Battle of Saalfeld order of battle
The Battle of Saalfeld took place on the 10 October 1806. A French force of 12,800 men commanded by Marshal Jean Lannes defeated a Prussian-Saxon force of 8,300 men under Prince Louis Ferdinand. French V Corps. Commander-in-chief: Marshal Jean Lannes Chief of staff: Général de Division Claude Victor-Perrin 1st Division. Général de Division Louis-Gabriel Suchet 1st Brigade. Général de Brigade Michel Marie Claparède 2nd Brigade. Général de Brigade Honoré Charles Reille 3rd Brigade. Général de Brigade Dominique Honoré Antoine Vedel Cavalry Brigade. Général de Brigade Anne-François-Charles Trelliard  Strengths as at 1 October 1806. Prussian-Saxon Advanced Guard Division. Generalleutenant Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia General staff: Stabskapitän Detachment at Blankenburg. Generalmajor Troops at Saalfeld. Prussian Troops Saxon Troops Generalmajor Generalmajor 16 additional guns attached to the infantry regiments Detachment at Pößneck. Generalmajor Total strength 9 October 1806: 7,500 infantry, 2,700 cavalry, 44 guns