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Author's acknowledgements tvly thanks a1' due to th loll wing: Herr Schnieidcreit and mcmb rs or the KLIO Arbeitsgruppe WaLerloo in DLisscldorr; an I, in particular, tbe Historical Section of the Netherlands Army SLaf1in s'Gravcnhage. The Legcrmuseum at Leiden is recommended for tho e who wish to studY, this army further. Source. used in the preparation of this hook are: Lienhart & Humbert, Les Uni/rJ7'll1es de I' Amlee Frrm~(lis depllis r619 ci nos .lours, Leipzig, 1895 Knotel, R., Handbllchder Unifomlkunde, Hamburg, 1937 Suhr, C., Die Uniformen aller in Hambur,f!. ;:;wisrlren 1806 /813 gewesnen , Tru!JjJen Teupken, T. F., Kleedingen WajJemusfinglJande KoniklUke NederlOlldsche Troe/Jen, s'Gravenhagr and Amsterdam, 1823 Do umcnts provided by thc Historical Section, ~ctherlancls Armv , Staff'.

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'SIS The Netherlands (or the Low Countries) have been for centuries the ar na in which contending European powers sought to a hieve martial decisions, however remot this theatre of war may have been from their homeland.. The area has had a very colourful history, and in th e period leading up to the ~ apoleonic era modern Holland wa the Spanish Netherlands, Belgium the Austrian I\etherlands. This connection with the North Sea gave Austria a navy 'by proxy' before she had one of her 0\\'11 on th Adriatic. Jn 1791 France overran the Austrian :"ethcrlands, and these provinces remained part of France until 1815. That same year, the French general Pichegru invaded the Spani h :"etherland, and founded the Batavian Republic under Fren h protection. This caused the Prince of Orange (then ruler) to Aee to England on 18 January 1795. In the ensuing Treaty ofth Hague, the Dutch States General ceded to Franc the provinces of Flanders, lVlaastrich t, V enlo and part of Walcheren with Flushing. Tn 1803JanRudiger Sehimmelpenninck was elected president of the Batavian Republic with the title 'Raadspensionaris' (Pensioner of the Council); the Republic now consisted of the Departments of the Ems, ld hel, Rhein ~calkd orth Brabant in 1814), Texc1, Delrt, Scheidt and ~'faas (called Seeland in 1814) and Dommcl (called ~orth Brabant .In I 8141' \ In 1806 this Republic was elevated to the tatus of the Kingdom of Holland, with Napoleon's brother Louis (called Ludwig by the Dutch) as its ruler. It was only to exist for four short years, however, before vanishing from the map or Europe. During this time I\apolcon had been trying to destroy Great Britain by commercial means, as his navy had been unable to achieve

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Sapeur, 7th Infantry Regirnent. The bearskin has red cords and plume and brass chinscales; the yellow coat has white collar, cuffs (?), lapels and turnbacks, yellow buttons, red epaulettes, arrn badges, turnback grenades and fist-strap. The gaiter buttons are white. (Plate frorn Otto Helms Collection, Staatsarchiv, Harnburg)

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island of \Valcheren, South and 1'\orth B veland. Schouwen ani Tholen; , Rhine Estuary (the old \-Vaal, the Donge 'wd areas of the Nethen, the 100·\er .\laas and the Roer ri\Trs). Uppf'r Ys el I most or the old province or Gclckrn i, Yssel Estuary (the old ppf'r Yssel j, Friesland, \-Vest Ems (the old Groningen, Drenthe and Rieckrland: and East Ems :rormerly• Ea t Friesland:. • TlH'sC Departments formed t\VO ne\", military divisions the 17th, with its ca pi tal in Amsterdam, and the 31st \",ith its capital in Groningen. (The Dutch army in July r 8 IO con tainf'd r 9ighL). In 1803 the old Dragoons became Ihe 1st Light Dragoolls, the old 1st Light Dragoons became the 2nd Light Dragoons, and the old 2nd Light Dragoons was disbanded. A I\('W unit, the 'Dragoons or the Guard' \·vas raised in .June 1805 and wore bearskins, white' tunics wilh rimson l:lcings and vdlow lace and buttons, and brass shoulder, scales. III JUlle 1805 the 'Guard Hussars' were raised; they• wore shakos, red dol ma nan c.I hree(' hes, white pclissc, yello\v lace and bULLons, black I'ur trim, whil' belts. black leather sahret.ache, and blue and while barrel sasl!.

