Prussian Army of Northern Germany

 

Prussian Army

 

Blucher commands three armies

Each army has three corps

Each corps has four infantry, one cavalry and one artillery brigade

Each infantry brigade has 8 figures

Each cavalry brigade has 4 figures

Each corps artillery has 1 gun and 4 figures

 

These figures come from a collection of

96 infantry figures

12 cavalry figures

12 artillery figures and 3 guns

 

These are then organised in three armies of three corps each

The corps are then renumbered as necessary to provide the order of battle

1^st Prussian Army            Blucher                  Poor

1 Prussian corps             Kleist                     Average

1 infantry brigade              CA      FB      SB

2 infantry brigade              CB      FC      SB

3 infantry brigade              CB      FB      SC

4 landwehr bde                 CC     FC      SC

1 cavalry brigade               CB      light

1 corps artillery                 CB      12 pounders

2 Prussian corps             Borstell                  Poor

5 infantry brigade              CA      FB      SB

6 infantry brigade              CB      FC      SB

7 infantry brigade              CB      FB      SC

8 landwehr bde                 CC     FC      SC

2 cavalry brigade               CB      heavy

2 corps artillery                 CB      9 pounders

3  Prussian corps             Krafft           Average

9 infantry brigade                       CA      FB      SB

10 infantry brigade           CB      FC      SB

11 infantry brigade           CB      FB      SC

12 landwehr bde               CC     FC      SC

3 cavalry brigade              CB      heavy

3 corps artillery                CB      6 pounders

2^nd Prussian Army            Bulow          Average

4 Prussian corps             Pirch            Poor

5 infantry brigade              CA      FB      SB

6 infantry brigade              CB      FC      SB

7 infantry brigade              CB      FB      SC

8 landwehr bde                 CC     FC      SC

2 cavalry brigade               CB      heavy

2 corps artillery                 CB      12 pounders

5 Prussian corps              Steinmetz     Average

9 infantry brigade              CA     FB      SB

10 infantry brigade            CB     FC      SB

11 infantry brigade            CB     FB      SC

12 landwehr bde                CC    FC      SC

3 cavalry brigade               CB     heavy

3 corps artillery                 CB     9 pounders

6 Prussian corps              Scheither     Poor

13 infantry brigade            CA     FB      SB

14 infantry brigade            CB     FC      SB

15 infantry brigade            CB     FB      SC

16 landwehr bde                CC    FC      SC

4 cavalry brigade               CB     light

4 corps artillery                 CB     6 pounders

 

3^rd Prussian Army            Yorck           Average

7 Prussian corps             Katzler         Average

1 infantry brigade              CA      FB      SB

2 infantry brigade              CB      FC      SB

3 infantry brigade              CB      FB      SC

4 landwehr bde                 CC     FC      SC

1 cavalry brigade               CB      light

1 corps artillery                 CB      12 pounders

8 Prussian corps             Hunerbein    Poor

9 infantry brigade             CA      FB      SB

10 infantry brigade           CB      FC      SB

11 infantry brigade           CB      FB      SC

12 landwehr bde               CC     FC      SC

3 cavalry brigade              CB      heavy

3 corps artillery                CB      9 pounders

9 Prussian corps              Ziethen         Poor

13 infantry brigade           CA      FB      SB

14 infantry brigade           CB      FC      SB

15 infantry brigade           CB      FB      SC

16 landwehr bde               CC     FC      SC

4 cavalry brigade              CB      light

4 corps artillery                CB      6 pounders

Abbreviations

C – Class                          A Elite, B average, C poor

F – Firing                          A Good, B average, C poor

S – Skirmish                     A Good, B average, C poor