Battle of Großbeeren order of battle

The Battle of Großbeeren was fought on 23 August 1813 between the Prussian III Corps under Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Bülow and the Franco-Saxon VII Corps under Jean Reynier. This order of battle also includes other forces on both sides that were nearby but not directly engaged in the battle.

Allied Army of the North

Commander: Crown Prince Charles John of Sweden (Bernadotte)

3rd Prussian Army Corps

Commander: Generallieutenant Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Bülow

  • 3rd Brigade: Generalmajor Prince Ludwig von Hesse-Homburg
    • 2nd East Prussian Grenadier Battalion (20/1,004)
    • 1/,2/,Fus/3rd East Prussian Infantry Regiment (65/2,397)(includes 2 jäger dets)
    • 1/,2/,3/4th Reserve Infantry Regiment (49/2,127)
    • 8/,11/,12/,20/3rd East Prussian Landwehr Regiment
    • 1/,2/,3/,4/1st Leib Hussar Regiment (27/691)(+jägers)
    • 6pdr Foot Battery #5 "Glassenapp" (4/109)
  • 4th Brigade: Generalmajor von Thümen
    • 1/,2/,Fus/4th East Prussian Infantry Regiment (68/2,481)
    • 1/,2/,3/,4/5th Reserve Infantry Regiment (56/2,825)
    • 1/,2/Elbe Infantry Regiment (34/1,686)
    • 2/,4/East Prussian Jäger Battalion (8/350)
    • 1/,2/,3/Pommeranian National Cavalry Regiment (14/361)
    • 6pdr Foot Battery #6 "Ludwig" (3/101)
  • 5th Brigade: Generalmajor von Borstell
    • Pommeranian Grenadier Battalion (25/943)
    • 1/,2/,Fus/1st Pommeranian Infantry Regiment (68/2,622)
    • 1/,2/,3/2nd Reserve Infantry Regiment (41/2,150)
    • 2/,4/2nd Kurmärk Landwehr Regiment (29/710)
    • 1/,2/,3/,4/Pommeranian Hussar Regiment (29/710)(+jägers)
    • 1/,2/,3/,4/West Prussian Uhlan Regiment (16/575)
    • 6pdr Foot Battery #10 "Magenhofer" (3/111)
  • 6th Brigade: Generalmajor von Krafft
    • 1/,2/,Fus/Colberg Infantry Regiment (68/2,627)(2 jäger detachments)
    • 1/,2/,3/9th Reserve Infantry Regiment (45/2,210)
    • 1/,2/,3/,4/1st Neumärk Landwehr Regiment (65/2,730)
    • 1/,2/,3/,4/1st Pommeranian Landwehr Cavalry Regiment (15/270)
    • 6pdr Foot Battery #16 "Spreuth" (4/119)
  • Reserve Cavalry: Generalmajor von Oppen
    • 1/,2/,3/,4/Königin Dragoon Regiment (+jäger)(21/676)
    • 1/,2/,3/,4/Brandenburg Dragoon Regiment (+jäger)(22/613)
    • 1/,2/,3/,4/2nd West Prussian Dragoon Regiment (+jäger)(19/598)
    • 3/,4//2nd Silesian Hussar Regiment (14/430)
    • 1/,2/,3/,4/2nd Kurmärk Landwehr Cavalry Regiment (15/316)
    • 1/,3/,4/,5/4th Kurmärk Landwehr Cavalry Regiment (19/356)
    • Horse Battery #5 "Neindorff" (4/126)
    • Horse Battery #6 "Steinwehr" (4/128)
  • Artillery Reserve: Oberstleutnant Holtzendorf
    • 12pdr Foot Batteries #4 "Meyer" & #5 "Condradi" (4/353)
    • 6pdr Foot Battery #19 "Baumgarten/Liebermann" (4/108)
    • 2 Russian 12pdr Batteries #7 "Dietrich/Zaweski" & #21 "Schluter" (18/500)
    • Prussian Feld Pioneer Companies #4 & #5 (3/152)

