Order of battle of the Waterloo campaign
This is the complete order of battle for the four major battles of the Waterloo campaign.
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- Waterloo campaign
- Gilly
- Quatre Bras
- Ligny
- 1st Genappe
- Waterloo
- Wavre
- 2nd Genappe
- Namur
- Cambrai
- Villers-Cotterêts
- Aubervilliers
- Saint-Denis
- Rocquencourt
- Sèvres
- Issy
- Minor campaigns
- Rocheserviere
- La Suffel
- Reduction of the French fortresses
- Caribbean
- Guadeloupe
- Chronology
- 15 June
- 16–17 June
- 17–18 June
- 18–24 June
- 25 June – 1 July
- 2–7 July
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French Army order of battle
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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 6 × 6 lb guns & 2 × 5.5 in 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 6 × 6 lb guns & 2 × 5.5 in 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 Noguès | 1,928 | 87 | 1,841 | 24 officers |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 21e Régiment de Ligne | Colonel Jean Nicolas Louis Carré Wounded Colonel Nicholas-Placide Ledoux | 1,040 | 44 | 996 | 0.[a] |
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 6 × 6 lb guns & 2 × 5.5 in 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 4 × 6 lb guns & 2 × 5.5 in 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 4 × 6 lb guns & 2 × 5.5 in 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 6 × 12 lb guns & 2 × 5.5 in 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 | 2,341 | 94 | 2247 |
1er and 2e Bataillons, 2e Régiment de Légère | Colonel Pierre-Francois Maigrot | 1,944 | 69 | 1,875 |
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 6 × 6 lb guns & 2 × 5.5 in 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 Amédée Despans-Cubières | 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 6 × 6 lb guns & 2 × 5.5 in 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 6 × 6 lb guns & 2 × 5.5 in 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 6 × 6 lb guns & 2 × 5.5 in 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 Antoine François Huber | 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 | 4 × 6 lb guns & 2 × 5.5 in howitzers | ||
Reserve d'Artillerie | Général de Brigade Le Pelletier | |||
7e Companie 4e d'Artillerie a Pied | 6 × 12 lb guns & 2 × 5.5 in 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 [fr] | 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 6 × 6 lb guns & 2 × 5.5 in 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 6 × 6 lb guns & 2 × 5.5 in 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 6 × 6 lb guns & 2 × 5.5 in 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 4 × 6 lb guns & 2 × 5.5 in 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 4 × 6 lb guns & 2 × 5.5 in 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 6 × 6 lb guns & 2 × 5.5 in 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 6 × 6 lb guns & 2 × 5.5 in 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 |
6th Cavalry Division[1] | Général de Division Baron Antoine Maurin[b] | 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 4 × 6 lb guns & 2 × 5.5 in 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 6 × 6 lb guns & 2 × 5.5 in 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 François 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 6 × 6 lb guns & 2 × 5.5 in 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 6 × 6 lb guns & 2 × 5.5 in 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 6 × 6 lb guns & 2 × 5.5 in 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 6 × 12 lb guns & 2 × 5.5 in 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 4 × 6 lb guns & 2 × 5.5 in 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 [fr] | 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 4 × 6 lb guns & 2 × 5.5 in howitzers | 2 | 75 |
II Cavalry Reserve Corps
Unit | Commander | Complement | Officers | Other Ranks |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 [fr] | 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 4 × 6 lb guns & 2 × 5.5 in 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 [fr] | 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 4 × 6 lb guns & 2 × 5.5 in howitzers | 2 | 60 |
III Cavalry Reserve Corps
Unit | Commander | Complement | Officers | Other Ranks | Losses (Killed, Mortally wounded, Wounded) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 [fr] | 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 [fr] | 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 4 × 6 lb guns & 2 × 5.5 in howitzers | 3 | 75 | ||
3e Companie 2e d’Artillerie à Cheval | Capitaine de Marcillac | 78 4 × 6 lb guns & 2 × 5.5 in 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 [fr] † | 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 4 × 6 lb guns & 2 × 5.5 in howitzers | 3 | 75 | ||
2e Companie 2e d’Artillerie à Cheval | Capitaine Lebau | 78 4 × 6 lb guns & 2 × 5.5 in howitzers | 3 | 75 |
IV Cavalry Reserve Corps
Unit | Commander | Complement | Officers | Other Ranks | Losses (Killed, Mortally wounded, Wounded) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 4 × 6 lb guns & 2 × 5.5 in howitzers | 3 | 75 | ||
5e Companie 1er d’Artillerie à Cheval | Capitaine Duchet | 78 4 × 6 lb guns & 2 × 5.5 in 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 4 × 6 lb guns & 2 × 5.5 in howitzers | 3 | 75 | ||
4e Companie 3e d’Artillerie à Cheval | Capitaine Legay | 86 4 × 6 lb guns & 2 × 5.5 in howitzers | 4 | 82 |
French Imperial Guard
- Commander of the Garde Impériale: Marshal Édouard Adolphe Casimir Joseph Mortier (on sick leave, following a sudden attack of sciatica).[2]
- Aide-major général (2nd in command): General of Division Comte Antoine Drouot.[2]
- Sous-aide-major général: Colonel Hériot.[2][c][d]
Unit | Commander | Complement | Losses (killed, wounded, prisoners, missing) |
---|---|---|---|
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 Chartrand | ||
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) | Général de Brigade François Antoine 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 de brigade H-D Lallemand | 429 men, 9 batteries, 72 pieces | |
Horse Artillery | General Jean-Baptiste 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
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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 officers, 1889 men | 7 officers | 30 officers | none |
