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Waterloo 1815
About this book
The Battle of Waterloo is one of the most important moments in military history. The might of the French Empire under the leadership of the Emperor Napoleon faced the Coalition army under Duke of Wellington and Gerhard von Blucher for one last time at Waterloo. The battle saw the culmination of a long campaign to destroy Napoleon's forces and halt the growth of the French Empire. Both sides fought bitterly, and Wellington later remarked that "it was the nearest-run thing you ever saw in your life." Both armies lost over 20, 000 men on the battlefield that day, but it was the coalition that emerged victorious in the end. Wellington's army counter-attacked and threw the French troops into disarray as the fled from the field. The coalition forces entered France and restored Louis XVIII to the throne. Napoleon was exiled to the island of Saint Helena, where he later died. Waterloo was a resounding victory for the British Army and changed the course of European history. This Battle Story 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 Ă Cheval and Gendarmerie dâElite
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 dâErlon)
1st Division (Lieutenant General Baron Quiot du Passage)
1st Brigade (Brigadier General Quiot)
54th and 55th LĂ©gĂšre
2nd Brigade (Brigadier General Bourgeois)
28th and 105th Ligne
2nd Division (Lieutenant General Baron Donzelot)
1st Brigade (Brigadier General Schmitz)
13th LĂ©gĂšre; 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 LĂ©gĂšre, 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 LĂ©gĂšre and 3rd Ligne
2nd Brigade (Brigadier General Soye)
1st and 2nd LĂ©gĂšre
7th Division (Lieutenant General Comte Girard)
1st Brigade (Brigadier General de Villiers)
11th LĂ©gĂšre, 82nd Ligne
2nd Brigade (Brigadier General Baron Piat)
12th LĂ©gĂšre, 4th Ligne
9th Division (Lieutenant General Comte Foy)
1st Brigade (Brigadier General Baron Gauthier)
92nd and 93rd Ligne
2nd Brigade (Brigadier General Jamin)
4th L...
Table of contents
- Introduction
- Timeline
- Historical Background
- The Armies
- The Days Before Battle
- The Battlefield: What Actually Happened?
- After the Battle
- The Legacy
- Orders of Battle
- Further Reading