Bylandt’s Brigade

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Bylandt’s Brigade was a Dutch-Belgian infantry brigade commanded by General Willem Frederik van Bylandt that fought as part of Wellington’s army during the Waterloo campaign of 1815.

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van Bijlandt’s Brigade 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch-Belgian military unit
infantry brigade
allegiance Duke of Wellington’s Anglo-Allied army NERFINISHED
army Anglo-Allied army NERFINISHED
battle Battle of Quatre Bras NERFINISHED
Battle of Waterloo NERFINISHED
campaign Hundred Days NERFINISHED
commander Willem Frederik van Bylandt NERFINISHED
commanderRank major-general
composition Belgian infantry battalions
Dutch infantry battalions
conflict Waterloo campaign NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom of the Netherlands NERFINISHED
dateActive 1815
forceType line infantry formation
garrisonOrAssemblyArea Netherlands NERFINISHED
historicalEra Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED
languageOfCommand Dutch
locationEngagement Quatre Bras NERFINISHED
Waterloo NERFINISHED
militaryBranch infantry
namedAfter Willem Frederik van Bylandt NERFINISHED
notableFor defending the Allied left-centre at Waterloo
sustaining heavy casualties from French attacks at Waterloo
opponent French Army of the North NERFINISHED
opponentCommander Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED
partOf 2nd Netherlands Division NERFINISHED
Netherlands Division NERFINISHED
side Seventh Coalition NERFINISHED
superiorCommander Lieutenant-General Perponcher-Sedlnitzky NERFINISHED

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Netherlands 2nd Division subunit Bylandt’s Brigade
Netherlands 2nd Division subunit Bylandt’s Brigade
this entity surface form: van Bijlandt’s Brigade