Orders of Battle:
Franco-Prussian War

August 1 1870:
French

by Larry Brom

ARMY OF THE RHINE

THE IMPERIAL GUARD

1st Infantry Division

1st Brigade:

    Chasseurs of the Guard
    1st and 2nd Voltigeurs of the Guard

2nd Brigade:

    3rd and 4th Voltigeurs of the Guard

Division-Artillery:

    Two 4-pounder batteries, one mitrailleuse battery

2nd Infantry Division

1st Brigade:

    Zouaves of the Guard (two battalions)
    1st Grenadiers of the Guard

2nd Brigade:

    2nd and 3rd Grenadiers of the Guard

Division-Artillery:

    Two 4-pounder batteries, one mitrailleuse battery

Cavalry Division

1st Brigade:

    Guides
    Chasseurs of the Guard

2nd Brigade:

    Lancers of the Guard
    Dragoons of the Guard

3rd Brigade:

    Cuirassiers of the Guard
    Carabiniers of the Guard

Reserve Artillery

    Four horse-artillery batteries

1ST CORPS

1st Infantry Division

1st Brigade:

    13th Chasseur battalion
    18th and 96th Line regiments

2nd Brigade:

    45th and 74th Line regiments

Division-Artillery

    Two 4-pounder batteries and one mitrailleuse battery

2nd Infantry Division

1st Brigade:

    16th Chasseur battalion
    50th and 78th Line regiments
2nd Brigade:
    1st regiment of Zouaves
    1st regiment of Turcos
Division-Artillery
    Two 4-pounder batteries and one mitrailleuse battery

3rd Infantry Division

1st Brigade:

    8th Chasseur battalion
    2nd Zouave regiment
    36th Line regiment
2nd Brigade:
    2nd regiment ot Turcos
    48th Line regiment
Division-Artillery
    Two 4-pounder batteries and one mitrailleuse battery

4th Infantry Division

1st Brigade:

    1st Chasseur battalion
    3rd Zouave regiment
    56th Line regiment
2nd Brigade:
    3rd regiment of Turcos
    87th Line regiment
Division-Artillery
    Two 4-pounder batteries and one mitrailleuse battery

Cavalry Division

1st Brigade:

    3rd Hussar regiment
    11th Chasseur regiment
2nd Brigade:
    2nd and 6th Lander regiments
    10th Dragoon regiment
3rd Brigade:
    8th and 9th Cuirassier regiments

Reserve Artillery

    Two 4-pounder batteries
    Two 12-pounder batteries
    Four horse-artillery batteries

2ND CORPS

1st Infantry Division

1st Brigade:

    3rd Chasseur battalion
    32nd and 55th Line regiments
2nd Brigade:
    76th and 77th Line regiments
Division-Artillery
    Two 4-pounder batteries and one mitrailleuse battery

2nd Infantry Division

1st Brigade:

    12th Chasseur battalion
    8th and 23rd Line regiments
2nd Brigade:
    66th and 67th Line regiments
Division-Artillery
    Two 4-pounder batteries and one mitrailleuse battery

3rd Infantry Division

1st Brigade:

    10th Chasseur battalion
    2nd and 63rd Line regiments
2nd Brigade:
    24th and 40th Line regiments
Division-Artillery
    Two 4-pounder batteries and one mitrailleuse battery

Cavalry Division

1st Brigade:

    4th and 5th regiments of Chasseurs

2nd Brigade:

    7th and 12th regiments of Dragoons

Reserve Artillery

    Two 4-pounder batteries
    Two 12-pounder batteries
    Two mitrailleuse batteries

3RD CORPS

1st Infantry Division

1st Brigade:

    18th Chasseur battalion
    51st and 52nd Line regiments
2nd Brigade:
    81st and 95th Line regiments
Division Artillery
    Two 4-pounder batteries and one mitrailleuse battery

2nd Infantry Division

1st Brigade:

    15th Chasseur battalion
    19th and 41st Line regiments
2nd Brigade:
    69th and 90th Line regiments
Division-Artillery
    Two 4-pounder batteries and one mitrailleuse battery

3rd Infantry Division

1st Brigade:

    7th Chasseur battalion
    7th and 29th Line regiments
2nd Brigade:
    59th and 71st Line regiments
Division-Artillery
    Two 4-pounder batteries and one mitrailleuse battery

4th Infantry Division

1st Brigade:

    11th Chasseur battalion
    44th and 60th Line regiments
2nd Brigade:
    Both and 85th Line regiments
Division-Artillery
    Two 4-pounder batteries and one mitrailleuse battery

Cavalry Division

1st Brigade:

    2nd, 3rd, and 10th Chasseur regiments
2nd Brigade:
    2nd and 4th Dragoon regiments
3rd Brigade:
    5th and 8th Dragoon regiments

Reserve Artillery

    Two 4-pounder batteries
    Two 12-pounder batteries
    Four horse-artillery batteries

4TH CORPS

1st Infantry Division

1st Brigade:

    20th Chasseur battalion
    1st and 6th Line regiments
2nd Brigade:
    57th and 73rd Line regiments
Division-Artillery
    Two 4-pounder batteries and one mitrailleuse battery