4th Prussian Army Corps

Commander: Generallieutenant Bogislav Friedrich Emanuel von Tauentzien

  • 1st Brigade: Generalmajor Dobschütz
    • 1/,2/,3/3rd Reserve Infantry Regiment (49/2,405)
    • 1/,2/1st Kurmärk Landwehr Regiment (37/1,426)
    • 1/,3/2nd Neumärk Landwehr Cavalry Regiment (8/164)
    • 1/,2/,3/,3rd East Prussian Landwehr Cavalry Regiment (15/295)
    • 1/2 6pdr Foot Battery #20 "Papendick" (2/52)
  • 2nd Brigade: Oberst Graf Lindenau
    • 1/,2/,3/,4/5th Kurmärk Landwehr Regiment (86/2,790)
    • 1/,2/,3/,4/2nd Neumärk Landwehr Regiment (50/1,520)
    • 1/,2/,5/1st Silesian Landwehr Regiment (61/2,010)
    • 2/,6/Berlin Landwehr Cavalry Regiment (2)(8/176)
    • 1/,2/1st Kurmärk Landwehr Cavalry Regiment (9/136)
    • 1/,2/,3/,4/3rd Pommeranian Landwehr Cavalry Regiment (12/315)
    • 1/,2/7th Kurmärk Landwehr Cavalry Regiment (7/157)
    • 1/2 6pdr Foot Battery #30 "Hertig" (2/79)
  • Artillery Reserve: Oberstleutnant von Strampf
    • 6pdr Foot Batteries #17 "Gleim" & #27 "Matthias" (4/157)
    • Horse Battery #11 "Borchard" (2/79)

Detached Corps

Commander: General von Wobeser

  • 1/,2/,3/,4/1st West Prussian Landwehr Regiment (62/1,770)
  • 1/,2/,3/2nd West Prussian Landwehr Regiment (68/1,860)
  • 1/,2/,3/,4/3rd West Prussian Landwehr Regiment (64/1,950)
  • 4/1st East Prussian Landwehr Regiment
  • 1/,2/,3/1st West Prussian Landwehr Cavalry Regiment (10/198)
  • 1/,2/,3/2nd West Prussian Landwehr Cavalry Regiment (9/168)
  • 1/,2/3rd West Prussian Landwehr Cavalry Regiment (9/153)
  • 6pdr Foot Battery #22 "Wegner" (3/122)

Detached Corps

Commander: General von Hirschfeldt

  • 1/,2/,3/,4/1st Reserve Infantry Regiment (82/2,800)
  • 1/,2/,3/,4/3rd Kurmärk Landwehr Regiment (80/1,860)
  • 1/,2/,3/4th Kurmärk Landwehr Regiment (68/1,800)
  • 1/,2/,3/,4/6th Kurmärk Landwehr Regiment (80/2,400)
  • 1/,2/,3/7th Kurmärk Landwehr Regiment (68/1,800)
  • 1/,2/,3/,4/3rd Kurmärk Landwehr Cavalry Regiment (14/320)
  • 1/,2/,3/,4/5th Kurmärk Landwehr Cavalry Regiment (14/320)
  • 1/,2/,3/,4/6th Kurmärk Landwehr Cavalry Regiment (14/320)
  • Russian Light Battery #26 "Chamborand" (10 guns) (6/190)

