I Corps (Grande Armée)

I Corps (Grande Armée)

The I Corps of the Grande Armée was a military unit during the Napoleonic Wars. It was commanded by Marshal Louis Nicolas Davout during the 1812 invasion of Russia.

Battles

The I Corps participated in the Battle of Borodino. [cite web|last=Badone|first=Jean Cerino et al|title=Battle of Borodino, 1812 - Armies. "French and Russian Orders of Battle"|url=http://napoleonistyka.atspace.com/Borodino_battle.htm#borodinofrench|accessdate=2007-08-16]

Size

At the crossing of the Niemen River in 1812, the I Corps' size was about 79,000 men, but by the Battle of Smolensk, about 60,000 men remained. [cite web|last=Badone|first=Jean Cerino et al|title=1812 - Invasion of Russia|url=http://napoleonistyka.atspace.com/FRENCH_ARMY.htm#french1812|accessdate=2007-08-16] By the end of the Russian campaign, only 2,235 men remained. [cite web|last=Badone|first=Jean Cerino et al|title="I have no army any more!" - Napoleon|url=http://napoleonistyka.atspace.com/FRENCH_ARMY.htm#french1812|accessdate=2007-08-16]

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