Jena–Auerstedt campaign order of battle

Napoleon on horseback, reviewing a rank of Imperial Guards in bearskin hats
"Emperor Napoleon at Jena" by Horace Vernet shows an incident from the battle. As the emperor ordered a general attack, a guardsman took off his bearskin hat and shouted "Forward". Napoleon rebuked the soldier, "Only a beardless youth would presume to judge in advance what I should do."[1]

The Jena-Auerstedt Campaign Order of Battle is listed below. The order of battle includes units from the First French Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia that fought each other in the campaign that included the decisive Battle of Jena-Auerstedt on 14 October 1806. The order of battle may be useful to trace the battles of Schleiz and Saalfeld, which occurred before Jena-Auerstedt, as well as battles and capitulations that happened after 14 October, such as Erfurt, Halle, Prenzlau, Pasewalk, Stettin, Waren-Nossentin, and Lübeck.

French Grande Armée

Emperor Napoleon I[2]

Reserve Artillery

General of Brigade Boyvin de Lamartinière[2]

Imperial Guard

Marshal Lefebvre in military uniform
François Joseph Lefebvre

Marshals François Joseph Lefebvre and Jean-Baptiste Bessières (8,725, 42 guns)[2]

I Corps

Marshal Bernadotte in Swedish uniform
Jean Baptiste Bernadotte

Marshal Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte (21,163, 50 guns)[2]

III Corps

Marshal Davout in fancy uniform
Louis Davout

Marshal Louis Nicolas Davout (28,936, 46 guns)[3]

IV Corps

Marshal Soult in French uniform covered by cloak
Nicolas Soult

Marshal Nicolas Soult (28,960, 52 guns)[3]

V Corps

Marshal Lannes in French uniform with decorations
Jean Lannes

Marshal Jean Lannes (21,744, 38 guns)[5]

VI Corps

Marshal Ney in French uniform with decorations
Michel Ney

Marshal Michel Ney (19,267, 24 guns)[5]

VII Corps

Marshal Augereau in French uniform with decorations
Pierre Augereau

Marshal Pierre Augereau (17,672, 36 guns)[6]

Reserve Cavalry

Marshal Murat in gaudy white uniform with gold braid
Joachim Murat

Marshal Joachim Murat (19,629, 26 guns)[6]

General Klein in uniform, black and white
Louis Klein
General Sahuc in dark blue uniform
Louis Sahuc

Prussian Army

Commander-in-chief: King Frederick William III of Prussia[8]

Brunswick's Main Army

Duke of Brunswick in coat with decorations
Duke of Brunswick

Duke of Brunswick

Kalkreuth's Reserve Corps

Count Kalckreuth in military uniform and large hat
General Kalckreuth

General of Infantry Friedrich Adolf, Count von Kalckreuth[8][11]

Hohenlohe's Army

Prince Hohenlohe in uniform with decorations
Prince Hohenlohe

General of Infantry Frederick Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen[13][14]

Rüchel's Corps

General of Infantry Ernst von Rüchel[17][18]

Württemberg's Reserve

Duke of Württemberg in hussar uniform, pointing
Duke of Württemberg

General Eugene Frederick Henry, Duke of Württemberg[21]

Notes

  1. ↑ Chandler, David G. Jena 1806: Napoleon Destroys Prussia. Westport, Conn.: Praeger Publishers, 2005. p 63
  2. 1 2 3 4 Chandler, p 34
  3. 1 2 Chandler, p 35
  4. ↑ Pigeard, Alain. Dictionnaire des batailles de Napoléon. Tallandier, Bibliothèque Napoleonienne, 2004. p 495. Chandler omits Soult's artillery chief.
  5. 1 2 Chandler, p 36
  6. 1 2 Chandler, p 37
  7. ↑ Smith, p 242. Smith places Margaron in Sahuc's division at the Battle of Eylau. However, Margaron led one of Soult's light cavalry brigades in October 1806.
  8. 1 2 3 Chandler, p 41
  9. ↑ Smith, Digby. The Napoleonic Wars Data Book. London: Greenhill Books, 1998. ISBN 1-85367-276-9. p 225-226
  10. 1 2 3 Millar, Auerstadt: Main Body
  11. ↑ Smith, p 226
  12. ↑ Millar, The Reserve
  13. ↑ Smith, pp 223-224
  14. ↑ Chandler, p 40
  15. 1 2 3 4 Millar, Jena: Saxons
  16. ↑ Petre, pp 84-85 & 254. Petre names this general Bila II (1743-1808) and makes him the younger brother of Bila I, Karl Anton Ernst von Bila (1741-1820).
  17. ↑ Smith, pp 224-225
  18. ↑ Chandler, p 42
  19. ↑ Petre, p 195
  20. ↑ Millar, Dragoon Colonels in Chief
  21. ↑ Smith, p 227
  22. ↑ Petre, p 205. Petre does not count the four regimental pieces of the Treskow Regiment.
  23. ↑ Millar, IR 51-60

References

Chandler was used almost exclusively for the French order of battle. Smith was used for the Prussian order of battle, except that Chandler's artillery compositions are given. Smith's Prussian strengths are used, which are lower than Chandler's.

External references

The following websites are excellent sources for the full names of French and Prussian generals.

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