In Defense of
Marshal Grouchy

Grouchy's Wing
Order of Battle
During the Waterloo Campaign

by Jean A. Lochet


III Army Corps: General Vandamme

8th Infantry Division: General Lefol

    1st Brigade, General Billard:
      15th Léger (3), 23rd Line (3) (124/2,828)
    2nd Brigade, General Corsin:
      37th Line (3), 64th Line (3) (99/2,008)

    Divisional artillery: six 6-pdr, two 5.5-inch howitzers (6/180)

10th Infantry Division: General Habert

    1st Brigade, General Gengoult:
      34th Line (3), 88th Line (3) (112/2,649)

    2nd Brigade, General Dupeyroux:

      22nd Line (3), 70th Line (2), 2nd Foreign Regt. (1) (121/2,701)

    Divisional artillery: six 6-pdr, two 5.5-inch howitzers (6/181)

11th Infantry Division: General Berthezène

    1st Brigade, General Dufour:
      12th Line (2), 56th Line (2) (83/2,405)

    2nd brigade, General Labogarde:

      33th Line (2), 86th Line (2) (83/1,967)

    Divisional artillery: six 6-pdr, two 5.5-inch howitzers (6/190)

III Army Corps Artillery Reserve: six 12-pdr, two 6-inch howitzers(10/296)

IV. Army Corps: General Gerard

12th Infantry Division: General Péchéux

    1st Brigade, General Rome:

      30th Line (3), 96th Line (3) (2,363)

    2nd Brigade, General Schaeffer:

      63rd Line (3), 6th Léger (1) (1,781)

    Divisional artillery: six 6-pdr, two 5.5-inch howitzers (5/197)

13th Infantry Division: General Vichery

    1st Brigade, General LeCapitaine:

      59th Léger (2), 76tli Line (2) (2,013)

    2nd Brigade, General Desprez:

      46th Line (2), 69th Line (2) (1,943)

    Divisional artillery: six 6-pdr, two 5.5-inch howitzers (178)

14th Infantry Division: General Hulot de Mazerny

    1st Brigade, General Hulot de Mazerny:

      9th Léger (3), 11lth Line (3) (2,327)

    2nd brigade, General Toussaint:

      44th Line (2), 50th Line (2) (1,885)

    Divisional artillery: six 6-pdr, two 5.5-inch howitzers (358)

IV Army Corps Artillery Reserve: six 12-pdr, two 6-inch howitzers (395)

6th Cavalry Division: General Maurin

    1st Brigade, General Vallin:

      6th Hussars (3), 8th Chasseurs à cheval (3) (816)

    2nd Brigade, General Schneit:

      6th Dragoons (3), 16th Dragoons (3) (560)

    Divisional artillery: six 6-pdr, two 5.5-inch howitzers (156)

Detached from VI Army Corps

21st Infantry Division: General Teste

    1st Brigade, General Lafitte:
      8th Léger(2), 40th Line (1) (42/896)

    2nd brigade, General Penne:

      65th Line (1), 75th Line (2) (64/1,420)

    Divisional artillery: six 6-pdr, two 5.5-inch howitzers (6/188)

I Reserve Cavalry Corps: General Pajol

4th Cavalry Division: General Soult

    1st Brigade, General Saint-Laurent:

      1st Hussars (3), 4th Hussars (4) (65/835)

    2nd Brigade, General Ameil:

      5th Hussars (4), (3/399)

    Divisional artillery: four 6-pdr, two 5.5-inch howitzers (3/154)

II Reserve Cavalry Corps

9th Cavalry Division: General Strolz

    1st Brigade, General Burthe:
      5th Dragoons (4), 13th Dragoons (4) (76/854)

    2nd Brigade, General Vincent:

      15th Dragoons (4), 20th Dragoons (3) (65/697)

    Divisional artillery: four 6-pdr, two 5.5-inch howitzers (6/145)

10th Cavalry Division: General Chastel

    1st Brigade, General Bonnemains:
      4th Dragoons (3), 12th Dragoons (3) (65/640)

    2nd Brigade, General Berton:

      14th Dragoons (3), 17th Dragoons (3) (73/626)

    Divisional artillery: four 6-pdr, two 5.5-inch howitzers (4/141)

Total: The Army of the North's Right Wing under Grouchy, as per returns of 9-13 June began the Waterloo campaign with: 62 battalions, 51 squadrons and 96 guns, total 39,355 men. However, Grouchy's command was reduced to approximately 32,000 due to the casualties suffered at Ligny.

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