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This is the complete order of battle for the French and Third Coalition armies during the Battle of Austerlitz.

1 La Grande Armée d'Allemagne
2 Army of the Third Coalition
3 Notes
4 References

[edit] La Grande Armée d'Allemagne

Commander-in-Chief: Emperor [[Napoleon I of France|Napoleon I] Chief of Staff: Marshal Louis Alexandre Berthier Total strength of Army including staff: 74,500 605 staff personal, 58,135 infatry, 11,540 cavalry, 4,220 artillery and train personal and 157 guns.

[edit] Garde Impériale (French Imperial Guard)

Marshal Jean-Baptiste Bessières. Total strength: 3,885 infantry, 1,130 cavalry, 660 artillery and train personal, 24 guns.

Infantry of the Imperial Guard
- Grenadiers à Pied (2 bns.)
- Chasseurs à Pied (2 bns.)
Royal Italian Guard
- Grenadiers à Pied (1 bn.)
- Chasseurs à Pied (1 bn.)

Cavalry of the Guard
- Grenadiers à Cheval (4 sqns.)
- Chasseurs à Cheval (4 sqns.)
- Les Mamelukes (1/2 sqn.)

[edit] Grenadier Division

Strength: 5,700 men. General of Division Nicolas Oudinot.

This famous, albeit provisional, formation was composed of elite companies from several regiments that were on garrison duty.

Carabinier companies (equivalent to grenadiers in light infantry formations) from:

2ème, 3ème, 15ème, 28ème and Peale Régiments d'Infanterie Légère

Grenadier companies from: 9éme, 13ème, 58ème and 81ème Régiments d'lnfanterie de Ligne

[edit] I Corps

Marshal Jean Baptiste Bernadotte. Total strength: 10,900 infantry, 0 cavalry, 420 artillery and train personal and 22 guns.

1st Division - GD Olivier Rivaud de la Raffinière
- Brigade: GB Dumoulin
  - 8ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne (3 bns.)
- Brigade: GB
  - 45ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne (3 bns.)
  - 54ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne (3 bns.)

2nd Division - GD Jean Baptiste Drouet
- Brigade: GB Frere
  - 27eme Régiment d'lnfanterie Légère (3 bns.)
- Brigade: GB Werlé
  - 94ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne (3 bns.)
  - 95ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne (3 bns.)

[edit] III Corps

Marshal Louis Nicolas Davout. Strength: 6,300 men (including 2,500 cavalry) and 12 guns.

2nd Division - General of Division Louis Friant
- 15ème Régiment d'lnfanterie Légère
- 33ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne
- 48ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne
- 108ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne
- 111ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne
4th Dragoon Division - General Francois Antoine Louis Bourcier
- 15ème Régiment des Dragons (dragoons)
- 17ème Régiment des Dragons
- 18ème Régiment des Dragons
- 19ème Régiment des Dragons
- 27ème Régiment des Dragons
Corps Artillery (nine 12pdrs)

[edit] IV Corps

Strength: 23,600 men and 35 guns. Marshal Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult

1st Division - General of Division Louis Vincent Le Blond de Saint-Hilaire
- 10ème Régiment d'lnfanterie Légère
- 14ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne
- 36ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne
2nd Division - General of Division Dominique Joseph Rene Vandamme
- 24ème Régiment d'lnfanterie Légère
- 4ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne
- 28ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne
- 43ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne
- 46ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne
- 55ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne
- 57ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne
3rd Division - General of Division Claude Juste Alexandre Legrand
- 26ème Régiment d'lnfanterie Légère
- 3ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne
- 18ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne
- 75ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne
- Tirailleurs du Pô (Italian light infantry)
- Tirailleurs Corses (Corsican light infantry)
Light Cavalry Division - General of Brigade Pierre Margaron
- 8ème Régiment de Hussards (Hussars)
- 11ème Régiment de Chasseurs à Cheval
- 26ème Régiment de Chasseurs à Cheval
Corps Artillery - 35 guns (mostly 12pdrs)

