French Order-of-Battle during the Golymin and Pultusk Campaign: Reserve Cavalry Corps
By Greg Gorsuch
Réserve de Cavalerie.
Présents sous les armes au 30 novembre 1806.
(Note 1)
Présents sous les armes au 1er janvier 1807 (Note 2)
Hommes
Chevaux
Hommes.
Chevaux.
Officier.
Troupe.
dofficiers. (Note 3)
de troupe.
du train.
de réqui-sition..
Officiers.
Troupe.
dofficiers.
de troupe.
de trait.
Brigade de hussards
45
774
104
760
“
“
43
700
97
639
“
25
434
59
440
“
“
“
“
“
“
“
1er division de grosse cavalerie
161
2,847
347
2,694
72
“
157
2,650
“
2,949
“
2e division de grosse cavalerie
87
1,458
200
1,304
80
“
“
“
“
“
“
171
2,117
421
1,966
88
“
181
2,521
442
2,364
128
90
1,352
201
1,265
88
“
“
“
“
“
“
181
2,600
364
2,556
“
“
184
2,578
468
2,522
“
145
2,334
330
2,165
“
“
“
“
“
“
“
“
“
“
“
“
124
1,731
301
1,573
“
Parc dartillerie
16
485
42
76
469
25
“
“
“
“
“
Pontonniers, 1er bon, 7e cie
2
68
“
“
“
“
“
“
“
“
“
923
14,469
2,068
13,226
797
25
689
10,180
1,308
10,047
128
(Note 4)
Notes:
- The summary situation of November 30 carries the following annotation: The situation of the hussars, the 2nd Division of Cuirassiers and of the 2nd and 3rd Dragoons are of the 20th; but by this time they would have to had increased.
- The summary situation of 1 January 1807 is at Czerwonka, and includes only the 1st Reserve Cavalry. The gap of the 2nd Reserve Cavalry is filled in by the situation of this unit on the date of December 25.
- From the beginning of the campaign, the chief-of-staff had recommended to General Belliard to break out the horses of the officers in a special column; but in many of these situations they are confused with horses of the troops; in this case, it is necessary to count 2 horses per officer and to increase the number thus obtained from approximately 20 to 25 horses per division.
- The situations of the brigades of Milhaud and Watier are missing; to help with the situations of these 2 brigades on January 17, one can suggest without too much error, that in early January, the 1st Reserve Cavalry counted approximately 784 officers, 11,568 cavalrymen, 1,508 horses of officers, 11, 424 horses of troops present under arms.
Source:
Foucart, P. Campagne de Pologne: Novembre-décembre 1806-Janvier 1807. Paris: Libraire Militaire Berger-Levralt & Co.; 1882.