IV Corps

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IV Corps was a major field formation of Napoleon’s French army, notable for its role in several key campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf army corps
military unit
allegiance Napoleon I of France
linked to: Napoleon I
alsoKnownAs IVe corps d’armée
associatedWith Central Europe campaigns
Iberian Peninsula campaigns
Russian campaign of 1812
conflict Napoleonic Wars
country First French Empire
formedFor War of the Third Coalition
garrisonOrHeadquarters varied by campaign
languageOfCommand French
militaryBranch French Army
militaryTheater European theatre of the Napoleonic Wars
notableCommander Eugène de Beauharnais
Nicolas-Jean de Dieu Soult
linked to: Nicolas Soult

Étienne Macdonald
notableFor key role in victory at Austerlitz
service in multiple major campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars
participatedIn Battle of Austerlitz
Battle of Bautzen
Battle of Borodino
Battle of Eylau
Battle of Friedland
Battle of Jena–Auerstedt
Battle of Leipzig
Battle of Lützen (1813)
Battle of Smolensk (1812)
linked to: Battle of Smolensk

Battle of Ulm
French invasion of Russia
French invasion of Spain
Invasion of Portugal (1807)
Peninsular War
Ulm campaign
War of the Fourth Coalition
War of the Sixth Coalition
retreat from Moscow
partOf Grande Armée
role operational-level field formation
roleInBattle decisive attack on Pratzen Heights at Austerlitz
size approximately 20,000–40,000 soldiers at full strength
timePeriod early 19th century
typicalComposition artillery batteries
cavalry brigades
infantry divisions
usedDoctrine Napoleonic corps system

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