French 1st Army 5 September 1914

Commanding Officer: General Dubail French 1st Army 5 September 1914 8th Corps: General de Castelli (detached on 14 Setpember & assigned to 2nd Army) 15th Infantry Division: General Bajolle 29th Brigade: Colonel Ferret 56th Infantry Regiment 134th Infantry Regiment 30th Brigade: General de Montdésir (Colonel Brasier on 7 September) 10th Infantry Regiment 27th Infantry Regiment 16th Chasseur Regiment (1 sqn) 48th Artillery Regiment (RAC)(3 75mm groups) 8/1 Co., 4th Regiment 16th Infantry Division: Colonel Reibell (9 Sep General Parron de Mondésir) 31st Brigade: Colonel Reibell 85th Infantry Regiment 95th Infantry Regiment 32nd Brigade: Colonel Marie 13th Infantry Regiment 29th Infantry Regiment 16th Chasseur Regiment (1 sqn) 1st Artillery Regiment (RAC)(3 75mm groups) 8/2 Co., 4th Regiment Reserve Infantry: 210th Infantry Regiment 227th Infantry Regiment 16th Chasseur Regiment (4 sqns) 37th Artillery Regiment (RAC)(4 75mm groups) 8/3, 8/4, 8/16, 8/21 Co., 4th Regiment 13th Corps: General Alix (detached on 11 September & assigned to 6th Army) 25th Infantry Division: General Delétoille (8 September General Chandezon) 49th Brigade: General d'infreville 38th Infantry Regiment 86th Infantry Regiment 50th Brigade: General Chandezon (8 September Colonel Pentel) 16th Infantry Regiment 1

98th Infantry Regiment 3rd Regiment (1 sqn) 36th Artillery Regiment (RAC)(3 75mm groups) 13/1 Co., 4th Regiment 26th Infantry Division: General Pillot 51st Brigade: colonel de la Porte 105th Infantry Regiment 121st Infantry Regiment 52nd Brigade: General Collas 92nd Infantry Regiment 139th Infantry Regiment 3rd Chasseur Regiment (1 sqn) 16th Artillery Regiment (RAC)(3 75mm groups) 13/2 Co., 4th Regiment Reserve Infantry: 41st Chasseur à Pied Battalion 71st Chasseur à Pied Battalion 43rd Chasseur à Pied Battalion 50th Chasseur à Pied Battalion 3rd Chasseur Regiment (4 sqns) 53rd Artillery Regiment (RAC)(4 75mm groups) 13/3, 13/4, 13/16, 13/21 Co., 4th Regiment 14th Corps: General Baret 27th Infantry Division: General Blazer 53rd Brigade: General Baquet (7 September Colonel Chepey) 75th Infantry Regiment 140th Infantry Regiment 14th Alpine Chasseur Battalion (Alpine Group) 54th Brigade: General Sorbets (7 September Colonel Rouvier) 52nd Infantry Regiment 7th Alpine Chasseur Battalion (Alpine Group) 9th Hussar Regiment (1 sqn) 2nd Artillery Regiment (RAC)(3 75mm groups) 1st Mountain Artillery Regiment (RAM)(1 btry 65mm) 2nd Mountain Artillery Regiment (RAM)(1 btry 65mm) 14/1 Co., 4th Regiment 28th Infantry Division: General Putz 55th Brigade: Colonel Rabier 22nd Infantry Regiment 99th Infantry Regiment 2

