Musketeer

IR2.  Von Ruchel

Private campaign dress 1806

Grenadier

IR58.  Courbiere

Campaign Dress 1806

Fusilier

Fus.Bn5. Graf Wedell

NCO campaign dress 1806

Schuetzen

IR2. Graf Ruchel

Private 1806

Jaeger

Jaeger Foot Regiment

Private 1806

Cuirassier

CR13. Garde du Corps

NCO 1806

Dragoon

DR8. Von Esebeck

Trooper 1806

Hussars

Left HR7. Von Kohler

Officer 1806

Right HR2. Von Rudorff

Trumpeteerr 1806

Towarczys

HR9. Corps Towarczys

Noble 1806

Artillery

6lb foot Battery

1806

Army Organisation at the start of the Jena Campaign

I

At the outset of the 1806 campaign  the army consisted of the following units:

Infantry

• 4 Guard battalions, each of 6 companies
• 28 grenadier battalions, each of 4 companies
• 112 musketeer battalions each of 5 companies
• 24 fusilier battalions, each of 4 companies
• Feldjager Regiment (rifle), consisting of 3 battalions each of 4 companies

Cavalry

• 13 Cuirassier Regiments - 5 squadrons each
• 14 Dragoon Regiments - 10 of 5 squadrons - 2 of 10 squadrons each
• 10 Hussar Regiments - 10 squadrons each  - 1 Towarczys 10 + 5

Artillery

• 4 Foot Regiments (each of 2 battalions of 5 companies each))
• 1 Horse Regiment (2 battalions of 5 Companies each)
• 140 3 pdr regimental foot batteries  (2 pieces each) (1 battery to each Grenadier & Musketeer Battalion)
• 15 Garrison Artillery Batteries

Infantry

Infantry Regiments & Fusilier Battalions

The tactical unit within the infantry was the battalion, however for administrative purposes the Guard, Grenadier and Musketeer battalions were organised into line regiments.  Infantry Regiments took their name from their Colonel-in-Chief (Chef), who took no part in the everyday running of the regiment but who was supported by a commander.  On the filed of battle the Chef would command the first musketeer battalion with the commander leading the 2nd musketeer battalion.  The Order-in-Cabinet dated 5th July 1806 directed that a Line Infantry Regiment consist of

• 3  Musketeer Battalions
• 2  Grenadier Companies
• 1  Depot Company

However this instruction did not have time to be implemented so at the start of the 1806 campaign each regiment only had two musketeer battalions.  The  depot company was intended to be bought up to full battalion strength in order to supply replacements to the field regiment. Figure Org.2 lists the Infantry regiments and their Commander-in-Chief.

The standard frontage

Each Musketeer and Grenadier battalion also received  2 regimental light guns, a mixture of 3 pdr and light 6 pdr guns

Musketeers

The  Musketeer is the standard infantry soldier within the Prussian Army at this time.  The battalions are principally trained to operate in line formation. 

Grenadiers

The Grenadiers were considered lite units by the Prussians, as with the Musketers they were principally trained to operate in line formation.  The Grenadier companies did not line up with the regiment on the field. instead they merged with companies from a second Regiment to form an independent Battalion on the field.  Figure Org 3 lists the names of the formed Grenadier battalions and the line regiments that supplied the companies.

Fusiliers

The fusiliers were well trained as light troops and were particularly effective when used in broken terrain.  The Prussians tended to use them as standard line infantry when in open terrain.  The Fusilier battalions were not put into Regiments, instead eight regional brigades were created each containing three battalions:  Figure Org. 4 lists the fusilier brigades and their constituent battalions

Garde

The four guard battalions were organised into two line regiments numbered 6 & 15 (see figure Org 2).  The Garde battalions consisted of six companies which had differing compliments, figure Org 5 shows the company structure

Schützen

Each company in the Grenadier, Musketeer and Fusilier companies received ten Schützen. The Schützen were issued with rifles and performed the skirmishing activities of the battalions. These men wore NCO distinctions on their uniforms and when not deployed in light order lined up in the third rank with the regular NCO's.

