French III Corps

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The French III Corps was a major field formation of Napoleon’s army that played a significant role in the Waterloo campaign of 1815.

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French III Corps canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Napoleonic military unit ⓘ
military corps ⓘ
allegiance France ⓘ
branch French Army ⓘ
campaign Waterloo campaign ⓘ
linked to: Waterloo Campaign
commander Dominique Vandamme ⓘ
commandStructure corps-level formation under Napoleon I ⓘ
conflict Hundred Days ⓘ
Waterloo campaign ⓘ
linked to: Waterloo Campaign
country First French Empire ⓘ
dateActive 1815 ⓘ
disbandedAfter defeat of Napoleon in 1815 ⓘ
engagement Battle of Ligny ⓘ
Battle of Wavre ⓘ
operations concurrent with Battle of Waterloo ⓘ
historicalEra Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
notableCommander Dominique Vandamme ⓘ
notableFor participation in the Waterloo campaign of 1815 ⓘ
opponent Prussian Army ⓘ
Seventh Coalition ⓘ
partOf Armée du Nord ⓘ
linked to: Army of the North
role field corps ⓘ
size corps ⓘ
status disbanded ⓘ
subordinateTo Armée du Nord high command ⓘ
linked to: Army of the North

Napoleon I ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Belgium ⓘ
Low Countries ⓘ
type infantry-dominated formation ⓘ

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

Battle of Wavre → notableUnit → French III Corps ⓘ
Battle of Eckmühl → notableUnit → French III Corps ⓘ
Battle of Czarnowo → forceInvolved → French III Corps ⓘ