Order of battle of the Battle of Quatre Bras
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The following units and commanders fought in the Battle of Quatre Bras on 16 June 1815. The numbers following each unit is the approximate strength of that unit.
Anglo-allied Army
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Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
Head Quarters and Support Regiments
Major General His Royal Highness Prince Willem of Orange G.C.B.
Unit | Commander | Complement | Killed | Wounded | Missing |
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Head Quarters | Field Marshall Sir Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington | 150 off 1231 men | 0 off 0 men | 2 off 0 men | 0 off 0 men |
Personal Staff | Colonel Sir William Howe De Lancy K.C.B | 83 off 9 men | 7 off 0 men | 22 off 0 men | 0 off 0 men |
Medical Staff | Inspector Sir James Robert Grant M.D. | 39 off 0 men | 0 off 0 men | 7 off 0 men | 0 off 0 men |
Artillery Corps | Colonel Sir George Adam Wood Kt | 15 off 10 men | 0 off 0 men | 0 off 0 men | 0 off 0 men |
Royal Waggon Train | Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Aird | 12 off 266 men | 0 off 0 men | 0 off 0 men | 0 off 0 men |
Royal Corps of Artillery Drivers | Major Neil Turner | 13 off 1212 men | 0 off 0 men | 0 off 0 men | 0 off 0 men |
I Corps
Unit | Commander | Complement | Killed | Wounded | Missing |
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I Corps | Major General HRH Prince Willem of Orange G.C.B. (Prins Willem van Oranje) | 798 off 17,325 men, 41 guns | 13 off 214 men | 46 off 1266 men | 1 off 224 men |
1st Division | Major-General George Cooke | 175 off 4155 men | 5 off 45 men | 9 off 507 men | 0 off 0 men |
1st Brigade | Major-General Peregrine Maitland | 78 off 1901 men | 5 off 43 men | 9 off 491 men | 0 off 0 men |
2nd Battalion, 1st Regiment of Foot Guards | Lieutenant Colonel Henry Askew | 35 off 919 men | 2 off 23 men | 4 off 256 men | 0 off 0 men |
3rd Battalion, 1st Regiment of Foot Guards | Lieutenant Colonel the Honorable William Stewart | 40 off 982 men | 2 off 20 men | 5 off 235 men | 0 off 0 men |
2nd Brigade | Major-General Sir John Byng, 1st Earl of Strafford | 79 off 1939 men | 0 off 0 men | 0 off 7 men | 0 off 0 men |
2nd Battalion, Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards | Lieutenant-Colonel James Macdonnell | 36 off 896 men | 0 off 0 men | 0 off 0 men | 0 off 0 men |
2nd Battalion, 3rd Regiment of Foot Guards | Lieutenant Colonel Francis Hepburn | 40 off 1043 men | 0 off 0 men | 0 off 7 men | 0 off 0 men |
Artillery | Lieutenant-Colonel Steven Galway Adye | 14 off 401 men | 0 off 2 men | 0 off 9 men | 0 off 0 man |
Sandham's Battery RFA Brigade Royal Artillery (R.A.) | Captain Charles Frederik Sandham | 5 off 99 men, 5x9lb guns 1x5.5 inch Howitzer | 0 off 2 men | 0 off 9 men | 0 off 0 man |
Kuhlmann's Battery KGLHA, King's German Legion | Captain Heinrich Jacob Kuhlmann | 8 off 302 men 5x9lb guns 1x5.5 inch Howitzer | 0 off 0 men | 0 off 0 men | 0 off 0 men |
