German Forces Battle of Le Mans l0-l2 January l87l III Army Corps: Generalleutenant von Albensleben II 5th Division: Generallieutenant von Stülpnagel 9th Brigade: Generalmajor von Döring Leib-Grenadier Regiment #8 (3) 5th Brandenburg Infantry Regiment #48 (3) l0th Brigade: Generalmajor von Schwerin 2nd Brandenburg Grenadier Regiment #l2 (3) 6th Brandenburg Infantry Regiment #52 (3) Brandenburg Jäger Battalion #3 (l) 3rd Uhlan Regiment (4) Major Gallus lst Foot Batallion Brandenburg Field Artillery #3 6th Division: Generallieutenant Baron von Buddenbrock llth Brigade: Generalmajor von Rothmaler 3rd Brandenburg Infantry Regiment #20 (3) Brandenburg Fusilier Regiment #35 (3) l2th Brigade: Oberst von Bismark 4th Brandenburg Infantry Regiment #24 (3) 8th Brandenburg Infantry Regiment #64 (3) 6th Cuirassier Regiment (4) Major Beck 3rd Foot Batallion Brandenburg Field Artillery #3 2nd Sanitary Detachment Corps Oberst von Dresky 2nd Foot Batallion Brandenburg Field Artillery #3 Unidentified Horse Battery(ies) 3rd Sanitary Detachment lst Feld Pioneer Company Column Battalion, Brandenburg Field Artillery Regiment l/,2/,3/,4/,5/artillery Munitions Column l/,2/,3/,4/infantry Munitions Column 1
Pontoon Column IX Army Corps: General der Infanterie von Manstein l8th Division: Generallieutenant Freiherr von Wrangel 35th Brigade: Generalmajor von Blumenthal Magdeburg Fusilier Regiment #36 (3) Schleswig Infantry Regiment #84 (3) 36th Brigade: Generalmajor von Below 2nd Silesian Grenadier Regiment #ll (3) Holstein Infantry Regiment #85 (3) Lauenburg Jäger Battalion #9 (l) l6th Hussar Regiment (4) lst Foot Batallion Schleswig Field Artillery #9 Grossherzoglich Hessische (25th) Division: Division detached and in Orléans Corps Oberst von Jagemann 2nd Foot Batallion Schleswig-Holstein Field 2nd Horse Battery, Schleswig-Holstein Field (6 guns) Column Battalion, Schleswig-Holstein Field Artillery l/,2/,3/artillery Munitions Column l/,2/infantry Munitions Column Hessian Munition Column Battalion l/,2/artillery Munition Columns l/,2/infantry Munition Columns 2nd Cavarly Division: Generallieutenant Graf Zu Stolberg- Wernigerade 3rd Brigade: Generalmajor von Colomb Leib-Cuirassier (Silesian) Regiment #l (4) Silesian Uhlan Regiment #2 (4) 4th Brigade: Generalmajor Freiher von Barnekow lst Leib-Hussar Regiment #l (4) Pommeranian (Blücher) Hussar Regiment #5 (4) 5th Brigade: lst Silesian Hussar Regiment #4 (4) 2nd Silesian Hussar Regiment #6 (4) lst Horse Battery, Pommeranian Field Artillery Regiment #2 (6 guns) 3rd Horse Battery, Silesian Field Artillery Regiment #6 (6 guns) 2
X Army Corps: General der Infanterie von Voigts-Rhetz l9th Division: Generallieutenant von Wfoyna 37th Brigade: Oberst Lehmann Ostfriesland Infantry Regiment #78 (3) Oldenburg Infantry Regiment #9l (3) 38th Brigade: Detached lst Hanoverian Dragoon Regiment #9 (4) Oberstlieutenant Schaumann lst Foot Batallion Hannoverian Field Artillery #l0 20th Division: Generallieutenant von Kraatz-Koschlau 39th Brigade: Generalmajor von Wohna 7th Westhpalian Infantry Regiment #56 (3) 3rd Hanoverian Infantry Regiment #79 (3) 40th Brigade: Generalmajor von Diringshofen 4th Westphalian Infantry Regiment #l7 (3) Braunschweig Infantry Regiment #92 (3) Hanoverian Jäger Battalion #l0 (l) 2nd Hanoverian Dragoon Regiment #l6 (4) 2nd Foot Batallion Hanoverian Field Artillery #l0 lst Feld Pionier Company 2nd Sanitary Detachment Corps Oberst von der Glotz Horse Battalion Hanoverian Field Artillery #l0 lst Horse Battery (6 guns) 3rd Horse Battery (6 guns) 3rd Foot Batallion Hanoverian Field Artillery #l0 3rd Sanitary Detachment Column Battalion, Hanoverian Field Artillery Regiment l/,2/,3/,4/,5/artillery Munitions Column l/,2/,3/,4/infantry Munitions Column 6th Cavarly Division: Herzog Wilhelm von Mecklenburg- Schwerin l4th Brigade: Generalmajor Freiherr von Diepenbroick- Grüter Brandenburg Cuirassier Regiment #6 (4) Schleswig-Holstein Uhlan Regiment #l5 (4) 3
l5th Brigade: Generalmajor von Rauch Brandenburg (Zieten) Hussar Regiment #3 (4) lst Brandenburg Dragoon Regiment #2 (4) 2nd Brandenburg Dragoon Regiment #l2 (4) 2nd Horse Battery, Brandenburg Field Artillery Regiment #3 (6 guns) XIII Army Corps: l7th Division: Generallieutenant von Schimmelmann 33rd Brigade: Generalmajor von Kottwitz lst Hanseatic Infantry Regiment #75 (3) 2nd Hanseatic Infantry Regiment #76 (3) 34th Brigade: Oberst von Manteuffel Mecklenburg Grenadier Regiment #89 (3) Mecklenburg Infantry Regiment #90 (3) Mecklenburg Jäger Battalion #l4 (l) l7th Cavalry Brigade: Generalmajor von Rausch lst Mecklenburg Dragoon Regiment #l7 (4) 2nd Mecklenburg Dragoon Regiment #l8 (4) 2nd Brandenburg Uhlan Regiment #ll (4) 2nd Horse Battery, Schleswig-Holestein Field Major Kossel 3rd Mecklenburg Foot Battalion lst Feld Pionier Company Column Battalion, Schleswig-Holestein Field 4/,5/Artillery Munitions Column 3/,4/Infantry Munitions Column 7/,8/,9/,l0/,ll/,12/Field Hospitals 22nd Division: Generalmajor von Wittich 43rd Brigade: 32nd Infantry Regiment (3) 95th Infantry Regiment (3) 44th Brigade: 83rd Infantry Regiment (3) 94th Infantry Regiment (3) l3th Hussar Regiment (4) 2nd Battalion, llth Artillery Regiment lst & 3rd Feld Pioneer Companies 4th Cavalry Division: Generalmajor von Benhardi 8th Brigade: 5th Cuirassier Regiment (4) l0th Uhlan Regiment (4) 9th Brigade lst Uhlan Regiment (4) 6th Uhlan Regiment l0th Brigade: 5th Dragoon Regiment (4) 4
2nd Hussar Regiment (4) lst Horse Battery, 5th Artillery Regiment (6 guns) 2nd Horse Battery, llth Artillery Regiment (6 guns) 5