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Wellington's Dutch Allies 1815

By Patrice Courcelle , Ronald Pawly

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Year
2002
ISBN
1841763934, 9781841763934
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2358839 bytes)
Series
Men-at-Arms
Pages
48\50
Time added
2013-12-18 06:56:12

Description

The forces commanded by the Duke of Wellington at Quatre-Bras and Waterloo included two infantry divisions and three cavalry brigades of the newly unified ('Dutch-Belgian') army of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, mostly led by veteran officers who had served under Napoleon during the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815). The part played by these troops - particularly in holding the vital crossroads of Quatre-Bras, at the insistence of their own commanders - has often been unjustly dismissed by British commentators. In this book the history, organisation, uniforms and battle record of the Dutch units of this army are explained and illustrated in detail by two experienced researchers in Continental archives, and illustrated with many rare portraits as well as meticulous colour plates.

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