3rd Division | Lieutenant-General Count Sir Karl von Alten K.C.B. (Charles Alten) | 318 off 5173 men | 5 off 115 men | 26 off 434 men | 1 off 6 men |
5th Brigade | Major-General Sir Colin Halkett K.C.B. | 173 off 2059 men | 5 off 62 men | 15 off 248 men | 0 off 0 men |
2nd Battalion, 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot | Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Hamilton | 51 off 579 men | 0 off 5 men | 2 off 28 men | 0 off 0 men |
33rd (1st Yorkshire West Riding) Regiment of Foot | Lieutenant-Colonel William George Keith Elphinstone | 41 off 514 men | 3 off 16 men | 7 off 67 men | 0 off 0 men |
69th (South Lincolnshire) Regiment of Foot (Lost colours) | Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Morice | 38 off 495 men | 1 off 37 men | 3 off 109 men | 0 off 0 men |
2nd Battalion, 73rd Regiment of Foot | Lieutenant-Colonel William George Harris | 39 off 471 men | 1 off 4 men | 3 off 44 men | 0 off 0 men |
1st Hanoverian Brigade | Major-General Friedrich, Graf von Kielmansegge | 127 off 3189 men | 0 off 44 men | 10 off 169 men | 1 off 6 men |
Field Battalion Bremen | Lieutenant Colonel Wilhelm von Langrehre | 21 off 512 men | 0 off 5 men | 1 off 13 men | 0 off 0 men |
Field Battalion 1st Duke of York's Osnabrück | Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Bülow | 25 off 607 men | 0 off 20 men | 2 off 22 men | 0 off 4 men |
Light Battalion Grubenhagen | Lieutenant Colonel Baron Friedrich von Wurmb | 22 off 621 men | 0 off 5 men | 4 off 74 men | 0 off 0 men |
Light Battalion Lüneburg | Lieutenant Colonel August von Klencke | 22 off 595 men | 0 off 11 men | 3 off 42 men | 1 off 2 men |
Field Battalion Verden | Major Julius von Schkopp | 26 off 533 men | 0 off 0 men | 0 off 0 men | 0 off 0 men |
Field Jaeger Battalion (two companies) | Captain de Reden | 10 off 321 men | 0 off 3 men | 0 off 18 men | 0 off 0 men |
3rd Division Artillery | Lieutenant Colonel John Samuel Williamson | 13 off 225 men | 0 off 9 men | 0 off 17 men | 0 off 0 men |
Lloyd's Battery R.F.A. | Major William Lloyd | 5 off 93 men, 5x9lb guns 1x5.5 inch Howitzer | 0 off 7 men | 0 off 8 men | 0 off 0 man |
Cleeves' Battery KGLFA King's German Legion | Captain Andreas Cleeves | 6 off 132 men, 5x9lb guns 1x5.5 inch Howitzer | 0 off 2 men | 0 off 9 men | 0 off 0 man |
2nd Netherlands Division (2e Divisie) | Luitenant-Generaal Baron Hendrik George de Perponcher Sedlnitsky | 290 off 7697 men | 3 off 54 men | 11 off 325 men | 0 off 218 men |
1st Brigade (1e Brigade) | Generaal-Majoor Willem Frederik van Bylandt | 121 off 3216 men | 2 off 35 men | 6 off 181 men | 0 off 185 men |
27th Light Battalion (Bataljon Jagers No. 27) | Luitenant-Kolonel Johann Willem Grunebosch | 23 off 739 men | 0 off 3 men | 1 off 62 men | 0 off 33 men |
7th Line Battalion (Bataljon Infanterie van linie No. 7) | Luitenant-Kolonel Frederik Charles van den Sande | 23 off 666 men | 1 off 6 men | 1 off 32 men | 0 off 34 men |
