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This is the complete order of battle of the
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armies during the Battle of Austerlitz.


La Grande Armée

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. 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''.


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''Strength: 5,500 men and 24 guns''. Marshal Jean-Baptiste Bessières. * Infantry of the Guard **1er and 2e Battaillons
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à Pied (foot
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) **1er and 2e Battaillons Chasseurs à Pied (
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of the Guard ** Grenadiers à Cheval (horse grenadiers) **
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**Gendarmerie d'Elite *Artillery of the Guard **Light Artillery of the Guard **Artillery Train of the Guard


I Corps

''Strength: 13,000 men and 24 guns''. Marshal Jean Baptiste Bernadotte. *Advanced Guard **27ème Régiment d'lnfanterie Légère (
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) *1st Division – General of Division Olivier Rivaud de la Raffinière **Brigadiers:
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François Werlé François Jean Werlé (6 September 1763 – 16 May 1811) was a ''Général de Brigade'' of the First French Empire who saw action during the Napoleonic Wars and died fighting against the British during the Peninsular War. Early career Werlé ...
***8ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne (
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) ***45ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne *** 54ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne *2nd Division – General of Division Jean-Baptiste Drouet **Brigadiers: Pierre Charles Dumoulin,
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***94ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne ***95ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne *
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Division – General of Division
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**1st Brigade – General of Brigade Frédéric Marisy ***2ème Régiment de Hussards ( hussars) ***5ème Régiment de Hussards **2nd Brigade – General of Brigade Joseph Denis Picard ***4ème Régiment de Hussards ***5ème Régiment de Chasseurs à Cheval


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''Strength: 4,300 men (including 830 cavalry) and 12 guns''. Marshal Louis Nicolas Davout. *2nd Division – General of Division
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**1st Brigade – General of Brigade Georges Kister ***15ème Régiment d'lnfanterie Légère ***33ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne **2nd Brigade – General of Brigade
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***48ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne ***111ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne **3rd Brigade – General of Brigade
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***108ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne **1st Regiment des Dragons (attached from Klein's 1st Dragoon Div.) *4th Dragoon Division – General
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**1st Brigade – General of Brigade
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***15ème Régiment des Dragons (
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***25ème Régiment des Dragons ***27ème Régiment des Dragons *Corps Artillery (8x 8-pdr & 4x 6" howitzer)


IV Corps

''Strength: 23,600 men and 35 guns.'' Marshal Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult *1st Division – General of Division
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**1st Brigade – General of Brigade
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***10ème Régiment d'lnfanterie Légère **2nd Brigade – General of Brigade
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***14ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne ***36ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne **3rd Brigade – General of Brigade Louis-Prix Varé ***43ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne (attached to Vandamme's Div. during battle) ***55ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne (attached to Vandamme's Div. during battle) *2nd Division – General of Division Dominique Joseph Rene Vandamme **1st Brigade – General of Brigade Joseph François Ignace Maximilien Schiner ***24ème Régiment d'lnfanterie Légère **2nd Brigade – General of Brigade
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***4ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne ***28ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne **3rd Brigade – General of Brigade Jacques Lazare Savettier de Candras *** 46ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne ***57ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne *3rd Division – General of Division
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**1st Brigade – General of Brigade
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***26ème Régiment d'lnfanterie Légère *** Tirailleurs du Pô (Italian light infantry) ***Tirailleurs Corses (Corsican light infantry) **2nd Brigade – General of Brigade
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***3ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne **3rd Brigade – General of Brigade
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***18ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne ***75ème Régiment d'lnfanterie de Ligne *Light Cavalry Division – General of Brigade
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**8ème Régiment de Hussards ( Hussars) **11ème Régiment de Chasseurs à Cheval **26ème Régiment de Chasseurs à Cheval *Corps Artillery – 35 guns (mostly 12-pdrs)


