Order of battle
Of the French
Army of the Rhine,
3rd May 1800
(Battle of Engen)
Composed by Roland Kessinger,
sources given below
[xxx] = strength of 25 April 1800
GD = Général de division
GB = Général de brigade
Commander-in-Chief: Lt-Gen
Moreau
STAFF
Chief of Staff: GD Dessolle
Commander of the Artillery: GD Eblé
Commander of the Genie: GB Clémencet
Commisaire ordonnateur en chef: Mathieu Faviers
Inspector of the Infantry: GD Schauembourg
Inspector of the Cavalry: GD Bourcier
Adjutant General: Lahoire
Adjutant General: Fririon
Adjutant General: Rapatel
Adjutant General: Lamardue
Adjutant General: Prysie
Adjutant General: Bertrand
Adjutant General: Le Marois
Adjutant General: Mangin
Adjutant General: Abancourt
Chief of Staff: GB Gudin
Commander of the Artillery: GB Lemaire
1ST
DIVISION GD Vandamme
Adjutant
Generals Duprat, Dormenans
GB Molitor
1er
légère (I. and II. Battalion) [1,835]
36e demi-brigade [?]
94e demi-brigade [2,810]
8th
Hussars [540]
GB Leval
83e demi-brigade [2,622]
9th
Hussars [467]
1
Foot Artillery (16th company) [93]
2nd
Foot Artillery (part 4th company) [27]
6th
Horse Artillery (2nd company) [64]
2nd
Battalion Pontooniers (1st and 7th companies) [143]
3rd
Battalion Sappers (2nd company) [184]
2ND
DIVISION GD Montrichard
Adjutant
Generals Schinner, Garobuau
GB
Daultanne
37e
demi-brigade [2,352]
84e
demi-brigade [2,731]
109e
demi-brigade [2,461]
1st
Foot Artillery (part 17th company) [50]
6th
Horse Artillery (part 5th company) [73]
3rd
Battalion Sappers (3rd, 7th, 8th companies) [563]
3RD
DIVISION GD Lorge
Adjutant
Generals Mangeot, Foy
GB
Goullus
38e demi-brigade [2,149]
7th
Hussars (1 squadron) [?]
GB Bontemps
10e légère [3,021]
67e demi-brigade [2,522]
7th
Hussars (3 squadrons) [601 full regiment]
1st
Foot Artillery (part 17th company) [43]
2nd
Horse Artillery (5th company) [67]
3rd
Battalion Sappers (1st company) [184]
RESERVE GB
Nansouty
Grenadiers
(2 battalions) [1,500]
15th
Cavalry Regiment [?]
11th
Dragoons [462]
12th Chasseurs à Cheval [557]
1st
Foot Artillery (18th company) [109]
6th
Horse Artillery (part 5th company) [27]
4TH
DIVISION GD Montchoisy (in Switzerland, also called
Division d’Helvétie)
GBs
Chabert, Mainoni
Adjutant General Boissier
28e demi-brigade [1,858]
44e demi-brigade (I. and II. Battalion) [1,388]
1e légère (III. Battalion) [913]
9e légère (III. Battalion) [896]
14th
Cavalry Regiment [215]
22nd
Cavalry Regiment [304]
2nd
Foot Artillery (3rd and 6th companies) [54 and 122]
6th
Horse Artillery (4th company) [72]
Pontooniers [3]
Chief of Staff: Adjutant General Lahoire
Commissaire des guerres as
ordonnateur: Noury
1ST
DIVISION GD Delmas
Adjutant
General Deplanque
GB
Boyer
6th
Cavalry Regiment [251]
GB Lorcet
11th Chasseurs à Cheval [448]
GB Quetard
4th
Hussars [332]
Adjutant General
Cohorn
50e
demi-brigade (2 battalions) [total regiment: 2,494]
14e
légère [2,262]
GB Jacopin
46e demi-brigade [2,503]
GB Grandjean
57e demi-brigade [2,640]
108e demi-brigade [2,324]
3rd
Foot Artillery (1st company) [69]
6th
Horse Artillery (1st company) [69]
2ND
DIVISION GD Leclerc (temporarily commanded by GB
Bastoul)
Adjutant Generals D’Arbois, Perrin
GB Despièrres
53e
demi-brigade [2,098]
89e demi-brigade [2,191]
GB Walther
10th Chasseurs à Cheval [458]
23rd Chasseurs à Cheval [505]
5th
Foot Arillery (1 company) [90]
8th
Horse Artillery [67]
3rd
Battalion Sappers (5th company) [139]
3RD
DIVISION GD Richepance
Adjutant
Generals Berthier, Molard
GB Durutte
4e demi-brigade [?]
