Order of battle at the beginning of the war:
Commander in Chief: Emperor Napoléon III
Chief of Staff: Marshal Lebœuf
Imperial Guard Corps (Garde impériale) - General Bourbaki1st Infantry Division (General Edouard-Jean Deligny)1st Brigade (Gen. Brincourt)Chasseurs of the Guard1st Voltigeurs of the Guard2nd Voltigeurs of the Guard2nd Brigade (Gen. Garnier)3rd Voltigueurs of the Guard4th Voltigueurs of the Guard1st Division Artillery (Lt. Col. Gerbaut)2 Guard Foot Batteries (4 pounder (pdr). guns)1 Guard Mitrailleuse Battery3rd Engineer Regiment (1 company)2nd Infantry Division (General Joseph Alexandre Picard)1st Brigade (Gen. Jeanningros)Zouaves of the Guard1st Grenadiers of the Guard2nd Brigade (Gen. Le Poittetin de la Croix)2nd Grenadiers of the Guard3rd Grenadiers of the Guard2nd Division Artillery (Lt. Col. de Cevilly)2 Guard Foot Artillery Batteries (4 pdr.guns)1 Guard Mitrailleuse Battery3rd Engineer Regiment (1 company)Cavalry Division (General Desvaux)1st Brigade (Gen. Halna du Fretay)GuidesChasseurs of the Guard2nd Brigade (Gen. De France)Lancers of the GuardDragoons of the Guard3rd Brigade (Gen. du Preuil)Cuirassiers of the GuardCarabiniers of the Guard;2 Horse Artillery Batteries (4 pdr.guns)1st Corps (1er corps) - Marshal de Mac Mahon1st Infantry Division (General Auguste-Alexandre Ducrot)1st Brigade (Gen. Wolff)13th Chasseurs Battalion18th Line Infantry Regiment96th Line Infantry Regiment2nd Brigade (Gen. de Postis du Houlbec)45th Line Infantry Regiment1st Regiment of Zouaves1st Division Artillery (Lt. Col. Lecoeutre)2 Foot Artillery Batteries (4 pdr.guns)1 Mitrailleuse Battery1st Engineer Regiment (1 company)2nd Infantry Division (General Abel Douay)1st Brigade (Gen. Pelletier de Montmarie)16th Chasseurs Battalion50th Line Infantry Regiment74th Line Infantry Regiment2nd Brigade (Gen. Pelle)78th Line Infantry Regiment1st Regiment of Turcos2nd Division Artillery (Lt. Col. Cauvet)2 Foot Artillery Batteries (4 pdr.guns)1 Mitrailleuse Battery1st Engineer Regiment (1 company)3rd Infantry Division (Gen. Raoult)1st Brigade (Gen. L'Heriller)8th Chasseurs Battalion2nd Zouave Regiment36th Line Infantry Regiment2nd Brigade (Gen. Lefebvre)2nd Regiment of Turcos48th Line Infantry Regiment3rd Division Artillery (Lt. Col. Cheguillaume)2 Foot Artillery Batteries (4 pdr.guns)1 Mitrailleuse Battery1st Engineer Regiment (1 company)4th Infantry Division (General Lartigue)1st Brigade (Gen. Fraboulet de Kerleadec)1st Chasseurs Battalion3rd Zouave Regiment56th Line Infantry Regiment2nd Brigade (Gen. Lacretelle)3rd Regiment of Turcos87th Line Infantry Regiment4th Division Artillery (Lt. Col. Lamande)2 Foot Artilley Batteries (4 pdr guns)1 Mitrailleuse Battery1st Engineer Regiment (1 company)Cavalry Division (General Duhesme)1st Brigade (Gen. de Septeuil)3rd Hussar Regiment11th Chasseurs Regiment2nd Brigade (Gen. de Nansouty)2nd Lancer Regiment3rd Lancer Regiment10th Dragoons Regiment3rd Brigade (Gen. Michel)8th Cuirassiers Regiment9th Cuirassiers RegimentReserve Artillery (Col. de Vassart)2 Foot Batteries (4 pdr.guns)2 Foot Batteries (12 pdr.guns)4 Horse Artillery Batteries1st Engineer Regiment (1 company)2nd Corps (2e corps) - General Frossard1st Infantry Division (General Verge)1st Brigade (Gen. Letellier Valaze)3rd Chasseur Battalion32nd Line Infantry Regiment55th Line Infantry Regiment2nd Brigade (Jolivet)76th Line Infantry Regiment77th Line Infantry Regiment1st Division Artillery (Lt. Col. Chavaudret)2 Foot Artilley Batteries (4 pdr.guns)1 Mitrailleuse Battery3rd Engineer Regiment (1 company)2nd Infantry Division (General Bataille)1st Brigade (Gen. Pouget)12th Chasseurs Battalion8th Line Infantry Regiment23rd Line Infantry Regiment2nd Brigade (Gen. Fauvart-Bastoul)66th Line Infantry Regiment67th Line Infantry Regiment2nd Division Artillery (Lt. Col. de Maintenant)2 Foot Artilley Batteries (4 pdr.guns)1 Mitrailleuse Battery3rd Engineer Regiment (1 company)3rd Infantry Division (General de Laveaucoupet)1st Brigade (Gen. Doens)10th Chasseur Battalion2nd Line Infantry Regiment63rd Line Infantry Regiment2nd Brigade (Gen. Michelet)24th Line Infantry Regiment40th Line Infantry Regiment3rd Division Artillery (Lt. Col. Larrogue)2 Foot Artilley Batteries (4 pdr.guns)1 Mitrailleuse Battery3rd Engineer Regiment (1 company)Cavalry Division (General Marmier)1st Brigade (Gen. de Valabregue)4th Chasseurs Regiment5th Chasseurs Regiment2nd Brigade (Gen. Bachelier)7th Dragoons Regiment12th Dragoons RegimentReserve Artillery (Col. Beaudouin)2 Foot