Prussian Army of the Lower Rhine
Army · Kingdom of Prussia · April 1, 1815 – December 31, 1815 · 123,000 strong
The Prussian army under Gebhard von Blücher in the Waterloo campaign. Beaten at Ligny, it retreated to Wavre and marched to Waterloo, where its attack on the French flank decided the battle.
View on map Fought in Napoleonic Wars
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Strength and losses
- Nominal Strength: 123,000
- June 1, 1815 Strength: 123,000
- June 16, 1815 Strength: 84,000 Battle of Ligny
- June 18, 1815 Strength: 50,000 Battle of Waterloo
Movements
- June 1, 1815 – June 14, 1815 Cantoned around Namur (approximate) Map
- June 16, 1815 Battle of Ligny Map
- June 17, 1815 Retreats to Wavre Map
- June 18, 1815 Battle of Waterloo Plancenoit Map
- June 18–19, 1815 Battle of Wavre
- July 7, 1815 Enters Paris Map