Order
of Battle of the Allied Russian-Prussian Army, August 1813
(after the armistice)
v.
2.0
(cited after "Erinnerungen aus dem Leben des General-Feldmarschalls Hermann v. Boyen", Aus seinem Nachlaß im Auftrag der Familie herausgegeben von Friedrich Nippold, Erstausgabe Verlag von S. Hirzel, Leipzig, 1888/89, Beilage 52)
Conceived for the Web by Thomas Hemmann © 1999-2000. See also my home page. Corrections and additional sources (v. 2.0) by Jörg Scheibe.
Comments and corrections are welcome!
Legend:
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Batl. Batallion Cav. Cavalry Col. Colonel Comp. Company Cuir. Cuirassier Rgt. |
Div. Division Drag. Dragoon Rgt. Gen. General GM General Major Gren. Grenadier Regt. |
Huss. Hussar Regt. Inf. Infantry Regt. Ltn. Lieutenant Maj. Major Pruss. Prussian |
Pd. Pound Regt. Regiment Res. Reserve Inf. Squad. Squadroon(s) Sil. Silesian |
Commander-in-Chief: General of Cavalry
Barclay de Tolly
Right Wing, Gen.-Ltn. Count Wittgenstein
I. Infantry Corps, Gen.-Ltn. Duke
Gortschakov (in 2 lines)
5th Infantry Div., GM Merenzov
1st Line
23rd Jäger
Perm Inf.
Mogilev Inf.
2nd Line
24th Jäger
Sewski Inf.
Grand Duchess Katharina Inf., 1 Batl.
Kaluga Inf.
Batt. Comp. No. 3
Light (Batt.?) Comp. No. 6
14th Infantry Div., GM Helfreich
1st Line
25th Jäger
Tenginsk Inf., 1 Batl.
Estland Inf., 1 Batl.
2nd Line
26th Jäger
(according to /1/ only:) Grand Duchess Katharina Inf., 1 Batl.
3rd Infantry Div., GM Duke Schachoffskoi
1st Line, Brigade Col.Schellvinsky /1/
20th Jäger
Narva Inf.
Reval Inf., 2Batl.
4th Jäger, 2 Batl. /1/
2nd Line, Brigade Col.Wolff /1/
21st Jäger
Tschernigov Inf., 2 Batl.
Murom Inf., 2 Batl.
Selenginsk Inf.
Batt. Comp. No. 29
Light (Batt.?) Comp. No. 27
4th Infantry Div., GM Pischnitzki
1st Line Col.Trefforth /1/
4th Jäger
Tobolsk Inf., 2 Batl.
Minsk Inf., 1 Batl
2nd Line Col. Mononoff /1/
34th Jäger
Wolhynian Inf.
(according to /1/ only:) Krementschug Inf., 2 Batl.
2 Foot-Batteries /1/
Cavalry, Gen.-Ltn. Count v. Pahlen
(forms itself in 2 lines behind the infantry)
Div. (?) GM Ilowaiski XII
[In the original, this level is not specified as division. Alternatively brigades? TH]
1st Line, GM Knorring /1/
Ilowaiski XII Cossacks
Radinot II [Cossacks? TH]
Ataman Cossacks
according to /1/:
Tatariya Uhlans, 6 Esc.
Serpuchov Uhlans, 2 Esc.
Lubno Huss., 2 Esc.
Ilovaisky XII Cossacks, 5 Esc.
Div. (?) GM Rüdiger [In the original, this level is not specified as
division. TH]
1st Line
Grodno Huss.
Sumy Huss.
?
1st Line
Olviopol Huss.
Lubno Huss.
Horse Batt. No. 7 (belongs to whole 1st line)
Div. (?) GM Lissanewitsch
2nd Line
Tartar Uhlans
Serpuchov Uhlans
Tchuguiev Uhlans
Left Wing, Gen.-Ltn. v. Kleist [II.
Prussian Army Corps. TH]
9th Brigade, GM v. Klüx [In the original: v. Klux. TH]
Col.-Ltn. v. Schmalensee
1st West Pruss. Inf. / 3 Batl.