V Corps

''Strength: 12,700 men and 20 guns.'' Marshal Jean Lannes *1st Division – General of Division
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(attached from 3rd Corps) **1st Brigade – General of Brigade Georges-Henri Eppler ***13ème Régiment d'Infanterie Légère **2nd Brigade – General of Brigade Joseph Laurent Demont ***17ème Régiment d'Infanterie de Ligne ***30ème Régiment d'Infanterie de Ligne **3rd Brigade – General of Brigade
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***51ème Régiment d'Infanterie de Ligne ***61ème Régiment d'Infanterie de Ligne *3rd Division – General of Division Louis Gabriel Suchet **1st Brigade – General of Brigade
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***17ème Régiment d'Infanterie Légère **2nd Brigade – General of Brigade
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***34ème Régiment d'Infanterie de Ligne ***40ème Régiment d'Infanterie de Ligne **3rd Brigade – General of Brigade
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***64ème Régiment d'Infanterie de Ligne ***88ème Régiment d'Infanterie de Ligne *Light Cavalry Division – General of Brigade Anne-François-Charles Trelliard **1st Brigade – General of Brigade Anne-François-Charles Trelliard ***9ème Régiment de Hussards ***10ème Régiment de Hussards **2nd Brigade – General of Brigade Jean-Louis-François Fauconnet ***13ème Chasseurs à Cheval ***21ème Chasseurs à Cheval *Corps Artillery 20 guns (mostly 12-pdrs)


Grenadier Division

''Strength: 5,700 men.'' General of Division
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duty. * Carabinier companies (equivalent to grenadiers in light infantry formations) from: 2ème, 3ème, 15ème, 28ème and Peale Régiments d'Infanterie Légère *Grenadier companies from: 9éme, 13ème, 58ème and 81ème Régiments d'lnfanterie de Ligne


Cavalry Reserve

''Strength: 7,400 sabres and 36 guns''. Marshal Prince Joachim Murat *1st Heavy Cavalry Division – General of Division
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**1st Brigade – General of Brigade
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***1er Régiment de Carabiniers à Cheval (205 in 3 sqns) – Colonel Cochois ***2ème Régiment de Carabiniers à Cheval (181 in 3 sqns) – Colonel Morin **2nd Brigade – General of Brigade
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***2ème Régiment de Cuirassiers (304 in 3 sqns) – Colonel Yvendorff ***9ème Régiment de Cuirassiers (280 in 3 sqns) – Colonel Doumerc **3rd Brigade – General of Brigade
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*** 3ème Régiment de Cuirassiers (333 in 3 sqns) – Colonel Preval ***12ème Régiment de Cuirassiers (277 in 3 sqns) – Colonel Belfort **Artillery: 4th Company, 2nd Artillery Regiment, 92 men. *2nd Heavy Cavalry Division – General of Division
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**1st Brigade – Colonel Jean-Baptiste Noirot *** 1er Régiment de Cuirassiers (388 in 3 sqns) – Colonel Guiton ***5ème Régiment de Cuirassiers (375 in 3 sqns) – Colonel Noireau **2nd Brigade – General of Brigade
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***10ème Régiment de Cuirassiers (254 in 3 sqns) – Colonel Lataye ***11ème Régiment de Cuirassiers (327 in 3 sqns) – Colonel Fouler **Artillery: 4th Company, 2nd Artillery Regiment, 42 men *2nd Dragoon Division – General of Division Frédéric Henri Walther **1st Brigade – General of Brigade
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***3ème Régiment de Dragons ***6ème Régiment de Dragons **2nd Brigade – General of Brigade
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***10ème Régiment de Dragons ***11ème Régiment de Dragons **3rd Brigade – General of Brigade
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***13ème Régiment de Dragons ***22ème Régiment de Dragons *3rd Dragoon Division – General of Division
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**1st Brigade – General of Brigade Charles Joseph Boyé *** 5ème Régiment de Dragons ***8ème Régiment de Dragons **2nd Brigade – General of Brigade Nicolas Joseph Scalfort ***12ème Régiment de Dragons ***16ème Régiment de Dragons ***21ème Régiment de Dragons *Light Cavalry Division – General of Division
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** ''Detached from I Corps'' *Light Cavalry Brigade – General of Brigade
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**16ème Régiment de Chasseurs à Cheval **22ème Régiment de Chasseurs à Cheval *Attached artillery – 36 guns in companies of artillerie à cheval (Horse-Artillery)