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Balaviall Divisio/l General Beurnonville Isl JJn~!!,{/{Le Lt.-Gen. H. W. Daendels 3rd Battalions of'th t' Ist, 4th and 6th Hall~Brigacks. the 2nd Half-Brigade (three battalions) and the 1St and 2nd lIeavy Cavalry Regiments (Iwo squadrons each). 2nd Bngade ,1",j.-(;m. D. van Currickr 3th Half-Brigade (Lhree batLalions); ISL, 2nd aud 3rcl Jager battalions; two squadrons of hussars and (our or dragoons. The arLilkrv, consisted or the 1st and 2nd Horse Artillery Companies.

21 March 1797-The abortive landing in Ireland: Balavirl1l Divisio/l Lt.-Gen. H. W. Daendc1s 1St, 2nd, ".th and 5th Hair-Brigades (three batLalions eachj; 3rc! Battalion, 3rd Half-Brigade; 6th and 7Lh HaJl~Brigadcs (three ba Italians each) : 1. t-4th Jager Battalions; 1st and ~nd Heavy Cavalry Regiments, hussar. and dragoons (each ol'two squadrons) ; I. t and 2nd Companies, Horse Artillery. Winter caIJ1.paign on the River Main with General Augereau, 180()-i)1: Balavian Division Lt.-Gen. Jean Baptiste Dumonecau Ht Brigade 1aj.-Gcn. Stuart John Bruce 1st and 2nd Bns.: lsi Half-Brigade: 1St. 2nd and II

grd Bns., 2nd Half-Brigade: grcl Bn., gre! Half.. Brigade. 1St Heavy avalry Regiment ~t\,VO squadrons;, dragoons (two squadrons). 2nd Brigade Col. C. L. Crass grd Bn., 4th Half:'Brigade; 2nd and grcl Bns., 5th Half-Brigade; grd Bn., 6th IIalf-Brigad ; 4th Jager Bn. Hussars (t\,VO squadrons;. I t Hor'e Artillery Company. Three foot artillery companies, Expedition to Hanover under General Bessoles, 6 June 1803: Batavian JlabiLe Corps !laj.-Cen. . J. Bruce 1st, 2nd and grd Bns., 5th Half-Brigade; 1St, 2nd and grd Hns., 6th Half:'Brigade; grd Jager Bn. (on 23 June 180g the grd J agers \overe replaced by the IstJagers). 2nd Heavy Cavalry Regiment: dragoons. Detachment of the grd Artillery Bn. On 25 Nov mbcr 180gthe Corp" wa. completely reorganized:

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Batavian Infantry Colour, Model 1802. White ground, green laurel and oak sprigs, gold lion on red ground surrounded by gold riband bearing 'CONCORDIA RES PARVAE CRESCUNT'. Behind the shield a fascis and crossed sword and baton; on top ofthe fascis an antique helO1et in silver and gold, with red, white and blue phunes; from it depend red, white and blue ribbons, with unit designation in gold at the OOtto01 on the white stripe. (After docwnents provided courtesy of Dutch Army Historical Section)