5th National Militia Battalion (Bataljon Nationale Militie No. 5) | Luitenant-Kolonel Jan Johannes Westenberg | 22 off 454 men | 1 off 14 men | 2 off 42 men | 0 off 17 men |
7th National Militia Battalion (Bat. Nat. Mil. No. 7) | Luitenant-Kolonel Hendrick Singendonck | 22 off 622 men | 0 off 2 men | 1 off 13 men | 0 off 77 men |
8th National Militia Battalion (Bat. Nat. Mil. No. 8) | Luitenant-Kolonel Wijlbrandis Augustus de Jongh | 22 off 502 men | 0 off 6 men | 1 off 27 men | 0 off 23 men |
Foot Artillery Battery (Batterij artillerie te voet) | Kapitein Emmanuel Joseph Stevenart | 3 off 107 men 6x6 pdr gun, 2x24 pdr how | 0 off 4 men | 0 off 5 men | 0 off 1 men |
Train (Trein) | Luitenant Frederik Van Gahlen | 2 off 126 men | 0 off 0 men | 0 off 0 men | 0 off 0 men |
2nd Nassau Infantry Regiment (2. Infanterieregiment von Nassau) | Majoor Johann Friedrich Sattler | 86 off 2585 men | 1 off 12 men | 4 off 91 men | 0 off 9 men |
1st Battalion (1e Bataljon) | Kapitein Moritz Büsgen | 27 off 835 men | 0 off 5 men | 1 off 31 men | 0 off 9 men |
2nd Battalion (2e Bataljon) | Majoor Philipp von Normann | 25 off 819 men | 1 off 4 men | 2 off 27 men | 0 off 0 men |
3rd Battalion (3e Bataljon) | Majoor Gottfried Hechmann | 27 off 819 men | 0 off 3 men | 1 off 33 men | 0 off 0 men |
28th Regiment, Orange-Nassau (Regiment Oranje-Nassau No. 28) | Kolonel | 57 off 1625 men | 0 off 5 men | 0 off 35 men | 0 off 22 men |
1st Battalion (1e Bataljon) | Luitenant-Kolonel Wilhelm Ferdinand von Dressel | 28 off 835 men | 0 off 1 man | 0 off 7 men | 0 off 6 men |
2nd Battalion (2e Bataljon) | Majoor Christian Philipp Schleyer | 22 off 637 men | 0 off 1 man | 0 off 12 men | 0 off 16 men |
Volunteer Jager Company (Compagnie vrijwillige jagers) ('Oranje-Nassau') | Kapitein Emilius Bergmann | 5 off 153 men | 0 off 3 men | 0 off 16 men | 0 off 0 men |
Horse Artillery Battery (Batterij rijdende artillerie) | Kapitein Adriaan van Bijleveld | 5 off 100 men 6x6 pdr gun, 2x24 pdr how | 0 off 2 men | 1 off 13 men | 0 off 1 man |
Train (Trein) | Luitenant Gert van der Hoeven | 2 off 109 men | 0 off 0 men | 0 off 5 men | 0 off 1 men |
II Corps
Unit | Commander | Complement | Killed | Wounded | Missing |
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II Corps | Lieutenant General Sir Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill | 11 off 193 men, 6 guns | 0 off 0 men | 2 off 6 men | 0 off 0 men |
1st Troop Sympher's Battery KGLHA, King's German Legion | Captain Augustus Sympher | 5 off 193 men | 0 off 0 men | 2 off 6 men | 0 off 0 men |
Artillery | Major Heinrich Heise | 12 off 191 men | 0 off 0 men | 0 off 0 men | 0 off 0 men |
Roger's Battery R.F.A. | Captain Thomas Rogers | 5 off 90 men | 0 off 0 men | 0 off 0 men | 0 off 0 men |
Braun's Hanoverian Foot Artillery | Captain Wilhelm Braun | 4 off 101 men | 0 off 0 men | 0 off 0 men | 0 off 0 men |
Reserve
Under the command of Welligton.
