"¡°The composition and strength of the Baden troops, participating in the campaign, was:
Commanding general: Lieutenant-General Markgraf Wilhelm zu Baden
General staff [43]
Dragoner-Regiment ¡®von Freystedt¡¯ (4 squadrons)[676]
1st Brigade (Major-General von Stockhorn)
Infanterie-Regiment No.1 ¡®von Stockhorn¡¯ (2 battalions)[1722]
Infanterie-Regiment No.3 ¡®Gro¦Âherzog¡¯ (2 battalions)[1722]
[1/2] Foot artillery battery (4 guns)[135]
2nd Brigade (Major-General Br¨¹ckner)
Infanterie-Regiment No.2 ¡®Markgraf Wilhelm¡¯ (2 battalions)[1722]
Light battalion (1 battalion)[856]
[1/2] Foot artillery battery (4 guns)[114]
Total: 6,990 men
During the battle of Leipzig, these troops had been divided among the French army as follows:
- The 1st Infantry Brigade, combined with Hessian troops, formed the 39th Division (¡®Marchand¡¯), belonging to XI Corps (¡®MacDonald¡¯);
- The 2nd Infantry Brigade was in garrison in Leipzig, with the Duke of Padua as its governor;
- The dragoon regiment was combined with the French 10th Hussars, forming the Light Brigade ¡®Beurmann¡¯.
On 5 October, the Division ¡®Marchand¡¯ crossed the Elbe at Mei¦Âen, marched over Mautitz, Oschatz, Probsthain, Wildenhain and Pretsch to the area of Wittemberg (12 October). From here it marched over Kemberg and D¨¹ben to Panitsch near Leipzig, were it arrived in the evening of the 15th. In the morning of the 16th at 4 o¡¯clock, the Division received orders to march to Holzhausen village and to unite with the 36th Division (¡®Charpentier¡¯). This Division was already engaged with the enemy, which occupied the so called Swedish entrenchment [¡®Schwedenschanze¡¯] or the Kolmberg. The 39th Division marched to A. in support; the light brigade ¡®Beurmann¡¯ was also send here, and deployed behind the left wing (B.). Both other Divisions of XI Army Corpsstood to the left, as well as Cavalry Corps ¡®Sebastiani¡¯. The enemy troops were pushed back to the Schwedenschanze and, after they had try to maintain this position, forced from it by a second attack, which was now occupied by the 39th Division (C.). In this way it was placed into the firing line, but only exchanged some fire with the enemy artillery. During the night, the 1st Baden Regiment [Infanterie-Regiment No.1 ¡®von Stockhorn¡¯] with four guns occupied the hill; a Sch¨¹tzen-company was pushed forward to the foot of the hill and against Niederholz (D.), the 3rd Regiment [Infanterie-Regiment No.3 ¡®Gro¦Âherzog¡¯] as well as the Hessian brigade bivouacked between the hill and the road leading to Seyffertshayn. Division Charpentier stood forward to the right near and inside the Niederholze, both other Division near the burning Seyffertshayn village…"
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