Order of Battle of Borodino, 1812.
French and Russian.

French Order of Battle

French ranks:
MdE - Maréchal d'Empire
GdD - Général de Division (General of Division)
GdB - Général de Brigade (General of Brigade)
Col. - Colonel
Mjr. - Major
ChdB - Chef de Bataillon
ChdE - Chef de Escadron
Cpt. - Capitaine

Russian Order of Battle

Russian ranks:
FM - Fieldmarshal
GoK - Gieneral ot Kavalerii (General of Cavalry)
GoI - Gieneral ot Infanterii (General of Infantry)
GL - Gieneral Lieutenant (General Lieutnant)
GM - Gieneral Major (General Major)
Plk. - Polkovnik (Colonel)
Pplk. - Podpolkovnik (Colonel-Lieutenant)
Mjr. - Major

Map of Battle of Borodino, 1812
Map of the Battle of Borodino, 1812.
N - Napoleon, K - Kutuzov,

Napoleon, and the Guard at Borodino.
By Vereshchagin, Russia.

FRENCH ORDER OF BATTLE

Infantry Battalions
Cavalry Regiments
French (70 %)
Polish
Westphalian
Italian
+ Wirtembergians
+ Hessians
+ Spanish
+ Poruguese
+ Croats
144
24
16
5





French (55 %)
Polish
Bavarian
Wirtembergian
Italians
+ Saxons
+ Westphalians
+ Prussians
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43
13
6
4
4




Commander-in-chief: Emperor Napoleon
ADCs to Napoleon: Rapp, Lauriston, Longuerne, Hammer de Claribooke,
Lebrun, Mouton, Durosnel, de Narbonne, Pac (Pole), Prince Sanguszko (Pole)
Grand Marshal of the Palace: Duroc
Grand Master of Horse: Armand A.L. Caulaincourt
Le Petit Quartier Impérial: Auguste Caulaincourt
Chamberlain: de Turenne
Topographic Service: d’Albe
Head of military intelligence: Sokolnicki (Pole)
Les Maréchaux des Logis: de Ségur and de Canouville
Interpreters: Wasowicz (Pole), de Mautort, Belabre, d’Iderville
Gendarmerie: Grand Prévôst Lauer
General Administration: Mathieu Dumas
Medical Service: Desgenettes
Chief Surgeon: Larrey
Inspector of Reviews: Viénot-Vaublanc

Chief-of-staff of the army: MdE Berthier
Artillery: de Lariboisière
- - - - - - - Chief-of-staff of artillery: GdB Lallemand
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Assistant chief of staff: Col. Marion
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Director of Grand Park: Col. Neigre
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bridging Train: GdD Elbe (detached at Orsha)
Engineers: GdD Chasseloup-Laubat
- - - - - - - Chief-of-staff of engineers: Col. Liedot
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Engineering Park Director: Col. Montfort
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Topographic Service: GdD Sanson
Troops attached to MdE Berthier:
French Elite Gendarmes [0.5 sq.]
French 28th Chasseurs [2 sq.]
Saxon Prince Albert Chevauxlegeres [1 sq.]
Baden 2nd Line [1 btn.]

