Waterloo, Ontario called the founder of Waterloo, had come to the area in 1806 from Franklin County, Pennsylvania. He bought 900 acres of bush land in 1806 from the German Company and founded a sawmill (1808) and grist mill (1816); these the focal point of the area. The grist mill operated continuously for 111 years. Other early settlers of what would become Waterloo included Samuel and Elia Schneider who arrived in 1816. Until about 1820, settlements such as this were quite small. In 1816 the new township was named after Waterloo, Belgium, the site of the Battle of Waterloo (1815), which had
Order of battle of the Waterloo Campaign Grolman, was Quartermaster General. Order of battle of the Waterloo Campaign This is the complete order of battle for the four major battles of the Waterloo Campaign. L'Armée du Nord under the command of Emperor Napoleon I.<br> "Major Général" (Chief of Staff): Marshal Soult, Duke of Dalmatia.<br> Commander of artillery: General of Division Charles-Étienne-François Ruty.<br> Field commanders under the direct command of Emperor Napoleon: Combined British, Dutch and Hanoverian forces were under the supreme command of Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. The Order of Battle included below reflects all units of the Anglo-allied Army including those that