nd Division GD Carra Saint-Cyr 8,411 326 2,817 891
1st Brigade GB Cosson
24th Light Regiment (3 bat.) Col Pourailly
2nd Brigade GB Dalesme
4th Line Regiment (3 bat.) Col Boyeldieu
46th Line Regiment (3 bat.) Col Baudinot
3rd Brigade (Hesse-Darmstadt) GB Schiner and GM von Nagel 127 453
Guard Infantry Regiment (2 bat.) Ob von Lehrbach
Line Regiment (2 bat.)
Guard Light Regiment (1 bat.) Oblt von Beck
3rd Division GD Molitor 5,685 199 766 8
1st Brigade GB Leguay
2nd Line Regiment (3 bat.) Col Delga
16th Line Regiment (3 bat.) Col Marin
2nd Brigade GB Viviès
37th Line Regiment (3 bat.) Col Gauthier †
67th Line Regiment (3 bat.) Col Petit
4th Division GD Boudet 4,584 39 280 95
1st Brigade GB Fririon
3rd Light Regiment (2 bat.) Col Lamarque d'Arrouzat
2nd Brigade GB Valory
93rd Line Regiment (2 bat.) Col Grillot
56th Line Regiment (3 bat.) Col Gengoult
Light cavalry brigade GB Marulaz 1,464 82 250 80
3rd Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (3 sq.) Col Saint-Mars
14th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (3 sq.) Col Lion
19th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (3 sq.) Col Leduc
23rd Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (3 sq.) Col Lambert
Baden Dragoon Regiment (1 sq.) Col Freystedt
Hesse Chevau-léger Regiment (2 sq.) Col Chamot and Maj von Munchingen
4th light cavalry division (detached from the Cavalry Reserve) GD Lasalle 1,843 38 360 90
1st Brigade GB Bruyères
13th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (3 sq.) Col Demengeot
24th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (3 sq.) Col Ameil
2nd Brigade GB Piré
8th Hussar Regiment (4 sq.) Col Laborde †
16th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (4 sq.) Col Maupoint
Artillery (10 batteries) and engineers 2,321 men/61 pieces

VII Corps (von Wrede's Bavarian division)

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Unit Commander Strength Dead Wounded
VII Corps MdE Lefebvre (absent)
1st Division (Bavaria) GL von Wrede 6,866
1st Brigade GM von Minucci
6th Light Infantry Bat.
3rd Line Regiment (2 bat.) Ob Berchem
13th Line Regiment (2 bat.)
2nd Brigade GM von Beckers
6th Line Regiment (2 bat.)
7th Line Regiment (2 bat.)
3rd Brigade GM von Preysing
2nd Chevau-léger Regiment (4 sq.)
3rd Chevau-léger Regiment (4 sq.)
Artillery (2 batteries) and engineers 460 men/16 pieces

IX Corps (Bernadotte)

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Unit Commander Strength Dead Wounded
IX Corps MdE Bernadotte 18,272 men 61 officers; 887 men 133 officers; 4,131 men
1st Division (Saxony) GL von Zerschwitz
1st Brigade GM Hartitzsch †
Guard Grenadier Bat. (Leibgrenadiergarde)
Bose's Grenadier Bat.
Hach's Bat.
2nd Brigade GM von Zeschau
King's Regiment (2 bat.)
Niesemenschel's Bat.
Klengel's Bat.
3rd Brigade (cavalry) GM Gutschmitz
Leibgarde Regiment (2 sq.)
Carabinier Regiment (2 sq.)
Prince Clement Chevau-léger Regiment (2 sq.)
Duke Albert Chevau-léger Regiment (1 sq.)
Hussar Regiment (3 esc.)
2nd Division (Saxony) GL von Polenz
1st Brigade GM Lecoq
Prince Clement's Bat.
Low's Bat.
Cerini's Bat.
Egidy's Tirailleur Bat.
2nd Brigade Col Steindel
Prince Maximilian's Bat.
Prince Frederick's Bat.
Prince Anton's Bat.
3rd Brigade (cavalry) GM Feititzsch
Guard Cuirassier Regiment (4 sq.)
Prince John Chevau-léger Regiment (4 sq.)
3rd Division GD Dupas 22 officers; 512 men 39 officers; 1,946 men
1st Brigade GB Gency
5th Light Regiment (2 bat.) Col Dubreton
2nd Brigade GB Veaux
19th Line Regiment (3 bat.) Col Aubry
Radelof's Bat.
Winkelmann's Bat.
Metzsch's Tirailleur Bat.
Artillery (8 batteries) and engineers 938 men/41 pieces

