Order of battle of the Waterloo campaign
French Army order of battle
Headquarters
L'Armée du Nord under the command of Emperor Napoleon I.
Major Général (Chief of Staff): Marshal Soult, Duke of Dalmatia.
Commander of artillery: General of Division Charles-Étienne-François Ruty.
Field commanders under the direct command of Emperor Napoleon:
- Marshal Ney, Prince of the Moskova:
- On 16 June 1815, at the battle of Quatre Bras, in command of the Left Wing: I Corps, II Corps (minus the Girard division, present at the battle of Ligny), III Cavalry Corps (minus the l'Héritier division, present at the battle of Ligny) and Imperial Guard light cavalry division.
- On 18 June 1815, at the battle of Waterloo, effective field commander of all the French forces present, minus those engaged at Plancenoit (VI Corps and elements of the Guard).
- Marshal Marquis de Grouchy:
- On 16 June 1815, at the Battle of Ligny, in command of the French Cavalry Reserve: I Cavalry Corps, II Cavalry Corps, the l'Héritier division (detached from III Cavalry Corps) and IV Cavalry Corps.
- Between 17 and 19 June 1815, in command of the Right Wing: III Corps (minus the Domon's cavalry division, present at the battle of Waterloo), IV Corps, I Cavalry Corps (minus the division of Subervie present at the battle of Waterloo, but with the Teste infantry division attached to it), II Cavalry Corps.
I Corps
Unit | Commander | Complement | Officers | Other Ranks | Losses (Killed, Mortally wounded, Wounded) |
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I Corps | Général du Division Comte Jean-Baptiste Drouet d'Erlon | 19,357 44 guns | 825 | 18,532 | |
1st Infantry Division | Général de Brigade Baron Joachim Jérôme Quiot du Passage (commanding in the absence of Allix) | 4,182 | 177 | 4,005 | |
1st Brigade | Colonel Claude Charlet (acting Commander) | 2,110 | 86 | 2,024 | 35 officers |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 54e Régiment de Ligne | Colonel Claude Charlet | 962 | 41 | 921 | 20 officers |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 55e Régiment de Ligne | Colonel Jean-Pierre Monneret | 1,148 | 45 | 1,103 | 15 officers |
2nd Brigade | Général de Brigade Baron Charles-Francois Bourgeois | 1,881 | 84 | 1,797 | 49 officers |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 28e Régiment de Ligne | Colonel Marc-Antoine-Alexandre de Saint-Michel | 898 | 42 | 856 | 17 officers |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 105e Régiment de Ligne (lost Eagle) | Colonel Jean Genty | 983 | 42 | 941 | 32 officers |
Division d'Artillerie | 191 | 7 | 184 | ||
20e Companie 6e d'Artillerie a Pied | Capitaine Hamelin | 85 6x6lb guns & 2x5.5in howitzers | 4 | 81 | |
5/1er Train Squadron | 106 | 3 | 103 | ||
2nd Division | Général de Division Baron François-Xavier Donzelot | 5,315 | 193 | 5,122 | |
1st Brigade | Général de Brigade Baron Nicolas Schmitz | 2,930 | 104 | 2,826 | 49 officers |
1er, 2e and 3e Bataillons, 13e Régiment de Légère | Colonel Pierre Gougeon | 1,875 | 61 | 1,814 | 28 officers |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 17e Régiment de Ligne | Colonel Chevalier Nicolas-Noel Gueurel | 1,055 | 43 | 1,012 | 21 officers |
2nd Brigade | Général de brigade Baron Aulard | 2,200 | 85 | 2,115 | 41 officers |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 19e Régiment de Ligne | Colonel Jean-Aimable Trupel | 1,032 | 43 | 989 | 22 officers |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 51er Régiment de Ligne | Colonel Jean-Antoine Rignon | 1,168 | 42 | 1,126 | 19 officers |
Division d,Artillerie | 185 | 4 | 181 | ||
10e Companie 6e d'Artillerie a Pied | Capitaine Cantin | 89 6x6lb guns & 2x5.5in howitzers | 3 | 86 | |
5/1er Train Squadron | 96 | 1 | 95 | ||
3rd Division | Général de Division Baron Pierre-Louis Binet de Marcognet | 4,084 | 176 | 3,908 | |
1st Brigade | Général de Brigade Antoine Nogues | 1,928 | 87 | 1,841 | 24 officers |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 21e Régiment de Ligne | Colonel Jean-Nicolas-Louis Carre Wounded Colonel Nicholas-Placide Ledoux | 1,040 | 44 | 996 | 0.[lower-alpha 1] |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 46e Régiment de Ligne | Colonel Louis-Andre Dupre | 888 | 43 | 845 | 24 officers |
2nd Brigade | Général de Brigade Baron Jean-George Grenier | 1,977 | 83 | 1,894 | 62 officers |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 25e Régiment de Ligne | Colonel Jean-Joseph Gromety | 974 | 40 | 934 | 31 officers |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 45e Régiment de Ligne (lost Eagle) | Colonel Louis-Guillaume-Joseph Chapuzet | 1,003 | 43 | 960 | 31 officers |
Division d,Artillerie | 179 | 6 | 173 | ||
19e Companie 6e d'Artillerie a Pied | Capitaine Emon | 85 6x6lb guns & 2x5.5in howitzers | 4 | 81 | |
2/1er Train Squadron | 94 | 2 | 92 | ||
4th Division | Général de Division Comte Pierre François Joseph Durutte | 4,034 | 161 | 3,873 | |
1st Brigade | Général de Brigade Chevalier Jean-Gaudens-Claude Pegot | 2,126 | 77 | 2,049 | 30 officers |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 8e Régiment de Ligne | Colonel Louis-Gabriel Hypolyte Ruelle | 980 | 37 | 943 | 20 officers |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 29e Régiment de Ligne | Colonel Etienne-Nicolas Rousselot | 1,146 | 40 | 1,106 | 10 officers |
2nd Brigade | Général de Brigade Jean-Louis Brue | 1,731 | 80 | 1,651 | 41 officers |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 85e Régiment de Ligne | Colonel Andre Pierre Masson | 631 | 40 | 591 | 22 officers |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 95e Régiment de Ligne | Colonel Jean-Baptiste Garnier | 1,100 | 40 | 1,060 | 19 officers |
Division d,Artillerie | 177 | 4 | 173 | ||
9e Companie 6e d'Artillerie a Pied | Capitaine Bourgeois I | 84 4x6lb guns & 2x5.5in howitzers | 3 | 81 | |
3/1er Train Squadron | 93 | 1 | 92 | ||
1st Light Cavalry Division | Général de Division Baron Charles Claude Jacquinot | 1,738 | 114 | 1,624 | |
1st Brigade | Général de Brigade Baron Adrien-Francois de Bruno | 801 | 54 | 747 | |
7e Régiment de Hussards | Colonel Marcellin Marbot | 435 | 24 | 411 | 9 officers |
3e Régiment de Chasseurs-à-Cheval | Colonel Anatole-Charles-Alexis de la Woestine | 365 | 29 | 336 | 11 officers |
2nd Brigade | Général de Brigade Baron Martin-Alexis Gobrecht | 703 | 50 | 653 | |
3e Régiment de Chevaux-légers (Lanciers) | Colonel Charles-Francois Martique | 406 | 27 | 379 | 8 officers |
4e Régiment de Chevaux-légers (Lanciers) | Colonel Louis Bro | 296 | 22 | 274 | 9 officers |
2e Companie 1er d'Artillerie a Cheval | Capitaine Bourgeois II | 73 4x6lb guns & 2x5.5in howitzers | 3 | 70 | |
I Corps Artillerie Reserve | Général de Brigade Jean-Charles De Salles | 88 | 4 | 84 | |
11e Companie 6e d'Artillerie à Pied | Captaine Charlet | 87 6x12 lb guns & 2x5.5in howitzers | 3 | 84 |
II Corps
Unit | Commander | Complement | Officers | Other Ranks |
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II Corps | Général de Division Comte Honoré Charles Reille | 22,731, 32 guns | 852 | 21,879 |
5th Division | Général de Division Baron Gilbert Bachelu | 4,178 | 166 | 4,012 |
1st Brigade | Général de Brigade Baron Pierre-Antoine Husson | 1,944 | 69 | 1,875 |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 2e Régiment de Légère | Colonel Pierre-Francois Maigrot | 2,341 | 94 | 2247 |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 61e Régiment de Ligne | Colonel Charles Bouge | 830 | 34 | 796 |
2nd Brigade | Général de Brigade Baron Toussaint Campi | 2,043 | 91 | 1,952 |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 72e Régiment de Ligne | Colonel Frederic-Armand Thibault | 970 | 38 | 932 |
1er, 2e and 3e Bataillons, 108e Régiment de Ligne | Colonel Philippe Higonet | 1,073 | 53 | 1,020 |
Division d'Artillerie | 191 | 6 | 185 | |
18e Companie 6e d'Artillerie a Pied | Capitaine Deshaulles | 90 6x6lb guns & 2x5.5in howitzers | 4 | 86 |
3/1er Train Squadron | 101 | 2 | 99 | |
6th Division | Général de Division Prince Jérôme Bonaparte | 7,878 | 237 | 7,641 |
1st Brigade | Général de Brigade Baron Pierre-Francois Bauduin | 4,147 | 125 | 4,022 |
1er, 2e, and 3e Bataillons, 1ére Régiment de Légère | Colonel Amedee-Louis Despans-Cubieres | 1,853 | 54 | 1,799 |
1er, 2e, 3e, and 4e Bataillons, 3e Régiment de Ligne | Colonel Hubert Vautrin | 943 | 42 | 901 |
2nd Brigade | Général de Brigade Baron Jean-Louis Soye | 3,531 | 106 | 3,425 |
1er, 2e, and 3e Bataillons, 1ére Régiment de Ligne | Colonel Michel Jacquemet | 1,766 | 52 | 1,714 |
1er, 2e, and 3e Bataillons, 2e Régiment de Ligne | Colonel Jean Trippe | 1,765 | 54 | 1,711 |
Division d'Artillerie | 200 | 6 | 194 | |
2e Companie 2e d'Artillerie a Pied | Capitaine Meunier | 96 6x6lb guns & 2x5.5in howitzers | 4 | 92 |
1er Equippage Train Squadron | 104 | 2 | 102 | |
7th Division | Général de Division Baron Jean Baptiste Girard | 3,988 | 140 | 3,848 |
1st Brigade | Général de Brigade Vicomte Louis de Villiers | 1,480 | 57 | 1,423 |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 11e Régiment de Légère | Colonel Vicomte Jean Andre Tibruce Sebastiani | 923 | 35 | 888 |
1er Bataillon, 82e Régiment de Ligne | Colonel Jean Francois de Sales Matis | 557 | 22 | 535 |
2nd Brigade | Général de Brigade Baron Piat | 2,328 | 78 | 2,250 |
1er, 2e, and 3e Bataillons, 12e Régiment de Légère | Colonel Joseph Mouttet | 1,161 | 43 | 1,118 |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 4e Régiment de Ligne | Colonel Jean-Francios Antoine Michel Faullain | 1,167 | 35 | 1,132 |
Division d'Artillerie | 180 | 5 | 175 | |
3e Companie 2e d'Artillerie a Pied | Capitaine Barbaux | 77 6x6lb guns & 2x5.5in howitzers | 3 | 74 |
1/1er Train Squadron | 59 | 1 | 58 | |
2/5e Train Squadron | 44 | 1 | 43 | |
9th Division | Général de Division Comte Maximilien Sebastien Foy | 4,845 | 172 | 4,673 |
1st Brigade | Général de Brigade Jean-Joseph Gauthier | 1,961 | 69 | 1,892 |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 92e Régiment de Ligne | Colonel Jean-Marie Tissot | 1,018 | 35 | 983 |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 93e Régiment de Ligne | Chef de Bataillon Massot | 943 | 34 | 909 |
2nd Brigade | Général de Brigade Baron Jean-Baptiste Jamin | 2,697 | 97 | 2,600 |
1er, 2e, and 3e Bataillons, 4e Régiment de Légère | Colonel Vincent Peyrus | 1,093 | 44 | 1,049 |
1er, 2e, and 3e Bataillons, 100e Régiment de Ligne | Colonel Joseph Braun | 1,604 | 53 | 1,551 |
Division d'Artillerie | 187 | 6 | 181 | |
1er Companie 6e d'Artillerie a Pied | Capitaine Tacon | 88 6x6lb guns & 2x5.5in howitzers | 4 | 84 |
3/1er Train Squadron | 99 | 2 | 97 | |
2nd Cavalry Division | Général de Division Comte Hippolyte-Marie-Guillaume de Rosnyvinen de Piré | 1,840 | 135 | 1,705 |
1st Brigade | Général de Brigade Baron Pierre-Francois-Antoine Hubert | 1,046 | 75 | 971 |
1er Régiment de Chasseurs-à-Cheval | Colonel Pierre-Joseph-Victor Simonneau | 485 | 40 | 445 |
6e Régiment de Chasseurs-à-Cheval | Colonel Paul-Eugene de Faudoas-Barbazan | 560 | 34 | 526 |
2nd Brigade | Général de Brigade Francois-Isidore Wathiez | 794 | 60 | 734 |
5e Régiment de Chevaux-légers (Lanciers) | Colonel Vicomte Jean-Francois de Ham Jacqueminot | 412 | 25 | 387 |
6e Régiment de Chevaux-légers (Lanciers) | Colonel Baron Nicolas-Marie-Mathurin de Galbois | 381 | 34 | 347 |
Division d'Artillerie | ||||
2e Companie 4e d'Artillerie a Cheval | Capitaine Gronnier | 4x6lb guns & 2x5.5in howitzers | ||
Reserve d'Artillerie | Général de Brigade Le Pelletier | |||
7e Companie 4e d'Artillerie a Pied | 6x12lb guns & 2x5.5in howitzers |
III Corps
Unit | Commander | Complement | Officers | Other Ranks |
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III Corps | Général de Division Dominique Vandamme | 16,806, 36 guns | 692 | 16,114 |
8th Division | Général de Division Baron Etienne-Nicolas Lefol | 4,758 | 175 | 4,583 |