French Army of Berlin

Commander: Marshal Nicolas Oudinot

IV Corps

Commander: Général de division Henri Gatien Bertrand

  • 15th (Italian) Division: Général de division Achille Fontanelli
    • Brigade: Général de brigade Philippe André Martel
      • 2/,3/,4/1st Italian Légère Regiment
      • 1/Milan Guard Regiment
      • Brigade: Général de brigade Saint Andrea
      • 3/,4/1st Italian Line Regiment
      • 2/,3/,4/4th Italian Line Regiment
    • Brigade: Général de brigde Ange-Pierre Moroni
      • 3/,4/6th Italian Line Regiment
      • 2/,3/,4/7th Italian Line Regiment
    • Artillery:
      • 1st Italian Foot Artillery (6×6pdrs & 2×24pdr howitzers)
      • 13th Italian Foot Artillery (6×6pdrs & 2×24pdr howitzers)
      • 5th Italian Artillery Train Company
      • 6th Italian Artillery Train Company
      • Det/6th (bis) Italian Artillery Train Company
  • 12th Division: Général de division Charles Antoine Morand
    • Advanced Guard:
      • 2/8th Légère Regiment
      • 4/8th Légère Regiment
    • Brigade: Général de brigade Antoine Alexandre Julienne de Bélair
      • 1/,2/,3/,4/,6/3th Line Regiment
      • Regimental Artillery
    • Brigade: Général de brigade Étienne Hulot
      • 1/,2/,4/,6/23rd Line Regiment
      • Regimental Artillery
    • Artillery:
      • 1/2nd Foot Artillery (6×6pdrs & 2×24pdr howitzers)
      • 3/2nd Foot Artillery (6×6pdrs & 2×24pdr howitzers)
      • 1/7th (bis) Train Battalion
      • 2/7th (bis) Train Battalion
  • 38th (Württemberg) Division: Generallieutenant Frederic von Franquemont
    • Brigade: Generalmajor Spitzemberg
      • 1/,2/1st Line Regiment "Prinz Paul"
      • 1/,2/2nd Line Regiment "Herzog Wilhelm"
    • Brigade: Generalmajor Doring
      • 1/,2/4th Line Regiment
      • 1/,2/6th Line Regiment
    • Brigade: Generalmajor Stockmeyer
      • 1/,2/7th Line Regiment
      • 1/9th Light Regiment
      • 1/10th Light Regiment
    • Artillery:
      • 1st Württemberg Heavy Battery (4×12pdrs & 2 Heavy Howitzers)
      • 1st Württemberg Light Battery (4×6pdrs & 2×7pdr Howitzers)
  • 24th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade André Louis Elisabeth Marie Briche (Generalmajor Jett)
    • 1/,2/,3/,4/3rd Württemberg Chasseur Regiment "Herzog Ludwig"
    • 1/,2/,3/,4/1st Württemberg Chevauleger Regiment "Prinz Adam"
    • 1st Württemberg Horse Battery - "von Bürgi" (4×6pdrs & 2×7pdr howitzers)
  • Park & Reserve:
    • 24/2nd Foot Artillery (6×12pdrs & 2×6" howitzers)
    • 26/2nd Foot Artillery (6×12pdrs & 2×6" howitzers)
    • 26/4th Foot Artillery (6×12pdrs & 2×6" howitzers)
    • 8/4th Horse Artillery (4×6pdrs & 2×24pdr howitzers)
    • 13th Artillery Ouvriers
    • 3/7th (bis) Artillery Train Battalion
    • 4/7th (bis) Artillery Train Battalion
    • 5/7th (bis) Artillery Train Battalion
    • 6/7th (bis) Artillery Train Battalion
    • 7/7th (bis) Artillery Train Battalion
    • 4/11th Principal Artillery Train Battalion
  • Engineers:
    • 2/1st Sapper Battalion
    • 8/1st Sapper Battalion
    • 8/1st Italian Sapper Battalion
    • 3/Italian Marine Artisan Battalion
    • Engineering Train Squad
  • Military Equippage:
    • 5/9th Military Equippage Battalion
    • 6/9th Military Equippage Battalion
    • 7/9th Military Equippage Battalion
    • Italian Transport