XI Corps or the Army of Dalmatia (Marmont)

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Unit Commander Strength Dead Wounded
XI Corps (Army of Dalmatia) GD Marmont 10,070 men
1st Division GD Claparède
1st Brigade GB Soyez
5th Line Regiment (2 bat.) Col Roussille
3rd Brigade GB Bertrand de Sivray
79th Line Regiment (2 bat.) Col Godart
81st Line Regiment (2 bat.) Col Bonté
2nd Division GD Clauzel
1st Brigade GB Delzons
8th Light Regiment (2 bat.) Col Bellair
23rd Line Regiment (2 bat.)
2nd Brigade GB Bachelu
11th Line Regiment (2 bat.)
Light cavalry brigade 270 men
3rd Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (1 sq.)
24th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (1 sq.)
Artillery (2 batteries) and engineers 515 men and 19 pieces

Cavalry Reserve (Bessières)

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Unit Commander Strength Dead Wounded
Cavalry Reserve MdE Bessières 8,696 men 16 officers; 171 troopers 66 officers; 693 troopers
1st Division (heavy cavalry) GD Nansouty 4,039 men 12 officers; 105 troopers 37 officers; 415 troopers
1st Brigade GB Defrance
1st Carabinier Regiment (4 sq.) Col Laroche
2nd Carabinier Regiment (4 sq.) Col Blancard
2nd Brigade GB Doumerc
2nd Cuirassier Regiment (4 sq.) Col Chouard
9th Cuirassier Regiment (4 sq.) Col Paultre de Lamotte
3rd Brigade GB Saint-Germain
3rd Cuirassier Regiment (4 sq.) Col Richter
12th Cuirassier Regiment (4 sq.) Col Dornes
2nd Division (heavy cavalry) GD Saint-Sulpice 1,994 men 2 officers; 27 troopers 5 officers; 66 troopers
1st Brigade GB Fiteau
1st Cuirassier Regiment (4 sq.) Col Berckheim
5th Cuirassier Regiment (4 sq.) Col Quinette
2nd Brigade GB Guiton
10th Cuirassier Regiment (3 sq.) Col Lhéritier
11th Cuirassier Regiment (3 sq.) Col Duclaux
3rd Division (heavy cavalry) GD Arrighi 1,931 men 2 officers; 39 troopers 24 officers; 212 troopers
1st Brigade GB Reynaud
4th Cuirassier Regiment (4 sq.) Col prince Borghese
6th Cuirassier Regiment (4 sq.) Col d'Haugéranville
2nd Brigade GB Bordesoulle
7th Cuirassier Regiment (4 sq.) Col Dubois
8th Cuirassier Regiment (4 sq.) Col Grandjean
Artillery (one battery) and engineers 732 men/10 pieces

Army of Italy (Eugène)

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Under the overall command of Emperor Napoleon I, king of Italy

