Generals from the Napoleonic Wars

[nokmirt]

I would love a list of Generals who were in service from 1793 up until 1815, who served in any country during the Napoleonic Wars. Colonels up to Field Marshalls will do nicely. I am using the information for a mod I am working on, however as this is a discussion forum, I would like to discuss these people as well. For instance, I know the major generals who took part, but some of the Spanish Generals I know little about. For instance General Castanos is hard to find info on, he was in a board game I used to have called War and Peace, a good game, I grew up on it.

Also I have added two civs, the Barbary Coast and Morrocco. I am having trouble finding leaders for these. I also am looking for generals for Sweden, the Kingdom of Naples, the Confederation of the Rhine, Holland, Piedmont etc. any minor countries during that time period will help

Include America and British Generals in Canada, who will be part of the game. For America, since their is a shortage of Generals during this time period, Revolutionary Generals or Colonels will do fine.

I will start with France
Napoleon, Lannes, Davout, Soult, Ney, Murat, Marmont, Kleber, Van Damme, Prince Poniatowski, Jerome Bonaparte, Berthier, just for starters.

Thanks for your help, I think this will make the game more interesting.

 

[Squonk]

I am currently reading a book about prince J. Poniatowski for my exam, so I'll probably be able for help. You probably know about Jan Henryk Dąbrowski and Jozef Wybicki

Tadeusz Kosciuszko was the leader of polish uprising in 1794, but he didn't fight anymore after that.

 

[nokmirt]

I am currently reading a book about prince J. Poniatowski for my exam, so I'll probably be able for help. You probably know about Jan Henryk Dąbrowski and Jozef Wybicki

Tadeusz Kosciuszko was the leader of polish uprising in 1794, but he didn't fight anymore after that.

Really sounds interesting, what course are you taking? I know some about Dąbrowski and Jozef Wybicki. Dąbrowski was an excellent organizer and cavalryman who served under Poniatowski. I don't know nearly everything about the Napoleonic Wars, but they have fascinated me for years, since I was about 8 years old. I am always trying to learn more, lately I have been pondering whether I should go back to school for Military History or continue on with computer programming. Military History has always been in my blood, perhaps thats what I should be studying, and I do with all my spare time. Thanks for your help I appreciate all I can get.

 

[vogtmurr]

I will start with France
Napoleon, Lannes, Davout, Soult, Ney, Murat, Marmont, Kleber, Van Damme, Prince Poniatowski, Jerome Bonaparte, Berthier, just for starters..

As a minimum you should include Andre Massena, the best of Napoleon's marshals I would say - every other one had a lesson in their art from him. The era you mentioned also includes the last campaign by Russia's Alexander Suvorov. For Britain you need Nelson and Wellington for sure. Austria's Archduke Charles and Prussia's Gebhard von Blucher. Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte started as a French Marshal but really had more to gain for Sweden. Washington also stood a brief stint as C-in-C of the US Continental Army in that time period, and of course there's Andrew Jackson. The Ohio River Indian Confederacy was led by Tecumseh, and Canada could be represented by Isaac Brock.



PS If you are setting up a game either in WWI or Napoleonic era, or ....let me know.

 

[nokmirt]

As a minimum you should include Andre Massena, the best of Napoleon's marshals I would say - every other one had a lesson in their art from him. The era you mentioned also includes the last campaign by Russia's Alexander Suvorov. For Britain you need Nelson and Wellington for sure. Austria's Archduke Charles and Prussia's Gebhard von Blucher. Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte started as a French Marshal but really had more to gain for Sweden. Washington also stood a brief stint as C-in-C of the US Continental Army in that time period, and of course there's Andrew Jackson. The Ohio River Indian Confederacy was led by Tecumseh, and Canada could be represented by Isaac Brock.



PS If you are setting up a game either in WWI or Napoleonic era, or ....let me know.

