Prussian I Corps

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The Prussian I Corps was a major field formation of the Prussian Army during the Napoleonic Wars, playing a key role in the 1815 campaign that culminated at Waterloo.

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I Corps (Prussia) 1
Prussian I Corps canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf army corps
military unit
allegiance Prussia
alsoKnownAs I Corps (Prussia)
linked to: Prussian I Corps
branch infantry‑based field army corps
campaign 1815 campaign in Belgium
commander Hans Ernst Karl von Zieten
conflict Napoleonic Wars
War of the Seventh Coalition
Waterloo campaign
linked to: Waterloo Campaign
country Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia
dateInService 1815
garrisonOrAssemblyArea near Charleroi at start of 1815 campaign
historicalEra 19th century
notableEngagement Battle of Ligny
Battle of Waterloo
Battle of Wavre
notableFor contribution to the Allied victory at Waterloo
early engagement with French forces in June 1815
opponent Armée du Nord under Napoleon I
French Empire
participatedIn Prussian advance to Waterloo on 18 June 1815
Prussian retreat after Ligny
partOf Prussian Army
role field formation
front‑line combat formation
subordinateTo Prussian field army under Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher
supported Anglo‑Allied army under the Duke of Wellington at Waterloo
linked to: Anglo-Allied Army
theater Belgium
Low Countries

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Battle of Ligny hasParticipant Prussian I Corps
Prussian I Corps alsoKnownAs I Corps (Prussia)
linked to: Prussian I Corps