I ARMY CORPS
Commander: MdE Davout

Chief-of-staff: GdB Romeuf
Artillery: GdD Pernetti
Engineers: GdB Haxo

Light Cavalry Division: GdB Girardin *
- - - - - - - - Light Cavalry Brigade: GdB Girardin d’Ermenonville
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Polish 9th Uhlans [4 sq.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2nd Chasseurs [4 sq.]
- - - - - - - - Light Cavalry Brigade: GdB Bordessoulle
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1st Chasseurs [4 sq.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3rd Chasseurs [4 sq.]
1st Infantry Division: GdD Morand
- - - - - - - - Infantry Brigade: GdB d'Alton
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13th Light [5 btns. + 4 light guns]
- - - - - - - - Infantry Brigade: GdB Gratien
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 17th Line [5 btns. + 4 light guns]
- - - - - - - - Infantry Brigade: GdB Bonnamy
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30th Line [5 btns. + 4 light guns]
- - - - - - - - Artillery: ChdB Beroville
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - I Foot Battery/7th Foot Art. Reg. [8 guns]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - VII Horse Battery/1st Horse Art. Reg. [6 guns]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - attached: Sapper Company
2nd Infantry Division: GdD Friant
- - - - - - - - Infantry Brigade: GdB Dufour
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15th Light [5 btns. + 4 light guns]
- - - - - - - - Infantry Brigade: GdB van Dedem de Gelder
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 33rd Line [5 btns. + 4 light guns]
- - - - - - - - Infantry Brigade: Col. Groisne
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 48th Line [5 btns. + 4 light guns]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Spanish Joseph Bonaparte Line [2 btns.]
- - - - - - - - Artillery: ChdB Cabrie
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - II Foot Battery/7th Foot Art. Reg. [8 guns]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - V Horse Battery/3rd Horse Art. Reg. [6 guns]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - attached: Sapper Company
3rd Infantry Division: GdD Gerard
- - - - - - - - Infantry Brigade: GdB Leclerc des Essarts
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7th Light [5 btns. + 4 light guns]
- - - - - - - - Infantry Brigade: Col. Baudinot
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12th Line [5 btns. + 4 light guns]
- - - - - - - - Infantry Brigade: GdB Gerard
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21st Line [5 btns. + 4 light guns]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 127th Line [2 btns. + 2 light guns] **
- - - - - - - - Artillery: Col. Pelgrin
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - III Foot Battery/7th Foot Art. Reg. [8 guns]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - IV Horse Battery/3rd Horse Art. Reg. [6 guns]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - attached: Sapper Company
4th Infantry Division: GdD Dessaix
- - - - - - - - Infantry Brigade: GdB Friederichs
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 85th Line [5 btns. + 4 light guns]
- - - - - - - - Infantry Brigade: GdB Leguay
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 108th Line [5 btns. + 4 light guns]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Hessen-Darmstadt Life [1 btn.] **
- - - - - - - - Artillery: ChdB Thevenot
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - IX Foot Battery/7th Foot Art. Reg. [8 guns]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - II Horse Battery/5th Horse Art. Reg. [6 guns]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - attached: Sapper Company
5th Infantry Division: GdD Compans
- - - - - - - - Infantry Brigade: GdB Dupellin
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25th Light [5 btns. + 4 light guns]
- - - - - - - - Infantry Brigade: GdB Teste
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 57th Line[5 btns. + 4 light guns] "The Terrible"
- - - - - - - - Infantry Brigade: GdB Guyardet
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 61st Line [5 btns. + 4 light guns]
- - - - - - - - Infantry Brigade: GdB Lonchan
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 111th Line [3 btns. + 0 light guns] ***
- - - - - - - - Artillery: ChdB Klie
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - XVI Foot Battery/7th Foot Art. Reg. [8 guns]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - II Horse Battery/6th Horse Art. Reg. [6 guns]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - attached: Sapper Company
Reserve Artillery
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - III Foot Battery/1st Foot Art. Reg. [8 guns]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - XVII Foot Battery/1st Foot Art. Reg. [8 guns]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - VI Foot Battery/7th Foot Art. Reg. [8 guns]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - attached: Sapper Company
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* - This Light Cavalry Division was detached
to the I Cavalry Corps (Nansouty's)
** - This regiment served as escort of parks
of the I Army Corps, and was not present in battle.
*** - The 61st Line had 5 btns. and 4 light guns
but at Shevardino have suffered heavy casualties
and lost all guns. It was reformed from 5 to 3
battalions for the battle of Borodino.

III ARMY CORPS
Commander: MdE Ney

Chief-of-staff: GdB Goure
Artillery: GdD du Careil
Engineers:

Light Cavalry Division: Beurmann ?
- - - - - - - - Light Cavalry Brigade: GdB Gengoult
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6th Lancers [3 sq.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11th Hussars [4 sq.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Wirtemberg. 4th Horse Jagers [4 sq.]
- - - - - - - - Light Cavalry Brigade: GdB Beurmann
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4th Chasseurs [4 sq.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Wirtemberg. 1st Horse Jagers [4 sq.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Wirtemberg. 2d Horse Jagers [4 sq.]
- - - - - - - - Artillery
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Wirtembergian [6 horse guns]
10th Infantry Division: GdD Ledru
- - - - - - - - Infantry Brigade: GdB Gengoult
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 24th Light [2 btns.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Portuguese 1st Line [1 btn.]
- - - - - - - - Infantry Brigade: GdB Marion
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 46th Line [4 btns.]
- - - - - - - - Infantry Brigade: GdB Bruny
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 72th Line [4 btns.]
- - - - - - - - Artillery: ChdB Ragmey
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - XII Foot Battery/5th Foot Art. Reg. [8]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - V Horse Battery/6th Horse Art. Reg. [6]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - attached: Sapper Company
11th Infantry Division: GdD Razout
- - - - - - - - Infantry Brigade: GdB Compere
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Portuguese 2nd Line [1 btn.]
- - - - - - - - Infantry Brigade: GdB Joubert
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4th Line [4 btns.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18th Line [4 btns.] "The Brave"
- - - - - - - - Infantry Brigade: GdB Henin
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 93rd Line [4 btns.]
- - - - - - - - Artillery: ChdB Bernard
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - XVIII Foot Battery/5th Foot Art. Reg. [8]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - VI Horse Battery/5th Horse Art. Reg. [6]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - attached: Sapper Company
25th Infantry Division: GdD Marchand
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Wirtemberg. Tempor. Reg. [3 btns.]
- - - - - - - - Wirtembergian Artillery
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Wirtemberg. I Foot Battery [6 guns]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Wirtemberg. II Foot Battery [6 guns]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Wirtemberg. I Horse Battery [4 guns]
Reserve Artillery: Col. Verier
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - XVI Foot Battery/1st Foot Art. Reg. [8]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Wirtemberg. Reserve Battery [5 guns]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Wirtemberg. light reg. guns [12 guns]