VII Corps

Commander: Général de division Jean Reynier

  • 24th (Saxon) Division: Generallieutenant Le Coq
    • Brigade: Oberst von Brause
      • 1/,2/1st Light Infantry Regiment "LeCoq"
      • 1/Maximilian Infantry Regiment
      • 1st Jäger Company
      • 1/Guard Grenadier Regiment
      • 2/Von Rechten Regiment
    • Brigade: Oberst von Mellentin
      • Converged Grenadier Battalion "Spiegel"
      • 1/,2/Prinz Frederich August Infantry Regiment
      • 1/,2/von Steindel Infantry Regiment
    • Artillery: Major von Roth
      • 1st Saxon Foot Battery "Dietrich" (6×6pdrs & 2×8pdr howitzers)
      • 2nd Saxon Foot Battery "Zandt" (6×6pdrs & 2×8pdr howitzers)
      • Saxon Train Det.
  • 25th (Saxon) Division: Generallieutenant von Sahr
    • Brigade: Oberst von Bose
      • Converged Grenadier Battalion "Sperl"
      • 1/,2/2nd Light Infantry Regiment "von Sahr"
      • 2/König Infantry Regiment
      • 1/Niesemenschel Infantry Regiment
    • Brigade: Oberst von Ryssel
      • 1/, 2/Prinz Anton Infantry Regiment
      • 1/,2/von Löw Infantry Regiment
    • Artillery: Major Gau
      • 3rd Saxon Foot Battery "Kühnel" (6×6pdrs & 2×8pdr howitzers)
      • 4th Saxon Foot Battery "Rouvroy II" (6×6pdrs & 2×8pdr howitzers)
      • Saxon Train Det.
  • 32nd Division: Général de division Pierre François Joseph Durutte
    • Brigade: Général de brigade Étienne Anatole Gédéon Jarry
      • 1/36th Légère Regiment
      • Det/ 3/36th Légère Regiment
      • 4/36th Légère Regiment
      • 1/,3/,4/131st Infantry Regiment
    • Brigade:
      • Det/133rd Infantry Regiment
      • 3/,4/133rd Infantry Regiment
      • 2/,3/Würzburg Infantry Regiment
  • 26th Light Cavalry Brigade: Generalmajor von Gablenz (Oberst Lindenau)
    • 1-8/Saxon Hussar Regiment
    • 1-5/Prinz Clemens Uhlan Regiment
    • 1st Saxon Horse Battery "Birnbaum" (4×6pdrs & 2×8pdr howitzers)
    • 2nd Saxon Horse Battery "Probsthayn" (4×6pdrs & 2×8pdr howitzers)
  • Park & Reserves:
    • Saxon 12pdr Foot Battery "Rouvroy I" (6×12pdrs & 2×8pdr howitzers)
    • Saxon Sapper Company
    • Saxon Park
    • Saxon Train

XII Corps

Commander: Marshal Nicolas Oudinot

  • 13th Division: Général de division Michel-Marie Pacthod
    • Brigade: Général de brigade Martial Bardet
      • 4/1st Légère Regiment
      • 3/,4/7th Infantry Regiment
      • 4/42nd Infantry Regiment
    • Brigade: Général de brigade Jean-Baptiste Cacault
      • 3/, 4/67th Infantry Regiment
      • 2/,3/,4/101st Infantry Regiment
    • Artillery:
      • 4/4th Foot Artillery (6×6pdrs & 2×24pdr howitzer)
      • 20/4th Foot Artillery (6×6pdrs & 2×24pdr howitzer)
      • 2/4th Principal Train Battalion
      • 3/7th (bis) Train Battalion
  • 14th Division: Général de division Armand Charles Guilleminot
    • Brigade: Général de brigade Louis Bertrand Pierre Brun de Villeret
      • 2/,6/18th Légère Regiment
      • 1/,2/,3/156th Infantry Regiment
    • Brigade: Général de brigade Antoine Gruyer
      • 2/Illyrian Infantry Regiment (26/486)
      • 3/,4/52nd Infantry Regiment
      • 1/,2/,3/137th Infantry Regiment
      • Illyrian Chasseurs
    • Artillery:
      • 2/4th Foot Artillery (6×6pdrs & 2×24pdr howitzer)
      • 1/8th Foot Artillery (6×6pdrs & 2×24pdr howitzer)
      • 1/9th (bis) Train Battalion
      • 4/3rd (bis) Train Battalion
      • 1/4th Principal Train Battalion
      • 5/7th Principal Train Battalion
  • 29th (Bavarian) Division: Generallieutenant Raglovitch
    • Brigade: Generalmajor Maillot de la Treill
      • 1st Bavarian Light Infantry Battalion
      • 2/3rd Bavarian Infantry Regiment
      • 1/13th Bavarian Infantry Regiment
      • 1/4th Bavarian Infantry Regiment
      • 2/8th Bavarian Infantry Regiment
    • Brigade: Generalmajor Wolf
      • 2nd Bavarian Light Infantry Battalion
      • 2/5th Bavarian Infantry Regiment
      • 2/7th Bavarian Infantry Regiment
      • 2/9th Bavarian Infantry Regiment
      • 2/10th Bavarian Infantry Regiment
    • Artillery:
      • 1st Bavarian Foot Artillery (6×6pdrs & 2×7pdr howitzers)
      • 2nd Bavarian Foot Artillery (6×6pdrs & 2×7pdr howitzers)
      • 1st Bavarian Reserve Artillery (6×12pdrs & 2×7pdr howitzers)
      • 1st Bavarian Train Battalion