I am doing the Napoleonic Wars first, I am going to call the mod Napoleon. It will be for BTS 3.19 RevDCM, I have the map of Europe already. I just have to add cities and add improvements, roads, farms, mines, and civs as I go along. I would love to have some help putting the correct resources where they belong, I have a tendency to place too many. The units and xml should not be too bad, I have changed or added some units, but I am weak with Python, I just started learning it. I may not add the United States at first, but I might put it north somewhere, away from Britain. I think I wanted to start Napoleon off during the Italian Campaign instead. But I can add different scenarios later on. First I guess is to just get a map ready, do everything, all the techs, units, etc.

Later after this is done I will start on the World War One, I will call that the Great War. I have done some work to Jon Shafers old mod, so I will bring the units I used into my own mod, and get help to change the python, to make it more like the real war. I want true to life reinforcement events for one thing, such as the reinforcements that eventually started to bolster the BEF in France. I have to playtest a bit I am sure, because the vanilla ai is so terrible, perhaps not as many changes will need to be made to BTS.

Thank You I will keep those in mind, and I was feeling like I forgot someone after I found 36 other French Generals. Of course, was it not Massena who commanded the Army of Italy, which captured Verona in 1805, and won the battle of Caldiero.

I have a feeling I will have no problem finding generals for Russia, and Prussia. But Spain and the Ottoman Empire may be a problem. The United States military was small at the time, so they may be a problem too.

Maybe if you would like to help, try to find a map that would encompass more of the US and all of Europe and Russia, probably Easier said than done. I would love to fit Tecumseh, and more of Canada in the game. It would be important for the War of 1812. 1812 was on my mind for a further scenario.
Anyone thats interested would sure be a great help. We need a good Napoleon and World War one mod.

 

[Dachs]

Lazare Hoche (FRA), Michael von Kienmayer (AUS), Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg (PRU), Gerhard von Scharnhorst (PRU), Barclay de Tolly (RUS), August von Gneisenau (PRU), Pyotr Bagration (RUS), Karl von Mack (AUS), Franz von Weyrother (AUS), Mikhail Kutuzov (RUS), Carl von Clausewitz (PRU), Karl von Schwarzenberg (AUS), Maurice von Liechtenstein (AUS), Petr Pahlen (RUS), Eugen von Württemberg (RUS), velikiy knyaz Konstantin Romanov (RUS), Friedrich Kleist von Nollendorf (PRU), Michael von Melas (AUS), Friedrich Wilhelm von Bülow (PRU), Ferdinand von Wintzingerode (RUS/AUS), Louis de Langeron (RUS), Nicolas Oudinot (FRA), Jean Rapp (FRA), Honoré T. M. Gazan de la Peyrière (FRA), Pierre Dupont de l'Étang (FRA), Laurent de Gouvion-Saint-Cyr (FRA), hetman Matvey Platov (RUS), and Adam de Custine (FRA) are the ones that have first names I can find in five minutes. More with just the surnames if you so desire. I be interested in this btw.

As to Caldiero, Masséna hardly won it; despite its size, it was mostly a rearguard action for Erzherzog Karl to withdraw into Slavania. Masséna failed to destroy the Austrian army or even pursue it closely, and so Karl managed to escape, something that could have proved fatal.

 

[vogtmurr]

As to Caldiero, Masséna hardly won it; despite its size, it was mostly a rearguard action for Erzherzog Karl to withdraw into Slavania. Masséna failed to destroy the Austrian army or even pursue it closely, and so Karl managed to escape, something that could have proved fatal.

Caldiero is only one of Massena's minor credits, I'm sure you know the rest.

 

[Dachs]

Caldiero is only one of Massena's minor credits, I'm sure you know the rest.

Did I comment on his overall generalship or on his supposed masterpiece of Caldiero?

 

[vogtmurr]

Did I comment on his overall generalship or on his supposed masterpiece of Caldiero?

Only on the latter, which didn't credit the former. I was only pointing out that Caldiero was not one of his biggest moments - as I said I'm sure you know that.

 

[Agent327]

Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte started as a French Marshal but really had more to gain for Sweden.

Obviously Bernadotte did not start out as a marshal, but rather as an enlisted man.

