Order of Battle at the Austerlitz campaign

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

La Grande Armée

The French army was under the supreme command of Emperor Napoleon, with Marshal Louis Alexandre Berthier as his chief of staff. General of division Nicolas-Marie Songis des Courbons commanded the artillery. The overall strength of the French army during the battle is estimated to have been about 73,000 men of all arms and 139 artillery pieces. This number also includes three battalions of men which made up the Army's train d'artillerie.

Garde Impériale (French Imperial Guard)

Strength: 5,500 men and 24 guns. Marshal Jean-Baptiste Bessières.

I Corps

Strength: 13,000 men and 24 guns. Marshal Jean Baptiste Bernadotte.

III Corps

Strength: 4,300men (including 830 cavalry) and 12 guns. Marshal Louis Nicolas Davout.

IV Corps

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

V Corps

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

Grenadier Division

Strength: 5,700 men. General of Division Nicolas Oudinot (present, but convalescent) - effective command given to Grand Marshal of the Palace General of Division Géraud Duroc.

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

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

Cavalry Reserve

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

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 Illarionovich Golenischev-Kutusov. The Austrian forces were led by Lieutenant General Prince Johann von Liechtenstein. Total strength during the battle is approximately 85,400 men and 278 guns of all types.

The Russian Imperial Guard

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

Advanced Guard of the Tsar's Army

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

Cavalry

Advance Guard of General Frederick William Buxhowden

Strength: 3,440 infantry, 3,440 horsemen and 12 light guns. Feldmarschall-Leutnant Michael von Kienmayer

First Column

Strength: 13,240 infantry, 250 cavalry, 40 light and 24 heavy guns. Lieutenant-General Dmitry Dokhturov

Second Column

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

Third Column

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

Fourth Column

Strength: 23,900 infantry, 52 light and 24 heavy guns. Lieutenant-General Mikhail Miloradovich and Feldmarschall-Leutnant Johann Kollowrat

Fifth (Cavalry) Column

Strength: 5,375 horsemen, 24 light pieces. Feldmarschall-Leutnant Prince Johann von Liechtenstein with Feldmarschall-Leutnant Ludwig Prinz zu Hohenlohe-Bartenstein and Lieutenant-General Alexei A. Essen

References

Austrian generals by Digby Smith, compiled by Leopold Kudrna

"Russian-Austrian Order-of-Battle at Austerlitz: 2 December 1805" by Stephen Millar

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