Commander: Prince Eugène

Unit Commander Strength Dead Wounded
Army of Italy Prince Eugène 16,659 men
V Corps GD MacDonald
1st Division GD Lamarque
1st Brigade GB Huard
18th Light Regiment (2 bat.) Col Christiani
13th Line Regiment (3 bat.) Col Huin
2nd Brigade GB Alméras
23rd Line Regiment (2 bat.) Col Minal
29th Line Regiment (4 bat.) Col Billard
2nd Division GD Broussier
1st Brigade GB Quétard
9th Line Regiment (3 bat.) Col Gallet
84th Line Regiment (3 bat.) Col Gambin
2nd Brigade GB Dessaix
92nd Line Regiment (4 bat.) Col Nagle
VI Corps GD Grenier
1st Division GD Seras
1st Brigade GB Moreau
35th Line Regiment (1 bat.) CdB Figié
53rd Line Regiment (4 bat.) Col Grosbon
2nd Brigade GB Roussel
42nd Line Regiment (1 bat.) CdB Juge
106th Line Regiment (3 bat.) Col Bertrand
2nd Division GD Durutte
1st Brigade GB Valentin
23rd Light Regiment (3 bat.) Col Horiot † ; from the 6th of July Col Delacambre
62nd Line Regiment (4 bat.) Col Bruny
2nd Brigade GB Pastol (?) / GB Bruce (?)
60th Line Regiment (2 bat.) Maj Grobon
102nd Line Regiment (3 bat.) Col Sibra
3rd Division GD Pacthod
1st Brigade GB Abbé
8th Light Regiment (2 bat.) Col Bellair
1st Line Regiment (4 bat.) Col Saint-Martin
2nd Brigade GB Teste
52nd Line Regiment (4 bat.) Col Grenier J.G.
Light cavalry division GD Sahuc, wounded on the 5th of July, replaced by GB Gérard
6th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (4 sq.) Col Ledard
8th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (4 sq.) Col Curto
9th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment (3 sq.) Col Delacroix
Guardia Reale GD Fontanelli
1st Brigade GB Guérin
Guardia del Onore (1 sq.)
Dragoni dei Regina (2 sq.)
2nd Brigade GB Lechi
Granatieri (1 bat.)
Cacciatori (1 bat.)
Veliti (1 bat.)
Artillery (6 batteries) GD Sorbier 1,055 men/36 pieces

Austrian army

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Commander: Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen

Vanguard (von Nordmann)

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Unit Commander Strength Dead Wounded
Vanguard (Light "Division") FML von Nordmann 14,365 men
1st Vanguard Brigade GM Vécsey
12th Hussar Regiment Palatin (6 sq.) Ob von Illesy
1st Jäger Bat. Oblt Lutz
58th Beaulieu Regiment (2 bat.) Ob von Frohauf
3rd Meinharts-Berg Landwehr Bat.
2nd Vanguard Brigade GM von Frölich
7th Jäger Bat. Maj von Steinmetz
10th Hussar Regiment Stipsicz (8 sq.) Ob Starhemberg
13th Grenzer Regiment Wallachia-Illyria (2 bat.)
1st Infantry Brigade GM von Riese
44th Bellegarde Regiment (3 bat.) Ob von Studnitz
46th Chasteler Regiment (3 bat.) Ob von Kirchberg
1st Vienna Woods Landwehr Bat.
2nd Vienna Woods Landwehr Bat.
2nd Infantry Brigade GM von Mayer
4th Deutschmeister Regiment (3 bat.) Ob von Klopstein
49th Kerpen Regiment (3 bat.) Ob von Langenau
5th Vienna Woods Landwehr Bat.
6th Vienna Woods Landwehr Bat.
Cavalry Brigade GM von Schneller
4th Hussar Regiment Hessen-Homburg (8 sq.) Ob Prince Gustav zu Hessen-Homburg
Artillery (4-6 batteries) and engineers 26 (?) pieces

I Corps (von Bellegarde)

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Unit Commander Strength Dead Wounded
I Corps GdK von Bellegarde 21,693 men
1st Division FML von Dedovich 11,850
1st Brigade GM von Henneberg
17th Reuss-Plauen Regiment (3 bat.) Ob von Oberdorf
36th Kollowrat Regiment (3 bat.) Ob Klenau
2nd Brigade GM de Wacquant
11th Archduke Rainer Regiment (3 bat.) Ob von Fabre
47th Vogelsang Regiment (3 bat.) Ob Bentheim-Steinfurt
2nd Division FML Fresnel 9,843
1st Brigade GM von Clary
10th Mitrowsky Regiment (2 bat.) Ob von Lowenwarth
42nd Erbach Regiment (2 bat.) Ob von Brixen
Hradischer Landwehr Bat.
2nd Brigade GM von Motzen
35th Argenteau Regiment (3 bat.) Ob von Giessenburg
4th Archduke Charles' Legion Bat.
Vanguard Brigade GM von Stutterheim
2nd Jäger Bat. Maj von Arno
5th Chevau-léger Regiment Klenau (8 sq.) Ob von Spiegel
Artillery (9-10 batteries) and engineers 62-70 pieces

II Corps (von Hohenzollern)

