Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Elba and the Hundred Days, 1814-1815; Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815
British 5,030 102 guns.
King's German Legion 526 18 "
Hanoverian 465 12 "
Brunswick 510 16 "
Dutch and Belgian 1,635 56 "
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8,166 204 guns.
ENGINEERS, SAPPERS AND MINERS, WAGGON-TRAIN, AND STAFF CORPS.
British 1,240
TOTAL.
Infantry 82,062
Cavalry 14,482
Artillery 8,166
Engineers, Waggon-Train, &c. 1,240
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105,950 men and 204 guns.
The Infantry was divided into two Corps and a Reserve.
The First Corps, commanded by General His Royal Highness the Prince of
ORANGE, was composed
of the First Division, under Major General COOKE;
of the Third Division, under Lieutenant General Sir CHARLES ALTEN;
of the Second Dutch-Belgian Division, under Lieutenant General DE
PERPONCHER;
and of the Third Dutch-Belgian Division, under Lieutenant General
Baron CHASSÉ.
The Left of this Corps rested upon Genappe, Quatre Bras, and Frasne,
on the high road leading from Brussels to Charleroi on the Sambre,
and communicated with the Right of the First _Corps d'Armée_ of the
Prussian Army, the Head Quarters of which Corps were at Charleroi. DE
PERPONCHER's Dutch-Belgian Division formed the extreme Left, having its
Head Quarters at Nivelles, on the high road from Brussels to Binche. On
its right was CHASSÉ's Dutch-Belgian Division, more in advance, in the
direction of Mons and Binche, and quartered principally in Roeulx, and
in the villages between the latter place and Binche. The next Division
on the right was ALTEN's, having its Head Quarters at Soignies, on
the high road from Brussels to Mons, and occupying villages between
this town, Roeulx, Braine le Comte, and Enghien. The Right Division,
COOKE's, had its Head Quarters at Enghien.
The Second Corps, commanded by Lieutenant General Lord HILL, consisted
of the Second Division, under Lieutenant General Sir HENRY CLINTON;
of the Fourth Division, under Lieutenant General the Hon. Sir CHARLES
COLVILLE;
of the First Dutch-Belgian Division, under Lieutenant General
STEDMANN;
and of a Brigade raised for service in the Dutch Colonies, called the
Indian Brigade, under Lieutenant General Baron ANTHING.
The Second Division, which formed the Left of this Corps, communicated
with ALTEN's Right; its Head Quarters were at Ath, on the Dender, and
upon the high road leading from Brussels to Tournai, and one Brigade
(the Third), occupied Lens, situated about midway between Ath and Mons.
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