Batteries (4 pdr.guns)2 Foot Batteries (12 pdr.guns)4 Horse Artillery Batteries3rd Engineer Regiment (2 companies)3rd Corps (3e corps) - Marshal Bazaine1st Infantry Division1st Brigade (General Montaudon)18th Chasseur Battalion51st Line Regiment62nd Line Regiment2nd Brigade (General Clinchant)81st Line Regiment95th Line Regiment1st Division Artillery (Lt. Col. Fourgous)2 Foot Artilley Batteries (4 pdr.guns)1 Mitrailleuse Battery2nd Infantry Division (General de Castagny)1st Brigade (General Nayral)15th Chasseur Battalion19th Line Regiment41st Line Regiment2nd Brigade (General Duplessis)69th Line Infantry90th Line Infantry2nd Division Artillery (Lt. Col. Delange)2 Foot Artilley Batteries (4 pdr.guns)1 Mitrailleuse Battery1st Engineer Regiment (1 Company)3rd Infantry Division (General Metman)1st Brigade (General de Potier)7th Chasseur Battalion7th Line Infantry29th Line Infantry2nd Brigade (General Arnaudeau)59th Line Infantry71st Line Infantry3rd Division Artillery (Lt. Col. Sempe)2 Foot Artilley Batteries (4 pdr.guns)1 Mitrailleuse Battery1st Engineer Regiment (1 Company)4th Infantry Division (General Decaen)1st Brigade (General de Brauer)11th Chasseur Battalion44th Line Infantry60th Line Infantry2nd Brigade (General Sanle-Ferriere)80th Line Infantry85th Line Infantry4th Division Artillery (Lt. Col. Maucoutant)2 Foot Artilley Batteries (4 pdr.guns)1 Mitrailleuse Battery1st Engineer Regiment (1 Company)Cavalry Division (General de Cleraembault)1st Brigade (General de Bruchard)2nd Chasseur Regiment3rd Chasseur Regiment10th Chasseur Regiment2nd Brigade (General Maubranches)2nd Dragoon Regiment4th Dragoon Regiment3rd Brigade (Baron de Juniac)5th Dragoon Regiment8th Dragoon RegimentReserve Artillery (Col. de Lajaille)2 Foot Artilley Batteries (4 pdr.guns)2 Foot Artilley Batteries (12 pdr.guns)4 Horse Artillery Batteries2nd Engineer Regiment (1 and 1/2 Companies)4th Corps (4e corps) - General de Ladmirault1st Infantry Division (General Courtot de Cissey)1st Brigade (General Count Brayer)20th Chasseur Battalion1st Line Infantry6th Line Infantry2nd Brigade (General de Golberg)57th Line Infantry73rd Line Infantry1st Division Artillery (Lt. Col. de Narp)2 Foot Artilley Batteries (4 pdr.guns)1 Mitrailleuse Battery2nd Engineer Regiment (1 Company)2nd Infantry Division (General Grenier)1st Brigade (General Bellecourt)5th Chasseur Battalion13th Line Infantry43rd Line Infantry2nd Brigade (General Pradier64th Line Infantry98th Line Infantry2nd Division Artillery (Lt. Col. de Larminat)2 Foot Artilley Batteries (4 pdr.guns)1 Mitrailleuse Battery2nd Engineer Regiment (1 Company)3rd Infantry Division (General Count Latrille de Lorencez)1st Brigade (General Pajol)2nd Chasseur Battalion15th Line Infantry33rd Line Infantry2nd Brigade (General Berger)54th Line Infantry65th Line Infantry3rd Division Artillery (Lt. Col. Legardeur)2 Foot Artilley Batteries (4 pdr.guns)1 Mitrailleuse Battery2nd Engineer Regiment (1 Company)Cavalry Division (General Legrand)1st Brigade (General de Montaigu)2nd Hussar Regiment7th Hussars Regiment2nd Brigade (General de Gondrecourt)3rd Dragoon Regiment11th Dragoon RegimentReserve Artillery (Col. de Solille)2 Foot Artilley Batteries (4 pdr.guns)2 Foot Artilley Batteries (12 pdr.guns)4 Horse Artillery Batteries2nd Engineer Regiment (1 Company)5th Corps (5e corps) - General de Failly1st Infantry Division (General Goze)1st Brigade (General Grenier)4th Chasseur battalion11th Line Infantry46th Line Infantry2nd Brigade (General Nicolas)61st Line Infantry86th Line Infantry1st Division ArtilleryTwo 4-pounder batteriesOne mitrailleuse battery2nd Infantry Division (General de l'Abadie d'Aydroin)1st Brigade (General Lapasset)14th Chasseur battalion49th Line Infantry84th Line Infantry2nd Brigade (General de Maussion)88th Line Infantry97th Line Infantry2nd Division ArtilleryTwo 4-pounder batteriesOne mitrailleuse battery.3rd Infantry Division (General Guyot de Lespart)1st Brigade (General Abbatucci)19th Chasseur battalion17th Line Infantry27th Line Infantry2nd Brigade (General de Fontanges de Couzan)30th Line Infantry68th Line Infantry3rd Division ArtilleryTwo 4-pounder batteriesOne mitrailleuse batteryCavalry Division (General Brahaut)1st Brigade (General Pierre de Bernis)5th Chasseur Regiment12th Chasseur Regiments2nd Brigade (General de la Mortière)3rd Lancer Regiment5th Lancer RegimentCavalry Division ArtilleryOne Horse Artillery batteryReserve Artillery (Colonel de Salignac-Fénelon)2 Foot Artilley Batteries (4 pdr.guns)2 Foot Artilley