This is an order of battle of the French and German Armies at the beginning of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870.
Germany
Order of battle on 1 August 1870:
Commander in Chief: Wilhelm I (King of Prussia)
Chief of the General Staff: General Helmuth von Moltke
Quarter-Master General: Generalleutnant Eugen Anton Theophil von Podbielski
Inspector-General of Artillery: General der Artillerie Gustav Eduard von Hindersin
Inspector-General of Engineers: Generalleutnant Franz von Kleist
Commissary-General: Generalleutnant Albrecht von Stosch
Staff Department Chiefs: Oberstleutnant Paul Bronsart von Schellendorff; Oberstleutnant Julius von Verdy du Vernois; Oberstleutnant Karl von Brandenstein
First Army
Commander: General Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz (later General von Manteuffel)
Chief of Staff: Generalmajor Oskar von Sperling
- VII Army Corps (VII. Armeekorps) (Westphalia) : General der Infanterie Heinrich von Zastrow
- 13th Infantry Division : Generalleutnant Adolf von Glümer
- 25th Brigade: Generalmajor Leo Baron von der Osten-Sacken
- 1st Westphalian Infantry Regiment, No. 13
- Hanoverian Fusilier Regiment, No. 73
- 26th Brigade: Generalmajor Kuno Baron von der 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
- 14th Infantry Division : Generalleutnant Georg von Kameke
- 27th Brigade : Generamajor Curt von François
- 28th Brigade : Generalmajor Wilhelm von Woyna
- 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
- Corps Artillery : Oberst Rudolf von Helden-Sarnowski
- Two Horse artillery, two light, and two heavy field-batteries of the 7th Field-artillery regiment
- Artillery Ammunition columns
- Infantry Ammunition columns
- Pontoon columns
- 7th Westphalian Train Battalion
- VIII Army Corps (VIII. Armeekorps) (Rhine Provinces) : General der Infanterie August Karl von Goeben
- 15th Infantry Division : Generalleutnant Ludwig von Weltzien
- 29th Brigade : Generalmajor Karl Friedrich von Wedel
- 30th Brigade : Generalmajor Otto 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
- 16th Infantry Division : Generalleutnant Albert von Barnekow
- 31st Brigade : Generalmajor Count Neidhardt von Gneisenau
- 3rd Rhine Province Infantry Regiment, No. 29
- 7th Rhine Province Infantry Regiment, No. 69
- 32nd Brigade : Oberst Rudolf 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
- Corps Artillery : Oberst Rudolf von Broecker
- Two batteries of horse-artillery, two heavy and two light field batteries of the 8th Field-artillery Regiment
- Artillery and Infantry ammunition columns and pontoon columns belonging to the 8th Field-artillery Regiment
- 8th Rhenish Train Battalion
- 3rd Cavalry Division : Generalleutnant Count Georg von der Gröben
- 6th Cavalry Brigade : Generalmajor Richard von Mirus
- 7th Cavalry Brigade : Generalmajor Siegmar Count zu Dohna-Schlobitten
- Westphalian Uhlan Regiment, No. 5
- 2nd Hanoverian Uhlan Regiment, No. 14
- One battery of horse-artillery of the 7th Westphalian Field-artillery Regiment
- I Army Corps (I. Armeekorps) (East Prussia) : General der Kavallerie Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel[nb 1]
- 1st Infantry Division : Generalleutnant Georg Ferdinand von Bentheim
- 1st Brigade : Generalmajor Wilhelm von Gayl
- 2nd Brigade : Generalmajor Louis von Falkenstein
- 3rd (2nd East Prussian) Grenadier Regiment
- 43rd (6th East Prussian) Infantry Regiment
- Attached to Division
- 1st East Prussian Jäger Battalion
- 1st Lithuanian Dragoon Regiment
- 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
- 2nd Infantry Division : Generalleutnant Gustav von Pritzelwitz
- 3rd Brigade : Generalmajor Albert von Memerty
