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BRITISH AND ALLIED ARMY AT WATERLOO As formed in Divisions and Brigades on the 18th June 1815. [The number after the name of the commander is the strength of the regiment at the beginning of the campaign; for British (including King's German Legion) and probably Hanoverian troops this does not include officers, for which add c.5-7% to the figure.] CAVALRY 10,555 troops, 36 guns Commanded by Lieut. General the Earl of Uxbridge, G.C.B. 1st Brigade — Commanded by Major General Lord EDWARD SOMERSET, K.C.B. 1226 troops 1st Life Guards Lieut. Col. Ferrior 228 2nd Life Guards Lieut. Col. the Hon. E.P.Lygon 231 Royal Horse Guards (Blue) Lieut. Col. Sir Robert Hill 237 1st Dragoon Guards Lieut. Col. Fuller (Col.) 530 2nd Brigade — Major General Sir WILLIAM PONSONBY, K.C.B. 1,181 troops 1st or Royal Dragoons Lieut. Col. A.B.Clifton 394 2nd (or Royal North British) Dragoons Lieut. Col. J.I.Hamilton 391 6th or Inniskilling Dragoons Lieut. Col. J.Muter (Col.) 396 3rd Brigade — Major General W.B.DORNBERG 1268 troops 23rd Light Dragoons Lieut. Col. the Earl of Portarlington (Col.) 387 1st Light Dragoons K.G.L. Lieut. Col. J.Bulow 462 2nd Light Dragoons K.G.L. Lieut. Col. C. de Jonquiere 419 4th Brigade — Major General Sir JOHN O. VANDELEUR, K.C.B. 1171 troops 11th Light Dragoons Lieut. Col. J.W.Sleigh 390 12th Light Dragoons Lieut. Col. the Hon. F.C.Ponsonby (Col.) 388 16th Light Dragoons Lieut. Col. J.Hay 393 5th Brigade — Major General Sir COLQUHOUN GRANT, K.C.B. 1336 troops 7th Hussars Col. Sir Edward Kerrison 380 15th Hussars Lieut. Col. L.C.Dalrymple 392 2nd Hussars K.G.L. Lieut. Col. Linsingen 564 6th Brigade — Major General Sir HUSSEY VIVIAN, K.C.B. 1271 troops 10th Royal Hussars Lieut. Col. Quentin (Col.) 390 18th Hussars Lieut. Col. the Hon. H.Murray 396 1st Hussars K.G.L. Lieut. Col. A. Wissell 493 7th Brigade — Col. Sir F.ARENSCHILDT, K.C.B. 1012 troops 13th Light Dragoons Lieut. Col. P.Doherty 390 3rd Hussars K.G.L. Lieut. Col. Meyer 622 British Horse Artillery 6 batteries, 1 attached to each cavalry brigade: Major Bull's (Howitzers), Lieut. Col. Webber-Smith's, Lieut. Col. Sir Robert Gardiner's, Captain Whinyates (with rockets and guns), Captain Mercer's, Major Ramsay's — a total of 36 guns. 1st Hanoverian Brigade — Col. BARON ESTORFF 1682 troops Prince Regent's Hussars Lieut. Col. Count Kielmansegge 596 Bremen and Verden Hussars Col. Bussche 589 Duke of Cumberland's Hussars 497 Dutch-Belgian Cavalry 3405 troops, 8 guns 1st Brigade — Major General TRIP 1237 troops 1st Dutch Carabineers 446 2nd Belgian Carabineers 399 3rd Dutch Carabineers 392 2nd Brigade — Major General DE GHIGNY 1086 troops 4th Dutch Light Dragoons 647 8th Belgian Hussars 439 3rd Brigade — Major General VAN MERLEN 1082 troops 5th Belgian Light Dragoons 441 6th Dutch Hussars 641 Netherlands Horse Artillery Captain Petter's and Captain Gey's "half batteries", total 