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IV ARMY CORPS
Commander: GdD Prince Eugene

Chief-of-staff: GdB Guilleminot
Artillery: GdD de Vraincourt
Engineers: GdB Poitevin

Italian Royal Guard: GdB Lecchi
- - - - - - - - Italian Guard Infantry Brigade: GdB Lecchi
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Italian Royal Velites [2 btns.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Italian Guard Conscripts [2 btns.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Italian Guard Infantry [2 btns.]
- - - - - - - - Italian Guard Cavalry Brigade: GdB Triaire
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Italian Honor Guard [2 sq.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Italian Guard Dragoons [2 sq.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Italian Queen's Dragoons [4 sq.]
- - - - - - - - Italian Artillery: ChdB Clément
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Italian Foot Battery [6 guns]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Italian Foot Battery [6 guns]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Italian Horse Battery [6 guns]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - attached: Italian Sapper Company
Light Cavalry Division: GdD Ornano
- - - - - - - - Light Cavalry Brigade: GdB Guyon
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9th Chasseurs [3 sq.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 19th Chasseurs [3 sq.]
- - - - - - - - Light Cavalry Brigade: GdB Villata
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Italian 2nd Chasseurs [4 sq.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Italian 3rd Chasseurs [4 sq.]
Light Cavalry Division: GM von Preysing-Moos
- - - - - - - - Light Cavalry Brigade: GM von Seydewitz
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bavarian 3rd Lighthorse [4 sq.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bavarian 6th Lighthorse [4 sq.]
- - - - - - - - Light Cavalry Brigade: GM von Preysing-Moos
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bavarian 4th Lighthorse [4 sq.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bavarian 5th Lighthorse [4 sq.]
- - - - - - - - Artillery: Cpt. Wiedemann
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bavarian Horse Battery [6 guns]
13th Infantry Division: GdD Delzons
- - - - - - - - Infantry Brigade: GdB de St. Aubin
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8th Light [2 btns. + 2 light guns]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 84th Line [4 btns. + 2 light guns]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Croat 1st Provisional [2 btns.]
- - - - - - - - Infantry Brigade: GdB Plauzonne
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 92nd Line [4 btns. + 2 light guns]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 106th Line [4 btns. + 2 light guns]
- - - - - - - - Artillery: ChdB Demay
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - IX Foot Battery/2nd Foot Art. Reg. [8]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - II Horse Battery/4th Horse Art. Reg. [6]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - attached: Sapper Company
14th Infantry Division: GdD Broussier
- - - - - - - - Infantry Brigade: GdB de Sivray
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18th Light [2 btns. + 2 light guns]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 53rd Line [4 btns. + 2 light guns]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Spanish Joseph Bonaparte Line [2 btns.]
- - - - - - - - Infantry Brigade: GdB Alméras
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9th Line [4 btns. + 2 light guns]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 35th Line [4 btns. + 2 light guns]
- - - - - - - - Artillery: ChdB Hermann
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - VII Foot Battery/2nd Foot Art. Reg. [8]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - III Horse Battery/4th Horse Art. Reg. [6]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - attached: Sapper Company
Reserve Artillery
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - V Foot Battery/2nd Foot Art. Reg. [8]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - XII Foot Battery/12th Foot Art. Reg. [8]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Italian II Foot Battery [6 guns]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Italian VII Foot Battery [6 guns]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - attached: Pontoon Company

V ARMY CORPS
Commander: GdD Prince Poniatowski

Chief-of-staff: GdD Fiszer
Artillery: Pelletier
Engineers:

Light Cavalry Division: GdD Kaminski
- - - - - - - - Light Cavalry Brigade: GdB Prince Sulkowski
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Polish 13th Hussars [4 sq.] "Silver Hussars"
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Polish 5th Chasseurs [4 sq.]
- - - - - - - - Light Cavalry Brigade: GdB Niemojewski
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Polish 4th Chasseurs [4 sq.]
- - - - - - - - Light Cavalry Brigade: GdB Tyszkewicz
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Polish 1st Chasseurs [1 sq.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Polish 12th Uhlans [4 sq.]
According to some sources only 13th Hussars,
5th Chasseurs, and 12th Uhlans were present.