1st Brigade | Général de Brigade Baron Billiard Killed Colonel Baron Jean-Honore Vernier (Replacement Commander) | 2,489 | 88 | 2,401 |
1er, 2e, and 3e Bataillons, 15e Régiment de Légère | Colonel Jean-Charles Brice | 1,701 | 53 | 1,648 |
1er, 2e, and 3e Bataillons, 23e Régiment de Ligne | Colonel Baron Jean-Honore Vernier | 1,180 | 52 | 1,128 |
2nd Brigade | Général de Brigade Baron Andre-Phillipe Corsin | 2,044 | 83 | 1,961 |
1er, 2e and 3e Bataillons, 37e Régiment de Ligne | Colonel Ferjeux Fortier | 1,142 | 50 | 1,092 |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 64e Régiment de Ligne | Colonel Raimond-Martin Dubalen | 902 | 33 | 869 |
Division d'Artillerie | 225 | 4 | 221 | |
7e Companie 6e d'Artillerie a Pied | Capitaine Chauveau | 87 6x6lb guns & 2x5.5in howitzers | 4 | 83 |
1/1er Train Squadron | 12 | 0 | 12 | |
2e Battalion 2e Régiment du Génie | 115 | 0 | 115 | |
Ambulance | 11 | 0 | 11 | |
10th Division | Général de Division Baron Pierre-Joseph Habert | 5,856 | 243 | 5,613 |
1st Brigade | Général de Brigade Baron Louis-Thomas Gengoult | 2,759 | 112 | 2,647 |
1er, 2e and 3e Bataillons, 34e Régiment de Ligne | Colonel Jean-Antoine-Augustin Mouton | 1,439 | 55 | 1,384 |
1er, 2e and 3e Bataillons, 88e Régiment de Ligne | Colonel Jacques-Louis Baillon | 1,320 | 57 | 1,263 |
2nd Brigade | Général de Brigade Baron Rene-Joseph Dupeyroux | 2,817 | 121 | 2,696 |
1er, 2e and 3e Bataillons, 22e Régiment de Ligne | Colonel Louis-Florimund Fantin des Odoards | 1,456 | 55 | 1,401 |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 70e Régiment de Ligne | Colonel Baron Jean-Pierre Maury | 954 | 45 | 909 |
2e Régiment d'Infanterie Etranger (Swiss) | Colonel Augustin-Eugene Staffel | 407 | 21 | 386 |
Division d'Artillerie | 280 | 10 | 270 | |
18e Companie 2e d'Artillerie a Pied | Capitaine Guerin | 93 6x6lb guns & 2x5.5in howitzers | 4 | 89 |
4/5er Train Squadron | 94 | 2 | 92 | |
1er Battalion 2e Régiment du Génie | 85 | 4 | 81 | |
Ambulance | 8 | 0 | 8 | |
11th Division | Général de Division Baron Pierre Berthézène | 4,789 | 173 | 4,616 |
1st Brigade | Général de Brigade Baron Francois-Bertrand Dufour | 2,488 | 83 | 2,405 |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 12e Régiment de Ligne | Colonel Baron Henri-Aloyse-Ignace Beaudinot | 1,212 | 41 | 1,171 |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 56e Régiment de Ligne | Colonel Louis-Francois-Joseph Delahaye | 1,276 | 42 | 1,234 |
2nd Brigade | Général de Brigade Baron Henri-Jacques-Martin Lagarde | 2,049 | 83 | 1,966 |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 33e Régiment de Ligne | Colonel Baron Claude-Augustin Maire | 1,136 | 39 | 1,097 |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 86e Régiment de Ligne | Colonel Claude-Joseph Pelicier | 913 | 44 | 869 |
Division d'Artillerie | 252 | 7 | 245 | |
17e Companie 2e d'Artillerie a Pied | Capitaine Guerin | 100 6x6lb guns & 2x5.5in howitzers | 4 | 96 |
5/5er Train Squadron | 95 | 1 | 94 | |
2e Battalion 2e Régiment du Génie | 50 | 2 | 48 | |
Ambulance | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
3rd Cavalry Division | Général de Division Baron Jean-Siméon Domon | 1,019 | 87 | 932 |
1st Brigade | Général de Brigade Baron Jean-Baptiste Dommanget | 700 | 57 | 643 |
4e Régiment de Chasseurs â Cheval | Colonel Louis-Alexis Desmichels | 337 | 31 | 306 |
9e Régiment de Chasseurs â Cheval | Colonel Eugene-Francois d’Avranges Dukermont | 362 | 25 | 337 |
2nd Brigade | Général de Brigade Baron Gilbert-Julien Vinot | 319 | 30 | 289 |
12e Régiment de Chasseurs â Cheval | Colonel Alphonse Frederic Emmanuel de Grouchy | 318 | 29 | 289 |
Division d'Artillerie | 180 | 6 | 174 | |
4e Companie 2e d'Artillerie a Cheval | Capitaine Dumont | 77 4x6lb guns & 2x5.5in howitzers | 3 | 74 |
3/5er Train Squadron | 103 | 3 | 100 | |
III Corps Artillerie de Réserve | Général de Division Baron Jerome Dougereau | 204 | 8 | 196 |
1ere Companie 2e d'Artillerie a Pied | Capitaine Vollee | 100 4x6lb guns & 2x5.5in howitzers | 4 | 96 |
5e Battalion 2e Régiment du Génie | 103 | 3 | 100 |
IV Corps
Unit | Commander | Complement | Officers | Other Ranks |
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IV Corps | Général de Division Comte Étienne Maurice Gérard | 14,874, 30 guns | 650 | 14,222 |
12th Division | Général de Division Baron Marc-Nicolas-Louis Pécheux | 4,765 | 183 | 4,582 |
1st Brigade | Général de Brigade Chevalier Jean-Francois Rome | 2,337 | 82 | 2,255 |
1er, 2e and 3e Bataillons, 30e Régiment de Ligne | Colonel Adrien Ramand | 1,112 | 41 | 1,071 |
1er, 2e and 3e Bataillons, 96e Régiment de Ligne | Colonel Jean Gougeon | 1,225 | 41 | 1,184 |
2nd Brigade | Général de Brigade Baron Christian-Henri Schoeffer | 2,328 | 97 | 2,231 |
1er and 3e Bataillons, 6e Régiment de Légère | Chef de Bataillon Gemeau | 1,061 | 44 | 1,017 |
1er 2e and 3e Bataillons, 63e Régiment de Ligne | Colonel Jean Laurède | 1,267 | 53 | 1,214 |
Division d'Artillerie | 100 | 4 | 96 | |
2e Companie 5e d'Artillerie a Pied | Capitaine Fenouillat | 100 6x6lb guns & 2x5.5in howitzers | 4 | 96 |
13th Division | Général de Division Baron Louis-Joseph Vichery | 4,237 | 172 | 4,065 |
1st Brigade | Général de Brigade Baron Jacques le Capitaine | 2,029 | 82 | 1,947 |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 59e Régiment de Ligne | Colonel Chevalier Frederic-Alexandre Laurain | 1,046 | 41 | 1,005 |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 76e Régiment de Ligne | Colonel Victor-Antoine Morice de la Rue | 983 | 41 | 942 |
2nd Brigade | Général de Brigade Comte Francois-Alexandre Desprez | 1,944 | 83 | 1,861 |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 48e Régiment de Ligne | Colonel Olivier-Antoine-Constantin Peraldi | 877 | 43 | 834 |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 69e Régiment de Ligne | Colonel Christophe Hervé | 1,067 | 40 | 1,027 |
Division d'Artillerie | 264 | 7 | 257 | |
1er Companie 5e d'Artillerie a Pied | Capitaine Saint-Cyr | 103 6x6lb guns & 2x5.5in howitzers | 4 | 99 |
5/5er Train Squadron | 84 | 2 | 82 | |
5e Battalion 2e Régiment du Génie | 77 | 1 | 76 | |
14th Division | Général de Division Count Louis de Bourmont | 4,140 | 170 | 3,970 |
1st Brigade | Général de Brigade Baron Etienne Hulot de Mazarny | 2,362 | 90 | 2,272 |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 9e Régiment de Légère | Colonel Paul-Hippolyte-Alexandre Baume | 1,278 | 45 | 1,233 |
1er, 2e and 3e Bataillons, 111e Régiment de Ligne | Colonel Louis-Antoine Sausset | 1,084 | 45 | 1,039 |
2nd Brigade | Général de Brigade Baron Jean-Francois Toussaint | 1,778 | 80 | 1,698 |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 44e Régiment de Ligne | Colonel Jean-Dominique Paolini | 983 | 44 | 939 |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 50e Régiment de Ligne | Colonel Francois-Marie-Joseph Lavigne | 795 | 36 | 759 |
7th Cavalry Division[lower-alpha 2] | Général de Division Baron Antoine Maurin[lower-alpha 3] | 1,537 | 117 | 1,420 |
1st Brigade | Général de Brigade Baron Louis Vallin | 666 | 51 | 615 |
6e Regiment of Hussards | Colonel Prince Joseph-Marie de Savoy-Carignan | 352 | 25 | 327 |
8e Regiment de Chasseurs | Colonel Pierre-Henri-Joseph Schneit | 313 | 25 | 288 |
2nd Brigade | Général de Brigade Chevalier Pierre-Marie-Auguste Berruyer | 712 | 61 | 651 |
6e Regiment de Dragons | Colonel Claude Mugnier | 341 | 30 | 311 |
16e Regiment de Dragons | Chef d'Escadron Louis-Charlemagne Fortin | 370 | 30 | 340 |
Division d'Artillerie | 159 | 5 | 154 | |
3e Companie 3e d'Artillerie a Cheval | Capitaine Tortel | 78 4x6lb guns & 2x5.5in howitzers | 3 | 75 |
2/2e Train Squadron | 81 | 2 | 79 | |
IV Corps Artillerie de Réserve | General-de-Brigade Basile-Guy-Marie-Victor, Baron Baltus de Pouilly | 193 | 8 | 185 |
5e Companie 5e d'Artillerie a Pied | Capitaine Lenior | 98 6x6lb guns & 2x5.5in howitzers | 4 | 94 |
2e Train des Équipages Militaires | 94 | 3 | 91 |
VI Corps
Unit | Commander | Complement | Officers | Other Ranks |
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VI Corps | Général de Division Georges Mouton, Count de Lobau | 9,295, 32 guns | 441 | 8,854 |
19th Division | Général de Division Baron Francois-Martin-Valentin Simmer | 4,247 | 200 | 4,047 |
1st Brigade | Général de Brigade Antoine-Alexandre Julienne de Belair | 2,148 | 103 | 2,045 |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 5e Régiment de Ligne | Colonel Jean-Isaac Roussille | 952 | 42 | 910 |
1er, 2e and 3e Bataillons, 11e Régiment de Ligne | Colonel Alexandre-Charles-Joseph Aubree | 1,196 | 61 | 1,135 |
2nd Brigade | Général de Brigade Chevalier Louis-Marie-Joseph Thevenet | 1,760 | 84 | 1,676 |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 27e Régiment de Ligne | Colonel Pierre-Etienne-Simon Gaudin | 821 | 39 | 782 |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 84e Régiment de Ligne | Colonel Pierre-Andre-Remy Chevalier | 939 | 45 | 894 |
Division d'Artillerie | 339 | 13 | 326 | |
1er Companie 8e d'Artillerie a Pied | Capitaine Parisot | 86 6x6lb guns & 2x5.5in howitzers | 3 | 83 |
1/7e Train Squadron | 56 | 3 | 53 | |
4/8e Train Squadron | 38 | 1 | 37 | |
1er Companie 1/3e Sapper Battalion | 95 | 4 | 91 | |
1/1e Military Equippage Squadron | 12 | 0 | 12 | |
3e Companie de l'Aisne d'equipage auxiliairies | 52 | 2 | 50 | |
20th Division | Général de Division Baron Jean-Baptiste Jeanin | 2,500 men | 133 | 2,367 |
1st Brigade | Général de Brigade Chevalier Jean-Pierre-Francois Bony | 1,505 | 82 | 1,423 |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 5e Régiment de Légère | Colonel Francois-Theodore Curnier de Pilvert | 876 | 42 | 834 |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 10e Régiment de Ligne | Colonel Jean-Pierre-Francois-Dieudonne Roussel | 629 | 40 | 589 |
2nd Brigade | Général de Brigade Comte Jacques-Jean-Marie-Francois Boudin de Tromelin | 736 | 44 | 692 |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 107e Régiment de Ligne | Colonel Jean Druot | 735 | 43 | 692 |
Division d'Artillerie | 259 | 7 | 252 | |
2e Companie 8e d'Artillerie a Pied | Capitaine Paquet | 91 6x6lb guns & 2x5.5in howitzers | 3 | 88 |
1/7e Train Squadron | 104 | 2 | 102 | |
1/1e Military Equippage Squadron | 12 | 0 | 12 | |
3e Companie de l'Aisne d'eequipage auxiliairies | 52 | 2 | 50 | |
21st Division | Général de Division Baron François Antoine Teste | 2,548 | 108 | 2,440 |
1st Brigade | Général de Brigade Baron Michel-Pascal Lafitte | 938 | 42 | 896 |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 8e Régiment de Légère | Colonel Jean Ricard | 938 | 41 | 896 |
2nd Brigade | Général de Brigade Baron Raymond-Pierre Penne | 981 | 42 | 939 |
1er Bataillon, 65e Régiment de Ligne | Chef de Bataillon Boumard | 503 | 22 | 481 |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 75e Régiment de Ligne | Colonel Pierre Mathivet | 981 | 42 | 939 |
Division d'Artillerie | 333 | 11 | 322 | |
3e Companie 8e d'Artillerie a Pied | Capitaine Duverrey | 94 6x6lb guns & 2x5.5in howitzers | 3 | 91 |
4/6e Train Squadron | 72 | 2 | 70 | |
3e Companie 1/3e Sapper Battalion | 101 | 9 | 98 | |
1/3e Military Equippage Squadron | 14 | 1 | 13 | |
4e Companie de l'Aisne d'eequipage auxiliairies | 52 | 2 | 50 | |
VI Corps Artillerie de Réserve | Général de Division Baron Henri-Marie Le Noury de la Guignardiere | 296 | 13 | 283 |
4e Companie 8e d'Artillerie a Pied | Capitaine Chaudon | 95 6x12lb guns & 2x5.5in howitzers | 3 | 92 |
2e Companie 2e Battalion 3e Régiment du Génie | Général de Brigade Sabatier | 200 | 9 | 191 |
I Cavalry Reserve Corps
Unit | Commander | Complement | Officers | Other Ranks |
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I Cavalry Corps (light cavalry) | Général de Division Claude Pierre Pajol | 2,667, 12 guns | 208 | 2,459 |
