Before giving in succeding parts of the series the com- position of the actual divisions, it will be useful to oresent here the outline of the forces involved in corps and armies, so that the reader will have a framework in which to consder the later information. It has been decided not to present any totals, since in some cases these might be misleading in themselves, and since the totals might be altered by information presented later in the series, with resulting confusion. The forces are presented in order clockwise from Flanders to the Vendee and then Paris. Armee du Nord (Army of the North) (AN) Commanding in person: Napoleon, Impereur des francais, etc. Major-general (chief of staff): marechal Soult, duc de Dalmatie Commanders available for detachments: Marechal Ney, Prince de la Moscowa & duc d'Elchingen Marechal le marquis de Grouchy, commanding the reserve cavalry 1er Corps d'Armee - Lt.gen. Drouet, comte d'Erlon Infantry Divisions: 1, 2, 3, 4. Cavalry Divisions: 1C. Corps Artillery Reserve' 11/6 art. a piedp 83 tua; 6/1 esc. du train, 119 tua. Corps Engineers: ii/1 du genie, 351 tua. IIe Corps d'Armee - Lt.gen. comte Reille Infantry Divisions: 5, 6, 7, 9. Cavalry Divisions: 2C. Corps Artillery Reserve: 7/2 art. a pied, 100 tua; (7/1 esc. du train, 116 tuas most likely of several candidates) Corps Engineers: i/1 du genie, 431 tua. IIIe Corps d'Armee - Lt. gen. Vandamme, comte d'Unsebourg Infantry Divisions: 8, 10, 11. Cavalry Divisions: 3C. Corps Artillery Reserve: 1/2 art. a pied, 99 tua; 19/2, art. a pied, 101 tua; 6/5 esc. du trainp 106 tua. Only one of the batteries seems to have been provided with guns. Corps Engineers: det. 11/2 du genie, 151 tua. VIe Corps d'Arme'e - Lt.gen. Mouton, comte de Lobau Infantry Divisions: 19, 20, 21. Cavalry Divisions: none. Corps Artillery Reserve: 4/8 art. a pied, 95 tua; 3/8, 4/8, 5/8 esc. du train, 129 tua. Corps Engineers: det 1/3 du genie, 196 tua. 1er Corps de Cavalerie - Lt. gen. comte Pajol Cavalry Divisions: 4C, 5C. IIe Corps de Cavalerie - Lt. gen. comte Exelmans Cavalry Divisions: 9C, 10C. IIIe Corps de Cavalerie - Lt. gen Kellermann, comte de Valmy Cavalry Divisions: 11C, 12C IVe Corps de Cavalerie - Lt. gen comte Milhaud Cavalry Divisions: 13C, (14 C, ex-AR, see below AR). Garde Imperials - Napoleon, Impereur des francais, etc. Aide general (and effective commander): Lt. gen. comte Drouot Commander of the Cavalry: Marechal Mortier, duc de Trevise, absent due to illness Infantry Divisions: corps de grenadiers a pied (10G), corps de chasseurs (20G), jeune garde (1YG). Cavalry Divisions: grosse cavalerie, cavalerie legere Artillery Reserve: 2 divisional foot batteries of the Old Guard, 4 reserve foot batteries of the Old Guard, 4 horse batteries of the Old Guard., 2 (divisional?) foot batteries of the Young Guard, 5 (variorus?) auxiliary (genie maritime or line) batteries, 1 horse auxiliary (line) battery. This force includes all the artillery of the corps, as well as the general artillery reserve of the Army of the North. Of this force, 1 of the Old Guard reserve batteries, both of the Young Guard batteries, 1 of the auxiliary foot batteries, and the auxiliary horse battery appear to have been absent at Waterloo. In general, I consider the history of the Army of the North's Artillery Reserve to be still an area needing considerable work. The personnel of the Artillery Reserve are supposed to have numbered on the 14th: Old Guard Foot, 730 tua; Old Guard Horse, 399 tua; Old Guard Train, 924 tua; Auxiliary Foot, 429 tua; Auxiliary Horse, 73 tua; Auxiliary Horse, 613 tua. Grand Park - Lt. gen. baron Neigre Note: In spite of nonsense to the contrary, no Napoleonic Army could have or did survive without a park, or accumulation of vehicles for hauling food, ammunition, bridging and construction equipment, etc., plus vehicles of the forges, spare gun carriages, spare guns, the field administration, and the staff. If anything, Napoleonic Armies had larger and better parks than ever before. Cutbacks were made only in the amount of regimental baggage and in the personal baggage of the officers. This does not mean that supplies were not requisitioned, for, in fact, they always had been, though not always as efficiently as became possible in the early 19th Century. Known component units: 6-7 companies of pontonniers, with perhaps 30 pontoons, each on its own wagon, and 10 boats, each on its own wagon; ?/1 esc. du train des equipages, as ambulance drivers; 4/4 esc. des train des equipages, (att. to the IIIe Corps d'Armee, unk. companies of the equipages auxiliaires. The total number of drivers, workmen, etc. has been estimated at 3500, with the number of vehicles reported as 207, though what categories this number includes or excludes in unclear. In general, many of the vehicles would have been attached to the various departments of the Army's administration and to the Corps. 