III Cavalry Corps

Commander: Général de division Jean-Toussaint Arrighi de Casanova

  • 5th Light Cavalry Division: Général de division Jean Thomas Guillaume Lorge
    • 12th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Charles Claude Jacquinot
      • 3/,4/5th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment
      • 3/,4/10th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment
      • 5/,6/13th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment
    • 13th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Antoine François Eugène Merlin
      • 4/15th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment
      • 3/21st Chasseur à Cheval Regiment
      • 3/,4/22nd Chasseur à Cheval Regiment
  • 6th Light Cavalry Division: Général de division François Fournier-Sarlovèze
    • 14th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Pierre Mourier
      • 4/29th Chasseur à Cheval Regiment
      • 4/31st Chasseur à Cheval Regiment
      • 4/1st Hussar Regiment
    • 15th Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Auguste Jean Ameil
      • 3/,4/2nd Hussar Regiment
      • 5/4th Hussar Regiment
      • 4/12th Hussar Regiment
  • 4th Heavy Cavalry Division: Général de division Jean-Marie Defrance
    • 1st Brigade: Général de brigade Jacques Philippe Avice
      • 4/4th Dragoon Regiment
      • 3/5th Dragoon Regiment
      • 3/12th Dragoon Regiment
      • 3/14th Dragoon Regiment
      • 4/24th Dragoon Regiment
    • 2nd Brigade: Général de brigade Jean Charles Quinette de Cernay
      • 4/16th Dragoon Regiment
      • 3/17th Dragoon Regiment
      • 3/21st Dragoon Regiment
      • 4/26th Dragoon Regiment
      • 5/27th Dragoon Regiment
      • 5/13th Cuirassier Regiment
  • Artillery
    • 1/5th Horse Artillery (4×6pdrs & 2×7pdr howitzers)
    • 5/5th Horse Artillery (4×6pdrs & 2×7pdr howitzers)
    • 2/1st Horse Artillery (4×6pdrs & 2×7pdr howitzers)
    • 4/6th Horse Artillery (4×6pdrs & 2×7pdr howitzers)
    • Det. 5/1st (bis) Artillery Train
    • Det. 5/4th Principal Artillery Train

Sources

  • Nafziger, George. "Order of Battle for Gross-Beeren, 23 August 1813" (PDF). Napoleon Series.
  • Six, Georges (1934). Dictionnaire biographique des généraux et amiraux français de la Révolution et de l'Empire: 1792-1814 (in French). Paris: Libraire Historique et Nobilaire. full text online: Tome I (A–J) Tome II (K–Z)
  • Smith, Digby (1998). The Greenhill Napoleonic wars data book. London: Greenhill Books. pp. 440–441. ISBN 1-85367-276-9.
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