Order of battle of the Waterloo Campaign those not present in the Order of Battle and the casualties on the previous two days. With so much of the Dutch Belgian contingent not present at the battle, only 579 officers and 8,677 men (9,256 in total) were fielded by II Corps. With only three regiments not present at the battle the Cavalry Corps was the most complete at Waterloo fielding 16,133 (933 officers and 13,897 men) after taking into account the small losses at Quarte-Bras and during the retreat on 17 June 1815. The reserves, 34,394 men and 56 guns, came under the direct command of Wellington during
The Meeting of Wellington and Blücher after the Battle of Waterloo using a waterglass technique, applying paint to dry plaster and then fixing it with potassium silicate. The completed painting measures . The scene is set in front of La Belle Alliance, an inn a few miles south of Brussels, around which was fought the Battle of Waterloo. At the centre of the painting is Wellington, soberly dressed in a plain uniform with cloak and "fore-and-aft" bicorn cocked hat, holding a telescope, and mounted on his horse Copenhagen, shaking hands with Blücher. A French eagle standard lies discarded beneath his horse's feet. He is attended by Captain Lord Arthur Hill, Major-General