NOTE FROM EDITOR: The Campaigns of 1812 and 1813 have been greatly neglected in the past issues of EEL. George Nafziger has accepted to become EDITOR for this new regular section. All articles, comments and questions related to these Campaigns should be sent, for quick attention, to George Nafziger. Question 86-6: What was the Order-of-Battle for the French XI Corps in the fall of 1813? Answer to Question 86-6: The order of battle for the XI Corps of the Grande Armee on 15 August 1813 was as follows: Commander-in-Chief: Marechal MacDonald, Duke of Tarente Chief of Sataff: General de division Grundler Artillery Commander: Colonel Sauterau Commander of Engineers: Chef de bataillon Marion 31st Division: General de division Ledru 1st Brigade: General Pressinet 11th Demi-brigade Provisoire 27th Legere Regiment (1) 20th Line Regiment (1) 102nd Line Regiment (1) 13th Demi-brigade Provisoire 5th Line Regiment (1) 11th Line Regiment (1) 79th Line Regiment (1) 2nd Brigade: General d'Henin Westphalian Guard Fusiliers (2) 8th Westphalian Line Infantry Regiment (2) 4th Westphalian Light Battalion (1) 3rd Brigade: General MacDonald Neapolitan Elite Regiment (1) 4th Neapolitan Legere Regiment (2) Artillery: 20/5th Foot Artillery Company 20/8th Foot Artillery Company 2nd & 3rd Westphalian Foot Batteries Detachment 1/8 Principal Artillery Train Detachment 4/8 Principal Artillery Train Detachment 1/3rd (bis) Artillery Train 35th Division: General de division Gerard 1st Brigade: General Senecal 6th Line Regiment (3) 112th Line Regiment (4) 2nd Brigade: General Zucchi 2nd Italian Legere Regiment (2) 5th Italian Line Regiment (4) Artillery: 6/1 Foot Artillery Company 3/1 Italian Horse Battery Detachment 1/11th (bis) Artillery Train 3rd & 4th Italian Artillery Train 36th Division: General de division Charpentier 1st Brigade: General Simmer 22nd Legere Regiment (4) 10th Line Regiment (2) 2nd Brigade: General Meunier 3rd Legere Regiment (2) 14th Legere Regiment (3) Artillery: 5th Foot Artillery Company 19/2 Foot Artillery Company Detachment 1/7th Principal Artillery Train Detachment 2/12th Principal Artillery Train Corps Cavalry Brigade: 4th Italian ChasseUrs (2) Wurzburg Chevaul6gers (1) 2nd Neapolitan Chasseurs (2) Reserve and Grand Park: 15/5th Foot Artillery Company 22/5th Foot Artillery Company 8(bis)/9th Foot Artillery Company 13/1st Foot Artillery Company Detachment 3/7th Principal Artillery Train Detachment 4/7th Principal Artillery Train Detachment 2/8th Principal Artillery Train Detachment 2/8th (bis) Artillery Train Detachment 1/13th (bis) Artillery Train 1st Neapolitan Horse Battery 2 Sapper Companies 1 Italian Sapper Company Back to Empire, Eagles, & Lions Table of Contents Vol. 1 No. 86 Back to EEL List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1985 by Emperor's Headquarters This article appears in MagWeb.com (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other articles from military history and related magazines are available at http://www.magweb.com