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Encyclopedia > Order of Battle of the Waterloo Campaign

This is the complete order of battle for the Waterloo Campaign. The battles of this campaign were Quatre Bras, Ligny, Waterloo and Wavre. An order of battle (often abbreviated as ORBAT or OOB) is an organizational tool used by military intelligence to list and analyze enemy military units. ... For information about the legislative programs of Franklin D. Roosevelt, see New Deal. ... The Battle of Quatre Bras was fought between contingents of the Anglo-allied army and the left wing of the French Army on June 16, 1815, near the crossroads of Quatre Bras, in Belgium. ... The Battle of Ligny, fought June 16, 1815, was a French victory under Napoleon against the Prussian army under Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher in the Napoleonic Wars. ... Combatants France Anglo-Allied/Prussian/ Dutch Commanders Napoléon Bonaparte Duke of Wellington Gebhard von Blücher Strength 73,000 67,000 Anglo-Dutch 60,000 Prussian (48,000 engaged by about 18:00) Casualties 25,000 22,000 {{{notes}}} Map of the Waterloo campaign The Battle of Waterloo, fought... The Battle of Wavre was a battle of the War of the Seventh Coalition, the last of the Napoleonic Wars. ...

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French Army Order of Battle

L'Armée du Nord under the command of Napoleon Bonaparte. Army (from French armée) can, in some countries, refer to any armed force. ... LArmée du Nord (Army Of The North) was the force commanded by Napoleon Bonaparte during the Waterloo Campaign in 1815. ... Bonaparte as general Napoleon Bonaparte ( 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a general of the French Revolution and was the ruler of France as First Consul (Premier Consul) of the French Republic from November 11, 1799 to May 18, 1804, then as Emperor of the French (Empereur des Français...


Major General (Chief of Staff): Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult. Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult, marshal of France Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult, duc de Dalmatie (March 29, 1769 – November 26, 1851), Marshal of France, was born at Saint-Arnans-la-Bastide (now in the Tarn département), and was the son of a country notary at that place. ...


Left Wing

The Left Wing was commanded by Marshal Michel Ney. The Marshal of France (maréchal de France) was one of the Great Officers of the Crown of France. ... Michel Ney, Marshal of France Michel Ney (January 10, 1769 – December 7, 1815) called Le Rougeaud (the ruddy) and le Brave des Braves (the bravest of the brave) was a marshal of the French army who fought in the French Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic Wars. ...

