French V Corps

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The French V Corps was a major field formation of Napoleon's Grande Armée, commanded by Marshal Jean Lannes and distinguished in several key campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars.

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instanceOf formation of the Grande Armée
military corps
activeDuring French invasion of Russia
Peninsular War
War of the Fifth Coalition
War of the Fourth Coalition
War of the Sixth Coalition
War of the Third Coalition
allegiance Napoleon I of France
linked to: Napoleon I
associatedWith Napoleonic corps system
branch French Army
commanderRank Marshal of the Empire
conflict Napoleonic Wars
country First French Empire
distinguishedIn campaigns of 1805–1807
campaigns of 1812–1813
engagedInBattle Battle of Austerlitz
Battle of Bautzen
Battle of Borodino
Battle of Friedland
Battle of Jena–Auerstedt
Battle of Leipzig
Battle of Lützen (1813)
Battle of Wagram
historicalEra early 19th century
languageOfCommand French
militaryRole field corps
namedAfter numerical designation in the French Army order of battle
notableCommander André Masséna
Jacques MacDonald
Jean Lannes
Jean Lannes, Duke of Montebello
linked to: Jean Lannes

Jean-Baptiste Milhaud
Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr
Étienne Macdonald
notableFor participation in major campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars
partOf Grande Armée
subordinateTo Emperor of the French
French Army high command
theaterOfOperations Central Europe
Eastern Europe
Iberian Peninsula
Russia
typicalComposition artillery batteries
cavalry units
infantry divisions
usedDoctrine Napoleonic warfare doctrine

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Battle of Pułtusk notableUnit French V Corps
subject linked to: Battle of Pultusk