IV Corps
E840264
IV Corps was a major field formation of Napoleon’s French army, notable for its role in several key campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| IV Corps canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
army corps
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance | Napoleon I of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | IVe corps d’armée NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Central Europe campaigns
ⓘ
Iberian Peninsula campaigns ⓘ Russian campaign of 1812 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| country | First French Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedFor | War of the Third Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonOrHeadquarters | varied by campaign ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | French ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | European theatre of the Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Eugène de Beauharnais
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nicolas-Jean de Dieu Soult NERFINISHED ⓘ Étienne Macdonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
key role in victory at Austerlitz
ⓘ
service in multiple major campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Austerlitz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Bautzen NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Borodino NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Eylau NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Friedland NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Jena–Auerstedt NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Lützen (1813) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Smolensk (1812) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Ulm NERFINISHED ⓘ French invasion of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ French invasion of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Invasion of Portugal (1807) NERFINISHED ⓘ Peninsular War NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulm campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Fourth Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Sixth Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ retreat from Moscow ⓘ |
| partOf | Grande Armée NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | operational-level field formation ⓘ |
| roleInBattle | decisive attack on Pratzen Heights at Austerlitz ⓘ |
| size | approximately 20,000–40,000 soldiers at full strength ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| typicalComposition |
artillery batteries
ⓘ
cavalry brigades ⓘ infantry divisions ⓘ |
| usedDoctrine | Napoleonic corps system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.