Personal Staff | Colonel Sir William Howe De Lancey KCB | 83 officers, 9 men | 7 officers | 22 officers | none |
Medical Staff | Inspector Sir James Grant | 39 officers | none | 7 officers | none |
Artillery Corps | Colonel Sir George Adam Wood CB KCH KMT Kt | 15 officers, 10 men | none | none | none |
Royal Waggon Train | Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Aird | 12 officers, 266 men | none | none | none |
Royal Corps of Artillery Drivers | Major Neil Turner | 13 officers, 1,212 men | none | none | none |
Royal Corps of Engineers & Sappers | Lieutenant Colonel Sir James Carmichael-Smyth, 1st Baronet KCH CB | 11 officers, 392 men | none | 1 officers | none |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
I Corps | General William, Prince of Orange GCB | 1,300 officers, 25,403 men, 52 guns | 82 officers, 1,192 men | 238 officers, 4,827 men | 12 officers, 1,898 men |
1st Division | Major-General George Cooke | 175 officers, 4,241 men | 20 officers, 276 men | 38 officers, 1,318 men | 0 officers, 5 men |
1st Brigade | Major-General Peregrine Maitland | 78 officers, 1,901 men | 11 officers, 276 men | 19 officers, 831 men | none |
2nd Battalion, 1st Regiment of Foot Guards | Lieutenant Colonel Henry Askew | 35 officers, 919 men | 4 officers, 78 men | 8 officers, 351 men | none |
3rd Battalion, 1st Regiment of Foot Guards | Lieutenant Colonel William Stuart | 40 officers, 982 men | 5 officers, 101 men | 11 officers, 480 men | none |
2nd Brigade | Major-General Sir John Byng | 79 officers, 1,939 men | 7 officers, 93 men | 16 officers, 437 men | 0 officers, 4 men |
2nd Battalion, Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards | Lieutenant-Colonel James Macdonnell | 36 officers, 896 men | 2 officers, 54 men | 7 officers, 242 men | 0 officers, 4 men |
2nd Battalion, 3rd Regiment of Foot Guards | Second Major Francis Hepburn | 40 officers, 1,043 men | 4 officers, 39 men | 8 officers, 195 men | none |
Artillery | Lieutenant-Colonel Stephen Galway Adye | 15 officers, 401 men | 1 officer, 9 men | 2 officers, 50 men | 0 officers, 1 man |
Sandham's Battery Royal Artillery (RA) | Captain Charles Freeman Sandham | 5 officers, 99 men, 5 × 9 lb gun, 1 × 5.5-inch howitzer | 0 officers, 7 men | 0 officers, 27 men | 0 officers, 1 man |
Kuhlmann's Battery Horse Artillery, King's German Legion (KGL) | Captain Heinrich Jacob Kuhlmann | 8 officers, 302 men, 5 × 9 lb gun, 1 × 5.5-inch howitzer | 1 officer, 2 men | 2 officers, 23 men | none |
3rd Division | Lieutenant-General Count Sir Charles Alten KCB (Count Carl von Alten) | 478 officers, 6,995 men | 47 officers, 575 men | 114 officers, 1,801 men | 1 officer, 505 men |
5th Brigade | Major-General Sir Colin Halkett KCB | 173 officers, 2,059 men | 27 officers, 208 men | 48 officers, 727 men | 0 officers, 118 men |
2nd Battalion, 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot | Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Hamilton | 51 officers, 579 men | 5 officers, 51 men | 13 officers, 181 men | 0 officers, 14 men |
33rd (1st Yorkshire West Riding) Regiment of Foot | Lieutenant-Colonel William George Keith Elphinstone | 41 officers, 514 men | 7 officers, 49 men | 15 officers, 162 men | 0 officers, 48 men |
2nd Battalion, 69th (South Lincolnshire) Regiment of Foot | Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Morice | 38 officers, 495 men | 4 officers, 51 men | 6 officers, 162 men | 0 officers, 15 men |
2nd Battalion, 73rd Regiment of Foot | Lieutenant-Colonel William George Harris | 39 officers, 471 men | 9 officers, 57 men | 13 officers, 222 men | 0 officers, 41 men |
2nd Brigade, King's German Legion | Brevet Colonel Baron Christian Freiherr von Ompteda | 160 officers, 1,522 men | 15 officers, 156 men | 24 officers, 333 men | 0 officers, 132 men |
1st (Rifles) Light Battalion | Lieutenant-Colonel Louis von dem Bussche | 44 officers, 410 men | 3 officers, 37 men | 9 officers, 84 men | 0 officers, 13 men |
2nd (Rifles) Light Battalion | Major Georg Freiherr von Baring | 38 officers, 352 men | 5 officers, 40 men | 9 officers, 120 men | 0 officers, 29 men |
5th Line Battalion | Lieutenant-Colonel Baron Wilhelm von Linsingen | 36 officers, 390 men | 2 officers, 36 men | 2 officers, 49 men | 0 officers, 74 men |
8th Line Battalion | Lieutenant Colonel Johann van Schroeder | 40 officers, 370 men | 3 officers, 43 men | 4 officers, 80 men | 0 officers, 16 men |
1st Hanoverian Brigade | Major-General Friedrich von Kielmansegg | 127 officers, 3,189 men | 4 officers, 196 men | 38 officers, 691 men | 1 officer, 253 men |
Field Battalion Bremen | Lieutenant Colonel Wilhelm von Langrehre | 21 officers, 512 men | 1 officer, 16 men | 5 officers, 126 men | 0 officers, 35 men |
Field Battalion 1st Duke of York's (Osnabrück) | Major Carl Friedrich von Bülow | 25 officers, 607 men | 0 officers, 42 men | 10 officers, 90 men | 0 officers, 49 men |
Light Battalion Grubenhagen | Lieutenant Colonel Baron Friedrich von Wurmb | 22 officers, 621 men | 1 officer, 10 men | 5 officers, 146 men | 0 officers, 48 men |
Light Battalion Lüneburg | Lieutenant Colonel August von Klencke | 22 officers, 595 men | 2 officers, 40 men | 7 officers, 179 men | 1 officer, 49 men |
Field Battalion Verden | Major Julius von Schkopp | 26 officers, 533 men | 0 officers, 63 men | 8 officers, 94 men | 0 officers, 53 men |
Field Jaeger Battalion (two companies) | Captain de Reden | 10 officers, 321 men | 0 officers, 15 men | 3 officers, 56 men | 0 officers, 19 men |
Artillery | Lieutenant Colonel John Suther Williamson | 13 officers, 225 men | 1 officer, 15 men | 1 officer, 50 men | 0 officers, 2 men |
Lloyd's Battery RA | Major William Lloyd | 5 officers, 93 men, 5 × 9 lb gun, 1 × 5.5-inch howitzer | 1 officer, 10 men | 1 officer, 24 men | 0 officers, 1 man |
Cleeves' Battery KGLFA King's German Legion | Captain Andreas Cleeves | 6 officers, 132 men, 5 × 9 lb gun, 1 × 5.5-inch howitzer | 0 officers, 5 men | 0 officers, 26 men | 0 officers, 1 man |
2nd Netherlands Division (2e Divisie) | Luitenant-Generaal Baron Hendrik George de Perponcher Sedlnitsky | 290 officers, 7,697 men | 14 officers, 286 men | 69 officers, 1,409 men | 10 officers, 1,024 men |
Artillery | Colonel Hendrik Rudolf Trip | 5 officers, 233 men | 1 officer, 16 men | 2 officers, 5 men | 0 officers, 11 men |
1st Brigade (1e Brigade) | Generaal-Majoor Willem Frederik van Bylandt | 121 officers, 3,216 men | 9 officers, 181 men | 30 officers, 824 men | 10 officers, 805 men |
