Napoleonic
French Imperial Guard Corps
July 1812

East Europe

List F1N

by Mark Bevis

YOUNG GUARD CORPS

1. 1st Young Guard Division

DHQ: General Delaborde

    1st Brigade: Bde HQ: Berthezene
      5th Voltigeur Regiment: 945 men (2 Bttns)
      4th Tirailleurs Regiment: (2 Bttns)
      4th Voltigeur Regiment: (2 Bttns)
    2nd Brigade: Bde HQ: Lanusse
      6th Voltigeur Regiment: 645 men (2 Bttns)
      5th Tirailleurs Regiment: 1040 men (2 Bttns)
      6th Tirailleurs Regiment: 570 men (2 Bttns)
    4th Young Guard Foot Battery: 8x 4pdr guns
    2nd Company/5th Line Sapper Battalion: 92 men

2. 2nd Middle Guard Division

DHQ: General Roguet

    1st Brigade: Bde HQ: Lanabeze
      1st Voltigeur Regiment: 810 men (2 Bttns)
      1st Tirailleurs Regiment: 950 men (2 Bttns)
    2nd Brigade: Bde HQ: Bayeldieu
      Flankers Regiment: 1155 men (2 Bttns)
      Fusiliers Chasseurs Regiment: 1355 men (2 Bttns)
      Fusiliers Grenadiers Regiment: 1470 men (2 Bttns)
    13th/8th Line Foot Battery: 8x 4pdr guns
    14th/8th Line Foot Battery: 6x 6pdr guns, 2x 5pdr howitzers
    1 Sapper Company: 105 men

3. Vistula Legion

LHQ: General Claparade

    1st Brigade: Bde HQ: Chlopicki
      1st Regiment: 1335 men (2 Bttns, 2x 3pdr guns)
      2nd Regiment: 1280 men (2 Bttns, 2x 3pdr guns)
    2nd Brigade: Bde HQ: Bronikowiski
      3rd Regiment: 1270 men (2 Bttns, 2x 3pdr guns)
      4th Regiment: 1290 men (2 Bttns, 2x 3pdr guns)

      Each Regiment added a third battalion in the retreat.

4. Young Guard Corps Support

CHQ: Marshal Mortier, Duke of Treviso

    5th, 6th, & ? Young Guard Foot Batteries@ 6x 6pdr guns, 2x howitzers
    2nd, 3rd, 4th Young Guard Horse Batteries@ 4x 6pdr guns, 2x howitzers

OLD GUARD CORPS

5. 3rd Old Guard Division

DHQ: Marshall Lefevre, Duke of Danzig

    1st Brigade: Bde HQ: Boger
      1st Chasseurs a Pied Regiment: 1485 men (2 Bttns, 2x 3pdr guns)
      2nd Chasseurs a Pied Regiment: 1285 men (2 Bttns, 2x 3pdr guns)
    2nd Brigade: Bde HQ: Gurial
      1st Grenadier a Pied Regiment: 1325 men (2 Bttns, 2x 3pdr guns)
      2nd Grenadier a Pied Regiment: 1110 men (2 Bttns, 2x 3pdr guns)
      3rd Dutch Grenadier a Pied Regiment: 1205 men (2 Bttns)
    1st & 2nd Old Guard Foot Batteries@ 8x 4pdr guns
    3rd & 4th Old Guard Foot Batteries@ 6x 12pdr guns, 2x howitzers

6. Imperial Guard Cavalry Division

DHQ: General Walther or Marshal Bessieres, Duke of Istria

    Heavy Cavalry Brigade:
      Empress Dragoon Regiment: 1075 men (5 Squadrons)
      Grenadiers A Cheval Regiment: 1165 men (5 Squadrons)
    Light Cavalry Brigade:
      Chasseurs a Cheval Regiment: 1175 men (5 Sqns)
      Mameluke Squadron: 75 men
      Gendarmes d'Elite: 390 men (2 Squadrons)
    Lancer Brigade:
      1st Polish Lancer Regiment: 975 men (4 Squadrons)
      2nd Dutch Lancer Regiment: 1150 men(4 Squadrons)
    1st & 2nd/1st Line Horse Artillery Batteries@ 4x 6pdr guns, 2x howitzers

7. Old Guard Corps Support

Corps HQ: Marshal Lefevre, Duke of Danzig

8. Imperial Guard Support

    15th & 16th/8th Line Foot Artillery Batteries@ 6x 6pdr guns, 2x howitzers
    5th & 6th/1st Line Horse Artillery Batteries@ 4x 6pdr guns, 2x howitzers
    2 Prussian Batteries@ 8x 6pdr guns
    6th Company/5th Line Sapper Battalion: 120 men
    Guard Pontonier Company: 84 men
    3rd Company/1st Line Pontonier Battalion: 115 men
    1st Company, Grand Duchy of Berg Sappers: 121 men
    1st Battalion Naval Ouvriers: 840 men
    1st & 7th Marine Guard Companies: 215 men (Infantry/engineers)
    Portuguese Chasseurs a Cheval Regiment: 360 men (3 Squadrons)
    7th Chevau-Legers Lanciers Line Regiment: 4 Squadrons (600 men?)
    Lithuanian Tarter Squadron:
    1st Berg Lancers Regiment: 750 men (3 Squadrons)
    Italian Velites of Florence: 600 men (1 Bttn of 6 companies)
    Italian Velites of Turin: 600 men (1 Bttn of 6 companies)
    Italian Honour Guards
    Baden Life Guard Infantry Battalion: 800 men (5 Companies)
    Spanish Pioneer Battalion


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