Battle of Saalfeld order of battle explained

The Battle of Saalfeld took place on the 10 October 1806. A French force of 12,800 men commanded by Marshal Jean Lannes defeated a Prussian-Saxon force of 8,300 men under Prince Louis Ferdinand.

See main article: Battle of Saalfeld.

French V Corps

Commander-in-chief

Marshal Jean Lannes

Chief of staff

Général de Division Claude Victor-Perrin

1st Division

Général de Division Louis-Gabriel Suchet

1st Brigade

Général de Brigade Michel Marie Claparède

• 1st and 2nd battalions, 17th Légère Regiment (2,047 officers and men)
• Bataillon d’élite (751), formed of carabiniers and voltigeurs of the 3rd battalions of the 17th and 21st Légère, and the grenadiers and voltigeurs of 4th battalion 34th Ligne, 3rd battalions of 40th, 64th, and 88th Ligne.

2nd Brigade

Général de Brigade Honoré Charles Reille

• 1st, 2nd, and 3rd battalions, 34th Ligne Regiment (2,788)
• 1st and 2nd battalions, 40th Ligne Regiment (1,881)

3rd Brigade

Général de Brigade Dominique Honoré Antoine Vedel

• 1st and 2nd battalions, 64th Ligne Regiment (1,954)
• 1st and 2nd battalions, 88th Ligne Regiment (2,104)

Divisional Artillery

• 15th company, 5th Foot Artillery Regiment (108)
• 3rd company, 3rd Horse Artillery Regiment (68)

(2x12lb, 6x8lb, 2x4lb cannons, 2x6" howitzers)

Cavalry Brigade

Général de Brigade Anne-François-Charles Trelliard

• 1st, 2nd, and 3rd squadrons, 9th Hussar Regiment (527)
• 1st, 2nd, and 3rd squadrons, 10th Hussar Regiment (495)
• 1st, 2nd, and 3rd squadrons, 21st Chasseurs à Cheval (608)

Strengths as at 1 October 1806.^[1]

Prussian-Saxon Advanced Guard Division

Generalleutenant Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia

Detachment at Blankenburg

• Fusilier Battalion No. 14 "von Pelet"
• Jäger Company "Masars"
• 3 squadrons, Saxon Hussar Regiment
• ½ Horse Artillery Battery No. 2 "Gause" (4 guns)

Troops at Saalfeld

Prussian Troops

• Jäger Company "Valentini"
• Fusilier Battalion No. 13 "Rabenau"
• Fusilier Battalion No. 15 "Rühle"
• 5 squadrons, Hussar Regiment No. 6 "Schimmelpfennig von der Oye"
• ½ Horse Artillery Battery No. 2 "Gause" (4 guns)
• 2 battalions, Infantry Regiment No. 49 "Müffling"
• 6lb Foot Artillery Battery "Reimann" (12 guns)

Saxon Troops
Generalmajor

Generalmajor

• 5 squadrons, Saxon Hussar Regiment
• 1st and 2nd battalions, Infantry Regiment No. 1 "Kurfürst"
• 1st and 2nd battalions, Infantry Regiment No. 4 "Prinz Clemens"
• 1st and 2nd battalions, Infantry Regiment No. 9 "Prince Xaver"
• 4lb Foot Artillery Battery "Hoyer" (8 guns)

16 additional guns attached to the infantry regiments

Detachment at Pößneck

Generalmajor

• 5 squadrons, Hussar Regiment No. 6 "Schimmelpfennig von der Oye"

Total strength 9 October 1806: 7,500 infantry, 2,700 cavalry, 44 guns^[2]

Notes and References

1. Book: Foucart . Paul . Campagne de Prusse (1806), d'après les archives de la guerre, par P. Foucart, ... Prenzlow-Lubeck . 1890 . Berger-Levrault . Paris . 461415300 . fr .
2. Book: von Lettow-Vorbeck . Oscar . Der Krieg von 1806 und 1807 . 1891 . E.S. Mittler und Sohn . Berlin . 9959799 . de . 226., Book: Bressonnet . Pascal . Études tactiques sur la campagne de 1806 . 1909 . Chapelot . Paris . 610334571 . fr . 9.