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French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars |
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Victorian era |
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First World War |
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Second World War |
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Formation name | Created | Ceased to exist | Locations served | Notes | Ref |
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York's Flanders | |||||
York's Holland | |||||
Abercromby's Egypt |
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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 |
Formation name | Created | Ceased to exist | Locations served | Notes | Ref |
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Waterloo | |||||
Allied Army of Occupation in France |
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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] |
Formation name | Created | Ceased to exist | Locations served | Notes | Ref |
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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] |
Formation name | Created | Ceased to exist | Locations served | Notes | Ref |
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Infantry Division | |||||
Cavalry Division |
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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] |
Formation name | Created | Ceased to exist | Locations served | Notes | Ref |
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KGL Division | [10] | ||||
Right Division | [10] | ||||
Left Division | [10] | ||||
KGL Cavalry Division | [10] |
Formation name | Created | Ceased to exist | Locations served | Notes | Ref |
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1st Division | |||||
2nd Division | |||||
3rd Division | |||||
Reserve Division | |||||
Cavalry Division |
Formation name | Created | Ceased to exist | Locations served | Notes | Ref |
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1st Division | |||||
2nd Division |
Formation name | Created | Ceased to exist | Locations served | Notes | Ref |
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1st Division | |||||
2nd Division |
Formation name | Created | Ceased to exist | Locations served | Notes | Ref |
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1st Division | |||||
2nd Division | |||||
3rd Division | |||||
4th Division | |||||
5th Division | |||||
Light Division |
Formation name | Created | Ceased to exist | Locations served | Notes | Ref |
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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] |
Formation name | Created | Ceased to exist | Locations served | Notes | Ref |
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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 |
Footnotes
Citations
British Army lists |
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French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars |
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Victorian era |
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First World War |
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Second World War |
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Regiments |
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Officers |
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Other |
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Formation name | Created | Ceased to exist | Locations served | Notes | Ref |
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York's Flanders | |||||
York's Holland | |||||
Abercromby's Egypt |
Formation name | Created | Ceased to exist | Locations served | Notes | Ref |
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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 |
Formation name | Created | Ceased to exist | Locations served | Notes | Ref |
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Waterloo | |||||
Allied Army of Occupation in France |
Formation name | Created | Ceased to exist | Locations served | Notes | Ref |
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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] |
Formation name | Created | Ceased to exist | Locations served | Notes | Ref |
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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] |
Formation name | Created | Ceased to exist | Locations served | Notes | Ref |
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Infantry Division | |||||
Cavalry Division |
Formation name | Created | Ceased to exist | Locations served | Notes | Ref |
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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] |
Formation name | Created | Ceased to exist | Locations served | Notes | Ref |
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KGL Division | [10] | ||||
Right Division | [10] | ||||
Left Division | [10] | ||||
KGL Cavalry Division | [10] |
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1st Division | |||||
2nd Division | |||||
3rd Division | |||||
Reserve Division | |||||
Cavalry Division |
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1st Division | |||||
2nd Division |
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1st Division | |||||
2nd Division |
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1st Division | |||||
2nd Division | |||||
3rd Division | |||||
4th Division | |||||
5th Division | |||||
Light Division |
Formation name | Created | Ceased to exist | Locations served | Notes | Ref |
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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] |
Formation name | Created | Ceased to exist | Locations served | Notes | Ref |
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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 |
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