List of British Army formations during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars

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Armies[edit]

French Revolutionary Wars[edit]

Armies
Formation name Created Ceased to exist Locations served Notes Ref
York's Flanders
York's Holland
Abercromby's Egypt

Napoleonic Wars[edit]

Armies
Formation name Created Ceased to exist Locations served Notes Ref
Stuart's Naples
Cathcart's Hanover
Cathcart's Copenhagen
Moore's Corunna army
Army on the Tarragona
Wellesley's Peninsular
Beckwith's Martinique and Guadeloupe
Chatham's Walcheren
Anglo-Portuguese Army

Hundred Days[edit]

Armies
Formation name Created Ceased to exist Locations served Notes Ref
Waterloo
Allied Army of Occupation in France

Corps[edit]

Peninsular War[edit]

Corps
Formation name Created Ceased to exist Locations served Notes Ref
Beresford's Corps March 1812 Portugal, Spain, France Commanded by Lieutenant-General Sir William Beresford. Comprised the 3rd, 4th, and Light Divisions in 1812. [1]
Hill's Corps Winter 1809 Portugal, Spain, France Originally commanded by Lieutenant-General Sir Rowland Hill. Temporarily replaced by Beresford on 1 January 1811 due to illness, but returned on 27 May. [2]
Hope's Corps April 1813 Portugal, Spain, France Originally commanded by Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Graham, who was replaced due to ill health by Lieutenant-General Sir John Hope in October. [3]

Waterloo campaign[edit]

Corps
Formation name Created Ceased to exist Locations served Notes Ref
First Corps Southern Netherlands, France [4]
Second Corps Southern Netherlands, France [5]
Brunswick Corps Southern Netherlands, France [6]
Hanoverian Reserve Corps Southern Netherlands, France [7]

Ad-hoc divisions[edit]

Egypt (Abercromby's army)[edit]

Divisions
Formation name Created Ceased to exist Locations served Notes Ref
Infantry Division
Cavalry Division

Hanover Expedition (Cathcart's army)[edit]

Divisions
Formation name Created Ceased to exist Locations served Notes Ref
1st Division November 1805 February 1806 Hanover The division was split up along the English coast upon its return from Hanover to assist in defence against possible French invasion [8][9]
2nd Division November 1805 February 1806 Hanover The division was split up along the English coast upon its return from Hanover to assist in defence against possible French invasion [8][9]

Copenhagen (Cathcart's army)[edit]

Divisions
Formation name Created Ceased to exist Locations served Notes Ref
KGL Division [10]
Right Division [10]
Left Division [10]
KGL Cavalry Division [10]

Peninsular War (Dalrymple/Moore's army)[edit]

Divisions
Formation name Created Ceased to exist Locations served Notes Ref
1st Division
2nd Division
3rd Division
Reserve Division
Cavalry Division

Peninsular War (Army on the Tarragona)[edit]

Divisions
Formation name Created Ceased to exist Locations served Notes Ref
1st Division
2nd Division

Martinique and Guadeloupe (Beckwith's army)[edit]

Divisions
Formation name Created Ceased to exist Locations served Notes Ref
1st Division
2nd Division

Walcheren (Chatham's army)[edit]

Divisions
Formation name Created Ceased to exist Locations served Notes Ref
1st Division
2nd Division
3rd Division
4th Division
5th Division
Light Division

Semi-permanent divisions[edit]

Peninsular War (Wellington's Army)[edit]

Divisions
Formation name Created Ceased to exist Locations served Notes Ref
1st Division 18 June 1809 April 1814 Portugal, Spain, France At the conclusion of the Peninsular War, in 1814, the division was disbanded in France. [11]
2nd Division 18 June 1809 April 1814 Portugal, Spain, France At the conclusion of the Peninsular War, in 1814, the division was disbanded in France. [12]
3rd Division 18 June 1809 April 1814 Portugal, Spain, France At the conclusion of the Peninsular War, in 1814, the division was disbanded in France. [13]
4th Division 18 June 1809 April 1814 Portugal, Spain, France At the conclusion of the Peninsular War, in 1814, the division was disbanded in France. [11]
5th Division 6 October 1810 April 1814 Portugal, Spain, France At the conclusion of the Peninsular War, in 1814, the division was disbanded in France. [14]
6th Division 6 October 1810 April 1814 Portugal, Spain, France At the conclusion of the Peninsular War, in 1814, the division was disbanded in France. [15]
7th Division 5 March 1811 April 1814 Portugal, Spain, France At the conclusion of the Peninsular War, in 1814, the division was disbanded in France. [16]
Light Division 22 February 1810 1814? [17][18]
1st Cavalry Division 19 June 1811 21 April 1813 Spain Served with main field army. Broken up into individual brigades under a over-all cavalry commander. [19]
2nd Cavalry Division 19 June 1811 21 April 1813 Spain Served with Hill's Corps. Broken up into individual brigades under a over-all cavalry commander. [19]

War of the Seventh Coalition[edit]

