by Kerry Hanscom
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The information below has been prepared specifically for use with the Grand Army rules, but unit strengths can easily be determined for other sets of rules in common use by referring to the following charts:
There are some vague points in the text which may be due to lack of information in the sources or to contradictions between sources used. If any readers have clarifications, additional information, corrections or questions I would be glad to hear from them. OOBs Reading the OoB is a fairly simple procedure. Normally there will be two numbers following the name of each regiment engaged in the campaign:
or 1st Grenadiers (2/15) The number to the left of the slash indicates the number of battalions (or squadrons, if a cavalry unit) in the regiment, while the number to the right of the slash gives the headcount of each tactical unit (battalion or squadron). Where a regiment comprises a single battalion the first number is normally deleted. In the French and Prussian armies where unit strengths are more uniform, most headcounts are given in charts introducing the OoB, and only the number of tactical units per regiment is given in the OoB itself. Occasionally the number of tactical units will be given for brigades or divisions when the composition of individual regiments is unkown:
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