Anglo-Allied Army

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The Anglo-Allied Army was the multinational coalition force under the Duke of Wellington that fought Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Napoleonic Wars military unit
coalition army
alliance Duchy of Brunswick NERFINISHED
Duchy of Nassau NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Hanover NERFINISHED
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED
United Kingdom of the Netherlands NERFINISHED
commander Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington NERFINISHED
commanderCountry United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED
commanderRank Field Marshal
conflict Battle of Waterloo NERFINISHED
Waterloo Campaign NERFINISHED
cooperationWith Prussian Army under Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED
date 18 June 1815
disbandedAfter end of Waterloo Campaign
formedFor campaign against Napoleon during the Hundred Days
hasComponent Belgian troops
British Army units NERFINISHED
Brunswick troops
Dutch troops
Hanoverian troops
King's German Legion NERFINISHED
Nassau troops
historicalPeriod Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED
languageOfCommand English
legacy central to British and European military history
location United Kingdom of the Netherlands NERFINISHED
Waterloo, present-day Belgium NERFINISHED
notableEngagement defence of Hougoumont NERFINISHED
defence of La Haye Sainte NERFINISHED
defence of Papelotte and Frischermont
notableUnit Household Brigade NERFINISHED
King's German Legion cavalry NERFINISHED
King's German Legion infantry NERFINISHED
Union Brigade NERFINISHED
opponent French Army of the North NERFINISHED
opponentCommander Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED
partOf Seventh Coalition NERFINISHED
result decisive victory
role defeated Napoleon at Waterloo
secondaryLanguagesUsed Dutch
French
German
strategicObjective block French advance towards Brussels
strengthEstimate about 68,000 men
strengthNote included infantry, cavalry, and artillery

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Smohain nearDefensivePositionsOf Anglo-Allied Army
this entity surface form: Allied army at Waterloo
La Haye farm opponent Anglo-Allied Army
this entity surface form: Allied army under the Duke of Wellington
Netherlands 2nd Division partOf Anglo-Allied Army
Prussian I Corps supported Anglo-Allied Army
this entity surface form: Anglo‑Allied army under the Duke of Wellington at Waterloo