Anglo-Allied Army

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The Anglo-Allied Army was the multinational coalition force under the Duke of Wellington that fought Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Napoleonic Wars military unit
coalition army
alliance Duchy of Brunswick
Duchy of Nassau
Kingdom of Hanover
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
United Kingdom of the Netherlands
commander Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
commanderCountry United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
commanderRank Field Marshal
conflict Battle of Waterloo
Waterloo Campaign
cooperationWith Prussian Army under Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher
country United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
date 18 June 1815
disbandedAfter end of Waterloo Campaign
formedFor campaign against Napoleon during the Hundred Days
hasComponent Belgian troops
British Army units
Brunswick troops
Dutch troops
Hanoverian troops
King's German Legion
Nassau troops
historicalPeriod Napoleonic Wars
languageOfCommand English
legacy central to British and European military history
location United Kingdom of the Netherlands
Waterloo, present-day Belgium
linked to: Waterloo, Belgium
notableEngagement defence of Hougoumont
linked to: Hougoumont farm

defence of La Haye Sainte
defence of Papelotte and Frischermont
notableUnit Household Brigade
King's German Legion cavalry
King's German Legion infantry
Union Brigade
opponent French Army of the North
opponentCommander Napoleon Bonaparte
partOf Seventh Coalition
result decisive victory
role defeated Napoleon at Waterloo
secondaryLanguagesUsed Dutch
French
German
strategicObjective block French advance towards Brussels
strengthEstimate about 68,000 men
strengthNote included infantry, cavalry, and artillery

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Netherlands 2nd Division partOf Anglo-Allied Army
Prussian I Corps supported Anglo‑Allied army under the Duke of Wellington at Waterloo
linked to: Anglo-Allied Army
La Haye farm opponent Allied army under the Duke of Wellington
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Smohain nearDefensivePositionsOf Allied army at Waterloo
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Light Division alliedTo Duke of Wellington's army
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Manley Power partOf Allied army at Waterloo
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Wellington’s field army in the Peninsula followedBy Anglo-Allied army at Waterloo
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Prussian Field Army under Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher alliedWith Anglo‑Allied army under the Duke of Wellington
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Willem Frederik van Bylandt partOf Anglo-allied army at Waterloo
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I Corps (Anglo-Allied Army) partOf Anglo-Allied Army
Bylandt’s Brigade allegiance Duke of Wellington’s Anglo-Allied army
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Bylandt’s Brigade army Anglo-Allied army
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