- 4th (3rd East Prussian) Grenadier Regiment
- 44th (7th East Prussian) Infantry Regiment
- 4th Brigade : Generamajor Karl von Zglinitzki
- 5th (4th East Prussian) Grenadier Regiment
- 45th (8th East Prussian) Infantry Regiment
- Attached to Division
- 10th East Prussian Dragoon Regiment
- Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of 1st East Prussian Field Artillery Regiment
- 1st Field Pioneer Company, 1st Corps, with light bridging-train
- Corps-Artillery : Oberst Maximilian Jungé
- Two horse artillery batteries, two light field batteries, two heavy field batteries of 1st (East Prussian) Field Artillery Regiment
- Artillery and Infantry ammunition, and pontoon columns belonging to 1st Field Artillery Regiment
- 1st East Prussian Train Battalion
- 1st Cavalry Division : Generalleutnant Julius von Hartmann
- 1st Cavalry Brigade : Generalmajor Hermann von Lüderitz
- 2nd Cavalry Brigade : Generalmajor August von Baumgarth
- One battery of horse-artillery of the 1st East Prussian Field Artillery regiment
Second Army
Commander: General der Kavallerie Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia
Chief of Staff: Oberst Gustav von Stiehle
- Guards Corps (Gardekorps) : General der Kavallerie Prince August of Württemberg
- 1st Guards Infantry Division
- 1st Guards Infantry Brigade
- 2nd Guards Infantry Brigade
- Divisional Troops
- Guards Jäger Battalion
- Guards Hussars
- 1st Foot Battalion, Guards Artillery
- 2nd Guards Infantry Division
- 3rd Guards Infantry Brigade
- 4th Guards Infantry Brigade
- Divisional Troops
- Guards Cavalry Division
- 1st Guards Cavalry Brigade
- 2nd Guards Cavalry Brigade
- 3rd Guards Cavalry Brigade
- 1st Guards Dragoons
- 2nd Guards Dragoons
- Corps Artillery
- 2nd Foot Battalion, Guards Artillery
- Horse Artillery Battalion, Guards Artillery
- Guards Train Battalion
- Guards Engineer Battalion
- III Army Corps (III. Armeekorps) (Brandenburg) : Generalleutnant Constantin von Alvensleben
- 5th Infantry Division : Generalleutnant Ferdinand von Stülpnagel
- 9th Brigade : Generalmajor Wilhelm von Doering
- Leib-Grenadier Regiment (1st Brandenburg), No. 8
- 5th Brandenburg Infantry Regiment, No. 48
- 10th Brigade : Generalmajor Kurt von Schwerin
- 2nd Brandenburg Grenadier Regiment, No. 12
- 6th Brandenburg Infantry Regiment, No. 52
- Attached to Division
- Brandenburg Jäger Battalion, No. 3
- 2nd Brandenburg Dragoon Regiment, No. 12
- Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of the Brandenburg Field-artillery Regiment, No. 3
- 3rd Field-pioneer Company, 3rd Corps
- 6th Infantry Division : Generalleutnant Gustav Freiherr von Buddenbrock
- 11th Brigade : Generalmajor Louis von Rothmaler
- 3rd Brandenburg Infantry Regiment, No. 20
- Brandenburg Fusilier Regiment, No. 35
- 12th Brigade : Oberst Hugo von Bismarck
- 4th Brandenburg Infantry Regiment, No. 24
- 8th Brandenburg Infantry Regiment, No. 64
- Attached to Division
- 1st Brandenburg Dragoon Regiment, No. 2
- Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of the Brandenburg Field-artillery Regiment, No. 3
- 2nd Field-pioneer Company, 3rd Corps, with entrenching tool-column
- Corps-Artillery: Oberst Julius von Dresky und Merzdorf
- Two horse artillery batteries, two light field batteries, two heavy field batteries of the Brandenburg Field-artillery Regiment, No. 3
- 1st Field-pioneer Company, 3rd Corps, with light bridging-train
- Artillery ammunition, Infantry ammunition, and pontoon columns of the Brandenburg Field-artillery Regiment, No. 3
- Brandenburg Train Battalion
- IV Army Corps (IV. Armeekorps) (Saxon provinces and Anhalt) : General der Infanterie Gustav von Alvensleben
- 7th Infantry Division : Generalleutnant Julius von Groß genannt von Schwarzhoff