56th Brigade: Colonel Hallouin 30th Infantry Regiment 11th B.A.C. (Alpine Group) 9th Hussars Regiment (1 sqn) 54th Artillery Regiment (RAC)(3 75mm groups) 1st Mountain Artillery Regiment (RAM)(1 btry 65mm) 14/2 Co., 4th Regiment Reserve 9th Hussar Regiment (4 sqns) 6th Artillery Regiment (RAC)(3 75mm groups) 14/3, 14/6, 14/16, 14/21 Co., 4th Regiment Provisional Army Corps: General Delétoile (formed 5 September) 1st (Vassart) Infantry Division: General Vassart 89th Brigade: Colonel Büchner (7 September Colonel Castaing) 157th Infantry Regiment (4 bns) 163rd Infantry Regiment (4 bns) 2nd Colonial Brigade: Lt.Col. Roulet (11 September Colonel Marchand) 5th Colonial Infantry Regiment 6th Colonial Infantry Regiment 4th Chasseurs d'afrique Regiment (1) 1 A.C./14 Group & 2 Groups of AD/44 6th Artillery Regiment (RAC)(4 75mm groups) 9th Artillery Regiment (RAC)(1 75mm btry) 53rd Artillery Regiment (RAC)(1 75mm btry) 1 company 2nd (Barbot) Infantry Division: General Barbot 88th Brigade: Colonel Barbot (later General)(7 September Colonel de Jévigney) 97th Infantry Regiment (4 bns) 159th Infantry Regiment (4 bns) 4th Reserve Chasseur à Pied Battalion 54th Chasseur à Pied Battalion 57th Chasseur à Pied Battalion 60th Chasseur à Pied Battalion 61st Chasseur à Pied Battalion 4th Chasseurs d'afrqiue Regiment (1 sqn) 2 Groups of AD/44 38th Artillery Regiment (RAC)(3 75mm groups) 58th Artillery Regiment (RAC)(1 75mm btry) 54th Chasseur à Pied Battalion (1 alpine battery) 3

1 Company Reserve: 4th Chasseurs d'afrique (2 sqns) 14/22 Co., 4th Regiment Groupement des Vosges (future 34th Corps: General Putz 41st Infantry Division: General Claret de la Touche (after 13 September General Bolgert) 82nd Brigade: 23rd Infantry Regiment 133rd Infantry Regiment 5th Chasseur à Pied Battalion (41st Infantry Div) 13th Alpine Chasseur Battalion (part of 28th Inf Div) 11th Chasseurs Regiment (1 sqn) 2 Groups of 4th Artillery Regiment (RAC)AD/41 (1 75mm group)ad/58 2 Alpine Batteries, 13th & 22nd Alpine Chasseurs 7/2 Co., 2nd Battalion Lt. Col. Gratier Group in the East Vosges 12th Chasseur à Pied Battalion 28th Chasseur à Pied Battalion 30th Chasseur à Pied Battalion 152nd Infantry Regiment (81st Brigade, 41st Div) 11th Chasseur Regiment (1 sqn) 12th Alpine Battery 28th Alpine Battery 30th Alpine Battery 1st R.A.M. (2 reserve batteries) Gérardmer (2 reserve batteries) 4th R.A.C. (1 Group - AD/41) Claret de la Touche Detachment: 115th Brigade: colnel Roget 229th Infantry Regiment 256th Infantry Regiment 334th Infantry Regiment Attached: 26th Dragoon Regiment (1 sqn) Infantry Regiment Cornimont Mixed Brigade: General Joubert 116th Brigade: 213th Infantry Regiment 285th Infantry Regiment 295th Infantry Regiment Chasseur à Pied Brigade: 15th Chasseur à Pied Battalion 68th Chasseur à Pied Battalion 52nd Alpine Chasseur Battalion 70th Alpine Chasseur Battalion 46th Alpine Chasseur Battalion 26th Dragoon Regiment (1 sqn) 4

3rd Chasseur Regiment (1 sqn) AD/58 (1 75mm group) 68th Alpine Battery (BCA) 52nd Alpine Battery (BCA) 60th Alpine Battery (BCA) 46th Alpine Battery (BCA) Groupement Soud: General Mazel 66th Reserve Division: General Mazel 131st Brigade: General Sauzède (Colonel Gadel after 8 September) 280th Infantry Regiment 281st Infantry Regiment 286th Infantry Regiment 132nd Brigade: General Sarrade 215th Infantry Regiment 253rd Infantry Regiment 343rd Infantry Regiment 5/,6/19th DRagoons Regiment 3rd Artillery Regiment (RAC)(1 75mm group) 9th Artillery Regiment (RAC)(1 75mm group) 56th Artillery Regiment (RAC)(1 75mm group) 16/13, 16/19, 16/24 Co., 2nd Regiment 14th Dragoon Brigade: General de la Tour 17th Dragoon Regiment 26th Dragoon Regiment 21st Chasseur à Pied Battalion (1 cyclist platoon) Other: 44th Infantry Division (assigned to Provisional Army Corps on 10 September 1914) Organization unknown FORTRESSES: Belfort/57th Reserve Division: General Thévenet 57th Reserve Division: General Bernard 113th Brigade: Lt. Col. Alberg 235th Infantry Regiment 242nd Infantry Regiment 260th Infantry Regiment 114th Brigade: Colonel Quais 244th Infantry Regiment 371st Infantry Regiment 372nd Infantry Regiment 11th Dragoon Regiment (1 sqn) 18th Dragoon Regiment (1 sqn) 5th Artillery Regiment (RAC)(2 75mm groups) 47th Artillery Regiment (RAC)(1 75mm groups) 28/1, 28/21st, D.T./8 Co., 28th Battalion 5