Unit Commander Complement Killed Wounded
I Corps Jean-Baptiste Drouet, Count d'Erlon 21,000 men, 46 guns
1st Division Baron Joachim Jérôme Quiot du Passage (commanded by Allix)
1st Brigade Baron Joachim Jérôme Quiot du Passage
1er and 2e Bataillons, 54e Régiment de Ligne Colonel Charlet
1er and 2e Bataillons, 55e Régiment de Ligne Colonel Morin
2nd Brigade Baron Bourgeois
1er and 2e Bataillons, 28e Régiment de Ligne Chef de bataillon Senac
1er and 2e Bataillons, 105e Régiment de Ligne Colonel Genty
2nd Division Baron Francois-Xavier Donzelot
1st Brigade Baron Schmitz
1er, 2e and 3e Bataillons, 13e Régiment de Légère Chef de Bataillon Gougeon
1er and 2e Bataillons, 17e Régiment de Ligne Colonel Chevalier Gueruel
2nd Brigade Général de brigade Baron Aulard
1er and 2e Bataillons, 19e Régiment de Ligne Colonel Trupel
31e Régiment de Ligne Colonel Baron Rignon
3rd Division Baron Pierre-Louis Binet de Marcognet
1st Brigade Chevalier Noguès
1er and 2e Bataillons, 21e Régiment de Ligne Colonel Baron Carré
1er and 2e Bataillons, 46e Régiment de Ligne Colonel Dupré
2nd Brigade Grenier
1er and 2e Bataillons, 25e Régiment de Ligne Colonel Chevalier Galté
1er and 2e Bataillons, 45e Régiment de Ligne Colonel Chapuset
4th Division Comte Durutte
1st Brigade Chevalier Pégot
1er and 2e Bataillons, 8e Régiment de Ligne Colonel Ruelle
1er and 2e Bataillons, 29e Régiment de Ligne Colonel Rousselot
2nd Brigade Général de Brigade Brue
1er and 2e Bataillons, 85e Régiment de Ligne Colonel Masson
1er and 2e Bataillons, 95e Régiment de Ligne Colonel Garnier
1st Cavalry Division Général de Division Baron Charles-Claude Jaquinot
1st Brigade Général de Brigade Bruno
7e Régiment de Hussards Colonel Baron de Marbot
3e Régiment de Chasseurs-à-Cheval Colonel Lawoestine
2nd Brigade Général de Brigade Gobrechet
3e Régiment de Lanciers Légère (Light) Colonel Martigue
4e Régiment de Lanciers Légère Colonel Bro
I Corps Artillery Reserve Général de Brigade Jean-Charles De Salles
5 foot batteries
1 horse battery
Unit Commander Complement Killed Wounded
II Corps Général Count Honore Reille 25,000 men, 46 guns
5th Division Général de Division Baron Gilbert Desiree Joseph Bachelu
1st Brigade Général de Brigade Baron Husson
1er and 2e Bataillons, 3e Régiment de Ligne Colonel Baron Vautrin
1er and 2e Bataillons, 61e Régiment de Ligne Colonel Baron Bouge
2nd Brigade Général de Brigade Baron Campi
72e Régiment de Ligne Colonel Thibault
108e Régiment de Ligne Colonel Higonet
6th Division Prince Jérôme
1st Brigade Maréchal de Camp Baudouin
1er, 2e, and 3e Bataillons, 1ére Régiment de Légère Colonel Despans-Cubières
1er, 2e, 3e, and 4e Bataillons, 2e Régiment de Légère Colonel Maigros
2nd Brigade Général de Brigade Baron Soye
1ére Régiment de Ligne Colonel Cornebise
2e Régiment de Ligne Colonel Trippe
7th Division Général de Division Baron Jean Baptiste Girard
1st Brigade Général de Brigade Vicomte Louis de Villiers
1er and 2e Bataillons, 11e Régiment de Légère Colonel Vicomte Sebastiani
1er and 2e Bataillons, 82e Régiment de Légère Colonel Matis
2nd Brigade Général de Brigade Baron Piat
1er, 2e, and 3e Bataillons, 12e Régiment de Légère Colonel Mouttet
1er and 2e Bataillons, 4e Régiment de Ligne Colonel Foullin
9th Division Général de Division Comte Maximilien Foy
1st Brigade Général de Brigade Baron Gauthier
1er and 2e Bataillons, 92e Régiment de Ligne Colonel Tissot
1er, 2e, and 3e Bataillons, 93e Régiment de Ligne Chef de Bataillon Massot
2nd Brigade Général de Brigade Baron Jamin
1er, 2e, and 3e Bataillons, 4e Régiment de Légère Colonel Peyris
1er, 2e, and 3e Bataillons, 100e Régiment de Ligne Colonel Braun
2nd Cavalry Division Général de Division Baron Hippolyte Piré
1st Brigade Général de Brigade Baron Hubert
1er Régiment de Chasseurs-à-Cheval Colonel de Simonneau
6e Régiment de Chasseurs-à-Cheval Colonel de Faudoas
2nd Brigade Général de Brigade Baron Wathiez
5e Régiment de Lanciers Légère Colonel Baron Jacqueminot
6e Régiment de Lanciers Légère Colonel de Galbois
II Corps Artillery Reserve (Artillerie de Réserve) Général de Brigade Baron Jean Baptiste Pelletier
5 foot batteries
1 horse battery

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Right Wing

The Right Wing was commanded by Marshal Grouchy. Emmanuel, Marquis de Grouchy, Marshal of France Emmanuel, marquis de Grouchy (October 23, 1766 – May 29, 1847), marshal of France, was born in Paris. ...