- 13th Brigade : Generalmajor August von Borries
- 1st Magdeburg Infantry Regiment, No. 26
- 3rd Magdeburg Infantry Regiment, No. 66
- 14th Brigade : Generalmajor Franz von Zychlinski
- 2nd Magdeburg Infantry Regiment, No. 27
- Anhalt Infantry Regiment, No. 93
- Attached to Division
- Magdeburg Jäger Battalion, No. 4
- Westphalian Dragoon Regiment, No. 7
- Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of the Magdeburg Field-artillery Regiment
- 2nd Field-pioneer Company, 4th Corps, with entrenching tool-column
- 3rd Field-pioneer Company, 4th Corps
- 8th Infantry Division : Generalleutnant Alexander von Schoeler
- 15th Brigade : Generalmajor Friedrich von Kessler
- 1st Thüringian Infantry Regiment, No. 31
- 3rd Thüringian Infantry Regiment, No. 71
- 16th Brigade : Oberst Karl von Scheffler
- Schleswig-Holstein Fusilier Regiment, No. 86
- 7th Thüringian Infantry Regiment, No. 96
- Attached to Division
- Thüringian Hussar Regiment, No. 12
- Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of the Magdeburg Field-artillery Regiment, No. 4
- 1st Field-pioneer Company, 4th Corps, with light bridge-train
- Corps-Artillery : Oberst Albert Crusius
- Two horse artillery batteries, two light field batteries, two heavy field batteries of the Magdeburg Field-artillery Regiment, No. 4
- Artillery ammunition, infantry ammunition, and pontoon columns belonging to Magdeburg Field-artillery Regiment, No. 4
- Magdeburg Train Battalion, No. 4
- IX Army Corps (IX. Armeekorps) (Schleswig-Holstein and Hesse) : General der Infanterie Albrecht Gustav von Manstein
- 18th Infantry Division : Generalleutnant Karl von Wrangel
- 35th Brigade : Generalmajor Heinrich von Blumenthal
- Magdeburg Fusilier Regiment, No. 36
- Schleswig Infantry Regiment, No. 84
- 36th Brigade : Generalmajor Ferdinand von Below
- 2nd Silesian Grenadier Regiment, No. 11
- Holstein Infantry Regiment, No. 85
- Attached to Division
- Lauenburg Jäger Battalion, No. 9
- Magdeburg Dragoon Regiment, No. 6
- Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of Schleswig-Holstein Field-artillery Regiment, No. 9
- 2nd Field-pioneer Company, 9th Corps, with entrenching tool-column
- 3rd Field-pioneer Company, 9th Corps
- Grand Ducal Hessian (25th) Infantry Division : Generalleutnant Prince Louis of Hesse
- 49th Brigade : Generalmajor Ludwig von Wittich
- 1st Infantry Regiment (Body Guard)
- 2nd Infantry Regiment (Grand Duke's)
- 1st (Guard) Jäger Battalion
- 50th Brigade : Oberst Ludwig von Lyncker
- 3rd Infantry Regiment
- 4th Infantry Regiment
- 2nd Jäger Battalion
- (25th) Cavalry Brigade : Generalmajor Ludwig Baron von Schlotheim
- 1st Reiter Regiment (Guard Cheveauxlegers)
- 2nd Reiter Regiment (Leib Chevauxlegers)
- One battery of horse-artillery, five field-batteries (two heavy, three light)
- Pioneer company with light field bridge-train
- Corps-Artillery : Oberst Hans Karl Wilhelm von Jagemann
- One horse artillery battery, two light field batteries, two heavy field batteries of the Schleswig-Holstein Field-artillery Regiment, No. 9
- X Army Corps (X. Armeekorps) (Hanover, Oldenburg and Brunswick) : General der Infanterie Konstantin Bernhard von Voigts-Rhetz
- 19th Infantry Division : Generalleutnant Emil von Schwartzkoppen
- 37th Brigade : Oberst Peter von Lehmann
- East Frisian Infantry Regiment, No. 78
- Oldenburg Infantry Regiment, No. 91
- 38th Brigade : Generalmajor Georg von Wedell
- 3rd Westphalian Infantry Regiment, No. 16
- 8th Westphalian Infantry Regiment, No. 57
- Attached to Division
- 1st Hanoverian Dragoon Regiment, No. 9
- Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of Hanoverian Field-artillery Regiment, No. 10
