I Corps (Anglo-Allied Army)

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I Corps (Anglo-Allied Army) was a major field formation of the Duke of Wellington’s multinational force during the Waterloo campaign of 1815, comprising British, Dutch, Belgian, and German units.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf army corps
military unit
alliance Seventh Coalition
associatedWith Anglo-Dutch forces
linked to: Anglo-Dutch fleet

Brunswick troops
Nassau troops
linked to: Brunswick Army
campaign Hundred Days
commander William, Prince of Orange
commandStructure corps-level formation under Wellington
composedOf Belgian Army units
British Army units
Dutch Army units
German contingents
conflict Napoleonic Wars
Waterloo campaign
linked to: Waterloo Campaign
country United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
deputyCommander Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Picton
linked to: Sir Thomas Picton
disbandedAfter end of the Waterloo campaign
formedIn 1815
garrison Brussels (area of responsibility before Waterloo)
historicalEra 19th century
languageOfCommand Dutch
English
location Southern Netherlands
notableCommander William, Prince of Orange
notableEngagement defence of the crossroads at Quatre Bras
defence of the left-centre at Waterloo
opposedCommander Napoleon Bonaparte
opposedTo French Army of the North
participatedIn Battle of Quatre Bras
Battle of Waterloo
partOf Anglo-Allied Army
left wing of the Anglo-Allied Army at Waterloo
role front-line field formation
subordinateTo Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
theaterOfOperations Low Countries
typeOfFormation multinational corps
usedBy Duchy of Brunswick
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Nassau
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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Netherlands 2nd Division higherCommand I Corps (Anglo-Allied Army)