IV corp at Borodino
Hi guys looking for some help. i have the OOB for IV corp at Borodino, now i know the italian guard were there but what nationality would the infantry have been in the 13th and 14th infantry divisions have been. Were they French or would thay have been Italian Line

These were French divisions, not Italian, but with some Croatians and far-from-home Spanish for colour. 13th Infantry Division: GdD Delzons - - - - - - - - Infantry Brigade: GdB de St. Aubin - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8th Light <2 btns. + 2 light guns> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 84th Line <4 btns. + 2 light guns> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Croat 1st Provisional <2 btns.> - - - - - - - - Infantry Brigade: GdB Plauzonne - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 92nd Line <4 btns. + 2 light guns> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 106th Line <4 btns. + 2 light guns> - - - - - - - - Artillery: ChdB Demay - - - - - - - - - - - - - - IX Foot Battery/2nd Foot Art. Reg. <8> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - II Horse Battery/4th Horse Art. Reg. <6> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - attached: Sapper Company 14th Infantry Division: GdD Broussier - - - - - - - - Infantry Brigade: GdB de Sivray - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18th Light <2 btns. + 2 light guns> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 53rd Line <4 btns. + 2 light guns> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Spanish Joseph Bonaparte Line <2 btns.> - - - - - - - - Infantry Brigade: GdB Alméras - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9th Line <4 btns. + 2 light guns> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 35th Line <4 btns. + 2 light guns> - - - - - - - - Artillery: ChdB Hermann - - - - - - - - - - - - - - VII Foot Battery/2nd Foot Art. Reg. <8> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - III Horse Battery/4th Horse Art. Reg. <6> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - attached: Sapper Company

While the regiments in 13 and 14 Divisions were "French" they all had their depots and drew there recruits from, Italy. The men were Italian before Napoleon and Italian after him. Alan

So would they have been dressed in french uniforms or Italian

French.

Ta very much for the help :D