Part 13

The following Regiments composed the Army under Lieut.-General Sir JOHN MOORE, at CORUNNA, on the 16th January, 1809.

_Corps._ _Commanding Officers._ 7th Light Dragoons Lieut.-Colonel Vivian. 10th ” ” Leigh. 15th ” ” Grant. 18th ” ” Jones. 3rd ” (King’s Germ. Leg.) Major Burgwesel. Artillery Colonel Harding. Engineers Major Fletcher. Waggon Train Detachment Lieut.-Colonel Langley. 1st Foot Guards, 1st Battalion ” Cocks. ” 3rd ” ” Wheatley. 1st Foot 3rd ” Major Muller. 2nd ” 1st ” Lieut.-Colonel Iremonger. 4th ” 1st ” ” Wynch. 5th ” 1st ” ” Mackenzie. 6th ” 1st ” Major Gordon. 9th ” 1st ” Lieut.-Colonel Cameron. 14th ” 2nd ” ” Nicolls. 20th ” ” Ross. 23rd ” 2nd ” ” Wyatt. 26th ” 1st ” ” Maxwell. 28th ” 1st ” ” Belson. 32nd ” 1st ” ” Hinde. 36th ” 1st ” ” Burn. 38th ” 1st ” ” Hon. Chas. Greville. 42nd ” 1st ” ” Stirling. 43rd ” 1st ” ” Gifford. 43rd ” 2nd ” ” Hull. 50th ” 1st ” Major Charles Napier. 51st ” Lieut.-Colonel Darling. 52nd ” 1st ” ” Barclay. 52nd ” 2nd ” ” John Ross. 59th ” 2nd ” ” Fane. 60th ” 2nd ” ” Codd. 60th ” 5th ” Major Davy. 71st ” 1st ” Lieut.-Colonel Pack. 76th ” 1st ” ” Symes. 79th ” 1st ” ” Cameron. 81st ” 2nd ” Major Williams. 82nd ” ” M‘Donald. 91st ” 1st ” ” Douglas. 92nd ” 1st ” Lieut.-Colonel Alexander Napier. 95th (Rifle Reg.) 1st ” ” Beckwith. ” ” 2nd ” ” Wade. Staff Corps Detachment ” Nicolay. 1st Light Batt. King’s German ” Leonhart. Legion 2nd ” ” ” Halkett.

BRITISH AND HANOVERIAN ARMY AT WATERLOO _as formed in Divisions and Brigades on the 18th of June, 1815._

CAVALRY.

Commanded by Lieut.-General the EARL OF UXBRIDGE G.C.B.

_1st Brigade._—Commanded by Major-General LORD EDWARD SOMERSET, K.C.B.

1st Life Guards | Lieut.-Colonel Ferrior. 2nd ” | ” the Hon. E. P. Lygon. Royal Horse Guards, Blue | ” Sir Robert Hill. 1st Dragoon Guards | ” Fuller (Colonel).

_2nd Brigade._—Major-General SIR WILLIAM PONSONBY, K.C.B.

1st or Royal Dragoons. | Lieut.-Colonel, A. B. Clifton. 2nd or Royal North British | ” J. J. Hamilton. Dragoons | 6th or Inniskilling Dragoons | ” J. Muter (Colonel).

_3rd Brigade._—Major-General W. B. DOMBERG.

23rd Light Dragoons | Lieut.-Colonel the Earl of | Portarlington (Colonel). 1st ” King’s German Legion | ” J. Bulow. | 2nd ” ” | ” C. de Jonquiera.

_4th Brigade._—Major-General SIR JOHN O. VANDELEUR, K.C.B.

11th Light Dragoons | Lieut.-Colonel J. W. Sleigh. 12th ” | ” the Honorable F. C. | Ponsonby (Colonel). 16th ” | ” J. Hay.

_5th Brigade._—Major-General SIR COLQUHOUN GRANT, K.C.B.

7th Hussars | Colonel Sir Edward Kerrison. 15th ” | Lieut.-Colonel L. C. Dalrymple. 2nd ” King’s German Legion. | ” Linsingen.

_6th Brigade._—Major-General SIR HUSSEY VIVIAN, K.C.B.

