Prussian II Corps

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The Prussian II Corps was a major field formation of the Prussian Army that played a key role in the 1815 Waterloo campaign under Field Marshal Blücher.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Prussian Army formation ⓘ
army corps ⓘ
allegiance Coalition forces ⓘ
armyGroup Prussian Army of the Lower Rhine ⓘ
campaign 1815 Waterloo campaign ⓘ
commanderRank General of Infantry ⓘ
commandStructure organized as a multi-division corps ⓘ
conflict Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
War of the Seventh Coalition ⓘ
Waterloo campaign ⓘ
linked to: Waterloo Campaign
corpsNumber II ⓘ
country Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Prussia
dateActive 1815 ⓘ
engagement Battle of Ligny ⓘ
Battle of Waterloo ⓘ
Battle of Wavre ⓘ
garrisonOrAssemblyArea Prussian forces in the Rhineland ⓘ
historicalEra 19th century ⓘ
Napoleonic era ⓘ
languageOfCommand German ⓘ
militaryBranch artillery ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
militaryTradition Prussian military system ⓘ
notableCommander Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher ⓘ
Karl von Pirch I ⓘ
notableFor participation in the Waterloo campaign under Blücher ⓘ
opponent French Army of the North ⓘ
Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ
partOf Field Army of Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher ⓘ
Prussian Army ⓘ
purpose major field formation for offensive and defensive operations ⓘ
role field corps ⓘ
side anti-Napoleonic coalition ⓘ
subordinateTo Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Belgium ⓘ
Low Countries ⓘ

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Battle of Ligny → hasParticipant → Prussian II Corps ⓘ