4th Cavalry Division | Général de Division Baron Pierre Benoît Soult | 1,267 | 94 | 1,173 |
1st Brigade | Général de Brigade Houssin de St Laurent | 776 | 62 | 714 |
1er Régiment de Hussards | Colonel Francois-Joseph-Marie Clary | 471 | 34 | 437 |
4e Régiment de Hussards (St Laurent) | Colonel Louis-Joseph Blot | 304 | 27 | 277 |
2nd Brigade | Général de Brigade Baron Auguste Jean Ameil | 418 | 29 | 389 |
5e Régiment de Hussards | Colonel Baron Jean-Baptiste Liégeard | 417 | 28 | 389 |
Division Artillerie | 72 | 2 | 70 | |
1ere Companie 1er d'Artillerie a Cheval | Capitaine Cothereaux | 72 4x6lb guns & 2x5.5in howitzers | 2 | 70 |
5th Cavalry Division | Général de Division Jacques Gervais, baron Subervie | 1,399 | 113 | 1,286 |
1st Brigade | Général de Brigade Comte Louis-Pierre-Alphonse de Colbert | 836 | 82 | 754 |
1er Régiment de Chevaux-légers (Lanciers) | Colonel Jean-Baptiste Dubessy | 415 | 40 | 375 |
2e Régiment de Chevaux-légers (Lanciers) | Colonel Jean Baptiste Joseph Sourd | 420 | 41 | 379 |
2nd Brigade | Général de Brigade Chevalier Antoine Francois Eugene Merlin de Douai | 486 | 28 | 458 |
11e Régiment de Chasseurs-à-Cheval | Colonel Baron Nicolas | |||
Division Artillerie | 76 | 2 | 74 | |
3e Companie 1er d'Artillerie à Cheval | Capitaine Duchemin | 76 4x6lb guns & 2x5.5in howitzers | 2 | 75 |
II Cavalry Reserve Corps
Unit | Commander | Complement | Officers | Other Ranks |
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II Cavalry Corps (heavy cavalry) | Rémi Joseph Isidore Exelmans | 2,849, 12 guns | 256 | 2,593 |
9th Cavalry Division | Général de Division Baron Jean Baptiste Alexandre Strolz | 1,504 | 127 | 1,377 |
1st Brigade | Général de Brigade Baron André Burthe | 745 | 56 | 689 |
5e Régiment de Dragons | Colonel Jean-Baptiste-Antoine Canevas Saint-Amand | 370 | 24 | 346 |
13e Régiment de Dragons | Colonel Jean-Baptiste Saviot | 374 | 31 | 343 |
2nd Brigade | Général de Brigade Baron Henri Catherine Balthazard Vincent | 688 | 66 | 622 |
15e Régiment de Dragons | Colonel Claude-Louis Chaillot | 323 | 36 | 287 |
20e Régiment de Dragons | Colonel Armand-Francois-Bon-Claude de Briqueville | 364 | 29 | 335 |
Division Artillerie | 70 | 4 | 66 | |
4e Companie 1er d'Artillerie à Cheval | Capitaine Godet | 70 4x6lb guns & 2x5.5in howitzers | 4 | 66 |
10th Cavalry Division | Général de Division Baron Louis Pierre Aimé Chastel | 1,343 | 127 | 1,216 |
1st Brigade | Général de Brigade Baron Pierre Bonnemains | 616 | 59 | 557 |
4e Régiment de Dragons | Colonel Baron Jean-Baptiste Bouquerot des Essarts | 272 | 21 | 251 |
12e Régiment de Dragons | Colonel Joachim-Irenee-Francois Bureaux de Pusy | 343 | 37 | 306 |
2nd Brigade | Général de Brigade Jean-Baptiste Berton | 664 | 65 | 599 |
14e Régiment de Dragons | Colonel Alphonse-Alexandre Seguier | 330 | 29 | 301 |
17te Régiment de Dragons | Colonel Louis Labiffe | 333 | 35 | 298 |
Division Artillerie | Capitaine Bernard | 62 4x6lb guns & 2x5.5in howitzers | 2 | 60 |
III Cavalry Reserve Corps
Unit | Commander | Complement | Officers | Other Ranks | Losses (Killed, Mortally wounded, Wounded) |
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III Cavalry Corps | François Étienne de Kellermann | 3,702, 12 guns | 274 | 3,428 | 114 officers |
11th Cavalry Division | Général de Division Samuel-François Lhéritier | 1,982 | 146 | 1,836 | 54 officers |
1st Brigade | Général de Brigade Cyrille Simon Picquet | 1,111 | 85 | 1,026 | |
2e Régiment de Dragons | Colonel Planzeaux | 593 | 43 | 550 | 17 officers |
7e Régiment de Dragons | Colonel Léopold | 517 | 41 | 476 | 17 officers |
2nd Brigade | Général de Brigade Marie Adrien François Guiton | 792 | 57 | 735 | |
8e Régiment de Cuirassiers | Colonel Garavaque | 459 | 32 | 427 | 4 officers |
11e Régiment de Cuirassiers | Colonel Courtier | 332 | 24 | 308 | 16 officers |
Division Artillerie | 78 4x6lb guns & 2x5.5in howitzers | 3 | 75 | ||
3e Companie 2e d’Artillerie à Cheval | Capitaine de Marcillac | 78 4x6lb guns & 2x5.5in howitzers | 3 | 75 | |
12th Cavalry Division | Général de Division Nicolas Roussel d'Hurbal | 1,719 | 127 | 1,592 | 60 officers |
1st Brigade | Général de Brigade Amable Guy Blanchard | 848 | 63 | 785 | |
1er Régiment de Carabiniers | Colonel Rogé | 434 | 32 | 402 | 21 officers |
2e Régiment de Carabiniers | Colonel Beugnat | 413 | 30 | 383 | 11 officers |
2nd Brigade | Général de Brigade Frédéric Guillaume de Donop † | 792 | 60 | 732 | |
2e Régiment de Cuirassiers | Colonel Baron Grandjean | 311 | 21 | 290 | 15 officers |
3e Régiment de Cuirassiers | Colonel Jean-Guillaume Lacroix | 480 | 38 | 442 | 13 officers |
Division Artillerie | 78 4x6lb guns & 2x5.5in howitzers | 3 | 75 | ||
2e Companie 2e d’Artillerie à Cheval | Capitaine Lebau | 78 4x6lb guns & 2x5.5in howitzers | 3 | 75 |
IV Cavalry Reserve Corps
Unit | Commander | Complement | Officers | Other Ranks | Losses (Killed, Mortally wounded, Wounded) |
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IV Cavalry Corps (heavy cavalry) | Général de Division Comte Édouard Jean Baptiste Milhaud | 2,982, 12 guns | 260 | 2,722 | 114 officers |
13th Cavalry Division | Général de Division Pierre Watier | 1,318 | 125 | 1,193 | 59 officers |
1st Brigade | Général de Brigade Jacques-Charles Dubois | 800 | 74 | 726 | |
1er Régiment de Cuirassiers | Colonel Comte Ordener | 485 | 43 | 442 | 17 officers |
4e Regiment de Cuirassiers | Colonel Habert | 314 | 30 | 284 | 14 officers |
2nd Brigade | Général de Brigade Étienne Jacques Travers | 439 | 47 | 392 | |
7e Régiment de Cuirassiers | Colonel Richardot | 180 | 22 | 158 | 14 officers |
12e Régiment de Cuirassiers | Colonel Thurot | 258 | 24 | 234 | 14 officers |
Division Artillerie | 78 4x6lb guns & 2x5.5in howitzers | 3 | 75 | ||
5e Companie 1er d’Artillerie à Cheval | Capitaine Duchet | 78 4x6lb guns & 2x5.5in howitzers | 3 | 75 | |
14th Cavalry Division | Général de Division Jacques-Antoine-Adrien Delort | 1,663 | 134 | 1,529 | 55 officers |
1st Brigade | Général de Brigade Pierre Joseph Farine du Creux | 878 | 72 | 806 | |
5e Régiment de Cuirassiers | Colonel Baron Gobert | 518 | 39 | 479 | 14 officers |
10e Régiment de Cuirassiers | Colonel Baron Lahuberdière | 359 | 32 | 327 | 13 officers |
2nd Brigade | Général de Brigade Jacques Laurent Louis Augustin Vial | 698 | 57 | 641 | |
6e Régiment de Cuirassiers | Colonel Martin | 285 | 22 | 263 | 16 officers |
9e Régiment de Cuirassiers | Colonel Bigarne | 412 | 34 | 378 | 12 officers |
Division Artillerie | 78 4x6lb guns & 2x5.5in howitzers | 3 | 75 | ||
4e Companie 3e d’Artillerie à Cheval | Capitaine Legay | 86 4x6lb guns & 2x5.5in howitzers | 4 | 82 |
French Imperial Guard
- Commander: Marshal Édouard Adolphe Casimir Joseph Mortier (on sick leave, following a sudden attack of sciatica).[1]
- Aide-major général (2nd in command): General of Division Comte Antoine Drouot.[1]
- Sous-aide-major général: Colonel Hériot.[1][lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 5]
Unit | Commander | Complement | Losses (killed, wounded, prisoners, missing) |
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Grenadier Division | Comte Louis Friant. Deputy: General Roguet. | 4,055 (138 officers, 3,917 men) | 1,396 (61 officers, 1,335 men), thus 34% |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 1er Régiment de Grenadiers (Old Guard) | Général de Brigade Baron Petit | 1,280 (41 officers, 1,239 men) | 157 (12 officers, 145 men) |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 2e Régiment de Grenadiers (Old Guard) | Général de Brigade Baron Christiani | 1091 (36 officers, 1055 men) | 330 (16 officers, 330 men) |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 3e Régiment de Grenadiers (Middle Guard) | Général de Brigade Baron Poret de Morvan | 1,164 (34 officers, 1130 men) | 673 (16 officers, 657 men) |
1er Bataillon, 4e Régiment de Grenadiers (Middle Guard) | Général de Brigade Harlet | 520 (27 officers, 493 men) | |
Chasseur Division | Général de Division Morand. Deputy: General Michel. | 4,603 (132 officers, 4,471 men) | 1,775 (58 officers, 1,717 men), thus 39% |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 1er Régiment de Chasseurs (Old Guard) | Général de Brigade Comte Cambronne | 1,307 (36 officers, 1,271 men) | 330 (7 officers, 323 men) |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 2e Régiment de Chasseurs (Old Guard) | Général de Brigade Baron Pelet-Clozeau | 1,163 (32 officers, 1,131 men) | 282 (11 officers, 271 men) |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 3e Régiment de Chasseurs (Middle Guard) | Colonel Mallet | 1,062 (34 officers, 1,028 men) | 25 officers, 1,123 men (3rd and 4th combined) |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 4e Régiment de Chasseurs (Middle Guard) | Général de Brigade Henrion | 1,071 (30 officers, 1,041 men) | 15 officers, 1,123 men (3rd and 4th combined) |
Young Guard | Général de Division Duhesme. Deputy: General Barrois. | 4,283 (117 officers, 4,166 men) | 1,576 (33 officers, 1,543 men), thus 37% |
1st Brigade | Général de Brigade Chevalier Chatrand | ||
1er and 2e Bataillons, 1er Régiment de Tirailleurs | Colonel Trappier de Malcolm | 1,109 (26 officers, 1,083 men) | 666 (6 officers, 660 men) |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 1er Régiment de Voltigeurs | Colonel Secrétan | 1,219 (31 officers, 1,188 men) | 210 (10 officers, 200 men) |
2nd Brigade | Maréchal de Camp Guye | ||
1er and 2e Bataillons, 3e Régiment de Tirailleurs | Colonel Pailhès | 988 (18 officers, 960 men) | 298 (8 officers, 290 men) |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 3e Régiment de Voltigeurs | Colonel Hurel | 967 (32 officers, 935 men) | 402 (9 officers, 393 men) |
Guard Heavy Cavalry Division | Général de Division Comte Guyot | 1,718 men | 19 officers |
Régiment de Vieille Garde Grenadiers à Cheval | Général de Brigade Jamin, Marquis de Bermuy | 796 men | |
Régiment de l'Impératrice Dragons | Général de Brigade Baron Letort (killed 15 June 1815 at Gilly), then major Hoffmayer. | 816 men | |
Gendarmerie d'Elite | Capitaine Dyonnet | 106 men | |
Guard Light Cavalry Division | Général de Division Comte Lefebvre-Desnouëttes | 2,557 men | 30 officers |
1st Brigade | Général de Division Baron Lallemand | ||
Régiment de Vieille Garde Chasseurs à Cheval (French and Mameluke) | Lallemand | 1223 men (26 Mamelukes) | |
2nd Brigade | Baron de Colbert-Chabanais | ||
1er Régiment de Chevau-Légère Garde Lanciers (French and Polish) | Colonels Schmitt and Jezmanowski | 754 men | |
2nd Régiment de Chevau-Légère Garde Lanciers (Dutch, French and Polish) | Colonel de Colbert | 580 men | |
Guard Artillery | Général de Division Baron Desvaux de Saint-Maurice | 2867 men, 126 artillery pieces | |
Old Guard artillery | |||
Foot Artillery | General H-D Lallemand | 429 men, 9 batteries, 72 pieces | |
Horse Artillery | General Duchand | 399 men, 4 batteries, 24 pieces | |
Artillery train squadron | 924 men | ||
Auxiliary artillery | |||
Foot Artillery | Dubuard (called Marin) | 429 men, 3 batteries, 24 pieces | |
Horse Artillery | Laurent | 73 men, 1 battery, 6 pieces | |
Artillery train squadron | 613 men | ||
Guard Military engineers and Sailors | Général de Division Baron Haxo | 519 men | |
Sapper Company | Boissonnet | 112 men | |
Sailor Company | Taillade | 107 men | |
Equipment train | Gubert | 300 men | |
Anglo-allied Army order of battle
Combined British, Dutch and Hanoverian forces were under the supreme command of Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. The order of battle included below reflects all units of the Anglo-allied Army including those that were not present for the battles themselves (units spread across the area or on garrison duty). The casualty numbers include all the casualties suffered by each regiment over the three days of fighting during the campaign from 16 June 1815 to dawn on 19 June 1815.