Divisions
Formation name Created Ceased to exist Locations served Notes Ref
1st Division 11 April 1815 December 1818 Southern Netherlands, France The Army of Occupation was disbanded, along with its divisions, in December 1818 when it departed France. [20]
2nd Division 11 April 1815 December 1818 Southern Netherlands, France The Army of Occupation was disbanded, along with its divisions, in December 1818 when it departed France. [21]
3rd Division 11 April 1815 1 April 1817 Southern Netherlands, France Formed part of the Army of Occupation, in France, following the Waterloo campaign [22]
4th Division 11 April 1815 1815 Southern Netherlands, France Following the conclusion of the Napoleonic Wars, the British military in France was reorganised into three divisions on 30 November 1815. The remaining forces, including the 4th Division, were officially stood down and withdrawn from France. The withdrawal started in December and was finalized by February 1816. [23]
5th Division 11 April 1815 1815 Southern Netherlands, France Following the conclusion of the Napoleonic Wars, the British military in France was reorganised into three divisions on 30 November 1815. The remaining forces, including the 5th Division, were officially stood down and withdrawn from France. The withdrawal started in December and was finalized by February 1816. [24]
5th Division 11 April 1815 1815 Southern Netherlands, France Following the conclusion of the Napoleonic Wars, the British military in France was reorganised into three divisions on 30 November 1815. The remaining forces, including the 5th Division, were officially stood down and withdrawn from France. The withdrawal started in December and was finalized by February 1816. [24]
6th Division 1815
7th Division 1815

Notes[edit]

Footnotes

Citations

  1. ^ Oman 1930, p. 544; Heathcote 2010, p. 15.
  2. ^ Oman 1930, p. 544; Heathcote 2010, pp. 14–15, 65.
  3. ^ Oman 1930, p. 544; Heathcote 2010, pp. 59, 72.
  4. ^ Siborne 1900, p. 783.
  5. ^ Siborne 1900, p. 785.
  6. ^ Siborne 1900, p. 787<.
  7. ^ Siborne 1900, p. 787.
  8. ^ a b Burnham & McGuigan (2010), p. 22.
  9. ^ a b Hill (2012), p. 35.
  10. ^ a b c d Burnham & McGuigan (2010), p. 27.
  11. ^ a b Reid 2004, p. ?; Oman 1930, p. 513.
  12. ^ Reid 2004, p. 40; Oman 1930, p. 513.
  13. ^ Reid 2004, p. 47; Oman 1930, p. 513.
  14. ^ Reid 2004, p. 57; Oman 1930, p. 513.
  15. ^ Reid 2004, p. 23; Oman 1930, p. 513; Heathcote 2010, p. 23.
  16. ^ Reid 2004, p. 64; Oman 1930, p. 513; Heathcote 2010, p. 74.
  17. ^ Heathcote (2010), p. 10.
  18. ^ Heathcote (2010), p. 39.
  19. ^ a b McGuigan & Burnham (2017), p. xii.
  20. ^ Weller 2010, p. 34; Siborne 1900, pp. 489, 783; Veve 1992, p. 159.
  21. ^ Glover 2015, pp. 11–22, 31, 199–200.
  22. ^ Weller 2010, p. 34; Siborne 1900, pp. 489, 783; Ross-of-Bladensburg 1896, pp. 48–50.
  23. ^ Weller 2010, p. 34; Siborne 1900, pp. 785; Ross-of-Bladensburg 1896, pp. 49–51.
  24. ^ a b Weller 2010, p. 34; Siborne 1900, p. 786; Ross-of-Bladensburg 1896, pp. 49–51.

References[edit]

  • Burnham, Robert; McGuigan, Ron (2010). The British Army against Napoleon. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Frontline Books. ISBN 978-1-84832-562-3.
  • Glover, Gareth (2015). Waterloo: The Defeat of Napoleon's Imperial Guard: Henry Clinton, the 2nd Division and the End of a 200-year-old Controversy. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Books. ISBN 978-1-84832-744-3.
  • Heathcote, T.A. (2010). Wellington's Peninsular War Generals & Their Battles: A Biographical and Historical Dictionary. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Pen & Sword. ISBN 978-1-84884-061-4.
  • Hill, Joanna (2012). Wellington's Right Hand: Rowland, Viscount Hill. Stroud, Gloucestershire: Spellmount. ISBN 978-0-7524-9013-7.
  • McGuigan, Ron; Burnham, Robert (2017). Wellington's Brigade Commanders. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Pen and Sword. ISBN 978-1-47385-079-8.
  • Oman, Charles (1930). A History of the Peninsular War. Vol. VII August 1813 – April 14, 1814. Oxford: Oxford University Press. OCLC 185228609.
  • Reid, Stuart (2004). Wellington's Army in the Peninsula 1809–14. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84176-517-4.
  • Ross-of-Bladensburg, John Foster George (1896). A History of the Coldstream Guards from 1815 to 1895. London: A.D. Inness & Co. OCLC 1152610342.
  • Siborne, William (1900). The Waterloo Campaign (5th ed.). Westminster: Archibald Constable and Co. OCLC 672639901.
  • Weller, Jac (2010) [1992]. Wellington at Waterloo. Barnsley: Frontline Books. ISBN 978-1-84832-586-9.
  • Veve, Thomas Dwight (1992). The Duke of Wellington and the British Army of Occupation in France, 1815-1818. Westport, Connecticut and London: Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-31327-941-6.
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