French Order of Battle
Imperial Guard
Marechal Adolphe Mortier (Approx. 18,000 men with 180 guns)
Old Guard division: General Comte Roguet
1st and 2nd Grenadiers a Pied
1st and 2nd Chasseurs a Pied
Velites de Florence et de Turin
1st Guard Division: General Comte Dumoustier
Fusilier-Grenadiers and Fusilier-Chasseurs
Flanker-Grenadiers and Flanker-Chasseurs
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 6th and 7th Tirailliers
1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Voltigeurs
Guard Cavalry: Generals Comte Walther, Comte Lefebvre-Desnoettes and Colbert
1st (Polish) and 2nd (Dutch) lancers
Empress Dragoons, Chasseurs a cheval and Grenadiers a cheval
Guard Artillery: General Comte Drouot
6 x 12pdr foot batteries
12 x 6pdr foot batteries
6 x 6pdr horse batteries
3rd Corps d'Armée
Marechal Michel Ney (Approx. 45,000men and 112 guns)
8th Division: General Comte Souham
Brigade Chasseuraux
6th and 10th Legere Provisional regiments, 14th and 19th Ligne Provisional regiments (2 battalions each).
Brigade Chemineau
21st and 24th Ligne Provisional regiments (2 battalions each) and 22nd Ligne Infantry regiment (4 battalions) 2 x 6pdr foot batteries.
9th Division General Comte Brennier
Brigade Anthing
2nd Legere Provisional and 29th Legere Infantry regiments (2 battalions each), 136th Ligne Infantry regiment (4 battalions).
Brigade Grillot
138th and 145th Ligne Infantry regiments (4 battalions each).
2 x 6pdr foot batteries.
10th Division: General Baron Girard
Brigade Goris
4th Legere Provisional regiments (2 battalions) and 136th Ligne Infantry regiment (4 battalions).
Brigade Van Dedem
140th and 141st Ligne Infantry regiments (4 battalions each) 2 x 6pdr foot battalions.
11th Division: General Baron Ricard
Brigade Tarayre
9th Legere Provisional regiment (2 battalions), 17th and 18th Ligne Provisional regiments (2 battalions each).
Brigade Dumoulin
142nd and 144th Ligne Infantry regiments (4 battalions each).
2 x 6pdr foot batteries.
39th Division: General Comte Marchand
Brigade von Stockhorn
2nd battalion 1st Baden Infantry regiment and 3rd Baden Infantry regiment (2 battalions).
Brigade Prinz Emil von Hesse-Darmstädt
Leib-Garde, Fusilier and 2nd Hesse-Darmstädt Infantry regiments (2 battalions each).
1 Baden foot battery (4 guns only).
1 Hesse-Darmstädt foot battery (3 guns only).
Light Cavalry Brigade: General Laboissiere
10th French hussars (4 squadrons) and Baden Light Dragoons (3 squadrons).
Reserve Artillery: Major Tamissier
3 x 12pdr foot batteries 2 x 6pdr horse batteries
6th Corps d'Armée
Marechal Auguste Marmont (Approx. 25,000men and 82 guns)
20th Division: General Comte Compans
Brigade Joubert
20th and 25th Ligne Provisional regiments (2 battalions each).
Brigade Caleault
1st and 3rd Marine Artillery regiments (4 battalions each).
2 x 6pdr foot batteries.
21st Division: General Comte Bonnet
Brigade Jamin
37th Legere Infantry regiment (4 battalions) and Joseph Napoleon Infantry regiment (1 battalion).
Brigade Buquet
2nd Marine Artillery regiment (6 battalions) and 4th Marine Artillery regiment (3 battalions).
2 x 6pdr foot batteries.
22nd Division: General Baron Friedrichs
Brigade Facatier
23rd Legere Infantry regiment (2 battalions), 13th and 16th Ligne Provisional regiments (2 battalions each).
Brigade Coehorn
15th, 70th and 121st Ligne Infantry regiments (2 battalions each).
2 x 6pdr foot batteries.
Reserve Artillery: General ?
2 1/2 x 12pdr foot batteries. 2 x 6pdr horse batteries.
11th Corps d'Armée
Marechal Jacques Macdonald (Approx. 20,000 men and 62 guns)
31st Division: General Baron Ledru
Brigade Fressinet
11th and 13th Provisional Demi-Brigades (5 battalions in all).
Brigade Bardet
Neapolitan Elite Infantry regiment (2 battalions).
1 x 6 pdr foot battery
1 x 6 pdr Neapolitan horse battery.
35th Division: General Comte Gerard
Brigade Senecal
6th Ligne Infantry regiment (2 battalions)
112th Ligne Infantry regiment (4 battalions).
Brigade Zucchi
2nd Italian Infantry regiment (2 battalions)
5th Italian Infantry regiment (4 battalions)
4th Italian Chasseurs a Cheval (2 Squadrons).
2 x 6pdr foot batteries.
36th Division: General Baron Charpentier
Brigade Simmer
14th Legere Infantry regiment (2 battalions)
22nd Legere Infantry regiment (4 battalions).
Brigade Meunier
14th and 15th Provisional Demi-Brigades (5 battalions in all).
2 x 6pdr foot batteries.
Reserve Artillery
2 x 12pdr foot batteries.
N.B. Only the troops that took part in the main fighting of the 2nd May have been given above.
