The Campaign of Waterloo: A Military History: Third EditionRopes, John Codman
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The Campaign of Waterloo: A Military History: Third Edition
Ropes, John Codman
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Elba and the Hundred Days, 1814-1815; Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815
King’s German Legion:
Two brigades of infantry,—Duplat,—Ompteda 3,285
Add men on detached service 16
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3,301
Cavalry:
Five regiments contained in the four
brigades of Dörnberg, Grant, Vivian
and Arentsschildt. 2,560 „
Artillery,—18 guns 526 „
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Total King’s German Legion 6,387 „
Hanoverians:
Five brigades of infantry,—
Kielmansegge,—Halkett,—Best,—Vincke,
—Lyon 13,788
One brigade of cavalry,—Estorff 1,682
Artillery,—12 guns 465
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Total Hanoverians 15,935 „
Dutch-Belgians:
Seven brigades of infantry,—
Bylandt,—Prince Bernard of Saxe
Weimar,[51]—
Ditmers,—d’Aubremé,—Hauw,—Eerens,
—Anthing 24,174
Three brigades of cavalry,—
Trip,—Ghigny,—Merlen 3,405
Artillery,—48 guns 1,635
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Total Dutch-Belgians 29,214 „
Brunswickers:
Two brigades of infantry,—
Buttlar,—Specht 5,376
Two regiments of cavalry,— 922
Artillery,—16 guns 510
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Total Brunswickers 6,808 „
Nassau Contingent: Kruse.
One regiment of infantry:
three battalions 2,880 „
Engineers, sappers, miners,
waggon-trains and staff-corps 1,240 „
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Total disposable army in the field 93,717 „
Of these the
Infantry numbered 69,829
Cavalry „ 14,482
Artillery „ 196 guns 8,166
Engineers, waggon-trains, &c. 1,240
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93,717 „
Or, according to nationality,
the British numbered 31,253
„ King’s German Legion 6,387
„ Hanoverians „ 15,935
„ Dutch-Belgians[52] „ 29,214
„ Brunswickers 6,808
„ Nassau contingent 2,880
„ Engineers, &c., 1,240
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93,717 „
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