Wellington's Dutch Allies 1815

by Ronald Pawly

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1841763934
• ISBN13: 9781841763934
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 48 Pages