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Batavian Division r,t. Gen. J. B. Dumonccau IJt Brigade l'vlaj ,-Gen. C. L. Crass: 2nd Brigade tvlaj.-Gen. H. von Hcldring 1st BII., 1St Half-Brigade; 2nd and grd Bns., 2nd HaU:'Brigade; 2nd Bn., grd Half-Brigade; 1St Bn., 4th Half-Brigade; 1St Bn., 5th HaU:'Brigad ; 2nd and grd Bns., 6th Half-Brigade; 1st and 2nd Bns., 7th Half-Brigade; 2nd and 4th Jagcrs; lSt Bn., lSt Regiment of \,Yalel ck; 2nd Bn., 2nd R gi.ment of Waldeck; Grenadier Bn. (compo cd of the four grenadier ompanies or th c J st and 2nd Waldeck Regiments and of the two grenadier ('om panic of the Regiment Sachscn-Cotha. Dragoons (2nd and grd squadrons); 1st and 4th Squadrons of til(' Hus. ar, . 2nd Coy., 1st Artillery Bn.; 4th Coy., 2nd Artillery Bn.; 4th Coy., :lrd Artillery Bn,; 2nd Coy" 4th Artillery Bn.,; 1St Horse Artillery Company. 7 August 18os-Expedition to GerDlany under General MarDlont: Bataviall Division Lt.-Gen. J. B. Du moneea u 1St Brigade Maj.-Gen. H. von Hcldring; 2nd Brigade Maj, Gen. H. F. A. von Hadel. 1St and 2nd Bns., 1St, 2nd, 6th and 8th Infantry Regiments; IstBn., 1st Light Infantry Regiment; 2nd Bn., 2nd Light Inf~lI1try Regiment; 2nd Bns. of the 1St and 2nd Regiment onValdeck. 1st Dragoons (two squadrons); two squadrons of hussars, 2nd Coy., 1St Artillery Bn.; 4th and 5th Coys., 2nd Artillery Bn.; I t and 4th Cays., grd Artillery Bn.; lst Horse Artillery oy, Pontoncer detachment. 8 DeceIDber 180s-ArIDY of the North under Prince Louis Bonaparte: Ralavian Division Lt.-Gen. H. D. Bonhomme 1st Brigade rvlaj.-Gen. G. du Rij 1St and 2nd Bns., 4th Infantry Regiment; 1st and 2nd Bns., 7th Infantry Regiment; 2nd Bn., 1st LightlnJantry Regiment. 1st Division of' Foot Artillerv. , Reserve Division or Foot Artillerv. , 2nd Brigade Col. ~lascheck 1st and 2nd Bns. of the grd and 5th In1antry Regiments; 1St Bn., 2nd Light Infantry Regiment. 2nd Dragoons. 1st Division.• Horse Artillerv. •

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o Holland,1806-10 CrenadifrJ of the Guard Thi.. regiment (tile old Grcnadier!> or the Guard , or th Coun 'il) wa. numbered \ [' in the system of' the Line Inf'antry; . its uniform wa. \TrV, similar in styl . to that or the Grcnadiers or the imperial Guard but th colours were as lollows: black bear:kin bonnet \\'itll red plum and top patch with white grenade badge, white cord; white. long-tailed oat \ovith crim 'on collar, cum lapels and turn backs, yellow buttons and yellow :.gold (or officers; lace loops with tas. cls at the outcr end. to collar (two pt>r side;, cufts (two) and lapel!> (seven). They wore red fringed epaulettes and had I' d sabre straps. \Vaist oats, breeche and belts were white; thc long gaiters weI' black. \

.la,getS (!/ the Guard This battalion was raised Irom the above-

Batavian Republic, 1795-1806: Horse Artillery and 2nd Train Bn. Left to right: Trumpeter-red plume and trim to shako, red dolman with dark blue lace and yellow buttons. Artillery officer-dark blue uniform, red plume, waistcoat and facings, gold buttons and epaulettes. Train officer-as for artillery but black plume tip. Driver of Train-dark blue uniform with red facings, red pompon, yellow buttons. Mounted NCO, Horse Artillery-red shako trim, dark blue dolman and breeches, red facings and lace, yellow buttons, dark blue saddle furniture edged red. (J.lL van Papendrecht, courtesy Dutch AI my Historical Section)

mention d CrcnadilTs in 1806 and bore the number \ I' in the series orJ agel' Battalions. Tt wore unilorm a lor the Grenadiers of' the Guard but wi th grcen and y 'llow pI ume. and green rri nged epaulettes with yellow Tescents. In 1810 the Guards infantrv, became the 2nd :later grd: Grenadiers of the 1rnperial Guard and retained their existing uniforms. onlv removingthe yellow laet> and adopting the Guards' button with the I rnperial eagle. \.

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The [.ine flyan(1)' Grenadiers wore blac k b ar 'ki n bonnets with rcd plume., cords an I top pat h with white grenade badge: shon-skirted while tunics, white' waist-

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'Dutch Jagers of various regiments of the VIII Army Corps in Hamburg' -Subr's mention of the Corps dates this plate to the 1806-07 campaign against Prussia, Saxony and Russia when the 2nd and 3I"d Jagers were in the 3rd Division. There seems to be total confusion here: we see three types of headgear, and although all have dark green coats and trousers, the 2nd Regt. is shown with both red and yellow facings, and the 3rd with both red and purple, or pink. All buttons are brass, all cords dark green, all shako numbers white and loops brass, all belts black. Left to right (standing): Carabinier, 3rd Regt.-red facings and epaulettes. Private, 2nd Regt., in • waIstcoat.

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Carabinier, 2nd Regt.-red plume, cords and tassels on hat, facings, and epaulettes. Private, 3rd Regt.-yellow facings, dad< green pluIDe and epaulettes. Left to right (seated): Private, unit unknown, apparently wearing unifoln. of old 1St Jagers but has no shako number; plume yellow over dad< green, no epaulettes, dark green facings piped red. Private, 2nd Regt.-dark green plume and epaulettes, red facings. Private, 3rd Regt.-dark'green epaulettes, pink (?) piping to dark greenfaeings. Private, 3rd Regt. (rear view) -dark green plume and epaulettes, yellow facings and piping.

coat, breeches and bl'lts, shon black gai ters; red epauktles and abre traps. Fu. iliers were dressed as above exc pt that thC) had a shako wi th a largl' r('gi men La I n umber on Lhe from' La the len sick wa. a large bras loop, a button. and on top of the loop a pompon in th facing olour; whiLe cords were worn. They had no cpaulctles hut white. houlder-straps edged ill the racing colour: and they arried no abre.. Voltigeur. wore the shako with gre '11 ords and pompon, green epaulettes with yello\.\' ere. ('ellts, and green sa bre traps; otherwise as for grenadier.. fficers won: gold goro'Ct· bu t 110 wai t sashes. ~ t> ' Their coat-tail. \vere long, and they wor ,hort boots. The individual r'alis-AdjuLant Two [i'ingelcss epauletLes in the butLon colour. SngeflllL-major-Tvvo chevroIl., point up, in the butLon ('olour (gold orsilvcrj above th uff, and a silvcr sabre strap with orano'c tao scI. ergeanl One such chevron. and the sabre strap. CorporalTwo woollen chevrons in the button colour, and \vhitl" strap with orangc tass!' Lance-Corpora!-One chevron in the faci ng colou r. Later in 1815 (probably after the batt! of Watt>rloo) a new model shako was issued. It had no neck shield; above the peak 'was a poi n t ·d brass plate extending to the chin-strap bos. es and bearing the battalionjrc(rirncntal number; above this was the orang a 'kade, alld the loop and button. Thefollowingsin Ic-battalionunitsw reraised in 1815: 17th and 18th DutchJagers; 19th26th Dutch olonial infantry; 27th DutehJ agel's; 28th (Regiment. as 'au-Oranien) ; 33rd Dutch colonial depot battalion; 34th (Garrison); 35 th* J agers; 36th* Jager . AllJagerunitsworetheuniformofthe 16th J agel's. \;[ore foreign troops wcre a Iso ta ken into Dutch service in the form of four wiss regiments each of two battalions: 29th (Berne;; 30th (Zurich) ; 3 I st ~ Grisson) ; 32nd (Roma n Can tons;. These Swiss regiments had the new. hako :po. t\Vaterloo): dark blue, single-breasted tunics with nine hal'S of reO'imental lacc across the chest and regimental facings on collar, cuff'S and turnbacks, as [allows: 29th (f (racings) red, b (buttons lace and flank company wings) white; 30th aorangl", b white; 31st {/ light blue, b white: 32nd a Yl"llo\'v. b yellow.

