French Order-of-Battle during the Golymin and Pultusk Campaign: 3e Division de Dragons
By Greg Gorsuch
SITUATION AU 15 DÉCEMBRE
SITUATION EN JANVIER
3e Division de Dragons
Présents.
Détachés.
Hôpitaux
Présents.
Détachés.
Hôpitaux
Général de Division Beaumont
Généraux Latour-Maubourg, Marisy Boyé.
Offic.
Troupe.
Chev.
Troupe.
Chev.
Offic.
Troupe.
Chev.
Troupe.
Chev.
5e de dragons, Cel. Lacour.
30
408
465
113
113
16
24
542
5703
” ” ”
12e — Cel. Géraud.
26
436
461
96
122
11
21
316
371
170 230 68
8e — Cel. Girardin.
33
445
502
154
170
37
29
414
467
196
209 67
16e — Cel. Vial.
32
459
469
181
159
22
23
670
613
” ” ”
9e — Cel. Maupetit.
28
380
446
116
170
15
24
373
401
131 200 15
21e — Cel. Dumas.
29
359
416
120
125
29
28
495
446
158 152 38
Artillerie. 2e. régt à cheval, 3e cie ½
1
39
37
“
“
“
78 81 ” ” ”
Train. 2e bon bis, 2e et 3e cies détachements.
“
48
69
“
“
“
4
179
2,574
2,865
780
849
130
153
2,881
2,949
655 791 228
Notes: The situations of the 5th and 16th Dragoons in January are summary situations where the regiments include the detached men and horses, as well as the men at the hospitals.
Detachments that could join in a convenient time to take part in the operations of the December campaign.
3rd Division of Dragoons
The 5th Dragoons received, with its passage in Berlin, a mounted detachment of at least 100 men, departing Saint-Germain from 12 to September 15.
The 12th Dragoons received a detachment of 100 men coming from the dissolution of the foot dragoons, mounted in Potsdam and starting out November 10. This detachment is included in the situation presented for December 15.
The 8th Dragoons received 17 mounted dragoons departing from its depot in Strasbourg at the end of September and arriving in Berlin during the last days of October; moreover, it received 80 dragoons coming from the dissolution of the foot dragoons, mounted in Potsdam and starting out on November 10. These detachments are included in the situation presented for December 15th.
The 16th Dragoons received a detachment of 108 men coming from the dissolution of the foot dragoons, mounted in Potsdam and starting out on November 10. This detachment is included in the situation presented for December 15.
The 9th received, with its passage to Berlin, a mounted detachment of at least 100 men, departing from Versailles between the 12th and 15th of September.
The 21st did not receive any reinforcements before the December campaign. The first detachment destined for this regiment started from Potsdam only on December 1 and could not arrive in time.
All these detachments constituted for the 3rd Division a reinforcement of approximately 505 horses, which could take part in the operations of December.
Source:
Foucart, P. Campagne de Pologne: Novembre-décembre 1806-Janvier 1807. Paris: Libraire Militaire Berger-Levralt & Co.; 1882.