Abercrombie (Britain)
Augereau, Pierre
Beaulieu
Bedoyère, de la
Beker
Bennigsen (Russia)
Berthier, Louis
Beresford (Britain)
Bessières
Bon
Bouvet
Boyer
Brune
Burrard (Britain)
Buxhowden (Russia)
Bylant (Britain)
Caffarelli, Louis
Carteaux
Caulaincourt, Armand de
Clausel, Bertrand
Corbineau
Delmas
Desaix, Louis Charles
Dommartin
Dufalgo/a, Caffarelli

That's A-D. More later (or check out: http://www.napoleonguide.com/soldind.htm).

On the resources you might check out GEM (Ghenghis_Kai has added resources on the world map based on actual statistics).

 

[vogtmurr]

true enough, good list.

 

[Dachs]

Obviously Bernadotte did not start out as a marshal, but rather as an enlisted man.

Abercrombie (Britain)
Augereau, Pierre
Beaulieu
Bedoyère, de la
Beker
Bennigsen (Russia)
Berthier, Louis
Beresford (Britain)
Bessières
Bon
Bouvet
Boyer
Brune
Burrard (Britain)
Buxhowden (Russia)
Bylant (Britain)
Caffarelli, Louis
Carteaux
Caulaincourt, Armand de
Clausel, Bertrand
Corbineau
Delmas
Desaix, Louis Charles
Dommartin
Dufalgo/a, Caffarelli

That's A-D. More later (or check out: http://www.napoleonguide.com/soldind.htm).

On the resources you might check out GEM (Ghenghis_Kai has added resources on the world map based on actual statistics).

That's a lulzy list for including Caulaincourt but creatively omitting some other figures who actually, you know, commanded large formations of troops in battle instead of hanging out at Napoleon's tent as an aide de camp and ambassador-spy. Their ratings of generals' skills isn't promising looking either.

 

[Agent327]

Requested was an extensive list of generals' names. Feel free to extend it. (Obviously there will be non-entities among them, but 'famous generals' was not requested; the famous ones are quite known among the aficionadas.)

EDIT: DONE (see next post)

 

[Agent327]

Generals E-Z:

Eblé
Frimont
Gorgaud, baron Gaspar
Graham, Sir Thomas (Br.)
Grouchy, Emmanuel
Guidal

Halkett (Br.)
Hautpol
Hiller (Aus.)
d'Hillier, Baraguey
Hoche, Lazare
Humbert, Joseph

Ibrahim Bey (Mamluk/Egypt)

Jacquinot

Kellermann

Leller (Aus.)
Kulin
Lagrange, Joseph
Lamarque, Jean Maximilien
Lanusse
Lauriston
Lecourbe, Claude
Legrand
Lestocq
Lobau

Malet, Caude François de
Marchand, Jean
Melas
Menou
Miollis
Moncey, Jeannot de
Moulin, Jean
Murad Bey (Mamluk/Egypt0
Mustafa Pasha (Ott.)

Ornage, Prince of (Dutch)

Perignon
Picton (Br.)
Pinot

Reille
Rey
Reynier
Rossi, Antonio

Saint-Hilaire, Geoffroy
Savary
Scherer
Sérurier, Jean Philibert
Simon
Smith, sir Sydney (Br.)

Thorsehockeysagov (Rus.)

Uxbridge, Lord (Br.)

Vaubois

Weyrother (Aus.)
Wrede, Karl (or Carl) Philipp Josef (Bavaria)
Yorck (Prussia)

I've presumed most marshals known; admirals are not included.