Unit Commander Complement Killed Wounded
III Corps Général de Division Dominique Vandamme 17,000 men 38 guns
8th Division Général de Division Baron Etienne-Nicolas Lefol
1st Brigade Général de Brigade Baron Billiard
1er and 2e Bataillons, 15e Régiment de Légère Colonel Brice
1er, 2e, and 3e Bataillons, 23e Régiment de Ligne Colonel Baron Vernier
2nd Brigade Général de Brigade Baron Corsin
1er, 2e and 3e Bataillons, 37e Régiment de Ligne Colonel Cornebise
1er and 2e Bataillons, 64e Régiment de Ligne Colonel Dubalen
10th Division Général de Division Baron Pierre-Joseph Habert
1st Brigade Général de Brigade Baron Gengoult
1er, 2e and 3e Bataillons, 34e Régiment de Ligne Colonel Mouton
1er, 2e and 3e Bataillons, 88e Régiment de Ligne Colonel Baillon
2nd Brigade Général de Brigade Baron Dupeyroux
1er, 2e and 3e Bataillons, 22e Régiment de Ligne Colonel Fantin des Odoards
1er and 2e Bataillons, 70e Régiment de Ligne Colonel Baron Maury
2e Régiment d'Infanterie Etranger (Swiss) Colonel Staffel
11th Division Général de Division Baron Pierre Berthézène
1st Brigade Général de Brigade Baron Dufour
1er and 2e Bataillons, 12e Régiment de Ligne Colonel Baron Beaudinot
1er and 2e Bataillons, 56e Régiment de Ligne Colonel Delahaye
2nd Brigade Général de Brigade Baron Lagarde
1er and 2e Bataillons, 33e Régiment de Ligne Colonel Baron Maire
1er and 2e Bataillons, 86e Régiment de Ligne Colonel Pelicier
3rd Cavalry Division Général de Division Baron Jean-Simon Domon
1st Brigade Général de Brigade Baron Dommanget
4e Régiment de Chasseurs â Cheval Colonel Baron Desmichels
9e Régiment de Chasseurs â Cheval Colonel Baron du Kermont
2nd Brigade Général de Brigade Baron Vinot
12e Régiment de Chasseurs â Cheval Colonel de Grouchy
III Corps Artillerie de Réserve Général de Division Baron Jerome Dougereau
4 foot batteries
1 horse battery
Unit Commander Complement Killed Wounded
IV Corps Général de Division Etienne Gérard 16,000 men, 38 guns
12th Division Général de Division Baron Marc-Nicolas-Louis Pecheux
1st Brigade Général de Brigade Chevalier Rome
1er, 2e and 3e Bataillons, 30e Régiment de Ligne Colonel Ramand
1er, 2e and 3e Bataillons, 96e Régiment de Ligne Colonel Jean Gougeon
2nd Brigade Général de Brigade Baron Schoeffer
3e Bataillon, 6e Régiment de Légère Chef de Bataillon Gemeau
1er 2e and 3e Bataillons, 63e Régiment de Ligne Colonel Laurède
13th Division Général de Division Baron Louis-Joseph Vichery
1st Brigade Général de Brigade Baron le Capitaine
1er and 2e Bataillons, 59e Régiment de Ligne Colonel Chevalier Laurain
1er and 2e Bataillons, 76e Régiment de Ligne Chef de Bataillon Condamy
2nd Brigade Général de Brigade Comte Desprez
1er and 2e Bataillons, 48e Régiment de Ligne Colonel Peraldi
1er and 2e Bataillons, 69e Régiment de Ligne Colonel Hervé
14th Division Général de Division Comte Louis de Bourmont
1st Brigade Général de Brigade Baron Hulot de Mazarny
1er and 2e Bataillons, 9e Régiment de Légère Colonel Baume
1er and 2e Bataillons, 111e Régiment de Ligne Colonel Aron Sausset
2nd Brigade Général de Brigade Baron Toussaint
1er and 2e Bataillons, 44e Régiment de Ligne Colonel Paolini
1er and 2e Bataillons, 50e Régiment de Ligne Colonel Lavigne
7th Cavalry Division Général de Division Baron Antoine Maurin
1st Brigade Général de Brigade Baron Vallin
6e Regiment of Hussards Colonel Prince de Savoy-Carignan
8e Regiment de Chasseurs Colonel Schneit
2nd Brigade Général de Brigade Chevalier Berruyer
6e Regiment de Dragons Colonel Mugnier
16e Regiment de Dragons Chef d'Escadron Fortin
IV Corps Artillerie de Réserve Général de Brigade Baltus de Pouilly
4 foot batteries
1 horse battery

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Reserves

The Reserve came under the direct command of Napoleon Bonaparte.

