VI Corps (Grande Armée)
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The VI Corps of the Grande Armée was a French military unit that existed during the Napoleonic Wars. It was formed at the Camp de Boulogne and assigned to Marshal Michel Ney. From 1805 to 1811, the VI Corps fought under Ney's command in the 1805 Austrian Campaign: War of the Third Coalition, Prussian Campaign of 1806 and Polish Campaign of 1807 of the War of the Fourth Coalition. General Jean Gabriel Marchand was in charge of the corps for a period when Ney went on leave. The VI Corps was revived in 1812 for the French invasion of Russia and placed under Marshal Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr. It consisted entirely of Bavarian soldiers at that time. During the disastrous retreat from Moscow, the corps was virtually destroyed. In 1813, during the War of the Sixth Coalition, it was rebuilt and reorganized with French troops. Marshal Auguste de Marmont took command of the corps and managed it until Napoleon's abdication in 1814. It took part in many battles including Dresden and Leipzig in 1813. During the War of the Seventh Coalition, General Georges Mouton commanded the VI Corps at the Battle of Waterloo.
VI Corps | |
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Active | 1805–1807 1812–1814 1815 |
Country | First French Empire |
Branch | French Imperial Army |
Size | Corps |
Part of | Grande Armée |
Engagements | War of the Third Coalition War of the Fourth Coalition War of the Fifth Coalition Russian Campaign War of the Sixth Coalition War of the Seventh Coalition |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Auguste de Marmont Georges Mouton Michel Ney Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr |