Armies of the Waterloo Campaign

The Allied Army

by Kerry Hanscom


The Allied Army which took the field in 1815 was a motley assemblage of military units of varying quality. These were recruited mainly from England and the Netherlands but also included sizeable contingents from the smaller German states of Hanover, Brunswick, and Nassau.

Siborne presents a very detailed breakdown of unit strengths for this army (usually down to regimental or battalion level) allowing the gamer to build his units in an "individualized" fashion; variations from this are noted in the text. Commanders' names and ranks are provided down to brigade level as required by Grand Army as well as the add a "personal" feeling to the game.

I Corps

H.R.H. the Prince of Orange

1st Division Maj-Gen. Cooke

1st British Bde., Maj-Gen. Maitland
2/1 Guards (24)
3/1 Guards (27)

2nd British Bde., Maj-Gen. Byng
2/2 Guards (24)
2/3 Guards (27)

Division Artillery, Lt-Col. Adye [1]
Sandham's Bty. (3 9-pdr. )
Kuhlmann's Horse Bty., KGL (3 6-pdr.)

3rd Division Lt-Gen. Alten

5th British Bde., Maj-Gen. Halkett
2/30 (15)
2/69 (12)
33 (15)
2/73 (15)

2nd Bde., KGL, Col. von Ompteda [2]
1 Light (12)
5 Line (9)
2 Light ( 9)
8 Line (9)

1st Hanoverian Bde., Maj-Gen. Kielmansegge [3]
Field Bn. Bremen (12)
Field Bn. Luneburg (15)
Field Bn. Verden (12)
Field Bn. Grubenhagen (15)
Field Bn. York (15)
Jager Corps ( 9 )

Division Artillery, Lt-Col. Williamson
Lloyd's Bty. (3 9-pdr.)
Cleeve's Bty., KGL (3 9-pdr.)

2nd Netherlandish Division Lt-Gen. de Perponcher [4]

1st Bde., Maj-Gen. de Bylandt
7 Line (18)
7 Militia (18)
27 Jager (21)
8 Militia (15)
5 Militia (12)

2nd Bde., H.S.H. Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar
1/2 Nassau (24)
1/Orange Regt. (21)
2/2 Nassau (24)
2/Orange Regt. (21)
3/2 Nassau (24)

Division Artillery, Maj. van Opstal [5]
Bijlveld's Horse Bty. (4 6-pdr.)
Stievenaar's Bty. (4 6-pdr.)

3rd Netherlandish Division Lt-Gen. Chasse

1st Bde., Maj-Gen. Ditmers
2 Line (12)
6 Militia (12)
35 Jager (15)
17 Militia (12)
4 Militia (12)
19 Militia (12)

2nd Bde., Maj-Gen. d'Aubreme
3 Line (15)
36 Jager (15)
12 Line (12)
3 Militia (15)
13 Line (18)
10 Militia (15)

Division Artillery, Maj. van der Smissen
Krahmer's Horse Bty. (4 6-pdr.)
Lux's Bty. (4 6-pdr.)

II Corps

Lt-Gen. Lord Hill

2nd Division Lt-Gen. Clinton

3rd British Bde., Maj-Gen. Adam
1/52 (27)
2/95 (15)
1/71 (21)
3/95 ( 6)

1st Bde., KGL, Col. du Plat
1 Line ( 9)
3 Line (12)
2 Line (12)
4 Line ( 9)

3rd Hanoverian Bde., Col. Halkett
Landwehr Bn. Bremervorde (15)
Landwehr Bn. Osnabruck (15)
Landwehr Bn. Quackenbruck (15)
Landwehr Bn. Salzgitter (1.5)

Division Artillery, Lt-Col. Gold
Bolton's Bty. (3 9-pdr. )
Sympher's Horse Bty., KGL (3 6-pdr.)

4th Division Lt-Gen. Colville

4th British Bde., Col. Mitchell
3/14 (15)
51 (15)
1/23 (15)

6th British Bde., Maj-Gen. Johnstone
2/35 (15)
2/59 (12)
1/54 (15)
1/91 (21)

6th Hanoverian Bde., Maj-Gen. Lyon
Field Bn. Lauenberg (15)
Field Bn. Calenberg (15)
Landwehr Bn. Nienburg (15)
Landwehr Bn. Hoya (15)
Landwehr Bn. Bentheim (15)

Division Artillery, Lt-Col. Hawker
Brome's Bty. (3 9-pdr.)
von Rettberg's Hanoverian Bty. (3 9-pdr. )

1st Netherlandish Division Lt-Gen. Stedmann [6]

1st Bde., Maj-Gen. Hauw
4 Line (15)
9 Militia (15)
6 Line (15)
14 Militia (15)
16 Jager (15)
15 Militia (15)

2nd Bde., Maj-Gen. Eerens
1 Line (15)
2 Militia (15)
16 Jager (15)
18 Militia (15)
1 Militia (15)

Division Artillery
Wynand's Bty. (4 6-pdr.)

Dutch-Indian Bde. Lt-Gen. Anthing
1/5 Line (21)
10 Jager (24)
2/5 Line (21)
11 Jager (24) Flankers (3) [7]
Riesz's Bty. (4 6-pdr.)

