III Corps of the Grande Armée
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The III Corps of the Grande Armée was one of Napoleon Bonaparte’s most formidable army corps, renowned for its discipline, effectiveness, and key role in major campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| French I Corps | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
army corps
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance | Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | French military reforms of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic periods ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Auerstedt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Austerlitz NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Borodino NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Eylau NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Smolensk NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Wagram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandLevel | operational level formation ⓘ |
| commandStructure | subordinate to Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| conflict | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| country | First French Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disbandmentPeriod | after 1813 ⓘ |
| engagement |
French invasion of Russia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
War of the Fifth Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Fourth Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Sixth Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Third Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formationYear | 1805 ⓘ |
| gainedRenownFor |
performance at Auerstedt
ⓘ
performance at Austerlitz ⓘ |
| historicalEra | early 19th century ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | French ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Jean Rapp
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Louis-Nicolas Davout NERFINISHED ⓘ Michel Ney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cohesion under fire
ⓘ
effective maneuvering ⓘ |
| organizationalModel | corps d’armée system ⓘ |
| partOf | Grande Armée NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | offensive field operations ⓘ |
| reputation |
combat effectiveness
ⓘ
high discipline ⓘ |
| role | key role in major campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Central Europe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalComposition |
artillery batteries
ⓘ
cavalry units ⓘ infantry divisions ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
French I Corps