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I.

EFFECTIVE STRENGTH OF THE FRENCH ARMY AT WATERLOO.

Infantry of the Line:-- First Corps 32 battalions Second Corps (3 divisions) 28 battalions[46] Sixth Corps (2 divisions) 12 battalions -- 72 battalions.

Which, at 720 each, (according to the statements in the _Moniteur_ and in the portfolio of Napoleon,) would amount to 51,840

Infantry of the Guard, stated by Gourgaud, p. 37, and Fleury, p. 167, at 14,000

Cavalry of the Guard, according to Fleury, pp. 165 and 167 4,500

Cavalry of 1st, 2nd, and 6th Corps, according to Fleury, p. 167 and Book ix 4,200

Reserve of Cavalry, 4 Corps, according to Book ix, p. 128 7,400

Artillery ditto ditto 6,500 ------ 88,440 Losses sustained on the 16th, by these Corps, according to Book ix 4,250 ------ 84,190