Perponcher’s Division

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Perponcher’s Division was a Dutch infantry division of the Netherlands army commanded by General Willem Frederik van Bylandt and notable for its role in the Waterloo Campaign of 1815.

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Perponcher’s Division canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf infantry division ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
alliance Seventh Coalition ⓘ
battle Battle of Quatre Bras ⓘ
Battle of Waterloo ⓘ
branch infantry ⓘ
campaign Waterloo Campaign ⓘ
commander Hendrik George de Perponcher-Sedlnitzky ⓘ
Willem Frederik van Bylandt ⓘ
composition Belgian infantry units ⓘ
Dutch infantry brigades ⓘ
conflict Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
Waterloo Campaign ⓘ
country Kingdom of the Netherlands ⓘ
era Napoleonic era ⓘ
garrison Netherlands ⓘ
higherCommand Prince of Orange ⓘ
namedAfter Hendrik George de Perponcher-Sedlnitzky ⓘ
notableFor role in the Waterloo Campaign of 1815 ⓘ
opponent Armée du Nord ⓘ
linked to: Army of the North

French Empire ⓘ
linked to: First French Empire
partOf Netherlands army ⓘ
roleAtQuatreBras holding the crossroads against French attacks ⓘ
roleAtWaterloo defending the left-centre of the Allied line ⓘ
status disbanded ⓘ
subordinateTo I Corps (Netherlands–Belgian) ⓘ
theatre Low Countries ⓘ
type Dutch infantry division ⓘ
year 1815 ⓘ

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Netherlands 2nd Division → alsoKnownAs → Perponcher’s Division ⓘ