Hi all,
I'm a new member and looking for any information or pointers for where to find such information, concerning the composition of Grand Quartier Général Impérial in 1814. Especially ranks and names would be really helpfull.
Thanks in advance.
Barry
Joseph Grabowski was a polish officer attached to the Grand Quartier General in 1814. In his memoirs he lists on page 192 some of the personnel belonging to Napoleon's head quarters at the beginning of the 1814 campaign.
https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k930601s?rk=21459;2
Napoleon's Imperial Headquarters
Osprey
Ronald Pawly & Patrice Courcelle
In 2 parts
Revue Napoléon 1er, n° 60 (mai/juin/juillet 2011)
Dossier : L'Etat-major de la Grande Armée
Le grand quartier général impérial, un instrument sans équivalent (Jean-François Brun)
https://www.napoleon-series.org/military/organization/France/HQ/c_NapoleonsHQ1813PartII.html
I would suggest the work by Koch, especially volume 3
Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire de la campagne de 1814
https://books.google.de/books?id=qHgOAAAAYAAJ&dq=editions%3APveyBXnr1ooC&hl=de&source=gbs_book_other_versions
when viewing opt for double page.
Both Henry Houssaye and Baron Agathon Fain wrote books on 1814, so that might be a place to start.
We're all mostly new here, so don't feel alone.