Unit Commander Complement Killed Wounded
VI Corps Général de Division Georges Mouton, Count de Lobau 10,300 men, 32 guns
19th Division Général de Division Baron Francois-Martin-Valentin Simmer
1st Brigade Général de Brigade Baron de Bellair
1er and 2e Bataillons, 5e Régiment de Ligne Colonel Baron Roussille
1er and 2e Bataillons, 11e Régiment de Ligne Colonel Baron Aubrée
2nd Brigade Général de Brigade Chevalier Thevenet Jamin
1er and 2e Bataillons, 27e Régiment de Ligne Colonel Gaudin
1er and 2e Bataillons, 84e Régiment de Ligne Colonel Chevalier
20th Division Général de Division Baron Jean Baptiste Jeanin
1st Brigade Général de Brigade Chevalier Bony
1er and 2e Bataillons, 5e Régiment de Légère Colonel Curnier
1er and 2e Bataillons, 10e Régiment de Ligne Colonel Roussel
2nd Brigade Général de Brigade Comte de Tromellin
1er and 2e Bataillons, 107e Régiment de Ligne Colonel Druot
21st Division Général de Division Baron Francois-Antoine Teste
1st Brigade Général de Brigade Baron Lafitte
1er and 2e Bataillons, 8e Régiment de Légère Colonel Ricard
2nd Brigade Général de Brigade Baron Penne
1er Bataillon, 65e Régiment de Ligne Chef de Bataillon Boumard
1er and 2e Bataillons, 75e Régiment de Ligne Colonel Mathivet
VI Corps Artillerie de Réserve Général de Division Baron Henri-Marie Noury
4 foot batteries
1 horse battery

Georges Mouton, count of Lobau (February 21, 1770 - November 21, 1838) was a Marshal of France born in Pfalzburg, Lorraine who enlisted in the French army in 1792. ...

