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.

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

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Prussian Army formation
military corps
activeInYear 1815
allegiance Coalition forces
alsoKnownAs Prussian III Corps
surface form: III. Armee-Korps (Prussia)
campaignObjective defeat of Napoleon in 1815
coalition War of the Seventh Coalition
surface form: Seventh Coalition
commandedBy Johann von Thielmann
commander Johann von Thielmann
conflict Napoleonic Wars
Waterloo Campaign
surface form: Waterloo campaign
corpsNumber III
country Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of 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
surface form: Waterloo campaign
partOf Prussian Army
roleInCampaign major field formation
theaterOfOperations Belgium
Low Countries
typeOfUnit field corps

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Battle of Ligny hasParticipant Prussian III Corps
Battle of Wavre notableUnit Prussian III Corps
Prussian III Corps alsoKnownAs Prussian III Corps
this entity surface form: III. Armee-Korps (Prussia)