Soult's Last Stand
Toulouse 1814

Order of Battle: Soult

by Leon Parte, France

1st Division, Daricau:

Fririon's Brigade: 1,840
6th Léger (1 bn), 76th Line (1 bn) 69th Line (2 bns)

Berlier's Brigade: 1,999
86th and 65th Line (2 bns each) 39th Line (1 bn)

Artillery
1 battery

2nd Division, Darmagnac:

Leseur's Brigade: 2,387
31st Léger (2 bns), 75th Line (2 bns) 51st Line (1 bn)

Menne's Brigade: 2,635
118th and 120th Line (3 bns each)

Artillery
1 battery

4th Division, Taupin:

Rey's Brigade: 3,039
12th Léger (2 bns) 32nd and 43rd Line (2 bns each)

Gasquet's Brigade: 2,416
47th Line (2 bns.), 55th and 58th Line (1 bn each)

Artillery
1 battery

5th Division, Maransin:

Barbot's Brigade: 2,045
40th Line (2 bns.) 4th Léger (1 bn), 50th Line (1 bn)

Rouget's Brigade: 1672
27th, 34th, 59th Line (1 bn. each)

Artillery
2 batteries

6th Division, Villatte:

St. Pol's Brigade: 2,658
21st Léger (1 bn) 86th, 96th, 100th Line (1 bn)

Lamorandière's Brigade: 1,951
28th Léger (1 bn), 103rd Line (1 bn) 119th Line (2 bns.)

Artillery
1 battery

8th Division, Harispe:

Dauture's Brigade: 2,198
9th Léger (2 bns), 25th Léger (2 bns) 34th Léger (2 bns)

Baurot's Brigade: 2,886
10th Line (2 bns.) 45th, 81st, 115th, 116th, 117th (1 bn each}

Artillery
1 battery

Reserve Division, Travots: 7,267.

Brigade Pourailly:
1st Line, 10thLine, 33rd Line, 63 rd Line All 1 battalion reinforced with detachments from 81,94, 95,96 Line 2nd Léger (1 bn), 4th Léger (1 bn)

Brigade Wouillemot:
All 1 battalion
32nd Line, 40th Line, 43rd Line 47th Line, 64th Line, 67th Line
National Guard Battalions of des Hautes
Pyrénées, Landes, Gers

Total Infantry 34,993

Cavalry Division Pierre Soult:

Berton's Brigade (1,339)
2nd Hussars 13th and 21st Chasseurs

Vial's Brigade (1,361)
5th, 10th, 15th, 22nd Chasseurs

Brigade de réserve
Provisional dragoon Regts (Composition unknown)
Artillery and Train, and 2 companies pontoniers 3,608
Engineers and Sappers 541
Gendarmerie 206

General Total 42048

Note on French Artillery.
The French Artillery was under the command of General Tirlet and was comprised of : 103 canons, 7 Howitzer, 9 morters, a total of 121 pieces.

When he arrived in Toulouse Soult had 6 cannon per division and 6 mountain guns. The balance were all held with in the town.

Soult's Last Stand Toulouse 1814

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