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Waterloo campaign order of battle

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This is the complete order of battle for the four major battles of the Waterloo campaign.

The order of battle

French Army order of battle

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Napoleon I of France

Headquarters

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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

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Unit Commander Complement Officers Other Ranks Losses (Killed, Mortally wounded, Wounded)
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

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Unit Commander Complement Officers Other Ranks
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

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Unit Commander Complement Officers Other Ranks
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

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Unit Commander Complement Officers Other Ranks
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

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Unit Commander Complement Officers Other Ranks
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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

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

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Unit Commander Complement Killed Wounded Missing
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

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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

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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
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

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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
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+12" 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+12" 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+12" 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+12" 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+12" 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+12" 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

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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
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+12" 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+12" 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

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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

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Major General Karl von Grolman, was Quartermaster General.[10]

I Corps

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Unit Commander Complement Killed Wounded
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

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Unit Commander Complement Killed Wounded
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

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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

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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

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Notes

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Antoine Maurin was wounded at the Battle of Ligny, command passed to Louis Vallin (Siborne 1895, p. 299).
  3. ^ 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).
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ 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]
  6. ^ Largest battalion present at Waterloo.
  7. ^ 2 flank companies each from 19th and 20th East-Indies Battalion
  8. ^ Unit with the highest casualty percentage at 82%.
  9. ^ 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".
  10. ^ Donnersmarck is also referred to in some sources as "Henckel" or "Henkel"
  11. ^ An alternative spelling for von Treskow is von Tresckow
  12. ^ 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]
  13. ^ replaced at Ligny by Reckow.[14]
  14. ^ Colonel von Thümen was killed at Ligny, lieutenant-colonel von Schmiedeberg (commander of the 2nd regiment Silesian uhlans) succeeded to his command.[15]
  15. ^ Uhlan: A contemporary title used for lancer regiments in the Russian, Prussian, and Austrian armies.

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  1. ^ 7th cavalry division, sometimes referred to instead of 6th, was part of the V Corps (see Military mobilisation during the Hundred Days)
  2. ^ a b c Pigeard 2005, pp. 518–520.
  3. ^ Glover 2010, pp. 159–160, 233 footnote 321.
  4. ^ Glover 2010, pp. 159–160, 238 (footnote 371).
  5. ^ Moorsom 1860, p. 267.
  6. ^ a b Haythornthwaite 1995, p. 390.
  7. ^ Siborne 1895, p. 788.
  8. ^ a b c Schneider 2012a numbers them: 1st Heavy 2nd Light, 3rd Light; but NHAE staff 2010 numbers them Heavy, 1st Light, 2nd Light.
  9. ^ Schneider 2012a, but NHAE staff 2010 numbers this the 4th (Dutch) Light Dragoon
  10. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Grolmann, Karl Wilhelm Georg von" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 12 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 661–662.
  11. ^ Spelling from Becke, A.F. (1911). "Waterloo Campaign, 1815" . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 373.
  12. ^ Haythornthwaite 2007, p. 195
  13. ^ Siborne 1895, p. 77.
  14. ^ Charras 1857, p. 352, footnote.
  15. ^ 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
  16. ^ Siborne 1895, p. 639.

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