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The 2nd Kurassiers in Hamburg, x808-all wear yellow buttons, for some reason unexplained. Left to right: Trooper, foul weatber dress, in black oilskin helmet cover, grey cape and overalls. Trumpeter, undress, with white helmet crest and red plwne; light blue surtout with yellow facings and piping; buff waistcoat; grey overalls with black leather vandyking; brass tn1mpet, light blue and white mixed cords; brass scabbard. Trumpeter, parade dress, with black crest, red plume; light blue tunic, white collar and lapels edged gold; white lace and epaulettes; trurnpet as before. Trooper, parade dress and cloak; black crest, red plwne; white tunic, waistcoat and breeches, with light blue facings; grey caped cloak.

There wcr . also 45 battalions of militia inra 11 try (1 l-20th Dutch, 21st 45th Belgian); they wor English' ·tovepipe' shakos with white metal sunburst plate, orange cockade, white button and loop and white plu me: dark bl ue oat as lor the line infantry vvith orange facings on collar, plain round cufTs, piping on coat front and around lark blue houlder-strap.; ,vhite turnback' and button; grey trousers over short, black gaiters; wbi t belts. 1nlantrv, drummers had \"hite 's\vallow's nests' laced and trimmed in vellow braid and with ,·vhite and vellow mixed frinu·es. and a bras drum , t> with hoop. painted in triangles in quence ",hi te-red-bl ue.

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Cavalry In 1814- two regiments of heavy dragoons were raised and were given a very old-l~lshioned unilorm consisting of a large bicorn \·vith orange cockade. and white plume, loop, button and tassels; dark blue, long-tailed tunic with facings shown on collar, lapels, cuffs and turnbacks (pink ror thc 1st Regim nt and yellow (or the 2 nd); whi te buttons, b Its and waistcoat; bufTbreeches; highcu (kd boot " heavv, cavalrv, sword wi th brass hilt in steel shcath ; \vhi tc gau n tlets. By 1815 there \·vcre eight line cavalry regiments dressed as follows: lsI (Dutch) Kambiniers The I st Heavy Dragoons or 1814. Steel belmel \'\'ith brass combe, chinseales, edging and lion's head on lbe front; black 'sausage' crest; white plum on left side. Dark blue, . horttailed, single-breasted coat with pink racings on collar and cufTs and pink piping; dark blue shoulder-straps piped pink; white belt.. buttons, gauntlets amI breeches; red turn backs with yello\'\' gr nades. Dark blue, sq uare shabraq ue and portmanteau bordered ,."hite, outer piping red; white h pskin (black for officers) edged with vandyking in the facing colour; black harness with white fittings. Trumpeters had a white crest: red pl u me and tunic; red collar; dark bl ue Iapcls, cuffs and turnbacks; brass trumpet, white cords mixed with red. :md (Belgian) A'arabil1iers As above except doublcbreasted tunic \vith dark blue ollar piped r d; red lapels, culT:, turnbacks and epaul-ttes (white for lrumpeter~). White grcna Ie badges to saddle furniture. Grenade badge to brass belt-plate; brass-hilted sword in sleel sheath. "I'd (Dufch) A'arabiniers The old 2nd Heavy Dragoons of 1814... s for 1St Regiment but with yel low facings. 4th (Dufch) Light Dragoons Black French-style shako with crown d white metal plate bearing a '\V'; brass ehinscalcs; vvbite top band and cord; white co 'kade loop and button, and bla k plume. Dark blue, short-tailed, single-breasted tunic; red ollar, pointed cuffs, lurnbacks (\'\'itb white hunting horn badges); white hutton' and lace trim to collar, culls, shoulder-straps, chest (in hussar fashion; alld rcar of jackel. Plai n black leather sabretachc and pouch; white belt; grey overalls with black booting and ,·"hite sid stripc. Dark blue pointed shabraqu and round port-