French Cavalry Corps
Unit Commander Complement Killed Wounded
I Cavalry Corps Général de Division Claude Pierre Pajol 3100 men, 12 guns
4th Cavalry Division Général de Division Baron Pierre-Benoit Soult
1st Brigade Général de Brigade Houssin de St Laurent
1e Régiment de Hussards Colonel Clary
4e Régiment de Hussards (St Laurent) Colonel Blot
2nd Brigade Général de Brigade Baron Ameil
5e Régiment de Hussards Colonel Baron Liégeard
5th Cavalry Division Général de Division Jacques Gervais, baron Subervie
1st Brigade Général de Brigade Comte Louis-Pierre-Alphonse de ("Steven") Colbert
1er Régiment de Légère Lanciers Colonel Jacquinot
2e Régiment de Légère Lanciers Colonel Baron Sourd
2nd Brigade Général de Brigade Chevalier Antoine Francois Eugene Merlin de Douai
11e Régiment de Chasseurs-à-Cheval Colonel Baron Nicolas
Division d'Artillerie (Divisional Artillery) Capitaine Duchemin
2 horse batteries (8) 6lb guns, (4) 5.5 inch howitzers
Unit Commander Complement Killed Wounded
II Cavalry Corps Exelmans 3300 men, 12 guns
9th Cavalry Division Général de Division Baron Chevalier Jean-Baptiste Strolz
1st Brigade Général de Brigade Baron Burthe
Dragons Colonel Canevas Saint-Amand
13e Régiment de Dragons Colonel Saviot
2nd Brigade Général de Brigade Baron Vincent
15e Régiment de Dragons Colonel Chaillot
20e Régiment de Dragons Colonel Briqueville
10th Cavalry Division Général de Division Baron Louis Pierre Chastel
1st Brigade Général de Brigade Baron Bonnemains
4e Régiment de Dragons Colonel Baron Bouquerot des Essarts
12e Régiment de Dragons Colonel Bureaux de Pusy
2nd Brigade Général de Brigade Berton
14e Régiment de Dragons Colonel Seguier
17te Régiment de Dragons Colonel Labiffe
Artillery Capitaine Bernard
2 horse batteries (Artillerie à Cheval) (8) 6lb guns, (4) 5.5 inch howitzers
Unit Commander Complement Killed Wounded
III Cavalry Corps Kellermann 3700 men, 12 guns
11th Cavalry Division Général de Division Baron Samuel-Francois L'Heritier
1st Brigade Général de Brigade Baron Picquet
2e Régiment de Dragons Colonel Planzeaux
7e Régiment de Dragons Colonel Léopold
2nd Brigade Général de Brigade Baron Guiton
8e Régiment de Cuirassiers Colonel Garavaque
11e Régiment de Cuirassiers Colonel Courtier
12th Cavalry Division Général de Division Baron Roussel d'Hurbal
1st Brigade Général de Brigade Baron Blanchard
1er Régiment de Carabiniers Colonel Rogé
2e Régiment de Carabiniers Colonel Beugnat
2nd Brigade Général de Brigade Chevalier Donop
2e Régiment de Cuirassiers Colonel Baron Grandjean
3e Régiment de Cuirassiers Colonel Thurot
Artillery Capitaine Lebau
2 horse batteries (8) 6lb guns, (4) 5.5 inch howitzers
Unit Commander Complement Killed Wounded
IV Cavalry Corps Général de Division Comte Edouard Jean Baptiste Milhaud 3000 men, 12 guns
13th Cavalry Division Général de Division Wathier
1st Brigade Général de Brigade Baron Dubois
1er Régiment de Cuirassiers Colonel Comte Ordener
4e Régiment de Cuirassiers Colonel Habert
2nd Brigade Général de Brigade Travers, Baron de Jever
7e Régiment de Cuirassiers Colonel Richardot
12e Régiment de Cuirassiers Colonel Thurot
14th Cavalry Division Général de Division Baron Jacques Antoine Adrien Delort
1st Brigade Général de Brigade Baron Farine du Creux
5e Régiment de Cuirassiers Colonel Baron Gobert
10e Régiment de Cuirassiers Colonel Baron Lahuberdière
2nd Brigade Général de Brigade Baron Vial
6e Régiment de Cuirassiers Colonel Martin
9e Régiment de Cuirassiers Colonel Bigarne
Artillery Capitaine Duchet
2 horse batteries (8) 6lb guns, (4) 5.5 inch howitzers

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French Imperial Guard

The Garde Impériale, with a complement of 20,000 men, 96 guns, came under the command of Comte Antoine Drouot. The Imperial Guard (French:Garde Impériale) was originally a small group of elite soldiers of the French Army under the direct command of Napoleon I, but grew considerably over time. ... Comte Antoine Drouot (January 11, 1774 _ March 24, 1847) was one of Napoleons generals. ...

