Battle of Dennewitz

Battle of Dennwitz Order of Battle

By Patrick E. Wilson, UK

The Prussians

3rd Prussian Corps:

Lieutenant-General von Bulow

3rd Brigade: Major-General Prinz Ludwig von Hessen-Homburg

    2nd East Prussian Grenadier Battalion.
    3rd East Prussian Infantry Regiment: 2 Battalions.
    4th Reserve Infantry Regiment: 3 Battalions.
    3rd East Prussian Militia Regiment: 4 Battalions.
    1st Leib Hussar Regiment: 4 Squadrons.
    6pdr Foot Artillery Battery No 5.

4th Brigade Major-General von Thuemen.

    4th East Prussian Infantry Regiment: 3 Battalions.
    5th Reserve Infantry Regiment: 3 Battalions
    Elbe Infantry Regiment: 2nd Battalion.
    East Prussian Jägers: 2 Companies.
    Pomeranian National Cavalry Regiment: 4 Squadrons.
    6pdr Foot Artillery Battery No 6.

5th Brigade: Major-General von Borstell.

    Pomeranian Grenadier Battalion.
    1st Pomeranian Infantry Regiment: Fusilier Battalion only.
    2nd Reserve Infantry Regiment: 3 Battalions.
    2nd Kurmark Militia Regiment: 3 Battalions.
    Pomeranian Hussar Regiment: 4 Squadrons.
    6pdr Foot Artillery Battery No 10.
    6pdr Horse Artillery Battery No 11.

6th Brigade Colonel von Krafft.

    Kolberg Infantry Regiment: 3 Battalions.
    9th Reserve Infantry Regiment: 3 Battalions.
    1st Neumark Militia Infantry: 2nd and 4th Battalions only.
    1st Pomeranian Militia Cavalry Regiment: 3 Squadrons.
    6pdr Foot Artillery Battery No 16.

Reserve Cavalry: Major-General von Oppen.

1st Cavalry Brigade: Major-General von Treskow II

    1st West Prussian Ulan Regiment: 4 Squadrons.
    2nd West Prussian Dragoon Regiment: 4 Squadrons.
    Brandenburg and Konigen Dragoon Regiments: 4 Squadrons each.

2nd Cavalry Brigade: Colonel von Malzahn.

    2nd Pomeranian Militia Cavalry Regiment: 3 Squadrons.
    2nd and 4th Kurmark Militia Cavalry Regiments; 3 Squadrons each.
    6pdr Horse Artillery Batteries No 5 and No 6

    Reserve Artillery

      12pdr Foot Artillery Batteries No 4 and No 5.
      12pdr Russian Position Artillery Batteries No 7 and No 21.

4th Prussian Corps

Lieutenant-General B.F. von Tauentzien.

13th Brigade: Major-General von Dobscheutz.

    3rd Reserve Infantry Regiment: 4 Battalions.
    1st Kurmark Militia Infantry Regiment: 3 Battalions.
    2nd and 3rd Neumark Militia Cavalry Regiments: 4 Squadrons each.
    2nd and 3rd East Prussian Militia Cavalry Regiments: 4 Squadrons each.
    6pdr Foot Artillery Battery No 20.

14th Brigade: Colonel Count de Lindenau.

    1st Silesian Militia Infantry Regiment: 3 Battalions.
    2nd Neumark Militia Infantry Regiment: 3 Battalions.
    5th Neumark Militia Infantry Regiment: 3 Battalions.
    1st Kurmark and 3rd Pomeranian Militia Cavalry Regiments: 4 Squadrons.
    6pdr Foot Artillery Battery No 30.

Artillery Reserve: Lieutenant-Colonel von Stumpf.

    6pdr Foot Artillery Batteries No 17 and No 27.

The Army of Berlin


Commander-in-Chief: Marechal Michel Ney.

4th Corps d’Armée

General Comte Bertrand.

12th Division: General Comte Morand.

    8th Legere and 13th Ligne Infantry Regiments: 4 Battalions each.
    23rd and 137th Ligne Infantry Regiments: 3 Battalions each.
    2 x 6pdr Foot Artillery Batteries.

