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XIV Corps (Turkey)
14 Corps, 14th Corps, Fourteenth Corps, or XIV Corps may refer to: * XIV Corps (Grande Armée), a unit of the Imperial French Army during the Napoleonic Wars * XIV Corps (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army prior to and during World War I * XIV Reserve Corps (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army during World War I * XIV Corps (India) * XIV Corps (Ottoman Empire) * 14th Army Corps (Russian Empire), a unit of the Imperial Russian Army between 1877 and 1918 * 14th Army Corps (Russian Federation) The 14th Army Corps, () is a tactical formation of the Russian Navy formed in 2017 as part of the Northern Fleet. It is the tactical command of the Northern Fleet's coastal defence troops. The corps is located in Murmansk Oblast, with its headqua ..., a unit of the Russian Ground Forces since 2016 * XIV Corps (United Kingdom) * XIV Corps (United States) * XIV Corps (Union Army), a unit in the American Civil War See also * List of military corps by number [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XIV Corps (Grande Armée)
The XIV Corps of the ''Grande Armée'' was a French military formation that existed for several months during the Napoleonic Wars. The corps was organized in the summer of 1813 and Marshal of the Empire, Marshal Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr was appointed as its commander. The formation was made up of four French infantry divisions, one cavalry division, and supporting artillery. The XIV Corps was stationed near Dresden to watch the passes of the Erzgebirge Mountains, which were the border between the hostile Austrian Empire and the allied Kingdom of Saxony. Saint-Cyr's corps played a major role in Emperor Napoleon, Napoleon I's victory at the Battle of Dresden in late August. Since it was assigned to garrison Dresden, the XIV Corps missed the Battle of Leipzig in October. Isolated after Napoleon's decisive defeat at Leipzig, the unit endured the Siege of Dresden (1813), Siege of Dresden which ended in November with a French surrender. Order of battle Dresden, 1813 XIV Corps: Marshal L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |