Marshal Bazaine, afterwards General Decaen.
Chief of Staff: General Manèque.
Commanding Artillery: General de Rochebouet.
1st Brigade: General Aymard.
18th Chasseur battalion.
51st and 62nd Line regiments.
2nd Brigade: General Clinchant.
81st and 95th Line regiments.
Division-Artillery.
Two 4-pounder, one mitrailleuse battery.
1st Brigade: General Cambriels.
15th Chasseur battalion.
19th and 41st Line regiments.
2nd Brigade: General Duplessis.
69th and 90th Line regiments.
Division-Artillery.
Two 4-pounder, one mitrailleuse battery.
1st Brigade: General de Potier.
7th Chasseur battalion.
7th and 29th Line regiments.
2nd Brigade: General Arnaudeau.
59th and 71st Line regiments.
Division-Artillery.
Two 4-pounder, one mitrailleuse battery.
1st Brigade: General de Brauer.
11th Chasseur battalion.
44th and 60th Line regiments.
2nd Brigade: General Sanglé-Ferrières.
80th and 85th Line regiments.
Division-Artillery.
Two 4-pounder, one mitrailleuse battery.
1st Brigade: General de Bruchard.
2nd, 3rd, and 10th Chasseur regiments.
2nd Brigade: General de Maubranches.
2nd and 4th Dragoon regiments.
3rd Brigade: General de Juniac.
5th and 8th Dragoon regiments.
Two 4-pounder batteries.
Two 12-pounder batteries.
Four horse-artillery batteries.
General de Ladmirault.
Chief of Staff: General Desaint de Martille.
Commanding Artillery: General Laffaile.
1st Brigade: General Count Brayer.
20th Chasseur battalion.
1st and 6th Line regiments.
2nd Brigade: General de Golberg.
57th and 73rd Line regiments.
Division-Artillery.
Two 4-pounder, one mitrailleuse battery.
1st Brigade: General Bellecourt.
5th Chasseur battalion.
13th and 43rd Line Regiments.
2nd Brigade: General Pradier.
64th and 98th Line regiments.
Division-Artillery.
Two 4-pounder, one mitrailleuse battery.
1st Brigade: General Pajol.
2nd Chasseur battalion.
15th and 33rd Line regiments.
2nd Brigade: General Berger.
54th and 65th Line regiments.
Division-Artillery.
Two 4-pounder, one mitrailleuse battery.
1st Brigade: General de Montaigu.
2nd and 7th Hussar regiments.
2nd Brigade: General de Gondrecourt.
3rd and 11th Dragoon regiments.
Two 4-pounder batteries.
Two 12-pounder batteries.
Two horse-artillery batteries.
General de Failly.
Chief of Staff: General Besson.
Commanding Artillery: General Liédot.
1st Brigade: General Grenier.
4th Chasseur battalion.
11th and 46th Line regiments.
2nd Brigade: General Nicolas.
61st and 86th Line regiments.
Division-Artillery.
Two 4-pounder, one mitrailleuse battery.
1st Brigade: General Lapasset.
14th Chasseur battalion.
49th and 84th Line regiments.
2nd Brigade: General de Maussion.
88th and 97th Line regiments.
Division-Artillery.
Two 4-pounder, one mitrailleuse battery.
1st Brigade: General Abbatucci.
19th Chasseur battalion.
17th and 27th Line regiments.
2nd Brigade: General de Fontanges de Couzan.
30th and 68th Line regiments.
Division-Artillery.
Two 4-pounder, one mitrailleuse battery.
1st Brigade: General Pierre de Bernis.
5th and 12th Chasseur regiments.
2nd Brigade: General de la Mortière.
3rd and 5th Lancer regiments.
Division-Artillery.
One battery of horse-artillery.
Two 4-pounder batteries.
Two 12-pounder batteries.
Two horse-artillery batteries.
Marshal Canrobert.
Chief of Staff: General Henri.
Commanding Artillery: General de Berkheim.
1st Brigade: General Péchot.
9th Chasseur battalion.
4th and 10th Line regiments.
2nd Brigade: General Le Roy de Dais.
12th and 100th Line regiments.
Division-Artillery.
Two 4-pounder, one mitrailleuse battery.
1st Brigade: General Noël.
9th and 14th Line regiments.
2nd Brigade: General Maurice.
20th and 30th Line regiments.
Division-Artillery.
Two 4-pounder, one mitrailleuse battery.
1st Brigade: General Becquet de Sonnay.
75th and 91st Line regiments.
2nd Brigade: General Colin.
93rd Line regiment.
Division-Artillery.
Two 4-pounder, one mitrailleuse battery.
1st Brigade: General de Marguenat.
25th and 26th Line regiments.
2nd Brigade: General de Chanaleilles.
28th and 70th Line regiments.
Division-Artillery.
Two 4-pounder, one mitrailleuse battery.
1st Brigade: General Tilliard.
1st Hussar regiment.
6th Chasseur regiment.
2nd Brigade: General Savaresse.
1st and 7th Lancer regiments.
3rd Brigade: General de Béville.
5th and 6th Cuirassier regiments.
Division-Artillery.
Two batteries of horse-artillery.
Two 4-pounder batteries.
Two 12-pounder batteries.
Four batteries of horse-artillery.
General Félix Douay.
Chief of Staff: General Renson.
Commanding Artillery: General Liègard.
1st Brigade: General Le Norman de Bretteville.
17th Chasseur battalion.
3rd and 21st Line regiments.
2nd Brigade: General Maire.
47th and 99th Line regiments.
Division-Artillery.
Two 4-pounder, two mitrailleuse batteries.
1st Brigade: General Guiomar.
6th Chasseur battalion.
5th and 37th Line regiments.
2nd Brigade: General de la Bastide.
53rd and 89th Line regiments.
Division-Artillery.
Two 4-pounder, one mitrailleuse battery.
1st Brigade: General Bordas.
52nd and 72nd Line regiments.
2nd Brigade: General Bittard des Portes.
82nd and 83rd Line regiments.
Division-Artillery.
Two 4-pounder, one mitrailleuse battery.
1st Brigade: General Cambriel.
4th Hussar regiments.
4th and 8th Lancer regiments.
2nd Brigade: General Jolif du Coulombier.
6th Hussar regiment.
6th Dragoon regiment.
Division-Artillery.
One battery of horse-artillery.
Two 4-pounder batteries.
Two 12-pounder batteries.
Two batteries horse-artillery.
1st Brigade: General Margueritte.
1st and 3rd regiments Chasseurs d'Afrique.
2nd Brigade: General de Lajaille.
2nd and 4th regiments Chasseurs d'Afrique.
Division-Artillery.
Two batteries of horse-artillery.
1st Brigade: General Girard.
1st and 2nd Cuirassier regiments.
2nd Brigade:
3rd and 4th Cuirassier regiments.
Division-Artillery.
Two batteries of horse-artillery.
1st Brigade: General Prince J. Murat.
1st and 9th Dragoon regiments.
2nd Brigade: General de Grammont.
7th and 10th Cuirassier regiments.
Division-Artillery.
Two batteries of horse-artillery.
General Cann.
Chief of Staff: Colonel Laffont de Ladébat.
13th Field-Artillery regiment.
Eight 12-pounder batteries.
18th Field-Artillery regiment.
Eight batteries of horse-artillery.
Three mountain batteries.
Note.—The 6th Corps (Canrobert), when ordered to Metz from Châlons, left there three line regiments, its cavalry division, and reserve artillery.
The battle of Wörth divided the original Army of the Rhine into two parts, one of which is generally known as "The Army of Metz," and the other, with additions, became "The Army of Châlons." Their respective "Orders of Battle" follow:—
ORDER OF BATTLE OF THE ARMY OF CHÂLONS.
Commander-in-Chief: Marshal MacMahon, Duke of Magenta, afterwards General de Wimpfen.
Chief of Staff: General Faure.
Commanding Artillery: General Forgeot.
Commanding Engineer: General Dejean.
Intendant-General: Rousillon.
General Ducrot.
Chief of Staff: Colonel Robert.
Commanding Artillery: General Frigola.
1st Brigade: General Moreno.
13th Chasseur battalion.
18th and 96th Line regiments.
2nd Brigade: General de Postis du Houlbec.
45th Line regiment.
1st Zouave regiment.
Division-Artillery.
Two 4-pounder, one mitrailleuse battery.
1st Brigade: General Pelletier de Montmarie.
16th Chasseur battalion.
50th and 74th Line regiments.
2nd Brigade: General Gandil.
78th Line regiment.
1st regiment of Turcos.
1st "marching" regiment.
Division-Artillery.
Two 4-pounder, one mitrailleuse battery.
1st Brigade: General Carteret-Trécourt.
8th Chasseur battalion.
2nd Zouave regiment.
36th Line regiment.
2nd Brigade: General Lefébvre.
2nd regiment of Turcos.
48th Line regiment.
1st battalion of Franctireurs of Paris.
Division-Artillery.
Two 4 pounder, one mitrailleuse battery.
1st Brigade: General Fraboulet de Kerléadec.
1st Chasseur battalion.
3rd regiment of Tirailleurs (Turcos).
56th Line regiment.
2nd Brigade: General de Bellemare.
3rd Zouave regiment.
2nd "marching" regiment.
Division-Artillery.
Two 4-pounder, one mitrailleuse battery.
1st Brigade: General de Septeuil.
3rd Hussar regiment.
11th Chasseur regiment.
2nd Brigade: General de Nansouty.
2nd and 6th Lancer regiments.
10th Dragoon regiment.
3rd Brigade: General Michel.
8th and 9th Cuirassier regiments.
Two 4-pounder batteries.
Two 12-pounder batteries.
Four batteries of horse-artillery.
General de Failly.
Chief of Staff: General Besson.
Commanding Artillery: General Liédot.
1st Brigade: General Grenier, later General Saurin.
4th Chasseur battalion.
11th and 46th Line regiments.
2nd Brigade: General Baron Nicolas-Nicolas.
61st and 86th Line regiments.
Division-Artillery.
Two 4-pounder, one mitrailleuse battery.
1st Brigade: General Lapasset.
(With the army of Metz.)
2nd Brigade: General de Maussion.
88th and 97th Line regiments.
Division-Artillery.
Two 4-pounder, one mitrailleuse battery.
1st Brigade: General Abbatucci.
19th Chasseur battalion.
17th and 27th Line regiments.
2nd Brigade: General de Fontanges de Couzan.
30th and 68th Line regiments.
Division-Artillery.
Two 4-pounder, one mitrailleuse battery.
1st Brigade: General Viscount Pierre de Bernis.
5th and 6th Chasseur regiments.
2nd Brigade: General de la Mortière.
3rd and 5th Lancer regiments.
Division-Artillery.
One battery of horse-artillery.
Two 4-pounder batteries.
Two 12-pounder batteries.
Two batteries of horse-artillery.
General Félix Douay.
Chief of Staff: General Renson.
Commanding Artillery: General Liègard.
1st Brigade: General Morand, afterwards General la Brettevillois.
17th Chasseur battalion.
3rd and 21st Line regiments.
2nd Brigade: General St. Hilaire.
47th and 99th Line regiments.
Division-Artillery.
Two 4-pounder, two mitrailleuse batteries.
1st Brigade: General Guiomar.
6th Chasseur battalion.
5th and 37th Line regiments.
2nd Brigade: General de la Bastide.
53rd and 89th Line regiments.
Division-Artillery.
Two 4-pounder, one mitrailleuse battery.
1st Brigade: General Bordas.
52nd and 72nd Line regiments.
2nd Brigade: General Bittard des Portes.
82nd and 83rd Line regiments.
Division-Artillery.
Two 4-pounder, one mitrailleuse battery.
1st Brigade: General Cambriel.
4th Hussar regiment.
4th and 8th Lancer regiments.
2nd Brigade: General du Coulombier (appointed).
Division-Artillery.
One battery of horse-artillery.
Two 4-pounder batteries.
Two 12-pounder batteries.
Two batteries of horse-artillery.
General Lebrun.
Chief of Staff: General Gresley.
Commanding Artillery: General d'Ouvrier de Villegly.
1st Brigade: General Cambriels.
1 Chasseur marching battalion.
22nd and 34th Line regiments.
2nd Brigade: General de Villeneuve.
58th and 72nd Line regiments.
Division-Artillery.
Two 4-pounder, one mitrailleuse battery.
1st Brigade: General Bernier Maligny.
14th, 20th, and 30th Line regiments.
2nd Brigade: General Marquisan.
3rd and 4th marching regiments.
Division-Artillery.
Two 4-pounder, two mitrailleuse batteries.
1st Brigade: General Reboul.
1st and 2nd regiments of marine infantry.
2nd Brigade: General Martin de Paillières.
3rd and 4th regiments of marine infantry.
Division-Artillery.
Two 4-pounder, one mitrailleuse battery.
1st Brigade: General Savaresse.
1st and 7th Lancer regiments.
2nd Brigade: General de Béville.
5th and 6th Cuirassier regiments.
3rd Brigade: General Leforestier de Vendeune.
7th and 8th Chasseurs.
Two 4-pounder batteries.
Two 12-pounder batteries.
Two batteries of horse-artillery.
1st Brigade: General Tillard.
1st and 2nd Chasseurs regiments.
2nd Brigade: General de Galiffet.
1st, 3rd and 4th Chasseurs d'Afrique.
Division-Artillery.
Two batteries of horse-artillery.
1st Brigade: General Girard.
1st Hussar regiment.
47th Chasseur regiment.
2nd Brigade: General de Brauer.
2nd and 3rd Cuirassiers.
ORDER OF BATTLE OF THE ARMY OF METZ.
Commander-in-Chief: Marshal Bazaine.
Chief of Staff: General Jarras.
Commanding Artillery: General Soleille.
Commanding Engineer: General Viala.
General Bourbaki (afterwards General Desvaux).
Chief of Staff: General d'Auvergne.
Commanding Artillery: General Pé-de-Arros.
General Frossard.
(Detail as above with the exception of the 3rd Division (Laveaucoupet's) detached to garrison duty.)
General Decaen, afterwards Marshal Le Bœuf.
General de Ladmirault.
Marshal Canrobert.
(Detail as above, with the exception that the Corps when ordered up to Metz, left behind at Châlons three infantry regiments, its cavalry division, its reserve artillery, and division artillery of the 2nd Division.)
Lapasset's Brigade (from attached 5th Corps).
General Lapasset.
14th Chasseur battalion.
49th and 84th Line regiments.
1st Brigade: General Margueritte.
(Vide Army of Châlons.)
2nd Brigade: General de Lajaille.
2nd Regiment of Chasseurs d'Afrique.
(The 4th regiment of Chasseurs d'Afrique remained at Châlons.)
Division-Artillery.
Two batteries of horse-artillery.
1st Brigade: General Prince J. Murat.
1st and 9th Dragoon regiments.
2nd Brigade: General de Grammont.
7th and 10th Cuirassier regiments.
ORDER OF BATTLE OF THE GERMAN ARMIES
ON 1ST AUGUST, 1870.
Commander-in-Chief: H.M. the King of Prussia.