6th Res. / 3 Batl.
1/2 Sil. Schützen Batl.
7th Sil. Landwehr / 4 Batl. (but not according to /1/)
Neumärkische Drag., 4 Squad.
1 Foot Batt. (6 Pd.) No.21
10th Brigade, GM v. Pirch
Col. Jagow
2nd West Pruss. Inf. / 3 Batl.
7th Res. / 3 Batl.
9th Sil. Landwehr / 4 Batl.
1st Sil. Landwehr Cavalry, 4 Squad.
1 Foot Batt. (6 Pd.) No. 8
11th Brigade, GM v. Zieten
Col.-Ltn. Carnall
1st Sil. Inf. / 3 Batl.
10th Res. / 3 Batl.
1/2 Sil. Schützen Batl.
8th Sil. Landwehr / 4 Batl.
1st Sil. Huss., 4 Squad.
1 Foot Batt. (6 Pd.) No. 11
12th Brigade, Gen.-Ltn. Prince August v. Preußen (according to /1/: GM)
Col.-Ltn. Funck
2nd Sil. Inf. / 3 Batl.
11th Res. / 3 Batl.
10th Sil. Landwehr / 4 Batl.
2nd Sil. Landwehr Cavalry, 4 Squad.
1 Foot Batt. (6 Pd.) No. 13
Reserve Cavalry, GM v. Röder
Brigade Col. v. Wrangel [In the original, this level is not specified as brigade. TH]
East Pruss. Cuir., 4 Squad.
Brandenburg Cuir., 4 Squad.
Brigade Col.-Ltn. Count Hacke [Haake. TH]
Sil. Cuir., 4 Squad.
2nd Sil. Huss., 2 Squad.
Sil. Uhlan, 4 Squad.
2 Horse Batt. (for both brigades)
Brigade Col. v. Mutius
Sil. National-Cavalry-Rgt., 2 Squad.
7th Sil. Landwehr Cavalry, 4 Squad. (detached to Gen. Thielemann: "Streifcommando")
8th Sil. Landwehr Cavalry, 4 Squad. (detached to Gen. Thielemann: "Streifcommando")
Reserve Artillery, Col.-Ltn. v. Braun
2 Foot Batt. (12 Pd.) No. 3, 6
3 Foot Batt. (6 Pd.) No. 7, 9, 14
3 Horse Batt. No. 7
1 Foot Batt. (7 Pd. Howitzer)
3 Munitions-Columns
1 Handwerks-Column No. 2
2 Field-Pioneer Comp. No. 6, 7
Reserve, Grand Duke Constantin, General of
Infantry Count Milloradowich
Russian Light Guard Cavalry Div., Gen.-Ltn. Schewitsch
1st Line, Gen.-Ltn.Schevitch /1/
Guard Huss., 6 Esc.
Guard Drag., 6 Esc.
2nd Line
Guard Uhlans
5th Guard Infantry Corps,
Gen.-Ltn. Yermolov
1st Guard Div., Gen.-Ltn. Baron v. Rosen
Brigade GM Potemkin, 1st Line [In the original, this level is not specified as brigade. TH]
Preobashenski Guard Inf., 3 Batl.
Semenowski Guard Inf., 3 Batl.
Brigade GM Bistram, 2nd Line, GM Krapovitzky /1/
Ismailov Guard Inf., 3 Batl.
Guard Jäger Regt., 3 Batl.
Batt. Comp. No. 2
Brigade Col.-Ltn. v. Alvensleben [Prussian. TH]
1st Guard Inf.
2nd Guard Inf.
1/2 Guard Jäger [Batl. TH]
1 Foot Batt. (6 Pd. Guard Batt. TH), No. 4
2nd Guard Div., GM Udom I
Brigade GM Krischanowsky, 1st Line
Lithuanan Guard Inf., 3 Batl.
Finland Guard Inf.
Life Gren.Guard Rgt., 2 Batl. (according to /1/)
Brigade GM Scheltuchin, 2nd Line
Life Gren. Guard Rgt.