27th Light Battalion (Bataljon Jagers No. 27) | Luitenant-Kolonel Johann Willem Grunebosch | 23 officers, 739 men | 1 officer, 17 men | 7 officers, 234 men | 2 officers, 189 men |
7th Line Battalion (Bataljon Infanterie van Linie No. 7) | Luitenant-Kolonel Frederik Charles van den Sande | 23 officers, 666 men | 3 officers, 24 men | 1 officer, 166 men | 1 officer, 116 men |
5th National Militia Battalion (Bataljon Nationale Militie No. 5) | Luitenant-Kolonel Jan Johannes Westenberg | 24 officers, 454 men | 4 officers, 83 men | 9 officers, 174 men | 7 officers, 119 men |
7th National Militia Battalion (Bat. Nat. Mil. No. 7) | Luitenant-Kolonel Hendrick Singendonck | 22 officers, 622 men | 0 officers, 22 men | 6 officers, 70 men | 0 officers, 278 men |
8th National Militia Battalion (Bat. Nat. Mil. No. 8) | Luitenant-Kolonel Wijlbrandis Augustus de Jongh | 22 officers, 502 men | 0 officers, 23 men | 5 officers, 130 men | 0 officers, 93 men |
Foot Artillery Battery (Batterij artillerie te voet) | Kapitein Emmanuel Joseph Stevenart | 3 officers, 107 men, 6 × 6-pdr gun, 2 × 24-pdr howitzer | 1 officer, 16 men | 2 officers, 55 men | 0 officers, 11 men |
Train (Trein) | Luitenant Frederik Van Gahlen | 2 officers, 126 men | none | 2 officers, 0 men | none |
Horse Artillery Battery (Batterij rijdende artillerie) | Kapitein Adriaan van Bijleveld | 5 officers, 100 men, 6 × 6-pdr gun, 2 × 24-pdr howitzer | 0 officers, 2 men | 5 officers, 46 men | 0 officers, 5 men |
Train (Trein) | Luitenant Gert van der Hoeven | 2 officers, 109 men | 1 officer, 12 men | 1 officer, 55 men | 0 officers, 11 men |
2nd Brigade (2e Brigade) | Kolonel Friedrich von Goedecke[e] | 154 officers, 4,481 men | 4 officers, 91 men | 3 officers, 484 men | 0 officers, 203 men |
2nd Nassau Infantry Regiment (2. Infanterieregiment von Nassau) | Majoor Johann Friedrich Sattler | 86 officers, 2,585 men | 3 officers, 76 men | 26 officers, 374 men | 0 officers, 109 men |
1st Battalion (1e Bataljon) | Kapitein Moritz Büsgen | 27 officers, 835 men | 1 officer, 26 men | 5 officers, 92 men | 0 officers, 59 men |
2nd Battalion (2e Bataljon) | Majoor Philipp von Normann | 25 officers, 819 men | 1 officer, 20 men | 9 officers, 86 men | 0 officers, 38 men |
3rd Battalion (3e Bataljon) | Majoor Gottfried Hechmann | 27 officers, 819 men | 0 officers, 18 men | 8 officers, 105 men | 0 officers, 3 men |
28th Regiment, Orange-Nassau (Regiment Oranje-Nassau No. 28) | Kolonel Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach[e] | 57 officers, 1,625 men | 1 officer, 10 men | 7 officers, 75 men | 0 officers, 72 men |
1st Battalion (1e Bataljon) | Luitenant-Kolonel Wilhelm Ferdinand von Dressel | 28 officers, 835 men | 1 officer, 4 men | 3 officers, 33 men | 0 officers, 20 men |
2nd Battalion (2e Bataljon) | Majoor Christian Philipp Schleyer | 22 officers, 637 men | none | none | none |
Volunteer Jager Company (Compagnie vrijwillige jagers) ('Oranje-Nassau') | Kapitein Emilius Bergmann | 5 officers, 153 men | 0 officers, 6 men | 4 officers, 42 men | 0 officers, 52 men |
3rd Netherlands Division (3e Divisie) | Luitenant-Generaal Baron David Hendrik Chassé | 341 officers, 6,470 men | 1 officer, 55 men | 15 officers, 299 men | 1 officer, 364 men |
Artillery | Majoor J.L.D. van der Smissen | 11 officers, 299 men | 0 officers, 5 men | 0 officers, 18 men | 0 officers, 12 men |
1st Brigade (1e Brigade) | Kolonel Hendrik Detmers | 167 officers, 2,923 men | 1 officer, 26 men | 13 officers, 175 men | 0 officers, 208 men |
35th Light Battalion (Bataljon jagers No. 35) | Luitenant-Kolonel Desire P. J. Arnould | 38 officers, 567 men | 0 officers, 8 men | 3 officers, 60 men | 0 officers, 14 men |
2nd Line Battalion (Bataljon Infanterie van linie No. 2) | Luitenant-Kolonel Johannes Speelman | 26 officers, 445 men | 0 officers, 6 men | 4 officers, 24 men | 0 officers, 57 men |
4th National Militia Battalion (Bataljon Nationale Militie No. 4) | Luitenant-Kolonel Ricard Baron van Heeckeren van Molencate | 48 officers, 491 men | 0 officers, 6 men | 0 officers, 27 men | 0 officers, 38 men |
6th National Militia Battalion (Bat. Nat. Mil. No. 6) | Luitenant-Kolonel Adolphus van Thielen | 24 officers, 468 men | 1 officer, 4 men | 0 officers, 15 men | 0 officers, 19 men |
17th National Militia Battalion (Bat. Nat. Mil. No. 17) | Luitenant-Kolonel Nicolas van Stolz Wieling | 25 officers, 509 men | 0 officers, 1 man | 3 officers, 24 men | 0 officers, 30 men |
19th National Militia Battalion (Bat. Nat. Mil. No. 19) | Majoor H. Boelaard | 24 officers, 443 men | 0 officers, 1 man | 3 officers, 25 men | 0 officers, 50 men |
Horse Artillery Battery (Batterij rijdende artillerie) | Kapitein Carel Frederik Krahmer de Bichin | 5 officers, 193 men, 6 × 6-pdr gun, 2 × 24-pdr howitzer | 0 officers, 2 men | 0 officers, 16 men | none |
Train (Trein) | 1st Luitenant Zeist | 5 officers, 106 men | 0 officers, 3 men | 0 officers, 2 men | 0 officers, 12 men |
2nd Brigade (2e Brigade) | Generaal-Majoor Alexander d'Aubremé | 157 officers, 3,248 men | 0 officers, 24 men | 2 officers, 106 men | 1 officer, 144 men |
36th Light Battalion (Bataljon jagers No. 36) | Luitenant-Kolonel Charles Auguste Ernest Goethals | 29 officers, 602 men | 0 officers, 3 men | 0 officers, 10 men | 0 officers, 41 men |
3rd Line Battalion (Bataljon Infanterie van linie No. 3) | Luitenant-Kolonel E. P. l'Honneux | 38 officers, 583 men | 0 officers, 1 man | 1 officer, 23 men | 0 officers, 56 men |
12th Line Battalion (Bat. Inf. van linie No. 12) | Luitenant-Kolonel Daniel O. Bagelaar | 18 officers, 413 men | 0 officers, 2 men | 0 officers, 13 men | 1 officer, 8 men |
13th Line Battalion (Bat. Inf. van linie No. 13) | Luitenant-Kolonel Frederik N. L. Aberson | 27 officers, 637 men | 0 officers, 6 men | 0 officers, 20 men | 0 officers, 34 men |
3rd National Militia Battalion(Bataljon Nationale Militie No. 3) | Luitenant-Kolonel Niels van Malz Wieling | 21 officers, 456 men | 0 officers, 5 men | 0 officers, 26 men | 0 officers, 2 men |
10th National Militia Battalion (Bat. Nat. Mil. No. 10) | Luitenant-Kolonel Gebhardt Fanus Brade | 22 officers, 557 men | 0 officers, 7 men | 1 officer, 14 men | 0 officers, 3 men |
Foot Artillery Battery (Batterij artillerie te voet) | Kapitein Johannes Hendrik Lux | 5 officers, 193 men, 6 × 6-pdr gun, 2 × 24-pdr howitzer | 0 officers, 2 men | 0 officers, 16 men | 0 officers, 12 men |
Train (Trein) | 1st Luitenant Kikkert | 2 officers, 122 men | none | none | none |
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 officers, 24,385 men, 40 guns | 21 officers, 245 men | 103 officers, 1,179 men | 2 officers, 118 men |