10th Royal Hussars. | Lieut.-Colonel Quentin (Colonel). 18th Hussars. | ” _Hon._ H. Murray. 1st ” King’s German Legion. | ” A. Wissell.

_7th Brigade._—Colonel SIR FREDERICK ARENSCHILDT, K.C.B.

13th Light Dragoons. | Lieut.-Colonel Doherty. 3rd Hussars King’s German | ” Meyer. Legion. |

Colonel ESTORFF.

Prince Regent’s Hussars. | Lieut.-Colonel Kielmansegge. Bremen and Verden Hussars | Colonel Busche.

INFANTRY.

FIRST DIVISION.—Major-General G. COOKE.

_1st Brigade._—Major-General P. MAITLAND.

1st Foot Guards, 2nd Battalion. | Major H. Askew (Colonel). ” 3rd ” | ” the Honorable W. Stewart | (Colonel).

_2nd Brigade._—Major-General J. BYNG.

Coldstream Guards, 2nd Battalion. | Major A. G. Woodford (Colonel). 3rd Foot Guards, ” | ” F. Hepburn (Colonel).

SECOND DIVISION.—Lieut.-General SIR H. CLINTON, G.C.B.

_3rd Brigade._—Major-General F. ADAM.

52nd Foot, 1st Battalion. | Lieut.-Colonel Sir John Colborne, | K.C.B. (Colonel). 71st ” ” | ” T. Reynell (Col.) 95th ” 2nd ” } Rifles. | Major J. Ross (Lieut.-Colonel). 95th ” 3rd ” } | Major A. G. Norcott (Lieut.-Col).

_1st Brigade, King’s German Legion._—Colonel DU PLAT.

1st Line Battalion, King’s | German Legion. | Major W. Robertson. 2nd ” ” | ” G. Muller. 3rd ” ” | Lieut.-Colonel F. de Wissell. 4th ” ” | Major F. Reh.

_3rd Hanoverian Brigade._—Colonel HALKETT.

Militia Battalion Bremervorde. | Lieut.-Colonel Schulenberg. Duke of York’s 2nd Battalion. | Major Count Munster. ” 3rd ” | ” Baron Hunefeld. Militia Battalion Salzgitter. | ” Hammerstein.

THIRD DIVISION.—Lieut.-General Baron ALTEN.

_5th Brigade._—Major-General SIR COLIN HALKETT, K.C.B.

30th Foot, 2nd Battalion. | Major W. Bailey (Lieut.-Colonel). 33rd ” | Lieut.-Colonel W. K. Elphinstone. 69th ” 2nd Battalion. | ” C. Morice (Col.) 73rd ” 2nd Battalion. | ” W. G. Harris | (Colonel).

_2nd Brigade.—King’s German Legion._—Colonel BARON OMPTEDA.

1st Light Battalion, K.G.L. | Lieut.-Colonel L. Bussche. 2nd ” ” | Major G. Baring. 5th Line ” ” | Lieut.-Colonel W. B. Linsingen. 8th ” ” ” | Major Schroeder (Lieut.-Colonel).

_1st Hanoverian Brigade._—Major-General COUNT KIELMANSEGGE.

Duke of York’s 1st Battalion. | Major Bulow. Field Battalion Grubenhagen. | Lieut.-Colonel Wurmb. ” Bremen. | ” Langrehr. ” Luneburg. | ” Kleucke. ” Verden. | Major De Senkopp.

FOURTH DIVISION.—Lieut.-General SIR CHARLES COLVILLE, K.C.B.

_4th Brigade._—Colonel MITCHELL.

14th Foot, 3rd Battalion. | Major F. S. Tidy (Lieut.-Col.) 23rd ” 1st ” | Lieut.-Colonel Sir Henry W. | Ellis, K.C.B. 51st ” ” | ” H. Mitchell (Colonel).

_6th Brigade._—Major-General JOHNSTONE.

35th Foot, 2nd Battalion. | Major C. M‘Alister. 54th ” | Lieut.-Col. J. Earl of Waldegrave. 59th ” 2nd Battalion. | ” H. Austin. 91st ” 1st ” | ” Sir W. Douglas, | K.C.B., (Colonel).

