Which Prussian regiment retook La Haie and Papelotte near the end of Waterloo?

The Prussian 24th Regiment retook La Haie and Papelotte near the end of Waterloo.

These positions lay on Wellington’s eastern, or left, flank and had earlier been taken by Durutte’s French division. As the French line began to weaken, the 24th Regiment attacked the villages again, initially meeting resistance before renewing its assault with support from Silesian riflemen and the F/1st Landwehr.

The regiment’s success was part of a wider Prussian advance under Zieten’s I Corps. The 24th linked with a Highlander battalion and, supported by the 13th Landwehr Regiment and cavalry, drove the French from the remaining houses and ridgeline. This pressure helped bend the French position into a horseshoe and threatened its route of retreat toward the Brussels road.

A common mix-up is confusing the 24th Regiment’s recovery of La Haie and Papelotte with the 15th Brigade’s earlier attack around Frichermont. The 13th Landwehr also participated in the wider fighting, but it was not the regiment identified with the initial retaking of both positions.