The Battle of Gross Beeren

1813 Order of Battle

by Leon Parte


Army of Berlin

41759 MEN, 119 GUNS
COMMANDER IN CHIEF Marechal D'Empire Oudinot (Not present)

IV Corps: General de Division Bertrand

    12th Division: General de Division Morand
      1st Brigade: General de Brigade Belair
        2/8th Legere 701
        4/8th Legere 697

      2nd Brigade: General de Brigade Toussaint

        1/13th Line Regiment 731
        2/13th Line Regiment 635
        3/13th Line Regiment 658
        4/13th Line Regiment 691
        6/13th Line Regiment 624
        Regimental Artillery l3th Line 2

      3rd Brigade: General de Brigade Hulot

        1/23rd Line Regiment 619
        2/23rd Line Regiment 548
        4/23rd Line Regiment 601
        6/23rd Line Regiment 607
        Regimental Artillery 23rd Line 2
        2/3rd Croatian Regiment 400
        1/4th Croatian Regiment 425

      12th Division Artillery:

        1/2nd Foot Artillery 6
        3/2nd Foot Artillery 6

    IV Corps Artillery Reserve: General de Division de Taviel

      24/2nd Foot Artillery 6
      26/2nd Foot Artillery 6
      25/4th Foot Artillery 6
      8/4th Horse Artillery 6

    15th Division: General de Division Foutanelli

      1st Brigade: General de Brigade Martel
        3/1st Italian Line Regiment 553
        4/1st Italian Line Regiment 543
        2/4th Italian Line Regiment 501
        3/4th Italian Line Regiment 443
        4/4th Italian Line Regiment 457

      2nd Brigade: General de Brigade St.Andrca

        2/1st Italian Legere 782
        3/1st Italian Legere 723
        4/1st Italian Legere 700
        3/6th Italian Line Regiment 467
        4/6th Italian Line Regiment 460

      3rd Brigade: General de Brigade Moroni

        Milan Guard Battalion 547
        2/7th Italian Line Regiment 434
        3/7th Italian Line Regiment 404
        4/7th Italian Line Regiment 414

      15th Division Artillery:

        1/Italian Foot Art. Regiment 6
        13/ltalian Foot Art. Regiment 6

    39th Wurttemburg Division: General de Division Franquemout

      1st Brigade: General de Brigade Stockmayer
        9th Wurttemburg Lt.Btn. 494
        10th Wurttemburg Lt.Bm. 521
        1/7th Wurttemburg Line 372
        2/7th Wurttemburg Line 352

      2nd Brigade: General do Brigade de Spitzenberg

        1/1st Wurttemburg Line 460
        2/1st Wurttemburg Line 431
        1/2nd Wurttemburg Lmie 484
        2/2nd Wurttemburg Line 280

      24th Lt. Cavalry Brigade: General de Division Briche

        1st. Wurttemburg Chev.Leg 384
        3rd. Wurttemburg Chev.Leg 347
        Wurttemburg Horse Artillery 6

      38th Division Artillery:

        Wurttemburg Foot Artillery 6

VII Corps: General de Division Count Reynier

    25th Division: General do Division de Sahr
      1st Brigade: Colonel de Bosch 2/Saxon Combined Grenadiers 668
      1/2nd Saxon Light Infantry 598
      2/2nd Saxon Light Infantry 545
      2/du Roi Regiment 489
      1/de Neismenchel Regiment 540

    2nd Brigade: Colonel de Rissel

      1/de Low Regiment 547
      24de Low Regiment 519
      1/d'Antoine Regiment 541
      2/d'Antoine Regiment 520

    25th Div. Artillery:

      3/Saxon Foot Artillery 6
      4/Saxon Foot Artillery 6

VII Corps Cavalry Brigade: Colonel de Lindenau

    Saxon Hussars 713
    Prinz Clement's Uhlans 758
    1st Saxon Horse Artillery 6
    2nd Saxon Horse Artillery 6

32nd Division: General de Division Baron Durette

    1st Brigade: General de Brigade Devaux
      1/35th Legere 928
      2&4/35th Legere 749
      1/132nd Ligne Regiment 797
      3/132nd Ligne Regiment 727
      4/132nd Ligne Regiment 643

    2nd Brigade: General de Brigade Jarry

      1/36th Legere 560
      4/36th Legere 744
      1/131st Ligne Regiment 896
      3/131st Ligne Regiment 762
      4/131st Ligne Regiment 774
      3/133rd Ligne Regiment 622
      4/133rd Ligne Regiment 689
      2/Wurzburg Regiment 557
      3/Wurzburg Regiment 542

    32nd Div. Artillery:

      13/8th Foot Artillery 6
      14 1 st Foot Artillery 6

      All French and Saxon Artillery listed above was of 6pdr Calibre, with the usual allocation of 2 51/2" Howitzers per battery. The exceptions 24/2nd Foot Artillery and 26/2nd Foot Artillery which comprised 6 l2pdrs.