The Russo-Prussian Order of Battle
General of Cavalry von Blucher's 1st Line of Battle
(Approx. 22,000 men and 92 guns)
Upper Silesian Brigade: Major-General von Ziethen
Cavalry under Major Laroche von Starkenfeld
Combined Silesian Hussars (4 Squadrons) and Silesian Uhlans (2 squadrons).
Prussian horse battery No 9.
Infantry under Colonel von Pirch
Silesian Grenadier battalion
1st Silesian Infantry regiment (2 battalions)
Russian Position battery No 1
Prussian foot battery No 11.
Infantry under Colonel von Losthin
Silesian Jäger battalion
Fusiliers battalion of 1st Silesian Infantry regiment
2nd Silesian Infantry regiment (2 battalions).
Russian Position battery No 33
Prussian foot battery No 13
1/2 of Prussian 12pdr battery No 3.
Lower Silesian Brigade: Colonel von Klux
Cavalry under Colonel von Mutius.
Neumark Dragoons (4 Squadrons)
1st West Prussian Dragoons (2 Squadrons).
Prussian horse battery No 7.
Infantry under Major von Jagow
West Prussian Grenadier battalion
1st West Prussian Infantry regiment (2 battalions).
Infantry under Major von Anhalt.
Fusilier battalion of 1st West Prussian Infantry regiment
2nd West Prussian Infantry regiment (6 battalions).
Russian Position battery No 14
Prussian foot battery No 7.
Brandenburg Brigade: Major-General von Roder
Cavalry under Lt-Colonel Katzeler.
West Prussian Uhlans (4 Squadrons)
Brandenburg Hussars (2 Squadrons).
Prussian horse battery No 8.
Infantry: Lt-Colonel von Tippelskirchen.
Infantry under Major von Albensleben
Garde Jäger Battalion
Garde zu Fuss regiment (3 battalions)
The Normal Infantry battalion.
Garde foot battery No 4
Prussian font battery No 9.
Infantry under Major von Natzmer
Leib Grenadier battalion
1st East Prussian battalion
3rd battalion of the Leib Infantry regiment
Garde Freiwilliger Jäger battalion.
Lieutenant-General von Yorck's 2nd line of Battle
(Approx. 16,500 men and 64 guns).
Major-General Berg's Russian Corps
Mitau Dragoons (2 Squadrons)
Position battery No 5.
5th Division: Major-General Lukov
Perm, Sievesk, Kalouga and Mohilev Musketeer regiments (1 battalion each)
Grandduchess Catherine battalion.
14th Division: Major-General Lalin
Tenguinsk and Estonia Musketeer regiments (1 battalion each)
Russian Light battery No 27.
Prussian Brigade of Major-General Hunerbein
1st Combined Infantry regiment (3 battalions)
Fusilier battalion of Leib Infantry regiment
Lithuanian Dragoons (4 Squadrons).
1/2 Prussian foot battery No 3
Prussian foot battery No 1.
Prussian Brigade of Colonel von Horn
5th and 6th Combined Infantry regiments (3 battalions)
2nd Combined Dragoons (4 Squadrons).
1/2 Prussian 12pdr battery No 3
Prussian battery No 2.
Prussian Brigade of Lt-Colonel of von Steinmetz
Colberg Infantry regiment (3 battalions)
2nd Lieb Hussars (4 Squadrons).
Prussian horse battery No 2
Prussian 3pdr foot battery No 1.
The Cavalry Reserve under Lt.-General Baron von Winzingerode
(Approx. 8,500 men).
Prussian Reserve Cavalry Brigade: Colonel van Dolffs
Guard Brigade: Lt-Colonel von Werder
Garde du Corps (5 Squadrons)
Garde Legere Cavalry regiment (6 Squadrons).
Garde horse battery No 4.
Cuirassier Brigade: Colonel von Wahlen-Jurgass
East Prussian, Silesian and Brandenburg Cuirassier regiments (4 Squadrons each).
Prussian horse batteries No 3 and No 10.
Russian Reserve Cavalry under Major-General Count Trubetzkoy
Hussar Division: Major-General Lanskoi
Alexandria and White Russia Hussars (3 Squadrons each)
Soum Hussars (2 Squadrons)
Lithuanian Chasseurs a Cheval (3 Squadrons)
Lithuanian Uhlans (2 Squadrons)
Tartar Uhlans (4 Squadrons)
a Converged Dragoon regiment (2 Squadrons)
4 x Cossack regiments.
Russian Horse Artillery: Major-General Nikitin.
Russian horse batteries No 1, No 2, No 3, No 7 and No 8.
Russian troops involved in the Eisdorf Area
(6,500 men and 36 guns):
2nd Russian Infantry Corps: Lt.-General Prinz Eugene von Württemberg
Brigade: ?
1st and 3rd Ukrainian Cossack regiments
Russian Light battery No 6.
3rd Division: Major-General Count Schachafskoi
Mourmansk, Revel and Tchernigov Musketeer regiments (1 battalion each)
20th and 21st Jägers regiments (1 battalion each).
Russian Light battery No 7.
4th Division: Major-General Saint-Priest
Tobolsk, Volhynie and Krementsoug Musketeer regiments (1 battalion each)
4th and 34th Jäger regiments (1 battalion each).
Russian Light battery No 33.
N.B. Only the troops that actually took part in the battle of 2nd May have been given above.
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