French Empire
- 371,000 killed in action
- 800,000 killed by disease, primarily in the disastrous invasion of Russia
- 600,000 civilians
- 65,000 French allies (mainly Poles fighting for independence lost in 1795)
- Total: 1,800,000 French and allies (mostly Germans and Poles) dead in action, disease and missing
Taine: 1,700,000 Frenchmen from "pre-1792 borders" David Gates: At least 916,000 Frenchmen.
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