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Sapeur and private, 3rd Regt.; Voltigeur, 2nd, and Musketier, 4th Regts., all in the post-l806 unifol'ln. Left to right: Fusilier private, 3rd Regt., with red plume; white cords, loop, button and '3'; red facings. Sapeur in undress, with red plume, facings, epaulettes, piping, arm badge, and sabre strap, and white grenades on turnbacks. Musician of Musketiers, 4th Regt., with white decorative band at top of shako, white cords and '4'; white buttons; pink collar, cuffs, lapels and turnbacks. Voltigeur of '2nd Regt.' -either the shako number

or the facings seeJD wrong, as written sources list light blue facings from 1806, and this figure wears red. Fusilier, 3rd Regt. in barrack dress; white and red cap, white waistcoat with red collar and white buttons.

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mant au edged white; vI/hite sheep'kin rdged red. Trumpet rs wore red plumes and tunics. 5th (Belgian) Light Dmgoons (Ex-Chevau-Lcgers of thr Belgian Legion of 1814.; A for 4th except: green shako, black plume with yello,.\' tip; dark green, double-breasted tuni ; lemon yellow collar, lapds, pointed cuff,>, turnback. and piping; white bullon ; green trouser. tripe. Officers had green plum . Dark green addle furniture edged yellow. Thi. ,·I/as their original uniform f l814. Trumpeters wore red plumes and yellow coats faced green. 6th (Dutch) Hussars Black, French-style shako; bras row ned 'W' badge', vellow top band', , yellow and black cords; white loop and bullon; orange cockade; bra. s ehinscalc·. Light blue dolman and breeches; dark blue pelisse, black (ur; yellow and black lacr; yellow buLLons; wh ite and orange barrel sash; whi te bel ts; black sabretache \'I/ith bras' crm'I/ned '\V'. Red shabraque edged in yellow- blaek-y !low lace; ycllowcrowned '\:V' badge; light blue portman tea u rdged yellow; ydlow edging to sheepskin. Trumr et rs wore red plumes, dolman and breeche , and light blue pelisse, othenvise as above. 7th (Colonial) flussars (In th - East Indiesin ,8'5') Tall, red. tovepipe shako with white ords and plume; light blue dolman and breech s; rcd collar and uffs; white lace and buttons; orang sash; white b Its. Trumpeters wore red plumes, dolman and breeches. 8th (Belgian) Hussars (The old Hussard de eroy.) Tall, black stovepipe bako with white metal crowned cypher '\:\1'; white top band, loop and button; orange oekad ; bla k plume; light blue dolman, pelisse and breech s; red collar and cuff.,; white bullOD' andlaee; blaek fur; red and white a h. Black sabretaehe with ,-vhite crown d ''"V' for the men. Officer. had white shako plumes, vl/hite fur trim.to peli es, silver lace and buttons, and re I abretach .s ed ed white and ,vith a white crowned 'w' badge. Trumpeters wore red shako, dolman and p lisse, light blu collar and cum. Fool Artille/)' Au trian-pattern shako with brasscr wned front plate, yellow cockade loop and button, and black plume with red tip. Dark blue infantry-styloat ,vith red turn backs ;• red • • piping to black collar and um, dark blue cuff flaps and shoulder-straps and to {l'Onl and bollom

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ed.ge of coat: brass buttons; ,vhite belts; grry trousers. JJorse ArtiLLel] As above bu t plai n black pi ume; shako badge has a c1'o\,,·/11 over crossed cannon barrel-; tUl'llback badges of black grenades; red shoulder v-vi ng. piped yellow; dark blue shabraq ue and round portmanteau edged rrd \vith red crown d '\\:" badge; rrd edging to whi t sheepskin. Trumpeters wore red with black facings. ""'ngineers .. s for Foot Artillery but light blu collar and round cuffs; red turn backs and piping to coat front; dark blue wings trimmed light blue. Train Horse artillerv, hako ,vi th whitr metal badge: O'rey, single-breasted 'oat and shoulderstraps; black collar, cuffs and culf flaps all piped reel; red piping to jacket front; red turnback ; white buttons; grey overalls \vith recl side stripe; black belts.

