I Corps

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I Corps was a major French military formation of the Armée du Nord, notably active during the Napoleonic Wars.

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I Corps canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf army corps
military unit
allegiance First French Empire
associatedWithLeader Napoleon I of France
linked to: Napoleon I
branch French Army
commander Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte
Jean-Baptiste Drouet, comte d'Erlon
Louis-Nicolas Davout
commandStructure subordinate to Napoleon or his army commanders
conflict Napoleonic Wars
country France
doctrine Napoleonic warfare
engagedInBattle Battle of Austerlitz
Battle of Bautzen
Battle of Borodino
Battle of Eylau
Battle of Friedland
Battle of Jena–Auerstedt
Battle of Lützen (1813)
Battle of Wagram
Battle of Waterloo
era early 19th century
formedAsPartOf Napoleon's corps system
garrisonOrOrigin France
higherCommandAtWaterloo Army of the North
historicalPeriod First French Empire
languageOfCommand French
militaryFunction operational-level formation
notableCommander Jean-Baptiste Drouet, comte d'Erlon
Louis-Nicolas Davout
notableFor participation in major battles of the Napoleonic Wars
notablyActiveIn French invasion of Russia
War of the Fifth Coalition
War of the Fourth Coalition
War of the Sixth Coalition
Waterloo Campaign
partOf Armée du Nord
linked to: Army of the North

Grande Armée
roleAtWaterloo part of the French left wing
size several tens of thousands of soldiers
theaterOfOperations Belgium
Central Europe
Eastern Europe
typicalComposition artillery batteries
cavalry units
infantry divisions
usedCorpsNumberingSystem I

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