Battle of Bremen 1815

A Wargame Scenario

Order of Battle

Ian Barstow, UK


Grande Armee:

Napoleon
Chief of Staff: Marechal d'Empire Soult

French 113700 Men, 224 Guns

Imperial Guard:

General Count Drouot

Old Guard: General de Division Friant

    1/Old Guard Brigade 2000
    2/Old Guard Brigade 2000
    3/(Dutch) Grenadiers 2000
    Old Guard Foot Artillery 32

    Division Totals 6000 Infantry, 0 Cavalry , 32 Guns.

Young Guard: General de Division Roguet

    1/Young Guard Brigade 1600
    2/Young Guard Brigade 1600
    3/Young Guard Brigade 1600
    4/Young Guard Brigade 1600

    Division Totals 6400 Infantry, 0 Cavalry , 0 Guns.

Guard Cavalry: Gen. de Division Lefebvre-Desnouettes

    Old Guard Lancers 1000
    Old Guard Chasseurs 1000
    Old Guard Horse Arty. 12

    Division Totals 0 Infantry, 2000 Cavalry , 12 Guns.

Armée du Nord

Marechal d'Empire Ney

II Corps: General Count Reille

5th Division: General de Division Bachelu

    1st Brig./5th Division 1800
    2nd Brig./5th Division 1800

    Division Totals 3600 Infantry, 0 Cavalry , 0 Guns.

6th Division: Prince Jerome Napoleon

    1st Brig./6th Division 1800
    2nd Brig./6th Division 1800

    Division Totals 3600 Infantry, 0 Cavalry , 0 Guns.

7th Division: General de Division Girard

    1st Brig./7th Division 1800
    2nd Brig./7th Division 1800

    Division Totals 3600 Infantry, 0 Cavalry , 0 Guns.

9th Division: General de Division Foy

    1st Brig./9th Division 1800
    2nd Brig./9th Division 1800
    II Corps Artillery 24

    Division Totals 3600 Infantry, 0 Cavalry , 24 Guns.

2nd Cavalry Division: General Baron Pire

    1(Lancers)/2nd Cav. Dn. 800
    2(Chasseurs)/2nd Cav. Dn 800

    Division Totals 0 Infantry, 1600 Cavalry , 0 Guns.

III Corps: General Count Vandamme

8th Division: General de Division Lefol

    1st Brig./8th Division 1800
    2nd Brig./8th Division 1800

    Division Totals 3600 Infantry, 0 Cavalry , 0 Guns.

10th Division: General de Division Hubert

    1st Brig./10th Division 1800
    2nd Brig./10th Division 1800

    Division Totals 3600 Infantry, 0 Cavalry , 0 Guns.

11th Division: General de Division Berthezene

    1st Brig./11th Division 1800
    2nd Brig./11th Division 1800
    III Corps Artillery 24

    Division Totals 3600 Infantry, 0 Cavalry , 24 Guns.

3rd Cavalry Division: General de Division Domon

    1(Chasseurs)/3rd Cav. Dn 1600

    Division Totals 0 Infantry, 1600 Cavalry , 0 Guns.

IV Corps: General Count Gerard

12th Division: General de Division Pecheux

    1st Brig./12th Division 1800
    2nd Brig./12th Division 1800

    Division Totals 3600 Infantry, 0 Cavalry , 0 Guns.

13th Division: General de Division Vichery

    1st Brig./13th Division 1800
    2nd Brig./13th Division 1800

    Division Totals 3600 Infantry, 0 Cavalry , 0 Guns.

14th Division: General de Division Hulot

    1st Brig./14th Division 1800
    2nd Brig./14th Division 1800
    IV Corps Artillery 24

    Division Totals 3600 Infantry, 0 Cavalry , 24 Guns.

7th Cavalry Division: General de Division Maurin

    1(Hussars)/7th Cav. Dn. 800
    2(Dragoons)/7th Cav. Dn. 800

    Division Totals 0 Infantry, 1600 Cavalry , 0 Guns.

II Cavalry Corps: General Count Exelmans

9th Cavalry Division: General de Division Strolz

    1(Dragoons)/9th Cav. Dn. 800
    2(Dragoons)/9th Cav. Dn. 800

    Division Totals 0 Infantry, 1600 Cavalry , 0 Guns.

