Napoleonic
Russian 5th Guard Corps
September 1812

East Europe

List R5N

by Mark Bevis

1. Guard Infantry Division

DHQ: Lt-General Lavrov

    1st Brigade: Bde HQ:
      Preobrazhenski Guard Regiment: 3 Bttns
      Semonovski Guard Regiment: 3 Bttns
    2nd Brigade: Bde HQ:
      Ismailovski Guard Regiment: 3 Bttns
      Litovsk Guard Regiment: 2 Bttns
    3rd Brigade: Bde HQ:
      Lifeguard Jager Regiment: 2 Bttns@ 420 men (skirmishers)
      Finland Guard Jager Regiment: 3 Bttns@ 420 men (skirmishers)
      Guard Marine Battalion
    2 Guard Position Batteries@ 8x 12pdr guns, 4x 18pdr Licornes
    2 Guard Light Batteries@ 8x 6pdr guns, 4x 9pdr Licornes

2. 2nd Combined Grenadier Division

DHQ:

    4 or 8 Converged Grenadier Battalions@ 3 Companies, 400? men
    2 Pioneer Companies

3. 1st Cuirassier Division

DHQ:

    1st Brigade: Bde HQ:
      Emperor's Guard Cuirassier Regiment: 800 men
      Empress' Guard Cuirassier Regiment: 800 men
      Life Guard Dragoon Regiment: 800 men
      Chevalier Gardes Guard Heavy Cavalry Regiment: 800 men
      Astrakhan Line Cuirassier Regiment:700 men
      1 Guard Horse Battery: 12x 6pdr guns

4. Corps Support

CHQ: Grand Duke Constantine

5. Notes

a) Guard Infantry Battalions have an average of 690 men, except Jagers which have around 420 men.
b) Guard Cavalry Regiments each have approximately 800 men.


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