VI Corps

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VI 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
formation of the Grande Armée
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 I of France
linked to: Napoleon I
associatedWith Continental System campaigns
linked to: Continental System
commandStructure subordinate to Napoleon I
conflict Napoleonic Wars
country First French Empire
engagedInBattle Battle of Bautzen
Battle of Borodino
Battle of Dresden
Battle of Eylau
Battle of Friedland
Battle of Jena–Auerstedt
Battle of Kulm
Battle of Leipzig
Battle of Lützen (1813)
Battle of Smolensk (1812)
linked to: Battle of Smolensk

Battle of Wagram
era early 19th century
formedUnder Napoleon I
garrisonOrBase various campaign theaters of the Grande Armée
historicalPeriod Age of Napoleon
linked to: The Age of Napoleon
languageOfCommand French
militaryBranch French Army
notableCharacteristic large infantry formations supported by artillery and cavalry detachments
notableCommander Guillaume Brune
Jean-de-Dieu Soult
Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr
Marshal Auguste de Marmont
Michel Ney
notableFor participation in major campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars
organizedAs multiple infantry divisions
partOf Grande Armée
role infantry corps
theaterOfOperations Central Europe
Eastern Europe
German states
Russian Empire
type field formation
usedTactics Napoleonic corps system

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