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Organisation de l'armée
prussienne
~ 1815 ~
La campagne de Waterloo
Troupes prussiennes en Belgique.
. . . . . . . siège social
. . . . . . . I Corps d'armée - GL Hans Ernst Karl Graf von Ziethen-II
. . . . . . . II Corps d'armée - GM Georg Dubislaw Ludwig von Pirch-I
. . . . . . . III Corps d'armée - GL Johann Adolf Freiherr von Thielemann
. . . . . . . IV Corps d'armée - GdI Friedrich Wilhelm Count Bülow
Troupes en Prusse.
. . . . . . . V Corps d'Armée - GL Yorck von Wartenbourg
. . . . . . . VI Corps d'armée - GL Tauentzien von Wirtemberg
. . . . . . . VII Corps d'Armée [ Gardes ] - GL Prince Karl von Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Terminologie
btns. - carrés de bataillons
- escadrons
Kurmärkisches - Kurmark
Neumärkisches - Neumark
Ostpreußisches - Poméranie de Prusse orientale
- Schlesisches de Poméranie
- Silesian
Westfalisches - Westphalian
Westpreußisches - West Prussian
Fußbatterie - batterie à pied
Batterie à cheval - batterie à cheval Batterie d'obusiers
- batterie d'obusiers
Batterie lourde - batterie lourde
Schützen - fusiliers
FM - Feldmarschall (feldmaréchal)
GdK - Generall der Kavallerie (général de cavalerie)
GdI - Generall der Infanterie (général d'infanterie)
GL - Generalleutnant (lieutenant général)
GM - Generallmajor (major général)
Ob. - Colonel
Ob.-Ltn. - Oberstleutnant (Colonel-Lieutenant)
Mjr. - Major (Major)
Kpt. - Kapitan (Capitaine)
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Brigade Artillery: 7. Fußbatterie - Kpt. Schaale [141/168 men, 6 6pdr cannons, 2 howitzers]
. . . and 7. Reitende Batterie - Kpt. Richter [154/171 men, 6 6pdr cannons, 2 7pdr howitzers]
attached cavalry (according to P. Hofschroer after Lettow-Vorbeck)
. . . 1. Husaren-Regiment [454 men in 3 sq.]
Brigade Artillery: 3. Fußbatterie - Ltn. Neander [143-146/171 men, 6 6pdr cannons, 2 7pdr
howitzers]
Brigade Artillery: 8. Fußbatterie - Kpt. Hermann [141-144/171 men, 6 6pdr cannons, 2 7pdr
howitzers]
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Brigade Artillery: 2. Reitende Batterie - Kpt. Borowski [145-148/175 men, 6 6pdr cannons, 2 7pdr
howitzers]
Heavy Artillery.
. . . 2. Schwere Batterie - Kpt. Siemon [162-200/227 men, 6 12pdr cannons , 2 10pdr howitzers]
. . . 6. Schwere Batterie - Kpt. Reuter [172-200/227 men, 6 12pdr cannons , 2 10pdr howitzers]
. . . 9. Schwere Batterie - Kpt. Holsche [200/227 men, 6 12pdr cannons, 2 10pdr howitzers] - according
to P.Hofschroer not present
Foot Artillery.
. . . 1. Fußbatterie Kpt. Huet [107-139/165 men, 6 6pdr cannons, 2 7pdr howitzers]
Horse Artillery.
. . . 10. Reitende Batterie - Kpt. Schaffer [124-157/175 men, 6 6pdr cannons, 2 7pdr howitzers]
Other Artillery.
. . . 1. Haubitzen Batterie - Kpt. Voitus [151-178/205 men, 8 7pdr howitzers]
Company of Engineers
Brigade Artillerie: 5. Fußbatterie - Kpt. Michaelis [115-142/169 men, 6 6pdr cannons, 2 7pdr
howitzers]
Brigade Artillerie: 34. Fußbatterie - Kpt. Lent [116-140/167 men, 6 6pdr cannons, 2 7pdr howitzers]
Brigade Artillery: 12. Fußbatterie - Kpt. Bully [112-141/168 men, 6 6pdr cannons, 2 7pdr howitzers]
Brigade Artillery: 6. Reitende Batterie - Kpt. [128-166/194 men, 6 6pdr cannons, 2 7pdr howitzers]
Reserve-Artillerie - Ob.-Ltn. (GM ?) Ernst Andreas von Röhl (replaced by Mjr. Lehmann)
Heavy Artillery.
. . . 4. Schwere Batterie - Kpt. Meyer [192-211/238 men, 6 12pdr cannons, 2 10pdr hwitzers]
. . . 8. Schwere Batterie - Ltn. Junghaus [171-193/220 men, 6 12pdr cannons, 2 10pdr hwitzers]
. . . 10. Schwere Batterie - Ltn. Schrader [220 men, 6 12pdr cannons, 2 10pdr hwitzers] - according to
P.Hofschroer not present
Foot Artillery.
. . . 37. Fußbatterie - Kpt. von Numers [102-140/167 men, 6 6pdr cannons, 2 7pdr hwitzers]
Horse Artillery.
. . . 5. Reitende Batterie - Kpt. von Witten [114-149/176 men, 6 6pdr cannons, 2 7pdr hwitzers]
. . . 14. Reitende Batterie - Kpt. Fritze [121-152/179 men, 6 6pdr cannons, 2 7pdr hwitzers]
Other Artillery.
