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