French Armée du Nord

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The French Armée du Nord was the field army commanded by Napoleon Bonaparte during the 1815 Waterloo campaign, playing a central role in his final military operations.

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French Army of the North 3
French Armée du Nord canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Napoleonic army
field army
military unit
activeDuring Hundred Days
Waterloo Campaign
surface form: Waterloo campaign
allegiance First French Empire
commander Emmanuel de Grouchy
Michel Ney
Napoleon Bonaparte
commandStructure directly commanded by Napoleon Bonaparte
component I Corps
II Corps
III Corps
IV Corps
Imperial Guard
Reserve Cavalry
VI Corps
consequence collapse of Napoleon’s rule during the Hundred Days
country France
dateFormed 1815
disbandedAfter 1815
engagedIn Battle of Ligny
Battle of Quatre Bras
Battle of Waterloo
Battle of Wavre
formedFor offensive against the Seventh Coalition in Belgium
garrisonOrAssemblyPoint around Avesnes
around Beaumont
historicalEra Napoleonic Wars
languageOfCommand French
notableEngagementOutcome defeat at Waterloo
tactical stalemate at Quatre Bras
victory at Ligny
notableFor Napoleon’s last campaign
opponentCoalition War of the Seventh Coalition
surface form: Seventh Coalition
opposedBy Anglo-allied army under the Duke of Wellington
Prussian army under Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher
partOf French Army
resultOfCampaign Battle of Waterloo
surface form: defeat at Waterloo
role main French field army in the Waterloo campaign
strategicObjective defeat Wellington and Blücher separately
strengthApproximate about 120000 men
theaterOfOperations Belgium
Low Countries
timePeriod 19th century

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Battle of Ligny opponentOf French Armée du Nord
Battle of Quatre Bras opponent French Armée du Nord
Ten Days’ Campaign opposedBy French Armée du Nord
this entity surface form: French Army of the North
La Haye Sainte farm attackedBy French Armée du Nord
subject surface form: La Haye Sainte
this entity surface form: French Army of the North
Anglo-Russian invasion of the Netherlands involvedForce French Armée du Nord
this entity surface form: French Army of the North
Quatre Bras opposingForce French Armée du Nord