Batteries (12 pdr.guns)2 Horse Artillery Batteries6th Corps (6e corps) - Marshal Canrobert1st Infantry Division (General Tixier)1st Brigade (General Péchot)9th Chasseur battalion4th Line Infantry10th Line Infantry2nd Brigade (General Le Roy de Dais)12th Line Infantry100th Line Infantry1st Division ArtilleryTwo 4-pounder batteriesOne mitrailleuse battery2nd Infantry Division (General Bisson)1st Brigade (General Noël)9th Line Infantry14th Line Infantry2nd Brigade (General Maurice)20th Line Infantry30th Line Infantry2nd Division ArtilleryTwo 4-pounder batteriesOne mitrailleuse battery3rd Infantry Division (General La Font de Villiers)1st Brigade (General Becquet de Sonnay)75th Line Infantry91st Line Infantry2nd Brigade (General Colin)93rd Line regiment3rd Division ArtilleryTwo 4-pounder batteriesOne mitrailleuse battery4th Infantry Division (General Levassor-Sorval)1st Brigade (General de Marguenat)25th Line Infantry26th Line Infantry2nd Brigade (General de Chanaleilles)28th Line Infantry70th Line Infantry4th Division ArtilleryTwo 4-pounder batteriesOne mitrailleuse batteryCavalry Division (General de Salignac-Fénelon)1st Brigade (General Tilliard)1st Hussar regiment6th Chasseur regiment2nd Brigade (General Savaresse)1st Lancer regimtent7th Lancer regiment3rd Brigade (General de Béville)5th Cuirassier regiment6th Cuirassier regimentsCavalry Division ArtilleryTwo batteries of horse-artilleryReserve Artillery (Colonel de Montluisant)Two 4-pounder batteriesTwo 12-pounder batteriesFour horse artillery batteries7th Corps (7e corps) - General F. Douay1st Infantry Division (General Conseil-Dumesnil)1st Brigade (General Le Norman de Bretteville)17th Chasseur battalion3rd Line Infantry21st Line Infantry2nd Brigade (General Maire)47th Line Infantry99th Line Infantry1st Division ArtilleryTwo 4-pounder batteriesTwo mitrailleuse batteries2nd Infantry Division (General Liébert)1st Brigade (General Guiomar)6th Chasseur battalion5th Line Infantry37th Line Infantry2nd Brigade (General de la Bastide)53rd Line Infantry89th Line Infantry2nd Division ArtilleryTwo 4-pounder batteriesOne mitrailleuse battery3rd Infantry Division (General Dumont)1st Brigade (General Bordas)52nd Line Infantry72nd Lin Infantry2nd Brigadeb (General Bittard des Portes)82nd Line Infantry83rd Line Infantry3rd Division ArtilleryTwo 4-pounder batteriesOne mitrailleuse batteryCavalry Division (General Ameil)1st Brigade (General Cambriel)4th Hussar Regiment4th Lancer Regiment8th Lancer Regiment2nd Brigade (General Jolif du Coulombier)6th Hussar Regiment6th Dragoon RegimentCavalry Division ArtilleryOne horse artilleryReserve ArtilleryTwo 4-pounder batteriesTwo 12-pounder batteriesTwo horse artillery batteryCavalry Reserve Corps (Corps de réserve de cavalerie)1st Division (General du Barrail)1st Brigade (General Margueritte)1st Chasseurs d'Afrique3rd Chasseurs d'Afrique2nd Brigade (General de Lajaille)2nd Chasseurs d'Afrique4th Chasseurs d'Afrique1st Division ArtilleryTwo horse artillery batteries2nd Division (General de Bonnemains)1st Brigade (General Girard)1st Cuirassier Regiments2nd Cuirassier Regiments2nd Brigade (?)3rd Cuirassier Regiment4th Cuirassier Regiment2nd Division ArtilleryTwo horse artillery batteries3rd Division (General Marquis de Forton)1st Brigade (General Prince J. Murat)1st Dragoon Regiment9th Dragoon Regiment2nd Brigade (General de Grammont)7th Cuirassier Regiment10th Cuirassier Regiment3rd Division Artillery.Two horse artillery batteriesArtillery Reserve (General Cann)13th Field-Artillery regimentEight 12-pounder batteries18th Field-Artillery regimentEight horse artillery batteriesThree mountain batteriesFrench Infantry divisions were square divisions, with two infantry brigades of two infantry regiments each. Generally, one brigade per division also had a light infantry (chasseur) battalion. French cavalry divisions were also generally square, with two brigades of two regiments each, but the cavalry divisions of the Imperial Guard Corps, the 1st Corps, and the 6th Corps had three brigades.
French Regimental Histories (source = French Wikipedia)
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 von Podbielski
Divisional Chiefs of Staff: Oberstleutnant Paul Bronsart von Schellendorff; Oberstleutnant Julius von Verdy du Vernois; Oberstleutnant von Brandenstein.
Inspector-General of Artillery: General der Artillerie Gustav Eduard von Hindersin
Inspector-General of Engineers: Generalleutnant von Kleist. Commissary-General: Generalleutnant von Stosch.
General Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz (later General von Manteuffel)
VII Army Corps (VII. Armeekorps) (Westphalia) General der Infanterie Heinrich von Zastrow13th Infantry Division : Generalleutnant von Glümer.25th Brigade: Generalmajor : Baron von der Osten Sacken1st Westphalian Infantry regiment, No. 13Hanoverian Fusilier regiment, No. 7326th Brigade: Generalmajor : Baron von der Goltz2nd Westphalian Infantry regiment, No. 156th Westphalian Infantry regiment, No. 55Attached to Division7th Westphalian Jäger battalion1st Westphalian Hussar regiment, No. 8Five batteries (two heavy, two light, and one horse-artillery) of the 7th field-artillery regiment2nd Field-pioneer company, 7th corps, with entrenching tool-column3rd Field-pioneer company, 7th corps14th Infantry Division : Generalleutnant von Kamecke27th Brigade : Generamajor von FrançoisLower Rhine Fusilier regiment, No. 391st Hanoverian Infantry regiment, No. 7428th Brigade : Generalmajor von Woyna5th Westphalian Infantry regiment, No. 532nd Hanoverian Infantry regiment, No. 77Attached to DivisionFour batteries (two heavy and two light) of the 7th Westphalian field-artillery regimentHanoverian Hussar regiment, No. 151st Field-pioneer company, 7th corps, with light bridging-trainCorps Artillery : Oberst von Helden-SarnowskiTwo Horse artillery, two light, and two heavy field-batteries of the 7th Field-artillery regimentArtillery Ammunition columnsInfantry Ammunition columnsPontoon columns7th Westphalian train-battalionVIII Army Corps (VIII. Armeekorps) (Rhine Provinces) : General der Infanterie August Karl von Goeben15th Infantry Division : Generalleutnant von Weltzien29th Brigade : Generalmajor von WedellEast Prussian Fusilier regiment, No. 337th Brandenburg Infantry regiment, No. 6030th Brigade : Generalmajor von Strubberg2nd Rhine Province Infantry regiment, No. 284th Magdeburg Infantry regiment, No. 67Attached to Division8th Rhine Province Jäger battalionKing's Hussar regiment (1st Rhine), No. 7Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of 8th Field-Artillery regiment2nd Field-pioneer company, 8th corps, with entrenching tool-column16th Infantry Division : Generalleutnant von Barnekow31st Brigade : Generalmajor Count Neidhardt von Gneisenau3rd Rhine Province Infantry regiment, No. 297th Rhine Province Infantry regiment, No. 6932nd Brigade : Oberst von RexHohenzollern Fusilier regiment, No. 404th Thüringian Infantry regiment, No. 72Attached to Division2nd Rhine Hussar regiment, No. 9Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of 8th Field-artillery regiment1st Field-pioneer company, 8th corps, with light bridging-train3rd Field-pioneer company, 8th corpsCorps Artillery : Oberst von BroeckerTwo batteries of horse-artillery, two heavy and two light field batteries of the 8th Field-artillery regimentArtillery and Infantry ammunition columns and pontoon columns belonging to the 8th Field-artillery regiment8th Rhenish train-battalion.3rd Cavalry Division : Generalleutnant Count von der Gröben6th Cavalry Brigade : Generalmajor von MirusRhine Provinces Cuirassier regiment, No. 8Rhine Provinces Uhlan regiment, No. 77th Cavalry Brigade : Generalmajor Count zu DohnaWestphalian Uhlan regiment, No. 52nd Hanoverian Uhlan regiment, No. 14One battery of horse-artillery of the 7th Westphalian Field-artillery regimentI Army Corps (I. Armeekorps) (East Prussia) : General der Kavallerie Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel1st Infantry Division : Generalleutnant von Bentheim1st Brigade : Generalmajor von GaylCrown Prince's Grenadier regiment (1st East Prussian), No. 15th East Prussian Infantry regiment, No. 412nd Brigade : Generalmajor von Falkenstein2nd East Prussian Grenadier regiment, No. 36th East Prussian Infantry regiment, No. 43Attached to DivisionEast Prussian Jäger battalion, No. 1Lithuanian Dragoon regiment, No. 1Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of 1st East Prussian Field-artillery regiment2nd Field-pioneer company, 1st corps, with entrenching tool-column3rd Field-pioneer company, 1st corps2nd Infantry Division : Generalleutnant von Pritzelwitz3rd Brigade : Generalmajor von Memerty3rd East Prussian Grenadier regiment, No. 47th East Prussian Infantry regiment, No. 444th Brigade : Generamajor von Zzlinitzki4th East Prussian Grenadier regiment, No. 58th East Prussian Infantry regiment, No. 45Attached to DivisionEast Prussian Dragoon regiment, No. 10Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of 1st, East Prussian, Field-artillery regiment1st Field-pioneer company, 1st corps, with light bridging-trainCorps-Artillery : Oberst JungeTwo horse artillery batteries, two light field batteries, two heavy field batteries of 1st (East Prussian) Field artillery regimentArtillery and Infantry ammunition, and pontoon columns belonging to 1st Field artillery regimentThe 1st East Prussian train-battalion1st Cavalry Division : Generalleutnant von Hartmann1st Cavalry Brigade : Generalmajor von Lüderitz2nd (Pomeranian) Cuirassiers “Queen” (Pomeranian) No. 21st Pomeranian Uhlan Regiment, No. 42nd Pomeranian Uhlan Regiment, No. 92nd Cavalry Brigade : Generalmajor BaumgarthEast Prussian Cuirassier Regiment, No. 3East Prussian Uhlan Regiment, No. 8Lithuanian Uhlan Regiment, No. 12One battery of horse-artillery of the 1st, East Prussian, Field-artillery regimentCommander : General der Kavallerie Prince Frederick Charles
