Claim: In Éloi Laurent Despeaux's class the regular troops consisted of the 1st Battalions of the 17th and 25th Line Infantry Demi-brigades, and all infantry battalions were  numbered between 783 and 919 soldiers.
Evidence: In Despeaux's division the regular troops consisted of the 1st Battalions of the 17th and 25th Line Infantry Demi-brigades, 127 horsemen of the 6th Cavalry and 83 gunners from the 3rd and 6th Artillery. All infantry battalions numbered between 783 and 919 soldiers.