2nd Division | Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton GCB | 454 officers, 7,080 men | 15 officers, 218 men | 91 officers, 1,055 men | 2 officers, 118 men |
3rd Brigade | Major General Frederick Adam | 106 officers, 2,617 men | 3 officers, 77 men | 51 officers, 549 men | 0 officers, 30 men |
1st Battalion, 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot[f] | Lt-Colonel Sir John Colborne KCB | 58 officers, 1,061 men | 1 officer, 16 men | 8 officers, 174 men[5] | none |
1st Battalion, 71st (Glasgow Highland) Regiment of Foot | Lieutenant-Colonel (Brevet Colonel) Thomas Reynell | 51 officers, 751 men | 2 officers, 24 men | 13 officers, 160 men | 0 officers, 3 men |
2nd Battalion, 95th Regiment of Foot (Rifles) | Major (Brevet Lt Colonel) Amos Godsell Norcott | 37 officers, 612 men | 0 officers, 34 men | 14 officers, 179 men | 0 officers, 20 men |
3rd Battalion, 95th Regiment of Foot (Rifles), 2 companies | Major (Brevet Lt Colonel) John Ross | 10 officers, 193 men | 0 officers, 3 men | 4 officers, 36 men | 0 officers, 7 men |
1st Brigade, King's German Legion | Lieutenant Colonel Georg Carl August du Plat [de] | 162 officers, 1,834 men | 8 officers, 70 men | 20 officers, 318 men | 0 officers, 69 men |
1st Line Battalion | Major Friedrich Wilhelm von Robertson | 37 officers, 407 men | 1 officer, 22 men | 7 officers, 69 men | 0 officers, 17 men |
2nd Line Battalion | Major Georg Muller | 40 officers, 482 men | 1 officer, 18 men | 2 officers, 79 men | 0 officers, 7 men |
3rd Line Battalion | Lieutenant Colonel Friedrich von Wissell | 39 officers, 497 men | 1 officer, 17 men | 5 officers, 93 men | 0 officers, 31 men |
4th Line Battalion | Major Friedrich Friedrich Reh | 43 officers, 448 men | 3 officers, 13 men | 5 officers, 77 men | 0 officers, 14 men |
3rd Hanoverian Brigade | Lieutenant Colonel Hugh Baron Halkett | 114 officers, 2,339 men | 4 officers, 54 men | 16 officers, 149 men | 2 officers, 16 men |
Landwehr Battalion Bremervörde | Lieutenant-Colonel Friedrich von der Schulenberg | 23 officers, 609 men | 2 officers, 16 men | 3 officers, 17 men | 2 officers, 7 men |
Landwehr Battalion 2nd Duke of York's (Osnabrück) | Major Baron Louis Gudririg von Münster | 22 officers, 590 men | 2 officers, 17 men | 7 officers, 62 men | 0 officers, 6 men |
Landwehr Battalion 3rd Duke of York's (Quackenbrück) | Major Baron Clamor von dem Bussche-Hünefeld | 33 officers, 553 men | 0 officers, 1 man | 1 officer, 10 men | 0 officers, 2 men |
Landwehr Battalion Salzgitter | Major Friedrich von Hammerstein | 35 officers, 587 men | 0 officers, 20 men | 5 officers, 60 men | 0 officers, 1 man |
Artillery | Lieutenant Colonel Charles Gold | 15 officers, 290 men | 0 officers, 17 men | 7 officers, 39 men | 0 officers, 3 men |
Bolton's Battery RA | Captain Samuel Bolton | 5 officers, 97 men | 2 officers, 3 men | 2 officers, 10 men | 0 officers, 2 men |
1st Troop Sympher's Battery KGLHA, King's German Legion | Captain Augustus Sympher | 8 officers, 193 men | 0 officers, 14 men | 4 officers, 33 men | 0 officers, 3 men |
4th Division | Major General the Honourable Sir Charles Colville GCB GCH | 437 officers, 7,383 men | 6 officers, 27 men | 9 officers, 119 men | none |
4th Brigade | Lieutenant Colonel Hugh Henry Mitchell CB | 121 officers, 1,795 men | 6 officers, 27 men | 9 officers, 119 men | none |
3rd Battalion, 14th (Buckinghamshire) Regiment of Foot | Major Francis Skelly Tidy | 38 officers, 586 men | 0 officers, 7 men | 1 officer, 21 men | 0 officers, 0 men |
1st Battalion, 23rd Regiment of Foot (Royal Welch Fusiliers) | Lieutenant-Colonel (Brevet Colonel) Sir Henry Walton Ellis KCB | 40 officers, 649 men | 6 officers, 11 men | 6 officers, 78 men | none |
51st (2nd Yorkshire West Riding) Regiment of Foot | Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh Henry Mitchell CB | 42 officers, 560 men | 0 officers, 9 men | 2 officers, 20 men | none |
6th Brigade Not Present at Battle | Major General George Johnstone | 161 officers, 2,450 men | |||
2nd Battalion, 35th (Sussex) Regiment of Foot | Major Charles MacAlister | 33 officers, 535 men | |||
1st Battalion, 54th (West Norfolk) Regiment of Foot | Lieutenant-Colonel John James Waldegrave | 42 officers, 558 men | |||
2nd Battalion, 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot | Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Austin | 39 officers, 500 men | |||
2nd Battalion, 1st Battalion, 91st (Argyllshire) Regiment of Foot | Lieutenant-Colonel Sir William Douglas KCB | 44 officers, 857 men | |||
6th Hanoverian Brigade Not present at the Battle | Major General Sir James Frederick Lyon KCB | 140 officers, 2,912 men | |||
Field Battalion Calenberg | Major Wilhelm Schnehen | 29 officers, 605 men | |||
Field Battalion Lauenburg | Lieutenant-Colonel Gideon von Benoit | 31 officers, 522 men | |||
Landwehr Battalion Bentheim | Major Christian Croupp | 24 officers, 584 men | |||
Landwehr Battalion Hoya | Lieutenant-Colonel Otto Freiherr von Grote | 29 officers, 600 men | |||
Landwehr Battalion Nienburg | Major Julius Brinckmann | 24 officers, 601 men | |||
Artillery Not present at Battle | Lieutenant Colonel James Hawker | 12 officers, 226 men | |||
Brome's Battery RA | Captain Joseph Brome | 5 officers, 90 men | |||
Rettberg's Hanoverian Foot Artillery | Captain Carl von Rettberg | 6 officers, 136 men | |||
1st Netherlands Division (1e Divisie) | Luitenant-Generaal John Stedman | 335 officers, 6,022 men | |||
1st Brigade (1e Brigade) | Generaal-Majoor Ferdinand d'Hauw | 174 officers, 3,103 men | |||
16th Light Battalion (Bataljon Jagers No. 16) | Luitenant-Kolonel Stefan Rudolf van Hulstein | 19 officers, 471 men | |||
4th Line Battalion (Bataljon Infanterie van linie No. 4) | Luitenant-Kolonel Ernst de Man | 24 officers, 524 men | |||
6th Line Battalion (Bat. Inf. van linie No. 6) | Luitenant-Kolonel Pieter Arnold Twent | 28 officers, 403 men | |||
9th National Militia Battalion (Bataljon Nationale Militie No. 9) | Luitenant-Kolonel Johann Jacobus Simons | 34 officers, 528 men | |||
14th National Militia Battalion (Bat. Nat. Mil. No. 14) | Luitenant-Kolonel Willem Poolman | 34 officers, 552 men | |||
15th National Militia Battalion (Bat. Nat. Mil. No. 15) | Luitenant-Kolonel Pieter Christiaan Colthoff | 34 officers, 625 men | |||
2nd Brigade (2e Brigade) | Generaal-Majoor Dominique Johann de Eerens | 160 officers, 2,919 men | |||