- 2nd Field-pioneer Company, 10th Corps, with entrenching tool-column
- 3rd Field-pioneer Company, 10th Corps
- 20th Infantry Division : Generalmajor Alexander von Kraatz-Koschlau
- 39th Brigade : Generalmajor Emil von Woyna
- 7th Westphalian Infantry Regiment, No. 56
- 3rd Hanoverian Infantry Regiment, No. 79
- 40th Brigade : Generalmajor Karl von Diringshofen
- 4th Westphalian Infantry Regiment, No. 17
- Brunswick Infantry Regiment, No. 92
- Attached to Division
- Hanoverian Jäger Battalion, No. 10
- 2nd Hanoverian Dragoon Regiment, No. 16
- Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of Hanoverian Field-artillery Regiment, No. 10
- 1st Field-pioneer Company, 10th Corps, with light bridge-train
- Corps Artillery : Oberst Moritz Baron von der Goltz
- Two horse artillery batteries, two light field batteries, two heavy field batteries of Hanoverian Field-artillery Regiment, No. 10
- Artillery and Infantry ammunition columns belonging to Hanoverian Field-artillery Regiment, No. 10
- Hanoverian Train Battalion, No. 10
- XII. (Royal Saxon) Army Corps (XII. (Kgl. Sächs.) Armeekorps) : Crown Prince Albert of Saxony
- 23rd (Royal Saxon) Infantry Division : Generalleutnant H.R.H. Prince George of Saxony, afterwards Generalmajor von Montbé
- 1st Brigade, No. 45 : Generalmajor Ernst von Craushaar
- 1st (Leib) Grenadier Regiment, No. 100
- 2nd (King William of Prussia) Grenadier Regiment, No. 101
- Rifle (Fusilier) Regiment, No. 108
- 2nd Brigade, No. 46 : Oberst Alban von Montbé
- 3rd Infantry Regiment (Crown Prince's), No. 102
- 4th Infantry Regiment No. 103
- Attached to Division
- 1st Reiter Regiment (Crown Prince's)
- Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of 12th Field-artillery Regiment
- 2nd Company of 12th Pioneer Battalion with entrenching tool-column
- 4th Company of 12th Pioneer Battalion
- 24th (Royal Saxon) Infantry Division : Generalmajor Gustav Erwin Nehrhoff von Holderberg
- 3rd Brigade, No. 47: Generalmajor August Emil Tauscher
- 5th Infantry Regiment (Prince Frederic August's), No. 104
- 6th Infantry Regiment, No. 105
- 1st Jäger Battalion (Crown Prince's), No. 12
- 4th Brigade, No. 48 : Oberst Julius von Schulz
- 7th Infantry Regiment (Prince George's), No. 106
- 8th Infantry Regiment, No. 107
- 2nd Jäger Battalion, No. 13
- Attached to Division
- 2nd Reiter Regiment
- Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of 12th Field-artillery Regiment
- 3rd company of 12th Pioneer Battalion with light bridge-train
- 12th Cavalry Division : Generalmajor Franz Count of Lippe
- 1st Cavalry Brigade, No. 23 : Generalmajor Karl Krug von Nidda
- Guard Reiter Regiment
- 1st Uhlan Regiment, No. 17
- 2nd Cavalry Brigade, No. 24 : Generalmajor Hugo Senfft von Pilsach
- 3rd Reiter Regiment
- 2nd Uhlan Regiment, No. 18
- Attached to Division
- One battery of horse-artillery of 12th Field-artillery Regiment
- Corps Artillery : Oberst Bernhard Oskar von Funcke
- One horse artillery battery, three light field batteries, three heavy field batteries of the 12th Field Artillery Regiment
- Artillery and Infantry ammunition, and pontoon columns of the 12th Field-artillery Regiment
- 12th Train Battalion
- 5th Cavalry Division : Generalleutnant Albert Baron von Rheinbaben
- 11th Cavalry Brigade : Generalmajor Adalbert von Barby
- 12th Cavalry Brigade : Generalmajor Adalbert von Bredow
- 13th Cavalry Brigade : Generalmajor Hermann von Redern
- Attached to Division
- Two batteries horse-artillery
- 6th Cavalry Division : Generalleutnant H.S.H. Duke William of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
- 14th Cavalry Brigade : Generalmajor Otto Baron von Diepenbroick-Grüter
- 15th Cavalry Brigade : Generalmajor Gustav Waldemar von Rauch
