Forces
Murat's advance guard included the heavy cavalry divisions of Klein (16 squadrons of the 1st, 14th, 20th and 26th Dragoon Regiments) and Beaumont (18 sqdns. of the 5th, 8th, 9th, 12th and 16th Dragoons), plus Antoine Lasalle's light cavalry brigade (8 sqdns. of 9th and 10th Hussars), a total of 42 squadrons. These were supported by eight battalions of Nicolas Oudinot's Grenadier division and three battalions of the 28th Light Infantry Regiment.
Auffenberg's command included 26 battalions, 20 cavalry squadrons and 24 guns. FML Maximilien de Baillet's division included Infantry Regiments Kaunitz # 20, Archduke Ludwig # 8, Franjo Jelačić # 62, a brigade of four grenadier battalions, Cuirassier Regt. Albert # 3 and Light Horse Regt. Rosenberg # 6. FML Friedrich Hohenzollern-Hechingen's division was made up of Infantry Regts. Spork # 25, Wurttemberg # 38, Reuss-Greitz # 55, Stuart # 18, Hussar Regt. Palatine # 12 and Light Horse Regt. Latour # 4.
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