V Corps of the Grande Armée

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V Corps of the Grande Armée was a major field formation of Napoleon Bonaparte’s imperial French army, noted for its key role in several campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf army corps
military unit
activeDuring French invasion of Russia
War of the Fifth Coalition
War of the Fourth Coalition
War of the Sixth Coalition
War of the Third Coalition
allegiance Napoleon Bonaparte
alsoKnownAs 5th Corps of the Grande Armée
associatedWith Napoleonic military reforms
commandStructure corps system of the Grande Armée
component artillery units
cavalry units
infantry divisions
conflict Napoleonic Wars
corpsNumber 5
country First French Empire
engagedInBattle Battle of Austerlitz
Battle of Borodino
Battle of Eylau
Battle of Jena–Auerstedt
Battle of Leipzig
Battle of Wagram
garrisonOrBase various campaign theaters of the First French Empire
historicalEra early 19th century
historicalSignificance contributed to French victories in major Napoleonic campaigns
languageOfName French
militaryBranch French Army
namedAfter Roman numeral V
notableCommander Andrzej Tadeusz Bonawentura Kościuszko
linked to: Tadeusz Kościuszko

Jean Lannes
Jean-Baptiste Milhaud
Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr
notedFor key role in several campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars
partOf Grande Armée
role field formation
subordinateTo Napoleon Bonaparte
theaterOfOperations Central Europe
Eastern Europe
Italian Peninsula
typeOfUnit combined arms formation
usedDoctrine Napoleonic corps-level maneuver warfare

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Jean Lannes commanded V Corps of the Grande Armée
V Corps of the Grande Armée alsoKnownAs 5th Corps of the Grande Armée
linked to: V Corps of the Grande Armée
Battle of Wertingen involvedUnitFrench V Corps of the Grande Armée