British 3rd Division

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British Army formation infantry division

The British 3rd Division was a distinguished infantry formation of the British Army, renowned for its pivotal role in the Napoleonic Wars under commanders such as Sir Thomas Picton.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
3rd Infantry Division (United Kingdom) 2
British 3rd Division canonical 2

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army formation ⓘ
infantry division ⓘ
alliance Coalition forces against Napoleon ⓘ
surface form: Coalition forces against Napoleonic France
alsoKnownAs 3rd Division ⓘ
Third Division ⓘ
conflict Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
era Napoleonic era ⓘ
higherCommand Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ⓘ
surface form: Duke of Wellington
militaryBranch British Army ⓘ
notableCommander Charles Alten ⓘ
Sir Thomas Picton ⓘ
notableEngagement Siege of Badajoz ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Badajoz

Battle of Bussaco ⓘ
Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Ciudad Rodrigo

Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro ⓘ
Battle of the Nive ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Nive

Battle of Nivelle ⓘ
Battle of Orthez ⓘ
Battle of Quatre Bras ⓘ
Battle of Salamanca ⓘ
Battle of Toulouse ⓘ
Battle of Vitoria ⓘ
Battle of Waterloo ⓘ
Battle of the Pyrenees ⓘ
Peninsular War ⓘ
Waterloo Campaign ⓘ
notableFor participation in the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo ⓘ
pivotal role in major Peninsular War battles ⓘ
partOf British Army ⓘ
reputation distinguished combat record ⓘ
front-line infantry formation ⓘ
role infantry ⓘ
service British Army during Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
subordinateTo Anglo-Allied Army in 1815 ⓘ
Wellington’s field army in the Peninsula ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Belgium ⓘ
Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
type line infantry division ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Battle of Salamanca → notableUnit → British 3rd Division ⓘ
Queen Red → usedBy → British 3rd Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 3rd Infantry Division (United Kingdom)
II Corps (British Army) → notableUnit → British 3rd Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: 3rd Infantry Division (United Kingdom)
Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1812) → notableUnit → British 3rd Division ⓘ