2nd Infantry Division

1st Brigade:

    5th Chasseur battalion
    13th and 43rd Line regiments
2nd Brigade:
    64th and 98th Line regiments
Division-Artillery
    Two 4-pounder batteries and one mitrailleuse battery

3rd Infantry Division

1st Brigade:

    2nd Chasseur battalion
    15th and 33rd Line regiments
2nd Brigade:
    54th and 65th Line regiments
Division-Artillery
    Two 4-pounder batteries and one mitrailleuse battery

Cavalry Division

1st Brigade:

    2nd and 7th Hussar regiments
2nd Brigade:
    3rd and lith Dragoon regiments

Reserve Artillery

    Two 4-pounder batteries
    Two 12-pounder batteries
    Two horse-artillery batteries

5TH CORPS

1st Infantry Division

1st Brigade:

    4th Chasseur battalion
    11th and 46th Line regiments
2nd Brigade:
    61st and 86th Line regiments
Division-Artillery
    Two 4-pounder batteries and one mitrailleuse battery

2nd Infantry Division

1st Brigade:

    14th Chasseur battalion
    49th and 84th Line regiments
2nd Brigade:
    88th and 97th Line regiments
Division-Artillery
    Two 4-pounder batteries and one mitrailleuse battery

3rd Infantry Division

1st Brigade:

    19th Chasseur battalion
    17th and 27th Line regiments
2nd Brigade:
    30th and 68th Line regiments
Division-Artillery
    Two 4-pounder batteries and one mitrailleuse battery

Cavalry Division

1st Brigade:

    5th and 12th Chasseur regiments
2nd Brigade:
    3rd and 5th Lancer regiments
Division-Artilllery:
    One battery of horse-artillery

Reserve Artillery

    Two 4-pounder batteries
    Two 12-pounder batteries
    Two horse-drtillery batteries

6TH CORPS

1st Infantry Division

1st Brigade:

    9th Chasseur battalion
    4th and 10th Line regiments
2nd Brigade:
    12th and 100th Line regiments
Division-Artillery
    Two 4-pounder batteries and one mitrailleuse battery

2nd Infantry Division

1st Brigade:

    9th and 14th Line regiments
2nd Brigade:
    20th and 30th Line regiments
Division-Artillery
    Two 4-pounder batteries and one mitrailleuse battery

3rd Infantry Division

1st Brigade:

    75th and 91st Line regiments
2nd Brigade:
    93rd Line regiment
Diviston-Artillery
    Two 4-pounder batteries and one mitrailleuse battery

4th Infantry Division

1st Brigade:

    25th and 26th Line regiments
2nd Brigade:
    28th and 70th Line regiments
Division-Artillery
    Two 4-pounder batteries and one mitrailleuse battery

Cavalry Division

1st Brigade:

    1st Hussar regiment
    6th Chasseur regiment
2nd Brigade:
    1st and 7th Lancer regiments
3rd Brigade:
    5th and 6th Cuirassier regiments
Division-Artillery:
    Two batteries of horse-artillery

Reserve Artillery

    Two 4-pounder batteries
    Two 12-pounder batteries
    Four horse-artillery batteries

7TH CORPS

1st Infantry Division

1st Brigade:

    17th Chasseur battalion
    3rd and 21st Line regiments
2nd Brigade:
    47th and 99th Line regiments
Division-Artillery
    Two 4-pounder batteries and one mitrailleuse battery

2nd Infantry Division

1st Brigade:

    6th Chasseur battalion
    5th and 37th Line regiments
2nd Brigade:
    53rd and 89th Line regiments
Division-Artillery
    Two 4-pounder batteries and one mitrailleuse battery

3rd Infantry Division

1st Brigade:

    52nd and 72nd Line regiments
2nd Brigade:
    82nd and 83rd Line regiments
Division-Artillery
    Two 4-pounder batteries and one mitrailleuse battery

Cavalry Division

1st Brigade:

    4th Hussar regiment
    4th and 8th Lancer regiments
2nd Brigade:
    6th Hussar regiment 6th Dragoon regiment
Division-Artillery:
    One battery of horse-artillery

Reserve Artillery

    Two 4-pounder batteries
    Two 12-pounder batteries
    Two horse-artillery batteries

RESERVE CAVALRY

1st Division

1st Brigade:

    1st and 3rd regiments Chasseurs d'Afrique
2nd Brigade:
    2nd and 4th regiments Chasseurs d'Afrique
Division-Artillery:
    Two batteries of horse-artillery

2nd Division

1st Brigade:

    1st and 2nd Cuirassier regiments
2nd Brigade:
    3rd and 4th Cuirassier regiments
Division-Artillery
    Two batteries of horse-artillery

3rd Division

1st Brigade:

    1st and 9th Dragoon regiments
2nd Brigade:
    7th and 10th Cuirassier regiments
Division-Artillery
    Two batteries of horse-artillery

GREAT ARTILLERY RESERVE

13th Field-Artillery regiment

    Eight 12-pounder batteries

18th Field-Artillery regiment

    Eight batteries of horse-artillery
    Three mountain batteries

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