Present at the Battle of Waterloo, Wellington had 71,257 soldiers available, 3,866 officers and 65,919 other ranks. By the end of the day's fighting the army had suffered 16,084 casualties (3,024 killed, 10,222 wounded and 2,838 missing) a loss of 24.6%.
Headquarters and support regiments
Unit | Commander | Complement | Killed | Wounded | Missing |
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Headquarters | Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington KG GCB GCH PC FRS | 173 off 1889 men | 7 off 0 men | 30 off 0 men | 0 off 0 men |
Personal Staff | Colonel Sir William Howe De Lancey KCB | 83 off 9 men | 7 off 0 men | 22 off 0 men | 0 off 0 men |
Medical Staff | Inspector Sir James Grant | 39 off 0 men | 0 off 0 men | 7 off 0 men | 0 off 0 men |
Artillery Corps | Colonel Sir George Adam Wood CB KCH KMT Kt | 15 off 10 men | 0 off 0 men | 0 off 0 men | 0 off 0 men |
Royal Waggon Train | Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Aird | 12 off 266 men | 0 off 0 men | 0 off 0 men | 0 off 0 men |
Royal Corps of Artillery Drivers | Major Neil Turner | 13 off 1,212 men | 0 off 0 men | 0 off 0 men | 0 off 0 men |
Royal Corps of Engineers & Sappers | Lieutenant Colonel Sir James Carmichael-Smyth, 1st Baronet KCH CB | 11 off 392 men | 0 off 0 men | 1 off 0 men | 0 off 0 men |
I Corps
I Corps fielded 24,844 (1,233 officers and 23,383 other ranks) on 18 June 1815 taking into account those not present in the Order of Battle and the casualties on the previous two days.
Unit | Commander | Complement | Killed | Wounded | Missing |
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I Corps | General William, Prince of Orange GCB | 1,300 off 25,403 men, 52 guns | 82 off 1,192 men | 238 off 4,827 men | 12 off 1,898 men |
1st Division | Major-General Sir George Cooke | 175 off 4,241 men | 20 off 276 men | 38 off 1,318 men | 0 off 5 men |
1st Brigade | Major-General Peregrine Maitland | 78 off 1,901 men | 11 off 276 men | 19 off 831 men | 0 off 0 men |
2nd Battalion, 1st Regiment of Foot Guards | Lieutenant Colonel Henry Askew | 35 off 919 men | 4 off 78 men | 8 off 351 men | 0 off 0 men |
3rd Battalion, 1st Regiment of Foot Guards | Lieutenant Colonel William Stuart | 40 off 982 men | 5 off 101 men | 11 off 480 men | 0 off 0 men |
2nd Brigade | Major-General Sir John Byng | 79 off 1,939 men | 7 off 93 men | 16 off 437 men | 0 off 4 men |
2nd Battalion, Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards | Lieutenant-Colonel James Macdonnell | 36 off 896 men | 2 off 54 men | 7 off 242 men | 0 off 4 men |
2nd Battalion, 3rd Regiment of Foot Guards | Second Major Francis Hepburn | 40 off 1,043 men | 4 off 39 men | 8 off 195 men | 0 off 0 men |
Artillery | Lieutenant-Colonel Stephen Galway Adye | 15 off 401 men | 1 off 9 men | 2 off 50 men | 0 off 1 man |
Sandham's Battery Royal Artillery (RA) | Captain Charles Freeman Sandham | 5 off 99 men, 5x9lb guns 1x5.5 inch Howitzer | 0 off 7 men | 0 off 27 men | 0 off 1 man |
Kuhlmann's Battery Horse Artillery, King's German Legion (KGL) | Captain Heinrich Jacob Kuhlmann | 8 off 302 men 5x9lb guns 1x5.5 inch Howitzer | 1 off 2 men | 2 off 23 men | 0 off 0 men |
3rd Division | Lieutenant-General Count Sir Charles Alten KCB (Count Carl von Alten) | 478 off 6,995 men | 47 off 575 men | 114 off 1,801 men | 1 off 505 men |
5th Brigade | Major-General Sir Colin Halkett KCB | 173 off 2,059 men | 27 off 208 men | 48 off 727 men | 0 off 118 men |
2nd Battalion, 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot | Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Hamilton | 51 off 579 men | 5 off 51 men | 13 off 181 men | 0 off 14 men |
33rd (1st Yorkshire West Riding) Regiment of Foot | Lieutenant-Colonel William George Keith Elphinstone | 41 off 514 men | 7 off 49 men | 15 off 162 men | 0 off 48 men |
69th (South Lincolnshire) Regiment of Foot (Lost colours) | Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Morice | 38 off 495 men | 4 off 51 men | 6 off 162 men | 0 off 15 men |
2nd Battalion, 73rd Regiment of Foot | Lieutenant-Colonel William George Harris | 39 off 471 men | 9 off 57 men | 13 off 222 men | 0 off 41 men |
2nd Brigade, King's German Legion | Brevet Colonel Baron Christian Freiherr von Ompteda | 160 off 1,522 men | 15 off 156 men | 24 off 333 men | 0 off 132 men |
1st (Rifles) Light Battalion | Lieutenant-Colonel Louis von dem Bussche | 44 off 410 men | 3 off 37 men | 9 off 84 men | 0 off 13 men |
2nd (Rifles) Light Battalion | Major Georg Freiherr von Baring | 38 off 352 men | 5 off 40 men | 9 off 120 men | 0 off 29 men |
5th Line Battalion | Lieutenant-Colonel Baron Wilhelm von Linsingen | 36 off 390 men | 2 off 36 men | 2 off 49 men | 0 off 74 men |
8th Line Battalion | Lieutenant Colonel Johann van Schroeder | 40 off 370 men | 3 off 43 men | 4 off 80 men | 0 off 16 men |
1st Hanoverian Brigade | Major-General Friedrich von Kielmansegg | 127 off 3,189 men | 4 off 196 men | 38 off 691 men | 1 off 253 men |
Field Battalion Bremen | Lieutenant Colonel Wilhelm von Langrehre | 21 off 512 men | 1 off 16 men | 5 off 126 men | 0 off 35 men |
Field Battalion 1st Duke of York's (Osnabrück) | Major Carl Friedrich von Bulow | 25 off 607 men | 0 off 42 men | 10 off 90 men | 0 off 49 men |
Light Battalion Grubenhagen | Lieutenant Colonel Baron Friedrich von Wurmb | 22 off 621 men | 1 off 10 men | 5 off 146 men | 0 off 48 men |
Light Battalion Lüneburg | Lieutenant Colonel August von Klencke | 22 off 595 men | 2 off 40 men | 7 off 179 men | 1 off 49 men |
Field Battalion Verden | Major Julius von Schkopp | 26 off 533 men | 0 off 63 men | 8 off 94 men | 0 off 53 men |
Field Jaeger Battalion (two companies) | Captain de Reden | 10 off 321 men | 0 off 15 men | 3 off 56 men | 0 off 19 men |
Artillery | Lieutenant Colonel John Suther Williamson | 13 off 225 men | 1 off 15 men | 1 off 50 men | 0 off 2 men |
Lloyd's Battery RA | Major William Lloyd | 5 off 93 men, 5x9lb guns 1x5.5 inch Howitzer | 1 off 10 men | 1 off 24 men | 0 off 1 man |
Cleeves' Battery KGLFA King's German Legion | Captain Andreas Cleeves | 6 off 132 men, 5x9lb guns 1x5.5 inch Howitzer | 0 off 5 men | 0 off 26 men | 0 off 1 man |
2nd Netherlands Division (2e Divisie) | Luitenant-Generaal Baron Hendrik George de Perponcher Sedlnitsky | 290 off 7,697 men | 14 off 286 men | 69 off 1,409 men | 10 off 1,024 men |
Artillery | Colonel Hendrik Rudolf Trip | 5 off 233 men | 1 off 16 men | 2 off 5 men | 0 off 11 men |
1st Brigade (1e Brigade) | Generaal-Majoor Willem Frederik van Bylandt | 121 off 3,216 men | 9 off 181 men | 30 off 824 men | 10 off 805 men |
27th Light Battalion (Bataljon Jagers No. 27) | Luitenant-Kolonel Johann Willem Grunebosch | 23 off 739 men | 1 off 17 men | 7 off 234 men | 2 off 189 men |
7th Line Battalion (Bataljon Infanterie van Linie No. 7) | Luitenant-Kolonel Frederik Charles van den Sande | 23 off 666 men | 3 off 24 men | 1 off 166 men | 1 off 116 men |
5th National Militia Battalion (Bataljon Nationale Militie No. 5) | Luitenant-Kolonel Jan Johannes Westenberg | 24 off 454 men | 4 off 83 men | 9 off 174 men | 7 off 119 men |
7th National Militia Battalion (Bat. Nat. Mil. No. 7) | Luitenant-Kolonel Hendrick Singendonck | 22 off 622 men | 0 off 22 men | 6 off 70 men | 0 off 278 men |
8th National Militia Battalion (Bat. Nat. Mil. No. 8) | Luitenant-Kolonel Wijlbrandis Augustus de Jongh | 22 off 502 men | 0 off 23 men | 5 off 130 men | 0 off 93 men |
Foot Artillery Battery (Batterij artillerie te voet) | Kapitein Emmanuel Joseph Stevenart | 3 off 107 men 6x6 pdr gun, 2x24 pdr how | 1 off 16 men | 2 off 55 men | 0 off 11 men |
Train (Trein) | Luitenant Frederik Van Gahlen | 2 off 126 men | 0 off 0 men | 2 off 0 men | 0 off 0 men |
Horse Artillery Battery (Batterij rijdende artillerie) | Kapitein Adriaan van Bijleveld | 5 off 100 men 6x6 pdr gun, 2x24 pdr how | 0 off 2 men | 5 off 46 men | 0 off 5 men |
Train (Trein) | Luitenant Gert van der Hoeven | 2 off 109 men | 1 off 12 men | 1 off 55 men | 0 off 11 men |
2nd Brigade (2e Brigade) | 154 off 4,481 men | 4 off 91 men | 3 off 484 men | 0 off 203 men | |
2nd Nassau Infantry Regiment (2. Infanterieregiment von Nassau) | Majoor Johann Friedrich Sattler | 86 off 2,585 men | 3 off 76 men | 26 off 374 men | 0 off 109 men |
1st Battalion (1e Bataljon) | Kapitein Moritz Büsgen | 27 off 835 men | 1 off 26 men | 5 off 92 men | 0 off 59 men |
2nd Battalion (2e Bataljon) | Majoor Philipp von Normann | 25 off 819 men | 1 off 20 men | 9 off 86 men | 0 off 38 men |
3rd Battalion (3e Bataljon) | Majoor Gottfried Hechmann | 27 off 819 men | 0 off 18 men | 8 off 105 men | 0 off 3 men |
28th Regiment, Orange-Nassau (Regiment Oranje-Nassau No. 28) | Kolonel Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach[lower-alpha 6] | 57 off 1,625 men | 1 off 10 men | 7 off 75 men | 0 off 72 men |
1st Battalion (1e Bataljon) | Luitenant-Kolonel Wilhelm Ferdinand von Dressel | 28 off 835 men | 1 off 4 men | 3 off 33 men | 0 off 20 men |
2nd Battalion (2e Bataljon) | Majoor Christian Philipp Schleyer | 22 off 637 men | 0 off 0 men | 0 off 0 men | 0 off 0 men |
Volunteer Jager Company (Compagnie vrijwillige jagers) ('Oranje-Nassau') | Kapitein Emilius Bergmann | 5 off 153 men | 0 off 6 men | 4 off 42 men | 0 off 52 men |
3rd Netherlands Division (3e Divisie) | Luitenant-Generaal Baron David Hendrik Chassé | 341 off 6,470 men | 1 off 55 men | 15 off 299 men | 1 off 364 men |
Artillery | Majoor J.L.D. van der Smissen | 11 off 299 men | 0 off 5 men | 0 off 18 men | 0 off 12 men |
1st Brigade (1e Brigade) | Kolonel Hendrik Detmers | 167 off 2,923 men | 1 off 26 men | 13 off 175 men | 0 off 208 men |
35th Light Battalion (Bataljon jagers No. 35) | Luitenant-Kolonel Desire P. J. Arnould | 38 off 567 men | 0 off 8 men | 3 off 60 men | 0 off 14 men |
2nd Line Battalion (Bataljon Infanterie van linie No. 2) | Luitenant-Kolonel Johannes Speelman | 26 off 445 men | 0 off 6 men | 4 off 24 men | 0 off 57 men |
4th National Militia Battalion (Bataljon Nationale Militie No. 4) | Luitenant-Kolonel Ricard Baron van Heeckeren van Molencate | 48 off 491 men | 0 off 6 men | 0 off 27 men | 0 off 38 men |
6th National Militia Battalion (Bat. Nat. Mil. No. 6) | Luitenant-Kolonel Adolphus van Thielen | 24 off 468 men | 1 off 4 men | 0 off 15 men | 0 off 19 men |
17th National Militia Battalion (Bat. Nat. Mil. No. 17) | Luitenant-Kolonel Nicolas van Stolz Wieling | 25 off 509 men | 0 off 1 man | 3 off 24 men | 0 off 30 men |
19th National Militia Battalion (Bat. Nat. Mil. No. 19) | Majoor H. Boelaard | 24 off 443 men | 0 off 1 man | 3 off 25 men | 0 off 50 men |
Horse Artillery Battery (Batterij rijdende artillerie) | Kapitein Carel Frederik Krahmer de Bichin | 5 off 193 men 6x6 pdr gun & 2x24 pdr how | 0 off 2 men | 0 off 16 men | 0 off 0 men |
Train (Trein) | 1st Luitenant Zeist | 5 off 106 men | 0 off 3 men | 0 off 2 men | 0 off 12 men |
2nd Brigade (2e Brigade) | Generaal-Majoor Alexander d'Aubremé | 157 off 3,248 men | 0 off 24 men | 2 off 106 men | 1 off 144 men |
36th Light Battalion (Bataljon jagers No. 36) | Luitenant-Kolonel Charles Auguste Ernest Goethals | 29 off 602 men | 0 off 3 men | 0 off 10 men | 0 off 41 men |
3rd Line Battalion (Bataljon Infanterie van linie No. 3) | Luitenant-Kolonel E. P. l'Honneux | 38 off 583 men | 0 off 1 man | 1 off 23 men | 0 off 56 men |
12th Line Battalion (Bat. Inf. van linie No. 12) | Luitenant-Kolonel Daniel O. Bagelaar | 18 off 413 men | 0 off 2 men | 0 off 13 men | 1 off 8 men |
13th Line Battalion (Bat. Inf. van linie No. 13) | Luitenant-Kolonel Frederik N. L. Aberson | 27 off 637 men | 0 off 6 men | 0 off 20 men | 0 off 34 men |
3rd National Militia Battalion(Bataljon Nationale Militie No. 3) | Luitenant-Kolonel Niels van Malz Wieling | 21 off 456 men | 0 off 5 men | 0 off 26 men | 0 off 2 men |
10th National Militia Battalion (Bat. Nat. Mil. No. 10) | Luitenant-Kolonel Gebhardt Fanus Brade | 22 off 557 men | 0 off 7 men | 1 off 14 men | 0 off 3 men |
Foot Artillery Battery (Batterij artillerie te voet) | Kapitein Johannes Hendrik Lux | 5 off 193 men 6x6 pdr gun, 2x24 pdr how | 0 off 2 men | 0 off 16 men | 0 off 12 men |
Train (Trein) | 1st Luitenant Kikkert | 2 off 122 men | 0 off 0 men | 0 off 0 men | 0 off 0 men |
II Corps
With so much of the Dutch Belgian contingent not present at the battle, only 579 officers and 8,677 men (9,256 in total) were fielded by II Corps.