16th Infantry Division: GdB Krasinski
- - - - - - - - Infantry Brigade: GdB Mielzynski
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Polish 3rd Line [3 btns. + 2 light guns]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Polish 15th Line [3 btns. + 2 light guns]
- - - - - - - - Infantry Brigade: GdB Paszkowski
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Polish 16th Line [3 btns. + 2 light guns]
- - - - - - - - Artillery: GdD Sowinski
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Polish III Foot Battery [6 guns]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Polish XII Foot Battery [6 guns]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Polish Sappers
18th Infantry Division: GdD Kniaziewicz
- - - - - - - - Infantry Brigade: GdB Bieganski
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Polish 2nd Line [3 btns. + 2 light guns]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Polish 8th Line [3 btns. + 2 light guns]
- - - - - - - - Infantry Brigade: GdB Potocki
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Polish 12th Line [3 btns. + 2 light guns]
- - - - - - - - Artillery
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Polish IV Foot Battery [6 guns]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Polish V Foot Battery [6 guns]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Polish Sappers
Reserve Artillery: Col. Gorski
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Polish II Horse Battery
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Polish XIV Foot Battery
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Polish Sapper Company
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Polish Sapper Company
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Polish Pontoon Company
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VII ARMY CORPS
Commander: GdD Junot

Chief-of-staff: Col. Revest
Artillery: GdD Allix de Vaux
Engineers:

Light Cavalry Division: GdB von Hammerstein
- - - - - - - - Light Cavalry Brigade: GdB von Hammerstein
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Westphalian 1st Hussars [4 sq.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Westphalian 2nd Hussars [4 sq.]
- - - - - - - - Light Cavalry Brigade: GdB Wolf
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Westphalian Guard Chevauxlegere [4]
23rd Infantry Division: GdD Tharreau
- - - - - - - - Infantry Brigade: GdB Damas
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Westphalian III Light Btn. [1 btn.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Westphal. 2nd Line [2 btns. + 2 guns]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Westphal. 6th Line [2 btns. + 2 guns]
- - - - - - - - Infantry Brigade: GM von Borstel
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Westphalian II Light Btn. [1 btn.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Westphal. 3rd Line [2 btns. + 2 guns]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Westphal. 7th Line [3 btns. + 2 guns]
- - - - - - - - Artillery: Cpt. Frede
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Westphalian I Foot Battery [8 guns]
24th Infantry Division: GdD von Ochs
- - - - - - - - Infantry Brigade: GdB Legras
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Westphal. Guard Grenadiers [1 btn.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Westphal. Guard Carabiniers [1 btn.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Westphal. Guard Chasseurs [1 btn.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Westphalian I Light Btn. [1 btn.]
- - - - - - - - Artillery: Cpt. Lamaitre
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Westphalian II Foot Battery [8 guns]
Reserve Artillery
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Westphalian Guard Horse Battery [6]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Westphalian Sapper Company

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IMPERIAL GUARD
Commander: MdE Bessieres
Young Guard: MdE Mortier
Old Guard: MdE Lefebvre
Guard Cavalry: MdE Bessieres