18th Light Battalion (Bataljon Jagers No. 18) | Luitenant-Kolonel Prins August van Arenberg | 29 officers, 699 men | |||
1st Line Battalion (Bataljon Infanterie van linie No. 1) | Luitenant-Kolonel Willem Kuijck | 32 officers, 629 men | |||
1st National Militia Battalion (Bataljon Nationale Militie No. 1) | Luitenant-Kolonel Frederik Augustus Guicherit | 29 officers, 562 men | |||
2nd National Militia Battalion (Bat. Nat. Mil No. 2) | Luitenant-Kolonel Albert Willem Senn van Bazel | 35 officers, 547 men | |||
18th National Militia Battalion (Bat. Nat. Mil No. 18) | Luitenant-Kolonel Frederik Willem van Ommeren | 34 officers, 482 men | |||
Foot Artillery Battery (Batterij artillerie te voet) | Kapitein Pieter Wijnands | 5 officers, 114 men, 6 × 6-pdr gun, 2 × 24-pdr howitzer | |||
Train | 1e Luitenant C. Naumann | 11 officers, 109 men | |||
Indies Brigade (Indische Brigade: troops for the colonies) | Luitenant-Generaal Baron Carl Heinrich Wilhelm Anthing | 183 officers, 3,900 men | |||
5th East Indian regiment (Oost-Indisch regiment No. 5) | Generaal-Majoor Gerard M. Busman | 55 officers, 1,486 men | |||
...1st Line Battalion (1e Bataljon van linie) | Luitenant-Kolonel B. Bischoff | 26 officers, 754 men | |||
...2nd Line Battalion (2e Bataljon van linie) | Luitenant-Kolonel F. Stöcker | 27 officers, 732 men | |||
10th West Indies Light Battalion (Bataljon West-Indische jagers No. 10) | Kolonel Heinz Willem Charles Rancke | 30 officers, 674 men | |||
11th West Indies Light Battalion (Bataljon West-Indische jagers No. 11) | Luitenant-Kolonel Frederik Knotzer | 33 officers, 685 men | |||
Light Battalion (Bataljon Flankeurs)[g] | Kolonel 2e klasse W. Schenck | 29 officers, 507 men | |||
Foot Artillery Battery (Batterij artillerie te voet) | Kapitein Carl Jan Riesz | 5 officers, 175 men, 6 × 6-pdr gun, 2 × 24-pdr howitzer |
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 Quatre-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 officers, 15,395 men, 35 guns | 68 officers, 925 men | 189 officers, 2,206 men | 11 officers, 1,003 men |
1st (Household) Cavalry Brigade | Major-General Lord Edward Somerset KCB | 92 officers, 1,121 men | 11 officers, 107 men | 17 officers, 264 men | 2 officers, 245 men |
1st Regiment of Life Guards | Major and Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Ferrior | 16 officers, 210 men | 2 officers, 24 men | 6 officers, 49 men | 0 officers, 4 men |
2nd Regiment of Life Guards | Lieutenant Colonel Richard Fitzgerald | 19 officers, 171 men | 1 officer, 16 men | 0 officers, 40 men | 1 officer, 97 men |
Royal Regiment of Horse Guards | Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Robert Chambre Hill | 22 officers, 185 men | 1 officer, 19 men | 6 officers, 61 men | 1 officer, 20 men |
1st King's Dragoon Guards | Lieutenant Colonel William Fuller | 32 officers, 555 men | 7 officers, 37 men | 4 officers, 100 men | 0 officers, 124 men |
2nd Union Cavalry Brigade | Major General Sir William Ponsonby KCB | 82 officers, 1,037 men | 14 officers, 254 men | 22 officers, 288 men | 2 officers, 36 men |
1st (Royal) Dragoons | Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Benjamin Clifton | 26 officers, 348 men | 4 officers, 86 men | 10 officers, 88 men | 1 officer, 9 men |
2nd (Royal North British) Dragoons (Scots Greys) | Lieutenant-Colonel James Inglis Hamilton | 29 officers, 339 men | 7 officers, 96 men | 7 officers, 89 men | 0 officers, 0 men |
6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons | Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Muter | 23 officers, 350 men | 1 officer, 72 men | 5 officers, 111 men | 1 officer, 27 men |
3rd British Brigade | Major General Sir Wilhelm von Dörnberg | 95 officers, 1,313 men | 5 officers, 63 men | 22 officers, 179 men | 1 officer, 46 men |
1st Light Dragoons, King's German Legion | Lieutenant-Colonel Johann Bulow | 35 officers, 472 men | 3 officers, 30 men | 11 officers, 99 men | 0 officers, 10 men |
2nd Light Dragoons, King's German Legion | Lieutenant-Colonel Karl von Jonquieries | 30 officers, 452 men | 2 officers, 19 men | 5 officers, 54 men | 0 officers, 3 men |
23rd Light Dragoons | Lieutenant-Colonel John Dawson, 2nd Earl of Portarlington | 28 officers, 389 men | 0 officers, 14 men | 5 officers, 26 men | 1 officer, 33 men |
4th British Brigade | Major General Sir John Ormsby Vandeleur | 85 officers, 1,220 men | 5 officers, 64 men | 12 officers, 103 men | 0 officers, 25 men |
11th Light Dragoons | Lieutenant-Colonel James Wallace Sleigh | 28 officers, 419 men | 1 officer, 11 men | 5 officers, 24 men | 0 officers, 25 men |
12th (Prince of Wales's) Light Dragoons | Lieutenant-Colonel The Hon. Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby | 26 officers, 373 men | 2 officers, 45 men | 3 officers, 61 men | 0 officers, 0 men |
16th (Queen's) Light Dragoons | Lieutenant-Colonel James Hay | 28 officers, 428 men | 2 officers, 8 men | 4 officers, 18 men | none |
5th British Brigade | Major General Sir Colquhoun Grant KCB | 90 officers, 1,354 men | 4 officers, 83 men | 14 officers, 162 men | 2 officers, 20 men |
7th (Queen's Own) Light Dragoons (Hussars) | Lieutenant Colonel Sir Edward Kerrison KCB | 30 officers, 416 men | 1 officer, 62 men | 7 officers, 114 men | 2 officers, 15 men |
15th (King's) Light Dragoons (Hussars) | Lieutenant-Colonel Leighton Cathcart Dalrymple | 28 officers, 402 men | 3 officers, 21 men | 5 officers, 48 men | 0 officers, 5 men |
2nd Hussars, King's German Legion, replaced by the 13th Light Dragoons in the battle | Lieutenant-Colonel August von Linsingen | 28 officers, 536 men | |||
6th Cavalry Brigade | Major General Sir Richard Hussey Vivian KCB | 91 officers, 1,372 men | 2 officers, 34 men | 10 officers, 117 men | 0 officers, 43 men |
10th (Prince of Wales' Own) Light Dragoons (Hussars) | Lieutenant-Colonel George Quentin | 26 officers, 411 men | 2 officers, 20 men | 6 officers, 40 men | 0 officers, 26 men |
18th (King's Irish) Light Dragoons (Hussars) | Lieutenant-Colonel Hon. Henry Murray | 28 officers, 413 men | 0 officers, 13 men | 2 officers, 72 men | 0 officers, 17 men |
1st Hussars, King's German Legion | Lieutenant-Colonel August von Wissell | 33 officers, 548 men | 0 officers, 1 man | 1 officer, 5 men | 0 officers, 3 men |
7th British Brigade | Brevet Colonel Sir Friedrich von Arentsschildt | 69 officers, 1,074 men | 7 officers, 51 men | 16 officers, 147 men | 0 officers, 19 men |
