The Waterloo Campaign, 1815

by William Siborne

[VIII.]

Effective Strength and Composition of the Prussian Army under the Command of Field Marshal Prince Blücher von Wahlstadt.

First Corps d'Armée.—Lieutenant General von Zieten.
First Brigade, General von Steinmetz.		Batts.	Men.
12th and 24th Regiments of the Line.	}
1st Westphalian Landwehr Regiment.	}	9½	8,647
1st and 3rd Silesian Rifle Companies	}
Second Brigade, General von Pirch II.
6th and 28th Regiments of the Line	}
2nd Westphalian Landwehr Regiment.	}	9	7,666
Third Brigade, General von Jagow.
7th and 29th Regiments of the Line	}
3rd Westphalian Landwehr Regiment.	}	9½	6,853
2nd and 4th Silesian Rifle Companies.	}
Fourth Brigade, General von Henkel.
19th Regiment of the Line	}
4th Westphalian Landwehr Regiment	}	6	4,721
			———
			27,887
Reserve Cavalry of the First Corps.—Lieutenant General vonRöder.
Brigade of General von Treskow.	Squad.
Brandenburg Dragoons (No. 5)	4	}
1st West Prussian Dragoons (No. 2)	4	}
Brandenburg Uhlans	4	}
		}	1,925
Brigade of Lieutenant Colonel von Lützow.		}
6th Uhlans	4	}
1st and 2nd Kurmark Landwehr Regiments.	8	}
1st Silesian Hussars	4	}
1st Westphalian Landwehr Regiment.	4	}
Reserve Artillery of the First Corps.—Colonel von Lehmann.
12 pounder Foot Batteries Nos. 2, 6, and 9	}
6 do. do. Nos. 1, 3, 7, 8, and 15	}
Howitzer Battery No. 1	}		1,019
Horse Batteries Nos. 2, 7, and 10	}
			———
Total—34 Battalions, 32 Squadrons, 12 Batteries		men	30,831
		and guns	96
Second Corps d'Armée.—General von Pirch I.
Fifth Brigade, General von Tippelskirchen.		Batts.	Men.
2nd and 25th Regiments of the Line	}
5th Westphalian Landwehr Regiment	}	9	6,851
Sixth Brigade, General von Krafft.
9th and 26th Regiments of the Line	}
1st Elbe Landwehr Regiment	}	9	6,469
Seventh Brigade, General von Brause.
14th and 22nd Regiments of the Line	}
2nd Elbe Landwehr Regiment	}	9	6,224
Eighth Brigade, Colonel von Langen.	}
21st and 23rd Regiments of the Line	}
3rd Elbe Landwehr Regiment	}	9	6,292
			———
			25,836
Reserve Cavalry of the Second Corps.—General von Jürgass.
Brigade of Colonel von Thümen.	Squad.
Silesian Uhlans	4	}
6th Neumark Dragoons	4	}
11th Hussars	4	}
Brigade of Colonel Count Schulenburg.		}
1st Queen's Dragoons	4	}
4th Kurmark Landwehr Regiment	4	}
		}	4,468
Brigade of Lieutenant Colonel von Sohr		}
3rd Brandenburg Hussars	4	}
5th Pomeranian Hussars	4	}
5th Kurmark Landwehr Regiment	4	}
Elbe Landwehr Regiment	4	}
Reserve Artillery of the Second Corps.—Colonel von Röhl.
12 pounder Foot Batteries Nos. 4 and 8	}
6 do. do. Nos. 5,10,12,34 and 37	}		1,454
Horse Batteries No. 5, 6, and 14	}
			———
Total—36 Battalions, 36 Squadrons, 10 Batteries		men	31,758
		and guns	80
Third Corps d'Armée.—Lieutenant General von Thielemann.
Ninth Brigade, General von Borcke.		Batts.	Men.
8th and 36th Regiments of the Line	}
1st Kurmark Landwehr Regiment	}	9	6,752
Tenth Brigade, Colonel von Kämpfen.
27th Regiment of the Line	}
2nd Kurmark Landwehr Regiment	}	6	4,045
Eleventh Brigade, Colonel von Luck.
3rd and 4th Kurmark Landwehr Regiments.	}	6	3,634
Twelfth Brigade, Colonel von Stülpnagel.
31st Regiment of the Line	}
5th and 6th Kurmark Landwehr Regiments	}	9	6,180
			———
			20,611
Reserve Cavalry of the Third Corps.—General von Hobe.
Brigade of Colonel von der Marwitz.	Squad.
7th Uhlans	3	}
8th do.	4	}
9th Hussars	3	}
		}	2,405
Brigade of Colonel Count Lottum.		}
5th Uhlans	3	}
7th Dragoons	5	}
3rd Kurmark Landwehr Regiment	4	}
6th do. do. do.	4	}
Reserve Artillery of the Third Corps.—Colonel von Mohnhaupt.
12 pounder Foot Battery No. 7	}
6 do. do. Nos. 18 and 35	}		964
Horse Batteries Nos. 18, 19, and 20	}
			———
Total—30 Battalions, 24 Squadrons, 6 Batteries		men	23,980
		and guns	48
Fourth Corps d'Armée.—General Count Bülow von Dennewitz.
Thirteenth Brigade, Lieutenant General von Hacke.		Batts.	Men.
10th Regiment of the Line	}
2nd and 3rd Neumark Landwehr Regiments.	}	9	6,385
Fourteenth Brigade, General von Ryssel.
11th Regiment of the Line	}
1st and 2nd Pomeranian Landwehr Regiments	}	9	6,953
Fifteenth Brigade, General von Losthin.
18th Regiment of the Line	}
3rd and 4th Silesian Landwehr Regiments	}	9	5,881
Sixteenth Brigade, Colonel von Hiller.
15th Regiment of the Line	}
1st and 2nd Silesian Landwehr Regiments	}	9	6,162
			———
			25,381
Reserve Cavalry of the Fourth Corps.—General, Prince William ofPrussia.
Brigade of General von Sydow.	Squad.
1st West Prussian Uhlans	4	}
2nd Silesian Hussars	4	}
8th Hussars	3	}
Brigade of Colonel Count Schwerin.		}
10th Hussars	4	}	3,081
1st and 2nd Neumark Landwehr Regiments	8	}
1st and 2nd Pomeranian Landwehr Regiments	8	}
Brigade of Lieutenant Colonel von Watzdorf.		}
1st, 2nd, and 3rd Silesian Landwehr Regiments	12	}
Reserve Artillery of the Fourth Corps.—Lieutenant Colonel vonBardeleben.
12 pounder Foot Batteries Nos. 3, 5, and 13	}
6 do. do. Nos. 2, 11, 13, 14, & 21	}		1,866
Horse Batteries Nos. 1, 11, and 12	}
			———
Total—36 Battalions, 43 Squadrons, 11 Batteries		men	30,328
		and guns	88

