French V Corps

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The French V Corps was a major field formation of Napoleon's Grande Armée, commanded by Marshal Jean Lannes and distinguished in several key campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf formation of the Grande Armée
military corps
activeDuring French invasion of Russia NERFINISHED
Peninsular War 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
allegiance Napoleon I of France NERFINISHED
associatedWith Napoleonic corps system
branch French Army NERFINISHED
commanderRank Marshal of the Empire NERFINISHED
conflict Napoleonic Wars
country First French Empire NERFINISHED
distinguishedIn campaigns of 1805–1807
campaigns of 1812–1813
engagedInBattle Battle of Austerlitz NERFINISHED
Battle of Bautzen NERFINISHED
Battle of Borodino NERFINISHED
Battle of Friedland NERFINISHED
Battle of Jena–Auerstedt NERFINISHED
Battle of Leipzig NERFINISHED
Battle of Lützen (1813) NERFINISHED
Battle of Wagram NERFINISHED
historicalEra early 19th century
languageOfCommand French
militaryRole field corps
namedAfter numerical designation in the French Army order of battle
notableCommander André Masséna NERFINISHED
Jacques MacDonald NERFINISHED
Jean Lannes NERFINISHED
Jean Lannes, Duke of Montebello NERFINISHED
Jean-Baptiste Milhaud NERFINISHED
Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr NERFINISHED
Étienne Macdonald NERFINISHED
notableFor participation in major campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars
partOf Grande Armée NERFINISHED
subordinateTo Emperor of the French NERFINISHED
French Army high command NERFINISHED
theaterOfOperations Central Europe NERFINISHED
Eastern Europe NERFINISHED
Iberian Peninsula NERFINISHED
Russia NERFINISHED
typicalComposition artillery batteries
cavalry units
infantry divisions
usedDoctrine Napoleonic warfare doctrine

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Battle of Pultusk notableUnit French V Corps
subject surface form: Battle of Pułtusk