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The 2nd Belgian Carabiniers (2ième Régiment de Carabiniers)
In 1814, the newly founded Kingdom of the Netherlands was rapidly building up its army in order to be able to defend the sovereignty of the country. At the Congress of Vienna, the allied powers decided that they needed a strong buffer state at France's northern borders, so the erstwhile Austrian Netherlands (currently Belgium) were to be amalgamated with the former Kingdom of Holland into the United Kingdom of the Netherlands.
In the fall of 1814, preparations were made to raise new regiments in all parts of the country, also in what were now named the Southern Netherlands. In Brussels the 2nd (Southern Netherlands) Carbineers were formed as one of the three heavy cavalry regiments destined to become cuirassiers. Many of the veterans of the 14th Cuirassiers and other regiments such as the 27th Chasseur à Cheval joined this new regiment.
Most of the officers were highly experienced and a substantial number of them had been awarded the Légion d'Honneur during their service in the Grande Armée. Commanding the regiment was Jean-Baptiste de Bruijn. During the 1815 campaign the 2nd Carbineers were part of the Heavy Cavalry Brigade under the command of General Trip, who had led the 14th Cuirassiers in the past. The other heavy cavalry regiments were the 1st and 3rd (Dutch) Carbineers. Just like the British cavalry the Carbineers didn't take part in the battle of Quatre-Bras, but were in time to join Wellington's army as it took up positions on the heights of Mont St Jean., near the village of Waterloo.
The Carbineers remained in the centre during the entire battle. The 2nd Carbineers are known to have taken part in at least three charges upon the French heavy cavalry. At 16:00 hours when the French massive cavalry charge against the allied centre took place. In this countercharge Trips' heavy brigade succeeded in throwing the French off the ridge. At about 18:00 hours when the French Cavalry charges became weaker and allowed the heavily pressed allied cavalry to adopt once again a more offensive role. And finally at about 20:00 hours when the whole allied line advanced. Losses were quite heavy and amounted to about a third of the original strength.
After the Battle of Waterloo, the 2nd Carbineers took part in the march upon Paris, which soon ended the campaign. They returned to their garrison in Brussels in December 1815.
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