Waterloo 1815: Battle Story
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Waterloo 1815: Battle Story

Battle Story

  1. 160 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Waterloo 1815: Battle Story

Battle Story

About this book

One of the most decisive battles in military history, Waterloo saw the culmination of a generation of war to bring a definitive end to French hegemony and imperial ambitions in Europe. Both sides fought bitterly and Wellington later remarked that 'it was the nearest-run thing you ever saw in your life'. In this bloody engagement, more than 20, 000 men were lost on the battlefield that day by each side, but it was the Anglo-Allies who emerged victorious. Their forces entered France and restored Louis XVIII to the throne, while Napoleon was exiled to the island of Saint Helena, where he later died. Waterloo was a resounding victory for the British Army and Allied forces, and it changed the course of European history. In this concise yet detailed account, historian Gregory Fremont-Barnes tells you everything you need to know about this critical battle.

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ORDERS OF BATTLE

Armée du Nord (Emperor Napoleon)

(At Waterloo: 77,500 men and 246 guns)

Imperial Guard (Lieutenant General Comte Drouot)

Lieutenant General Comte Friant
1st and 2nd Grenadiers
Lieutenant General Comte Roguet
3rd and 4th Grenadiers
Lieutenant General Comte Morand
1st and 2nd Chasseurs
Lieutenant General Comte Michel
3rd and 4th Chasseurs
Lieutenant General Comte Duhesme
1st and 3rd Tirailleurs
Lieutenant General Comte Barrois
1st and 3rd Voltigeurs
Lieutenant General Lefebvre-Desnöettes
Lancers and Chasseurs Ă  Cheval
Lieutenant General Comte Guyot
Dragoons, Grenadiers à Cheval and Gendarmerie d’Elite
Lieutenant General Desvaux de St Maurice
9 batteries, Guard Foot Artillery; 4 batteries, Guard Horse Artillery; Marines of the Guard; Engineers of the Guard

I Corps (Lieutenant General Jean Baptiste Drouet, Comte d’Erlon)

1st Division (Lieutenant General Baron Quiot du Passage)
1st Brigade (Brigadier General Quiot)
54th and 55th LégÚre
2nd Brigade (Brigadier General Bourgeois)
28th and 105th Ligne
2nd Division (Lieutenant General Baron Donzelot)
1st Brigade (Brigadier General Schmitz)
13th LégÚre; 17th Ligne
2nd Brigade (Brigadier General Baron Aulard)
19th and 31st Ligne
3rd Division (Lieutenant General Baron Marcognet)
1st Brigade (Brigadier General NoguĂšs)
21st and 46th Ligne
4th Division (Lieutenant General Comte Durutte)
1st Brigade (Brigadier General Pegot)
8th and 29th Ligne
2nd Brigade (Brigadier General Brue)
85th and 95th Ligne
1st Cavalry Division (Lieutenant General Baron Jaquinot)
1st Brigade (Brigadier General Bruno)
7th Hussars and 3rd Chasseurs Ă  Cheval
2nd Brigade (Brigadier General Baron Gobrecht)
3rd and 4th Lancers
Artillery: 5 batteries, Foot Artillery; 1 battery, Horse Artillery; Engineers

II Corps (Lieutenant General Comte Honoré Charles Reille)

5th Division (Lieutenant General Baron Bachelu)
1st Brigade (Brigadier General Baron Husson)
2nd LégÚre, 61st Ligne
2nd Brigade (Brigadier General Baron Campi)
72nd and 108th Ligne
6th Division (Lieutenant General Prince Jerome Napoleon)
1st Brigade (Brigadier General Baron Baudouin)
1st LégÚre and 3rd Ligne
2nd Brigade (Brigadier General Soye)
1st and 2nd LégÚre
7th Division (Lieutenant General Comte Girard)
1st Brigade (Brigadier General de Villiers)
11th LégÚre, 82nd Ligne
2nd Brigade (Brigadier General Baron Piat)
12th LégÚre, 4th Ligne
9th Division (Lieutenant General Comte Foy)
1st Brigade (Brigadier General Baron Gauthier)
92nd and 93rd Ligne
2nd Brigade (Brigadier General Jamin)
4th LégÚre, 100th Ligne
2nd Cavalry Division (Lieutenant General Piré)
1st Brigade (Brigadier General Baron Hubert)
1st and 6th Chasseurs Ă  Cheval
2nd Brigade (Brigadier General Baron Wathiez)
5th and 6th Lancers
Artillery: 5 batteries, Foot Artillery; 1 battery, Horse Artillery; Engineers

III Corps (Lieutenant General Comte Vandamme (at Wavre))

8th Division (Lieutenant General Baron Lefol)
1st Brigade (Brigadier General Baron Billiard)
15th LégÚre, 23rd Ligne
2nd Brigade (Brigadier General Baron Corsin)
37th and 64th Ligne
10th Division (Lieutenant General Baron Habert)
1st Brigade (Brigadier General Gengoult)
34th and 88th Ligne
2nd Brigade (Brigadier General Dupeyroux)
22nd and 70th Ligne, 2nd Swiss Regiment
11th Division (Lieutenant General Baron BerthezĂšne)
1st Brigade (Brigadier General Dufour)
12th and 56th Ligne
2nd B...

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. Timeline
  7. Historical Background
  8. The Armies
  9. The Days Before Battle
  10. The Battlefield: What Actually Happened?
  11. After the Battle
  12. The Legacy
  13. Orders of Battle
  14. Further Reading
  15. Copyright