Prussian III Corps

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The Prussian III Corps was a major field formation of the Prussian Army that played a significant role in the Waterloo campaign of 1815 under the command of General Johann von Thielmann.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Prussian III Corps canonical 2
III. Armee-Korps (Prussia) 1

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Prussian Army formation ⓘ
military corps ⓘ
activeInYear 1815 ⓘ
allegiance Coalition forces ⓘ
alsoKnownAs III. Armee-Korps (Prussia) ⓘ
linked to: Prussian III Corps
campaignObjective defeat of Napoleon in 1815 ⓘ
coalition Seventh Coalition ⓘ
commandedBy Johann von Thielmann ⓘ
commander Johann von Thielmann ⓘ
conflict Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
Waterloo campaign ⓘ
linked to: Waterloo Campaign
corpsNumber III ⓘ
country Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Prussia
higherCommand Prussian field army under Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher ⓘ
historicalEra Napoleonic era ⓘ
historicalSignificance played a significant role in the Waterloo campaign of 1815 ⓘ
languageOfName German ⓘ
militaryBranch land forces ⓘ
notableCommander Johann von Thielmann ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of Wavre ⓘ
operations in support of the Battle of Waterloo ⓘ
opposedCommander Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ
opposedForce French Army of the North ⓘ
participatedIn Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
Waterloo campaign ⓘ
linked to: Waterloo Campaign
partOf Prussian Army ⓘ
roleInCampaign major field formation ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Belgium ⓘ
Low Countries ⓘ
typeOfUnit field corps ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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

Battle of Ligny → hasParticipant → Prussian III Corps ⓘ
Battle of Wavre → notableUnit → Prussian III Corps ⓘ
Prussian III Corps → alsoKnownAs → III. Armee-Korps (Prussia) ⓘ
linked to: Prussian III Corps