Unit | Commander | Complement | Killed | Wounded | Missing |
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II Corps | Lieutenant General Lord Hill GCB GCH | 1,417 of 24,385 men, 40 guns | 21 of 245 men | 103 of 1,179 men | 2 of 118 men |
2nd Division | Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton GCB | 454 of 7,080 men | 15 of 218 men | 91 of 1,055 men | 2 of 118 men |
3rd Brigade | Major General Frederick Adam | 106 of 2,617 men | 3 of 77 men | 51 of 549 men | 0 of 30 men |
52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) | Lt-Colonel Sir John Colborne KCB | 58 of 1,061 men (the biggest battalion at Waterloo) | 1 of 16 men | 8 of 174 men[4] | 0 of 0 men |
71st (Glasgow Highland) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) | Lieutenant-Colonel (Brevet Colonel) Thomas Reynell | 51 of 751 men | 2 of 24 men | 13 of 160 men | 0 of 3 men |
2nd Battalion, 95th Regiment of Foot (Rifles) | Major (Brevet Lt Colonel) Amos Godsell Norcott | 37 of 612 men | 0 of 34 men | 14 of 179 men | 0 of 20 men |
3rd Battalion, 95th Regiment of Foot (Rifles), 2 companies | Major (Brevet Lt Colonel) John Ross | 10 of 193 men | 0 of 3 men | 4 of 36 men | 0 of 7 men |
1st Brigade, King's German Legion | Lieutenant Colonel Georg Carl August du Plat | 162 of 1,834 men | 8 of 70 men | 20 of 318 men | 0 of 69 men |
1st Line Battalion | Major Friedrich Wilhelm von Robertson | 37 of 407 men | 1 of 22 men | 7 of 69 men | 0 of 17 men |
2nd Line Battalion | Major Georg Muller | 40 of 482 men | 1 of 18 men | 2 of 79 men | 0 of 7 men |
3rd Line Battalion | Lieutenant Colonel Friedrich von Wissell | 39 of 497 men | 1 of 17 men | 5 of 93 men | 0 of 31 men |
4th Line Battalion | Major Friedrich Friedrich Reh | 43 of 448 men | 3 of 13 men | 5 of 77 men | 0 of 14 men |
3rd Hanoverian Brigade | Lieutenant Colonel Hugh Baron Halkett | 114 of 2,339 men | 4 of 54 men | 16 of 149 men | 2 of 16 men |
Landwehr Battalion Bremervörde | Lieutenant-Colonel Friedrich von der Schulenberg | 23 of 609 men | 2 of 16 men | 3 of 17 men | 2 of 7 men |
Landwehr Battalion 2nd Duke of York's (Osnabrück) | Major Baron Louis Gudririg von Münster | 22 of 590 men | 2 of 17 men | 7 of 62 men | 0 of 6 men |
Landwehr Battalion 3rd Duke of York's (Quackenbrück) | Major Baron Clamor von dem Bussche-Hünefeld | 33 of 553 men | 0 of 1 man | 1 of 10 men | 0 of 2 men |
Landwehr Battalion Salzgitter | Major Friedrich von Hammerstein | 35 of 587 men | 0 of 20 men | 5 of 60 men | 0 of 1 man |
Artillery | Lieutenant Colonel Charles Gold | 15 of 290 men | 0 of 17 men | 7 of 39 men | 0 of 3 men |
Bolton's Battery RA | Captain Samuel Bolton | 5 of 97 men | 2 of 3 men | 2 of 10 men | 0 of 2 men |
1st Troop Sympher's Battery KGLHA, King's German Legion | Captain Augustus Sympher | 8 of 193 men | 0 of 14 men | 4 of 33 men | 0 of 3 men |
4th Division | Major General the Honourable Sir Charles Colville GCB GCH | 437 of 7,383 men | 6 of 27 men | 9 of 119 men | 0 of 0 men |
4th Brigade | Lieutenant Colonel Sir Hugh Henry Mitchell KCB | 121 of 1,795 men | 6 of 27 men | 9 of 119 men | 0 of 0 men |
3rd Battalion, 14th (Buckinghamshire) Regiment of Foot | Major Francis Skelly Tidy | 38 of 586 men | 0 of 7 men | 1 of 21 men | 0 of 0 men |
1st Battalion, 23rd Regiment of Foot (Royal Welch Fusiliers) | Lieutenant-Colonel (Brevet Colonel) Sir Henry Walton Ellis KCB | 40 of 649 men | 6 of 11 men | 6 of 78 men | 0 of 0 men |
51st (2nd Yorkshire West Riding) Regiment of Foot | Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Hugh Henry Mitchell KCB | 42 of 560 men | 0 of 9 men | 2 of 20 men | 0 of 0 men |
6th Brigade Not Present at Battle | Major General George Johnstone | 161 of 2,450 men | |||
2nd Battalion, 35th (Sussex) Regiment of Foot | Major Charles MacAlister | 33 of 535 men | |||
54th (West Norfolk) Regiment of Foot | Lieutenant-Colonel John James Waldegrave | 42 of 558 men | |||
2nd Battalion 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot | Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Austin | 39 of 500 men | |||
2nd Battalion 1st Battalion, 91st (Argyllshire) Regiment of Foot | Lieutenant-Colonel Sir William Douglas KCB | 44 of 857 men | |||
6th Hanoverian Brigade Not present at the Battle | Major General Sir James Frederick Lyon KCB | 140 of 2,912 men | |||
Field Battalion Calenberg | Major Wilhelm Schnehen | 29 of 605 men | |||
Field Battalion Lauenburg | Lieutenant-Colonel Gideon von Benoit | 31 of 522 men | |||
Landwehr Battalion Bentheim | Major Christian Croupp | 24 of 584 men | |||
Landwehr Battalion Hoya | Lieutenant-Colonel Otto Freiherr von Grote | 29 of 600 men | |||
Landwehr Battalion Nienburg | Major Julius Brinckmann | 24 of 601 men | |||
Artillery Not present at Battle | Lieutenant Colonel James Hawker | 12 of 226 men | |||
Brome's Battery RA | Captain Joseph Brome | 5 of 90 men, | |||
Rettberg's Hanoverian Foot Artillery | Captain Carl von Rettberg | 6 of 136 men | |||
1st Netherlands Division (1e Divisie) | Luitenant-Generaal John Stedman | 335 of 6,022 men | |||
1st Brigade (1e Brigade) | Generaal-Majoor Ferdinand d'Hauw | 174 of 3,103 men | |||
16th Light Battalion (Bataljon Jagers No. 16) | Luitenant-Kolonel Stefan Rudolf van Hulstein | 19 of 471 men | |||
4th Line Battalion (Bataljon Infanterie van linie No. 4) | Luitenant-Kolonel Ernst de Man | 24 of 524 men | |||
6th Line Battalion (Bat. Inf. van linie No. 4) | Luitenant-Kolonel Pieter Arnold Twent | 28 of 403 men | |||
9th National Militia Battalion (Bataljon Nationale Militie No. 9) | Luitenant-Kolonel Johann Jacobus Simons | 34 of 528 men | |||
14th National Militia Battalion (Bat. Nat. Mil. No. 14) | Luitenant-Kolonel Willem Poolman | 34 of 552 men | |||
15th National Militia Battalion (Bat. Nat. Mil. No. 15) | Luitenant-Kolonel Pieter Christiaan Colthoff | 34 of 625 men | |||
2nd Brigade (2e Brigade) | Generaal-Majoor Dominique Johann de Eerens | 160 of 2,919 men | |||
18th Light Battalion (Bataljon Jagers No. 18) | Luitenant-Kolonel Prins August van Arenberg | 29 of 699 men | |||
1st Line Battalion (Bataljon Infanterie van linie No. 1) | Luitenant-Kolonel Willem Kuijck | 32 of 629 men | |||
1st National Militia Battalion (Bataljon Nationale Militie No. 1) | Luitenant-Kolonel Frederik Augustus Guicherit | 29 of 562 men | |||
2nd National Militia Battalion (Bat. Nat. Mil No. 2) | Luitenant-Kolonel Albert Willem Senn van Bazel | 35 of 547 men | |||
18th National Militia Battalion (Bat. Nat. Mil No. 18) | Luitenant-Kolonel Frederik Willem van Ommeren | 34 of 482 men | |||
Foot Artillery Battery (Batterij artillerie te voet) | Kapitein Pieter Wijnands | 5 of 114 men, 6x6 pdr gun, 2x24 pdr how | |||
Train | 1e Luitenant C. Naumann | 11 of 109 men | |||
Indies Brigade (Indische Brigade: troops for the colonies) | Luitenant-Generaal Baron Carl Heinrich Wilhelm Anthing | 183 of 3,900 men | |||
5th East Indian regiment (Oost-Indisch regiment No. 5) | Generaal-Majoor Gerard M. Busman | 55 of 1,486 men | |||
...1st Line Battalion (1e Bataljon van linie) | Luitenant-Kolonel B. Bischoff | 26 of 754 men | |||
...2nd Line Battalion (2e Bataljon van linie) | Luitenant-Kolonel F. Stöcker | 27 of 732 men | |||
10th West Indies Light Battalion (Bataljon West-Indische jagers No. 10) | Kolonel Heinz Willem Charles Rancke | 30 of 674 men | |||
11th West Indies Light Battalion (Bataljon West-Indische jagers No. 11) | Luitenant-Kolonel Frederik Knotzer | 33 of 685 men | |||
Light Bataljon (Bataljon Flankeurs) | Kolonel 2e klasse W. Schenck | 29 of 507 men 2 flank companies each from 19th and 20th East-Indies Battalion | |||
Foot Artillery Battery (Batterij artillerie te voet) | Kapitein Carl Jan Riesz | 5 of 175 men, 6x6 pdr gun, 2x24 pdr how | |||
Cavalry Corps
With only three regiments not present at the battle the Cavalry Corps was the most complete at Waterloo fielding 16,133 (933 officers and 13,897 men) after taking into account the small losses at Quarte-Bras and during the retreat on 17 June 1815.