Guard Cavalry Division: GdD Walther
- - - - - - - - 1st Cavalry Brigade: GdB Lefevbre-Desnouettes
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Guard Chasseurs-a-Cheval [5 sq.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mamelukes [0.5 sq.]
- - - - - - - - 2nd Cavalry Brigade: GdB St.Sulpice
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Guard Empress Dragoons [5 sq.]
- - - - - - - - 3rd Cavalry Brigade: GdD Walther
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Guard Grenadiers [5 sq.]
- - - - - - - - 4th Cavalry Brigade: GdB Krasinski
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Guard Polish Lancers [4 sq.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Polish Vistula Uhlans [0.5 sq.]
- - - - - - - - 5th Cavalry Brigade: GdB Colbert
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Guard Dutch Lancers [4 sq.]
- - - - - - - - 6th Cavalry Brigade: GdD Durosnel
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Elite Gendarmes [2 sq.]
- - - - - - - - Artillery: Dubuar-Maren
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - I Horse Battery of Old Guard [6 guns]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - II Horse Battery of Old Guard [6 guns]
'Vistula Legion' Infantry Division: GdD Claparede
Second-in-command: GdB Chlopicki
- - - - - - - - Infantry Brigade: GdB Chlopicki
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1st Line 'Vistula Legion' [2 btns.+ 2 light guns]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2nd Line 'Vistula Legion' [2 btns.+ 2 light guns]
- - - - - - - - Infantry Brigade: GdB Bronikowski
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3rd Line 'Vistula Legion' [2 btns.+ 2 light guns]
- - - - - - - - Artillery
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - XIII Foot Battery/8th Foot Art.Reg. [6 guns]
1st 'Young Guard' Infantry Division: GdD Delaborde
- - - - - - - - Infantry Brigade: GdB Berthezene
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4th Voltigeurs [2 btns.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5th Voltigeurs [2 btns.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4th Tirailleurs [2 btns.]
2nd 'Young Guard' Infantry Division: GdD Roguet
- - - - - - - - Infantry Brigade: GdB Lanaberre
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1st Voltigeurs [2 btns.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1st Tirailleurs [2 btns.]
- - - - - - - - Infantry Brigade: GdB Boyledieu
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Fusliers-Chasseurs [2 btns.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Fusiliers-Grenadiers [2 btns.]
- - - - - - - - Artillery: Col. Villeneuve
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - III Foot Battery of Young Guard [8 guns]
3rd 'Old Guard' Infantry Division: GdD Curial
- - - - - - - - Infantry Brigade: GdB Boyer
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1st Chasseurs [2 btns.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2nd Chasseurs [2 btns.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - I Foot Battery of Old Guard [8 guns]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - II Foot Battery of Young Guard [8 guns]
- - - - - - - - Infantry Brigade: GdB Michel
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1st Grenadiers [2 btns.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2nd Grenadiers [2 btns.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dutch 3rd Grenadiers [2 btns.]
- - - - - - - - Artillery
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - II Foot Battery of Old Guard [8 guns]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - I Foot Battery of Young Guard [8 guns]
Guard Artillery Reserve: GdD Sorbier
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sapper Company of the Old Guard
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Guard Marines [2 companies]
- - - - - - - - Foot Artillery: Col. Druout
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - IV Foot Battery of Old Guard [8 guns]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - V Foot Battery of Old Guard [8 guns]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - VI Foot Battery of Old Guard [8 guns]
- - - - - - - - Horse Artillery: GdB Desvaux St.Maurice
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - III Horse Battery of Old Guard [6 guns]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - IV Horse Battery of Old Guard [6 guns]
- - - - - - - - Guard Engineer Park: GdB Kirgener

I CAVALRY CORPS
Commander: GdD Nansouty

Chief-of-staff: Col. de Saint-Henry

1st Light Cavalry Division: GdD Bruyere
- - - - - - - - Light Cavalry Brigade: GdB Jacquinot
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7th Hussars [4 sq.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9th Lancers [4 sq.]
- - - - - - - - Light Cavalry Brigade: GdB Pire
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8th Hussars [4 sq.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16th Chasseurs [4 sq.]
- - - - - - - - Light Cavalry Brigade: GdB
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Polish 6th Uhlans [4 sq.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Polish 8th Uhlans [4 sq.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Prussian 2nd Conver. Hussars [4 sq.]
- - - - - - - - Artillery
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - VII Horse Battery/6th Horse Art. Reg. [6]
1st Heavy Cavalry Division: GdD St.Germaine
- - - - - - - - Heavy Cavalry Brigade: GdB Bruno
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2nd Cuirassiers [4 sq.]
- - - - - - - - Heavy Cavalry Brigade: GdB Bessieres
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3rd Cuirassiers [4 sq.]
- - - - - - - - Heavy Cavalry Brigade: GdB Quenot
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9th Cuirassiers [4 sq.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1st Lancers [1 sq.]
- - - - - - - - Artillery
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - I Horse Battery/5th Horse Art. Reg. [6]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - III Horse Battery/5th Horse Art. Reg. [6]
2nd Heavy Cavalry Division: GdD Valence
- - - - - - - - Heavy Cavalry Brigade: GdB Reynaud
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6th Cuirassiers [4 sq.]
- - - - - - - - Heavy Cavalry Brigade: GdD Dejean
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11th Cuirassiers [4 sq.]
- - - - - - - - Heavy Cavalry Brigade: GdB Lagrange le Lievre
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12th Cuirassiers [4 sq.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5th Lancers [1 sq.]
- - - - - - - - Artillery
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - IV Horse Battery/5th Horse Art. Reg. [6]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - IV Horse Battery/5th Horse Art. Reg. [6]