. . . 2. Haubitzen Batterie - Kpt. von Rode [182 men, 8 7pdr howitzers] - according to P.Hofschroer this
unit was not present
Brigade Artillery: 18. Fußbatterie - Kpt. Sannow [129-155/182 men, 6 6pdr cannons, 2 7pdr
howitzers]
Brigade Artillery: 35. Fußbatterie - Kpt. von Wangenheim [113-140/167 men, 6 6pdr cannons, 2
7pdr howitzers]
Brigade Artillery: 36. Fußbatterie - Kpt. Blesky [162 men, 6 6pdr cannons, 2 7pdr howitzers] - I am
not sure if this unit was present ...
Brigade Artillery: 24. Fußbatterie - Kpt. Valenkampff [160-168 men, 6 6pdr cannons, 2 7pdr
howitzers] - I am not sure if this unit was present
Brigade Artillery: 20. Reitende Batterie - Kpt. Vollmar [114-151/179 men, 6 6pdr cannons, 2 7pdr
howitzers]
Reserve-Artillery - Mjr. von Grevenitz (Ob. Eberhard Franz Ernst Friedrich von Monhaupt)
Heavy Artillery.
. . . 7. Schwere Batterie - Ltn. Baldauf [200/227 men, 6 12pdr cannons, 2 10pdr howitzers]
. . . 11. Schwere Batterie - Ltn. Liebermann [197/200 men, 6 12pdr cannons, 2 10pdr howitzers]
. . . 12. Schwere Batterie - Kpt. Stammer [200/205 men, 6 12pdr cannons, 2 10pdr howitzers]
Foot Artillery.
. . . 30. Fußbatterie - Ltn. Hain [162 men, 6 6pdr cannons, 2 7pdr howitzers]
Horse Artillery.
. . . 18. Reitende Batterie [152/179 men, 6 6pdr cannons, 2 7pdr howitzers]
. . . 19. Reitende Batterie [152/179 men, 6 6pdr cannons, 2 7pdr howitzers]
Other Artillery.
. . . 3. Haubitzen Batterie - Kpt. Kurgass [196 men, 8 7pdr howitzers]
14. Infanterie-Brigade - GM von Ryssel -or- Ob. (GM ?) Funck (7.200 men)
. . . 11. Infanterie-Regiment [2.154 men in 3 btns.]
. . . 1. "Pommersches" Landwehr-Infanterie-Regiment [2.461 men in 3 btns.]
. . . 2. "Pommersches" Landwehr-Infanterie-Regiment [2.415 men in 3 btns.]
Brigade Artillery: 13. Fußbatterie - Ltn. Hensell-II or Ltn. Martitz [158/185 men, 6 6pdr cannons, 2
7pdr howitzers]
Brigade Artillerie: 14. Fußbatterie - Ltn. (or Kpt. ?) Hensell-II [156/183 men, 6 6pdr cannons, 2 7pdr
howitzers]
Brigade Artillery: 2. Fußbatterie - Ltn. Schmidt [140/167 men, 6 6pdr cannons, 2 7pdr howitzers]
Brigade Artillery: 1. Reitende Batteie - Kpt. Zincken [145/150 men, 6 6pdr cannons, 2 7pdr
howitzers]
Heavy Artillery.
. . . 3. Schwere Batterie - Ltn. (Kpt. ?) Scheffler [202/229 men, 6 12pdr cannons, 2 10pdr howitzers]
. . . 5. Schwere Batterie - Kpt. Conradi [180/207 men, 6 12pdr cannons, 2 10pdr howitzers]
. . . 13. Schwere Batterie - Kpt. Wocke [187/214 men, 6 12pdr cannons, 2 10pdr howitzers]
Foot Artillery
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Foot Artillery.
. . . 11. Fußbatterie - Ltn. (Kpt. ?) von Mengden [161/188 men, 6 6pdr cannons, 2 7pdr howitzers]
Horse Artillery.
. . . 11. Reitende Batterie - Kpt. Borchard [143/170 men, 6 6pdr cannons, 2 7pdr howitzers]
Other Artillery.
. . . 4. Haubitzen Batterie - Ltn. Schlemmer [194 men, 8 7pdr howitzers]
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Troops in Prussia.
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* two landwehr cavalry regiments of Bülow's IV Armee-Korps were attached to
infantry.
2. "Schlesisches" Landwehr-Kavallerie-Regiment was split into two groups, 2 sq. were attached to 13.
Infanterie-Brigade,
while the other 2 sq. to 14. Infanterie-Brigade.
3. "Schlesisches" Landwehr-Kavallerie-Regiment was also split into two troops, 2 sq. attached to 15.
Infanterie-Brigade,
while the other 2 sq. to 16. Infanterie-Brigade.
Peter Hofschroer - "1815 The Waterloo Campaign - Wellington, His German Allies and the Battles of Ligny
and Quatre Bras" (ordre de bataille pour les I, II et III Corps d'après Lettow-Vorbeck, "Napoleons
Untergang 1815, pp 469 ff")
Informations fourni par Olivier Schmidt, K. Smith, P. Hofschroer et autres
drapeaux de warflag.com
August Graf von Gneisenau
Tauentzien von Wittenberg
Carl von Clausewitz
Alexander Georg von Wahlen-Jürgass
Karl von Mecklenberg-Strelitz
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