Unit | Commander | Complement | Killed | Wounded | Missing |
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Anglo-Allied Army Cavalry Corps | Lieutenant General the Earl of Uxbridge GCB | 1,015 off 15,395 men, 35 guns | 68 off 925 men | 189 off 2,206 men | 11 off 1,003 men |
1st (Household) Cavalry Brigade | Major-General Lord Edward Somerset KCB | 92 off 1,121 men | 11 off 107 men | 17 off 264 men | 2 off 245 men |
1st Regiment of Life Guards | Major and Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Ferrior | 16 off 210 men | 2 off 24 men | 6 off 49 men | 0 off 4 men |
2nd Regiment of Life Guards | Lieutenant Colonel Richard Fitzgerald | 19 off 171 men | 1 off 16 men | 0 off 40 men | 1 off 97 men |
Royal Regiment of Horse Guards | Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Robert Chambre Hill | 22 off 185 men | 1 off 19 men | 6 off 61 men | 1 off 20 men |
1st King's Dragoon Guards | Lieutenant Colonel William Fuller | 32 off 555 men | 7 off 37 men | 4 off 100 men | 0 off 124 men |
2nd Union Cavalry Brigade | Major General Sir William Ponsonby KCB | 82 off 1,037 men | 14 off 254 men | 22 off 288 men | 2 off 36 men |
1st (Royal) Dragoons | Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Benjamin Clifton | 26 off 348 men | 4 off 86 men | 10 off 88 men | 1 off 9 men |
2nd (Royal North British) Dragoons (Scots Greys) | Lieutenant-Colonel James Inglis Hamilton | 29 off 339 men | 7 off 96 men | 7 off 89 men | 0 off 0 men |
6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons | Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Muter | 23 off 350 men | 1 off 72 men | 5 off 111 men | 1 off 27 men |
3rd British Brigade | Major General Sir Wilhelm von Dörnberg | 95 off 1,313 men | 5 off 63 men | 22 off 179 men | 1 off 46 men |
1st Light Dragoons, King's German Legion | Lieutenant-Colonel Johann Bulow | 35 off 472 men | 3 off 30 men | 11 off 99 men | 0 off 10 men |
2nd Light Dragoons, King's German Legion | Lieutenant-Colonel Karl von Jonquieries | 30 off 452 men | 2 off 19 men | 5 off 54 men | 0 off 3 men |
23rd Light Dragoons | Lieutenant-Colonel John Dawson, 2nd Earl of Portarlington | 28 off 389 men | 0 off 14 men | 5 off 26 men | 1 off 33 men |
4th British Brigade | Major General Sir John Ormsby Vandeleur | 85 off 1,220 men | 5 off 64 men | 12 off 103 men | 0 off 25 men |
11th Light Dragoons | Lieutenant-Colonel James Wallace Sleigh | 28 off 419 men | 1 off 11 men | 5 off 24 men | 0 off 25 men |
12th (Prince of Wales's) Light Dragoons | Lieutenant-Colonel The Hon. Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby | 26 off 373 men | 2 off 45 men | 3 off 61 men | 0 0ff 0 men |
16th (Queen's) Light Dragoons | Lieutenant-Colonel James Hay | 28 off 428 men | 2 off 8 men | 4 off 18 men | 0 off 0 men |
5th British Brigade | Major General Sir Colquhoun Grant KCB | 90 off 1,354 men | 4 off 83 men | 14 off 162 men | 2 off 20 men |
7th (Queen's Own) Light Dragoons (Hussars) | Lieutenant Colonel Sir Edward Kerrison KCB | 30 off 416 men | 1 off 62 men | 7 off 114 men | 2 off 15 men |
15th (King's) Light Dragoons (Hussars) | Lieutenant-Colonel Leighton Carthcart Dalrymple | 28 off 402 men | 3 off 21 men | 5 off 48 men | 0 off 5 men |
2nd Hussars, King's German Legion, replaced by the 13th Light Dragoons in the battle | Lieutenant-Colonel August von Linsingen | 28 off 536 men | |||
6th Cavalry Brigade | Major General Sir Richard Hussey Vivian KCB | 91 off 1,372 men | 2 off 34 men | 10 off 117 men | 0 off 43 men |
10th (Prince of Wales' Own) Light Dragoons (Hussars) | Lieutenant-Colonel George Quentin | 26 off 411 men | 2 off 20 men | 6 off 40 men | 0 off 26 men |
18th (King's Irish) Light Dragoons (Hussars) | Lieutenant-Colonel Hon. Henry Murray | 28 off 413 men | 0 off 13 men | 2 off 72 men | 0 off 17 men |
1st Hussars, King's German Legion | Lieutenant-Colonel August von Wissell | 33 off 548 men | 0 off 1 man | 1 off 5 men | 0 off 3 men |
7th British Brigade | Brevet Colonel Sir Friedrich von Arentsschildt | 69 off 1,074 men | 7 off 51 men | 16 off 147 men | 0 off 19 men |
13th Light Dragoons – attached to the 5th Brigade during the battle | Lieutenant-Colonel Patrick Doherty – acting commander: Lt. Cl. Shapland Boyse | 29 off 400 men | 3 off 11 men | 8 off 69 men | 0 off 19 men |
3rd Hussars, King's German Legion | Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Meyer | 39 off 674 men | 4 off 40 men | 8 off 78 men | 0 off 0 men |
Attached Artillery | Lieutenant Colonel Sir Augustus Simon Frazer KCB FRS | 41 off 1,024 men | 6 off 28 men | 21 off 180 men | 0 off 8 men |
I (Bull's) Troop, Royal Horse Artillery (RHA) | Major Robert Bull | 6 off 13 men, 6x5½" how | 2 off 2 men | 1 off 15 men | 0 off 2 men |
F (Webber-Smith's) Troop, RHA | Lieutenant Colonel James Webber Smith | 5 off 165 men, 5x6 pdr gun 1x5½" how | 0 off 5 men | 0 off 18 men | 0 off 0 men |
E (Gardiner's) Troop, RHA | Lieutenant Colonel Sir Robert Gardiner KCB | 6 off 168 men, 5x6 pdr gun 1x5½" how | 0 off 2 men | 1 off 12 men | 0 off 0 men |
2nd Rocket (Whinyates') Troop, RHA | Captain Edward Charles Whinyates | 7 off 195 men, 200 Rockets and 5x6 pdr gun 1x5½" how | 0 off 3 men | off 17 men | 0 off 0 men |
H (Ramsay's) Troop, RHA | Major William Norman Ramsay | 6 of 170 men, 5x9 pdr gun 1x5½" how | 1 of 2 men | 2 of 16 men | 0 of 0 men |
G (Dickson's or Mercer's) Troop, RHA | Captain Alexander Cavalié Mercer | 5 off 165 men, 5x9 pdr gun 1x5½" how | 0 off 5 men | 0 off 18 men[5] | 0 off 0 men |
1st Hanoverian Brigade | Colonel Albrecht von Estorff[6] | 99 off 1,590 men | 1 off 17 men | 0 off 33 men | 0 off 2 men |
Prince Regent's Hussars Absent from Battle (Halle) | Lieutenant-Colonel Count Ferdinand Graf von Kielmansegge | 32 off 569 men | |||
Bremen and Verden Hussars Absent from Battle (Halle) | Colonel August von dem Bussche | 35 off 554 men | |||
Duke of Cumberland's Hussars | Lieutenant-Colonel Georg von Hake | 30 off 467 men | 1 off 17 men | 0 off 33 men | 0 off 2 men |
Netherlands Cavalry Division (Divisie Cavalerie) | Luitenant-Generaal Jean Antoine de Collaert | 216 off 3418 men | 10 off 178 men | 41 off 638 men | 4 off 503 men |
1st Heavy Cavalry Brigade (Brigade Zware Cavalerie)[7] | Generaal-Majoor Albert Dominicus Trip van Zoudtlandt | 72 off 1,169 men | 1 off 75 men | 15 off 159 men | 2 off 69 men |
1st Carabiniers (Regiment karabiniers No. 1) | Luitenant-Kolonel Lambertus Coenegracht | 22 off 424 men | 0 off 12 men | 9 off 66 men | 2 off 13 men |
2nd Carabiniers (Regiment karabiniers No. 2) | Kolonel Jean Baptiste de Bruijn de Basisque | 27 off 373 men | 1 off 57 men | 4 off 64 men | 0 off 30 men |
3rd Carabiniers (Regiment karabiniers No. 3) | Luitenant-Kolonel Christiaan Maria Lechleitner | 20 off 372 men | 0 off 6 men | 2 off 29 men | 0 off 26 men |
2nd Light Brigade (2e Brigade Lichte Cavalerie)[7] | Generaal-Majoor Baron Charles Étienne de Ghigny | 71 off 1,014 men | 5 off 60 men | 14 off 180 men | 1 off 173 men |
4th Light Dragoons (Regiment lichte dragonders No. 4) | Luitenant-Kolonel Johan Renno | 39 off 614 men | 4 off 50 men | 8 off 135 men | 1 off 51 men |
8th Hussars (Regiment huzaren No. 8) | Luitenant-Kolonel Ignance Louis, Baron Duvivier | 27 off 400 men | 1 off 10 men | 6 off 145 men | 0 off 122 men |
3rd Light Brigade (3e Brigade Lichte Cavalerie)[7] | Generaal-Majoor Jean Baptiste, Baron van Merlen | 65 off 998 men | 4 off 34 men | 11 off 180 men | 1 off 265 men |
5th Light Dragoons (Regiment lichte dragonders No. 5)[8] | Luitenant-Kolonel Edouard A. J. G. de Mercx de Corbais | 26 off 395 men | 0 off 16 men | 9 off 97 men | 0 off 85 men |
6th Hussars (Regiment Huzaren van Boreel | Luitenant-Kolonel Jonkheer Willem Francois Boreel | 36 off 603 men | 3 off 18 men | 8 off 83 men | 1 off 168 men |
Attached artillery and train | |||||
Horse artillery half battery (halve batterij rijdende artillerie) | Kapitein Abraham Petter | 3 off 108 men, 3x6 pdr gun & 1x24 pdr how | 0 off 1 man | 0 off 10 men | 0 off 4 men |
Horse artillery half battery (halve batterij rijdende artillerie) | Kapitein Adrianus Rudolf Willem Geij van Pittius | 3x6 pdr gun & 1x24 pdr how | 0 off 8 men | 0 off 9 men | 0 off 4 men |
Train (Trein) | 2nd Luitenant Camiese | 2 off 109 men | |||
Cavalry of the Brunswick Corps | Major Von Cramm | 50 off 872 men | 3 off 46 men | 9 off 95 men | 0 off 56 men |
2nd Hussars Regiment | Major von Cramm | 34 of 656 men | 3 off 42 men | 7 off 72 men | 0 off 30 men |
Uhlans (1 Squadron) | Major Carl Pott | 16 off 216 men | 0 off 4 men | 2 off 23 men | 0 off 26 men |
Reserves
The reserves, 34,394 men and 56 guns, came under the direct command of Wellington during the Battle of Waterloo. The British 7th Infantry Division under Major General Kenneth MacKenzie was not present at the battle as the brigade manned various garrisons around the area. The Hanoverian Reserve Division was also not present, again manning garrisons on behalf of the army. Actual combatants from the Reserve present at the battle numbered 18,964 with 56 guns.