Guards Corps (Gardekorps) - Prince August of Württemberg1st Guards Infantry Division1st Guards Infantry Brigade1st Foot Guards(Erstes Garde-Regiment zu Fuß)3rd Foot Guards (Drittes Garde-Regiment zu Fuß)Guards Fusiliers (Garde-Fusilier-Regiment)2nd Guards Infantry Brigade2nd Foot Guards (Zweites Garde-Regiment zu Fuß)4th Foot Guards (Viertes Garde-Regiment zu Fuß)Divisional TroopsGuards Light Infantry Bataillon (Garde-Jäger-Bataillon)Guards Hussars (Garde-Husaren-Regiment)1st Foot Unit, Guards Artillery (Erste Fußabteilung, Garde-Artillerie-Regiment)2nd Guards Infantry Division3rd Guards Infantry Brigade1st Guards Grenadiers (Erstes Garde-Grenadier-Regiment)3rd Guards Grenadiers (Drittes Garde-Grenadier-Regiment)4th Guards Infantry Brigade2nd Guards Grenadiers (Zweites Garde-Grenadier-Regiment)4th Guards Grenadiers (Viertes Garde-Grenadier-Regiment)Divisional TroopsGuards Rifles Battalion (Garde-Schützen-Bataillon)2nd Guards Uhlans (Zweites Garde-Ulanen-Regiment)3rd Foot Unit, Guards Artillery (Dritte Fußabteilung, Garde Artillerie Regiment)Guards Cavalry Division1st Guards Cavalry BrigadeGardes du CorpsGuards Cuirassiers (Garde-Kürassier-Regiment)2nd Guards Cavalry Brigade1st Guards Uhlans (Erstes Garde-Ulanen-Regiment)3rd Guards Uhlans (Drittes Garde-Ulanen-Regiment)3rd Guards Cavalry Brigade1st Guards Dragoons (Erstes Garde-Dragoner-Regiment)2nd Guards Dragoons (Zweites Garde-Dragone-Regiment)Corps Artillery2nd Foot Unit, Guards Artillery (Zweite Fußabteilung, Garde Artillerie Regiment)Horse Unit, Guards Artillery (Berittene Abteilung, Garde-Artillerie-Regiment)Guards Train Bataillon (Garde-Train-Bataillon)Guards Engineer Bataillon (Garde-Pionier-Bataillon)III Army Corps (III. Armeekorps) (Brandenburg) : Generalleutnant Constantin von Alvensleben5th Infantry Division : Generalleutnant von Stülpnagel9th Brigade : Generalmajor von DöringLeib-Grenadier regiment (1st Brandenburg), No. 85th Brandenburg Infantry regiment, No. 4810th Brigade : Generalmajor General von Schwerin2nd Brandenburg Grenadier regiment, No. 126th Brandenburg Infantry regiment, No. 52Attached to DivisionBrandenburg Jäger battalion, No. 32nd Brandenburg Dragoon regiment, No. 12Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of the Brandenburg Field-artillery regiment, No. 33rd Field-pioneer company, 3rd corps6th Infantry Division : Generalleutnant Baron von Buddenbrock11th Brigade : Generalmajor von Rothmaler3rd Brandenburg Infantry regiment, No. 20Brandenburg Fusilier regiment, No. 3512th Brigade : Oberst von Bismarck4th Brandenburg Infantry regiment, No. 248th Brandenburg Infantry regiment, No. 64Attached to Division1st Brandenburg Dragoon regiment, No. 2Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of the Brandenburg field-artillery regiment, No. 32nd Field-pioneer company, 3rd corps, with entrenching tool-columnCorps-Artillery: Colonel von DreskyTwo horse artillery batteries, two ligt field batteries, two heavy field batteries of the Brandenburg field-artillery regiment, No. 31st Field-pioneer company, 3rd corps, with light bridging-trainArtillery ammunition, Infantry ammunition, and pontoon columns of the Brandenburg field-artillery regiment, No. 3Brandenburg train battalionIV Army Corps (IV. Armeekorps) (Saxon provinces and Anhalt) : General der Infanterie Gustav von Alvensleben7th Infantry Division : Generalleutnant von Grosz von Schwarzhoff13th Brigade : Generalmajor von Vorries1st Magdeburg Infantry regiment, No. 263rd Magdeburg Infantry regiment, No. 6614th Brigade : Generalmajor von Zychlinski2nd Magdeburg Infantry regiment, No. 27Anhalt Infantry regiment, No. 93Attached to DivisionMagdeburg Jäger battalion, No. 4Westphalian Dragoon regiment, No. 7Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of the Magdeburg field-artillery regiment2nd Field-pioneer company, 4th corps, with entrenching tool-column3rd Field-pioneer company, 4th corps8th Infantry Division : Generalleutnant von Schöler15th Brigade : Generalmajor von Kessler1st Thüringian Infantry regiment, No. 313rd Thüringian Infantry regiment, No. 7116th Brigade : Oberst von SchefflerSchleswig-Holstein Fusilier regiment, No. 867th Thüringian Infantry regiment, No. 96Attached to DivisionThüringian Hussar regiment, No. 12Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of the Magdeburg field-artillery regiment, No. 41st Field-pioneer company, 4th corps, with light bridge-trainCorps-Artillery : Oberst CrusiusTwo horse artillery batteries, two light field batteries, two heavy field batteries of the Magdeburg field-artillery regiment, No. 4Artillery ammunition, infantry ammunition, and pontoon columns belonging to Magdeburg field-artillery regiment, No. 4Magdeburg train-battalion, No. 4IX Army Corps (IX. Armeekorps) (Schleswig-Holstein and Hesse) : General der Infanterie Albrecht Gustav von Manstein18th Infantry Division : Generalleutnant Baron von Wrangel35th Brigade : Generalmajor von BlumenthalMagdeburg Fusilier regiment, No. 36Schleswig Infantry regiment, No. 8436th Brigade : Generalmajor von Below2nd Silesian Grenadier regiment, No. 11Holstein Infantry regiment, No. 85Attached to DivisionLauenburg Jäger battalion, No. 9Magdeburg Dragoon regiment, No. 6Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of Schleswig-Holstein field-artillery regiment, No. 9.2nd Field-pioneer company, 9th corps, with entrenching tool-column3rd Field-pioneer company, 9th corpsGrand Ducal Hessian (25th) Infantry Division : Generalleutnant Prince Louis of Hesse49th Brigade : Generalmajor von Wittich1st Infantry regiment (Body Guard)2nd Infantry regiment (Grand Duke's)1st (Guard) Jäger battalion50th Brigade : Oberst Colonel von Lynker3rd Infantry regiment4th Infantry regiment2nd Jäger battalion(25th) Cavalry Brigade : Generalmajor Baron von Schlotheim1st 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-trainCorps-Artillery : Oberst von JagemannOne horse artillery battery, two light field batteries, two heavy field batteries of the Schleswig-Holstein field-artillery regiment, No. 9X Army Corps (X. Armeekorps) (Hanover, Oldenburg and Brunswick) : General der Infanterie Konstantin Bernhard von Voigts-Rhetz19th