13th Light Dragoons – attached to the 5th Brigade during the battle | Lieutenant-Colonel Patrick Doherty – acting commander: Lt. Cl. Shapland Boyse | 29 officers, 400 men | 3 officers, 11 men | 8 officers, 69 men | 0 officers, 19 men |
3rd Hussars, King's German Legion | Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Meyer | 39 officers, 674 men | 4 officers, 40 men | 8 officers, 78 men | none |
Attached Artillery | Lieutenant Colonel Sir Augustus Simon Frazer KCB FRS | 41 officers, 1,024 men | 6 officers, 28 men | 21 officers, 180 men | 0 officers, 8 men |
I (Bull's) Troop, Royal Horse Artillery (RHA) | Major Robert Bull | 6 officers, 13 men, 6 × 5+1⁄2" howitzer | 2 officers, 2 men | 1 officer, 15 men | 0 officers, 2 men |
F (Webber-Smith's) Troop, RHA | Lieutenant Colonel James Webber Smith | 5 officers, 165 men, 5 × 6-pdr gun, 1 × 5+1⁄2" howitzer | 0 officers, 5 men | 0 officers, 18 men | none |
E (Gardiner's) Troop, RHA | Lieutenant Colonel Sir Robert Gardiner KCB | 6 officers, 168 men, 5 × 6-pdr gun, 1 × 5+1⁄2" howitzer | 0 officers, 2 men | 1 officer, 12 men | none |
2nd Rocket (Whinyates') Troop, RHA | Captain Edward Charles Whinyates | 7 officers, 195 men, 200 Rockets, 5 × 6-pdr gun, 1 × 5+1⁄2" howizer | 0 officers, 3 men | officers, 17 men | none |
H (Ramsay's) Troop, RHA | Major William Norman Ramsay | 6 officers, 170 men, 5 × 9-pdr gun 1 × 5+1⁄2" howitzer | 1 officer, 2 men | 2 officers, 16 men | none |
G (Dickson's or Mercer's) Troop, RHA | Captain Alexander Cavalié Mercer | 5 officers, 165 men, 5 × 9-pdr gun, 1 × 5+1⁄2" howitzer | 0 officers, 5 men | 0 officers, 18 men[6] | none |
1st Hanoverian Brigade | Colonel Albrecht von Estorff[7] | 99 officers, 1,590 men | 1 officer, 17 men | 0 officers, 33 men | 0 officers, 2 men |
Prince Regent's Hussars Absent from Battle (Halle) | Lieutenant-Colonel Count Ferdinand Graf von Kielmansegge | 32 officers, 569 men | |||
Bremen and Verden Hussars Absent from Battle (Halle) | Colonel August von dem Bussche | 35 officers, 554 men | |||
Duke of Cumberland's Hussars | Lieutenant-Colonel Georg von Hake | 30 officers, 467 men | 1 officer, 17 men | 0 officers, 33 men | 0 officers, 2 men |
Netherlands Cavalry Division (Divisie Cavalerie) | Luitenant-Generaal Jean Antoine de Collaert | 216 officers, 3418 men | 10 officers, 178 men | 41 officers, 638 men | 4 officers, 503 men |
Heavy Cavalry Brigade (Brigade Zware Cavalerie)[8] | Generaal-Majoor Albert Dominicus Trip van Zoudtlandt | 72 officers, 1,169 men | 1 officer, 75 men | 15 officers, 159 men | 2 officers, 69 men |
1st Carabiniers (Regiment karabiniers No. 1) | Luitenant-Kolonel Lambertus Coenegracht | 22 officers, 424 men | 0 officers, 12 men | 9 officers, 66 men | 2 officers, 13 men |
2nd Carabiniers (Regiment karabiniers No. 2) | Kolonel Jean Baptiste de Bruijn de Basisque | 27 officers, 373 men | 1 officer, 57 men | 4 officers, 64 men | 0 officers, 30 men |
3rd Carabiniers (Regiment karabiniers No. 3) | Luitenant-Kolonel Christiaan Maria Lechleitner | 20 officers, 372 men | 0 officers, 6 men | 2 officers, 29 men | 0 officers, 26 men |
1st Light Brigade (1e Brigade Lichte Cavalerie)[8] | Generaal-Majoor Baron Charles Étienne de Ghigny | 71 officers, 1,014 men | 5 officers, 60 men | 14 officers, 180 men | 1 officer, 173 men |
4th Light Dragoons (Regiment lichte dragonders No. 4) | Luitenant-Kolonel Johan Renno | 39 officers, 614 men | 4 officers, 50 men | 8 officers, 135 men | 1 officer, 51 men |
8th Hussars (Regiment huzaren No. 8) | Luitenant-Kolonel Ignance Louis, Baron Duvivier | 27 officers, 400 men | 1 officer, 10 men | 6 officers, 145 men | 0 officers, 122 men |
2nd Light Brigade (2e Brigade Lichte Cavalerie)[8] | Generaal-Majoor Jean Baptiste, Baron van Merlen | 65 officers, 998 men | 4 officers, 34 men | 11 officers, 180 men | 1 officer, 265 men |
5th Light Dragoons (Regiment lichte dragonders No. 5)[9] | Luitenant-Kolonel Edouard A. J. G. de Mercx de Corbais | 26 officers, 395 men | 0 officers, 16 men | 9 officers, 97 men | 0 officers, 85 men |
6th Hussars (Regiment Huzaren van Boreel | Luitenant-Kolonel Jonkheer Willem Francois Boreel | 36 officers, 603 men | 3 officers, 18 men | 8 officers, 83 men | 1 officer, 168 men |
Attached artillery and train | |||||
Horse artillery half battery (halve batterij rijdende artillerie) | Kapitein Abraham Petter | 3 officers, 108 men, 3 × 6-pdr gun, & 1 × 24-pdr howitzer | 0 officers, 1 man | 0 officers,10 men | 0 officers, 4 men |
Horse artillery half battery (halve batterij rijdende artillerie) | Kapitein Adrianus Rudolf Willem Geij van Pittius | 3 × 6-pdr gun, 1 × 24-pdr howitzer | 0 officers, 8 men | 0 officers, 9 men | 0 officers, 4 men |
Train (Trein) | 2nd Luitenant Camiese | 2 officers, 109 men | |||
Cavalry of the Brunswick Corps | Major Von Cramm | 50 officers, 872 men | 3 officers, 46 men | 9 officers, 95 men | 0 officers, 56 men |
2nd Hussars Regiment | Major von Cramm | 34 officers, 656 men | 3 officers, 42 men | 7 officers, 72 men | 0 officers, 30 men |
Uhlans (1 Squadron) | Major Carl Pott | 16 officers, 216 men | 0 officers, 4 men | 2 officers, 23 men | 0 officers, 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 officers, 7,060 men | 8 officers, 355 men | 191 officers, 2,330 | 1 officer, 35 men |
8th Brigade | Major General Sir James Kempt KCB | 167 officers, 2,348 men | 14 officers, 163 men | 87 officers, 1,058 men | 1 officer, 1 man |
1st Battalion, 28th (North Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot | Colonel Sir Charles Paul Belson KCB | 39 officers, 580 men | 2 officers, 29 men | 19 officers, 203 men | none |
1st Battalion, 32nd (Cornwall) Regiment of Foot | Major (Brevet Lieutenant Colonel) John Hicks | 44 officers, 605 men | 2 officers, 49 men | 27 officers, 290 men | none |
1st Battalion, 79th Regiment of Foot (Cameron Highlanders) | Lieutenant-Colonel Neil Douglas | 46 officers, 656 men | 6 officers, 57 men | 25 officers, 390 men | 1 officer, 1 man |
1st Battalion, 95th Regiment of Foot (Rifles) | Lieutenant-Colonel (Brevet Colonel) Sir Andrew Frederick Barnard KCB | 35 officers, 507 men | 3 officers, 28 men | 15 officers, 175 men | none |
9th Brigade | Major General Sir Dennis Pack KCB | 177 officers, 2,133 men | 21 officers, 143 men | 88 officers, 1,035 men | 0 officers, 17 men |
3rd Battalion, 1st Regiment of Foot (The Royal Scots) | Lieutenant Colonel Colin Campbell | 52 officers, 588 men | 8 officers, 33 men | 25 officers, 295 men | none |
1st Battalion, 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot | Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Robert Macara KCB | 39 officers, 550 men | 3 officers, 47 men | 20 officers, 267 men | none |