- Attached to Division
- One battery of horse-artillery
- II Army Corps (II. Armeekorps) (Pomerania) : General der Infanterie Eduard von Fransecky[nb 2]
- 3rd Infantry Division : Generalmajor Ernst von Hartmann
- 5th Brigade : Generalmajor Heinrich von Koblinski
- Grenadier Regiment King Frederic William IV. (1st Pomeranian), No. 2
- 5th Pomeranian Infantry Regiment, No. 42
- 6th Brigade : Oberst Eberhard von der Decken
- 3rd Pomeranian Infantry Regiment, No. 14
- 7th Pomeranian Infantry Regiment, No. 54
- Attached to Division
- Pomeranian Jäger Battalion, No. 2
- Neumark Dragoon Regiment, No. 3
- Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of the 2nd Pomeranian Field-artillery Regiment
- 1st Field-pioneer Company, 2nd Corps, with light bridge-train
- 4th Infantry Division : Generalleutnant Hann von Weyhern
- 7th Brigade : Generalmajor Albert von Trossel
- Colberg Grenadier Regiment (2nd Pomeranian), No. 9
- 6th Pomeranian Infantry Regiment, No. 49
- 8th Brigade : Generalmajor Karl von Kettler
- 4th Pomeranian Infantry Regiment, No. 21
- 8th Pomeranian Infantry Regiment, No. 61
- Attached to Division
- Pomeranian Dragoon Regiment, No. 11
- Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of Pomeranian Field-artillery Regiment, No. 2
- 2nd Field-pioneer Company, 2nd Corps, with entrenching tool-column
- 3rd Field-pioneer Company, 2nd Corps
- Corps Artillery : Oberst Wilhelm Petzel
- Two horse artillery batteries, two light field batteries, two heavy field batteries of the Pomeranian Field-artillery Regiment, No. 2
- Artillery and infantry ammunition and pontoon columns of Pomeranian Field-artillery Regiment, No. 2
- Pomeranian Train Battalion, No. 2
Third Army
Commander: Crown Prince of Prussia
Chief of Staff: Generalleutnant Leonhard von Blumenthal
- V Army Corps (V. Armeekorps) (Posen and Liegnitz) : Generalleutnant Hugo von Kirchbach
- 9th Infantry Division : Generalmajor Karl Gustav von Sandrart
- 17th Brigade : Oberst Alfred von Bothmer
- 3rd Posen Infantry Regiment, No. 58
- 4th Posen Infantry Regiment, No. 59
- 18th Brigade : Generalmajor William von Voigts-Rhetz
- King's Grenadier Regiment (2nd West Prussian), No. 7
- 2nd Lower Silesian Infantry Regiment, No. 47
- Attached to Division:
- 1st Silesian Jäger Battalion, No. 5
- 1st Silesian Dragoon Regiment, No 4
- Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of the Lower Silesian Field-artillery Regiment, No. 5
- 1st Field-pioneer Company, 5th Corps, with light bridge-train
- 10th Infantry Division : Generalleutnant Christoph von Schmidt
- 19th Brigade : Oberst Otto von Henning auf Schönhoff
- 1st West Prussian Grenadier Regiment, No. 6
- 1st Lower Silesian Infantry Regiment, No. 46
- 20th Brigade : Generalmajor Rudolf Walther von Montbary
- Westphalian Fusilier Regiment, No. 37
- 3rd Lower Silesian Infantry Regiment, No. 50
- Attached to Division:
- Kurmark Dragoon Regiment, No. 14
- Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of Field-artillery Regiment, No. 5
- 2nd Field-pioneer Company, 5th Corps, with entrenching tool-column
- 3rd Field-pioneer Company, 5th Corps
- Corps-Artillery : Oberstleutnant Gustav Köhler
- Two horse artillery batteries, two light field batteries, two heavy field batteries of the Lower Silesian Field-artillery Regiment, No. 5
- Artillery and infantry ammunition, and pontoon columns of Field-artillery Regiment, No. 5
- Lower Silesian Train Battalion, No. 5
- XI Army Corps (XI. Armeekorps) (Hesse, Nassau, Saxe-Weimar etc.) : Generalleutnant Julius von Bose
- 21st Infantry Division : Generalleutnant Hans von Schachtmeyer
- 41st Brigade : Oberst Hermann von Koblinski
- Hessian Fusilier Regiment, No. 80