Unit | Commander | Complement | Killed | Wounded | Missing |
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5th Division | Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Picton GCB | 488 off 7,060 men | 8 off 355 men | 191 off 2,330 | 1 off 35 men |
8th Brigade | Major General Sir James Kempt KCB | 167 off 2,348 men | 14 off 163 men | 87 off 1,058 men | 1 off 1 man |
1st Battalion, 28th (North Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot | Colonel Sir Charles Paul Belson KCB | 39 off 580 men | 2 off 29 men | 19 off 203 men | 0 off 0 men |
1st Battalion, 32nd (Cornwall) Regiment of Foot | Major (Brevet Lieutenant Colonel) John Hicks | 44 off 605 men | 2 off 49 men | 27 off 290 men | 0 off 0 men |
79th Regiment of Foot (Cameron Highlanders) | Lieutenant-Colonel Neil Douglas | 46 off 656 men | 6 off 57 men | 25 off 390 men | 1 off 1 man |
1st Battalion, 95th Regiment of Foot (Rifles) | Lieutenant-Colonel (Brevet Colonel) Sir Andrew Frederick Barnard KCB | 35 off 507 men | 3 off 28 men | 15 off 175 men | 0 off 0 men |
9th Brigade | Major General Sir Dennis Pack KCB | 177 off 2,133 men | 21 off 143 men | 88 off 1,035 men | 0 off 17 men |
3rd Battalion, 1st Regiment of Foot (The Royal Scots) | Lieutenant Colonel Colin Campbell | 52 off 588 men | 8 off 33 men | 25 off 295 men | 0 off 0 men |
42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot, the "Black Watch" | Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Robert Macara KCB | 39 off 550 men | 3 off 47 men | 20 off 267 men | 0 off 0 men |
2nd Battalion, 44th (East Essex) Regiment of Foot | Lieutenant-Colonel John Miller Hamerton | 36 off 427 men | 2 off 14 men | 18 off 151 men | 0 off 17 men |
92nd Regiment of Foot (Gordon Highlanders) | Lieutenant-Colonel John Cameron of Fassifern | 47 off 568 men | 6 off 49 men | 24 off 322 men | 0 off 0 men |
5th Hanoverian Brigade | Colonel Ernst von Vincke | 125 off 2,383 men | 1 off 33 men | 11 off 188 men | 0 off 13 men |
Landwehr Battalion Gifhorn | Major Georg von Hammerstein | 32 off 578 men | 1 off 13 men | 3 off 69 men | 0 off 0 men |
Landwehr Battalion Hameln | Major Julius von Strube | 34 off 635 men | 0 off 9 men | 4 off 60 men | 0 off 7 men |
Landwehr Battalion Hildesheim | Major Georg von Rheden | 34 off 583 men | 0 off 3 men | 1 off 19 men | 0 off 0 men |
Landwehr Battalion Peine | Major Ludolph Graf von Westphalen | 24 off 587 men | 0 off 8 men | 3 off 40 men | 0 off 6 men |
Artillery | Major Heinrich Heise | 12 off 191 men | 0 off 16 men | 3 off 48 men | 0 off 4 men |
Roger's Battery RA | Captain Thomas Rogers | 5 off 90 men | 0 off 4 men | 0 off 11 men | 0 off 2 men |
Braun's Hanoverian Foot Artillery | Captain Wilhelm Braun | 4 off 101 men | 0 off 8 men | 0 off 27 men | 0 off 2 men |
6th Division | Lieutenant General Sir Lowry Cole | 290 off 4,895 men | 7 off 191 men | 52 off 966 men | 0 off 92 men |
10th Brigade | Major General Sir John Lambert KCB | 140 off 2,249 men | 5 off 145 men | 34 off 632 men | 0 off 18 men |
1st Battalion, 4th (King's Own) Regiment of Foot | Lieutenant Colonel Francis Brooke | 36 off 532 men | 0 off 12 men | 9 off 113 men | 0 off 0 men |
1st Battalion, 27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot (Highest casualties 82%) | Major John Hare | 22 off 562 men | 2 off 103 men | 14 off 360 men | 0 off 18 men |
2nd Battalion, 40th (2nd Somersetshire) Regiment of Foot | Major Arthur Rowley Heyland | 47 off 748 men | 3 off 30 men | 11 off 159 men | 0 off 18 men |
2nd Battalion, 81st Regiment of Foot(Loyal Lincoln Volunteers) Absent from Battle | Lieutenant Colonel Henry Milling | 32 off 407 men | |||
4th Hanoverian Brigade | Colonel Charles Best | 132 off 2,349 men | 4 off 60 men | 21 off 360 men | 2 off 101 men |
Landwehr Battalion Lüneburg | Lieutenant Colonel Ludwig von Ramdohr | 24 off 582 men | 0 off 14 men | 5 off 45 men | 0 off 4 men |
Landwehr Battalion Munden | Major Ferdinand von Schmid | 37 off 590 men | 0 off 18 men | 6 off 111 men | 0 off 30 men |
Landwehr Battalion Osterode | Major Claus von Reden | 35 off 621 men | 2 off 13 men | 5 off 96 men | 0 off 14 men |
Landwehr Battalion Verden | Major Christoff von der Decken | 34 off 556 men | 1 off 15 men | 5 off 108 men | 2 off 53 men |
Artillery | Major Heinrich Bruckmann | 9 off 202 men | 0 off 2 men | 1 off 10 men | 0 off 0 men |
Unett's Battery RA (absent at Ostend) | Captain George Wilkes Unett | 4 off 102 men | |||
Sinclair's Battery RA | Second Captain James Sinclair | 4 off 100 men | 0 off 2 men | 1 off 10 men | 0 off 0 men |
British Reserve Artillery | Major Percy Drummond | 22 off 404 men | 4 off 21 men | 5 off 36 men | 0 off 0 men |
A (Ross') Troop RHA | Lieutenant Colonel Sir Hew Dalrymple Ross GCB | 6 off 153 men, 5x9 pdr gun 1x5½" how | 0 off 2 men | 2 off 12 men | 0 off 0 men |
D (Beane's) Troop RHA | Major George Beane | 9 off 157 men, 5x9 pdr gun 1x5½" how[5] | 2 off 6 men | 1 off 8 men | 0 off 0 men |
Detachment Hewitt's Company RA | 0 off 7 men | 0 off 2 men | 0 off 1 man | 0 off 0 men | |
Detachment Tyler's Company RA | 0 off 5 men | 0 off 1 man | 0 off 1 man | 0 off 0 men | |
Detachment Cockburn's Company RA | 0 off 3 men | 0 off 1 men | 0 off 0 man | 0 off 0 men | |
Detachment May's Company RA | 0 off 1 man | 0 off 0 men | 0 off 0 man | 0 off 0 men | |
Hutchesson's Battery RA | Captain Thomas Hutchensson | 2 off 42 men | 1 off 0 men | 0 off 6 men | 0 off 0 men |
Ibert's Battery RA | Captain Courtnay Ilbert | 4 off 36 men | 1 off 9 men | 2 off 8 men | 0 off 0 men |
Brunswick Corps | Lieutenant General Duke of Brunswick | 213 off 5,686 men, 16 guns | 10 off 205 men | 34 off 840 men | 0 off 218 men |
Brunswick Advance Guard | Major von Rauschenplatt | 25 off 647 men | 0 off 16 men | 5 off 63 men | 0 off 8 men |
1st Brigade | Lieutenant-Colonel Wilhelm Treunch von Butlar | 94 off 2,597 men | 3 off 123 men | 21 off 383 men | 0 off 80 men |
Guard Battalion | Major Friedrich von Pröstler | 25 off 647 men | 0 off 29 men | 8 off 142 men | 0 off 21 men |
1st Light Infantry Battalion | Major von Holstein | 23 off 649 men | 0 off 4 men | 3 off 44 men | 0 off 24 men |
2nd Light Infantry Battalion | Major Heinrich von Brandenstein | 21 off 652 men | 2 off 55 men | 5 off 122 men | 0 off 34 men |
3rd Light Infantry Battalion | Major von Ebeling | 23 off 649 men | 1 off 35 men | 5 off 75 men | 0 off 1 man |
2nd Brigade | Lieutenant-Colonel Friedrich von Specht | 77 off 1,942 men | 4 off 64 men | 7 off 370 men | 0 off 128 men |
1st Line Battalion | Major Metzner | 23 off 649 men | 1 off 25 men | 2 off 132 men | 0 off 30 men |
2nd Line Battalion | Major von Strombeck | 27 off 646 men | 3 off 25 men | 2 off 168 men | 0 off 46 men |
3rd Line Battalion | Major Gustavus von Normann | 25 off 647 men | 0 off 14 men | 3 off 70 men | 0 off 52 men |
Artillery | Major August Mahn | 11 off 500 men | 1 off 2 men | 0 off 24 men | 0 off 2 men |
Heinemann's Horse Battery | Captain Manfred von Heinemann | 5 off 289 men | 1 off 2 men | 0 off 6 men | 0 off 2 men |
Moll's Foot Battery | Major Johann Moll | 5 off 211 men | 0 off 0 men | 0 off 18 men | 0 off 0 men |
Hanoverian Reserve Corps Absent – Garrison Duty | Lieutenant-General Friedrich von der Decken | 464 off 8,974 men | |||
1st Brigade | Lieutenant-Colonel August von Bennigsen | 78 off 1,929 men | |||
Field Battalion Hoya | Lieutenant Colonel Ernst von Bothmer | 29 off 637 men | |||
Landwehr Battalion Mölln | Major von Donop | 23 off 641 men | |||
Landwehr Battalion Bremerlehe | Major Arnold von der Decken | 24 off 651 men | |||
2nd Brigade | Lieutenant-Colonel Karl von Beaulieu | 89 off 1,938 men | |||
Landwehr Battalion Nordheim | Major Wilhelm Delius | 28 off 639 men | |||
Landwehr Battalion Ahlefeldt | Major Wilhelm Dammers | 31 off 699 men | |||
Landwehr Battalion Springe | Captain August Luderitz | 29 off 598 men | |||
3rd Brigade | Lieutenant-Colonel Karl von Bulow | 154 off 2,584 men | |||
Landwehr Battalion Otterndorf | Major Georg von Rheden | 38 off 677 men | |||
Landwehr Battalion Celle | Lieutenant Colonel August von dem Kneseback | 39 off 599 men | |||
Landwehr Battalion Ratzeburg | Major Christian von Hammerstein | 37 off 609 men | |||
Landwehr Battalion Lüchow | Captain Henirich Walter | 39 off 699 men | |||
4th Brigade | Colonel Rudolf Bodecker | 139 off 2,523 men | |||
Landwehr Battalion Hannover | Major Johann von Weyhe | 32 off 645 men | |||
Landwehr Battalion Uelzen | Captain Eberhard Kuntze | 32 off 592 men | |||
Landwehr Battalion Neustadt | Major Friedrich von Hodenberg | 35 off 645 men | |||
Landwehr Battalion Diepholz | Major Augustus von Bar | 39 off 641 men | |||
Nassau 1st Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant General Baron August von Kruse | 128 off 2,752 men | 5 off 252 men | 19 off 370 men | 0 off 0 men |
1st Battalion 1st Nassau Regiment | Colonel Ernst von Steuben/Major Wilhelm von Weyhers | 44 off 908 men | 1 off 98 men | 7 off 122 men | 0 off 0 men |
2nd Battalion 1st Nassau Regiment | Major Adolph von Nauendorf | 42 off 938 men | 2 off 61 men | 6 off 124 men | 0 off 0 men |
3rd Battalion 1st Nassau Regiment | Major Friedrich von Preen | 41 off 906 men | 2 off 90 men | 6 off 124 men | 0 off 0 men |
Prussian Army order of battle
The Prussian Army was led by Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Prince of Wahlstadt and his chief of staff August von Gneisenau and remained independent from the allied Anglo-Dutch-German army during the course of the campaign.
Staff
Major General Karl von Grolman, was Quartermaster General.[9]
I Corps
Unit | Commander | Complement | Killed | Wounded |
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I Corps | Generalleutnant Hans Ernst Graf von Zieten[10] | 32,500 men, 96 guns | ||
1st Brigade | von Steinmetz | 9,069 men | ||
1., 2. and Fusilier Bataillons, 12. (2nd Brandenburgisches) Infanterie Regiment | Oberstleutnant Obergraven | |||
1., 2. and Fusilier Bataillons, 24. (4th Brandenburgisches) Infanterie Regiment | Major von Laurens | |||
1., 2. and 3. Bataillons, 1. (Kleven) Westfalen Landwehr Regiment | Oberstleutnant von Rüchel-Kleist | |||
2nd Brigade | Pirch II[lower-alpha 7] | 8,018 men | ||
1., 2. and Fusilier Bataillons, 6. (1. West Prussian) Infanterie Regiment | Colonel von Kemphen | 69 officers and 2375 other ranks with 201 Freiwilligen Jäger | ||
1., 2. and Fusilier Bataillons, 28. (1. Berg) Infanterie Regiment | Major Baron Quadt von Hictenbrock I | 72 officers and 2361 others ranks with 200 Freiwilligen Jäger | ||
1., 2. and 3. Bataillons, 2. (Minden-Ravensberg) Westfalen Landwehr Regiment | Major von Winterfeld | 59 officers and 2389 others ranks plus 49 Freiwilligen Jäger | ||
3rd Brigade | von Jagow | 7,146 men | ||
1., 2. and Fusilier Bataillons, 7. (2. West Prussian) Infanterie Regiment | Oberstleutnant von Seydlitz | |||
1., 2. and Fusilier Bataillons, 29. (2. Berg) Infanterie Regiment | Major von Hymmen | |||
1., 2. and 3. Bataillons, 3. (Ostfriesland-Lingen) Westfalen Landwehr Regiment | Major Friccius | |||
4th Brigade | von Donnersmarck[lower-alpha 8] | 7,307 men | ||
1., 2. and Fusilier Bataillons, 13. (1. Reserve) Infanterie Regiment | ||||
1., 2. and Fusilier Bataillons, 19. (7. Reserve) Infanterie Regiment | ||||
1., 2. and 3. Bataillons, 4. (Münster) Westfalen Landwehr Regiment | ||||
I Corps Cavalry | von Röder | |||
1st Brigade | von Treskow[lower-alpha 9] | 2,280 men | ||
2. (1. West Prussian) Dragoner Regiment | ||||
4. (1. Schlesiche) Husaren Regiment | ||||
3. Brandenburgisches Uhlanen Regiment | ||||
5. (Brandenburgisches Prinz Wilhelm) Dragoner Regiment | ||||
2nd Brigade | von Lützow | 1,632 men | ||
1. Kurmark Landwehr Kavallerie Regiment | ||||
2. Kurmark Landwehr Kavallerie Regiment | ||||
6. (Lützow) Uhlanen Regiment | ||||
Westfalen Landwehr Kavallerie Regiment | ||||
I Corps Artillery | Lehmann | 1,226 men | ||
3 horse batteries (2nd, 7th and 10th) | ||||
3 12pdr field batteries (only 2nd and 6th Present) | ||||
5 6pdr field batteries (1st, 3rd, 7th, 8th and 15th) | ||||
1 Howitzer battery (1st) | ||||
II Corps
Unit | Commander | Complement | Killed | Wounded |
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II Corps | Pirch I[lower-alpha 7] | 33,000 men, 85 guns | ||
5th Brigade | Tippelskirch | 7,153 men | ||
1., 2. and Fusilier Bataillons, 2. (1. Pommern) Infanterie Regiment | ||||
1., 2. and Fusilier Bataillons, 25. (Lützow Freikorps) Infanterie Regiment | ||||