Unit Commander Complement Killed Wounded
Grenadier Division Comte Louis Friant
1er and 2e Bataillons, 1er Régiment de Grenadiers (Old Guard) Général de Brigade Baron Petit
1er and 2e Bataillons, 2e Régiment de Grenadiers (Old Guard) Général de Brigade Baron Christiani
1er and 2e Bataillons, 3e Régiment de Grenadiers (Middle Guard) Général de Brigade Poret de Morvan
1er Bataillonm, 4e Régiment de Grenadiers (Middle Guard) Général de Brigade Harlet
Chasseur Division Général de Division Morand and (Comte Michel
1er and 2e Bataillons, 1er Régiment de Chasseurs (Old Guard) Général de Brigade Comte Cambronne
1er and 2e Bataillons, 2e Régiment de Chasseurs (Old Guard) Général de Brigade Baron Pelet-Clozeau
1er and 2e Bataillons, 3e Régiment de Chasseurs (Middle Guard) Colonel Mallet
1er and 2e Bataillons, 4e Régiment de Chasseurs (Middle Guard) Général de Brigade Henrion
Young Guard Général de Division Duhesme and Barrois
1st Brigade Général de Brigade Chevalier Chatrand
1er and 2e Bataillons, 1er Régiment de Tirailleurs Colonel Trappier de Malcolm
1er and 2e Bataillons, 1er Régiment de Voltigeurs Colonel Secretan
2nd Brigade Maréchal de Camp Guye
1er and 2e Bataillons, 3e Régiment de Tirailleurs Colonel Pailhès
1er and 2e Bataillons, 3e Régiment de Voltigeurs Colonel Hurel
Guard Heavy Cavalry Division Général de Division Comte Guyot
1st Brigade Général de Brigade Jamin, Marquis de Bermuy
Régiment de Vieille Garde Grenadiers à Cheval Jamin
2nd Brigade Général de Brigade Baron Lefort
Régiment de l'Impératrice Dragons Lefort
Guard Light Cavalry Division Général de Division Comte Lefebvre-Desnouëttes
1st Brigade Général de Division Baron Lallemand
Régiment de Vieille Garde Chasseurs à Cheval (French and Mameluke) Baron Lallemant
2nd Brigade Baron de Colbert-Chabanais
Régiment de Chevau-Légère Garde Lanciers (Dutch, French and Polish) Colonel de Colbert
Garde d'Honneur
Gendarmerie d'Elite Capitaine Dyonnet
Guard Artillery Général de Division Desvaux de Sainte-Maurice
6 medium batteries (24) 8lb guns, (12) 6 inch howitzers
4 heavy batteries (16) 12lb guns, (8) 6 inch howitzers
4 horse batteries (16) 6lb guns, (8) 5.5 inch howitzers

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Anglo-Allied/Dutch Army Order of Battle

Combined British, Netherlands, Hanoverian and Nassau forces under the supreme command of Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. The adjective Hanoverian is used to describe British monarchs of the House of Hanover things relating to the Duchy of Hanover things relating to Hanover, Germany and it is a horse breed, see Hanoverian (horse) ... For other uses, see Nassau (disambiguation). ... Note: This article is about the military usage of the word marshal. For other usages, see the end of this article. ... Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS (c. ...


I Corps

Unit Commander Complement Killed Wounded
I Corps Prince William of Orange 31,000 men, 64 guns
1st Division Major-General George Cooke
1st Brigade Major-General Peregrine Maitland
2nd Battalion, 1st Regiment of Foot Guards
3rd Battalion, 1st Regiment of Foot Guards
2nd Brigade Major-General Sir John Byng
2nd Battalion, Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards Lieutenant-Colonel James Macdonnell
2nd Battalion, 3rd Regiment of Foot Guards
Artillery Lieutenant-Colonel Steven Adye
Sandham's Field Brigade Royal Artillery (R.A.)
Kuhlmann's Horse Artillery KGL
3rd Division Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Alten
5th Brigade Major-General Sir Colin Halkett
2nd Battalion, 30th (the Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot
1st Battalion, 33rd (the 1st Yorkshire West Riding) Regiment of Foot Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Knight
69th (the South Lincolnshire) Regiment of Foot
73rd Regiment of Foot
2nd Brigade, King's German Legion Brevet Colonel Baron Freiherr von Ompteda
1st Light Infantry Battalion Major von der Bussche
2nd Light Infantry Battalion Major Baring
5th Line Battalion
8th Line Battalion
1st Hanoverian Brigade Major-General Friedrich, Graf von Kielmansegge
Field Battalion Bremen
Field Battalion 1st Duke of York's
Light Battalion Grubenhagen
Light Battalion Lüneburg
Field Battalion Verden
Field Jaeger Battalion (two companies)
Artillery Major John Williamson
Lloyd's Field Brigade R. A.
Cleeve's Field Brigade KGL
2nd Netherlands Division Lieutenant-General Hendrik Baron de Perponcher Sedlnitsky
1st Brigade Major-General Willem, Graaf van Bylandt
7th Belgian Line Battalion
27th Dutch Jaeger Battalion
5th National Militia Battalion
7th National Militia Battalion
8th National Militia Battalion
2nd Brigade Colonel Friedrich von Goedecke
1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions, 2nd Nassau Light Infantry Regiment
1st and 2nd Battalions, 28th (Orange Nassau) Regiment
Orange Nassau Volunteer Jaegers
Artillery Opstal
Byleveld's Horse Artillery
Stievenaar's Foot Artillery
3rd Netherlands Division Lieutenant-General David Hendrik, Baron Chasse
1st Brigade Colonel Hendrik Detmers
2nd Belgian Line Battalion
35th Belgian Jaegers Battalion
4th National Militia Battalion
6th National Militia Battalion
17th National Militia Battalion
19th National Militia Battalion
2nd Brigade Major-General Alexander d' Aubreme
3rd Dutch Line Battalion
12th Dutch Line Battalion
13th Dutch Line Battalion
36th Belgian Jaegers Battalion
3rd National Militia Battalion
10th National Militia Battalion
Artillery Major-General Jacques, Baron van der Smissen
Krahmer's Horse Battery
Lux's Foot Battery

