Perponcher’s Division
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Perponcher’s Division was a Dutch infantry division of the Netherlands army commanded by General Willem Frederik van Bylandt and notable for its role in the Waterloo Campaign of 1815.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
infantry division
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| alliance | Seventh Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Quatre Bras
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Waterloo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | infantry ⓘ |
| campaign | Waterloo Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Hendrik George de Perponcher-Sedlnitzky
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Willem Frederik van Bylandt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composition |
Belgian infantry units
ⓘ
Dutch infantry brigades ⓘ |
| conflict |
Napoleonic Wars
ⓘ
Waterloo Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of the Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Napoleonic era ⓘ |
| garrison | Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| higherCommand | Prince of Orange NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Hendrik George de Perponcher-Sedlnitzky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | role in the Waterloo Campaign of 1815 ⓘ |
| opponent |
Armée du Nord
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Netherlands army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleAtQuatreBras | holding the crossroads against French attacks ⓘ |
| roleAtWaterloo | defending the left-centre of the Allied line ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | I Corps (Netherlands–Belgian) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatre | Low Countries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | Dutch infantry division ⓘ |
| year | 1815 ⓘ |
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