- 1st Nassau Infantry Regiment, No. 87
- 42nd Brigade : Generalmajor Hugo von Thiele
- 2nd Hessian Infantry Regiment, No. 82
- 2nd Nassau Infantry Regiment, No. 88
- Attached to Division:
- Hessian Jäger Battalion, No. 11
- 2nd Hessian Hussar Regiment, No. 14
- Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of Hessian Field-artillery Regiment No. 11
- 1st Field-pioneer Company, 11th Corps, with light bridge-train
- 22nd Infantry Division : Generalleutnant Hermann von Gersdorff
- 43rd Brigade : Oberst Hermann von Kontzki
- 2nd Thüringian Infantry Regiment, No. 32
- 6th Thüringian Infantry Regiment, No. 95
- 44th Brigade : Generalmajor Bernhard von Schkopp
- 3rd Hessian Infantry Regiment, No. 83
- 5th Thüringian Infantry Regiment, No. 94
- Attached to Division:
- 1st Hessian Hussar Regiment, No. 13
- Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of Hessian Field-artillery Regiment
- 2nd Field-pioneer Company, 11th Corps, with entrenching tool-column
- 3rd Field-pioneer Company, 11th Corps
- Corps-Artillery : Oberst Hermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski
- Two horse artillery batteries, two light field batteries, two heavy field batteries of Hessian Field-artillery Regiment, No. 11
- Artillery and Infantry ammunition, and pontoon columns of 11th Field-artillery Regiment
- Hessian Train Battalion, No. 11
- I Royal Bavarian Corps (Kgl. Bayer. I. Korps) : General der Infanterie Ludwig Freiherr von der Tann
- 1st Royal Bavarian Division : Generalleutnant Baptist von Stephan
- 1st Brigade : Generalmajor Karl Dietl
- 2nd Brigade : Generalmajor Karl von Orff
- 2nd Infantry Regiment (Crown Prince's)
- Two battalions of 11th Infantry Regiment (v. d. Tann)
- 4th Jäger Battalion
- Attached to Division:
- 9th Jäger Battalion
- 3rd Chevauxlegers Regiment (Duke Maximilian's)
- Two 4-pounder and two 6-pounder batteries
- 2nd Royal Bavarian Division : Generalleutnant Karl Count Pappenheim
- 3rd Brigade : Generalmajor Ignaz Schumacher
- 3rd Infantry Regiment (Prince Charles of Bavaria)
- Two battalions of 12th Infantry Regiment (Queen Amalie of Greece)
- 1st Jäger Battalion
- 4th Brigade : Generalmajor Rudolph Baron von der Tann-Rathsamhausen
- 10th Infantry Regiment (Prince Louis)
- Two battalions of 13th Infantry Regiment (Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria)
- 7th Jäger Battalion
- Attached to Division:
- Cuirassier Brigade : Generalmajor Johann Baptist von Tausch
- Brigade of Reserve-Artillery : Oberst Heinrich Bronzetti
- 1st Division. Two 6-pounder, one 4-pounder battery
- 2nd Division. Two 6-pounder batteries
- 3rd Division. Two 6-pounder batteries
- 1st Field-Engineer Division
- II Royal Bavarian Corps (Kgl. Bayer. II. Korps) : General der Infanterie Jakob von Hartmann
- 3rd Royal Bavarian Division : Generalleutnant Friedrich Wilhelm Walther von Walderstötten
- 5th Brigade : Generalmajor Wilhelm von Schleich
- 6th Infantry Regiment (King William of Prussia)
- Two battalions of 7th Infantry Regiment (Hohenhausen)
- 8th Jäger Battalion
- 6th Brigade : Oberst Börries von Wissell
- Two battalions of 14th Infantry Regiment (Hartmann)
- 15th Infantry Regiment (King John of Saxony)
- 3rd Jäger Battalion
- Attached to Division:
- 4th Royal Bavarian Division : Generallleutnant Friedrich Count von Bothmer
- 7th Brigade : Generalmajor Heinrich Ritter von Thiereck
- Two battalions of 5th Infantry Regiments (Grand Duke of Hesse)
- 9th Infantry Regiment (Werde)
- 6th Jäger Battalion
- 8th Brigade : Generalmajor Joseph Maillinger
- 3rd battalion of 1st Infantry Regiment
- 3rd battalion of 5th Infantry Regiment
- 1st battalion of 7th Infantry Regiment
- 3rd battalion of 11th Infantry Regiment
