French IV Corps

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The French IV Corps was a major corps-sized formation of Napoleon's army that played a significant role in the Waterloo campaign of 1815.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Napoleonic military unit
military corps
activeInYear 1815
allegiance First French Empire
campaignCommander Napoleon I
surface form: Napoleon I of France
commander Étienne Maurice Gérard
conflict Battle of Ligny
Battle of Waterloo
Waterloo Campaign
surface form: Waterloo campaign
country France
disbandedAfter defeat at Waterloo
engagedAgainst Anglo-allied army under Wellington
Prussian Army
formedFor Waterloo Campaign
surface form: Waterloo campaign
historicalEra Hundred Days
Napoleonic Wars
languageOfCommand French
militaryBranch French Army
notableCommander Étienne Maurice Gérard
participatedIn French attack on Prussians at Ligny
French operations against Prussian forces during retreat to Wavre
partOf Army of the North
surface form: Armée du Nord
roleInCampaign major corps of the French left wing
size corps
status disbanded
subordinateTo Napoleon I
surface form: Napoleon I of France
theater Low Countries
tookPartIn Waterloo Campaign
surface form: Napoleon’s 1815 offensive into Belgium
type infantry-dominated field corps

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Battle of Wavre notableUnit French IV Corps
Battle of Möckern (1813) side French IV Corps