Etudes Militaires No. 3

A Narrative History of Napoleon's
First War Against the Tsar

A Module for 1807: The Eagles Turn East

by Kevin Zucker


French Army Strengths

DateGuardI
Corp
III
Corp
IV
Corp
V
Corp
VI
Corp
VII
Corp
VIII
Corp
Cav Res.TOTAL
Oct.
Battle
Attrit
Repl
Attach [33]
Change
8,012
0
-
713
-
713
21,667
-37
-467
0
-
-504
31,874
0
-2938
0
-
-2938
34,305
0
-1845
0
-3500
-5345
22,077
-172
-500
339
-
-333
20,831
0
-1564
0
-
-1564
18,429
0
-757
0
-
-757
- 18,493
-500
-1368
-
3004
1136
- 175,688
-709
-9439
1052
-496
-
14 Oct.
Battle
Attrit [34]
Repl
Attach
Change
8,725
0
-2973
-
-
-2973
21,163
-800
-1000
1396
-
-404
28,936
-7052
-1401
2792
-
-5661
28,960
0
-831
1397
566
1132
21,744
-1667
-3902
1396
-
-4173
19,267
-1666
-1000
1396
-
-1270
17,672
-1667
-1000
1396
-
-1271
- 19,629
-
-1000
1397
-
397
- 166,096
-12,852
-13,107
11,170
566
-
24 Nov. [35]
Battle
Attrit
Repl
Attach
Change
5,752
-
-758
-
-
-758
20,759
-700
-5924
-
-
-6624
23,275
-2014
-500
1596
-
-918
30,092
-
-2812
-
-
-2812
17,571
-
-4425
6384
-
1959
17,991
-
-3431
-
-
-3431
16,401
-
-3997
1596
-
-2401
20,684
-
-6594
-
-
-6594
20,026
-
-2326
-
-
-2326
- 172,557
-2,714
-30,767 [36]
9,576
-
-
15 Dec. [37]
Battle
Attrit
Repl [38]
Attach
Change
4,994
-
-
2205
-
2205
14,135
-500
-
4148
-
3648
22,357
-1500
-1000
1890
-2000
-2610
27,280
-
-2100
2644
-
544
19,530
-7000
-
5689
-
-1311
14,566
-300
-
734
-
434
14,000
-1318
-
3318
-
2000
14,090
-
-
3893
-
3893
17,700
-
-2700
-
-
-2700
- 148,652
-10,618
-5,810
24,521
-
-
Jan. [39]
Battle
Attrit
Repl
Attach
Change
7,199
-
-1441
-
-
-1441
17,783
-2375
-2700
351
4000
-724
19,747
-
-
912
-
912
27,824
-2660
-
2689
-
29
18,219
-
-
711
-
711
15,000
-850
-
1464
-
614
16,000
-
-899
-
-
-899
17,893
-
-
3893
-
-
14,990
-
-
4887
-
4887
- 154,745
-5,885
-5,040
11,014
4000
-
27 Jan.
Battle
Attrit
Repl
Attach
Change
5,758
-
-95
-
-
-95
17,059
-
-1000
-
-
-1000
20,659
-175
-5458

-
-5633
27,853
-2785
-2318
-
-
-5103
18,930
-
-1000
-
-
-1000
15,614
-1900
-345
-
-
-2245
15,101
-
-1696
-
-
-1696
17,893
-
-
-
-
-
19,877
-
-566
-
-
-566
- 140,851
-4,860
-12,478
-
-
-
8 Feb.
Battle
Attrit
Repl
Attach
Change
5,663
-1000
-500
5347
-
3847
16,059
-1000
-1000
11,406
2482
11,888
15,026
-5007
-500
19,257
828
14,527
22,750
-10,000
-800
17,442
828
7469
17,930
-1400
-800
11,270
-
9070
13,369
-1500
-1000
6937
-
4437
13,405
-7640
-800
0
-4965
-13,405
17,893
-
-
-
-
-2893
19,311
-2500
-500
6010
-
3010
- 123,513
-30,047
-5,900
77,668
-828
-
1 Apr.
Battle
Attrit
Repl
Attach
Change
9,510
-
-288
-
-
-288
29,947
-2000
-2868
-
-
-288
29,603
-
-
1001
-
1001
30,219
-1200
-
2187
-
987
28,000
-
-
4143
-
4143
17,806
-
-297
-
-
-297
0
-
-
-
-
-
15,000
-
-813
-
-
-813
22,321
-
-5768
-
-
-5768
- 181,406
-3200
-10,034
7331
-
-
16 May. [40]
Battle
Attrit
Repl
Attach
Change
9,222
-
-1326
-
-
-1326
24,079
-550
-1002
-
-
-1552
30,604
-
-1713
-
-
-1713
31,206
-1200
-6
-
-
-1206
32,143
-200
-500
-
-
-700
17,509
-2000
0
1191
-
-809
0
-
-
-
-
-
14,187
-
-1201
-
-
-1201
16,553
-
-1000
-
-
-1000
30,000
-
-1000
-
-10,173
-11,173
205,503
-390
-7748
1191
-10,173
-
7 Jun.
Battle
Attrit
Repl
Attach
Change
7,896
-
-
3000
-
3000
22,527
-2000
-400
-
-
-2400
28,891
-2000
-100
-
-
-2100
30,000
-8711
-200
-
-
-8911
31,443
-850
-500
-
-
-1350
16,700
-2000
-150
-
-
-2150
0
-
-
-
-
-
12,986
-2000
-1000
-
-
-3000
15,553
-2126
-75
-
-
-2201
18,827
-2284
-500
-
-
-2784
184,823
-20,821
-2925
3000
-
-
29 Jun.
Tot. Battle
Total Attrit
Total Repl
10,896
-1,000
-7381
10,552
20,127
-9,925
-15,894
17,301
26,791
-17,748
-10,672
27,448
21,086
-26,556
-9,067
26,359
30,093
-11,017
-11,127
29,593
14,550
-10,216
-6,223
11,722
0
-10,625
-8,392
6,310
9,986
-2,000
-9,608
3,893
13,352
-4,626
-13,945
12,294
16,043
-2,284
-1,500
-2784
164,077
-94,947 [41]
-93,809
145,472 [42]

Table Notes

[33] Grouchy's Cav Div. joined the Cavalry Reserve let.
[34] Not including 981 men from Guard, 716 from I Corps, and 923 from III Corps temporarily detached (escorting prisoners).
[35] Guard and V Corps strengths from 11/11; III Corps from 11/12.
[36] Including about 10,000 grenadiers removed to form Oudinot's Division.
[37] Guard strength is for 11/20; V Corps for 11/20; I, VI, and VIII Corps are 12/25.
[38] Tilly (1119) added to I Corps.
[39] Petre gives different strengths on pg. 177n. Guard figures here reduced arbitrarily by 2,000
[40] Guard strength is for 5/1, I Corps is for 5/20.
[41] Totals do not include Oct. 1806
[42] Total from beyond theater, 113,000, plus recoved invalids, 34,472 = 145,472.

Narrative: Phases of the War
Outline of 1807 Campaign


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