The Chart
The Forces Involved
The exact composition of the forces involved in the Battle of Heliopolis is unknown to me, but listed here is a pretty good guess which should allow miniature games to recreate this conflict on a gaming table.
| French Forces | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INFANTRY | Morale | Grade | 60 to 1 (Figures/Fire) | 20 to 1 |
| 8 units French Line Inf. | 5 | Veteran line | 12 / 12 | 36 /36 |
| 3 units French Light Inf. | 6 | First-rate line | 12 / 12 | 36 /36 |
| 1 unit Coptic Militia
| 3 | Trained militia | 12 / 10 | 36 /30 |
| CAVALRY | Morale | Grade | 60 to 1 (Figures/Fire) | 20 to 1 |
| 2 units Dragoons | 6 | Medium - battle cavalry
| 8 | 24 |
| 1 unit Mamluks | 7 | Light - battle cavalry
| 8 | 24 |
| 1 unit Dromedaries | 5 | Light - non-battle cavalry | 8 | 24 |
| ARTILLERY | Morale | Grade | Fire Effectiveness | Unit Size |
| 1 unit Heavy Artillery | 5 | Veteran | Average | 12-pdrs (8 guns) |
| 6 units Line Artillery | 5 | Veteran | Average | 8-pdrs (8 guns) |
| 2 units Horse Artillery | 6 | First-rate line | Good | 6-pdrs (6 guns) |
| Ottoman Forces | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INFANTRY | Morale | Grade | 60 to 1 (Figures/Fire) | 20 to 1 |
| 3 units Imperial Janissaries | 4 | Conscript line | 12 / 10 | 36 /30 |
| 2 units Provincial Janissaries | 3 | Trained militia | 12 / 10 | 36 /30 |
| 3 units Arnauts | 5 | Veteran line | 12 / 12 | 36 /36 |
| 3 units Sekhans | 4 | Conscript line | 12 / 10 | 36 /30 |
| 5 units Derbents | 3 | Trained militia | 12 / 10 | 36 /30 |
| 2 units Fellahin/peasants | 2 | Untrained militia | 12 / 3 | 36 /9 |
| CAVALRY | Morale | Grade | 60 to 1 (Figures/Fire) | 20 to 1 |
| 1 unit Suvarileri | 7 | Medium - battle cavalry
| 12 | 36 |
| 4 units Sipahi | 4 | Light - non-battle cavalry - lancers | 12 | 36 |
| 4 units Mamluks | 7 | Light - battle cavalry
| 12 | 36 |
| 1 unit Djellis | 5 | Light - non-battle cavalry - lancers | 12 | 36 |
| 10 units Yoruks | 3 | Light - non-battle cavalry
| 6 | 18 |
| 5 units Arab cavalry | 3 | Light - non-battle cavalry | 6 | 18 |
| ARTILLERY | Morale | Grade | Fire Effectiveness | Unit Size |
| 2 units Topijis | 5 | Veteran | Poor | 6-pdrs (10 guns) |
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