2nd Battalion, 44th (East Essex) Regiment of Foot | Lieutenant-Colonel John Miller Hamerton | 36 officers, 427 men | 2 officers, 14 men | 18 officers, 151 men | 0 officers, 17 men |
1st Battalion, 92nd Regiment of Foot (Gordon Highlanders) | Lieutenant-Colonel John Cameron of Fassifern | 47 officers, 568 men | 6 officers, 49 men | 24 officers, 322 men | none |
5th Hanoverian Brigade | Colonel Ernst von Vincke | 125 officers, 2,383 men | 1 officer, 33 men | 11 officers, 188 men | 0 officers, 13 men |
Landwehr Battalion Gifhorn | Major Georg von Hammerstein | 32 officers, 578 men | 1 officer, 13 men | 3 officers, 69 men | none |
Landwehr Battalion Hameln | Major Julius von Strube | 34 officers, 635 men | 0 officers, 9 men | 4 officers, 60 men | 0 officers, 7 men |
Landwehr Battalion Hildesheim | Major Georg von Rheden | 34 officers, 583 men | 0 officers, 3 men | 1 officer, 19 men | none |
Landwehr Battalion Peine | Major Ludolph Graf von Westphalen | 24 officers, 587 men | 0 officers, 8 men | 3 officers, 40 men | 0 officers, 6 men |
Artillery | Major Heinrich Heise | 12 officers, 191 men | 0 officers, 16 men | 3 officers, 48 men | 0 officers, 4 men |
Roger's Battery RA | Captain Thomas Rogers | 5 officers, 90 men | 0 officers, 4 men | 0 officers, 11 men | 0 officers, 2 men |
Braun's Hanoverian Foot Artillery | Captain Wilhelm Braun | 4 officers, 101 men | 0 officers, 8 men | 0 officers, 27 men | 0 officers, 2 men |
6th Division | Lieutenant General Sir Lowry Cole | 290 officers, 4,895 men | 7 officers, 191 men | 52 officers, 966 men | 0 officers, 92 men |
10th Brigade | Major General Sir John Lambert KCB | 140 officers, 2,249 men | 5 officers, 145 men | 34 officers, 632 men | 0 officers, 18 men |
1st Battalion, 4th (King's Own) Regiment of Foot | Lieutenant Colonel Francis Brooke | 36 officers, 532 men | 0 officers, 12 men | 9 officers, 113 men | none |
1st Battalion, 27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot[h] | Major John Hare | 22 officers, 562 men | 2 officers, 103 men | 14 officers, 360 men | 0 officers, 18 men |
2nd Battalion, 40th (2nd Somersetshire) Regiment of Foot | Major Arthur Rowley Heyland | 47 officers, 748 men | 3 officers, 30 men | 11 officers, 159 men | 0 officers, 18 men |
2nd Battalion, 2nd Battalion, 81st Regiment of Foot (Loyal Lincoln Volunteers) Absent from Battle | Lieutenant Colonel Henry Milling | 32 officers, 407 men | |||
4th Hanoverian Brigade | Colonel Charles Best | 132 officers, 2,349 men | 4 officers, 60 men | 21 officers, 360 men | 2 officers, 101 men |
Landwehr Battalion Lüneburg | Lieutenant Colonel Ludwig von Ramdohr | 24 officers, 582 men | 0 officers, 14 men | 5 officers, 45 men | 0 officers, 4 men |
Landwehr Battalion Munden | Major Ferdinand von Schmid | 37 officers, 590 men | 0 officers, 18 men | 6 officers, 111 men | 0 officers, 30 men |
Landwehr Battalion Osterode | Major Claus von Reden | 35 officers, 621 men | 2 officers, 13 men | 5 officers, 96 men | 0 officers, 14 men |
Landwehr Battalion Verden | Major Christoff von der Decken | 34 officers, 556 men | 1 officer, 15 men | 5 officers, 108 men | 2 officers, 53 men |
Artillery | Major Heinrich Bruckmann | 9 officers, 202 men | 0 officers, 2 men | 1 officer, 10 men | none |
Unett's Battery RA (absent at Ostend) | Captain George Wilkes Unett | 4 officers, 102 men | |||
Sinclair's Battery RA | Second Captain James Sinclair | 4 officers, 100 men | 0 officers, 2 men | 1 officer, 10 men | none |
British Reserve Artillery | Major Percy Drummond | 22 officers, 404 men | 4 officers, 21 men | 5 officers, 36 men | none |
A (Ross') Troop RHA | Lieutenant Colonel Sir Hew Dalrymple Ross GCB | 6 officers, 153 men, 5 × 9-pdr gun, 1 × 5+1⁄2" howitzer | 0 officers, 2 men | 2 officers, 12 men | none |
D (Beane's) Troop RHA | Major George Beane | 9 officers, 157 men, 5 × 9-pdr gun, 1 × 5+1⁄2" howitzer[6] | 2 officers, 6 men | 1 officer, 8 men | none |
Detachment Hewitt's Company RA | 0 officers, 7 men | 0 officers, 2 men | 0 officers, 1 man | none | |
Detachment Tyler's Company RA | 0 officers, 5 men | 0 officers, 1 man | 0 officers, 1 man | none | |
Detachment Cockburn's Company RA | 0 officers, 3 men | 0 officers, 1 men | none | none | |
Detachment May's Company RA | 0 officers, 1 man | none | none | none | |
Hutchesson's Battery RA | Captain Thomas Hutchensson | 2 officers, 42 men | 1 officer, 0 men | 0 officers, 6 men | none |
Ibert's Battery RA | Captain Courtnay Ilbert | 4 officers, 36 men | 1 officer, 9 men | 2 officers, 8 men | none |
Brunswick Corps | Lieutenant General Duke of Brunswick | 213 officers, 5,686 men, 16 guns | 10 officers, 205 men | 34 officers, 840 men | 0 officers, 218 men |
Brunswick Advance Guard | Major von Rauschenplatt | 25 officers, 647 men | 0 officers, 16 men | 5 officers, 63 men | 0 officers, 8 men |
1st Brigade | Lieutenant-Colonel Wilhelm Treunch von Butlar | 94 officers, 2,597 men | 3 officers, 123 men | 21 officers, 383 men | 0 officers, 80 men |
Guard Battalion | Major Friedrich von Pröstler | 25 officers, 647 men | 0 officers, 29 men | 8 officers, 142 men | 0 officers, 21 men |
1st Light Infantry Battalion | Major von Holstein | 23 officers, 649 men | 0 officers, 4 men | 3 officers, 44 men | 0 officers, 24 men |
2nd Light Infantry Battalion | Major Heinrich von Brandenstein | 21 officers, 652 men | 2 officers, 55 men | 5 officers, 122 men | 0 officers, 34 men |
3rd Light Infantry Battalion | Major von Ebeling | 23 officers, 649 men | 1 officer, 35 men | 5 officers, 75 men | 0 officers, 1 man |
2nd Brigade | Lieutenant-Colonel Friedrich von Specht | 77 officers, 1,942 men | 4 officers, 64 men | 7 officers, 370 men | 0 officers, 128 men |
1st Line Battalion | Major Metzner | 23 officers, 649 men | 1 officer, 25 men | 2 officers, 132 men | 0 officers, 30 men |
2nd Line Battalion | Major von Strombeck | 27 officers, 646 men | 3 officers, 25 men | 2 officers, 168 men | 0 officers, 46 men |
3rd Line Battalion | Major Gustavus von Normann | 25 officers, 647 men | 0 officers, 14 men | 3 officers, 70 men | 0 officers, 52 men |
Artillery | Major August Mahn | 11 officers, 500 men | 1 officer, 2 men | 0 officers, 24 men | 0 officers, 2 men |
Heinemann's Horse Battery | Captain Manfred von Heinemann | 5 officers, 289 men | 1 officer, 2 men | 0 officers, 6 men | 0 officers, 2 men |
Moll's Foot Battery | Major Johann Moll | 5 officers, 211 men | none | 0 officers, 18 men | none |
