Waterloo orders of battle:
British-Allied reserve
18
June, 1815
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British Order of Battle
Commander:
The
Duke of Wellington.
Deputy Quartermaster General: Col
Sir William de Lancey.
Army strength: 54,000
infantry, 13,000 cavalry, 157 cannons.
The
Reserve
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23,000
men, 56 guns
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British
5th Dvision
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Gen
Sir Thomas Picton
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8th
Brigade
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Gen
Sir James Kempt
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1/28th,
1/32nd, 1/79th, 1/95th.
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9th
Brigade
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Gen
Sir Denis Pack
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3/1st,
1/42, 2/44th, 1/92nd.
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5th
Hanoverian Brigade
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Col
Von Vincke
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4
Landwehr battalions.
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Artillery
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Maj
Heisse
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1
British & 1 Hanoverian foot batteries.
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British
6th Division
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Gen
Sir Lowry Cole
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10th
Brigade
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Gen
Sir John Lambert
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1/4th,
1/27th, 1/40th, 2/81st.
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4th
Hanoverian Brigade
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Col
Best
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4
landwehr battalions.
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Artillery
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Col
Bruckmann
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2
British foot batteries.
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Artillery
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British
Reserve
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Maj
Drummond
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2
horse & 3 foot batteries.
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Brunswick
Corps
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The
Duke of Brunswick
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5376
men, 16 guns.
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Advance
Guard
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Maj
Von Rauschenplatt
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Light
Brigade
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Col
Von Buttlar
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Leib
battalion, 1st, 2nd & 3rd light battalions, 4
squadrons of hussars, 1 squadron of uhlans.
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Gen
de Ghingy
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Line
Brigade
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Col
Von Specht
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1st,
2nd & 3rd line battalions.
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Artillery
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Maj
Mahn
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One
horse & one foot battery.
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Hanoverian
Reserve
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Gen
Von der Decken
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9000
men
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1st
Brigade
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Col
Von Bennigsen
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Fd
bn Hoya, 2 battalions of landwehr.
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2nd
Brigade
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Col
Von Beaulieu
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3
battalions of landwehr.
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3rd
Brigade
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Col
Bodecker
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3
battalions of landwehr.
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4th
Brigade
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Col
Wissel
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4
battalions of landwehr.
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Nassau
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Gen
Kruse
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2900
men.
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1st
regiment.
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