 

[nokmirt]

Lazare Hoche (FRA), Michael von Kienmayer (AUS), Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg (PRU), Gerhard von Scharnhorst (PRU), Barclay de Tolly (RUS), August von Gneisenau (PRU), Pyotr Bagration (RUS), Karl von Mack (AUS), Franz von Weyrother (AUS), Mikhail Kutuzov (RUS), Carl von Clausewitz (PRU), Karl von Schwarzenberg (AUS), Maurice von Liechtenstein (AUS), Petr Pahlen (RUS), Eugen von Württemberg (RUS), velikiy knyaz Konstantin Romanov (RUS), Friedrich Kleist von Nollendorf (PRU), Michael von Melas (AUS), Friedrich Wilhelm von Bülow (PRU), Ferdinand von Wintzingerode (RUS/AUS), Louis de Langeron (RUS), Nicolas Oudinot (FRA), Jean Rapp (FRA), Honoré T. M. Gazan de la Peyrière (FRA), Pierre Dupont de l'Étang (FRA), Laurent de Gouvion-Saint-Cyr (FRA), hetman Matvey Platov (RUS), and Adam de Custine (FRA) are the ones that have first names I can find in five minutes. More with just the surnames if you so desire. I be interested in this btw.

As to Caldiero, Masséna hardly won it; despite its size, it was mostly a rearguard action for Erzherzog Karl to withdraw into Slavania. Masséna failed to destroy the Austrian army or even pursue it closely, and so Karl managed to escape, something that could have proved fatal.

Dachs how are you? Its been awhile, hey I was wondering about Spanish and Turkisk generals. I am having some problems locating info on them, especially the Ottoman Empire.

Thanks for your help, and indeed, I am very interested in it as well, have been for years.

 

[nokmirt]

Requested was an extensive list of generals' names. Feel free to extend it. (Obviously there will be non-entities among them, but 'famous generals' was not requested; the famous ones are quite known among the aficionadas.)

EDIT: DONE (see next post)

Yes you are correct, Colonels on up for the most part, lower ranks that were brave and stand out are also a likely candidate. Even some admirals would be great, I have of course used Lord Nelson and Lord Hood. For the most part I have done France, England, Austria, and Prussia, and I am on Russia. After that will be America, Spain and the Ottomans, those should be more difficult to find generals for. I also have the Barbary Coast and Morrocco involved, they are using the Ottoman civ, but I have kept them as seperate nations. It does seem they both become vassalized by the Ottoman Empire, early on, however. Thanks for your help Jeelen

 

[Agent327]

You're welcome. As it's from the index of a Napoleon biography, French generals are most prominent. I'll check for admirals and report back again.

 

[nokmirt]

That's a lulzy list for including Caulaincourt but creatively omitting some other figures who actually, you know, commanded large formations of troops in battle instead of hanging out at Napoleon's tent as an aide de camp and ambassador-spy. Their ratings of generals' skills isn't promising looking either.

Ha Ha I hope I can find some Spanish generals who hung out in a tent, as I am probably not going to find many noteworthy ones.

 

[Dachs]

Dachs how are you? Its been awhile, hey I was wondering about Spanish and Turkisk generals. I am having some problems locating info on them, especially the Ottoman Empire.

Doing fine. I confess that the overwhelming majority of what I know about the Napoleonic conflicts is confined to the Wars of the First and Third Coalitions and the campaign of Leipzig, but I'll do my best to give you a hand elsewhere.

For the Spanish, do you want irregular leaders like Francisco Espoz y Mina or just limit the search to regulars like Blake y Joyes and the marquis of La Romana? On the Ottoman leaders, I'm unfamiliar with anything but the most rudimentary knowledge of their commanders in the 1806-12 conflict with Russia; to that end, Yusufpaşa, Admiral Kapudanpaşa Seyit-Ali, and Ahmadpaşa are the relevant names. You'd probably profit from a look at the names of Turkish commanders in the Greek war of independence, their Russo-Turkish War of 1828-9, and perhaps of the Orlov Revolt.

Also, a list. This is from an OOB of the Leipzig campaign, and since you don't seem to lack for French commanding officer names, I'll just post the Allied one.