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II Corps

Unit Commander Complement Killed Wounded
II Corps Lieutenant General Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill 27,000 men, 40 guns
2nd Division Lieutenant-General (Sir Henry Clinton)
3rd Brigade Major-General Frederick Adam 2,937
52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry] Lt-Colonel. Sir Colborne 1,130 (the biggest battalion at Waterloo)
71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) Lt-Colonel. Reyner 936
2nd Battalions, 2nd Battalion, 95th Regiment of Foot (Riflemen) Major Norcott 666
3rd Battalion, 95th Regiment of Foot (Riflemen) 205
1st Brigade, King's German Legion Lieutenant-Colonel George Charles Du Plat
1st Line Battalion, KGL
2nd Line Battalion, KGL
3rd Line Battalion, KGL
4th Line Battalion, KGL
3rd Hanoverian Brigade Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh Halkett
Landwehr Battalion Bremervörde
Landwehr Battalion 2nd Duke of York's (Osnabrück)
Landwehr Battalion 3rd Duke of York's (Quakenbrück)
Landwehr Battalion Salzgitter
Artillery Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Gold
Bolton's Battery R. A.
Sympher's Horse Battery KGL
4th Division Major-General Sir Charles Colville
4th Brigade Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh Mitchell
3rd Battalion, 14th (the Buckinghamshire) Regiment of Foot
1st Battalion, 23rd Regiment of Foot (Royal Welch Fuziliers) Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Henry Walton-Ellis
51st (2nd Yorkshire West Riding) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry)
6th Brigade Major-General George Johnstone)
2nd Battalion, 35th (the Sussex) Regiment of Foot
54th (the West Norfolk) Regiment of Foot
59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot
1st Battalion, 91st Regiment of Foot
6th Hanoverian Brigade Major-General Sir James Lyon
Field Battalion Calenberg
Field Battalion Lauenburg
Landwehr Battalion Bentheim
Landwehr Battalion Hoya
Landwehr Battalion Nienburg
Artillery Lieutenant-Colonel James Hawker)
Brome's Battery R. A.
Rettburg's Hanoverian Foot Artillery
1st Netherlands Division Lieutenant-General John Steidman)
1st Brigade Major-General Ferdinand d'Hauw
4th Belgian Line Battalion
6th Dutch Line Battalion
16th Dutch Jaegers Battalion
9th National Militia Battalion
9th National Militia Battalion
14th National Militia Battalion
15th National Militia Battalion
2nd Brigade Major-General (Dominique de Eerens
1st Belgian Line Battalion
18th Dutch Jaegers Battalion
1st National Militia Battalion
2nd National Militia Battalion
18th National Militia Battalion
Artillery
Wynand's Foot Artillery
4 Bns, 1 Field Battery (Netherlands Indian Brigade)

