Legrand Infantry Division ( French: Division d'infanterie de Legrand ) - France's infantry division during the Napoleonic Wars.
| Legrand Infantry Division | |
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| fr. Division d'infanterie de Legrand | |
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| Years of existence | 1803 - 1810 |
| A country |  French empire |
| Included in | The Great Army (1805-08), |
| Type of | Infantry division |
| Includes | Light and linear infantry regiments |
| Number | from 7000 to 8000 people l / s |
| Wars | Napoleonic Wars |
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| Commanders | |
| Famous commanders | Claude Legrand |
Formed by Napoleon on August 29, 1803 in the camp of Saint-Omer , and was part of the Army of the Ocean Coast . The division commander throughout the existence of the division was the division general Claude Legrand . The division took an active part in the campaigns of 1805, 1807 and 1809.
It was disbanded by the Emperor on March 2, 1810 during the reorganization of the French troops in Germany [1] .
Content
- 1 Organization of the division
- 2 Submission and division number
- 3 Division Command
- 3.1 Division commanders
- 3.2 Division Chiefs
- 4 Awarded
- 4.1 Badge of the Great Eagle of the Legion of Honor
- 4.2 Senior officers of the Legion of Honor
- 4.3 Commandants of the Legion of Honor
- 4.4 Officers of the Legion of Honor
- 5 Literature
- 6 References
Division Organization
On September 25, 1805:
- 1st Brigade (commander - Brigadier General Pierre Merle )
- 26th Light Infantry Regiment (commander - Colonel Francois Pouget )
- riflemen's battalion Poe (commander - battalion commander Etienne Hulot )
- Corsican Riflemen battalion (commander - battalion commander Philip Ornano )
- 2nd Brigade (commander - Brigadier General Michel Ferry )
- 3rd Line Infantry Regiment (commander - Colonel Laurent Schober )
- 3rd brigade (commander - brigadier general Victor Levasser )
- 18th Line Infantry Regiment (commander - Colonel Jean-Baptiste Ravier )
- 75th Regiment of Line Infantry (commander - Colonel Francois Liuille )
- Total: 11 battalions, 8768 people.
On October 14, 1806:
- 1st Brigade (commander - Brigadier General Francois Ledru des Essard )
- 26th Light Infantry Regiment (commander - Colonel Francois Pouget )
- riflemen's battalion Poe (commander - battalion commander Etienne Hulot )
- Corsican Riflemen battalion (commander - battalion commander Philip Ornano )
- 2nd Brigade (commander - Brigadier General Victor Levasser )
- 18th Line Infantry Regiment (commander - Colonel Jean-Baptiste Ravier )
- 75th Regiment of Line Infantry (commander - Colonel Francois Liuille )
- Total: 8 battalions, 7629 people, 12 guns.
On April 1, 1807:
- 1st Brigade (commander - Brigadier General Francois Ledru des Essard )
- 26th Light Infantry Regiment (commander - Colonel Francois Pouget )
- riflemen's battalion Poe (commander - battalion commander Etienne Hulot )
- Corsican Riflemen battalion (commander - battalion commander Antoine Morandini )
- 2nd brigade (commander - brigadier general Tom Lamartinier )
- 18th Line Infantry Regiment (commander - Colonel Jean-Baptiste Ravier )
- 75th Line Infantry Regiment (commander - Colonel Charles Buke )
- 3rd brigade (commander - Brigadier General Pierre Puse )
- 105th Line Infantry Regiment (commander - Colonel Pierre Aber )
- Total: 10 battalions, 7924 people.
On July 1, 1809:
- 1st Brigade (commander - Brigadier General Francois Ledru des Essard )
- 26th Light Infantry Regiment (commander - Colonel Toussin Campi )
- 3 battalions
- 18th Line Infantry Regiment (commander - Colonel Pierre Pelpor )
- 3 battalions
- 26th Light Infantry Regiment (commander - Colonel Toussin Campi )
- 2nd Baden Brigade (commander - Major General Carl von Neuenstein)
- huntsman (1 battalion)
- 1st Infantry Regiment (2 battalions)
- 2nd Infantry Regiment (2 battalions)
- 3rd Infantry Regiment (2 battalions)
- Total: 13 battalions, 12 six-pound guns
Subordination and Division Number
- 3rd Infantry Division at the St. Omer Camp of the Ocean Coast Army (August 29, 1803);
- 3rd Infantry Division of the 4th Army Corps of the Great Army (August 29, 1805);
- infantry division in Germany (October 15, 1808);
- 1st Infantry Division of the 4th Army Corps of the German Army (April 1, 1809).
Division Command
Division Commanders
- Division General Claude Legrand (August 30, 1803 - March 2, 1810)
Division Chiefs
- Colonel Staff Antoine Cosson (November 8, 1803 - October 22, 1808)
- Colonel of Staff Jean Bonin (1808 - July 23, 1809)
- Colonel Staff Michelle Mora (July 23, 1809 - March 2, 1810)
Awarded
Badge of the Great Eagle of the Legion of Honor
- Claude Legrand , December 26, 1805 - Division General, Division Commander
High Officers of the Legion of Honor
- Claude Legrand , June 14, 1804 - Division General, Division Commander
Legion of Honor Commandants
- Guillaume Miquel, June 14, 1804 - Brigadier General, brigade commander
- Jean-Claude Moreau , June 14, 1804 - Brigadier General, brigade commander
- Francois Liuille , December 25, 1805 - Colonel, commander of the 75th Line
- Francois Pouget , December 25, 1805 - Colonel, commander of the 26th lung
- Jean-Baptiste Ravier , December 25, 1805 - Colonel, commander of the 18th Line
- Laurent Schober , December 25, 1805 - Colonel, commander of the 3rd Line
- Pierre Aber , July 11, 1807 - Colonel, commander of the 105th Line
- Antoine Cosson , July 11, 1807 - Colonel, Chief of Staff of the Division
- Francois Ledru des Essaire , July 11, 1807 - Brigadier General, commander of the 1st Brigade
Legion of Honor Officers
- Felix Bachiokki , June 14, 1804 - Colonel, commander of the 26th lung
- Davenier, June 14, 1804 - captain of the 26th lung
- Georges Mouton , June 14, 1804 - Colonel, commander of the 3rd Line
- Jean-Baptiste Ravier , June 14, 1804 - Colonel, commander of the 18th Line
- Kuni, December 26, 1805 - battalion commander, teams. division artillery
- Philip Ornano , December 26, 1805 - battalion commander, commander of the Corsica riflemen
- Etienne Hulot , December 26, 1805 - battalion commander, rifle commander Poe
Literature
- Sokolov O. V. Napoleon's army. - SPb., 1999.
- Sokolov O.V. Austerlitz. Napoleon, Russia and Europe. 1799-1805 - T. 1-2. - M., 2006.
- Vasiliev I.N. Failed revenge: Russia and France 1806-1807 .. - T. 1-3. - M., 2010.