8 guns Cavalry of the Brunswick Black Corps Regiment of Hussars 690 Squadron of Uhlans (Lancers) 232 INFANTRY FIRST CORPS — THE PRINCE OF ORANGE 25,233 Infantry, 56 guns First Division — Major General GEORGE COOKE 4061 infantry, 12 guns 1st Brigade — Major General P. MAITLAND 1997 infantry 1st Foot Guards, 2nd Battalion Major H. Askew (Col.) 976 1st Foot Guards, 3rd Battalion Major Hon. Wm. Stewart 1021 2nd Brigade — Major General Sir J. BYNG 2,064 Infantry 2nd (Coldstream) Guards, 2nd Battalion Major A. G. Woodford (Col.) 1003 3rd Foot Guards, 2nd Battalion Major F. Hepburn (Col.) 1061 Artillery— Lieut. Col. ADYE 2 Batteries: Captain Sandham's Foot Battery (British), Major Kuhlman's Horse Battery (K.G.L.), total 12 guns Third Division — Lieut. General Sir CHARLES ALTEN 6,970 infantry, 12 guns 5th Brigade — Major General Sir COLIN HALKETT, K. C. B. 2,254 infantry 30th Foot, 2nd Battalion Major W. Bailey (Lieut. Col.) 615 33rd Foot Lieut. Col. W. K. Elphinstone 561 69th Foot, 2nd Battalion Lieut. Col. C. Morice (Col.) 516 73rd Foot, 2nd Battalion Lieut. Col. W. G. Harris (Col.) 2nd K.G.L. Brigade — Colonel Baron OMPTEDA 1527 infantry 1st Light Battalion, K.G.L. Lieut. Col. L. Bussche 423 2nd Light Battalion, K.G.L. Major G. Baring 337[?] 5th Line Battalion, K.G.L. Lieut. Col. W. B. Lisingen 379 8th Line Battalion, K.G.L. Major Schroeder (Lieut. Col.) 388 1st Hanoverian Brigade — Major General Count KIELMANSEGGE 3189 infantry Duke of York's 1st Battalion Major Bulow 607 Field Battalion Grubenhagen Lieut. Col. Wurmb 621 Field Battalion Bemen Lieut. Col. Langrehr 512 Field Battalion Luneberg Lieut. Col. Kleucke 595 Field Battalion Verden Major de Senkopp 533 Jaeger Corps 321 Artillery — Lieut. Col. WILLIAMSON 2 Foot batteries: Major Lloyd's (British), Captain A. Cleve's (K.G.L.), 12 guns 2nd Dutch-Belgian Division — Lieut. General Baron DE PERPONCHER 7,533 infantry, 16 guns 1st Brigade — Major General Count BYLANDT — 3,233 infantry 7th Line 701 27th Jaegers 809 5th Militia 482 7th Militia 675 8th Militia 566 2nd Brigade — H.S.H. Prince BERNHARD OF SAXE-WEIMAR — 4,300 infantry 2nd Nassau Regiment (3 battalions) 2,709 Regiment of Orange-Nassau 1,591 Artillery — Major VON OPSTAL 2 Batteries: Captain Byleveld's Horse battery, Captain Stievenaar's Foot battery, 16 guns 3rd Dutch-Belgian Division — Lieut. General Baron CHASSÉ — 6,669 infantry, 16 guns 1st Brigade — Major General DITMERS — 3,088 infantry 2nd Line Infantry 471 35th Jaegers 605 4th Militia 519 6th Militia 492 19th Militia 467 2nd Brigade — Major General D'AUBREMÉ — 3,581 infantry 3rd Line Infantry 629 12th Line Infantry 431 13th Line Infantry 664 36th Jaegers 633 3rd Militia 592 10th Militia 632 Artillery — Major VAN DER SMISSEN 2 Batteries: Captain Krahmer's Horse battery, Captain Lux's Foot Battery, 16 guns SECOND CORPS — LIEUT. GENERAL LORD HILL — 24,033 infantry, 40 guns 2nd Division — Lieut. General Sir HENRY CLINTON, G.C.B.