King's aides-de-camp: General von Boyen; Lieut.-General von Treskow; Major-General von Steinäcker; Colonel Count Lehndorff; Lieut.-Colonel Prince Radziwill; Lieut.-Colonel Count Waldersee; Major von Alten.
Chief of Staff: General Baron von Moltke.
Quarter-Master General: Lieut.-General von Podbielski.
Divisional Chiefs of Staff: Lieut.-Colonel Bronsart von Schellendorf; Lieut.-Colonel von Verdy du Vernois; Lieut.-Colonel von Brandenstein.
Inspector-General of Artillery: General von Hindersin.
Inspector-General of Engineers: Lieut.-General von Kleist.
Commissary-General: Lieut.-General von Stosch.
Commander-in-Chief: General von Steinmetz, afterwards General von Manteuffel.
Chief of Staff: Major-General von Sperling.
Quartermaster-General: Colonel Count von Wartensleben.
Commanding Artillery: Lieut.-General Schwartz.
Commanding Engineer: Major-General Biehler.
Infantry-General von Zastrow.
Chief of Staff: Colonel von Unger.
Commanding Artillery: Major-General von Zimmermann.
Commanding Engineer: Major Treumann.
25th Brigade: Major-General Baron v. d. Osten Sacken.
1st Westphalian Infantry regiment, No. 13.
Hanoverian Fusilier regiment, No. 73.
26th Brigade: Major-General Baron v. d. Goltz.
2nd Westphalian Infantry regiment, No. 15.
6th Westphalian Infantry regiment, No. 55.
Attached to Division:
7th Westphalian Jäger battalion.
1st Westphalian Hussar regiment, No. 8.
Five batteries (two heavy, two light, and one horse-artillery) of the
7th field-artillery regiment.
2nd Field-pioneer company, 7th corps, with entrenching tool-column.
3rd Field-pioneer company, 7th corps.
27th Brigade: Major-General von François.
Lower Rhine Fusilier regiment, No. 39.
1st Hanoverian Infantry regiment, No. 74.
28th Brigade: Major-General von Woyna.
5th Westphalian Infantry regiment, No. 53.
2nd Hanoverian Infantry regiment, No. 77.
Attached to Division:
Four batteries (two heavy and two light) of the 7th Westphalian
field-artillery regiment.
Hanoverian Hussar regiment, No. 15.
1st Field-pioneer company, 7th corps, with light bridging-train.
Two Horse artillery, two light, and two heavy field-batteries of the
7th Field-artillery regiment.
Artillery Ammunition columns.
Infantry " "
" Pontoon "
The 7th Westphalian train-battalion.
Infantry-General von Goeben.
Chief of Staff: Colonel von Witzendorff.
Commanding Artillery: Colonel von Kamecke.
Commanding Engineer: Lieut.-Colonel Schulz.
29th Brigade: Major-General von Wedell.
East Prussian Fusilier regiment, No. 33.
7th Brandenburg Infantry regiment, No. 60.
30th Brigade: Major-General von Strubberg.
2nd Rhine Province Infantry regiment, No. 28.
4th Magdeburg Infantry regiment, No. 67.
Attached to Division:
8th Rhine Province Jäger battalion.
King's Hussar regiment (1st Rhine), No. 7.
Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of 8th Field-Artillery regiment.
2nd Field-pioneer company, 8th corps, with entrenching tool-column.
31st Brigade: Major-General Count Neidhardt v. Gneisenau.
3rd Rhine Province Infantry regiment, No. 29.
7th Rhine Province Infantry regiment, No. 69.
32nd Brigade: Colonel von Rex.
Hohenzollern Fusilier regiment, No. 40.
4th Thüringian Infantry regiment, No. 72.
Attached to Division:
2nd Rhine Hussar regiment, No. 9.
Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of 8th Field-artillery regiment.
1st Field-pioneer company, 8th corps, with light bridging-train.
3rd Field-pioneer company, 8th corps.