Royal Netherlands Arnty in June 1815 Mobile Army H.R.H. VVilliam Prin e of Orange C01PS under command rij'lI British COlliS (Lord Hill) H.R.H. Frederik,, Prince of the 'etherlands indian Brigade (strength 3,583: Lt.-Gen. . H. W. Anthing 5th R giment, East India Infantry {2 bn .); loth and 11th Bns., W st Indian Rines (.Jager); ,st Flank Bn. (European companies orthe 19th, 20th, 2 [. t, 22nd, 23rd and 24th Bns., East India Infantry); one battery of foot artillery (8 guns). 1st Division (divisional strength 6,389 men): Lt.-Gen . .J. 1\. St dman 1st Brigade ~Vlaj.-Gen. B. d'HaU\v 16th Jagers; 4th and 6th Line and 9th, 14th and 15th Jilitia Bns. 2nd Brigade "\'Iaj.-Gcn. D. J. de Berens 18thJagers; , ·t Line and 1st, 2nd and 18th ~/rilitia Bns. One foot artillery baltery (Capl. P. Wyllands)8 guns. 2nd Division Lt.-Gen. H. G. Baron de Prrpan her. (This division fought at Quatre Bras and Waterloo.)

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27th Jagers (strength 80g); 7th Line (701; and 5th (482), 7th (675; and 8th (-66) ;filitia Ens. One hor e artillery battery (Cape. A. Bijl vdd)8 guns. 2nd Brigade Col. F. W. Goedecke 2nd Regiment of ~assau (thre-e bn.. ) (2,709); 28th Re<Timent 'I'\a sau-Oranien' (two bns.), , (1,427; ; volunteer]agel' coy. (169). One foot artillery battery (Capt. E.J . Stevenan) 8 guns.

3rd Division Lt.-Gen. D. H. Baron Chass(-. (At Brain I' Alleucl at start of Waterloo.) lSI Brigade Col. H. Detmer 35th Jager. (605); 2nd Lille (471); 4th (519), 6th ~492), 17 th ~534) and 19 th ~467) :'Vlilitia 13lls. One horse artillery battery (Capt. C. F. Krahmer ell' Bichin'1-8 , ,guns. 2nd Brigade Nlaj.-Gen. Count d'Aubre-mc 36th Jagcrs (633); 3rcl Linc~629; ; 3 rd (592), loth (632). 12th (431 j and 13th (664; Nlilitia Bns. One foot artillery battery (Capt. J. H. Lux) 8 guns.

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Heavy Brigade Maj.-Gen. Jonkheer A. D. Trip 1St (41\.6;' 2nd (399; and 3rd (392'1 Karabinicrs. 1St Lif!,ht Brigade ~hj.-Gen. C. E.Baron de hignij 4th Light Dragoons (647); 8th Hus. aI's (439). 2nd Light Brigade ~;Iaj.-G n.]. B.13aron van Merlen 5th Light Dragoon (441;' 6th HU'sars (6,p). Two half~hatl.crics of horse artillery (Captains i\. Petter and1\. R. W. Geij van Pittius) eacho1'4guns. In the Cortresses were: 8th, 9th 14th andlsth Line Bns., 17th Jagers, and the I Ith, 12th, 13th, 16th and 20th Militia. In training were the 2Ist4-7th ~·'1ilitia 13ns., the 29th-32nd Svviss Infantry Regim nts, the 33rd Depot Bn. and the 34th Garri.on Bn. In th. East Tndies werc the 7t.h Hu sal'S and the 19th-26th Bns. of East Indian rnfantrv.,