- 3rd battalion of 14th Infantry Regiment
- 5th Jäger Battalion
- Attached to Division:
- Uhlan Brigade : Generalmajor Wilhelm Baron von Mulzer
- Brigade of Reserve Artillery : Oberst Johann von Pillement
- 1st Division: One 4-pounder horse-artillery battery, two 6-pounder field batteries
- 2nd Division: Two 6-pounder field batteries
- 3rd Division: Two 6-pounder field batteries
- 2nd Field-Engineer Division
- Combined Württemberg-Baden Corps (Kombiniertes Württembergisch-Badisches Korps)
- Württemberg Field Division : Generallleutnant Hugo von Obernitz
- 1st Infantry Brigade : Generalmajor Karl Bernhard von Reitzenstein
- 1st Infantry Regiment (Queen Olga) (two battalions)
- 7th Infantry Regiment (two battalions)
- 2nd Jäger Battalion
- 2nd Infantry Brigade : Generalmajor Adolf von Starkloff
- 2nd Infantry Regiment (two battalions)
- 5th Infantry Regiment (King Charles's battalion)
- 3rd Jäger Battalion
- 3rd Infantry Brigade : Generalmajor Adolf Baron von Hügel
- 3rd Infantry Regiment (two battalions)
- 8th Infantry Regiment (two battalions)
- 1st Jäger Rattalion
- Cavalry Division (Reiter-Division) : Generalmajor Friedrich Count von Scheler
- 1st Reiter Regiment (King Charles) (four squadrons)
- 2nd Reiter Regiment (King William) (two squadrons)
- 4th Reiter Regiment (Queen Olga) (four squadrons)
- 1st Field-artillery Division:
- Two 4-pounder and one 6-pounder batteries
- 2nd Field-artillery Division
- Two 4-pounder and one 6-pounder batteries
- 3rd Field-artillery Division
- Two 4-pounder and one 6-pounder batteries
- Baden Field Division : Generalleutnant Gustav von Beyer
- 1st Infantry Brigade : Generalleutnant Karl du Jarrys von La Roche
- 1st Leib Grenadier Regiment
- Fusilier battalion of 4th Infantry Regiment
- 2nd Grenadier Regiment (King of Prussia)
- Combined (3rd) Infantry Brigade : Generalmajor Adolf Keller
- 3rd Infantry Regiment
- 5th Infantry Regiment
- Attached to Division:
- 3rd Dragoon Regiment (Prince Charles)
- Four batteries (two heavy, two light)
- Company of pontooners with light bridge-train and entrenching tool-column
- Cavalry Brigade : Generalmajor Udo Baron von La Roche-Starkenfels
- 1st Leib Dragoon Regiment
- 2nd Dragoon Regiment (Margrave Maximilian)
- One battery of horse-artillery
- Corps-Artillery
- Two heavy and two light field batteries
- 4th Cavalry Division : General der Kavallerie H.R.H. Prince Albert of Prussia
- 8th Cavalry Brigade : Generalmajor Hiob von Hontheim
- 9th Cavalry Brigade : Generalmajor Otto von Bernhardi
- West Prussian Uhlan Regiment, No. 1
- Thüringian Uhlan Regiment, No. 6
- 10th Cavalry Brigade : Generalmajor Rudolf von Krosigk
- 2nd Leib Hussar Regiment, No. 2
- Rhine Province Dragoon Regiment, No. 5
- Two batteries of horse-artillery
- VI Army Corps (VI. Armeekorps) (Silesia) : General der Kavallerie Wilhelm von Tümpling[nb 3]
- 11th Infantry Division : Generalleutnant Helmuth von Gordon
- 21st Brigade : Generalmajor Wilhelm von Malachowski und Griffa
- 1st Silesian Grenadier Regiment, No. 10
- 1st Posen Infantry Regiment, No. 18
- 22nd Brigade : Generalmajor Alexander von Eckartsberg
- Silesian Fusilier Regiment, No. 38
- 4th Lower Silesian Infantry Regiment, No. 51
- Attached to Division:
- 2nd Silesian Jäger Battalion, No. 6
- 2nd Silesian Dragoon Regiment, No. 8
- Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of the Silesian Field-artillery Regiment, No. 6
- 3rd Field-pioneer Company, 6th Corps
- 12th Infantry Division : Generalleutnant Otto von Hoffmann
- 23rd Brigade : Generalmajor William Hounsell von Gündell
- 1st Upper Silesian Infantry Regiment, No. 22
- 3rd Upper Silesian Infantry Regiment, No. 62
- 24th Brigade: Generalmajor Hermann von Fabeck
