Mobilisations Military mobilisation during the Hundred Days

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1 mobilisations

1.1 spanish armies
1.2 prussian reserve army
1.3 royal danish auxiliary corps , hanseatic contingent
1.4 portuguese contingent
1.5 russian 2nd (reserve) army
1.6 russian support wellington





mobilisations
spanish armies

it planned spanish army invade france via perpignan , toulouse. general francisco javier castanos, 1st duke of bailen commanded army.


it planned second spanish army invade france via bayonne , bordeaux. general henry joseph o donnell, count of la bisbal commanded army.


both wellington s despatches , supplementary despatches show neither of spanish armies contained portuguese contingents nor too, (see section portuguese contingent below), both chandler , barbero state portuguese did send contingent.


prussian reserve army

besides 4 army corps fought in waterloo campaign listed above blücher took him kingdom of netherlands, prussia had reserve army stationed @ home in order defend borders.


this consisted of:



v army corps - commanded general ludwig yorck von wartenburg
vi army corps - commanded general bogislav friedrich emanuel von tauentzien
royal guard (viii corps) - commanded general charles ii, grand duke of mecklenburg-strelitz

royal danish auxiliary corps , hanseatic contingent

a danish contingent known royal danish auxiliary corps commanded general prince frederick of hessen-kassel , hanseatic contingent (from free cities of bremen, lübeck , hamburg) commanded british colonel sir neil campbell, on way join wellington s army, both however, joined army in july having missed conflict.


portuguese contingent

wellington had hoped obtain portuguese contingent of 12-14,000 men might boarded on ships , sent army. however, contingent never materialised, portuguese government extremely uncooperative. explained did not have authority send prince regent of portugal s forces war without consent (he still in brazil had been in exile during peninsular war , had yet return portugal). explained though had signed treaty of 15 march without consent. besides this, state of portuguese army in 1815 left desired , shadow of former of being disbanded.


russian 2nd (reserve) army

the second russian army behind first russian army support if required.



imperial guard corps
i army corps
ii army corps, commanded general wurttemberg
i grenadier division
i reserve cavalry corps

russian support wellington

the tsar of russia offered wellington ii army corps under general wurttemberg reserve army, wellington far keen on accepting contingent.








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