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.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Prussian I Corps canonical 3
I Corps (Prussia) 1
Prussian I Army Corps 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

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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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Ligny → hasParticipant → Prussian I Corps ⓘ
Prussian I Corps → alsoKnownAs → I Corps (Prussia) ⓘ
linked to: Prussian I Corps
First Army (North German Confederation) → composition → Prussian I Corps ⓘ
subject linked to: First Army
Hans Ernst Karl von Zieten → commanded → Prussian I Corps ⓘ
Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel → commanded → Prussian I Army Corps ⓘ
linked to: Prussian I Corps