II CAVALRY CORPS
Commander: GdD Montbrun

Chief-of-staff: Col. Wathiez

2nd Light Cavalry Division: GdD Pajol
- - - - - - - - Light Cavalry Brigade: Col. Desirat
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11th Chasseurs [3 sq.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12th Chasseurs [3 sq.]
- - - - - - - - Light Cavalry Brigade: GdB Burthe
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5th Chasseurs [4 sq.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9th Chasseurs [4 sq.]
- - - - - - - - Light Cavalry Brigade: GdB Subervie
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Polish 10th Hussars [3 sq.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Wirtemberg. 3rd Horse Jager [3 sq.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Prussian 1st Converg. Uhlan [4 sq.]
- - - - - - - - Artillery
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - I Horse Battery/4th Horse Art. Reg. [6]
2nd Heavy Cavalry Division: GdD Wathier
- - - - - - - - Heavy Cavalry Brigade: GdB de Beaumont
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5th Cuirassiers [4 sq.]
- - - - - - - - Heavy Cavalry Brigade: GdB Richter
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8th Cuirassiers [4 sq.]
- - - - - - - - Heavy Cavalry Brigade: GdB Dornes
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10th Cuirassiers [4 sq.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2nd Lancers [1 sq.]
- - - - - - - - Artillery
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - I Horse Battery/2nd Horse Art. Reg. [6]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - IV Horse Battery/2nd Horse Art. Reg.[6]
4th Heavy Cavalry Division: GdD Defrance
- - - - - - - - Heavy Cavalry Brigade: GdB Chouard
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1st Carabineirs [4 sq.]
- - - - - - - - Heavy Cavalry Brigade: GdB de Lamotte
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2nd Carabiniers [4 sq.]
- - - - - - - - Heavy Cavalry Brigade: GdB des Eclaz
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1st Cuirassiers [4 sq.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4th Lancers [1 sq.]
- - - - - - - - Artillery
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - III Horse Battery/1st Horse Art. Reg. [6]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - IV Horse Battery/1st Horse Art. Reg. [6]

III Cavalry Corps
Commander: GdD Grouchy

Chief-of-staff: Marquis de Jumilhac

3rd Light Cavalry Division: GdD Chastel
- - - - - - - - Light Cavalry Brigade: GdB Gauthrin
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6th Hussars [3 sq.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8th Chasseurs [4 sq.]
- - - - - - - - Light Cavalry Brigade: GdB Gerard
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6th Chasseurs [3 sq.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25th Chasseur [3 sq.]
- - - - - - - - Light Cavalry Brigade: GdB Dommanget
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bavarian Lighthorse [4 sq.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bavarian Lighthorse [4 sq.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Saxon Lighthorse [4 sq.]
- - - - - - - - Artillery
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - IV Horse Battery/1st Horse Art. Reg. [6]
6th Heavy Cavalry Division: GdD Lahussaye
- - - - - - - - Heavy Cavalry Brigade: GdB Thiry
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7th Dragoons [3 sq.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 23rd Dragoons [3 sq.]
- - - - - - - - Heavy Cavalry Brigade: GdB Seron
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 28th Dragoons [3 sq.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30th Dragoons [3 sq.]
- - - - - - - - Artillery
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - IV Horse Battery/6th Horse Art. Reg. [6]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - V Horse Battery/6th Horse Art. Reg. [6]

IV Cavalry Corps
Commander: GdD Latour-Maubourg

Chief-of-staff: GdB Mathieu

4th Light Cavalry Division: GdD Rozniecki
- - - - - - - - Light Cavalry Brigade: GdB Turno
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Polish 3rd Uhlans [3 sq.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Polish 11th Uhlans [3 sq.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Polish 16th Uhlans [3 sq.]
- - - - - - - - Artillery
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Polish III Horse Battery [6 guns]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Polish IV Horse Battery [6 guns]
7th Heavy Cavalry Division: GdD Lorge
- - - - - - - - Heavy Cavalry Brigade: GM von Thielemann
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Polish 14th Cuirassiers [2 sq.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Saxon Garde du Corps [4 sq.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Saxon Zastrov Cuirassiers [4 sq.]
- - - - - - - - Heavy Cavalry Brigade: GdB Lepel
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Westphalian 1st Cuirassiers [4 sq.]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Westphalian 2nd Cuirassiers [4 sq.]
- - - - - - - - Artillery
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Saxon II Horse Battery [6 guns]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Westphalian II Horse Battery [6]