Total Strength.
	Infantry.	Cavalry.	Artillery.	Guns.
First Corps d'Armée	27,817	1,925	1,019	96
Second do.	25,836	4,468	1,454	80
Third do.	20,611	2,405	964	48
Fourth do.	25,381	3,081	1,866	88
	———	———	———	———
	99,715	11,879	5,303	312

Grand Total—116,897 men and 312 guns.

[IX.]

Effective Strength and Composition of the French Army, under the Command of Napoleon Buonaparte.

Imperial Guard.—Marshal Mortier, Duke of Treviso.
(On the 16th June.)	Batt.	Men.
Lieutenant General Count Friant.
1st and 2nd Regiments of Grenadiers	4	2,294
Lieutenant General Count Roguet.
3rd and 4th Regiments of Grenadiers	3	1,623
Lieutenant General Count Morand.
1st and 2nd Regiments of Chasseurs	4	2,402
Lieutenant General Count Michel.
3rd and 4th Regiments of Chasseurs	4	2,069
Lieutenant General Count Duhesme.
1st and 3rd Regiments of Tirailleurs	4	2,043
Lieutenant General Count Barrois.
1st and 3rd Regiments of Voltigeurs	4	2,123
Lieutenant General Lefèbvre Desnouettes.	Squad.
Lancers and Chasseurs à Cheval	19	1,971
Lieutenant General Count Guyot.
Dragoons and Grenadiers à Cheval	13	1,517
Gendarmerie d'élite		102
Lieutenant General Desvaux de St Maurice.
9 Foot Batteries	}
4 Horse do	}	2,995
Marines (104)	}
Engineers		109
		———
Total—23 Battalions 32 Squadrons, 13 Batteries	men	19,428
	and guns	96
First Corps d'Armée.—Lieutenant General Count d'Erlon.
(On the 10th June.)	Batt.	Men
First Division, Lieuyenant General Alix	}
54th, 55th, 28th, and 105th Regiments of the Line	8}
Second Division, Lieutenant General Baron Donzelot	}
13th (Light), 17th, 19th, and 51st Regiments of the Line	9}
Third Division, Lieutenant General Baron Marcognet.	}	16,200
21st, 46th, 25th, and 45th Regiments of the Line.	8}
Fourth Division, Lieutenant General Count Durutte.	}
8th, 29th, 85th, and 95th Regiments of the Line.	8}
First Cavalry Division, Lieutenant General Baron Jaquinot.	Squad.
3rd and 7th Chasseurs	6}
3rd and 4th Lancers	5}	1,400
Artillery.
5 Foot Batteries	}
1 Horse Battery	}	1,066
Engineers		330
		———
Total—33 Battalions, 11 Squadrons, 6 Batteries	men	18,996
	and guns	46
Second Corps d'Armée.—Lieutenant General Count Reille.
(On the 10th June.)	Batt.	Men
Fifth Division, Lieutenant General Baron Bachelu.	}
2nd (Light), 61st, 72nd, and 108th Regiments of the Line	11}
Sixth Division, Prince Jerome Napoleon.	}
1st (Light), 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Regiments of the Line	11}
Seventh Division, Lieutenant General Count Girard.	}	19,750
11th (Light) and 82nd Regiments of the Line, and 12th Light Infantry	8}
Ninth Division, Lieutenant General Count Foy.	}
4th (Light), 92nd, 93rd, and 100th Regiments of the Line	10}
Second Cavalry Division, Lieutenant General Baron Piré.	Squad.
1st and 6th Chasseurs	8}
5th and 6th Lancers	7}	1,729
Artillery.
5 Foot Batteries	}
1 Horse Battery	}	1,385
Engineers		409
		———
Total—40 Battalions, 15 Squadrons, 6 Batteries	men	23,273
	and guns	46
Third Corps d'Armée.—Lieutenant General Count Vandamme.
(On the 10th June.)	Batt.	Men
Eighth Division, Lieutenant General Baron Lefol.	}
15th (Light), 23rd, 37th, and 64th Regiments of the Line	11}
