Perponcher’s Division

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Perponcher’s Division was a Dutch infantry division of the Netherlands army commanded by General Willem Frederik van Bylandt and notable for its role in the Waterloo Campaign of 1815.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf infantry division
military unit
alliance Seventh Coalition
battle Battle of Quatre Bras
Battle of Waterloo
branch infantry
campaign Waterloo Campaign
commander Hendrik George de Perponcher-Sedlnitzky
Willem Frederik van Bylandt
composition Belgian infantry units
Dutch infantry brigades
conflict Napoleonic Wars
Waterloo Campaign
country Kingdom of the Netherlands
era Napoleonic era
garrison Netherlands
higherCommand Prince of Orange
namedAfter Hendrik George de Perponcher-Sedlnitzky
notableFor role in the Waterloo Campaign of 1815
opponent Armée du Nord
linked to: Army of the North

French Empire
linked to: First French Empire
partOf Netherlands army
roleAtQuatreBras holding the crossroads against French attacks
roleAtWaterloo defending the left-centre of the Allied line
status disbanded
subordinateTo I Corps (Netherlands–Belgian)
theatre Low Countries
type Dutch infantry division
year 1815

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Netherlands 2nd Division alsoKnownAs Perponcher’s Division