15th (Italian) Division: General Comte Fontanelli

    1st Italian Legere Infantry Regiment: 2 Battalions.
    Milan Guard Infantry Battalion.
    1st, 4th, 6th and 7th Italian Ligne Infantry Regiments: 1 Battalion each.
    1 x 6pdr Foot Artillery Battery

38th (Württemberg) Division: General von Franquemont.

    1st, 2nd and 3rd Württemberg Combined Line Infantry Regiments: 2 Battalions each.
    6pdr Württemberg Foot and Horse Artillery Batteries.

24th Cavalry Brigade Major-General Jett.

    1st and 3rd Württemberg Cavalry Regiments: 1 Squadron each.

29th Cavalry Brigade Major-General Wolff.

    Westfalian and HesseDarmstedt Garde Cavalry: 1 Squadron each.

7th Corps d’Armee:


General Comte Reynier.

24th (Saxon) Division: General von Zeschau.

    Leib Garde, von Spiegel Grenadiers and Prinz Maxmilian Infantry Regiment: 1 Battalion each.
    Steindel, von Rechten and Prinz Friederich August Infantry Regiments: 2 Battalions each.
    2 x 6pdr Saxon Foot Artillery Batteries.

25th (Saxon) Division: General von Sahr.

    Grenadier Battalion von Anger;
    Konig Infantry Regiment; 1 Battalion.
    Light Infantry Regiment von Sehr and von Niesemeuschal Infantry Regiment: 2 Battalions each.
    Prinz Anton and von Low Infantry Regiments: 2 Battalions each.
    2 x 6pdr Saxon Foot Artillery Batteries.

32nd Division: General Baron Durutte.

    35th and 36th Legere Infantry Regiments: 1 Battalion each.
    131st, 132nd and 133th ligne Infantry Regiments: 2 Battalions each.
    2 x 6pdr Foot Artillery Batteries.

26th Cavalry Brigade: Major-General von Gablenz.

    Saxon Hussar Regiment: 8 Squadrons.
    Saxon Prinz Clemens Uhlan Regiment: 5 Squadrons.
    6pdr Saxon Horse Artillery Battery.

Reserve Artillery

    12pdr Saxon Foot Artillery Battery.

12th Corps d’Armée:


Marechal Oudinot, Duc du Reggio.

13th Division: General Pacthod.

    1st Legere, 7th and 42nd Ligne Infantry Regiments: 2 Battalions each.
    101st Ligne Infantry Regiment: 3 Battalions.
    6pdr Foot Artillery Battery.

14th Division: General Comte Guilleminot.

    18th Legere, 56th and 67th Ligne Infantry Regiments: 2 Battalions each.
    156th Ligne Infantry Regiment: 4 Battalions.
    6pdr Foot Artillery Battery.

29th (Bavarian) Division: General Raglovich.

    1st, 4th, 5th, 8th and 9th Bavarian Infantry Regiments: 1 Battalion each.
    3rd, 10th and 13th Bavarian Infantry Regiments: 2 Battalions each.
    2 x 6pdr Bavarian Foot Artillery Batteries.
    1 x 12pdr Bavarian Foot Artillery Battery.

Bavarian Cavalry Brigade: General Pappenheim.

    2nd and 6th Bavarian Chevaux-Leger Regiments.

3rd Cavalry Corps d’Armée:


General Arrighi, Duc du Padua.

5th Light Cavalry Division: General Lorge.

    5th, 13th and 22nd Chasseurs a cheval: 2 Squadrons each.
    21st Chasseurs a cheval: 1 Squadron.

6th Light Cavalry Division: General Baron Fournier.

    1st Hussars and 29th Chasseurs a cheval: 1 Squadron each.

4th Heavy Cavalry Division: General Comte Defrance.

    12th, 21st, 24th and 26th Dragoon Regiments: 1 Squadron each.
    18th (Polish) Cavalry Brigade: General Kruckowiecki.
      2nd Polish Uhlans and 4th Polish Chasseurs a cheval: 4 Squadrons.

Battle of Dennwitz Introduction
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