Description

The army commanded by the Duke of Wellington at Quatre-Bras and Waterloo included two infantry divisions and three cavalry brigades of the newly-unified Netherlands (or 'Dutch-Belgian') army.

The part played by these troops in the two battles, under experienced officers many of whom had seen long service in Napoleon's campaigns, has often been unjustly dismissed by British commentators.

The organisation, uniforms, and battle record of the Belgian units are explained here in detail by an experienced researcher in Continental archives, and illustrated by a specialist in the period, who actually lives at Waterloo.

Table of Contents

The Low Countries in 1813-14
Austria and the Légion Belge - organisation, service, uniforms
The Dutch-Belgian Army, 1814 - organisation, uniforms
The Dutch-Belgian Army, 1815 - organisation, uniforms
Belgian units at Quatre Bras and Waterloo - Siborne's slanders & the documentary record
Bibliography
Commentary on the colour artwork

Product details

Published Mar 20 2012
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Extent 48
ISBN 9781780965635
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 35 b/w; 8 col
Series Men-at-Arms
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Ronald Pawly

Ronald Pawly, born in Antwerp, Belgium, in 1956, i…

Illustrator

Patrice Courcelle

Patrice Courcelle was born in northern France in 1…

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