Anglo-Allied Army Order of Battle
Combined British, Dutch and Hanoverian forces under the supreme command of Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. The Order of Battle included below reflects all units of the Anglo-Allied Army including those that were not present for the battles themselves (Units spread across the area or on garrison duty). The casualty numbers include all the casualties suffered by each regiment over the three days of fighting during the campaign from 16 June 1815 to dawn on 19 June 1815.
Present at the Battle of Waterloo Wellington had 71,257 soldiers available, 3,866 officers and 65,919 other ranks. By the end of the days fighting the army had suffered 16,084 casualties (3,024 killed, 10,222 wounded and 2,838 missing) a loss of 24.6%.
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