Organisation and Tactics
Prussian Reform & Organisation (Cont'd)
During the armistice a number of Artillery units were formed and these raised the strength of that arm to 50 batteries, 13 park columns and 2 artillery train columns.
An idea of the total strength of the Prussian Army at this time can be gained from the following figures:
Prussian Regular Army, June 1813
Infantry
Line ........................ 40,891
Reserve.................... 29,637
Ersatz ..................... 11,414
Foreign ..................... 6,465
Volunteers ................ 4,549
Garrison .................. 20,422
Cavalry
Line ........................ 12,020
Provincial .................. 1,351
Volunteer .................. 2,416
Depots ...................... 3,461
Artillery
16,187
Engineers
1,305
TOTAL: 150,118
On the last day of the Armistice, August 10th, 1813, the Prussian Army numbered the following effective strength:
BATTALIONS OF INFANTRY
90 Line ........................................................ 72,130
39 Reserve and Garrison ............................... 31,838
8 Jager and Foreign ...................................... 11,153
151 Landwehr ............................................. 109,120
Total: 224,241
SQUADRONS OF CAVALRY
89 Regular and Volunteer .............................. 13,375
22 Reserve .................................................... 3,389
23 Jager and Foreign ...................................... 3,064
113 Landwehr ............................................... 10,952
Total: 30,780
ARTILLERY UNITS
50 Field Batteries ........................................... 8,749
33 Fortress and Siege Batteries ....................... 6,566
Total: 15,315
ENGINEER UNITS
7 Pioneer Field Companies ................................. 576
6 Pioneer Fortress Companies ............................ 738
Total: 1,314
Grand Total: 271,650
The Field Army was divided into four Army Corps, numbered I - IV, the Guard and the small independent Wallmoden Field Force. Each corps normally contained four brigades, each consisting of three infantry regiments, one each of regular, reserve and Landwehr, a regiment of cavalry and a battery of artillery the IV Army Corps was composed entirely of reserve and Landwehr troops. In addition to the Field Army there were four Siege Corps which were used as part of the Allied force which was blockading the numerous scattered French garrisons.
