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2ND CORPS.-Commander, Lieut.-General Lord HILL. Strength, 24,033 men and 40 guns.

Organized in three divisions: i.e., 2°, Lieut.-General Sir HENRY CLINTON, consisting of three brigades: a British brigade under Major-General Adam; a brigade of the King's German Legion under Colonel Du Plat; a Hanoverian brigade under Colonel Hugh Halkett: strength, 6,833 men. 4°, commanded by Lieut.-General Sir CHARLES COLVILLE, consisting of two British brigades under Colonel Mitchell and Major-General Johnstone, and a Hanoverian brigade under Major-General Sir James Lyon: strength, 7,212. 1°, Dutch-Belgian, commanded by Lieut.General STEDMANN, consisting of two brigades under Major-General Hauw and Major-General Eerens: strength, 6,389 men. A Dutch-Belgian Indian brigade under Lieut.-General ANTHING: strength, 3,583; was attached to the 2nd Corps.

RESERVE, under WELLINGTON's own command, consisted of the 5o, 6o, and 7° divisions, the Reserve Artillery, the Brunswick Corps, the Hanoverian Reserve Corps, and the Nassau Contingent: strength, 32,796 men and 64 guns.

The 5° Division, commanded by Lieut.-General Sir THOMAS PICTON, consisted of two British brigades under Major-General Sir James Kempt and MajorGeneral Sir Denis Pack, and a Hanoverian brigade under Colonel von Vincke: strength, 7,158 men. The 6o Division, commanded by Lieut.-General the Hon. Sir LowRY COLE, consisted of a British brigade under Major-General Sir John Lambert and a Hanoverian brigade under Colonel Best: strength, 5,149

men.

CAVALRY.-Commanded by Lieut.-General the Earl of UxBRIDGE. This force consisted of seven brigades of British and German Legionary regiments, commanded by Major-General Lord Edward Somerset, Major-General Sir William Ponsonby, Major-General Sir William Dornberg, Major-General Sir John Vandeleur, Major-General Sir Colquhoun Grant, MajorGeneral Sir Hussey Vivian, and Colonel Sir F. von Arentschildt; of a Hanoverian brigade under Colonel von Estorff, of two Brunswick regiments, and of three Dutch-Belgian brigades under Major-General Trip, Major-General de Ghigny, and Major-General Van Merle strength, 14,482 men and 44 guns, the latter horse artillery.

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TOTAL STRENGTH, including garrisons, engineers, &c., 105,950 men and 196 guns: i.e., Infantry, 82,062; Cavalry, 14,482; Artillery, 8,166; Engineers, &c., 1,240.

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THE ARMY OF PRINCE BLUCHER.

1ST CORPS-Lieut.-General vON ZIETHEN. Four brigades of Infantry under Von Steinmetz, Von Pirch II., Von Jagow, and Von Henkel: strength, 27,887 men. Cavalry corps, commanded by Lieut.-General VON RÖDER, consisting of two brigades under Von Treskow and Von Lützow: strength, 1,925 men, 96 guns. Total strength, 30,831.

2ND CORPS.-General VON PIRCH I. Four brigades of

Infantry under Von Tippelskirchen, Von Krafft, Von Brause, and Von Langen: strength, 25,836 men. Cavalry corps, commanded by General VON JURGASS, consisting of three brigades under Von Thünen, Count Schulenburg, and Von Sohr: strength, 4,468; 80 guns. Total strength, 31,758.

3RD CORPS.-Lieut.-General VON THIELEMANN.

Four bri

gades of Infantry under Von Borcke, Von Kämpfen, Von Luck, and Von Stülpnagel: strength, 20,611. Cavalry corps, commanded by General voN HOBE, consisting of two brigades under Von der Marwitz and Count Lottum: strength, 2,405; 48 guns. Total strength, 23,980.

4TH CORPS.-General Count BULOW. Four brigades of Infantry under Von Hacke, Von Ryssel, Von Losthin, and Von Hiller: strength, 25,381. Cavalry corps, commanded by Prince WILLIAM of PRUSSIA, consisting of three brigades under Von Sydow, Count Schwerin, and Von Watzdorf: strength, 3,081; 88 guns. Total strength, 30,328.

TOTAL STRENGTH OF THE ARMY: Infantry, 99,715; Cavalry, 11,879; Artillery, 5,303 116,897 men and 312 guns.1

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1 Colonel Charras has pointed out that these Prussian returns do not include the personnel du grand parc, and do not allow of a sufficient number of men per gun. Adding the former, and increasing the latter to thirty men per gun, he raises the total of the army to 124,074 men. This appears to be reasonable.

III.

THE ARMY OF NAPOLEON.

IMPERIAL GUARD.-Three divisions. The Old Guard under Friant, the Middle Guard under Morand, the Young Guard under Duhesme: strength, 13,026 men. Cavalry, under Guyot and Lefebvre Desnouettes, and 106 Gendarmes d'élite: strength, 3,795 men, 96 guns. Total, 20,884.

1ST INFANTRY CORPS.-Lieut.-General DROUet d'Erlon; consisting of four divisions under Alix, Donzelot, Marcognet, and Durutte: strength, 16,885 men. Light Cavalry under Jacquinot: strength, 1,506; 46 guns. Total, 19,939.

2ND INFANTRY CORPS.-Lieut.-General REILLE; consisting of four divisions under Bachelu, Prince Jerome, Foy, and Girard: strength, 20,635. Light Cavalry Piré; strength, 1,865; 46 guns. Total, 24,361.

3RD INFANTRY CORPS.-Lieut.-General VANDAMME; Consisting of three divisions under Lefol, Habert, and Berthezène: strength, 16,851. Light Cavalry under Domont: strength, 1,017; 38 guns. Total, 19,160.

4TH INFANTRY CORPS.-Lieut.-General GERARD; consisting of three divisions under Pécheux, Vichery, and Bourmont [who, when he deserted, was replaced by Hulot]: strength, 12,800. Light Cavalry, under

Maurin [and afterwards Vallin]: strength, 1,623; 38 guns. Total, 15,995.

6TH INFANTRY CORPS.-Lieut.-General LOBAU; consisting of three divisions under Simmer, Jeannin, and Teste strength, 9,218; no cavalry; 32 guns. Total, 10,465.

RESERVE CAVALRY.-Commanded by Marshal GROUCHY, consisting of

1st Corps.-Commanded by Lieut.-General PAJOL, two divisions under P. Soult and Subervie: strength, 2,717; 12 guns. Total, 3,046.

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2nd Corps. Lieut.-General EXCELMANS, two divisions under Strolz and Chastel: strength, 3,220; 12 guns. Total, 3,515.

3rd Corps.-Lieut.-General KELLERMAN; two divisions under L'Héritier and Roussel d'Urbal: strength, 3,360; 12 guns. Total, 3,679.

4th Corps.-Lieut.-General MILHAUD; two divisions under Wathier and Delort: strength, 3,194; 12 guns. Total, 3,544.

Grand Parc, Engineers, &c., 3,500.

TOTAL OF THE ARMY.-128,088, and 344 guns; including 89,415 Infantry, 22,302 Cavalry, and 12,371 Artillery and Engineers.'

1 These figures we have taken from the work of Colonel Charras. The returns usually followed are those printed in Tome IX. of the Mémoires de Napoleon. They are, however, based on a "Situation au 1er Juin, 1815;" the figures of Charras are derived from official returns from the several Infantry corps, dated the 10th of June; for the Guard, a return

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