_6th Hanoverian Brigade._—Major-General LYON.

Field Battalion, Calenberg. | —— ” Lanenberg. | Lieut.-Colonel Benort. Militia Battalion, Hoya. | ” Grote. ” Nieuberg. | —— ” Bentheim. | Major Croupp.

FIFTH DIVISION.—Lieut.-General SIR THOMAS PICTON, K.C.B.

_5th Brigade._—Major-General SIR JAMES KEMPT, K.C.B.

28th Foot, 1st Battalion. | Major R. Nixon (Lieut.-Colonel). 32nd ” ” | ” J. Hicks (Lieut.-Colonel). 79th ” ” | Lieut.-Colonel Neil Douglas. 95th Rifles ” | ” Sir A. F. Barnard, | K.C.B., (Colonel).

_9th Brigade._—Major-General SIR DENIS PACK, K.C.B.

1st Foot, 3rd Battalion. | Major C. Campbell. 42nd ” 1st ” | Lieut.-Colonel Sir Robert Macara, | K.C.B. 44th ” 2nd ” | ” J. M. Hamerton. 92nd ” 1st ” | Major Donald M‘Donald.

_5th Hanoverian Brigade._—Colonel VINCKE.

Militia Battalion, Hameln. | Lieut.-Colonel Kleucke. ” Hildesheim. | Major Rheden. ” Peina. | Major Westphalen. ” Giffhorn. | Major Hammerstein.

SIXTH DIVISION.

_10th Brigade._—Major-General J. LAMBERT.

4th Foot, 1st Battalion. | Lieut.-Colonel F. Brooke. 27th ” ” | Captain Sir J. Reade (Major). 40th ” ” | Major F. Browne. 81st ” 2nd ” | ” P. Waterhouse.

_4th Hanoverian Brigade._—Colonel BEST.

Militia Battalion, Luneburg. | Lieut.-Colonel De Ramdohr. ” Verden. | Major Decken. ” Osterode. | ” Baron Reden. ” Minden. | ” De Schmidt.

_7th Brigade._—Major-General M‘KENZIE.

25th Foot, 2nd Battalion. | Lieut.-Colonel A. W. Light. 37th ” ” | ” S. Hart. 78th ” ” | ” M. Lindsay.

Cavalry 8,883 Infantry 29,622 Artillery 5,434 ------ Total 43,939 ======

LONDON: Printed by W. CLOWES and Sons, Stamford Street. For Her Majesty’s Stationery Office.

TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE

Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within the text and consultation of external sources.

Some hyphens in words have been silently removed, some added, when a predominant preference was found in the original book.

Except for those changes noted below, all misspellings in the text, and inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained.

Pg xxviii: ‘France 2’ replaced by ‘France 21’. Pg xxix: ‘of Knightood’ replaced by ‘of Knighthood’. Pg xxxiii: ‘of General Gerard’ replaced by ‘of General Girard’. Pg xxxvi: ‘Fermoy’ replaced by ‘Fermoy —’. Pg xxxvi: ‘economy’ replaced by ‘economy —’. Pg xxxvii: ‘Quartre-Bas’ replaced by ‘Quatre Bras’. Pg xxxviii: ‘commumunicated’ replaced by ‘communicated’. Pg 9: ‘three hunded’ replaced by ‘three hundred’. Pg 45: ‘equip the the regiment’ replaced by ‘equip the regiment’. Pg 54: ‘there march to’ replaced by ‘their march to’. Pg 97: ‘at Quartre Bras’ replaced by ‘at Quatre Bras’. Pg 101: Sidenote ‘1819’ moved down to its relevant paragraph. Pg 108: Sidenote ‘1825’ moved down to its relevant paragraph. Pg 112: Paragraph break inserted after ‘to make known’. Pg 114: ‘inhatant of this’ replaced by ‘inhabitant of this’. Pg 139: Three Notes specific to this table have anchors * † and ‡. Pg 142: ‘to congratulute the’ replaced by ‘to congratulate the’. Pg 142: ‘of British troop’ replaced by ‘of British troops’.

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