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Cavalry Corps

Unit Commander Complement Killed Wounded
Anglo-Allied Army Cavalry Corps Lieutenant General Henry Paget, the Earl of Uxbridge 12,000 men, 30 guns
Household Brigade Major-General Lord Edward Somerset
1st Regiment of Life Guards
2nd Regiment of Life Guards
Royal Horse Guards Blue
1st (or The King's) Dragoon Guards
Union Brigade Major-General Sir William Ponsonby
1st (Royal) Regiment of Dragoons
2nd (Royal North British) Regiment of Dragoons
6th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Dragoons
3rd British Brigade Major-General Sir Wilhelm von Dornberg
1st King's German (Light) Dragoons, KGL Lieutenant-Colonel J. Bulow
2nd King's German (Light) Dragoons, KGL Lieutenant-Colonel C. de Jonquiera
23rd Regiment of (Light) Dragoons Lieutenant-Colonel The Earl of Portarlington
4th British Brigade Major-General Sir John Vandeleur
11th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons Lieutenant-Colonel James Wallace Sleigh
12th (The Prince of Wales's) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons Lieutenant-Colonel The Hon. F. C. Ponsonby
16th (or The Queen's) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons Lieutenant-Colonel James Hay
5th British Brigade Major-General Sir Colquhoun Grant
7th (The Queen's Own) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Hussars) Colonel Sir Edward Kernison
15th (The King's) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Hussars) Lieutenant-Colonel Leighton C. Dalrymple
2nd King's German Hussars, KGL Lieutenant-Colonel Linsingen
6th Cavalry Brigade Major-General Sir Richard Hussey Vivian
10th (The Prince of Wales's Own) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Hussars) Lieutenant-Colonel George Quentin
18th (King's Irish) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Hussars) Lieutenant-Colonel The Hon. Henry Murray
1st King's German Hussars, KGL Lieutenant-Colonel A Wissell
7th British Brigade Brevet Colonel Sir Friedrich von Arentsschildt
13th Regiment of (Light) Dragoons Lieutenant-Colonel Patrick Doherty
3rd King's German Hussars, KGL
Attached Artillery
Bull's Troop Royal Horse Artillery (R.H.A.)
Webber-Smith's Battery R. H. A.
Gardiner's Battery R. H. A.
Whinyate's Battery R. H. A.
Ramsay's Battery R. H. A.
Mercer's R. H. A.
1st Hanoverian Brigade Colonel Baron von Estorff
Prince Regents Hussars Lieutenant-Colonel Count Kielmansegge
Bremen and Verden Hussars Colonel Bussche
Duke of Cumberland's Hussars
Netherlands Cavalry Division Lieutenant-General Baron Jean Alphonse de Collsert
1st Netherlands Brigade Major-General A. D. Trip van Zoudtlant
1st Dutch Carabiniers Lieutenant-Colonel L. P. Coenegracht
2nd Belgian Carabiniers Colonel J. B. de Bruijn
3rd Dutch Carabiniers Lieutenant-Colonel C. M. Lechleitner
2nd Netherlands Brigade Major-General Baron Charles Étienne de Ghingy
4th Dutch Light Dragoons Lieutenant-Colonel J. C. Reno
8th Belgian Hussars Lieutenant-Colonel Baron L. L. Davivier
3rd Netherlands Brigade Major-General Baron J. B. van Merlen
5th Belgian Light Dragoons Lieutenant E. A. J. G. de Merex
6th Dutch Hussars Lieutenant-Colonel W. F. Bereel
Artillery
Two half horse batteries
Cavalry of the Brunswick Corps
2nd Hussars Regiment
Uhlans (1 Squadron)

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Reserves

The reserves, 23,000 men and 56 guns, came under the direct command of Wellington during the Battle of Waterloo.

Unit Commander Complement Killed Wounded
5th Division Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Picton
8th Brigade Major-General Sir James Kempt
1st Battalion, 28th (The North Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot
1st Battalion, 32nd (Cornwall) Regiment of Foot
79th Regiment of Foot (Cameron Highlanders)
1st Battalion, 95th Regiment of Foot (Riflemen) Lieutenant-Colonel Barnard
9th Brigade Major-General Sir Dennis Pack
3rd Battalion, 1st Regiment of Foot (Royal Scots)
42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot
2nd Battalion, 44th (the East Essex) Regiment of Foot
92nd Regiment of Foot
5th Hanoverian Brigade