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Louis-Alexandre Berthier, prince de Neuchâtel et Valangin, prince de Wagram (French: [lwi alɛksɑ̃dʁ bɛʁtje]; 20 November 1753 – 1 June 1815) was a French military commander who served during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was twice Minister of War of France and was made a Marshal of the Empire in 1804.
The French response, under Louis-Alexandre Berthier, was disorganised but order was imposed with the arrival of Napoleon on 17 April. Napoleon led an advance to Landshut , hoping to cut off the Austrian line of retreat and sweep into their rear.
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Chief of Staff: Marshal Louis-Alexandre Berthier. The units available to fight at Champaubert were the 1st Old Guard Division, the Guard artillery, the 1st and 3rd Guard Cavalry Divisions, the 1st and 2nd Young Guard Divisions, both divisions of the VI Corps, both divisions of the I Cavalry Corps, and Cyrille-Simon Picquet's cavalry brigade. [19]
The French army was under the supreme command of Emperor Napoleon, with Marshal Louis Alexandre Berthier as his chief of staff. General of division Nicolas-Marie Songis des Courbons commanded the artillery. The overall strength of the French army during the battle is estimated to have been about 73,000 men of all arms and 139 artillery pieces.
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Louis-Alexandre Berthier Consular Guard: 1,232 Colonel Jérôme Soulès Foot Grenadier Regiment: c. 400 Foot Chasseur Regiment: c. 400 Colonel Jean-Baptiste Bessières: Guard Horse Grenadiers: c. 240 Guard Horse Chasseurs: c. 120 Artillery Guard Artillery Company: 2 8-pound cannons 1 howitzer, 72 men Reserve Artillery General of Brigade Auguste ...
Marshal Louis-Alexandre Berthier acted as Napoleon's chief of staff from 1796 until 1814, being replaced by Marshal Jean-de-Dieu Soult during the Hundred Days. The role of Chief of Staff in the Grande Armée became almost synonymous with Berthier, who occupied this position in almost all the major campaigns of Napoleon.