Jaeger Regiment - Rifles

The single Jaeger Regiment  was organised into 3 battalions of 4 companies in each.  Apart from their weapon the jaegers were trained the same as the fusiliers.  The regimental compliment was as follows:  51 Officers,  120 NCO’s,  36 Buglars,  1800 Riflemen,  12 Surgeons,  7 Staff & 126 train

The various unit battalions compliments are as follows:

Org 1 - Battalion compliments

Garde Grenadier Musketeer Fusilier Officers 28 18 23 19 NCO's 60 56 60 48 Artillery Officers - 1 1 - Surgeons 6 4 5 4 Drummers 28 12 15 5 Buglars - 1 1 8 Fifers 8 - - - Artlllery gunners - 17 17 - Schützen - 40 50 40 Privates 732 600 600 520 Over compliment 60 40 50 40 Artisans 10 8 10 8 Total 932 797 832 692

Artisans included Gunsmiths, stock makers, leather workers

Org  2 - Garde Battalion company structure

Men Battalion 1st Company 2nd Company 3rd, 4, 5 & 6th Companies      Officiers   3 5 4 4      Unterofficiers  - 10 10 10      Musicians - 5 11 3      Guardsmen  - 122 122 122      Surgeons  4 - - -      Gun Stock Maker / Gunsmith 2 -  -  -

Org. 3 - Line Regiments 1806

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Org 4 - Grenadiers Battalions & Parent Distinctions

Org 5 - Fusilier Battalions and Commander in Chief

Batt # Commander-in-Chief 1st Fusilier    Oberst von Kaiserlingk 2nd Fusilier    Generalmajor von Bila 3rd Fusilier    Major von Wakenitz 4th Fusilier    Oberst von Greiffenberg  5th Fusilier    Oberst Graf von Wedell 6th Fusilier    Generalmajor von Rembow 7th Fusilier    Oberstleutnant von Rosen 8th Fusilier    Oberst von Kloch 9th Fusilier    Oberstleutnant Borel du Verney 10th Fusilier    Oberst von Erischen 11th Fusilier    Major von Bergen 12th Fusilier    Major von Knorr 13th Fusilier    Oberst von Rabenau 14th Fusilier    Generalmajor von Pelet 15th Fusilier    Oberst von Rühle 16th Fusilier    Generalmajor von Oswald 17th Fusilier    Generalmajor von Hinriche 18th Fusilier    Oberst von Sobbe 19th Fusilier    Generalmajor von Ernest 20th Fusilier    Oberst von Ivernois 21st Fusilier    Oberst von Stutterheim 22nd Fusilier    Oberstleutnant von Boguslawsky 23rd Fusilier    Major von Schachtmeyer 24th Fusilier    Oberst von Buelow

Org 6 - Fusilier Brigades & Parent Battalion Distinctions

Brigade Battalions 1st 2nd 3rd Madgeburg 1st Kaiserlingk 2nd Bila 5th Graf Wedel Westphalian 18th Sobbe 19th Ernest 20th Invernois 1st East Prussian 3rd Wakenitz 6th Rembow 11th Bergen 2nd East Prussian 21st Stutterheim 23rd Schachtmeier 24th Buelow 1st Warsaw 9th Borel du Vernay 12th Knorr 17th Hinrichs 2nd Warsaw 4th Greiffenberg 8th Kloch 16th Oswald Upper Silesian 7th Rowan 10th Erichsen 22nd Boguslawski Lower Silesian 13th Rabenau 14th Pelet 15th Ruehle

Cavalry

Infantry Regiments & Fusilier Battalions

The tactical unit within the infantry was the battalion, however for administrative purposes the Guard, Grenadier and Musketeer battalions were organised into line regiments.  Infantry Regiments took their name from their Colonel-in-Chief (Chef), who took no part in the everyday running of the regiment but who was supported by a commander.  On the filed of battle the Chef would command the first musketeer battalion with the commander leading the 2nd musketeer battalion.  The Order-in-Cabinet dated 5th July 1806 directed that a Line Infantry Regiment consist of

Org 7 - Kuirassier Regimental numbers, names and Chef

Reg # Cuirassier Regimental Names & Chef 1   Graf Henckel  -  Oberst Elias Maximillion Graf Henckel von Donnesmarck 2   von Beeren  -  GeneralMajor Karl Freidrich Hermann von Beeren 3   Leib Cuirassier Regiment  -  GeneralMajor Graf von Schwerin 4   von Wagenfeld  -  GeneralMajor Ernst Philipp von Wagenfeld 5   von Bailliodz  -  Oberst Abraham von Bailliodz 6   von Quitzow  -  GeneralMajor Christian Heinrich von Quitzow 7   von Reitzenstein  -  GeneralMajor Heinrich August von Reitzenstein 8   von Heising  -  Oberst Ludwig Ferdinand Heinrich von Heising 9   von Holtzendorf  -  GeneralMajor Friedrich Jakob  von Holtzendorf 10   Gensd'armes Cuirassier Regiment  -  GeneralMajor von Elsner 11   Leib-Karabiniers Cuirassier Regiment  -   GeneralMajor von Bismarck 12   von Bunting  -  GeneralMajor Karl Wilhelm von Bunting 13   Garde du Corps  -  His Royal Highness Konig Friedrich-Wilhelm III

