Quatre Bras order of battle
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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.
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Battle of Quatre Bras
The Battle of Quatre Bras, between Wellington's Anglo-Dutch army and the left wing of the Armée du Nord under Marshal Michel Ney, was fought near the strategic crossroads of Quatre Bras on 16 June 1815.- Prelude :...
on 16 June 1815. The numbers following each unit is the approximate strength of that unit.
Anglo-allied Army
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, Duke of WellingtonArthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS , was an Irish-born British soldier and statesman, and one of the leading military and political figures of the 19th century...
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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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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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 | |
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 Peregrine Maitland Sir Peregrine Maitland, KCB, GCB was a British soldier and colonial administrator who played first-class cricket from 1798 to 1808.... |
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 | 79 off 1939 men | 0 off 0 men | 0 off 7 men | 0 off 0 men |
2nd Battalion, Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards Coldstream Guards Her Majesty's Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards, also known officially as the Coldstream Guards , is a regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division or Household Division.... |
Lieutenant-Colonel James Macdonnell James Macdonnell General Sir James Macdonnell, GCB, KMT, KCH was the third son of Duncan Macdonnell of Glengarry.- Military career :In 1794, he was a lieutenant in the 78th Regiment of Foot; in 1795, he was Captain in the 17th Dragoons.... |
36 off 896 men | 0 off 0 men | 0 off 0 men | 0 off 0 men |
2nd Battalion, 3rd Regiment of Foot Guards Scots Guards The Scots Guards is a regiment of the Guards Division of the British Army, whose origins lie in the personal bodyguard of King Charles I of England and Scotland... |
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 Brigade A brigade is a major tactical military formation that is typically composed of two to five battalions, plus supporting elements depending on the era and nationality of a given army and could be perceived as an enlarged/reinforced regiment... Royal Artillery Royal Artillery The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery , is the artillery arm of the British Army. Despite its name, it comprises a number of regiments.-History:... (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 King's German Legion The King's German Legion was a British Army unit of expatriate German personnel, 1803–16. The Legion achieved the distinction of being the only German force to fight without interruption against the French during the Napoleonic Wars.... |
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 |
Lieutenant-General Count Sir Karl von Alten K.C.B. (Count Carl von Alten) | 318 off 5173 men | 5 off 115 men | 26 off 434 men | 1 off 6 men | |
5th Brigade | Major-General Sir Colin Halkett Colin Halkett General Sir Colin Halkett GCB GCH GCTE was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.-Family:Halkett came from a military family... 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 |
9th Regiment of Foot|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 73rd Regiment of Foot The 73rd Regiment of Foot also known as MacLeod's Highlanders after its founder John Mackenzie, Lord MacLeod, was an infantry regiment of the British Army.- History :- First raising :... |
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 Onasbruck | Major Carl Friedrich von Bulow | 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 King's German Legion The King's German Legion was a British Army unit of expatriate German personnel, 1803–16. The Legion achieved the distinction of being the only German force to fight without interruption against the French during the Napoleonic Wars.... |
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 |
Luitenant-Generaal Baron Hendrik George Graaf 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 Graf 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 | 24 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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Lieutenant General Sir Rowland Hill G.C.B., 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 King's German Legion The King's German Legion was a British Army unit of expatriate German personnel, 1803–16. The Legion achieved the distinction of being the only German force to fight without interruption against the French during the Napoleonic Wars.... |
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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Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Picton G.C.B. | 312 off 4792 men | 6 off 84 men | 49 off 531 men | 3 off 27 men | |
8th Brigade | Major General Sir James Kempt K.C.B. | 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 32nd Regiment of Foot The 32nd Regiment of Foot of the British Army was first raised in 1702 as a regiment of marines to fight in the War of Spanish Succession.It won its first battle honour in 1705 for the siege and capture of Gibraltar.... |
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) The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) The Rifle Brigade was an infantry rifle regiment of the British Army, formed in 1800 to provide sharpshooters, scouts and skirmishers... |
Lieutenant-Colonel (Brevet Colonel) Sir Andrew Frederick Barnard K.C.B | 35 off 507 men | 0 off 8 men | 4 off 51 men | 0 off 0 men |
9th Brigade | Major General Sir Dennis Pack K.C.B. | 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 Black Watch The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. The unit's traditional colours were retired in 2011 in a ceremony led by Queen Elizabeth II.... " |
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-WolfenbüttelFrederick William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel
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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 Brunswick-Lüneburg The Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg , or more properly Duchy of Brunswick and Lüneburg, was an historical ducal state from the late Middle Ages until the late Early Modern era within the North-Western domains of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, in what is now northern Germany... 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
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Lieutenant General Henry Paget, the 2nd Earl of Uxbridge Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey Field Marshal Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, KG, GCB, GCH, PC , styled Lord Paget between 1784 and 1812 and known as The Earl of Uxbridge between 1812 and 1815, was a British military leader and politician, now chiefly remembered for leading the charge of the heavy cavalry against... | 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 |
Uhlan Uhlan Uhlans were Polish light cavalry armed with lances, sabres and pistols. The title was later used by lancer regiments in the Russian, Prussian, and Austrian armies.... s (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) | 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) | 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 No. 6) | Luitenant-Kolonel Jonkheer Willem Francois Boreel | 36 off 603 men | 1 off 8 men | 2 off 19 men | 0 off 37 men |
II Corps
Gen de Corps d'Armee ReilleDivision | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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5th Division Gen de Division Bahelu |
1st Brigade Gen de Brigade Husson |
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2nd Brigade
Gen de Brigade Baron Campy |
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Cpt Deshailles |
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6th Division Gen de Division Prince Jérôme Bonaparte Jérôme Bonaparte Jérôme-Napoléon Bonaparte, French Prince, King of Westphalia, 1st Prince of Montfort was the youngest brother of Napoleon, who made him king of Westphalia... |
1st Brigade Gen de Brigade Baudin |
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2nd Brigade
Gen de Brigade Soye |
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Artillery
Cpt Barbaux |
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9th Division Gen de Division Foy |
1st Brigade Gen de Brigade Marbais |
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2nd Brigade
Gen de Brigade Baron Jamin |
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Artillery
Cpt Tacon |
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2nd Cavalry Division Gen de Division Comte Pire |
1st Brigade Gen de Brigade Baron Hubert |
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2nd Brigade
Gen de Brigade Wathier |
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Artillery
Cpt Gronnier |
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Corps Artillery
Baron Le Pelletier |
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III Cavalry Corps
Gen de Corps d'Armee Kellerman, Comte de ValmyDivision | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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11th Cavalry Division Gen de Division Baron L'Heritier Samuel-François Lhéritier Baron Samuel-François Lhéritier was a French soldier who rose through the ranks during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars, eventually gaining promotion to the top military rank of Général de Division.... |
1st Brigade Gen de Brigade Picquet |
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2nd Brigade
Gen de Brigade Guiton |
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Artillery
Cpt Marcillac |
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Imperial Guard Light Cavalry Division
Gen Lefebvre-Desnouettes |
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