2. The List of Russian Troops in 1812.
(From: Bogdanovich. "The History of the Patriotic War of 1812", S.Petersburg,1859-1860, appendix).
The 1st Western Army

Commander-in-Chief, War Minister, and General of Infantry: Barclay de Tolly.
Chief of Staff: Lieutenant-General Lavrov, from June,21,1812 - Marquis Paulucci. From July,1,1812 - Major-General Ermolov.
General-Quartermaster: Major-General Mukhin. From June,29,1812 - Colonel Toll.
Commander of Artillery: Major-General Count Kutaysov.
Commander of The Engineers: Lieutenant-General Truzson.
General-Commissary: Kankrin. From June,6,1812: Lanskoy.


1) The 1st Detached Infantry Corps of Prince Wittgenstein:
28 battalions, 16 cavalry squadrons, 3 Cossack regiments, 9 artillery companies , 2 pontoon companies and 1 pioneer company.

2) The 2nd Infantry Corps of Baghowut:
24 battalions, 8 cavalry squadrons, 7 artillery companies.

3) The 3rd Infantry Corps of Tuchkov the 1st:
24 battalions, 4 cavalry squadrons, 1 Cossack regiment and 7 artillery companies.

4) The 4th Infantry Corps of Count Shuvalov (then Count Osterman-Tolstoy):
23 battalions, 8 cavalry squadrons, 6 artillery companies.

5) The 5th Infantry (Reserve) Corps of Great Prince Konstantin:
26 battalions, 20 cavalry squadrons, 4 artillery companies, 1 pioneer company, 2 batteries of horse artillery.

6) The 6th Infantry Corps of Dokhturov:
24 battalions, 8 cavalry squadrons, 7 artillery companies.

7) The 1st Cavalry Corps of Count Uvarov:
20 cavalry squadrons, 1 artillery company.

8) The 2nd Cavalry Corps of Baron Korf:
24 cavalry squadrons, 1 artillery company.

9) The 3rd Cavalry Corps of Count Pahlen:
24 cavalry squadrons, 1 artillery company.

10) The Light Troops of Ataman Platov:
14 Cossack regiments, 1 horse artillery company.

In all in the 1st Army:
150 battalions, 132 cavalry squadrons, 10 Cossack regiments, 49 artillery companies, 1,540 guns, 2 pioneer, 2 pontoon companies.


The 2nd Western Army

Commander-in-Chief, General of Infantry: Prince Bagration.
Chief of Staff: Major-General Count Saint-Priest.
General-Quartermaster: Major-General Vistitsky.
Commander of Artillery: Major-General Baron Lewenstern.
Commander of The Engineers: Major-General Furster.
General-Commissary: Lanskoy.


1) The 7th Infantry Corps os Raevsky:
24 battalions, 8 cavalry squadrons, 7 artillery companies.

2) The 8th Infantry Corps of Borozdin:
22 battalions, 20 cavalry squadrons,5 artillery companies.

3) The 4th Cavalry Corps of Count Sivers:
24 cavalry squadrons, 1 horse artillery company, 1 pontoon company, 1 pioneer company, 4 companies of reserve artillery.

4) The Light Troops of Ilovaysky the 5-th:
9 Cossack regiments, 1 horse artillery company.

5) The 27th Infantry Division of Neverovsky:
12 battalions.

In all in the 2nd Army:
46 battalions, 52 cavalry squadrons, 9 Cossack regiments, 18 artillery companies, 1 pontoon company and 1 pioneer company.



The 3rd Reserve Army

Commander-in-Chief: General of Cavalry Tormasov.
Chief of Staff: Major-General Inzov.
General-Quartermaster: Major-General Renier.
Commander of Artillery: Major-General Sivers.


1) The Corps of Count Kamensky:
18 battalions, 8 cavalry squadrons, 4 artillery companies.

2) The Corps of Markov:
24 battalions, 8 cavalry squadrons, 7 artillery companies.

3) The Corps of Baron Saxen:
12 battalions, 24 cavalry squadrons, 2 artillery companies.

4) The Cavalry Corps of Count Lambert:
36 cavalry squadrons.

5) The Light Troops:
9 Cossack regiments.

6) The Reserve Artillery:
1 company.

7) 1 pontoon company and 1 pioneer company.

In all in the 3rd Army:
54 battalions, 76 cavalry squadrons, 9 Cossack regiments, 14 artillery companies (164 guns), 1 pontoon company and 1 pioneer company.



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