Infantry Division : Generalleutnant von Schwartzkoppen37th Brigade : Oberst LehmannEast Frisian Infantry regiment, No. 78Oldenburg Infantry regiment, No. 9138th Brigade : Generalmajor von Wedell3rd Westphalian Infantry regiment, No. 168th Westphalian Infantry regiment, No. 57Attached to Division1st Hanoverian Dragoon regiment, No. 9Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of Hanoverian field-artillery regiment, No. 102nd Field-pioneer company, 10th corps, with entrenching tool-column3rd Field-pioneer company, 10th corps20th Infantry Division : Generalmajor von Kraatz-Koschlan39th Brigade : Generalmajor von Woyna7th Westphalian Infantry regiment, No. 563rd Hanoverian Infantry regiment, No. 7940th Brigade : Generalmajor von Diringshofen4th Westphalian Infantry regiment, No. 17Brunswick Infantry regiment, No. 92Attached to DivisionHanoverian Jäger battalion, No. 102nd Hanoverian Dragoon regiment, No. 16Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of Hanoverian field-artillery regiment, No. 101st Field-pioneer company, 10th corps, with light bridge-trainCorps Artillery : Oberst Baron von der GoltzTwo horse artillery batteries, two light field batteries, two heavy field batteries of Hanoverian field-artillery regiment, No. 10Artillery and Infantry ammunition columns belonging to Hanoverian field-artillery regiment, No. 10Hanoverian train-battalion, No. 10XII. (Royal Saxon) Army Corps (XII. (Kgl. Sächs.) Armeekorps) - Crown Prince Albert of Saxony23rd (Royal Saxon) Infantry Division : Generalleutnant H.R.H. Prince George of Saxony, afterwards Generalmajor von Montbé1st Brigade, No. 45 : Generalmajor von Craushaar1st (Leib) Grenadier regiment, No. 1002nd (King William of Prussia) Grenadier regiment, No. 101Rifle (Fusilier) regiment, No. 1082nd Brigade, No. 46 : Oberst von Montbé3rd Infantry regiment (Crown Prince's), No. 1024th Infantry regiment No. 103Attached to Division1st Reiter regiment (Crown Prince's)Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of 12th field-artillery regiment2nd company of 12th Pioneer battalion with entrenching tool-column4th company of 12th Pioneer battalion24th (Royal Saxon) Infantry Division : Generalmajor Nehrhoff von Holderberg3rd Brigade, No. 47: Generalmajor Tauscher5th Infantry regiment (Prince Frederic August's), No. 1046th Infantry regiment, No. 1051st Jäger battalion (Crown Prince's), No. 124th Brigade, No. 48 : Oberst von Schulz7th Infantry regiment (Prince George's), No. 1068th Infantry regiment, No. 1072nd Jäger battalion, No. 13Attached to Division2nd Reiter regiment.Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of 12th field-artillery regiment3rd company of 12th Pioneer battalion with light bridge-train12th Cavalry Division : Generalmajor Count Lippe1st Cavalry Brigade, No. 23 : Generalmajor Krug von NiddaGuard Reiter regiment1st Uhlan regiment, No. 172nd Cavalry Brigade, No. 24 : Generalmajor Senfft von Pilsach3rd Reiter regiment2nd Uhlan regiment, No. 18Attached to DivisionOne battery of horse-artillery of 12th field-artillery regimentCorps Artillery : Oberst FunckeOne horse artillery battery, three light field batteries, three heavy field batteries of the 12th Field Artillery regimentArtillery and Infantry ammunition, and pontoon columns of the 12th field-artillery regiment12th train-battalion5th Cavalry Division : Generalleutnant Baron von Rheinbaben11th Cavalry Brigade : Generalmajor von BarbyWestphalian Cuirassier regiment, No. 41st Hanoverian Uhlan regiment, No. 13Oldenburg Dragoon regiment, No. 1912th Cavalry Brigade : Generalmajor von BredowMagdeburg Cuirassier regiment, No. 7Altmark Uhlan regiment, No. 16Schleswig-Holstein Dragoon regiment, No. 1313th Cavalry Brigade : Generalmajor von RedernMagdeburg Hussar regiment, No. 102nd Westphalian Hussar regiment, No. 11Brunswick Hussar regiment, No. 17Attached to DivisionTwo batteries horse-artillery6th Cavalry Division : Generalleutnant H.S.H. Duke William of Mecklenburg-Schwerin14th Cavalry Brigade : Generalmajor Baron von Diepenbroick-GrüterBrandenburg Cuirassier regiment, No. 6 (Emperor Nicholas I. of Russia)1st Brandenburg Uhlan regiment, No. 3 (Emperor of Russia)Schleswig-Holstein Uhlan regiment, No. 1515th Cavalry Brigade : Generalmajor von Rauch3rd Hussars “von Zieten”16th HussarsAttached to DivisionOne battery of horse-artilleryII Army Corps (II. Armeekorps) -(Pomerania) : General der Infanterie Eduard von Fransecky3rd Infantry Division : Generalmajor von Hartmann5th Brigade : Generalmajor von KoblinskiGrenadier regiment: King Frederic William IV. (1st Pomeranian), No. 25th Pomeranian Infantry regiment, No. 426th Brigade : Oberst von der Decken3rd Pomeranian Infantry Regiment, No. 147th Pomeranian Infantry regiment, No. 54Attached to DivisionPomeranian Jäger battalion, No. 2Neumark Dragoon regiment, No. 3Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of the 2nd Pomeranian field-artillery regiment1st Field-pioneer company, 2nd corps, with light bridge-train4th Infantry Division : Generalleutnant Hann von Weyhern7th Brigade : Generalmajor du TrosselColberg Grenadier regiment (2nd Pomeranian), No. 96th Pomeranian Infantry regiment, No. 498th Brigade : Generalmajor von Kettler4th Pomeranian Infantry regiment, No. 218th Pomeranian Infantry regiment, No. 61Attached to DivisionPomeranian Dragoon regiment, No. 11Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of Pomeranian field-artillery regiment, No. 22nd Field-pioneer company, 2nd corps, with entrenching tool-column3rd Field-pioneer company, 2nd corpsCorps Artillery : Oberst PetzelTwo horse artillery batteries, two light field batteries, two heavy field batteries of the Pomeranian field-artillery regiment, No. 2Artillery and infantry ammunition and pontoon columns of Pomeranian field-artillery regiment, No. 2Pomeranian train-battalion, No. 2Commander: Crown Prince of Prussia