— 6,833 infantry, 12 guns 3rd British Brigade — Major General F. ADAM — 2,621 infantry 52nd Foot, 1st Battalion Lieut. Col. Sir J. Colborne, K.C.B. 1,038 71st Foot, 1st Battalion Lieut. Col. Sir T. Reynell 810 95th Foot, 2nd Battalion (6 companies) Major J. Ross (Lieut. Col.) 585 95th Foot, 3rd Battalion (2 companies) Major A. G. Norcott (Lieut. Col.) 188 1st Brigade, King's German Legion — Colonel G. C. A. DU PLAT — 1,758 infantry 1st Line Battalion Major W. Robertson 411 2nd Line Battalion Major G. Muller 437 3rd Line Battalion Lieut. Col. F. de Wissell 494 4th Line Battalion Major F. Reb 416 3rd Hanoverian Brigade — Colonel H. HALKETT — 2,454 infantry Bremervörde Landwehr Battalion Lieut. Col. Schulenberg 632 Osnabrück Landwehr Battalion 612 Quackenbrück Landwehr Battalion 588 Salzgitter Landwehr Battalion Major Hammerstein 622 Artillery — Lieut. Col. GOLD 2 Batteries: Captain Bolton's Foot Battery (British), Major A. Sympher's Horse Battery (King's German Legion), 12 guns 4th Division — Lieut. General Sir CHARLES COLVILLE, K.C.B. — 7,212 infantry, 12 guns 4th Brigade — Colonel MITCHELL — 1767 infantry 14th Foot, 3rd Battalion Major F. S. Tidy (Lieut. Col.) 571 23rd Foot, 1st Battalion Lieut. Col. Sir Henry W. Ellis, K.C.B. 647 51st Foot Lieut. Col. H. Mitchell (Col.) 6th Brigade — Major General JOHNSTONE — 2396 infantry 35th Foot, 2nd Battalion Major C. McAlister 570 54th Foot, 1st Battalion Lieut. Col. J. Earl Waldegrave 541 59th Foot, 2nd Battalion Lieut. Col. H. Austin 461 91st Foot, 1st Battalion Lieut. Col. Sir W. Douglas, K.C.B. (Col.)824 6th Hanoverian Brigade — Major General LYON — 3049 infantry Field Battalion Lauenberg Lieut. Col. Benort 553 Field Battalion Calenberg 634 Landwehr Battalion Nienberg 625 Landwehr Battalion Hoya Lieut. Col. Grote 629 Landwehr Battalion Bentheim Major Croupp 608 Artillery — Lieut. Col. HAWKER 2 Foot Batteries: Major Brome (British), Captain von Rettberg (Hanoverian), 12 guns 1st Dutch-Belgian Division — Lieut. General STEDMANN — 6,389 infantry, 8 guns 1st Brigade — Major General HAUW 4th Line Infantry 6th Line Infantry 16th Jaegers 9th Militia 14th Militia 15th Militia 2nd Brigade — Major General EERENS 1st Line Infantry 18th Jaegers 1st Militia 2nd Militia 18th Militia Artillery 1 Foot Battery: Captain Wynand Dutch-Belgian "Indian" Brigade — Lieut. General ANTHING — 3,599 infantry, 8 guns 5th Line Infantry Flanquer Battalion 10th Jaegers 11th Jaegers Artillery 1 Foot Battery: Captain Riesz RESERVE 20,563 infantry, 912 cavalry and 52 guns 5th Division — Lieut. General Sir THOMAS PICTON, G.C.B. — 7,158 infantry, 12 guns 8th Brigade — Major General Sir JAMES KEMPT, K.C.B. — 2,471 infantry 28th Foot, 1st Battalion Sir C. Belson (Col.) 557 32nd Foot, 1st Battalion Major J. Hicks (Lieut. Col.) 662 79th Foot, 1st Battalion Lieut. Col. N. Douglas 703 95th Foot, 1st Battalion Lieut. Col. Sir A. F. Barnard, K.C.B. (Col.) 549 9th