Reserve Cavalry Corps (Grande Armée)
The Reserve Cavalry Corps or Cavalry Reserve of the Grande Armée was the name of a French military formation that existed during the Napoleonic Wars. In 1805, Emperor Napoleon appointed Marshal Joachim Murat to command all the cavalry divisions that were not directly attached to the Army Corps. During the Ulm Campaign, Murat led his horsemen in successfully hunting down many Austrian Empire units that escaped the Capitulation of Ulm. Murat's horsemen fought at Austerlitz in December 1805. Under Murat, the Cavalry Reserve played a prominent role in the destruction of the Kingdom of Prussia's armies after the Battle of Jena-Auerstadt in 1806. Five dragoon divisions of the corps were employed in the Peninsular War starting in 1808 and placed under the overall command of Marshal Jean-Baptiste
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Reserve Cavalry Corps (Grande Armée)
The Reserve Cavalry Corps or Cavalry Reserve of the Grande Armée was the name of a French military formation that existed during the Napoleonic Wars. In 1805, Emperor Napoleon appointed Marshal Joachim Murat to command all the cavalry divisions that were not directly attached to the Army Corps. During the Ulm Campaign, Murat led his horsemen in successfully hunting down many Austrian Empire units that escaped the Capitulation of Ulm. Murat's horsemen fought at Austerlitz in December 1805. Under Murat, the Cavalry Reserve played a prominent role in the destruction of the Kingdom of Prussia's armies after the Battle of Jena-Auerstadt in 1806. Five dragoon divisions of the corps were employed in the Peninsular War starting in 1808 and placed under the overall command of Marshal Jean-Baptiste
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The Reserve Cavalry Corps or C ...... the French invasion of Russia.
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Резервная кавалерия Великой ар ...... вплоть до отречения Наполеона.
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Five to eight cavalry divisions, artillery
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The Reserve Cavalry Corps or C ...... mand of Marshal Jean-Baptiste
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Резервная кавалерия Великой ар ...... вплоть до отречения Наполеона.
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Reserve Cavalry Corps (Grande Armée)
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Корпус резервной кавалерии (Великая армия)
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Reserve Cavalry Corps (Grande Armée)
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