[edit] V Corps

Strength: 12,700 men and 20 guns. Marshal Jean Lannes

1st Division - General of Division Marie Francois Auguste Caffarelli
- 13ème Régiment d'lnfanterie Légère
- 17ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne
- 30ème Régiment d'Infanterie de Ligne
- 51ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne
- 61ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne
3rd Division - General of Division Louis Gabriel Suchet
- 17ème Régiment d'Infanterie Légère
- 34ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne
- 40ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne
- 64ème Régiment d infanterie de Ligne
- 88ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne
Light Cavalry Division - General of Brigade Anne François Trelliard
- 9ème Régiment de Hussards
- 10ème Régiment de Hussards
- 13ème Chasseurs à Cheval
- 21ème Chasseurs à Cheval
Corps Artillery 20 guns (mostly 12pdrs)

[edit] Cavalry Reserve

Strength: 7,400 sabres and 36 guns. Marshal Prince Joachim Murat

1st Heavy Cavalry Division - General of Division Etienne Nansouty
- ler Régiment de Carabiniers à Cheval
- 2ème Régiment de Carabiniers à Cheval
- 2ème Régiment de Cuirassiers
- 3ème Régiment de Cuirassiers
- 9ème Régiment de Cuirassiers
- 12ème Régiment de Cuirassiers
2nd Heavy Cavalry Division - GD Jean d'Hautpoul
- 1er Régiment de Cuirassiers
- 5ème Régiment de Cuirassiers
- 10ème Régiment de Cuirassiers
- 11ème Régiment de Cuirassiers
2nd Dragoon Division - General of Division Frederic Henri Walther
- 3ème Régiment de Dragons
- 6ème Régiment de Dragons
- 10ème Régiment de Dragons
- 11ème Régiment de Dragons
- 13ème Régiment de Dragons
- 22ème Régiment de Dragons
3rd Dragoon Division - General of Division Marc Antoine Beaumont
- 5ème Régiment de Dragons
- 8ème Régiment de Dragons
- 12ème Régiment de Dragons
- 16ème Régiment de Dragons
- 21ème Régiment de Dragons
Light Cavalry Division - General of Division François Etienne de Kellermann
- 2ème Régiment de Hussards
- 4ème Régiment de Hussards
- 5ème Régiment de Hussards
- 5ème Régiment de Chasseurs à Cheval
Light Cavalry Brigade - General of Brigade Edouard Jean Milhaud
- 16ème Régiment de Chasseurs à Cheval
- 22ème Régiment de Chasseurs à Cheval
Attached artillery - 36 guns in companies of artillerie à cheval

[edit] Army of the Third Coalition

Opposing the French at Austerlitz were the combined imperial armies of Russia and Austria, under the nominal command of Tsar Alexander I and Emperor Francis II, respectively. However, overall field command was taken by the Russian General Mikhail Hilarionovich Golenischev-Kutusov. The Austrian forces were led by Lieutenant General Prince Johann von Liechtenstein. Total strength during the battle is approxiamtely 85,400 men and 278 guns of all types.

[edit] The Russian Imperial Guard

Strength: 6,730 infantry, 3,700 horsemen, 100 Pioneers and 40 guns. Grand Duke Constantine

Infantry of the Guard
- Ismailovsky Regiment of Life Guards
- Semenovsky Regiment of Life Guards
- Preobrazhensky Regiment of Life Guards
- Guard Jaeger Battalion (light infantry)
- Leib-grenadier Regiment
Cavalry of the Guard
- Chevalier Guard Regiment
- Lifeguard Horse Regiment
- Lifeguard Hussar Regiment
- Lifeguard Cossack Regiment
- Pioneers of the Guard

[edit] Advanced Guard of the Tsar's Army

Strength: 9,200 infantry, 4,500 horsemen and 42 guns. Lieutenant-General Peter I. Bagration

Infantry
- 5th Jaeger Regiment
- 6th Jaeger Regiment
- Arkhangelgorod Regiment
- Old Ingermanland Infantry Regiment
- Pskov Infantry Regiment
Cavalry
- The Empress Cuirassier Regiment
- Tver Dragoon Regiment
- St. Petersburg Dragoon Regiment
- Pavlograd Hussar Regiment
- Mariupol Hussar Regiment
- Kiselev Cossack Regiment
- Malakhov Cossack Regiment
- Khaznenkov Cossack Regiment