1., 2. and 3. Bataillons, 5. (Paderborn) Westfalen Landwehr Regiment | ||||
6th Brigade | von Krafft | 6,762 men | ||
1., 2. and Fusilier Bataillons, 9. (Kolberg) Infanterie Regiment | ||||
1., 2. and Fusilier Bataillons, 26. (Elbe) Infanterie Regiment.[lower-alpha 10] | von Reuss | |||
1., 2. and 3. Bataillons, 1. Elbe Landwehr Regiment | von Bismarck | |||
7th Brigade | von Brause | 6,503 men | ||
1., 2. and Fusilier Bataillons, 14. (2. Reserve) Infanterie Regiment | ||||
1., 2. and Fusilier Bataillons, 22. (10. Reserve) Infanterie Regiment | ||||
1., 2. and 3. Bataillons, 2. Elbe Landwehr Regiment | ||||
8th Brigade | von Bose | 6,584 men | ||
1., 2. and Fusilier Bataillons, 21. (9. Reserve) Infanterie Regiment | ||||
1., 2. and Fusilier Bataillons, 23. (11. Reserve) Infanterie Regiment | von Langen.[12][lower-alpha 11] | |||
1., 2. and 3. Bataillons, 3. Elbe Landwehr Regiment | ||||
II Corps Cavalry | von Wahlen-Jürgass | 4,468 men | ||
1st Brigade | von Thümen[lower-alpha 12] | 1,918 men | ||
1. (Königin) Dragoner Regiment | ||||
2. (Schlesien) Uhlanen Regiment[lower-alpha 13] | ||||
6. (Neumark) Dragoner Regimnent | ||||
2nd Brigade | von Sohr | 1,693 men | ||
3.(Brandenburgisches) Husaren Regiment | ||||
5. (Pommern) Husaren Regiment | ||||
11. (Berg und Sachsen) Husaren Regiment | ||||
3rd Brigade | von der Schulenburg | 1,517 men | ||
4. (Berlin) Kurmark Landwehr Kavallerie Regiment | ||||
5. Kurmark Landwehr Kavallerie Regiment | ||||
Elbe Landwehr Kavallerie Regiment | ||||
II Corps Artillery | Rohl | 1,382 men | ||
3 horse batteries (5th, 6th and 14th (ex-Lützow)) | ||||
2 12pdr batteries (4th and 8th) | ||||
5 6pdr batteries (5th, 10th, 12th, 34th and 37th (ex-Berg)) |
III Corps
Unit | Commander | Complement | Killed | Wounded |
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III Corps | Generalleutnant Johann von Thielmann | 25,000 men, 48 guns | ||
9th Brigade | von Borcke | 7,262 men | ||
1., 2. and Fusilier Bataillons, 8. (Leib) Infanterie Regiment | ||||
1., 2. and Fusilier Bataillons, 30. (1. Russisch-Deutsche Legion) Infanterie Regiment | ||||
1., 2. and 3. Bataillons, 1. (Berlin) Kurmark Landwehr Regiment | ||||
10th Brigade | Kampfen | 4,419 men | ||
1., 2. and Fusilier Bataillons, 27. Infanterie Regiment | ||||
1., 2. and 3. Bataillons, 2. Kurmark Landwehr Regiment | ||||
11th Brigade | von Luck | 3,980 men | ||
1., 2. and 3. Bataillons, 3. Kurmark Landwehr Regiment | ||||
1., 2. and 3. Bataillons, 4. Kurmark Landwehr Regiment | ||||
12th Brigade | von Stülpnagel | 6,614 men | ||
1., 2. and Fusilier Bataillons, 31. (2. Russisch-Deutsche Legion) Infanterie Regiment | ||||
1., 2. and 3. Bataillons, 5. Kurmark Landwehr Regiment | ||||
1., 2. and 3. Bataillons, 6. Kurmark Landwehr Regiment | ||||
III Corps Cavalry | von Hobe | |||
1st Brigade | von der Marwitz | 1,432 men | ||
7. Uhlanen Regiment | ||||
8. (Russisch-Deutsche Legion) Uhlanen Regiment | Count Dohna [15] | |||
9. Husaren Regiment | ||||
2nd Brigade | Count Lottum | 1,992 men | ||
5. Uhlanen Regiment | ||||
7. Dragoner Regiment | ||||
3. Kurmark Landwehr Kavallerie Regiment | ||||
6. Kurmark Landwehr Kavallerie Regiment | ||||
III Corps Artillery | Mohnhaupt | 1,345 men | ||
3 horse batteries (18th and 19th (ex-russo-German legion), 20th (ex-berg)) | ||||
1 12pdr battery (7th) | ||||
2 6pdr batteries (18th and 35th) |
IV Corps
Unit | Commander | Complement | Killed | Wounded |
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IV Corps | General der Infanterie Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Bülow | 32,000 men, 132 guns | ||
13th Brigade | von Hacke | 6,560 men | ||
1., 2. and Fusilier Bataillons, 10. (1. Schlesien) Infanterie Regiment | ||||
1., 2. and 3. Bataillons, 2. Neumark Landwehr Regiment | ||||
1., 2. and 3. Bataillons, 3. Neumark Landwehr Regiment | ||||
14th Brigade | Ryssel or Funck | 7,138 men | ||
1., 2. and Fusilier Bataillons, 11. (2. Schlesien) Infanterie Regiment | ||||
1., 2. and 3. Bataillons, 1. Pommern Landwehr Regiment | ||||
1., 2. and 3. Bataillons, 2. Pommern Landwehr Regiment | ||||
15th Brigade | von Losthin | 7,143 men | ||
1., 2. and Fusilier Bataillons, 18. (6. Reserve) Infanterie Regiment | ||||
1., 2. and 3. Bataillons, 3. Schlesien Landwehr Regiment | ||||
1., 2. and 3. Bataillons, 4. Schlesien Landwehr Regiment | ||||
16th Brigade | von Hiller | 6,423 men | ||
1., 2. and Fusilier Bataillons, 15. (3. Reserve) Infanterie Regiment | ||||
1., 2. and 3. Bataillons, 1. Schlesien Landwehr Regiment | ||||
1., 2. and 3. Bataillons, 2. Schlesien Landwehr Regiment | ||||
IV Corps Cavalry | Prince William of Prussia | |||
1st Brigade | von Schwerin | 1,963 men | ||
1. West Prussian Uhlanen Regiment | ||||
6. (2. Schlesien) Husaren Regiment | ||||
8. Husaren Regiment | ||||
2nd Brigade | von Watzdorff | 1,377 men | ||
10. Husaren Regiment | von Ledebur | |||
1. Neumark Landwehr Kavallerie Regiment | ||||
2. Neumark Landwehr Kavallerie Regiment | ||||
1. Pommern Landwehr Kavallerie Regiment | ||||
2. Pommern Landwehr Kavallerie Regiment | ||||
3rd Brigade | von Sydow | 2,246 men | ||
1. Schlesien Landwehr Kavallerie Regiment | ||||
2. Schlesien Landwehr Kavallerie Regiment | ||||
3. Schlesien Landwehr Kavallerie Regiment | ||||
IV Corps Artillery | Braun | 1,202 men | ||
3 horse batteries (1st, 11th and 12th (Landwehr)) | ||||
3 12pdr batteries (3rd, 5th and 13th) | ||||
5 6pdr batteries (2nd, 11th, 13th (Landwehr), 14th and 21st (Landwehr)) |
See also
- Ligny order of battle
- Quatre Bras order of battle
- Military mobilisation during the Hundred Days
Notes
- webpage says that 21st lost their c/o but the record does not show any officer casualties in the 21st at Waterloo, Digby Smith, p.298.
- The sources are split over whether Antoine Maurin's division was the 6th or 7th cavalry division. For example William Siborne and John Franklin number it 6th while Philip Haythornthwaite numbers it 7th (Siborne 1895, p. 299; Franklin & Embleton 2015, p. 19;Haythornthwaite 2007, p. 142).
- Antoine Maurin was wounded at the Battle of Ligny, command passed to Louis Vallin (Siborne 1895, p. 299).
- The strength and losses of the French Guard foot regiments is provided from a study of the Service Historique de l'Armée de Terre archives, conducted by Russian historian Oleg Sokolov. Complements reflect the actual strength of the Foot Guards on the morning of 16 June 1815, before the beginning of the battle of Ligny. During this battle, around 350 men of the Foot Guard were lost, with most casualties in the Young Guard division (Sokolov 2003, p. 478).
- The complements of the other French Guard units (cavalry, artillery, sappers and sailors) are provided by French historian Alain Pigeard.(Pigeard 2005, pp. 518–520)
- At the start of the campaign Colonel Goedecke was in command of both the Nassau 2nd Regiment and the Netherlands 2nd Brigade, but on 15 June, the day hostilities commenced, he broke his leg. Major Settler (the senior major and commander of the 1st Battalion) took commanded of the 2nd Regiment,[2] and Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar took command of the 2nd Brigade.[3]
- Georg Dubislav Ludwig von Pirch: "Pirch I", the use of Roman numerals being used in Prussian service to distinguish officers of the same name, in this case from his brother, seven years his junior, Otto Karl Lorenz von Pirch "Pirch II".
- Donnersmarck is also referred to in some sources as "Henckel" or "Henkel"
- An alternative spelling for von Treskow is von Tresckow
- In March 1813 during the German Campaign Colonel Reuss created the Ausländer-Bataillon von Reuss ("Von Reuss's Foreign Battalion"). It was originally recruited from ex-POWs (repatriated after the Russian Campaign of the previous year), volunteers and Westphalians. In July 1814 it became the Elbe Regiment, and in March 1815 it was designated as the 26th Prussian line regiment.[11]
- replaced at Ligny by Reckow.[13]
- Colonel von Thümen was killed at Ligny, lieutenant-colonel von Schmiedeberg (commander of the 2nd regiment Silesian uhlans) succeeded to his command.[14]
- Uhlan: A contemporary title used for lancer regiments in the Russian, Prussian, and Austrian armies.
- Pigeard 2005, pp. 518–520.
- Glover 2010, pp. 159–160, 233 footnote 321.
- Glover 2010, pp. 159–160, 238 (footnote 371).
- Moorsom 1860, p. 267.
- Haythornthwaite 1995, p. 390.
- Siborne 1895, p. 788.
- Schneider 2012a numbers them: 1st Heavy 2nd Light, 3rd Light; but NHAE staff 2010 numbers them Heavy, 1st Light, 2nd Light.
- Schneider 2012a, but NHAE staff 2010 numbers this the 4th (Dutch) Light Dragoon
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica. 12 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 661–662. .
- Spelling from Becke, A.F. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 373. . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.).
- Haythornthwaite 2007, p. 195
- Siborne 1895, p. 77.
- Charras 1857, p. 352, footnote.
- Wit, Pierre de (2014), "Chapter 6, Ligny: The situation on the Prussian right wing." (PDF), The campaign of 1815: a study, pp. 2, 9 cites Lieutenant Colonel Von Schmiedeberg (commander of the 2nd regiment of Silesian uhlans) in his report. In: Dziengel, J.D.von, Geschichte des Königlichen Zweiten Ulanen – Regiments, p. 386
- Siborne 1895, p. 639.
References
- Charras, Jean Baptiste Adolphe (1857), Histoire de la campagne de 1815 (in French), Brussels: Meline, Cans et Comp. & J Hetzel et Comp., p. 352
- Franklin, John; Embleton, Gerry (2015), Waterloo 1815 (2): Ligny, Osprey Publishing, p. 19, ISBN 978-1-4728-0368-9
- Glover, Gareth (2010), Waterloo Archive: German Sources, 2 (illustrated ed.), Frontline Books, pp. 159–160, 233 (footnote 321), 238 (footnote 371), ISBN 9781848325418
- Haythornthwaite, Philip J. (1995) [1870], Journal of the Waterloo Campaign Kept Throughout the Campaign of 1815 by Mercer, Cavalié, Da Capo Press, p. 390, ISBN 0-306-80651-7
- Haythornthwaite, Philip (2007), The Waterloo Armies: Men, Organization and Tactics, Pen and Sword, p. 142, 195, ISBN 978-1-84415-599-6
- Houssaye, Henry (1899), 1815 (27th ed.), Paris: Perrin & C.: Volume 1 and Volume 2.
- Moorsom, W S, ed. (1860), Historical Record of the Fifty-Second Regiment (Oxfordshire Light Infantry) from 1755 to 1858 (2nd ed.), London: Richard Bentley, p. 267 (facsimile printed by The Naval & Military Press Ltd, East Sussex, England)
- NHAE staff (22 October 2010), Allies Order of Battle, Waterloo 1815
- Pigeard, Alain (2005), La Garde Impériale (in French), Paris: Tallandier, Bibliothèque Napoléonienne, ISBN 2-84734-177-3
- Schneider, John (28 April 2012f), L'Armée du Nord (French Order of Battle for the campaign) (in French), archived from the original on 17 July 2012
- Schneider, John (28 April 2012a), The Anglo-Allied Army (Anglo-Allied Order of Battle for the campaign), archived from the original on 17 July 2012
- Schneider, John (28 April 2012p), Das Königliche Preußische Heer des Niederrheins (Prussian Order of Battle for the campaign) (in German), archived from the original on 17 July 2012
- Siborne, William (1844), History of the War in France and Belgium, in 1815 (2nd ed.), London: T. & W. Boone: Volume 1 and Volume 2 (4th and 5th editions published as The Waterloo campaign, 1815). This edition shows "Appendix" in uncut version; (1848): 3rd edition published in one book.
- Siborne, William (1895), The Waterloo Campaign, 1815 (4th ed.), Westminster: A. Constable (1st, 2nd and 3rd editions published as History of the war in France and Belgium in 1815).
- Smith, Digby (2015), Charge! Great Cavalry Charges of the Napoleonic Wars, Barnsley
- Sokolov, Oleg (2003), L'armée de Napoléon (in French), Saint-Germain-en-Laye: Commios, ISBN 2-9518364-1-4
Further reading
- Dalton, Charles, The Waterloo roll call. With biographical notes and anecdotes (1904), London: Eyre and Spottiswoode — Short biographies on all ranks present down to Lieutenant-General, with a few more junior ranks, however the list of regiments includes footnotes on junior officers who went on to have notable careers.
- Gardner, Dorsey (1882), Quatre-Bras, Ligny and Waterloo; a narrative of the campaign in Belgium, 1815, Boston: Houghton-Mifflin, & co., pp. 20–26 — Order of battle for the three armies with names and numbers.
- Maxwell, Will. Ham (1845), Life of Field Marshal His Grace the Duke of Wellington: (In Three Volumes), 3 (4 ed.), H. G. Bohn, pp. 560–561 — List of staff officers.