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Kutuzov at Borodino

RUSSIAN ORDER OF BATTLE

Commander-in-chief: GoI Golenishchev-Kutuzov
Chief-of-staff: GoK Bennigsen
Artillery: GM Kutaisov
Engineers: GM Ivashev
Quartermaster-General: GM Vistitsky-II
Assistant Quartermaster-General: Col. Toll
Military Police: GM Levitski
Surgeon General: Williers
First Western Army: GoI Barclay de Tolly
Second Western Army: GoI Bagration


First Western Army: GoI Mikhail Barclay de Tolly
Chief-of-staff: GM Yermolov
Engineers: GL Trousson-I
Artillery: GM Kutaisov


(Right Wing: GoI Miloradovich)

II Infantry Corps
GL Baggovout

4th Infantry Division
Tobolsk Infantry [2]
Volhynie Infantry [2]
Kremechoug Infatry [2]
Minsk Infantry [2]
4th Jägers [2]
34th Jägers [2]
IV Heavy Battery [12]
VII Light Battery [12]
VIII Light Battery [12]

17th Infantry Division
Brest Infantry [2]
Riazan Infantry [2]
Belozersk Infatry [2]
Wilmanstrand Infatry [2]
30th Jägers [2]
48th Jägers [2]
XVII Heavy Battery [12]
XXXII Light Battery [12]
XXXIII Light Battery [12]

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IV Infantry Corps
GL Tolstoy

11th Infantry Division
Kexholm Infantry [2]
Pernau Infantry [2]
Polotzk Infatry [2]
Yeletz Infantry [2]
1st Jägers [2]
33rd Jägers [2]
II Heavy Battery [12]
III Light Battery [12]
IV Light Battery [6]

23rd Infantry Division
Ekaterinburg Infantry [2]
Rilsk Infantry [2]
Koporsk Infatry [2]
18th Jägers [2]
LIV Light Battery [12]
XXIII Heavy Battery [12]
(This battery was detached
to the Reserve Artillery)

Combined Grenadiers [2]
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I Cavalry Corps
GL Uvarov

Lifeguard Uhlans [3-4]
Lifeguard Dragoons [4]
Lifeguard Hussars [4]
Lifeguard Cossacks [4]
Black Sea Cossacks [1]

Nizhinsk Dragoons [4]
Elisavetgrad Hussars [8]

II Horse Battery [12]

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II Cavalry Corps
GM Korff

Moscow Dragoons [4]
Pskov Dragoons [4]
Polish Uhlans [8]
Izum Hussars [8]

VI Horse Battery [12]

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Cossack Corps
GL Platov

Ataman Cossacks
1st Bug Cossacks
Teptiarsk Coss.
Adrianov-II Coss.
Chernozubov-VIII
Vlasov-III Coss.
Illovaiski-V Coss.
Grekov-XVIII Coss.
Denisov-VII Coss.
Zhirov Cossacks
Haritonov-VII Cos.

Perekop Tartars
Simferopol Tatars

II Cossack Battery
[12 guns]

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(Left Wing: GoI Dohturov)

VI Infantry Corps
GL Kaptzevich*

7th Infantry Division
Moscow Infantry [2]
Pskov Infantry [2]
Libau Infatry [2]
Sofia Infantry [2]
11th Jägers [2]
36th Jägers [2]
VII Heavy Battery [12]
XII Light Battery [12]
XIII Light Battery [12]

24th Infantry Division
Ufa Infantry [2]
Hivran Infantry [2]
Butyrsk Infatry [2]
Tomsk Infantry [2]
19th Jägers [2]
40th Jägers [2]
XXIV Heavy Battery [12]
LV Light Battery [12]
LVI Light Battery [12]

III Cavalry Corps
GM Kreutz**

Kurland Dragoons [4]
Orenburg Dragoons [4]
Irkutzk Dragoons [4]
Siberia Dragoons [4]
Soumy Hussars [8]
Marioupol Hussars [8]

VII Horse Battery [12]
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** - sources disagree on who commanded this corps, GM Kreutz, GM Korff or GM Pahlen.


(Reserves)

Guards
GL Lavrov

1st 'Guard' Infantry Division
Preobrazhensk Lifeguard [3]
Semenovsk Lifeguard [3]
Izmailovsk Lifeguard [3]
Lithuania Lifeguard [3]
Finland Lifeguard [3]
Lifeguard Jagers [3]
Arakcheiev's Heavy Battery [12]
I Lifeguard Heavy Battery [12]
I Lifeguard Light Battery [12]
II Lifeguard Light Battery [12]
Lifeguard Equipage [2 guns]

1st Conv. Gren. Division
Combined Grenadiers [4 btns.]

