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The Royal Saxon Army (German: Königlich Sächsische Armee) was the military force of the Electorate (1682–1807) and later the Kingdom of Saxony (1807–1918). A regular Saxon army was first established in 1682 and it continued to exist until the abolition of the German monarchies in 1918.
The Saxon Army 1810 - 13 Part VI: Orders-of-Battle - The Campaigns of 1812 - 13. By Howard Giles. Sketches by Geoff Gibbs. Russia. The 1812 campaign was to involve, and be the death of, most of the Saxon army. Designated VII Corps, two Saxon divisions consisting of 18 battalions, 16 squadrons and 50 guns (including 20 Regimental pieces), formed ...
The Saxon Army 1810 - 13. Part II: The Cavalry. By Howard Giles. Sketches by Geoff Gibbs. The Saxon army enjoyed a high proportion of cavalry to infantry, 8 Regiments of horse to 11 of foot. This reflected the good cavalry country in Saxony and the consequent high quality of horseflesh.
Germany: 1813. Whilst Napoleon reconstructed the Grande Armee for the approaching struggle, the survivors of 1812 were entrusted with holding the Russians and Prussians at ba:y. VII Corps was assigned to the Army of the Elbe. Towards the end of March, the surviving Saxons left Durutte (Reynier had fallen ill) and joined Thielmann at Torgau.
The Kingdom of Saxony ( German: Königreich Sachsen ), lasting from 1806 to 1918, was an independent member of a number of historical confederacies in Napoleonic through post-Napoleonic Germany. The kingdom was formed from the Electorate of Saxony. From 1871, it was part of the German Empire.
English: The Royal Saxon Army (with a strength not more than 2 divisions) was under the command of the Rulers of Saxony. With the formation of the Confederation of the Rhine by Napoleon the Royal Saxon Army joined the French "La Grande Armée" along with 37 other German states.
But the Saxon army would subsequently grow and even surpass the strength it had had in 1702. When Saxony's participation in the fighting ended in 1717, its army had reached a strength of 29,900 men. At the beginning of the war, a Saxon infantry regiment consisted of 15 companies of 150 men each (including a company staff of 17 men).
