X Corps (Grande Armée)
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The '''X Corps''' of the ''[[Grande Armée]] (Grand Army)'' was a French [[military]] formation during the [[Napoleonic Wars]]. It was formed in 1807 during the [[War of the Fourth Coalition]] under [[Marshal]] [[François Joseph Lefebvre]] |
The '''X Corps''' of the ''[[Grande Armée]] (Grand Army)'' was a French [[military]] formation during the [[Napoleonic Wars]]. It was formed in 1807 during the [[War of the Fourth Coalition]] under [[Marshal]] [[François Joseph Lefebvre]]; it was later reconstituted for the [[French invasion of Russia]] under [[Marshal]] [[Étienne Macdonald|Jacques-Étienne Macdonald.]] |
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During the 1812 campaign against Russia, the corps included a [[Prussia|Prussian]] contingent. In December 1812, this contingent [[Defection|defected]], now following the [[Convention of Tauroggen]], which reduced the corps' strength.{{cite book | last=Pivka | first=Otto von | title=Napoleon's German Allies (1) | publisher=Osprey Publishing | publication-place=London | date=1975 | isbn=978-0-85045-211-2 | page=20-27}} The corps' Prussian troops subsequently formed the nucleus of the reconstituted [[Prussian Army]] in 1813.{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Steven |date=2004 |title=X Corps Organization |url=http://www.napoleon-series.org/military/organization/c_xcorps.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304113851/http://www.napoleon-series.org/military/organization/c_xcorps.html |archive-date=2016-03-04 |website=The Napoleon Series}} |
During the 1812 campaign against Russia, the corps included a [[Prussia|Prussian]] contingent. In December 1812, this contingent [[Defection|defected]], now following the [[Convention of Tauroggen]], which reduced the corps' strength.{{cite book | last=Pivka | first=Otto von | title=Napoleon's German Allies (1) | publisher=Osprey Publishing | publication-place=London | date=1975 | isbn=978-0-85045-211-2 | page=20-27}} The corps' Prussian troops subsequently formed the nucleus of the reconstituted [[Prussian Army]] in 1813.{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Steven |date=2004 |title=X Corps Organization |url=http://www.napoleon-series.org/military/organization/c_xcorps.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304113851/http://www.napoleon-series.org/military/organization/c_xcorps.html |archive-date=2016-03-04 |website=The Napoleon Series}} |
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