Hanoverian Reserve Corps Absent – Garrison Duty | Lieutenant-General Friedrich von der Decken | 464 officers, 8,974 men | |||
1st Brigade | Lieutenant-Colonel August von Bennigsen | 78 officers, 1,929 men | |||
Field Battalion Hoya | Lieutenant Colonel Ernst von Bothmer | 29 officers, 637 men | |||
Landwehr Battalion Mölln | Major von Donop | 23 officers, 641 men | |||
Landwehr Battalion Bremerlehe | Major Arnold von der Decken | 24 officers, 651 men | |||
2nd Brigade | Lieutenant-Colonel Karl von Beaulieu | 89 officers, 1,938 men | |||
Landwehr Battalion Nordheim | Major Wilhelm Delius | 28 officers, 639 men | |||
Landwehr Battalion Ahlefeldt | Major Wilhelm Dammers | 31 officers, 699 men | |||
Landwehr Battalion Springe | Captain August Luderitz | 29 officers, 598 men | |||
3rd Brigade | Lieutenant-Colonel Karl von Bülow | 154 officers, 2,584 men | |||
Landwehr Battalion Otterndorf | Major Georg von Rheden | 38 officers, 677 men | |||
Landwehr Battalion Celle | Lieutenant Colonel August von dem Kneseback | 39 officers, 599 men | |||
Landwehr Battalion Ratzeburg | Major Christian von Hammerstein | 37 officers, 609 men | |||
Landwehr Battalion Lüchow | Captain Henirich Walter | 39 officers, 699 men | |||
4th Brigade | Colonel Rudolf Bodecker | 139 officers, 2,523 men | |||
Landwehr Battalion Hannover | Major Johann von Weyhe | 32 officers, 645 men | |||
Landwehr Battalion Uelzen | Captain Eberhard Kuntze | 32 officers, 592 men | |||
Landwehr Battalion Neustadt | Major Friedrich von Hodenberg | 35 officers, 645 men | |||
Landwehr Battalion Diepholz | Major Augustus von Bar | 39 officers, 641 men | |||
Nassau 1st Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant General Baron August von Kruse | 128 officers, 2,752 men | 5 officers, 252 men | 19 officers, 370 men | none |
1st Battalion 1st Nassau Regiment | Colonel Ernst von Steuben/Major Wilhelm von Weyhers | 44 officers, 908 men | 1 officer, 98 men | 7 officers, 122 men | none |
2nd Battalion 1st Nassau Regiment | Major Adolph von Nauendorf | 42 officers, 938 men | 2 officers, 61 men | 6 officers, 124 men | none |
3rd Battalion 1st Nassau Regiment | Major Friedrich von Preen | 41 officers, 906 men | 2 officers, 90 men | 6 officers, 124 men | none |
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.[10]
I Corps
Unit | Commander | Complement | Killed | Wounded |
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I Corps | Generalleutnant Hans Ernst Graf von Zieten[11] | 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[i] | 10,568 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 | ||
16. ( 3. Westfalen ) Infantrie Regiment | Major Barron Spar | 62 officers and 2301 other ranks plus 87 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[j] | 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[k] | 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 × 12-pdr field batteries (only 2nd and 6th Present) | ||||
5 × 6-pdr 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[i] | 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.[l] | 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 [de] | 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.[13][m] | |||
1., 2. and Fusilier Bataillons, 23. (11. Reserve) Infanterie Regiment | von Reckow (replaced von Langen at Ligny | |||
1., 2. and 3. Bataillons, 3. Elbe Landwehr Regiment | ||||
II Corps Cavalry | von Wahlen-Jürgass | 4,468 men | ||
1st Brigade | von Thümen[n] | 1,918 men | ||
1. (Königin) Dragoner Regiment | ||||
2. (Schlesien) Uhlanen Regiment[o] | ||||
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 × 12-pdr batteries (4th and 8th) | ||||
5 × 6-pdr batteries (5th, 10th, 12th, 34th and 37th (ex-Berg)) |
III Corps
Unit | Commander | Complement | Killed | Wounded |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 [16] | |||
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 × 12-pdr battery (7th) | ||||
2 × 6-pdr batteries (18th and 35th) |
IV Corps
Unit | Commander | Complement | Killed | Wounded |
---|---|---|---|---|
IV Corps | General der Infanterie Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Bülow | 32,000 men, 132 guns | ||
13th Brigade | von Hake | 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 [de] | 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 [de] | 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 × 12-pdr batteries (3rd, 5th and 13th) | ||||
5 × 6-pdr batteries (2nd, 11th, 13th (Landwehr), 14th and 21st (Landwehr)) |
See also
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.
- ^ 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)
- ^ a b 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,[3] and Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar took command of the 2nd Brigade.[4]
- ^ Largest battalion present at Waterloo.
- ^ 2 flank companies each from 19th and 20th East-Indies Battalion
- ^ Unit with the highest casualty percentage at 82%.
- ^ a b 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.[12]
- ^ replaced at Ligny by Reckow.[14]
- ^ Colonel von Thümen was killed at Ligny, lieutenant-colonel von Schmiedeberg (commander of the 2nd regiment Silesian uhlans) succeeded to his command.[15]
- ^ Uhlan: A contemporary title used for lancer regiments in the Russian, Prussian, and Austrian armies.
References
- ^ 7th cavalry division, sometimes referred to instead of 6th, was part of the V Corps (see Military mobilisation during the Hundred Days)
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b Haythornthwaite 1995, p. 390.
- ^ Siborne 1895, p. 788.
- ^ a b c 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). "Grolmann, Karl Wilhelm Georg von" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 12 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 661–662.
- ^ Spelling from Becke, A.F. (1911). "Waterloo Campaign, 1815" . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 373.
- ^ 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, archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-05-18, retrieved 2014-07-04 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.
Bibliography
- 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, vol. 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
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- 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
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Further reading
- Dalton, Charles (1904), 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), vol. 3 (4 ed.), H. G. Bohn, pp. 560–561 — List of staff officers.