III Corps
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III Corps was a major French military formation of the Napoleonic Wars, commanded at various times by marshals such as Davout and Ney and engaged in several key campaigns across Europe.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French military unit
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Napoleonic military formation ⓘ |
| allegiance | Napoleon I of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| country | First French Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
French invasion of Russia
NERFINISHED
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Hundred Days ⓘ War of the Fifth Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Fourth Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Sixth Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Third Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formationEra | early 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalRole | key component of Napoleon’s Grande Armée in major European campaigns ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | French ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Dominique Vandamme
NERFINISHED
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Guillaume Philibert Duhesme NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean-Louis-Ébénézer Reynier NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis-Nicolas Davout NERFINISHED ⓘ Michel Ney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | high discipline and effectiveness under Marshal Davout ⓘ |
| participatedInBattle |
Battle of Austerlitz
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Bautzen NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Borodino NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Dresden NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Eylau NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Jena–Auerstedt NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Lützen (1813) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Quatre Bras NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Wagram NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Waterloo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Grande Armée NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Central Europe
NERFINISHED
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Eastern Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ German states NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalComposition |
artillery batteries
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attached cavalry units ⓘ infantry divisions ⓘ |
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