Details of Napoleon's Army during expendition in Egypt
General Bonaparte and staff in EgyptTheArmée d'Orient (English:Army of theOrient) was the French military force gathered by theFrench Directory to send on theexpedition toOttoman Egypt in 1798. The expedition had the intention of barringGreat Britain's route to its colonies inIndia and was put under the command ofNapoleon Bonaparte.
- Numbers: 500 men on foot and on horseback
- Commander: GénéralReynier
- Numbers: 3450 men
- Made up of the following regiments:
- Commander: GénéralLouis André Bon
- Numbers: 4700 men
- Made up of the following regiments:
Division Dumas (cavalry)
[edit]- Commander:Général Dumas
- Numbers: 3050 men
- Made up of the following regiments:
Division Dommartin (Artillery)
[edit]- Commander of the artillery: GénéralDommartin
- Firepower: 171 artillery pieces, including:
- Numbers: 3150 men
- Split between:
- 3 cavalry companies
- 6 infantry companies
- 3éme Compagnie du 4éme Régiment d'Artillerie à Cheval
- 2éme Compagnie du 5éme Régiment d'Artillerie à Cheval
- 3éme and 11éme Compagnies du 1er Régiment d'Artillerie à Pied
- 1er, 2e, 6e, 7e, and 10éme Compagnies du 4éme Régiment d'Artillerie à Pied
- 9 companies of demi-brigades
Division Caffarelli (engineers)
[edit]- Corsica: 3600 men of:
- 23e demi-brigade d'infanterie légère: 3 battalions, totalling 2500 men
- 1er bataillon de la 86e demi-brigades d'infanterie de ligne: 1 battalion, totalling 1100 men
- Malta: 8000 men
- DivisionChabot: 4000 men of:
- 6e demi-brigade d'infanterie de ligne: 3 battalions, totalling 1000 men
- 79e demi-brigade d'infanterie de ligne: 3 battalions, totalling 3000 men
- DivisionVaubois: 4000 men of
- 3e bataillon de la 7e demi-brigade d'infanterie légère: 1 battalion, totalling 1150 men
- 19e demi-brigade d'infanterie de ligne: 2 battalions, totalling 1050 men
- 1er bataillon de la 80e demi-brigade d'infanterie de ligne: 1 battalion, totalling 550 men
- Various elements drawn from 6e and 41e demi-brigade d'infanterie de ligne as well as from 23e demi-brigade d'infanterie légère: 1200 men
Known as theEscadre d'Orient, the ships of the taskforce transported the land troops and at times during the campaign operated in tandem with them.
- Commanded byAdmiralBrueys
- Numbers: 335 boats, of which only 55 were armed
15, of which 2 were armed "en flûte"
13 (7 armed "en flûte")
- 40 guns :
- 36 guns :
- 30 guns :
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