Chief of staff: Leonhard von Blumenthal
V Army Corps (V. Armeekorps) (Posen and Liegnitz) : GeneralLeutnant Hugo von Kirchbach9th Infantry Division : Generalmajor Karl Gustav von Sandrart17th Brigade : Oberst von Bothmer3rd Posen Infantry regiment, No. 584th Posen Infantry regiment, No. 5918th Brigade : Generalmajor von Voigts-RhetzKing's Grenadier regiment (2nd West Prussian), No. 72nd Lower Silesian Infantry regiment, No. 47Attached to Division:1st Silesian Jäger battalion, No. 51st Silesian Dragoon regiment, No 4Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of the Lower Silesian field-artillery regiment, No. 51st Field-pioneer company, 5th corps, with light bridge-train10th Infantry Division : Generalleutnant von Schmidt19th Brigade : Oberst von Henning auf Schönhoff1st West Prussian Grenadier regiment, No. 61st Lower Silesian Infantry regiment, No. 4620th Brigade : Generalmajor Walther von MontbaryWestphalian Fusilier regiment, No. 373rd Lower Silesian Infantry regiment, No. 50Attached to Division:Kurmark Dragoon regiment, No. 14Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of field-artillery regiment, No. 52nd Field-pioneer company, 5th corps, with entrenching tool-column3rd Field-pioneer company, 5th corpsCorps-Artillery : Oberstleutnant KöhlerTwo horse artillery batteries, two light field batteries, two heavy field batteries of the Lower Silesian field-artillery regiment, No. 5Artillery and infantry ammunition, and pontoon columns of field-artillery regiment, No. 5Lower Silesian train-battalion, No. 5XI Army Corps (XI. Armeekorps) (Hesse, Nassau, Saxe-Weimar etc.) : Generalleutnant Julius von Bose21st Infantry Division : Generalleutnant von Schachtmeyer41st Brigade : Oberst von KoblinskiHessian Fusilier regiment, No. 801st Nassau Infantry regiment, No. 8742nd Brigade : Generalmajor von Thiele2nd Hessian Infantry regiment, No. 822nd Nassau Infantry regiment, No. 88Attached to Division:Hessian Jäger battalion, No. 112nd Hessian Hussar regiment, No. 14Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of Hessian field-artillery regiment No. 111st Field-pioneer company, 11th corps, with light bridge-train22nd Infantry Division : Generalleutnant von Gersdorff43rd Brigade : Oberst von Kontzki2nd Thüringian Infantry regiment, No. 326th Thüringian Infantry regiment, No. 9544th Brigade : Generalmajor von Schkopp3rd Hessian Infantry regiment, No. 835th Thüringian Infantry regiment, No. 94Attached to Division:1st Hessian Hussar regiment, No. 13Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of Hessian field-artillery regiment2nd Field-pioneer company, 11th corps, with entrenching tool-column3rd Field-pioneer company, 11th corpsCorps-Artillery : Oberst von Oppeln-BronikowskiTwo horse artillery batteries, two light field batteries, two heavy field batteries of Hessian field artillery regiment, No. 11Artillery and Infantry ammunition, and pontoon columns of 11th field-artillery regimentHessian train-battalion, No. 11I Royal Bavarian Corps (Kgl. Bayer. I. Korps) : General der Infanterie Ludwig Freiherr von der Tann1st Royal Bavarian Division : Generalleutnant von Stephan1st Brigade : Generalmajor DietlInfantry body-guard regimentTwo battalions of 1st Infantry regiment (King's)2nd Jäger battalion2nd Brigade : Generalmajor von Orff2nd Infantry regiment (Crown Prince's)Two battalions of 11th Infantry regiment (v. d. Tann)4th Jäger battalionAttached to Division:9th Jäger battalion3rd Chevauxlegers regiment (Duke Maximilian's)Two 4-pounder and two 6-pounder batteries2nd Royal Bavarian Division : Generalleutnant Count Pappenheim3rd Brigade : Generalmajor Schumacher3rd Infantry regiment (Prince Charles of Bavaria)Two battalions of 12th Infantry regiment (Queen Amalie of Greece)1st Jäger battalion4th Brigade : Generalmajor Baron von der Tann10th Infantry regiment (Prince Louis)Two battalions of 13th Infantry regiment (Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria)7th Jäger battalionAttached to Division:4th Chevauxlegers regiment (King's)Two 4-pounder and two 6-pounder batteriesCuirassier Brigade : Generalmajor von Tausch1st Cuirassier regiment (Prince Charles of Bavaria)2nd Cuirassier regiment (Prince Adalbert)6th Chevauxlegers regiment (Grand Duke Constantine Nicolajusitch)One battery of horse-artilleryBrigade of Reserve-Artillery : Oberst Bronzetti1st Division. Two 6-pounder, one 4-pounder battery.2nd Division. Two 6-pounder batteries3rd Division. Two 6-pounder batteries1st Field-Engineer DivisionII Royal Bavarian Corps (Kgl. Bayer. II. Korps) - General der Infanterie Jakob von Hartmann3rd Royal Bavarian Division : Generalleutnant von Walther5th Brigade : Generalmajor von Schleich6th Infantry regiment (King William of Prussia)Two battalions of 7th Infantry regiment (Hohenhausen)8th Jäger battalion6th Brigade : Oberst Borries von WissellTwo battalions of 14th Infantry regiment (Hartmann)15th Infantry regiment (King John of Saxony)3rd Jäger battalionAttached to Division:1st Chevauxlegers regiment (Emperor Alexander of Russia)Two 4-pounder and two 6-pounder batteries4th Royal Bavarian Division : Generallleutnant Count von Bothmer7th Brigade : Generalmajor von ThiereckTwo battalions of 5th Infantry regiments (Grand Duke of Hesse)9th Infantry regiment (Werde)6th Jäger battalion8th Brigade : Generalmajor Maillinger3rd battalion of 1st Infantry regiment3rd battalion of 5th Infantry regiment1st battalion of 7th Infantry regiment3rd battalion of 11th Infantry regiment3rd battalion of 14th Infantry regiment5th Jäger battalionAttached to Division:10th Jäger battalion2nd Chevauxlegers regimentTwo 4-pounder and two 6-pounder batteriesUhlan Brigade : Generalmajor Baron von Mulzer1st Uhlan