Battle of Wavre

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Introduction

In the battle of Ligny two days earlier, the Prussian army had been forced to retreat in some disorder. Napoléon sent Grouchy in pursuit with right wing (aile droite) of the Army of the North consisting of 32,000 troops and 96 guns: the III Corps (General Dominique Vandamme - 17,099 - 38 guns) and IV Corps (General Étienne Maurice Gérard - 15,013 - 38 guns); and from the Reserve Army 5,000 cavalry: the II Cavalry Corps (General Remy Exelmans - 3,392 - 12 guns) and IV (Hussars) Cavalry Division (General Pierre Soult - 1,485 - 8 guns) which was detached from the I Cavalry Corps.

Related Topics:
Battle of Ligny - Dominique Vandamme - Étienne Maurice Gérard - Remy Exelmans - Pierre Soult

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Grouchy was slow in taking up the pursuit, giving time for Blücher to regroup his army and advance with three corps to join up with Wellington's Anglo-Dutch army at Waterloo. The fourth, Thielmann's III Corps of 24,000 men and 32 guns, was left as a rearguard. Thielman's main force occupied Wavre and Bierge while a small flank guard occupied Limale.

Related Topics:
Blücher - Wellington - Waterloo - Wavre - Bierge - Limale

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