1st Cuirassier Division
Guard Cavalry [4]
Lifeguard Horse [4]
His Majesty Cuirassiers [4]
Her Majesty Cuirassiers [4]
Astrahan Cuirassiers [4]
I Lifeguard Horse Battery [12]
II Lifeguard Light Battery [12]

Reserve Artillery
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XXIX Heavy Battery [12 guns]
XXX Heavy Battery [12 guns]
IV Horse Battery [12 guns]
V Horse Battery [12 guns]
IX Horse Battery [12 guns]
X Horse Battery [12 guns]
XXII Horse Battery [12 guns]

+ Three batteries taken
from various infantry
divisions.

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Second Western Army: GoI Peter Bagration
Chief-of-staff: GM Saint Priest
Artillery: GMl Loevernstern
Engineers: GM Foerster

III Infantry Corps
GL Tuchkov

1st Grenadier Division
Life Grenadiers [2]
Arakcheiev's Greadiers [2]
Pavlovsk Grenadiers [2]
Ekaterinoslav Greadier [2]
St.Petersburg Greadier [2]
Taurida Grenadiers [2]
I Light Battery [12]
II Light Battery [12]
( The two batteries were detached
to the Reserve Artillery. )

3rd Infantry Division
Muromsk Infantry [2]
Reval Infantry [2]
Chernighov Infatry [2]
Selenguisk Infantry [2]
20th Jägers [2]
21st Jägers [2]
I Heavy Battery [6]
VI Light Battery [12]
V Light Battery [12]
( This battery was detached
to the Reserve Artillery. )

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VII Infantry Corps
GL Raievski

12th Infantry Division
Narva Infantry [2]
Smolensk Infantry [2]
Alexopol Infatry [2]
N.Ingermanland Inf. [2]
6th Jägers [2]
41st Jägers [2]
XII Heavy Battery [12]
XXII Light Battery [12]
XXIII Light Battery [12]
(The three batteries were
detached to the Reserve Art.)

26th Infantry Division
Orel Infantry [2]
Nizh.Novgorod Inf. [2]
Ladoga Infatry [2]
Poltava Infatry [2]
5th Jägers [2]
42nd Jägers [2]
XXVI Heavy Battery [12]
LVII Light Battery [12]
LVIII Light Battery [12]
(This battery was detached
to the Reserve Artillery)

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VIII Infantry Corps
GL M.Borosdin

2nd Grenadier Division
Kiev Grenadiers [2]
Moscow Grenadiers [2]
Astrahan Grenadiers [2]
Fanagoria Grenadiers [2]
Siberia Grenadiers [2]
Little Russia Gren. [2]
XI Heavy Battery [12]
XXI Light Battery [4]
XXI Light Battery [8]
XX Light Battery [12]
(These guns were detached
to the Reserve Artillery)

2nd Conv. Gren. Div.
Combined Grenadiers [11]
II Cossack Battery [12]

27th Infantry Division
Odessa Infantry [2]
Tarnopol Infantry [2]
Vilno Infatry [2]
Simbirsk Infatry [2]
49th Jägers [2]
50th Jägers [2]
XXXII Heavy Battery [12]

attached:
I Heavy Battery [6]
III Heavy Battery [12]
XXXI Heavy Battery [12]

IV Cavalry Corps
GM Sievers

Harkov Dragoon [4]
Chernikhov Drag [4]
Kiev Dragoons [4]
New Russia Dr. [4]
Lithuania Uhlan [8]
Ahtirka Hussars [8]

VIII Horse Battery
[12 guns]

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Cossack Corps
GM Karpov

Bykhalov-I C.
Grekov-XXI C.
Illovaiski-X C.
Illovaiski-XI C
Karpov-II C.
Komisarov-I C.
Melnikov-IV C.
Sisoiev-III C.
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Reserve

2nd Cuirassier Division
Ekaterinoslav Cuirassiers [4]
Military Order Cuirassiers [4]
Gluhov Cuirassiers [4]
Novgorod Cuirassiers [4]
Little Russia Cuirassiers [4]

Artillery
Seven batteries taken
from various infantry
divisions.
4th Pontoon Company
Pioneer Company

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Links.

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French Guard Infantry - - French Guard Cavalry - - French Guard Artillery
Napoleon's Foreign Infantry

Russian Army of the Napoleonic Wars
Russian Infantry - - Russian Cavalry and Cossacks - - Russian Artillery
Russian Imperial Guard

Napoleon, His Army and Enemies