Tenth Division, Lieutenant General Baron Habert.	}
34th, 88th, 22nd, and 70th Regiments of the Line	12}	14,508
Eleventh Division, Lieutenant General Berthezene.	}
12th, 56th, 33rd, and 86th Regiments of the Line	8}
Third Cavalry Division, Lieutenant General Baron Domon.	Squad.
4th and 9th Chasseurs	5}
12th Chasseurs	4}	932
Artillery.
4 Foot Batteries	}
1 Horse Battery	}	936
Engineers		146
		———
Total—31 Battalions, 9 Squadrons, 5 Batteries	men	16,522
	and guns	38
Fourth Corps d'Armée.—Lieutenant General Count Gérard.
(On the 31st May.)	Batt.	Men
Twelfth Division, Lieutenant General Baron Pecheux.	}
30th, 96th, and 63rd Regiments of the Line.	10}
Thirteenth Division, Lieutenant General Baron Vichery.	}
59th, 76th, 48th, and 69th Regiments of the Line	8}	12,589
Fourteenth Division, Lieutenant General Hulot.	}
9th (Light), 111th, 44th, and 50th Regiments of the Line	8}
Seventh Cavalry Division, Lieutenant General Maurin.	Squad.
6th Hussars	3}
8th Chasseurs	3}	758
Reserve Cavalry Division, Lieutenant General Baron Jaquinot.
6th, 11th, 15th, and 16th Dragoons	16	1,608
Artillery.
4 Foot Batteries	}
1 Horse Battery	}	1,538
Engineers		201
		———
Total—26 Battalions, 22 Squadrons, 5 Batteries	men	16,694
	and guns	38
Sixth Corps d'Armée.—Lieutenant General Count Lobau.
(On the 10th June.)	Batt.	Men
Nineteenth Division, Lieutenant General Baron Simmer.	}
5th, 11th, 27th, and 84th Regiments of the Line	9}
Twentieth Division, Lieutenant General Baron Jeannin.	}
5th (Light), 16th, 47th, and 107th Regiments of the Line	6}	8,152
Twenty First Division, Lieutenant General Baron Teste.	}
8th (Light), 40th, 65th, and 75th Regiments of the Line	5}
Artillery.
4 Foot Batteries	}
1 Horse Battery	}	743
Engineers		891
		———
Total—20 Battalions, 5 Batteries	men	9,084
	and guns	38
Reserve Cavalry.—Marshal Grouchy.
First Corps—Lieutenant General Count Pajol.
(In June.)	Squad.	Men
Fourth Cavalry Division, Lieutenant General Baron Soult	}
1st, 4th, and 5th Hussars	12}
Fifth Cavalry Division, Lieutenant General Baron Subervie.	}	2,324
1st and 2nd Lancers	8}
11th Chasseurs	4}
Artillery.
2 Horse Batteries		317
Second Corps-Lieutenant General Count Excelmans.
(In June.)	Squad.	Men
Ninth Cavalry Division, Lieutenant General Strolz.	}
5th, 13th, 15th, and 20th Dragoons	16}
Tenth Cavalry Division, Lieutenant General Baron Chastel.	}	2,817
4th, 12th, 14th, and 17th Dragoons	15}
Artillery.
2 Horse Batteries		246
Third Corps—Lieutenant General Kellermann (Count deValmy).
(In June.)	Squad.	Men
Eleventh Cavalry Division, Lieutenant General Baron L'Heritier.	}
2nd and 7th Dragoons	7}
8th and 11th Cuirassiers	5}
Twelfth Cavalry Division, Lieutenant General Roussel d'Hurbal.	}	3,245
1st and 2nd Carabiniers	6}
2nd and 3rd Cuirassiers	6}
Artillery.
2 Horse Batteries		309
Fourth Corps—Lieutenant General Count Milhaud
(On the 9th June)	Squad.	Men
Thirteenth Cavalry Division, Lieutenant General Wathier.	}
1st, 4th, 7th, and 12th Cuirassiers	11}
Fourteenth Cavalry Division, Lieutenant General Baron Delort.	}	2,556
5th, 6th, 9th, and 10th Cuirassiers	13}
Artillery.
2 Horse Batteries		313
		———
Total—103 Squadrons, 8 Batteries	men	12,127
	and guns	48