Battle of Wavre troops to Wellington’s aid at Waterloo. Thus, for the Prussians, the battle was a strategic success, as it contributed to the decisive victory at Waterloo. The Prussian rearguard of 17,000 troops had tied down 33,000 French troops that could have otherwise taken part at Waterloo. Attribution: Battle of Wavre The Battle of Wavre was the final major military action of the Hundred Days campaign and the Napoleonic Wars. It was fought on 18–19 June 1815 between the Prussian rearguard, consisting of the Prussian III Corps under the command of General Johann von Thielmann (whose chief-of-staff was Carl von Clausewitz) and
Flags of the Imperial Austrian Army of the Napoleonic Wars the 1792-pattern Leibfahne of IR16 Lusignan displays "L. I. R. 16 " in the top corner by the pole. The lettering is under the Doppeladler, but this may be something left by those making the flag. 2) The illustrated flags come from the New York Public Library collection and specifically the Vinkhuijzen Collection of Military Uniforms. The Library states that it believes these pictures come from a scrapbook completed by Dr. Vinkhuijzen before 1910 and are thus in the public domain. Flags of the Imperial Austrian Army of the Napoleonic Wars Three main patterns of flag were carried by Austrian