Pavlov Guard Inf., 2 Batl.
Finland Guard Inf., 3 Batl. /1/
Light Guard Artillery Comp. No. 1 and 2
Grenadier Corps, Gen.-Ltn. Rajewsky
I. Gren. Div., GM Tschoglikov (according to /1/ GM Pissarev)
Brigade GM Zwileniev, 1st Line [In the original, this level is not specified as brigade. TH] (according to /1/ GM Kuyasim)
Araktcheyev Gren. Regt., 2 Batl.
Jekaterinoslav Gren. Regt., 2 Batl.
Brigade GM Sulima, 1st Line, Col.Ocht /1/
Tauriya Gren. Regt., 2 Batl.
St. Petersburg Gren. Regt., 2 Batl.
Brigade GM Jemelianov, 2nd Line
Pernau Gren. Regt., 2 Batl.
Kexholm Gren. Regt., 2 Batl.
Batt. Comp. No. 33
Light Batt. Comp. No. 13, 14
II. Gren. Div., GM Pisarev
Brigade GM Pisarev, 1st Line
Kiev Gren. Regt.
Moscow Gren. Regt.
Brigade GM Damas, 1st Line
Astrachan Gren. Regt.
Fanagoria Gren. Regt.
Brigade GM Heß, 2nd Line
Little Russ. Gren. Regt. [In the original: Klein Reuß. TH]
Siberian Gren. Regt.
3rd Cuir. Div., Gen.-Ltn. Duka
Brigade GM Gudowitsch, 1st Line [In the original, this level is not specified as brigade. TH]
St. Georg Cuir. (Military Order), 4 Esc.
Little Russia Cuir., 4 Esc.
Brigade GM Lewaschov, 2nd Line
Novgorod Cuir., 4 Esc.
Staro Dubna Cuir., 4 Esc.
Reserve Cavalry, ?
I. Cuir. Div., GM Depreradowitsch [In the original: Depresadowitsch.
TH]
Brigade GM Arseniev, 1st Line [In the original, this level is not specified as brigade. TH]
Chevalier Guard, 6 Esc.
Regt. Garde a Cheval, 6 Esc. (according to /1/ Garde du Corps)
Brigade GM Prince Sachsen-Coburg, 2nd Line Baron Rosen /1/
Life-Guard-Cuir-Regt. His Highness (or Emperor), 4 Esc.
Cuir-Regt. Her Highness (or Empress) Cuir., 4 Esc.
Horse Guard (Comp.?) No. 1, 2
[Prussian] Brigade Col.-Ltn. Laroche, 1st Line [La Roche? TH]
Garde du Corps
Light Guard Cavalry [Regt., mixed from Normal-Drag.-Squad, Normal-Huss.-Squad., Life-Guard-Uhlan-Squad., Garde-Volontär-Cossack-Squad. TH]
Horse Guard Batt. Willmann
II. Cuir. Div., Gen.-Ltn. Krekov
Brigade GM Kasatiev, 1st Line [In the original, this level is not specified as brigade. TH]
Jekaterinoslav Cuir.
Astrachan Cuir.
Brigade GM Leontiev, 2nd Line
Gluchov Cuir. [In the original: Gluekov. TH]
Pleskov Cuir.
Don Horse Artillery Comp. No. 1
Reserve Artillery, GM Euler
161 guns
NB. Not mapped are the Prussian Mounted Batteries No. 8, 9, 10; the Prussian Handwerks-Columns No. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. They are mentioned in /2/ for the II. Corps, but without allocation to the brigades.
Additional sources (v. 2.0, provided by Jörg Scheibe):
/1/ Donath, R.: Die Schlacht bei Kulm, 29./30.August 1813, in Die Zinnfigur, ca. 1955, S.102 ff.
/2/ Kelterborn, E: Die preußischen Truppen im Herbstfeldzug 1813, in ZINNFIGUREN ca. 1965
/3/ Goßer Generalstab: Die Preußische Armee im Jahre 1813, Berlin ca.1913