Grande Armée

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The Grande Armée was Napoleon Bonaparte’s principal field army, renowned for its size, organization, and decisive role in his major campaigns across Europe during the Napoleonic Wars.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Napoleonic army ⓘ
field army ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
activePeriod 1804–1815 ⓘ
allegiance Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ
branch artillery ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ
engineers ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
casualties suffered catastrophic losses in the 1812 Russian campaign ⓘ
commander Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ
composition Dutch troops ⓘ
French troops ⓘ
German troops ⓘ
Italian troops ⓘ
Polish troops ⓘ
other allied contingents ⓘ
conflict Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
country First French Empire ⓘ
disbanded 1815 ⓘ
engagement French invasion of Russia ⓘ
War of the Fifth Coalition ⓘ
War of the Fourth Coalition ⓘ
War of the Seventh Coalition ⓘ
War of the Sixth Coalition ⓘ
War of the Third Coalition ⓘ
established 1804 ⓘ
famousFor decisive victories in Central Europe ⓘ
large-scale conscription ⓘ
rapid operational maneuver ⓘ
languageOfCommand French ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Austerlitz ⓘ
Battle of Borodino ⓘ
Battle of Jena–Auerstedt ⓘ
Battle of Leipzig ⓘ
Battle of Wagram ⓘ
Battle of Waterloo ⓘ
notableCampaign German campaign of 1813 ⓘ
linked to: Leipzig campaign

Jena–Auerstedt campaign ⓘ
Russian campaign of 1812 ⓘ
Ulm–Austerlitz campaign ⓘ
Waterloo campaign ⓘ
linked to: Waterloo Campaign
notableCommander André Masséna ⓘ
Jean Lannes ⓘ
Jean-de-Dieu Soult ⓘ
linked to: Nicolas Soult

Joachim Murat ⓘ
Louis-Alexandre Berthier ⓘ
Michel Ney ⓘ
organizationalFeature corps system ⓘ
divisional structure ⓘ
partOf French Imperial Army ⓘ
linked to: French Army
peakStrength over 600000 soldiers ⓘ
predecessor Army of the First Republic ⓘ
theater European continent ⓘ

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French Imperial Guard → partOf → Grande Armée ⓘ
Great St Bernard Pass → usedBy → Napoleon’s army ⓘ
linked to: Grande Armée
Papelotte farm → opponent → French army of Napoleon I ⓘ
linked to: Grande Armée
Patriotic War of 1812 → estimatedStrength → Grande Armée initially over 400000 soldiers ⓘ
linked to: Grande Armée
Patriotic War of 1812 → hasParticipant → Grande Armée ⓘ
Burning of Moscow → participant → Grande Armée ⓘ
Avenue de la Grande-Armée → namedAfter → Grande Armée ⓘ
French Revolutionary Army → followedBy → Grande Armée ⓘ
Battle of Smolensk (1812) → attackedBy → Grande Armée ⓘ
subject linked to: Battle of Smolensk
Battle of Smolensk (1812) → involvedUnit → Grande Armée ⓘ
subject linked to: Battle of Smolensk
Battle of Maloyaroslavets → combatant → Grande Armée ⓘ
Battle of the Moskva → combatant → Grande Armée ⓘ
Imperial Eagle → associatedWith → Grande Armée ⓘ
Battle of Ulm → involvesUnit → Grande Armée ⓘ
Battle of Eylau → involvedMilitaryUnit → Grande Armée ⓘ
Battle of Essling → involvedUnit → Grande Armée ⓘ
Gregorio García de la Cuesta → opponent → Napoleonic forces ⓘ
linked to: Grande Armée
Claude Victor-Perrin → servedIn → Grande Armée ⓘ
Imperial Guard → partOf → Grande Armée ⓘ
Marshal of the Empire → associatedWith → Grande Armée ⓘ
Old Guard → associatedWith → Grande Armée ⓘ
Middle Guard → partOf → Grande Armée ⓘ
Young Guard → partOf → Grande Armée ⓘ
Horse Artillery of the Guard → partOf → Grande Armée ⓘ
La Garde → partOf → Grande Armée ⓘ
subject linked to: “La Garde”
Schlossberg (Graz) → fortressDemolishedBy → Napoleonic forces ⓘ
subject linked to: Schlossberg
linked to: Grande Armée
Brussels–Charleroi road → usedBy → French army of Napoleon I ⓘ
linked to: Grande Armée
Guillaume Brune → memberOf → Grande Armée ⓘ
Отечественная война 1812 года → противник → Великая армия Наполеона ⓘ
linked to: Grande Armée
Battle of Krasnoi → combatant → Grande Armée ⓘ
Battle of Vitebsk → combatant → Grande Armée ⓘ
Battle of Tarutino → combatant → Grande Armée ⓘ
Lobau Island → usedBy → French army of Napoleon I ⓘ
linked to: Grande Armée
V Corps of the Grande Armée → partOf → Grande Armée ⓘ
François Étienne de Kellermann → allegiance → Grande Armée ⓘ
subject linked to: Duke of Valmy
Capitulation of Ratekau → belligerent → Napoleonic troops ⓘ
linked to: Grande Armée
III Corps of the Grande Armée → partOf → Grande Armée ⓘ
Bagration fleches area → attackedBy → Grande Armée ⓘ
Raevsky Redoubt area → attackedBy → Napoleon’s Grande Armée ⓘ
linked to: Grande Armée
Shevardino Redoubt area → opposingForce → French Grande Armée ⓘ
linked to: Grande Armée
Battle of Günzburg → combatant → French army of the Grande Armée ⓘ
linked to: Grande Armée
Battle of Günzburg → commandStructure → French Grande Armée under Napoleon I ⓘ
linked to: Grande Armée
Maloyaroslavets → attackedBy → Grande Armée ⓘ
Danube campaign of 1809 → involves → Grande Armée ⓘ