regiment (Archduke Nicholas of Russia)2nd Uhlan regiment (King's)5th Chevauxlegers regiment (Prince Otto's)One battery of horse-artilleryBrigade of Reserve Artillery : Oberst von Pillement1st Division: One 4-pounder horse-artillery battery, two 6-pounder field batteries2nd Division: Two 6-pounder field batteries3rd Division: Two 6-pounder field batteries2nd Field-Engineer DivisionCombined Württemberg-Baden Corps (Kombiniertes Württembergisch-Badisches Korps)Württemberg Field Division : Generallleutnant von Obernitz1st Infantry Brigade : Generalmajor von Reitzenstein1st Infantry regiment (Queen Olga) (two battalions)7th Infantry regiment (two battalions)2nd Jäger battalion2nd Infantry Brigade : Generalmajor von Strakloff2nd Infantry regiment (two battalions)5th Infsntry regiment (King Charles's battalion)3rd Jäger battalion3rd Infantry Brigade : Generalmajor Baron von Hügel3rd Infantry regiment (two battalions)8th Infantry regiment (two battalions)1st Jäger battalionCavalry Division (Reiter-Division) : Generalmajor Count von Scheler1st 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 batteries2nd Field-artillery DivisionTwo 4-pounder and one 6-pounder batteries3rd Field-artillery DivisionTwo 4-pounder and one 6-pounder batteriesBaden Field Division : Generalleutnant von Beyer1st Infantry Brigade : Generalleutnant du Jarrys Baron La Roche1st Leib Grenadier regimentFusilier battalion of 4th Infantry regiment2nd Grenadier regiment (King of Prussia)Combined (3rd) Infantry Brigade : Generalmajor Keller3rd Infantry regiment5th Infantry regimentAttached to Division:3rd Dragoon regiment (Prince Charles)Four batteries (two heavy, two light)Company of pontooners with light bridge-train and entrenching tool-columnCavalry Brigade : Generalmajor Baron La Roche-Starkenfels1st Leib Dragoon regiment2nd Dragoon regiment (Margrave Maximilian)One battery of horse-artilleryCorps-Artillery.Two heavy and two light field batteries.4th Cavalry Division : General der Kavallerie H.R.H. Prince Albert of Prussia8th Cavalry Brigade : Generalmajor von HontheimWest Prussian Cuirassier regiment, No. 5Posen Uhlan regiment, No. 109th Cavalry Brigade : Generalmajor von BernhardiWest Prussian Uhlan regiment, No. 1Thüringian Uhlan regiment, No. 610th Cavalry Brigade : Generalmajor von Krosigk2nd Leib Hussar regiment, No. 2Rhine Province Dragoon regiment, No. 5Two batteries of horse-artilleryVI Army Corps (VI. Armeekorps) (Silesia) : General der Kavallerie Wilhelm Georg von Tümpling11th Infantry Division : Generalleutnant von Gordon21st Brigade : Generalmajor von Malachowski1st Silesian Grenadier regiment, No. 101st Posen Infantry regiment, No. 1822nd Brigade : Generalmajor von EckartsbergSilesian Fusilier regiment, No. 384th Lower Silesian Infantry regiment, No. 51Attached to Division:2nd Silesian Jäger battalion, No. 62nd Silesian Dragoon regiment, No. 8Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of the Silesian field-artillery regiment, No. 63rd Field-pioneer company, 6th corps12th Infantry Division : Generalleutnant von Hoffmann23rd Brigade : Generalmajor Gündell1st Upper Silesian Infantry regiment, No. 223rd Upper Silesian Infantry regiment, No. 6224th Brigade: Generalmajor von Fabeck2nd Upper Silesian Infantry regiment, No. 234th Upper Silesian Infantry regiment, No. 63Attached to Division:3rd Silesian Dragoon regiment, No. 15Four batteries (two heavy, two light) of the Silesian field-artillery regiment, No. 61st Field-pioneer company, 6th corps, with light bridge-train2nd Field-pioneer company, 6th corps, with entrenching tool-columnCorps-Artillery: Oberst ArnoldTwo horse artillery batteries, two light field batteries, two heavy field batteries of the Silesian field-artillery regiment, No. 6Artillery and Infantry ammunition, and pontoon columns of Silesian field-artillery regimentSilesian train battalion, No. 62nd Cavalry Division : Generalleutnant Count Stolberg-Wernigerode3rd Cavalry Brigade : Generalmajor von ColombSilesian Leib Cuirassier regiment, No. 1Silesian Uhlan regiment, No. 24th Cavalry Brigade : Generalmajor Baron von Barnekow1st Leib Hussar regiment, No. 1Pomeranian Hussar regiment (Blucher's Hussars), No. 55th Cavalry Brigade : Generalmajor von Baumbach1st Silesian Hussar regiment, No. 42nd Silesian Hussar regiment, No. 6Two batteries of horse-artilleryGeneral Command over mobile troops in the I, II, IX, and X Corps Areas17th Infantry DivisionGuard Landwehr Infantry Division1st Guard Landwehr Brigade1st Guard Landwehr Regiment2nd Guard Landwehr Regiment2nd Guard Landwehr Brigade1st Guard Grenadier Landwehr Regiment2nd Guard Grenadier Landwehr Regiment1st Landwehr Division1st Pomeranian Landwehr Brigade1st Combined Pomeranian Landwehr Regiment2nd Combined Pomeranian Landwehr Regiment2nd Pomeranian Landwehr Brigade3rd Combined Pomeranian Landwehr Regiment4th Combined Pomeranian Landwehr Regiment2nd (Brandenburg) Landwehr Division1st Brandenburg Landwehr Brigade1st Combined Brandenburg Landwehr Regiment2nd Combined Brandenburg Landwehr Regiment2nd Brandenburg Landwehr Brigade3rd Combined Brandenburg Landwehr Regiment4th Combined Brandenburg Landwehr Regiment3rd Combined Landwehr DivisionWest Prussian Landwehr BrigadeWest Prussian Combined Landwehr RegimentLower Silesian Combined Landwehr RegimentPosen Landwehr Brigade1st Combined Posen Landwehr Regiment2nd Combined Posen Landwehr Regiment16 Landwehr Cavalry RegimentsReserve Foot Battalions of the Guard and 11 Line Artillery RegimentsThough 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
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 Sapin2nd Army Corps (IIe corps d'armée)Commanded by Prince PhilippeArtilleryReserve CavalryAuxiliary units (Railway, logistics, telegraphic etc.)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