10th Cavalry Division: 26 General de Division Chastel

    1(Dragoons)/10th Cav. Dn 800
    2(Dragoons)/10th Cav. Dn 800
    II Cav. Corps Artillery 12

    Division Totals 0 Infantry, 1600 Cavalry , 12 Guns.

IV Cavalry Corps: General Count Milhaud

13th Cavalry Division: General de Division Wathier

    IV Cav. Corps Artillery 12
    1(Cuirassier)/13th Cav. 800
    2(Cuirassier)/13th Cav. 800

    Division Totals 0 Infantry, 1600 Cavalry , 12 Guns.

14th Cavalry Division: General de Division Delort

    1(Cuirassier)/14th Cav. 800
    2(Cuirassier)/14th Cav. 800

    Division Totals 0 Infantry, 1600 Cavalry , 0 Guns

Armee d'Italie

Prince Eugene de Beauharnais

Italian Corps: General de Division Fontanelli

Neapolitan Division: General Baron Schillachi

    Naples Guard/It. Corps 1800
    Naples Brigade/It. Corps 1800

    Division Totals 3600 Infantry, 0 Cavalry , 0 Guns.

Italian Division: General de Division Baraguey d'Hilliers

    1/Italian Brig./It.Corps 1800
    2/Italian Brig./It.Corps 1800
    3/Italian Brig./It.Corps 1800
    Foot Artillery/It. Corps 24

    Division Totals 5400 Infantry, 0 Cavalry , 24 Guns.

Polish Division: General de Division Kamieniki

    1/Polish Brig./It. Corps 1800
    2/Polish Brig./It. Corps 1800
    3/Polish Brig./It. Corps 1800
    4/Polish Brig./It. Corps 1800
    5/Polish Brig./It. Corps 1800

    Division Totals 9000 Infantry, 0 Cavalry , 0 Guns.

Ad Hoc Cavalry Division: General de Division Uminski

    Polish Lancers/It. Corps 1000
    Light Cav./It. Corps 800
    Horse Artillery/It.Corps 6

    Division Totals 0 Infantry, 1800 Cavalry , 6 Guns

Austrian Army Group

Prince Schwartzenberg

I (Austrian) Corps: Feldzugmeister Klenau

2nd Light Division: General of Cavalry Bubna

    Grenz Brig./2nd Lt. Div. 2000
    Jagers/2nd Lt. Div. 800
    Hussar Brig./2nd Lt. Div 1500
    2nd Lt. Div. Artillery 16

    Division Totals 2800 Infantry, 1500 Cavalry , 16 Guns

2nd (Aust.) Division: General of Infantry Quasdannovich

    IR 54/2nd (Austrian) Div 2400
    IR 45/2nd (Austrian) Div 2400
    2nd Div. Artillery 16
    IR 9/2nd (Austrian) Div 2400
    IR 30/2nd (Austrian) Div 2400

    Division Totals 9600 Infantry, 0 Cavalry , 16 Guns.

3rd (Austrian) Division: General of Infantry Lederer

    IR 35/3rd (Austrian) Div 2400
    IR 42/3rd (Austrian) Div 2400
    IR 21/3rd (Austrian) Div 2400
    3rd Div. Artillery 16
    IR 17/3rd (Austrian) Div 2400

    Division Totals 9600 Infantry, 0 Cavalry , 16 Guns.

Cavalry Corps: General Count Nostitz

Cavalry Division: General of Cavalry Rothkirch

    Kurassiers/Aust. Cav. 2000
    Dragoons/Aust. Cav. 2000
    Uhlans/Aust. Cav. Corps 2400
    Austrian Cav. Battery 6

    Division Totals 0 Infantry, 6400 Cavalry , 6 Guns.

Independent Grenadiers: General of Infantry Prochaska

    Austrian Grenadier Brig. 2400

Anglo-Russian Army

Duke of Wellington
Chief of Staff: Brigadier Gen. Abercromby

77,000 men, 196 guns

Army of the West

Prince Barclay de Tolly

VIII Infantry Corps: Lt. Gen. Yermolov

1st Guard Division: Major Gen. Rosen

    1st Russian Gd. Brigade 1600
    2nd Russian Gd. Brigade 1600
    Converged Russian Gren. 1600
    VIII Inf. Corps Arty. 24

    Division Totals: 4800 Infantry, O Cavalry, 24 Guns.

12th Infantry Division: Major General Lieven

    Brigade Rosen 1600
    Brigade Rudinger 1600
    Brigade Zwarikin 1600

    Division Totais 4800 Infantry, O Cavalry, O Guns.

