In a desperate attempt to stop the trafficking of British goods, Napoleon absorbed Holland, parts of Westfalia, the Duchy of Oldenburg and the Hanseatic towns of Hamburg, Bremen and Lübeck into Metropolitan France in 1810. The armies raised from these areas fought as allies of the French or as part of France itself from 1795 to 1813. This book examines the history, uniforms, orders of battle and colours and standards of the troops from the Batavian Republic and its short-lived status as the Kingdom of Holland. The text is enhanced with numerous illustrations, including maps, charts and detailed colour plates.
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Packed with specially commissioned artwork, maps and diagrams, the Men-at-Arms series is an unrivalled illustrated reference on the history, organisation, uniforms and equipment of the world's military forces, past and present.
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Otto von Pivka (the nom de plume of Digby Smith) wrote his first title for Osprey Publishing in 1972. He is a prolific author, who has contributed many titles to the Men-at-Arms series on the armies and forces of the Napoleonic Wars. A former major in the British Army, he is now retired but continues to write books on this key period.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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So much to cover, so little space...,
By Marc Schaftenaar "Mohawkmarcje" ('s-Graveland, the Netherlands) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Dutch-Belgian Troops of the Napoleonic Wars (Men-at-Arms) (Paperback)
The problem is that this book tries to cover a period which was extremely turbulent for the Netherlands: the Napoleonic period had great influence on Dutch history, since the Netherlands saw 1 revolution, 3 changes in government and 1 annexation (and 1 war of Liberation)in just 20 years. This means that the uniforms for the armies of the United Provinces, Batavian Republic, Kingdom Holland, the French Empire, the Netherlands in the War of Liberation and the Kingdom of the Netherlands are a vast subject to discuss, and it simply doesn't fit into one Osprey volume. The book by R. Pawly and P. Courcelle, "Wellingtons' Dutch Allies", covers one period and is a lot better. To do justice to this period would be the addition of a volume on the Batavian Republic and the Kingdom Holland. This book simply is too minimal, and it has too many mistakes, since all clich?'s are summed up (again).
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Mistakes from 1815-1823,
This review is from: Dutch-Belgian Troops of the Napoleonic Wars (Men-at-Arms) (Paperback)
This book has mistakes. It means to describe the uniforms from the Dutch-Belgian troops during the Napoleontic Wars. In the Dutch case that is Quatre-Bras and Waterloo (1815). But the uniforms described in this book are the ones depicted in Teupkens 1823 book on Dutch uniforms. Therefore the descriptions are about 8 years too late. Between 1815 and 1823 there were over 200 changes in Dutch uniforms and the authors don't take these changes into account. There might be some correct uniforms described in the book, but I researched the engineers uniform and that is wrong.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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1815-1823 mistakes,
This review is from: Dutch-Belgian Troops of the Napoleonic Wars (Men-at-Arms) (Paperback)
This book has mistakes. It means to describe the uniforms during the Napoleontic Wars, i.e. in the Dutch-Belgian case Quatre-Bras and Waterloo. But in fact its uniforms are based on the ones described in a 1823 Dutch book by Teupken. Therefore the information is about 8 years too late. Between 1815 and 1823 there were over 200 uniform changes for the Dutch soldiers and officers. The book might be OK for some uniforms but keep this in mind. I have studied the engineers uniform and it WRONG in this book.
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The Netherlands (or the Low Countries) have been for centuries the arena in which contending European powers sought to achieve martial decisions, however remote this theatre of war may have been from their homelands. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
white white dark blue, sabre strap, orange cockade, saddle furniture, green pompon, light blue facings, blue dolman, cuff flaps, button colour, fringed epaulettes, red epaulettes, regimental facings, facing colour, yellow facings, black gaiters, white loop, black cockade, red facings, foot artillery, green facings, red plume, light dragoons, green plume, yellow buttons, white belts Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Infantry Regiment, Brigade Maj, Quatre Bras, National Militia, Imperial Guard, Belgian Legion, Dutch Army Historical Section, Batavian Republic, Brigade Col, Militia Bns, Heavy Cavalry Regiments, Regiment of Waldeck, Spanish Netherlands New!
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The Netherlands (or the Low Countries) have been for centuries the arena in which contending European powers sought to achieve martial decisions, however remote this theatre of war may have been from their homelands. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
white white dark blue, sabre strap, orange cockade, saddle furniture, green pompon, light blue facings, blue dolman, cuff flaps, button colour, fringed epaulettes, red epaulettes, regimental facings, facing colour, yellow facings, black gaiters, white loop, black cockade, red facings, foot artillery, green facings, red plume, light dragoons, green plume, yellow buttons, white belts Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Infantry Regiment, Brigade Maj, Quatre Bras, National Militia, Imperial Guard, Belgian Legion, Dutch Army Historical Section, Batavian Republic, Brigade Col, Militia Bns, Heavy Cavalry Regiments, Regiment of Waldeck, Spanish Netherlands New!
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- Flags of the Napoleonic Wars (3) (Men-At-Arms Series) by Terence Wise on page 1
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