+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ | PRUSSIAN FORCE AT WATERLOO, | | A PORTION OF WHICH BECAME ENGAGED TOWARDS THE CLOSE OF THE DAY. | +----------------------------------+---------+--------+-----------+ | | | |ARTILLERY. | | ARRIVED ON THE FIELD |INFANTRY.|CAVALRY.|-----------| | | | |MEN. |GUNS.| +----------------------------------+---------+--------+-----+-----+ | About half-past five o’clock P.M.| 12,043 | 2,720 | 783| 40 | | At three quarters after six | 13,338 | ” | 360| 24 | | At a quarter before eight | 15,902 | 6,138 | 660| 40 | | +---------+--------+-----+-----+ | Total | 41,283 | 8,858 |1,803| 104 | | | | | | | | General total in the field 51,944 men. | 104 | +-----------------------------------------------------------+-----+ | | | Loss at Waterloo, in killed, wounded and missing: 6,682 men. | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------+ +---------------------------------------------------------------+ | STRENGTH OF THE FRENCH ARMY IN THE FIELD AT WATERLOO. | +------------------------------+---------+--------+-------------+ | | | | ARTILLERY. | | DESIGNATION. |INFANTRY.|CAVALRY.|-------------| | | | | MEN. |GUNS.| +------------------------------+---------+--------+-------+-----+ | Imperial Guard | 12,000 | 4,000 | 2,400 | 96 | | 1st Corps | 17,600 | 1,400 | 1,564 | 46 | | 2d ” | 15,750 | 1,865 | 1,861 | 38 | | 6th ” | 6,600 | ” | 1,007 | 30 | | 3d Cavalry Corps | ” | 3,300 | 300 | 12 | | 4th ” ” | ” | 3,300 | 300 | 12 | | 3d Cavalry Division | ” | 1,400 | 150 | 6 | | 5th ” ” | ” | 1,250 | 150 | 6 | | +---------+--------+-------+-----+ | Total | 51,950 | 16,515 | 7,732 | 246 | | +---------+--------+-------+-----+ | Deduct for previous losses| 3,000 | 750 | 500 | ” | | +---------+--------+-------+-----+ | Under arms | 48,950 | 15,765 | 7,232 | 246 | | | | | | | | General total in the field 71,947 men. | |
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