Unit | Commander | Complement | Killed | Wounded | Missing |
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5th Division | Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Picton | 312 off 4792 men | 6 off 84 men | 49 off 531 men | 3 off 27 men |
8th Brigade | Major General Sir James Kempt | 167 off 2348 men | 4 off 68 men | 44 off 522 men | 1 off 0 men |
1st Battalion, 28th (North Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot | Colonel Sir Charles Paul Belson K.C.B. | 39 off 580 men | 0 off 11 men | 4 off 60 men | 0 off 0 men |
1st Battalion, 32nd (Cornwall) Regiment of Foot | Major (Brevet Lieutenant Colonel) John Hicks | 44 off 605 men | 2 off 21 men | 20 off 153 men | 0 off 0 men |
79th Regiment of Foot (Cameron Highlanders) | Lieutenant-Colonel Neil Douglas | 46 off 656 men | 2 off 28 men | 16 off 258 men | 1 off 0 men |
1st Battalion, 95th Regiment of Foot (Rifles) | Lieutenant-Colonel (Brevet Colonel) Sir Andrew Barnard | 35 off 507 men | 0 off 8 men | 4 off 51 men | 0 off 0 men |
9th Brigade | Major General Sir Dennis Pack | 177 off 2133 men | 18 off 107 men | 57 off 728 men | 0 off 17 men |
3rd Battalion, 1st Regiment of Foot (The Royal Scots) | Lieutenant Colonel Colin Campbell | 52 off 588 men | 6 off 60 men | 12 off 180 men | 0 off 0 men |
42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment of Foot, the "Black Watch" | Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Robert Macara K.C.B. | 39 off 550 men | 3 off 42 men | 14 off 228 men | 0 off 0 men |
2nd Battalion, 44th (East Essex) Regiment of Foot | Lieutenant-Colonel John Millert Hamerton | 36 off 427 men | 2 off 10 men | 15 off 94 men | 0 off 17 men |
92nd Regiment of Foot (Gordon Highlanders) | Lieutenant-Colonel John Cameron of Fassifern | 47 off 568 men | 6 off 35 men | 16 off 226 men | 0 off 0 men |
4th Hanoverian Brigade | Colonel Charles Best | 140 off 2444 men | 2 off 16 men | 4 off 39 men | 2 off 27 men |
Landwehr Battalion Lüneberg | Lieutenant Colonel Ludwig von Romdohr | 24 off 582 men | 0 off 4 men | 2 off 8 men | 0 off 4 men |
Landwehr Battalion Munden | Major Ferdinand von Schmid | 37 off 590 men | 0 off 6 men | 0 off 14 men | 0 off 13 men |
Landwehr Battalion Osterode | Major Claus von Reden | 35 off 621 men | 1 off 1 man | 0 off 3 men | 0 off 0 men |
Landwehr Battalion Verden | Major Christoff von der Decken | 34 off 556 men | 1 off 5 men | 2 off 14 men | 2 off 10 men |
Brunswick Corps
Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (KIA)
Brunswick Corps | Lieutenant General HSH Duke of Brunswick | 213 off 5686 men, 16 guns | 4 off 85 men | 16 off 468 men | 0 off 179 men |
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Brunswick Advance Guard | Major von Rauschenplatt | 25 off 647 men | 0 off 9 men | 4 off 43 men | 0 off 0 men |
1st Brigade | Lieutenant-Colonel Wilhelm Treunch von Butlar | 94 off 2597 men | 0 off 33 men | 8 off 158 men | 0 off 57 men |
Guard Battalion | Major Frederich von Pröstler | 25 off 647 men | 0 off 15 men | 5 off 106 men | 0 off 18 men |
1st Light Infantry Battalion | Major von Holstein | 23 off 649 men | 0 off 0 men | 0 off 3 men | 0 off 22 men |
2nd Light Infantry Battalion | Major Heinrich von Brandenstein | 21 off 652 men | 0 off 18 men | 3 off 49 men | 0 off 17 men |
3rd Light Infantry Battalion | Major von Ebeling | 23 off 649 men | 0 off 0 men | 0 off 0 men | 0 off 0 man |
2nd Brigade | Lieutenant-Colonel Frederich von Specht | 77 off 1942 men | 3 off 43 men | 4 off 267 men | 0 off 122 men |
1st Line Battalion | Major Metzner | 23 off 649 men | 1 off 16 men | 2 off 86 men | 0 off 29 men |
2nd Line Battalion | Major von Strombeck | 27 off 646 men | 2 off 23 men | 1 off 162 men | 0 off 46 men |
3rd Line Battalion | Major Gustavus von Normann | 25 off 647 men | 0 off 4 men | 1 off 19 men | 0 off 47 men |
Artillery | Major August Mahn | 11 off 500 men | 0 off 0 men | 0 off 0 men | 0 off 0 men |
