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At the Battle of Waterloo, the 2nd Light Battalion – with members of the 1st Light Battalion and the 5th Line Battalion – defended the farmhouse and road at La Haye Sainte. As the 5th Line Battalion under Oberst Ompteda was on its way to reinforce the defenders of Haye Sainte, the French cavalry attached to Jean-Baptiste Drouet, Comte d ...
At the head of the 2nd Light Infantry Battalion of the Legion, Baring was put in charge of the defence of the farmhouse of La Haye Sainte during the battle of Waterloo on 18 June 1815. He wrote about the events of the day in a detailed report, [ 2 ] which ended with the words:
10th West Indies Light Battalion (Bataljon West-Indische jagers No. 10) Kolonel Heinz Willem Charles Rancke: 30 officers, 674 men 11th West Indies Light Battalion (Bataljon West-Indische jagers No. 11) Luitenant-Kolonel Frederik Knotzer: 33 officers, 685 men Light Battalion (Bataljon Flankeurs) [g] Kolonel 2e klasse W. Schenck: 29 officers, 507 men
1st Light Infantry Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Robert Abercromby of Airthrey [3] 14 light companies; 2nd Light Infantry Battalion, Brigadier General Sir William Erskine, [4] Major John Maitland [5] 14 light companies
Wellington ordered the 2nd Light Infantry Battalion of the King’s German Legion, commanded by Major Georg Baring, to garrison La Haye Sainte the evening before the battle. Upon arriving at 19:30 amidst heavy rain, Baring ordered the men to begin fortifying the farm complex for defence, in anticipation of an attack the next morning.
In 1803 as senior captain, he joined the 2nd Light Infantry Battalion of the newly formed King's German Legion (KGL), which was under the command of his brother Colin. The 2nd Light were involved in the Cathcart's expeditions to Hanover, Rügen and Copenhagen. During this time he was promoted to major and his bold initiative on outpost duty won ...
Bavarian Jägerregiment No.1 (1st and 2nd Bavarian Jäger Battalions, 2nd Bavarian Reserve Jäger Battalion) Jägerregiment No.2 (10th Jäger Battalion, 10th and 14th Reserve Jäger Battalions) Bavarian Jägerregiment No.3 (1st - 4th Bavarian Ski Battalions) Alpine Corps (1st, 2nd & 3rd Jäger Regiments) 1916. Württemberg Mountain Battalion
2nd Brigade: Major-General Sir John Byng, 1st Earl of Strafford: 79 off 1,939 men 0 off 0 men 0 off 7 men 0 off 0 men 2nd Battalion, Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards: Lieutenant-Colonel James Macdonnell: 36 off 896 men 0 off 0 men 0 off 0 men 0 off 0 men 2nd Battalion, 3rd Regiment of Foot Guards: Lieutenant Colonel Francis Hepburn: 40 off ...