Army of the

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Opposing the French at
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Alexander I and Emperor Francis II, respectively. However, overall field command was taken by the Russian General Mikhail Illarionovich Golenischev-Kutuzov. 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.''
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*Infantry of the Guard – Lieutenant-General Maliutin *Infantry Brigade – Major-General L. Depreradovich ** Preobrazhensky Regiment of Life Guards **
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of Life Guards ** Izmaylovsky Regiment of Life Guards ** Guard Jaeger Battalion **Leib-Grenadier Regiment – Major-General Lobanov **Guard Artillery Battery Nr. 1 (10x 12-pdr) **2 Artillery Batteries (each 10x 6-pdr) **Pioneers of the Guard (1 company) *Cavalry of the Guard – Lieutenant-General Kologrivov **Cavalry Brigade – Major-General Jankovich *** Chevalier Guard Regiment (5 sqns) ***Lifeguard Horse Regiment (5 sqns) **Cavalry Brigade – Major-General N. Depreradovich ***Lifeguard
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Regiment (5 sqns) ***Lifeguard
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Regiment **Guard Horse-Artillery Battery Nr. 1 (10x 6-pdr)


''Advanced Guard of the Tsar's Army''

''Strength: 9,200 infantry, 4,500 horsemen and 42 guns.'' Lieutenant-General Peter I. Bagration
Infantry *Infantry Brigade – Major-General Dolgorukov **5th Jaeger Regiment – Major Pantenius **6th Jaeger Regiment – Colonel Belokopytov *Infantry Brigade – Major-General Nikolay Kamensky ** Archangelgorod Regiment – Colonel Berlizeev *Infantry Brigade – Major-General Engelhardt **Old
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Infantry Regiment **
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Infantry Regiment *2 Artillery Batteries (each 10 guns) Cavalry *Cavalry Brigade – Major-General Ludwig von Wittgenstein ** Pavlograd Hussar Regiment ** Mariupol Hussar Regiment *Cavalry Brigade – Major-General Voropaitzky **The
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Cuirassier Regiment (5 sqns) – Colonel Count de Witt ** Tver
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Regiment (5 sqns) ** St. Petersburg Dragoon Regiment (5 sqns) *Cossack Brigade – Major-General Tschaplitz ** Kiselev Cossack Regiment ** Malakhov Cossack Regiment ** Khanzhenkov Cossack Regiment *Horse-Artillery Battery Nr. 1 (12x 6-pdr) *Horse-Artillery Battery Nr. 4 (6x 6-pdr) *(Austrian) Horse-Artillery Battery Nr. 5 (6x 6-pdr)


''Advance Guard of General

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''Strength: 3,440 infantry, 3,440 horsemen and 12 light guns.'' Feldmarschall-Leutnant
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*1st Infantry Brigade – General-Major Georg Symon de Carneville **''Brooder'' Grenz Infantry Regiment Nr. 7 (500 in 1 battalion) **''1st Szekler'' Grenz Infantry Regiment Nr. 14 (1,300 in 2 battalions) **''2nd Szekler'' Grenz Infantry Regiment Nr. 15 (1,300 in 2 battalions) **Pioneers (340 in 3 companies) *1st Cavalry Brigade – General-Major
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**'' O'Reilly'' Chevau-léger Regiment Nr. 3 (900 in 8 squadrons) **'' Merveldt'' Uhlan Regiment Nr. 1 (40 in 1 troop) *2nd Cavalry Brigade – General-Major Johann Nepomuk von Nostitz-Rieneck **''
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'' Uhlan Regiment Nr. 2 (100 in one-half squadron) **''Hessen-Homburg'' Hussar Regiment Nr. 4 (600 in 6 squadrons) – Colonel Freiherr von Mohr *3rd Cavalry Brigade – General-Major Moritz von Liechtenstein **''Szekler'' Hussar Regiment Nr. 11 (800 in 8 squadrons) – Colonel Gabriel Geringer von Odenburg **''Sysoev'' Cossack Regiment **''Melentev'' Cossack Regiment *Horse-Artillery Battery Nr. 1 (6x 6-pdr) *Horse-Artillery Battery Nr. 2 (6x 6-pdr)


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''Strength: 13,240 infantry, 250 cavalry, 40 light and 24 heavy guns.'' Lieutenant-General Dmitry Dokhturov *1st Infantry Brigade – Major-General Friedrich von Löwis of Menar **7th Jäger Regiment (1 battalion) – Colonel Pavel P. Tolbukhin **''New Ingermanland'' Infantry Regiment (3 battalions) **''Yaroslav'' Infantry Regiment (2 battalions) *2nd Infantry Brigade – Major-General Urusov ** ''Vladimir'' Infantry Regiment **'' Bryansk'' Infantry Regiment – Lieutenant-Colonel Nikolai K. Rubanov **''Vyatka'' Infantry Regiment **'' Moscow'' Infantry Regiment **''
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'' Grenadier Regiment *Pioneers (1 company) *''Denisov'' Cossack Regiment *(Russian) Heavy Battery Nr. 1 (12x 12-pdr) *(Russian) Heavy Battery Nr. 2 (12x 12-pdr) *4 Artillery Batteries (each 10 guns)