Brigade — Major General Sir DENNIS PACK, K.C.B. — 2,173 infantry 1st Foot, 3rd Battalion Major C. Campbell 604 42nd Foot, 1st Battalion Lieut. Col. Sir Robert Macara K.C.B. 526 44th Foot, 2nd Battalion Lieut. Col. J. M. Hammerton 455 92nd Foot, 1st Battalion Lieut. Col. J. Cameron (Col.) 588 5th Hanoverian Brigade — Colonel VON VINCKE — 2,514 infantry Hameln Landwehr Battalion Lieut. Col. Kleucke 669 Gifhorn Landwehr Battalion Major Hammerstein 617 Hildesheim Landwehr Battalion Major Rheden 617 Peine Landwehr Battalion Major Westphalen 611 Artillery — Major HEISSE 2 Foot batteries: Major Roger (British), Captain Braun (Hanoverian) 6th Division — Lieut. General Sir LOWRY COLE (not at Waterloo) — 5,149 infantry, 12 guns 10th Brigade — Major General Sir John Lambert — 2,567 infantry 4th Foot, 1st Battalion Lieut. Col. F. Brooke 669 27th Foot, 1st Battalion Captain John Hare (Major) 698 40th Foot, 1st Battalion Major A. Heyland 761 81st Foot, 2nd Battalion 439 4th Hanoverian Brigade — Colonel BEST — 2,582 infantry Verden Landwehr Battalion Major Decken 621 Luneburg Landwehr Battalion Lieut. Col. de Ramdohr 624 Osterode Landwehr Battalion Major Baron Reden 677 Munden Landwehr Battalion Major de Schmidt 660 Artillery — Lieut. Col. Brückmann 2 Foot batteries: Major Unett (British), Captain Sinclair (British), 12 guns British Reserve Artillery — Major Drummond 2 Horse batteries: Lieut. Col. Ross (British), Major Beane (British), 12 guns 3 Foot batteries: Major Morrison (British), Captain Hutchesson (British), Captain Ibert (British), 18 guns [Siege artillery only: not suitable for field use] 7th Division 25th Foot, 2nd Battalion 37th Foot, 2nd Battalion 78th Foot, 2nd Battalion British Garrison Troops 13th Veteran Battalion 2nd Garrison Battalion 1st Foreign Battalion THE BRUNSWICK CORPS — H.S.H. DUKE OF BRUNSWICK — 5,376 infantry, 912 cavalry and 16 guns Advanced Guard Battalion Major von Rauschenplat Light Brigade — Lieut. Col. VON BUTLAR Guard Battalion 1st Light Battalion 2nd Light Battalion 3rd Light Battalion Line Brigade — Lieut. Col. VON SPECHT 1st Line Battalion 2nd Line Battalion 3rd Line Battalion Artillery — Major Mahn 1 Horse battery: Captain Heinemann 1 Foot battery: Major Moll [For cavalry, see end of the Cavalry section above] Nassau Contingent — General VON KRUSE — 2,880 infantry 1st Nassau Infantry Regiment, 3 Battalions HANOVERIAN RESERVE CORPS — Lieut. General VON DER DECKEN 1st Brigade — Lieut. Col. VON BENNIGSEN Hoya Field Battalion Mölln Landwehr Battalion Bremerlehe Landwehr Battalion 2nd Brigade — Lieut. Col. VON BEAULIEU Nordheim Landwehr Battalion Ahlefeldt Landwehr Battalion Springe Landwehr Battalion 3rd Brigade — Lieut. Col. BODECKER Otterndorf Landwehr Battalion Zelle Landwehr Battalion Ratzeburg Landwehr Battalion 4th Brigade — Lieut. Col. WISSEL Hanover Landwehr Battalion Uelzen Landwehr Battalion Neustadt Landwehr Battalion Diepholz Landwehr Battalion 
