At the beginning of 1815 the Brunswick Army was organised as follows:

CAVALRY

Husaren- Regiment
Uhlan squadron

INFANTRY

Avantgarde
2 companies Celernte Jagers
2 companies Leichte(light) Infanterie

Leichte-Infanterie-Brigade

Leib-Bataillon
1st Leichte-Bataillon
2nd Leichte-Bataillon
3rd Leichte-Bataillon

Linien-infanterie-Brigade

1st Linien-Infanterie-Bataillon
2nd Linien-Infanterie-Bataillon

3rd Linien-Infanterie-Bataillon

ARTILLERY

One foot battery-eight 9-pounder cannon
One horse battery-eight 6-pounder cannon

The Materne pond and wood on the extreme left of the Allied position. This flank was successfully held by the 95th Rifles and the 2nd Leichte-Bataillon throughout the battle.

The Hussar regiment had a staff of twenty, and six squadrons, each squadrons being composed of seven officers, eleven non-commissioned officers, four trumpeters and 101 Hussars.

The Uhlan squadron actually had two squadrons, each consisting of seven officers, thirteen NCOs, four trumpeters and 100 Uhlan. All the infantry battalions had exactly the same organisation. They each comprised four companies containing six officers, thirteen NCOs, thirteen drummers (or buglers in the Jager companies) and 150 men.

In addition, each battalion had a staff of ten. The horse artillery battery had ten officers, thirteen NCOs, four trumpeters and 145 gunners. The foot battery had fifteen officers, twelve NCOs, four drummers and 181 gunners.

There was also a ReserveInfanterie-Brigade which was a regionally-based militia:

1st(Braunshweig) Reserve-Infanterie-Bataillon
2nd (Wolfenbutte1) Reserve-Infanterie-Bataillon
3rd (Helmstedt) Reserve-Infanterie-Bataillon
4th (Harz) Reserve-Infanterie-Bataillon
5th (Wesser) Reserve-Infanterie-Bataillon

These battalions were organised along the same lines as the regular battalions. They did not take part in the Waterloo campaign. The other Brunswick forces formed an independent division of Wellington's Anglo-Allied army, commanded by Fredrich Wilhelm himself, who held the British rank of Lieutenant-General. It was agreed that the Duke would receive a subsidy from the British government based on the number of troops he placed in the field. [3]

The Brunswick infantry and artillery and a detachment of the Uhlan formed part of Wellington's Reserve and they were quartered in and around Brussels. The Hussars and the remainder of the Uhlans were placed with the main body of the Allied cavalry under the command of the Earl of Uxbridge. They were also posted in the vicinity of Brussels.

On the afternoon of 15 June, Wellington received confirmation of Napoleon's advance into Belgium and he ordered his Reserve to be ready to move at a moment's notice. The Brunswick troops were instructed to assemble at 22:00 hours on the road between Brussels and Vilorder. Later that evening Wellington was informed that the French had attacked the Netherlands forces at Quatre Bras and the Brunswickers were ordered to march immediately, the corps leaving Brussels "Some time after 2 a.m." [4]

Two linked photos showing almost the entire battlefield as viewed from the Namur road on the ground occupied by Peck's brigade of the 5th Division. On extreme right, the Charleroi road with what remains of the Bois de Bossu. Trees at right front surround the farm of Gemioncourt and those of the extreme left form part of the Materne wood which leads to the pond.

The Brunswick Corps at Quatre Bras

Introduction and Background
Brunswick Army 1815
Battle of Quatre Bras
The Brunswick Memorial
Large Map of Quatre Bras Area (slow: 186K)
Brunswick Uniforms 1815 (slow: 104K)