Second column

''Strength: 11,250 infantry, 300 horsemen, and 30 light guns.'' Lieutenant-General
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*1st Infantry Brigade – Major-General Zakhar Dmitrievich Olsufiev ** Viborg Infantry Regiment ** Perm Infantry Regiment **
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Infantry Regiment *2nd Infantry Brigade – Major-General
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** Ryazhsk Infantry Regiment ** Fanagoria Grenadier Regiment *Pioneers (1 company) *St. Petersburg Dragoon Regiment *Isayev Cossack Regiment *3 Artillery Batteries (each 10 guns)


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''Strength: 7,700 infantry and 30 light guns.'' Lieutenant General I. Przebyszewski *1st Infantry Brigade – Major-General Ivan I. Muller (or Miller) **7th Jaeger Regiment (2 battalions) **8th Jaeger Regiment **
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Infantry Regiment *2nd Infantry Brigade – Major-General Selekhov **Butyrsky Infantry Regiment – Lieutenant-Colonel Treskin M. L`vov ** Podolia Infantry Regiment **
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Infantry Regiment *Pioneers (1 company) *3 Artillery Batteries (each 10 guns)


Fourth column

''Strength: 13,900 infantry, 52 light and 24 heavy guns.'' Lieutenant-General Mikhail Miloradovich and Feldmarschall-Leutnant
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*''Advanced Guard'' – Lieutenant-Colonel Monakhtin **''
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'' Dragoon Regiment Nr. 1 (2 sqns) *1st Infantry Brigade – Major-General Wodniansky **''
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'' Infantry Regiment (2 battalions) **''Apsheron'' Infantry Regiment (2 battalions) **'' Little Russia'' Grenadier Regiment **'' Smolensk'' Infantry Regiment (2 battalions) *2nd Infantry Brigade – General-Major Heinrich von Rottermund **''
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'' Infantry Regiment Nr. 20 (900 in 1 battalion) **''Salzburg'' Infantry Regiment Nr. 23 (3,000 in 6 battalions) **''Auersperg'' Infantry Regiment Nr. 24 (600 in 1 battalion) *3rd Infantry Brigade – General-Major Franz von Jurczek (or Jirčik) **''
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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 Alexander Essen *1st Cavalry Brigade – General-Major Johann Karl Caramelli **''
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'' Cuirassier Regiment Nr. 5 (300 in 6 sqns) – Colonel Friedrich von Minutillo **''Lorraine'' Cuirassier Regiment Nr. 7 (300 in 6 sqns) – Colonel Clemens Freiherr von Thunefeld *2nd Cavalry Brigade – General-Major Johann Weber von Treuenfels **''
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'' Cuirassier Regiment Nr. 1 (500 in 8 sqns) – Colonel Wilhelm von Motzen *3rd Cavalry Brigade – Major-General Gladkov **'' Grand Duke Constantine'' Uhlan Regiment Nr. 3 – Major-General Meller-Zakomelski **''Gordeev'' Cossack Regiment **''Isayev'' Cossack Regiment **''Denisov'' Cossack Regiment *4th Cavalry Brigade Lieutenant-General
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F. P. Uvarov **'' Chernigov'' Dragoon Regiment (5 sqns) **'' Kharkov'' Dragoon Regiment (5 sqns) **''
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'' Hussar Regiment *(Russian) Horse-Artillery Battery Nr. 2 (12x 6-pdr) *(Russian) Horse-Artillery Battery Nr. 3 (12x 6-pdr) *Horse-Artillery Battery Nr. 3 (6x 6-pdr)


References

* Duffy, Christopher. ''Austerlitz 1805''. Hamden, Conn.: Archon Books, 1977. * Smith, Digby. ''The Napoleonic Wars Data Book.'' London: Greenhill, 1998.
Austrian generals by Digby Smith, compiled by Leopold Kudrna
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