[edit] Advance Guard of General Frederick William Buxhowden

Strength: 3,440 infantry, 3,440 horsemen and 12 light guns. General Kienmayer

1st Infantry Brigade - Major General Carneville
- The Broder Infantry Regiment
- 1st Szekler Infantry Regiment
- 2nd Szekler Infantry Regiment
- Pioneers
1st Cavalry Brigade - Major Generals Stutterheim and Nostitz
- The O'Reilly Regiment of Chevaulegers
- Merveldt Uhlan Regiment
- Schwarzenberg Uhlan Regiment
- Hessen-Homburg Hussar Regiment
2nd Cavalry Brigade - Major General Moritz Lichtenstein
- Szekler Hussar Regiment
- Sysoev Cossack Regiment
- Melentev Cossack Regiment

[edit] First Column

Strength: 13,240 infantry, 250 cavalry, 40 light and 24 heavy guns. Lieutenant-General Dmitri Sergeivich Doctorov

1st Infantry Brigade - Major General Lewis
- 7th Jaeger Regiment (one battalion)
- New Ingermanland Infantry Regiment (three battalions)
- Yaroslav Infantry Regiment (two battalions)
2nd Infantry Brigade - Major General Urusov
- Vladimir Infantry Regiment
- Bryansk Infantry Regiment
- Vyatka Infantry Regiment
- Moscow Infantry Regiment
- Kiev Grenadier Regiment
- Pioneers (one company)
Attached Cavalry
- Denisov Cossack Regiment

[edit] Second Column

Strength: 11,250 infantry, 300 horsemen, and 30 light guns. Lieutenant-General A. Langeron

1st Infantry Brigade - Major-General Olsuvev
- 8th Jaeger Regiment
- Viborg Infantry Regiment
- Perm Infantry Regiment
- Kursk Infantry Regiment
2nd Infantry Brigade - Major General I. S. M. Kaminsky
- Ryazhsk Infantry Regiment
- Fanagoria Grenadier Regiment
- Pioneers (one company)
Attached Cavalry
- St. Petersburg Dragoon Regiment
- Isayev Cossack Regiment

[edit] Third Column

Strength: 7,700 infantry and 30 light guns. Lieutenant General I. Przbyswski

1st Infantry Brigade - Major-General Muller
- 7th Jaeger Regiment
- 8th Jaeger Regiment
2nd Infantry Brigade - Major-General Selekhov
- Galicia Infantry Regiment
- Butyrsk Infantry Regiment
- Podolia Infantry Regiment
- Narva Infantry Regiment
- Pioneers (one company)

[edit] Fourth Column

Strength: 23,900 infantry, 52 light and 24 heavy guns. Lieutenant-Generals M. A. Miloradovich and J. K. Kollowrat

Advanced Guard - Lieutenant-Colonel Monakhtin
- Novgorod Infantry Regiment (part: two battalions)
- Apsheron Infantry Regiment (part: one battalion)
- Archduke John Dragoon Regiment
1st Infantry Brigade - Major General Wodniansky
- Novgorod Infantry Regiment (part: one battalion)
- Apsheron Infantry Regiment (part: two battalions)
- Little Russia Grenadier Regiment
- Smolensk Infantry Regiment
2nd Infantry Brigade - Major General Rottermund
- Salzburg infantry Regiment
- Kaunitz Infantry Regiment
- Auersperg Infantry Regiment
3rd Infantry Brigade - Major General Jurczik
- Kaiser Infantry Regiment
- Czartoryski Infantry Regiment
- Reuss-Gratz Infantry Regiment
- Württemberg Infantry Regiment
- Beaulieu Infantry Regiment
- Kerpen Infantry Regiment
- Lindenau Infantry Regiment
- Vienna Jaeger (two companies)
- Pioneers (two companies)

[edit] Fifth (Cavalry) Column

Strength: 5,375 horsemen, 24 light pieces. Lieutenant General Prince Johann von Lichtenstein

1st Cavalry Brigade - Major General Caramelli
- Nassau Cuirassier Regiment
- Lothringen Cuirassier Regiment
2nd Cavalry Brigade - Major General Weber
- Kaiser Cuirassier Regiment
3rd Cavalry Brigade - Major-General Gladkov
- Grand Duke Constantine Uhlan Regiment
- Gordeev Cossack Regiment
- Isayev Cossack Regiment
- Denisov Cossack Regiment
4th Cavalry Brigade General Adjutant F. P. Uvarov
- Chernigov Dragoon Regiment
- Kharkov Dragoon Regiment
- Elisabetgrad Hussar Regiment

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

Castle, Ian. Austerlitz 1805 - The fate of empires. London: Osprey Publishing, 2002. ISBN 978-1841761367

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