Netherlands 2nd Division

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The Netherlands 2nd Division was a key Dutch-Belgian infantry formation in the Napoleonic Wars, particularly recognized for its role in the Waterloo campaign.

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instanceOf Napoleonic Wars military formation
infantry division
military unit
ally Brunswick
Hanover
United Kingdom
alsoKnownAs 2nd Netherlands Division
Eerste Divisie
surface form: Dutch 2nd Division

Perponcher’s Division
army Royal Netherlands Army
surface form: Army of the Netherlands
branch infantry
coalition War of the Seventh Coalition
surface form: Seventh Coalition
coalitionCommander Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
commander Hendrik George de Perponcher Sedlnitzky
Willem Frederik van Bylandt
composition Belgian troops
Dutch troops
conflict Napoleonic Wars
Waterloo Campaign
surface form: Waterloo campaign
country United Kingdom of the Netherlands
engagementType line infantry combat
era 19th century
garrisonOrAssemblyArea Southern Netherlands
higherCommand I Corps (Anglo-Allied Army)
higherCommander Prince William of Orange (disputed)
surface form: Prince William of Orange
historicalRegion Low Countries
notableBattle Battle of Quatre Bras
Battle of Waterloo
notableFor defensive stand at Quatre Bras
holding the left-centre of the Anglo-Allied line at Waterloo
opponent French Empire
opponentCommander Michel Ney
Napoleon Bonaparte
partOf Anglo-Allied Army
recognizedFor key role in the Waterloo campaign
role infantry
status disbanded
subunit Bylandt’s Brigade
Saxe-Weimar’s Brigade
Bylandt’s Brigade
surface form: van Bijlandt’s Brigade
theater Waterloo Campaign
surface form: Waterloo campaign theater
timePeriod 1815

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Battle of Quatre Bras notableUnit Netherlands 2nd Division