Reserve Corps

. [8]

5th Division Lt-Gen. Picton

8th British Bde., Maj-Gen. Kempt
1/28 (15)
1/79 (18)
1/32 (18)
1/95 (15)

9th British Bde., Maj-Gen. Pack
3/1 (15)
2/44 (12)
1/42 (12)
1/92 (15)

5th Hanoverian Bde., Col. von Vincke
Landwehr Bn. Hameln (18)
Landwehr Bn. Gifhorn (15)
Landwehr Bn. Hildesheime (15)
Landwehr Bn. Peine (15)

Division Artillery, Maj. Heisse
Rogers' Bty. (3 9-pdr.)
Braun's Hanoverian Bty. (3 9-pdr. )

6th Division Lt-Gen. Cole

10th British Bde., Maj-Gen. Lambert
1/4 (18)
1/40 (18)
1/27 (18)
2/81 (12)

4th Hanoverian Bde., Col. Best
Landwehr Bn. Verden (15)
Landwehr Bn. Luneburg (15)
Landwehr Bn. Munden (18)
Landwehr Bn. Osterode (18)

Division Artillery, Lt-Col. Bruckmann
Unett's Bty. (3 9-pdr. )
Sinclair's Bty. (3 9-pdr.)

British Reserve Artillery, Maj. Drummond [9]
Ross' Horse Bty. (3 9-pdr. )
Beane's Horse Bty. (3 6-pdr. )
Morisson's Bty. (2 18-pdr.)
Hutchesson's Bty. (2 18-pdr.)
Ilbert's Bty. (2 18-pdr. )

7th Division (garrisons)

7th British Bde.
2/25 ( 9)
2/78 (9)
2/37 (12)

British Garrison Troops


13 Veteran (18)
2 Garrison (18)
1 Foreign (15)

Brunswick Corps

H.S.H. the Duke of Brunswick
Avante-Garde Bn. (18), Maj. von Rauschenplatt

Light Bde., Lt-Col. von Buttlar
Guard Bn. (18)
2 Light (18)
1 Light (18)
3 Light (18)

Line Bde., Lt-Col. von Specht
1 Line (18)
3 Line (18)
2 Line (18)

Division Artillery, Maj. Mahn
Heinemann's Horse Bty. (4 6-pdr.)
Moll's Bty. (4 6-pdr. )

Hanoverian Reserve Corps

Lt-Gen. von der Decken [10]

1st Bde., Lt-Col. von Bennigsen
Field Bn. Hoya (18)
Landwehr Bn. Molln (18)
Landwehr Bn. Bremerlehe (18)

2nd Bde., Lt-Col. von Beaulieu
Landwehr Bn. Nordheim (18)
Landwehr Bn. Ahlefeldt (18)
Landwehr Bn. Springe (18)

3rd Bde., Lt-Col. von Bodecken Landwehr Bn. Ottendorf (18)
Landwehr Bn. Zelle (18)
Landwehr Bn. Ratzeburg (18)

4th Bde., Lt-Col. Wissel
Landwehr Bn. Hanover (18)
Landwehr Bn. Uelzen (18)
Landwehr Bn. Neustadt (18)
Landwehr Bn. Diepholz (18)

Nassau Contingent

Gen. von Kruse
1/1 Nassau (24)
2/1 Nassau (24)
3/1 Nassau (24)

Cavalry Corps

Lt-Gen. Lord Uxbridge

1st Cavalry Bde., Maj-Gen. Somerset
1 Life Guards (2/6)
Royal Horse Guads (2/6)
2 Life Guards (2/6)
1 Dragon Guards (3/9)

2nd Cavalry Bde., Maj-Gen. Ponsonby
1 Dragoons (3/6)
6 Dragoons (3/6)
2 Dragoons (3/6)

3rd Cavalry Bde., Maj-Gen. Dornberg
1 Lt. Dragoons, KGL (4/6)
23 Lt. Dragoons (3)
2 Lt. Dragoons, KGL (4/6)

4th Cavalry Bde., Maj-Gen. Vandeleur
11 Lt. Dragoons (3/6)
16 Lt. Dragoons (3/6)
12 Lt. Dragoons (3/6)

5th Cavalry Bde., Maj-Gen. Grant
2 Hussars, KGL (4/6)
15 Hussars (3/6)
7 Hussars (3/6)

6th Cavalry Bde., Maj-Gen. Vivian
1 Hussars, KGL (4/6)
18 Hussars (3/6)
10 Hussars (3/6)

7th Cavalry Bde., Maj-Gen. Arentsschildt
3 Hussars, KGL (4/9)
13 Lt. Dragoons (3/6)

1st Hanoverian Cavalry Bde., Col. von Erstoff
Prince Regent's Hussars (4/6)
Bremen and Verden Hussars (4/6)
Cumberland Hussars (4/6)

Attached British Horse Artillery
Bull's Horse Bty. (3 5 1/2" how.) Webber-Smith's Horse Bty. (3 6-pdr. )
Gardiner's Horse Bty. (3 6-pdr. )
Whinyates' Horse Bty. (3 6-pdr. + rockets) [11]
Mercer's Horse Bty. (3 6-pdr. )
Ramsay's Horse Bty. (3 9-pdr. )

Brunswick Cavalry [12]
2 Hussars (4/9)
2 Uhlans (1/12)

Netherlandish Cavalry Division Gen. de Collaert [13]

1st Bde., Maj-Gen. Trip
1 Carabiniers (4/6)
3 Carbiniers (4/6)
2 Carabiniers (4/6)

2nd Bde., Maj-Gen. de Ghigny
4 Lt. Dragoons (4/9)
8 Hussars (4/6)

3rd Bde., Maj-Gen. van Merlen
5 Lt. Dragoons (4/6)
6 Hussars (4/9)

Division Artillery
Petter's 1/2-horse Bty. (2 6-pdr. )
Gey's 1/2-horse Bty. (2 6-pdr. )

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