13th
Chasseurs à Cheval [200]
5th
Hussars [468]
GB Digonnet
50e
demi-brigade (1 battalion) [?]
100e
demi-brigade [2,011]
Grenadiers
(2 battalions) [?]
17th
Dragoons [519]
5th
Foot Artillery (3rd company) [65]
3rd
Horse Artillery (2nd company) [64]
3rd
Battalion Sappers (part 2nd company) [80]
RESERVE
CAVALRY GD d’Hautpoul
Adjutant
Generals Becker, Lauer
GB Espagne
1er Carabinier Regiment [435]
2e Carabinier Regiment [449]
GB Devrigny
8e Cavalry Regiment [283]
9e Cavalry Regiment [337]
3rd
Horse Artillery (1st company) [54]
Commander of the Artillery: GD Durtubie
Adjutant Generals Lacroix, Guyot
Commissaire des Guerres as
Ordonnateur: Lefort
1ST
DIVISION GD Baraguey d’Hilliers
Adjutant General Mouroux
GBs Salligny, Sbatier
1er
demi-brigade [2,715]
23e demi-brigade [2,546]
48e demi-brigade [2,740]
GB Roussel
15e demi-brigade [2,452]
2nd Hussars [542]
7th
Foot Artillery (3rd company) [98]
7th
Horse Artillery (2nd company) [70]
2ND
DIVISION GD Tharreau
Adjutant
Generals Defrance, Thomas
GBs
Debilly, Desbrulys
42e
demi-brigade [2,860]
51e demi-brigade [2,455]
23rd
Cavalry Regiment [194]
16th Chasseurs à Cheval [417]
7th
Foot Artillery (18th company) [100]
7th
Horse Artillery (3rd company) [62]
3RD
DIVISION GD Ney
Adjutant
Generals Ruffin, Jarry
GB
Bonet
54e demi-brigade [2,393]
8th Chasseurs à Cheval [569]
GB Joba
76e demi-brigade [2,281]
GB Bonnamy
103e demi-brigade [2,016]
25th
Cavalry Regiment [261]
7th Foot Artillery (19th company) [76]
7th
Horse Artillery (4th company) [76]
RESERVE
DIVISION GB Sahuc
12th
Cavalry Regiment [311]
17th
Cavalry Regiment [283]
2nd
Dragoons [525]
5th
Chasseurs à Cheval [497]
2nd
Horse Artillery (6th company) [71]
4th
Battalion Sappers (1st company) [203]
Commander of the Artillery: GD Sorbier
Commander of the Genie: Lery
Adjutant Generals Deviau,
Petiet, Levasseur
Commissaire des Guerres as
Ordonnateur: Maret
1ST
DIVISION GD Colaud
GBs Girard dit Vieux, Lacoste
Adjutant General Chenier
48e demi-brigade [2,740]
20th Chasseurs à Cheval [491]
10th
Cavalry Regiment [206]
16th
Cavalry Regiment [284]
3rd
Foot Artillery (4th company) [65]
2ND
DIVISION GD Souham
GBs
Decaen, Puthod
Chef de Bataillon Jan Hamelinage as Adjutant General
8e demi-brigade [2,835]
95e demi-brigade [1,851]
1st Chasseurs à Cheval [657]
6th
Dragoons [503]
7th
Cavalry Regiment [234]
3rd
Horse Artillery (6th company) [70]
3RD DIVISION GD Legrand
GBs Boivin, Drouet
Adjutant General Daclon
7e demi-brigade [2,301]
27e demi-brigade [2,985]
6th Chasseurs a Cheval [560]
13th
Dragoons [534]
3rd
Foot Artillery (6th, 9th, 18th companies) [188]
5th
Foot Artillery (1st, 9th, 17th companies) [179]
7th
Foot Artillery (part 11th company) [37]
1st
Battalion Pontooniers (3rd, part 8th companies) [48]
4th
Batallion Sappers (2nd, 3rd companies) [232]
4TH
DIVISION GD Delaborde