- 2nd Upper Silesian Infantry Regiment, No. 23
- 4th Upper Silesian Infantry Regiment, No. 63
- Attached to Division:
- 3rd Silesian Dragoon Regiment, No. 15
- Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of the Silesian Field-artillery Regiment, No. 6
- 1st Field-pioneer Company, 6th Corps, with light bridge-train
- 2nd Field-pioneer Company, 6th Corps, with entrenching tool-column
- Corps-Artillery: Oberst Karl Arnold
- Two horse artillery batteries, two light field batteries, two heavy field batteries of the Silesian Field-artillery Regiment, No. 6
- Artillery and Infantry ammunition, and pontoon columns of Silesian Field-artillery Regiment
- Silesian Train Battalion, No. 6
- 2nd Cavalry Division : Generalleutnant Wilhelm Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode
- 3rd Cavalry Brigade : Generalmajor Enno von Colomb
- 4th Cavalry Brigade : Generalmajor Gustav Baron von Barnekow
- 1st Leib Hussar Regiment, No. 1
- Pomeranian Hussar Regiment (Blucher's Hussars), No. 5
- 5th Cavalry Brigade : Generalmajor Friedrich von Baumbach
- 1st Silesian Hussar Regiment, No. 4
- 2nd Silesian Hussar Regiment, No. 6
- Two batteries of horse-artillery
Reserve
- General Command over mobile troops in the I, II, IX, and X Corps Areas
- 17th Infantry Division
- Guard Landwehr Infantry Division
- 1st Guard Landwehr Brigade
- 1st Guard Landwehr Regiment
- 2nd Guard Landwehr Regiment
- 2nd Guard Landwehr Brigade
- 1st Guard Grenadier Landwehr Regiment
- 2nd Guard Grenadier Landwehr Regiment
- 1st Landwehr Division
- 1st Pomeranian Landwehr Brigade
- 1st Combined Pomeranian Landwehr Regiment
- 2nd Combined Pomeranian Landwehr Regiment
- 2nd Pomeranian Landwehr Brigade
- 3rd Combined Pomeranian Landwehr Regiment
- 4th Combined Pomeranian Landwehr Regiment
- 2nd (Brandenburg) Landwehr Division
- 1st Brandenburg Landwehr Brigade
- 1st Combined Brandenburg Landwehr Regiment
- 2nd Combined Brandenburg Landwehr Regiment
- 2nd Brandenburg Landwehr Brigade
- 3rd Combined Brandenburg Landwehr Regiment
- 4th Combined Brandenburg Landwehr Regiment
- 3rd Combined Landwehr Division
- West Prussian Landwehr Brigade
- West Prussian Combined Landwehr Regiment
- Lower Silesian Combined Landwehr Regiment
- Posen Landwehr Brigade
- 1st Combined Posen Landwehr Regiment
- 2nd Combined Posen Landwehr Regiment
- 16 Landwehr Cavalry Regiments
- Reserve Foot Battalions of the Guard and 11 Line Artillery Regiments
Belgium
Though not a belligerent in the conflict, the Belgian army was mobilized and placed on readiness at the country's borders in fear of a preemptive attack by either party through the neutral territory during the Franco-Prussian War. (See Belgium and the Franco-Prussian War).
Commander-in-Chief: King Leopold II
Chief of Staff: Lieutenant General Bruno Renard
Minister of War: Major General Henri Guillaume
Army of Observation
The Army of Observation (Armée d'Observation) numbered approximately 55,000 men. Its role was to defend the country's borders.
Commander: Lieutenant-General Baron Félix Chazal
Chief of Staff: Colonel Monoyer
- 1st Army Corps (Ier corps d'armée)
- Commanded by Lieutenant-General Sapin
- 2nd Army Corps (IIe corps d'armée)
- Artillery
- Reserve Cavalry
- Auxiliary units (Railway, logistics, telegraphic etc.)
Army of Antwerp
The Army of Antwerp (Armée d'Anvers), based in the "National Redoubt" fortress in Antwerp, numbered approximately 15,000. It was a defensive force, designed to hold the city of Antwerp alone. Approximately 8,000 additional men served as guards at other fortresses around the country, including Liège.
Commander: Lieutenant-General Alexis-Michel Eenens
Chief of Staff: Colonel Henri Alexis Brialmont