Army of the North

47534 MEN, 132 GUNS
COMMANDER IN CHIEF Crown Prince Bernadotte (Not Present)

III Corps: Generallieutnant Bulow

    3rd Brigade: Generalmajor Borstell
      1st Lieb Hussar Regiment 723
      2nd East Prussian Grenadiers. 1024
      Fusilier Btn.3rd E.Prussian Regiment 820
      1st/3rd E.Prussian Regiment 820
      2nd/3rd E.Prussian Regiment 820
      1/12th Reserve Infantry Regiment 725
      2412th Reserve Infantry Regiment 725
      3/12th Reserve Infantry Regiment 725
      1/3rd E.Prussia Landwehr 397
      243rd E.Prussia Landwehr 397
      3/3rd E.Prussia Landwehr 397
      413rd E.Prussia Landwehr 397
      Foot Battery No.5 8

    4th Brigade: Generalmajor Theuman

      1st/Elbe Infantry Regiment 855
      2nd/Elbe Infantry Regiment 855
      Fusilier Bttn E.Prussian Regiment 850
      1st/4th E.Prussian Regiment 850
      2nd/4th E.Prussian Regiment 850
      1/5th Reserve Infantry Regiment 720
      2/5th Reserve Infantry Regiment 720
      3/5th Reserve Infantry Regiment 720
      4/5di Reserve Infantry Regiment 720
      East Prussian Jagers 358
      Pommeranian National Cavalry 378
      Foot Battery No. 6 8

    5th Brigade: Gencralmajor Hessen Homburg

      Pommeranian Hussar Regiment 758
      Pommeranian Grenadiers 968
      Fusilier Btn. 1st Pommeranian Regiment 896
      1st/1st Pornmeranian Regiment 896
      2nd/1st Pornmeranian Regiment 896
      1/2nd Reserve Infantry Regiment 730
      42nd Reserve Infantry Regiment 730
      3/2nd Reserve Infantry Regiment 730
      242nd Brandenburg Landwehr 369
      412nd Brandenburg Landwehr 369
      West Prussian Uhlan Regiment. 595
      Foot Battery No. 10 8

    6th Brigade: Gencralmajor Krafft

      1st Pornmeranian Landwehr Cavalry 289
      Fusilier Btn.3rd Colberg Regiment 898
      Fusilier Btn.3rd Colberg Regiment 898
      2nd/3rd Colberg Regiment 898
      3rd/3rd Colberg Regiment 898
      1/9th Reserve Infantry Regiment 750
      2/9th Reserve Infantry Regiment 750
      3/9th Reserve Infantry Regiment 750
      1/1st Neumark Landwehr 698
      2/1st Neumark Landwehr 698
      3/1st Neumark Landwehr 698
      4/1st Neumark Landwehr 698
      Foot Battery No. 16 8

    III Corps Reserve. Cavalry: Generalmajor von Oppen

      Konig Dragoon Regiment 697
      Brandenburg Dragoon Regiment 635
      2nd West Prussian Dragoons 617
      2nd Silesian Hussars 444
      2nd Brandenburg Landwehr Cavalry 335
      4th Brandenburg Landwehr Cavalry 339
      Horse Battery No. 5 8
      Horse Battery No. 6 8

    III Corps Art. Reserve: Generallicutnant Holtzendorf

      Foot Battery N24 8
      Foot Battery N25 8
      Foot Battery N219 8
      Foot Battery N27 (Russian) 12
      Foot Battery N221 (Russian) 12

IV Corps: Gencrallicutnant Tauenzein

    1st Brigade: Generalmajor Dobschutz
      1/3rd Reserve Infantry Regiment 819
      243rd Reserve Infantry Regiment 819
      3/3rd Reserve Infantry Regiment 819
      1/1st Brandenburg Landwehr 732
      2/1st Brandenburg Landwehr 732
      2nd Neumark Landwehr Cavalry 174
      3rd E.Prussian Landwehr Cavalry 313
      Foot Battery No. 20 4

    2nd Brigade: Count de Lindenau

      1/5th Brandenburg Landwehr 719
      2/5th Brandenburg Landwchr 719
      3/5th Brandenburg Landwehr 719
      4/5th Brandenburg Landwehr 719
      1/1st Neumark Landwehr 525
      2/1st Neumark Landwehr 525
      3/1st Neumark Landwehr 525
      1/1st Silesian Landwehr 1036
      2/1st Silesian Landwehr 1036
      Berlin Landwehr Cavalry 186
      1st Brandenburg Landwehr Cavalry 147
      3rd Pommeranian Landwehr Cavalry 331
      7th Brandenburg Landwehr Cavalry 166
      Foot Battery No.(?) 8

    IV Corps Art. Reserve: Oberstlieutnant von Strampf

      Foot Battery No. 17 8
      Foot Battery No. 27 8
      Horse Battery No. (?) 8

    All Prussian Artillery listed above was of 6pdr Calibre, with exception of Prussian Foot Batteries 4 & 5, and Russian Batteries 7 & 21, which were 12pdrs.

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References

Napoleon's Last Campaign in Germany, Petre
Gross Beeren Orders of Battle, Nafziger
Napoleon's Grande Armee of 1813, Bowden
Napoleon: The Last Campaigns 1813- 15, Lawford
Great Battles of History. The Battle of Gross Beeren, Heath

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