Order of Battle of the VIII. (Westphalian) Corps of the Grande Armée, March 1812

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• Order of Battle of the VIII. (Westphalian) Corps of the Grande Armee, August 1812

(cited after Gieße, F. Kassel - Moskau - Küstrin 1812 - 1813. Tagebuch während des russischen Feldzuges geführt. Leipzig, Verlag der Dykschen Buchhandlung, 1912, pp. 14-17)

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Legend:

Batl. Battalion Batt. Battery Cap. Captain Col. Colonel Comp. Company

Cuir. Cuirassier GdB General de Brigade GdD General de Division

Gren. Grenadier HQ Head Quarter Huss. Hussar Inf. Infantry

Ltn. Lieutenant Maj. Major Regt. Regiment Squad. Squadroon

NB The King of Westphalia, Jerome (brother of emperor Napoleon I.), lead the right wing of the Grande Armée, including the 8^th (Westphalian) Corps.

Commanding General: GdD Count Vandamme (French)

ADC: Ltn. Col. Zeron, Cap. Mynheer, Ltn. Delude

Chief of staff: Col. Revest

Adjoints of Staff: Ltn. Col. Stockmayer (also commander of the HQ), Ltn. Col. v. Longe, Cap. v. Lamberty, Cap. v. Linden

Commander of Gendarmes: Ltn. Col. v. Kalm

Ordonnateur: Obermusterungsinspekteur Ducrot (inspecteur aux revues)

Oberinspekteur des Feldpostamtes: Mr. Emmermann

Inspekteur des Feldlazaretts und der Apotheke: Mr. Isoard

Generalstabsarzt (General Staff Physician): Mr. Merrem

Pharmacien en chef: Mr. Boutry

Total: 254 men (inkl. field bakery etc.)

1^st (23^rd) Division, Lieutenant General von Ochs

ADC: Cap. v. St. Paul, Cap. v. Borcke

Chief of staff: Col. Humbert

Adjoints of Staff: Cap. v. Quernheimb, Cap. Backer v. Loewen, Cap. v. Bobers, Cap. v. Wolf

1^st Brigade, GdB Damas

ADC: Cap. Liebhaber, Ltn. v. Lochhausen

III. Light Inf. Batl., Ltn. Col. v. Hesberg (Heßberg)

2. Inf. Regt., 2 Batl., Col. Baron v. Füllgraf

6. Inf. Regt., 2 Batl., Col. Ruelle

2^nd Brigade, GdB Count v. Wickenberg

ADC: Cap. Hölke, Ltn. Cordemann

II. Light Inf. Batl., Ltn. Col. Boedicker

3. Inf. Regt., 2 Batl., Col. Bernard

7. Inf. Regt., 2 Batl., Col. Lageon

2^nd (24^st) Division, GdD Tharreau

ADC: Chef de Escadron Liebhaber

Chief of staff: Col. Baron v. Borstel

Adjoints of Staff: Cap. Puttrich, Cap. v. Diepenbroick, Cap. v. Lindern, Cap. Laumann

1^st Brigade, GdB Count Wellingerode

ADC: Ltn. Col. Smallian, Cap. Vainclair

Guard Gren. Batl., Col. Legras

Guard Chasseur Batl., Maj. Picot

Chasseur Carabiniers d´Elite Batl., Maj. Müldner

2^nd Brigade, GdB Danloup-Verdun

ADC: Cap. v. Alles, Ltn. ?

I. Light Inf. Batl., Ltn. Col. v. Rauschenplatt

5. Inf. Regt., 2 Batl., Col. Gissot

8. Inf. Regt., 2 Batl., Col. Bergeron (this regiment was left back)

Total of infantry: 22.315 men

Cavalry Division, GdD Chabert

ADC: Cap. v. St. Paul, Ltn. Noel

Chief of staff: ?

Adjoints of Staff: Ltn. Col. v. Reiche (of the Light Cavalry Brigade), Cap. v. Hoyer (of the Heavy Cavalry Brigade)

Light Cavalry Brigade, GdB Baron v. Hammerstein

ADC: Cap. v. St. Cernin, Cap. v. Bothmer

Guard Chevauxlegers Regt., Col. Müller

1. Huss. Regt., Col. v. Zandt

2. Huss. Regt., Col. v. Hesberg (Heßberg)

Heavy Cavalry Brigade, GdB v. Lepel

ADC: Cap. Barth, Ltn. v. Bourbon

Garde du Corps, 1 Squad., Ltn. Col. Lallemand

Guard Chevauxlegers Regt., Col. Müller

1. Cuir. Regt., Col. v. Gilsa

2. Cuir. Regt., Col. Bastineller

Total of cavalry: 3.374 men, 3.659 horses

Artillery and Genie, GdD Allix

ADC: Cap. Lachapelle, Ltn. Spangenberg

Artillery Regt., 4 Foot and 2 Horse Comp. (= Batt.), Col. v. Pfuhl

Genie Corps, Col. Ulliac

1 Comp. Sappers

4 Comp. Train

Artisans Detachment

Reserve Park, Ltn. Col. Schulz

Total of artillery and genie: 977 men (inkl. regimental artillery), 558 train men, 1.196 horses

Total of baggage train: 324 men, 1206 horses

Grand Total: 27.802 men, 6.061 horses