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Unit Commander Strength Dead Wounded
II Corps GdK von Hohenzollern 25,951 men
1st Division FML von Brady 13,403
1st Brigade GM von Paar
54th Froon Regiment (3 bat.) Ob von Andrassy
25th Zedwitz Regiment (3 bat.) Ob von Quallenburg
3rd Hradischer Landwehr Bat.
2nd Znaimer Landwehr Bat.
2nd Brigade GM Buress
57th Joseph Colloredo Regiment (3 bat.) Ob Ellger
15th Zach Regiment (2 bat.) Ob von Carpenstein
1st Brünner Landwehr Bat.
3rd Brünner Landwehr Bat.
2nd Division FML von Ulm* 12,547
1st Brigade GM von Allstern
21st Rohan Regiment (3 bat.) Ob von Krause
2nd Brigade GM von Wied-Runkel
18th d'Aspre Regiment (3 bat.) Ob von Riesenburg
28th Fröhlich Regiment (3 bat.) Ob von Mecsery
Vanguard Brigade GM von Hardegg 2,126
2nd Archduke Charles' Legion Bat.
8th Jäger Bat. Oblt Mumb
4th Chevau-léger Regiment Vincent (6 sq.) Ob Fierland
Artillery (10 batteries) and engineers 68 pieces

Comments
* Some sources state FML Ulm's division was commanded by FML von Siegenthal.

III Corps (Kollowrat)

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Unit Commander Strength Dead Wounded
III Corps FZM Kollowrat 16,596
1st Division FML Saint-Julien 8,363
1st Brigade GM von Lilienberg
23rd Würzburg Regiment (2 bat.) Ob von Sterndahl
1st Kaiser Regiment (2 bat.) Ob Prince Hohenlohe-Langenburg
12th Manfredini Regiment (3 bat.) Ob von Winzian
2nd Brigade GM von Bieber
20th Kaunitz Regiment (3 bat.) Ob von Sternau
38th Württemberg Regiment (2 bat.) Ob de Lompret
2nd Division FML von Vukassovich 8,233
1st Brigade GM von Grill
56th Wenzel Colloredo Regiment (3 bat.) Ob von Giffing
7th Karl Schröder Regiment (3 bat.) Ob von Heldensfeld
2nd Brigade GM Wratislaw
Prager Landwehr Bat.
1st Berauner Landwehr Bat.
Vanguard Brigade GM von Schneller*
2nd Berauner Landwehr Bat.
Lobkowitz Jäger Bat.
2nd Uhlan Regiment Schwarzenberg (6 sq.) Ob Schmuttermayer
Artillery (8-10 batteries) and engineers 54-70 pieces

Comments
* Some sources state GM Schneller's brigade was commanded by Ob Schmuttermayer.

IV Corps (von Rosenberg)

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Unit Commander Strength Dead Wounded
IV Corps FML von Rosenberg 18,024
1st Division FML Prince zu Hohenlohe-Bartenstein 4,479
1st Brigade GM Prince Philipp zu Hessen-Homburg
2nd Hiller Regiment (3 bat.) Ob von Torri
33rd Sztarry Regiment (3 bat.) Ob von König
2nd Division FML de Rohan 5,368
1st Brigade GM von Swinburne
8th Archduke Louis Regiment (3 bat.) Ob von Fürstenwarther
22nd Koburg Regiment (3 bat.) Ob von Watzel
1st Iglauer Landwehr Bat.
1st Znaimer Landwehr Bat.
3rd Division FML Radetzky 8,177
1st Brigade GM Weiss von Finkenau
50th Stain Regiment (3 bat.)
3rd Archduke Charles Regiment (3 bat.)
4th Vienna Woods Landwehr Bat.
2nd Schönborn Landwehr Bat.
Vanguard Brigade GM de Provèncheres
Waltrich Jäger Bat.
2nd Mahrish Volunteer Bat.
3rd Hussar Regiment Archduke Ferdinand (8 sq.) Ob Prince zu Sachsen-Coburg
Carneville Free Corps (1 sq. + 1/3 bat.)
Artillery (9 batteries) and engineers 60 pieces

VI Corps (Klenau)