Two batteries of horse-artillery, two heavy and two light field batteries,
of the 8th Field-artillery regiment.
Artillery, Infantry, and pontoon columns belonging to the 8th Field-artillery
regiment.
The 8th, Rhenish, train-battalion.
Lieut.-General Count v. d. Gröben.
6th Cavalry Brigade: Major-General von Mirus.
Rhine Prov. Cuirassier regiment, No. 8.
" " Uhlan regiment, No. 7.
7th Cavalry Brigade: Major-General Count zu Dohna.
Westphalian Uhlan regiment, No. 5.
2nd Hanoverian Uhlan regiment, No. 14.
One battery of horse-artillery of the 7th Westphalian Field-artillery
regiment.
Cavalry-General Baron von Manteuffel.
Chief of Staff: Lieut.-Colonel v. d. Burg.
Commanding Artillery: Major-General von Bergmann.
Commanding Engineer: Major Fahland.
1st Brigade: Major-General von Gayl.
Crown Prince's Grenadier regiment (1st East Prussian), No. 1.
5th East Prussian Infantry regiment, No. 41.
2nd Brigade: Major-General von Falkenstein.
2nd East Prussian Grenadier regiment, No. 3.
6th " " Infantry regiment, No. 43.
Attached to Division:
East Prussian Jäger battalion, No. 1.
Lithuanian Dragoon regiment, No. 1.
Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of 1st East Prussian Field-artillery
regiment.
2nd Field-pioneer company, 1st corps, with entrenching tool-column.
3rd Field-pioneer company, 1st corps.
3rd Brigade: Major-General von Memerty.
3rd East Prussian Grenadier regiment, No. 4.
7th " " Infantry regiment, No. 44.
4th Brigade: Major-General von Zzlinitzki.
4th East Prussian Grenadier regiment, No. 5.
8th " " Infantry regiment, No. 45.
Attached to Division:
East Prussian Dragoon regiment, No. 10.
Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of 1st, East Prussian, Field-artillery
regiment.
1st Field-pioneer company, 1st corps, with light bridging-train.
Two batteries of horse-artillery }
Two light field-batteries } of 1st, East Prussian,
Two heavy " " } Field-artillery regiment.
Artillery and Infantry ammunition, and pontoon columns belonging to 1st
Field-artillery regiment.
The 1st East Prussian train-battalion.
Lieut.-General von Hartmann.
1st Cavalry Brigade: Major-General von Lüderitz.
Queen's Cuirassier regiment (Pomeranian), No. 2.
1st Pomeranian Uhlan regiment, No. 4.
2nd " " " No. 9.
2nd Cavalry Brigade: Major-General Baumgarth.
East Prussian Cuirassier regiment, No. 3.
" " Uhlan regiment, No. 8.
Lithuanian " " No. 12.
One battery of horse-artillery of the 1st, East Prussian, Field-artillery
regiment.
Commander-in-Chief: Cavalry-General H.R.H. Prince Frederic Charles
of Prussia.
Chief of Staff: Major-General von Stiehle.
Quartermaster-General: Colonel von Hertzberg.
Commanding Artillery: Lieut.-General von Colomier.
Commanding Engineer: Colonel Leuthaus.
Cavalry-General H.R.H. Prince August of Würtemberg.
Chief of Staff: Major-General von Dannenberg.
Commanding Artillery: Major-General Prince Kraft of Hohenloh
Ingelsingen.
Commanding Engineer: Lieut.-Colonel Bogun von Wangenheim.
1st Brigade: Major-General von Kessel.
1st regiment of Foot Guards.
3rd " " "
2nd Brigade: Major-General Baron von Medem.
2nd regiment of Foot Guards.
Guard Fusilier regiment.
4th regiment of Foot Guards.
Attached to Division:
Guard Jäger battalion.
" Hussar regiment.
Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of Guard field-artillery regiment.
1st Field-pioneer company of the Guard with light bridging-train.