GBs
Mercier, Thuring
29e
demi-brigade [700]
65e
demi-brigade (I. and II. battalion) [1,233]
2e
Helvetian demi-brigade [640]
4th
Cavalry Regiment [125]
19th
Cavalry Regiment [161]
3rd
Foot Artillery (2nd company) [102]
7th
Foot Artillery (8th, 10th 16th companies) [236]
1st
Battalion Pontooniers (part 1st company) [25]
2nd
Battalion Pontooniers (part 6th company) [64]
2nd
Battalion Sappers (detachment) [43]
4th
Battalion Sappers (detachment) [125]
(Division Stationnaires)
3RD DIVISION GD Chateauneuf-Randon (Metz)
GBs Péduchelle, Daurier, Desdorides
Adjutant
General Cosson
80e
demi-brigade [472]
Polish
Legion of the Danube [2,958]
15th
Cavalry Regiment [352]
24th
Cavalry Regiment (3rd squadron) [133]
6th
Foot Artillery (1st, 4th company) [91]
7th
Foot Artillery (part 17th company, part of staff) [18 and
153]
Miners
(part 1st, 2nd companies) [18 and 63]
Ouvrier
d’artillerie (7th, part 9th companies) [65]
4TH
DIVISION GD Gillot (Nancy)
6th
Hussars [523]
1st
Dragoons [227]
5TH
DIVISION GD Freytag (Strasbourg)
GBs Desnoyers, Vernier
Adjutant General Boulland
3e
Helvetian demi-brigade [687]
29e
demi-brigade (I. Battalion) [798]
95e
demi-brigade [1,851]
2nd
Foot Artillery (5th, 10th, 14th, 20th companies) [334]
3rd
Foot Artillery (18th, 19th companies) [117]
5th
Foot Artillery (1st, 4th, 5th, 6th, 9th, 10th, 17th companies) [213]
6th
Foot Artillery (1st company) [28]
7th
Foot Artillery (11th company) [34]
Ouvriers
d’artillerie (1st, 5th, 6th, part 9th) [99]
1st
Battalion Pontooniers (1st 3rd, part 8th companies) [81]
2nd
Battalion Pontooniers (3rd 4th companies) [100]
4th
Battalion Sappers (5th, 7th companies) [273]
3rd
Battalion Sappers (1st, 9th companies) [172]
26TH
DIVISION GD Laroche
GBs
Jacobé, Eickemeyer, Malye
Adjutant
Generals Fontaine, Keck, Regnier
20e demi-brigade [2,641]
Légion des Francs du Nord [360]
16th
Cavalry Regiment (part) [91]
7th
Foot Artillery (1st, 9th, 14th, 15th companies) [408]
Miners
(part 6th company) [47]
1st
Battalion Pontooniers (5th company) [127]
4th
Battalion Sappers (4th, 8th companies) [232]
GARRISON
OF MAYENCE
GD Leval
Adjutant
General Fays
65e demi-brigade (III. Battalion) [652]
91e demi-brigade [1,994]
110e demi-brigade [2,217]
1e
Helvetian demi-brigade [777]
3rd
Hussars [426]
3rd
Foot Artillery (detachments) [66]
7th
Foot Artillery (detachments) [317]
8th
Horse Artillery (2nd company) [77]
Ouvriers
d’artillerie (part 7th company) [10]
1st
Batallion Pontooniers (detachment) [115]
4th
Batallion Sappers (4th, 6th, 9th companies) [510]
Miners
(2nd, 6th companies) [134]
Main sources:
Jomini, « Histoire Critique
et Militaire des Guerres de la Révolution » Vol. 13 (Paris 1824) p.
111
Picard, Ernest, « Campagne
de 1800 en Allemagne » Vol I (Passage Du Rhine) (Paris 1907) p. 487-497
© Roland
Kessinger & Geert van Uythoven