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Strength: 13 742

1 st Division FML Vincent - Strength 3 750

1. Brigade GM Wallmoden Grenzer Regiment B (1/2 Bat.) Husaren-Regiment 7 Liechtenstein (8 Esc.) 2. Brigade GM Mariassy Bat. 1 Volunt. Vienna Bat. 2 Volunt. Vienna Bat. Landwehr Colloredo 3. Brigade GM Vecsey † Bat. Grenzer Saint-Georg Husaren - Regiment 8 Kienmayer

2 nd Division FML Hohenfeld - Strength 6 331

1. Brigade GM Adler Regiment 14 Ob Klebek (2 Bat.) Regiment 59 Ob Jordis (2 Bat.) Bat. 3 Landwehr din Mähren Bat. 1 Landwehr Bat. 3 Leg. Erzherzog Karl Carl 2. Brigade GM Hofmeister Regiment 60 Ob Giulay (3 Bat.) Regiment 36 Ob Kollowrat (3 Bat.)

3 rd Division FML Kottulinsky - Strength 3 661

1. Brigade GM Spleny Regiment 51 Ob Spleny (3 Bat.) Regiment 31 Ob Benjowsky (2 Bat.) Bat. 3 Volunteer Vienna Bat. 4 Volunteer Vienna Bat. 1 Volunteer Mähren


Reservekorps (Liechtenstein)

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Strength: 17 954

1st Grenadier-Division FML d'Aspré † - Strength 3 960

1. Brigade GM Merville Bat. Grenad. Ob Scharlach Bat. de Grenad. Scovaud Bat. de Grenad. Ob Buteany Bat. de Grenad Ob Brzezinsky 2. Brigade GM Hammer Bat. Grenad Ob Kirchenbetter Bat. Grenad. Ob Bissingen Bat. Grenad. Ob Oklopsia Bat. Grenad. Ob Locher

2nd Grenadier-Division FML Prochaska - Strength 5 940

1. Brigade GM Murray Bat. Grenad Ob Frisch Bat. Grenad Ob Georgy Bat. Grenad Ob Portner Bat. Grenad Ob Leiningen 2.Brigade GM Steyrer Bat. Grenad Ob Hahn Bat. Grenad Ob Hromada Bat. Grenad Ob Legrand Bat. Grenad Ob Dumontant Bat. Grenad Ob Berger

1 st Cavalry- Division FML Hessen-Homburg - Strength 3 134

1st Brigade GM Roussel Kürass.-Regiment 3 Albert (6 Esc.) Kürass.Regiment 2 Erzherzog Franz(6 Esc.) 2 nd Brigade GM Lederer Kürass. Regiment 4 Erzherzog Ferdinand (6 Esc.) Kürass.Regiment 8 Hohenzollern (6 esc.) 3. Brigade GM Kroyher Kürassier Regiment 1 (4 Esc.) Kürass.Regimentul 6 Liechtenstein (6 Esc.)

2 nd Cavalry –Division FML Schwarzenberg - Strength 1 800

1 st Brigade GM Teimern Regiment 6 Chevaulegers Rosenberg (8 Esc.) Dragoner-Regiment 3 Ob.Knesevitch (6 Esc.) 2. Brigade GM Kerekes Husaren-Regimen ob Neutrauer (6 Esc.)

3 rd Cavalry Division FML Nostitz - Strength 3 120 1 st Brigade 1 GM Wartensleben Regiment 3 Chevaulegers Ob. O'Reilly (6 Esc.) Husaren Regiment 6 Ob. Blankenstein (10 Esc.) 2.nd Brigade GM Rothkirch Dragoner-Regiment 1 Erzherzog Johann (6 Esc.) Regiment 6 Dragon. Ob Riesch (6 Esc.)

References

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  1. ^ Elting, John R.: "Swords Around A Throne", page 124. Da Capo Press, 1997.
  2. ^ Rothenberg 51.
  3. ^ a b Rothenberg 146-148.
  4. ^ a b c d Rothenberg 254–259.
  5. ^ Hollins 54.
  6. ^ Castle 20-21.
  7. ^ Castle 9.
  8. ^ Castle 11.
  9. ^ Rothenberg 148.
  10. ^ a b c d Rothenberg 246–254.
  11. ^ Castle 13.
  12. ^ a b Castle 12-14.
  13. ^ Castle 22-23.
  14. ^ a b Rothenberg 137.
  15. ^ Rothenberg 142.
  16. ^ Rothenberg 139.