Heinemann's Horse Battery | Captain Manfred von Heinemann | 5 off 289 men | 0 off 0 men | 0 off 0 men | 0 off 0 men |
Moll's Foot Battery | Major Johann Moll | 5 off 211 men | 0 off 0 men | 0 off 0 men | 0 off 0 men |
Cavalry Corps
Unit | Commander | Complement | Killed | Wounded | Missing |
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Anglo-Allied Army Cavalry Corps | Lieutenant General Henry Paget, the 2nd Earl of Uxbridge | 122 off 1870 men, 0 guns | 3 off 33 men | 5 off 79 men | 0 off 96 men |
Cavalry of the Brunswick Corps | Major Von Cramm | 50 off 872 men | 2 off 19 men | 2 off 37 men | 0 off 45 men |
2nd Hussars Regiment | Major von Cramm | 34 of 656 men | 2 off 15 men | 2 off 27 men | 0 off 23 men |
Uhlans (1 Squadron) | Major Carl Pott | 16 off 216 men | 0 off 4 men | 0 off 10 men | 0 off 22 men |
3rd Light Brigade (3e Brigade Lichte Cavalerie)[1] | Generaal-Majoor Jean Baptiste Baron van Merlen | 65 off 998 men | 1 off 14 men | 3 off 42 men | 0 off 51 men |
5th Light Dragoons (Regiment lichte dragonders No. 5)[2] | Luitenant-Kolonel Edouard A. J. G. de Mercx de Corbais | 26 off 395 men | 0 off 6 men | 1 off 23 men | 0 off 14 men |
6th Hussars (Regiment Huzaren van Boreel) | Luitenant-Kolonel Jonkheer Willem Francois Boreel | 36 off 603 men | 1 off 8 men | 2 off 19 men | 0 off 37 men |
French Army
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Marshal Michel Ney, Duke of Elchingen, Prince of the Moskowa
II Corps
Gen de Division Reille
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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5th Division
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1st Brigade
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2nd Brigade
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Artillery
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6th Division
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1st Brigade
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2nd Brigade
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Artillery
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9th Division
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1st Brigade
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2nd Brigade
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Artillery
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2nd Cavalry Division
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1st Brigade
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2nd Brigade
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Artillery
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Corps Artillery
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III Cavalry Corps
Gen de Corps d'Armee François Étienne de Kellermann, Comte de Valmy
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11th Cavalry Division
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1st Brigade
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2nd Brigade
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Artillery
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Imperial Guard Light Cavalry Division |
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See also
Notes
- ^ The Anglo-Allied Army number them: 1st Heavy 2nd Light, 3rd Light; but the source Wellington's Army in 1815. British-German-Netherland Order of Battle numbers them Heavy, 1st Light, 2nd Light.
- ^ The Anglo-Allied Army, but the source Wellington's Army in 1815. British-German-Netherland Order of Battle numbers this the 4th (Dutch) Light Dragoon
References
- Balkoski, Joseph (May/June 1979), "Ney vs. Wellington: The Battle of Quatre Bras June 16, 1815", Strategy & Tactics (74): [, page needed], , ISSN 0049-2310
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(help) - Hofschroer, Peter (1998), 1815, The Waterloo Campaign, Wellington, his German Allies and the Battles of Ligny and Quatre Bras, London: Greenhill Books, pp. [, page needed],