Org 8 - Kuirassier Regimental Compliments

Rank / Position Cuirassier Regiments Garde du Corps #13 Gend'armes #10 #'s 1 - 9, 11 & 12 GeneralMajor (Inhaber) 1 1 1 Oberst (Colonel) 1 1 1 Majors 4 4 4 Rittmeister  (Captain) 4 4 4 Stabsrittmeister 1 1 1 Premierleutnants  (1st Lieutenant) 4 4 4 Sekondleutnants  (2nd Lieutenant) 16 14 15 Estandardjunker  (standard bearer) 5 5 5 Staff Trumpeteer 2 1 1 Trumpeteers 10 10 18 Regimentsquartiermeister  (Regimental Quartermaster) 1 1 1 Feldprediger  (field preacher / chaplain) 1 1 1 Auditeur (Auditor) 1 1 1 Regiments-chirurgs  (Regimental Surgeon) 1 1 1 Chirurgs  (Surgeons) 5 5 5 Sattler  (Saddlemaker) 1 1 1 Bereiter  (Horse trainer) 1 1 1 Büchensmacher  (Gunsmith) 1 1 1 Büchenschäfter  (Gunstock maker) 1 1 1 Provost 1 1 1 Wachtmeister (cavalry Sergeant major) 5 5 5 Unterofficiziere (NCO's) 65 65 65 Fahnenschmiede  (Blacksmiths) 10 9 9 Karabinier  (Riflemen) 50 50 50 Cuirassiers 610 Guardsmen 670 Gendarmes 670 Troopers Servants 74 71 68 Total regimental strengths 876 929 935

Org 9 - Dragoner Regimental numbers, names and Chef

Reg # Dragoon Regimental Names & Chef 1   von Bayern  -  GeneralLeutnant Ludwig Koenig von Bayern 2   von Prittwitz  -  GeneralMajor Wolf Morris von Frittwitz 3   von Irwing  -  Oberst Friedrich Wilhelm von Irwing 4   von Katte  -  GereralMajor Friedrich Heinrich von Katte 5   Konigin  -  Major Luise  Queen of Prussia 6   von Auer  -  Oberst Johann Kasimir von Auer 7   von Baczko  -  Oberst Joseph Theodore Sigmund von Baczko 8   von Esebeck  -  Oberst Christian Karl von Esebeck 9   Graf Herzberg  -  GeneralMajor Friedrich Wilhelm Graf von Herzberg 10   von Heyking  -  GeneralMjor Ulrich Leberecht von Heyking 11   von Krafft  -  GeneralMajor August Friedrich Erdmann von Krafft 12   von der Osten  -  Oberst Friedrich von der Osten 13   von Rouquette  -  Oberst Johann Stephanvon Rouquette 14   von Wobesser  -  Oberst Georg Friedrich von Wobeser

Org 10 -Dragoner Regimental Compliments

Rank / Position Dragoon Regiments Konigin #5 & Auer #6 #'s 1 - 4 & 7 - 14 GeneralMajor (Inhaber) 1 1 Oberst (Colonel) 1 1 Majors 7 4 Rittmeister  (Captain) 8 4 Stabsrittmeister 1 1 Premierleutnants  (1st Lieutenant) 8 4 Sekondleutnants  (2nd Lieutenant) 32 16 Estandardjunker  (standard bearer) 5 5 Staff Trumpeteer 1 1 Trumpeteers 28 17 Regimentsquartiermeister  (Regimental Quartermaster) 1 1 Feldprediger  (field preacher / chaplain) 1 1 Auditeur (Auditor) 1 1 Regiments-chirurgs  (Regimental Surgeon) 1 1 Chirurgs  (Surgeons) 10 5 Sattler  (Saddlemaker) 1 1 Bereiter  (Horse trainer) 1 1 Büchensmacher  (Gunsmith) 2 1 Büchenschäfter  (Gunstock maker) 2 1 Provost 1 1 Wachtmeister (cavalry Sergeant major) 10 5 Unterofficiziere (NCO's) 140 65 Fahnenschmiede  (Blacksmiths) 18 9 Karabinier  (Riflemen) 120 60 Dragoons 1440 660 Servants 132 68 Total regimental strengths 1973 935