Austria

• von Hessen-Homburg
• Scheither
• Bubna
• Zechmeister
• Wieland
• Klenau
• Mohr
• von Hohenlohe
• Schafer
• Splenyi
• Mayer
• Abele
• Best
• Desfours
• Gyulai
• Crenneville
• Haecht
• Murray
• Salins
• Csolich
• Lederer
• Sorbenburg
• Longueville
• Alois von Liechtenstein
• Kloppstein
• Meczery
• Colloredo
• Hardegg
• Raigecourt
• Wimpffen
• Giffing
• Czerwenka
• Greth
• Wurmb
• Weissenwolf
• Furstenwaerther
• Oklopesta
• Bianchi
• Beck
• Haugwitz
• Quallenberg
• Nostitz
• von Klebelsberg
• Rothkirch
• Auersperg
• Kuttalek

Sweden

• Stedingk
• Posse
• Schultzenheim
• Leonhard von Reuterskiold
• Sandels
• Brandstrom
• Casimir von Reuterskiold
• Boije
• Geist

Prussia

• Rudiger
• Moeller
• von Alvensleben
• Werder
• Klux
• Pirch
• Ziethen
• Prinz August Ferdinand von Hohenzollern
• Roeder
• Wrangel
• Mutius
• Braun
• Borstell
• Krafft
• Oppen
• Treskow
• Sydow
• Katzeler
• Steinmetz
• Karl von Mecklenburg
• Horn
• Hunerbein
• Juergass

Russia

• Schuvanov
• Sakomelsky
• Lissanevich
• Illovaisky
• Nikitin
• Gorchakov
• Mesenzov
• Lukov
• Helffreich
• Ljallin
• Roth
• Vustov
• Shahovskoye
• Shalfinsky
• Pushnitsky
• Valkov
• Tsoglokov
• Kniasam
• Acht
• Hmelianov
• Levin
• Sulima
• de Damas
• Hesse
• Yermolov
• Rosen
• Potemkin
• Bistrom
• Udom
• Sheltchin
• Krishanovsky
• Galitzin
• Preradovich
• Arsenius
• Koburg
• Kretov
• Karateyov
• Leontiev
• Gudovich
• Duka
• Levachov
• Shaivich
• Chaklikov
• Platov
• Kudachev
• von Bergmann
• Shcherbatov
• Huene
• Vorontsov
• Melnikov
• Staal
• Kniper
• Manteuffel
• Magnus von der Pahlen
• Zagrisky
• Ilovaisky
• Laptev
• Shirvan
• Harpe
• Ochakov
• Lanskoy
• Lieven
• Sass
• Aklestychev
• Rachmanov
• Repninskoy
• Nevyerovsky
• Stavitsky
• Alekseyev
• Kologrivov
• Sacken
• Rudzevich
• Poltaratsky
• Yushkov
• Grimbladt
• Syeverskoye
• Olsufiev
• Kornilov
• Tern
• Anensur
• Tishanovsky
• Kapzevich
• Urusov
• Shenshin
• Rehrin
• Turchaninov
• Shkapsky
• Durnov
• Borozdin
• Guryalov
• Karpenko
• Turgenev
• Bistram
• Pilar
• Kern
• Chertov
• Karitanov

 

[nokmirt]

Dachs,
Very nice list I will certainly be using most of these names for the new mod, I was thinking of creating a rank system, where everyone fits it by rank. So instead of a great general, you will have a major, who upgrades to Colonel to Brig. General to general of division, all the way up to Marshall or Field Marshall for some civs. I was thinking of doing the same for the navy, and maybe trying to keep commanders that were cavalry leaders like Ponsonby, with the horse. I suppose the same might be possible for artillery. All this will come into play with technology, since I can build a tech tree now. I have yet to blueprint one yet though, but I put these thoughts in the back of my mind. It is amazing all thats possible here.

Ok, for the irregular leaders for Spain or the Turks is fine, and Portugal too, who I forgot about. I am working on Spain now. Alls well that ends well. Thanks Dachs

Man is there one hell of an interesting story in the Civ3 stories forums, here's the link
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=315571
A story about Russia during the Age of Imperialism, and very very well done. Now the question is should Russia side with Britain and France, or Germany and Austro-Hungary. War has broken out between the British and the Boers. Austro-Hungary sides with the Boers dragging Germany in the war, with their mutual protection pact. Take a look and see what you think.

Ha Ha Sorry, I am in such a rush I did not multi quote, so I took out your quote.