Belfort: Belfort Brigade: General Rouquerol 171st Infantry Regiment (3) 172nd Infantry Regiment (3) Territorial Troops: 49th Territorial Infantry Regiment 50th Territorial Infantry Regiment 53rd Territorial Infantry Regiment 55th Territorial Infantry Regiment 56th Territorial Infantry Regiment 57th Territorial Infantry Regiment Infantry Depots: 2 Coustoms Battaliosn 7th Chasseur-Forestier Company 1 Fireman Company Other: 24 Foot Batteries 6 Engineering Companies 1 Balloonist Company Epinal/71st Reserve Division: General Thévenet 71st Reserve Division: General Kaufmant 141st Brigade: Colonel Keller 349th Infantry Regiment 358th Infantry Regiment 370th Infantry Regiment 142nd Brigade: Colonel Clause 217th Infantry Regiment 221st Infantry Regiment 309th Infantry Regiment 12th Hussar Regiment (2 sqns) 4th Artillery Regiment (RAC)(1 75mm group) 62nd Artillery Regiment (RAC)(2 75mm groups) 27/1, 27/21 Co., 11th Regiment D.T./8 Epina: 170th Infantry Regiment (4) Territorial Troops: 37th Territorial Infantry Regiment 38th Territorial Infantry Regiment 39th Territorial Infantry Regiment 43rd Territorial Infantry Regiment 58th Territorial Infantry Regiment Infantry Depot: 1st Chasseur-Forestier Company Other: 23 foot batteries 5 Engineer Companies 1 Balloonist Company 6

6th Cavalry Corps: General de Mitry 6th Light Brigade: General Morel 11th Hussar Regiment 13th Chasseur Regiment 6th Dragoon Regiment: General Lapérrine 2nd Dragoon Regiment 14th Dragoon Regiment 5th Cuirassier Brigade: colonel Bartoli 7th Cuirassier Regiment 10th Cuirassier Regiment Infantry: 13th Chasseur à Pied Battalion (6th Cyclist Group) 54th Artillery Regiment (1 group of 75mm guns) 4th Regiment (Bicyclist Sappers) 5th Heavy Artillery Regiment: (48 guns) 1st 155 CTR Group (3 btries, 12 guns)(assigned to 8th Corps) 2nd 155 CTR Group (3 btries, 12 guns)(assigned to 13th Corps) 3rd 120 C. Baquet Group (3 btries, 12 guns)(assigned to 14th Corps) 4th 120 C. Baquet Group (3 btries, 12 guns)(assigned to the Provisional Army Corps. Aircraft: 3rd Squadron Blériot (6 aircraft) 9th Squadron Blériot (6 aircraft) 10th Squadron Blériot (6 aircraft) 18th Squadron Blériot (6 aircraft) 17th Squadron Bréguet (6 aircraft) 5th Squadron Farman (6 aircraft) Cyclists: 55th B.C.P (1 co) 1st Company of Sappers-Telegraphist 23rd Co., 1/7th Pontooneer Regiment Det. Radio Telegraphists Officers Men 8th & 13th Corps 920 22,255 14th Cavalry Corps Provisional Corps 689 512 35,280 35,280 71th Reserve Div 445 28,129 Vosges Group 930 14th Dragoon Brigade 69 52,013 1,367 41st Infantry Div 295 13,322 57th Reserve Div 320 15,829 French Official History, Les Armées Francaises dans la Grande Guerre 7

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