Org 11 - Hussaren Regimental numbers, names and Chef

Reg # Hussar Regimental Names & Chef 1   von Gettkandt  -  GeneralMajor Ernst Philip von Gettkandt 2   von Rudorff  -  Oberst Wilhelm Heinrich von Rudorff 3   von Pletz  -  Oberst August Wilhem von Pletz 4   Prinz von Würtemberg  -  Generalleutnant Eugen Friederich Heinrich, Prinz von Würtemberg 5   von Prittwitz  -  Oberst Moritz von Prittwitz 6   Prinz von Anhalt  -  GeneralMajor Friedrich Ferdinand Fuerst, Prinz von Anhalt-Kötnen-Pless 7   von Köhler  -  Generalleutnant Georg Ludwig Egidius von Köhler 8   von Blücher  -  GeneralMajor Gehard Leberecht von Blücher 9   Towarczys  - GeneralMajor Anton Wilhelm von L'Estocq 10   von Usedom  -  Oberst Friedrich von Usedom 11   Bila  - Oberst Ernst Christian von Bila

Org 12 -Hussaren Regimental Compliments

Rank / Position Hussar Regiments Prittwitz #5 Würtemberg #4 Towarzys #9 1 - 3, 6 - 8, 10&11 GeneralMajor (Inhaber) 1 1 1 1 Oberst (Colonel) 1 1 2 1 Majors 6 6 5 6 Rittmeister  (Captain) 6 6 6 6 Stabsrittmeister 0 0 6 - Premierleutnants  (1st Lieutenant) 6 6 9 6 Sekondleutnants  (2nd Lieutenant) 25 25 32 25 Kettle Drummer 1 - - - Staff Trumpeteer 2 2 4 2 Trumpeteers 26 26 36 26 Auditeur (Regimental Judge) - - 1 - Regimentsquartiermeister  (Regimental Quartermaster) 1 1 2 1 Feldprediger  (field preacher / chaplain) - 1 - - Mullah - - 1 - Regiments-chirurgs  (Regimental Surgeon) 1 1 2 1 Chirurgs  (Surgeons) 10 10 15 10 Sattler  (Saddlemaker) - - - - Bereiter  (Horse trainer) - - - - Büchensmacher  (Gunsmith) 2 2 2 2 Büchenschäfter  (Gunstock maker) 2 2 1 2 Provost - - - - Wachtmeister (cavalry Sergeant major) - - - - Unterofficiziere (NCO's) 150 150 150 150 Fahnenschmiede  (Blacksmiths) 19 19 30 19 Karabinier  (Riflemen) 120 120 - 120 Hussars 1200 1200 1620 1200 Servants 25 25 48 25 Total regimental strengths 1603 1603 1972 1602

Org 13 - Cavalry Depot strengths

Distinctions Depot Strengths Cuirassiers Dragoons Hussars   Königin & von Auer et al Towarzys et al Officers 6 11 6 4 6 Unteroffiziers 10 20 10 10 20 Trumpeter 1 2 1 1 2 Troopers 120 240 120 80 160 Chirurgien 1 2 1 1 1 Fahnenschmiede 1 2 1 1 1 Servants 7 11 7 1 1

Artillery

Infantry Regiments & Fusilier Battalions

The tactical unit within the infantry was the battalion, however for administrative purposes the Guard, Grenadier and Musketeer battalions were organised into line regiments.  Infantry Regiments took their name from their Colonel-in-Chief (Chef), who took no part in the everyday running of the regiment but who was supported by a commander.  On the filed of battle the Chef would command the first musketeer battalion with the commander leading the 2nd musketeer battalion.  The Order-in-Cabinet dated 5th July 1806 directed that a Line Infantry Regiment consist of

Org 14 - Artillery pieces and weight

Number of Guns 3 pdrs Light 6 pdrs Heavy 6 pdrs Medium 12 pdrs Heavy 12 pdrs 7 pdr Howitsers 10 pdr  Howitzers 10 pdr Mortars Total 162 320 120 84 24 34 76 16 836

Org 15 - Numbers of Batteries by Weight

Line # of Reserve # of Medium 12 pdr batteries 10 Heavy 12 pdr batteries 4 Heavy 6 pdr batteries 16 Medium 12 pdr batteries 4 Light 6 Pdr batteries 10 Heavy 6 pdr batteries 4 Light 6pdr Horse 6 Light 6 pdr batteries 4     10 pdr Mortar batteries 2 Total 42   16

Org 16 - Artillery Battalion Compliments

Compliment Battalion Foot Horse Officers 32 25 Oberfeuerwerker (senior pyrotechnicians) 5 5 Feuerwerker (pyrotechnicians) 15 15 Drummers 15 - Trumpeteers - 5 Surgeons 5 5 Corporals 60 50 Gunners 800 600 Totals 932 705