Prussian IV Corps

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The Prussian IV Corps was a major field formation of the Prussian Army that played a significant role in the Waterloo campaign of 1815 under General Friedrich Wilhelm von Bülow.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf army corps
field formation
allegiance Prussia
alsoKnownAs IV Corps
IV. Armeekorps
branch artillery
cavalry
infantry
campaignYear 1815
commander Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Bülow
surface form: Friedrich Wilhelm von Bülow
country Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
higherCommand Prussian Field Army under Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher
historicalEra Napoleonic era
languageOfCommand German
militaryFunction tactical and operational maneuver formation
notableCommander Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Bülow
surface form: Friedrich Wilhelm von Bülow
notableEngagement Battle of Ligny
Battle of Waterloo
Battle of Wavre
opponent French Army of the North
opponentCommander Napoleon Bonaparte
participatedIn Napoleonic Wars
Waterloo Campaign
surface form: Waterloo campaign
partOf Prussian Army
roleInBattleOfWaterloo arrived on the battlefield in the late afternoon
attacked Napoleon’s right flank
cooperated with the Anglo‑Allied army under the Duke of Wellington
subordination Prussian General Staff
theaterOfOperations Belgium
Low Countries
type combined arms formation

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Battle of Ligny hasParticipant Prussian IV Corps