1re Division de la Garde Nationale (1NG) Note: Practically speaking, this division was never formed, its battalions remaining in various garrisons. The divisions's exact proposed attachment in the Army of the North is unknown to me. General Remarks on the Army of the North: Although all of the above units (except the IIIG) served with the Armeeof the North in the actual campaign, it is probable, had the operations in the Lowlands proved successful, that certain of the corps would have been d1rected South, to operate against the Austrians. The corps which seem most "detachable" are VI, the Guard, and those of the reserve cavalry, particularly IIIC and IVC. Armee de la Moselle (Army of the Moselle) (AM) Commander: as for the IVe Corps d'Armee IVe Corps d'Armee - Lt. gen comte Gerard Infantry Divisions: 12, 13, 14 Cavalry Divisions: 6C. Not 7C as erroniously indicated in many English sources. Corps Artillery Reserve: 3/5, 4/5, 5/5, 11/5 art. a pied, 399 tua; 5/2, 7/9, 8/2, 9/2 esc. du train, 392 tua. The material available comprised that of one weak 12 pdr. battery (4 guns, 2 six pouce French inch howitzers), and two standard 6 pounder batteries (each: 6 guns, 2 5.23 pouce howitzers). One battery, then, had no guns (in late May). Obviously this material must be that of the entire Army of the Moselle, exclusive of the Divisions 12, 13, 14, and 6C (whose artillery will be listed in the states for those divisions). Corps Engineers: det. Ii/P du ge'nie, 206 tua; 4A pontonniers, 67 tua; 2e Division de la Garde Nationale (2NG) General Remarks on the Army of the Moselle. Most of the readers will already be aware that the IVe Corps de Armee served with the Army of the North In Belgium. It fought at Ligny, Wavre, and later engagements. The 2nd National Guard Division remained on the front originally assigned to the Army of the Moselle. Armee du Rhin (Army of the Rhine) (AR) Commander: as for the Ve Corps d'Armee Ve Corps d'Armde - Lt. gen comte Rapp Infantry Divisions: 15, 16, 17. Cavalry Divisions: 7C; (14C reassigned to IVC/AN)- Corps Artlllery Reserve: (1 battery 257-raf, likely with the train included) Corps Engineers: (4 companies of sappers and miners) Brigade de la Garde Nationale - Lt. gen. baron de Berckheim Corps d'Observation du Jura (Corps of Observation of the Jura) (CJ) Commander: Lt. gen. Comte le Courbe (Leccurbe) Infantry Divisions: 18, 3NG, 4NG. Cavalry Divisions: SC. Artillery Reserve: unknown. Engineers: unknown. Armee des Alpes (Army of the Alps) (AA) Commander: as for the VIIe Corps d'Armeee VIIe Corps d'Armee - Marechal Suchet, due d'Alburere Infantry Divisions: 22, 23, 5NG, 6NG, 7NG. (plus, effectively, 6NG bis) Cavalry Divisions: 15C. Corps Reserve Artillery: unknown. The. artillery of the entire corps comprised 6 companies of the 4e d'art. pied, 1 company of the 4e d'art. a cheval, and 6 companies of the 7e esc. du train, in all 394 tua, with 23 guns. Corps Engineers: det. 3e du genie, 165 tua; 1 company, 1er de pontonniers, 72 tua. Corps d'Observation du Var (Corps of Observation of the Var) (CV) Commander: Marachal Brune Infantry Divisions: 24, 95, (6NGbis still mobilizing in the territory of the Army of the Alps). Cavalry Divisions: cavalry consisted of the 14e de chasseurs a cheval, only. Corps Reserve Artillery: unknown. Corps Engineers: unknown. Corps de'Observation des Pyrenees Orientales (Corps of Observation of the Eastern Pyrenees) (CF-E) Commander: Lt. gen. comte DeCaen (Decaen) Infantry Divisions: 26, (NG Div. for garrison duty planned), (various battalions of Chasseurs des montagnes). Cavalry Divisions: cavalry consisted of the 15e de chasseurs a cheval, only. Corps Artillery (in all): (3 batteries). Corps Engineers: unknown. Corps d'Observation des Pyrenees Occidentales (Corps of Observation of the Western Pyrenees) Commander: Lt. gen. comte Clauzel Infantry Divisions: 27, (NG Div. for field duty planned), (NG Div. for garrison duty planned), (various battalions of Chasseurs des montagnes). Cavalry Divisions: cavalry consisted of the 5e de chasseurs 9. cheval, only. Corps Artillery (in all): (3 batteries). Corps Engineers: unknown. Armee de la Loire (Army of the Loire) (AL) Commander: Lt. gen. Lamarque Infantry Divisions: provisional divisions of Brayer and Travot Cavalry: some depot squadrons only. Artillery. 2 batteries attached to the divisions. Engineers: unknown, probably none. General Remarks on the Army of the Loire: This army is also known as the Army of the West and the Army of the Vendee. Garrison de Paris (Paris Garrison) Commander: Marshal Davout, Prince de Eckmuhl due d'Auerstadt, serving concurrently as ministre de la guerre Infantry Divisions: (2 NG Divs. planned). General Remarks on the Paris Garrison: more extensive data on this and other garrisons will be given in a part of this series specifically treating the garrisons. Abbreviations art./artillerie; att./attached; det./detachment; esc./escadron; raf/rank and file; tua/total under arms, officers and men ; unk./unknnown. To be continued next issue Back to Empire, Eagles, & Lions Table of Contents Vol. 1 No. 48 Back to EEL List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1980 by Jean Lochet This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com