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| | Book 29, The French Armies |
 | | The 4th corps, commanded by Lieut.-General Count Gérard, consisted of three divisions of infantry, one division of light and heavy cavalry, four batteries of foot, and one of horse artillery, with reserves, and was assembled at Metz and in its environs. |
 | | The 7th corps, commanded by Marshal Suchet, consisting of two divisions of infantry of the line, two of national guards (d’élite), and a mixed division of foreign troops, together with one division of light cavalry, and three batteries of artillery, was concentrated around Chambery: its force may be estimated at upwards of 36,000 men. |
 | | The 1st corps of cavalry, commanded by Lieut.-General Count Pajol, consisting of one division of hussars, one of lancers and chasseurs, with two batteries of horse artillery, was assembled in the country between the Aisne and the northern frontier: its strength was of 3900 men. |
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