27th Infantry Division: Major General Neverovski

    Jager Brigade Rachmanov 1200
    Brigade Maznew 1600
    Brigade Bulinski 1600

    Division Totals 4400 Infantry. O Cavalry, O Guns.

IX Infantry Corps: Lt. General St. Priest

16th Infantry Division: Major General Repnin

    Brigade Knieper 1600
    Brigade Melnikov 1600
    Brigade Tugenieff 1600
    IX Inf. Corps Arty. 24

    Division Totals 4800 Infantry, O Cavalry, 24 Guns.

9th Division: Major General Udom

    Brigade Karpenko 1600
    Brigade Bistrom II 1600
    Brigade Charitanoff 1600

    Division Totalc 4800 Infantry, O Cavalry, O Guns.

15th Division: Major Gen. Rudzewitch

    Brigade Schapski 1600
    Brigade Durnoff 1600
    Brigade Kern 1600

    Division Total: 4800 Infantry. 0 Cavalry, O Guns.

X Infantry Corps: Lieut. General Raevski

8th Division: Maj. General Orousov

    Brigade Prebyshevski 1600
    Brigade Scheltuchin 1600
    St Petersburg Opelchenie 2000
    X Inf Corps Arty. 24

    Division Totals 5200 Infantry. 0 Cavalry 24 Guns.

22nd Division: Maj Gen. Tunchaininov

    Jager Brigade Glewov 1200
    Brigade Savonia 1600
    Brigade Ivanoff 1600

    Division Total: 4400 Infantry. 0 Cavalry, O Guns.

Russian Cavalry Corps: Prince Galitzen

1st Cuirassier Division: Maj Gen. Depreradovitch

    Guard Cuirassier Brigade 1200
    Line Cuirassier Brigade 1600
    Russian Cav. Corps Arty 24

    Division Totals 0 Infantry, 2800 Cavalry, 24 Guns.

Allied Division: Major General Chevitch

    Uhlan Brigade Kaiserov 2400
    Prussian Dragoon Brigade 1200

    Division Totals 0 Infantry, 3600 Cavalry, 24 Guns.

I British Corps Lt. General Cole

1st Division: Major General Cooke

    Maitland's (Guards) Brig. 2000
    Byng's (Guards) Brig. 1000
    1st Division Artillery 12

    Division Totals 3000 Infantry, O Cavalry, 12 Guns.

2nd Division: Lieut.General Clinton

    du Plat's KGL Brigade 2400
    Johnstone's Brigade 2000
    Halkett's Brigade 2000
    2nd Division Artillery 12

    Division Totals 6400 Infantry, 0 Cavalry, 12 Guns.

Britib Cav. Corps: Lt. Gen. the Earl or Uxbridge

Corps Chief of Staff: Major General Sir C. Grant

    Somerset's Cavalry Brig. 1200
    Dornberg's Cavalry Brig. 1200
    Vandeleur's Cavalry Brig 1200
    Vivian's Cavalry Brig. 1200
    Royal Horse Artillery 24
    Bull's Howitzer Battery 6
    Whinyates' Rocket Troop 6

    Division Totals 0 Infantry. 4800 Cavalry, 36 Guns.

Freikorps Cavalry Div.: Generalmajor Olfermans

    Brunswiek Cavalry Brig. 800
    Prussian Freikorps Uhlan 1200

    Division Totals 0 Infantry, 2000 Cavalry, 0 Guns.

II British Corps: Lt. Gen. Lord Hill

3rd Division: Lieut.General Alten

    Adam's (Light) Brigade 1600
    Mitchell's (Light) Brigade 1600
    Saxe-Weimar's Brig (Nass) 2400
    3rd Division Artillery 12

    Division Totals 5600 Infantry, 0 Cavalry, 12 Guns.

4th Division: Lieut.General Colville

    Kempt's Brigade 2000
    Pack's (Highlander Brigade) 2000
    Converge Rifle Bttns 1200
    4th Div. (Brunswick) Arty 12

    Division Totals 5200 Infantry, 0 Cavalry, 12 Guns.

5th Division: Prince Frederick of Netherlands

    Lambert's Brigade 2000
    Brunswick Brigade 2000
    Prussian Freikorp Brig. 1600
    5th Div (Prussian ) Arty. 16

    Division Totals 5600 Infantry, 0 Cavalry, 16 Guns.

Bremen 1815


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