Inspection des Dépôts de Prisonniers de Guerre Autrichiens par l'Inspecteur Général du Service de Santé des Armées Des Genettes
we learn that these 18 depots in 6 departments of Burgundy and Champagne gathered more than 18 300 men (and women of course)
eg. Sens 774 of 2 battalions and few women Joigny 809 from the same Regiment of Kollovrath and few women more a 10 year old child
Avallon 408 but 12 sick women are at the hospice
Autun 1100 men and 5 women came to this town, including companies numbering 300 slavonians in bad health leading to 112 dead in less than 3 months
Chalon-sur-Saône the 985 prisoners of war barracked at enjoy the most perfect health; a regiment of artillerymen is especially noted for its cleanliness.
Tournus 913 POWs including 12 women, almost all cavalrymen
Mâcon The nudity of the 1109 prisoners of war in the depot is hideous. A third have no shoes; several, no shirts; this is due to the fact that this corps was surprised in deep security, and far from its baggage; It will be impossible for him to set out without shirts, without shoes, without any hairstyle, and without clothes or greatcoats.
Langres 1031 including 13 women, the Depot suffered 89 dead
Troyes 2055 from Regiments Kaiser Manfredini Reuss-Greitz Wurtember and others
Châlons-sur-Marne 2144 including 28 women and 4 children of which 2 born in Châlons
from Ernest d'Hauterive's La Police Secrète du Premier Empire
The prefect of Allier explains that, on 29 Brumaire, a detachment of 700 Austrian prisoners arrived in Moulins, without escort. The 30 another of 2400: the escort was made up of a second lieutenant and seven conscripts without uniforms. 2 Frimaire 1200; it is not said whether they had an escort.
. — 10th february 1806 by order of His Majesty, there will be no more depots of Austrian prisoners of war, granting all those who wanted to settle in France, whether for military service or the exercise of any profession, permission to reside there to work for owners, manufacturers, artisans, farmers and other individuals, or by employment in public workshops,
A destination will be assigned to those who want to serve in the armies. Finally, those who declare that they want to return to Germany will be sent to the Rhin, by detachments and under the escort of the gendarmerie.
The prefect of Ain states that there were 1042 Austrian prisoners at the Bourg depot. 41 died and there are still 154 in the hospital. Only one enlisted for the Regiment de Pionniers and five declared that they would stay with rural landowners who admitted them to their service. The prefect adds that, until now, it has not been possible to determine a larger number to take up residence in France, because all of them are Hungarian or Croatian and cannot learn either the language or the customs.
The prefect of Nièvre states that there were 1470 military prisoners at the Nevers depot. 1328 left for Germany; 28 died at hospital; 66 are still there; 48 remain in France voluntarily; previously 191 were employed in the town or in the countryside about a total of 1517, finally 54 took advantage of the permission granted to them to remain in France
The prefects of Landes and Drôme report on the departures of Austrian prisoners. Those of the Landes, in three detachments. Only 10 have benefited from permission to remain in France and are in the service of agricultural owners. The others left in order and gave rise to no complaints. In the Drôme, 81 of these prisoners remained voluntarily in France: 30 with farmers, 45 in the 2nd Horse Artillery Regiment, 6 in the 25th Light Infantry. remain 99 in Drôme hospitals, whose destination has not yet been decided. All other Austrian prisoners were directed to the German border.
The rich English who are in Moulins, Lord Elgin, Lord Clarke and others, publicly and ostentatiously exercise acts of generosity towards the Austrian and Russian prisoners sent to this city. They give each of them a high salary of five sols per day and gather a large number of them in their courtyard, every day at mealtime, to distribute food to them. These apparent alms are all testimonies of British gratitude to the auxiliaries who fought for the Nation. They also aim to encourage these prisoners to return to their homeland to enter the service and not take advantage of the offers made to them to settle in France.
in the Dept of Yonne 3534 POW'S (including 60 women and children) less 84 dead, 46 choose to remain in France of which 13 to serve in the French Army