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 of the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815), 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.
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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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RONALD PAWLY was born in 1956 in Antwerp, Belgium, where he still lives and works. He is a respected member of several international societies for Napoleonic studies, and his forté is research in the field of military portraiture. He is the author of the monumental The Red Lancers: Anatomy of a Napoleonic Regiment, and a contributor to two major French reference works, Répertoire Mondiale des Souvenirs Napoléoniens and Dictionnaire des Colonels de Napoléon. This is his first title for Osprey.
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This review is from: Wellington's Belgian Allies 1815 (Men-at-Arms) (Paperback)
Ronald Pawly has done an excellent job in capturing the history of Belgian arms in the period between Napoleon's first abdication in 1814 and his final defeat at Waterloo over a year later on June 18, 1815. Mr. Pawly has drawn from a variety of sources with special attention to the Archives of the Belgian Royal Army. The book contains a wealth of illustrations rarely seen in other Napoleonic historical treatments. "Wellington's Belgian Allies 1815" highlights the fact that many officers in the Belgian army of 1815 were veterans of Napoleon's Grande Armee prior to his departure from the French throne in 1814 and found themselves, while wearing the French cross of the Legion of Honour earned on Napoleon's behalf, fighting the very units they had served in from 1806-1814. Mr. Pawly does a superb job in tracing out various unit histories and describing their uniforms. This book is a very welcomed addition to the period in addressing a much overlooked ally of the European coalition against the Emperor Napoleon during the Hundred Days Campaign.
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THE POLITICAL AND MILITARY SITUATION in the Low Countries in late 1813 and early 1814 is a difficult subject for study. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
orange cockade, chin scales, red turnbacks, foot battery, campaign dress, white metal buttons, grey overalls, black gaiters, black pouch, horse battery, foot artillery, flank company, line infantry, grey trousers, shoulder rolls, horse artillery, red plume, artillery corps Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Light Dragoons, Belgian Legion, Prince of Orange, Legion of Honour, Lower Rhine, South Netherlands, Dutch Army, Imperial Guard, United Provinces, Chasseur Battalion, Prince Sovereign, Military Order of William, Col de Bruyn, King William, Bossu Wood, French Imperial, General Government, Infantry Division, Marshal Ney, Netherlands Division, Austrian Netherlands, Capt Stevenart, Duke of Wellington, Hussards de Croij, Line Battalion New!
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THE POLITICAL AND MILITARY SITUATION in the Low Countries in late 1813 and early 1814 is a difficult subject for study. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
orange cockade, chin scales, red turnbacks, foot battery, campaign dress, white metal buttons, grey overalls, black gaiters, black pouch, horse battery, foot artillery, flank company, line infantry, grey trousers, shoulder rolls, horse artillery, red plume, artillery corps Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Light Dragoons, Belgian Legion, Prince of Orange, Legion of Honour, Lower Rhine, South Netherlands, Dutch Army, Imperial Guard, United Provinces, Chasseur Battalion, Prince Sovereign, Military Order of William, Col de Bruyn, King William, Bossu Wood, French Imperial, General Government, Infantry Division, Marshal Ney, Netherlands Division, Austrian Netherlands, Capt Stevenart, Duke of Wellington, Hussards de Croij, Line Battalion New!
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