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There is limit.ed space in tllis book to devote to the details of the battle. of Quatrc Bras and Waterloo in which the ~ therlands troops took pan' detai led accoun ts of Quatre Bras arc con tained in

my books The Black Bmnswickers and Na/Joleon's German Allies (2).' Nassau and Oldenburg, and further details of both battles are contained in thes hooks and in The King's German Legion, also in this series. The 1 'nherlands troops which lought at Quatre Bras on 16 .Junc werc: the 2nd Brigade (Colonel Goedeck ) of Perponcher's 2nd Division who w 're the first Allied troop: on the fidd : the 1st Brigade (Ylajor-General Count de Bylandt:, of the 2nd Division-who reinforced their comrades during the morning; and thc 2nd Light Cavalry Brigade of Gen ral van :'vlerlen. The fighti ngtha t day agai nst ~ ey's troops \-vas hard and bloody, and although th Allies threw back all French thrusts, \:Vellington or lcred a with lrawal northwards that night (16 June) b'cause the Pru. sian defeat at the hand' of the French at Ligny on the. amedayexposecl his Icftftank and made the Quatre Bras position liable to he outOanked. The Allied army, \vas ordered to con ('n trate ncar Waterloo to block Napoleon's inevitable thrust on Brussels. The map of the battlc gives the dispositions or the 'e-therlands troops. Los. e. were about 4,000 dead and wounded on each side at Quatr Bras, and vall J den's cavalry brigade had su fkre I a reverse a t the hands of Pi rr' s eavalrv, during the day. One i'\etherlands artillery captain made a 'cavalry' charge with the crcws of his half-battcry during the desperate fighting to drive 01-[ Pire's light cavalry, ,.. . hich had captured a battery of foot artillery and werc a.Llcmpting to take oIl' the guns.

The Battle qf Waterloo Dispositions of the Netherlands loree-s on this fateful ficld are shown on the accompanying map, and it will be seen that Bylandt's 1st Brigade of the- 2nd Division was placed in an exposed position, on a forward slope in the Allied entre, directly where any 171' nch as ault would be bound to f~d1. This brio'a Ie ha I already fought at Quatre 13ra. and had withdrawn to its present position; thus its morale can s 'aredy have been soaring, particularly when faced with the entire might of the French army. The foUowing data, kindly provided by thf' Chief oC th . Historical Section. Roval . ether, lands Army, throws some vital light onto the-

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Beating the Retreat by musicians of various regiOlents in Hanlburg,1807-08. Left to right: Dn,mmer, 3rd Regt., old uniforIn-white plume and cords, dark blue coat faced red, white buttons and lace, brass druID with red and white hoops. Grenadier dnunrner, 7th Regt., old unifol'ln-red plurne and epaulettes, yellow facings, white buttons and lace, rcd and light blue drum. hoops. Fusilicr drum.rner, 3rd Regt., new uniform-as for first figure exccpt white coat, white '3', and rcd, white and blue drum. hoops. Grenadier drununer, 6th Regt., new uniform-red plume and epaulettes, light grecn facings, white buttons, white cords and brass plate on cap, light blue drum hoops. Voltigeur fifer, 2nd Regt., new uniform (obscured)-dark green plume, pink (should be light blue) facings. Voltigeur fifer, 9th Regt., new unifoIIn-dark green epaulettes; dark grcen POOlpon, black cockade and white loop, all centrally placed; black facings edged with black and white dicing. Fusilier drum.Olcr, 4th Regt., n~w uniform-white pOIIlpon apparently with pink '4', pink facings, light blue and white drUID hoops.

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Illraversy which orten surround, the participatiOIl or the Dutch-Belgian army at QUCltrc Bras and \Vatcrloo. It may• be new to many• readers, and shoul I certainlY• stimulate inter t ill rurll1f'r r('~carch into this subject. Tlw hitherto unquestioned validity of
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becau,r thnc arc many mi understanding n this subje t a, a r "ult of thr 1', th r misl 'a ling book of aptain W. 'iborIlc (Hist01)'oIlhe Il'arin France alld Belgium in 1815). 'f we have observed through the year that book is unfortunately repeated by milit,ry historians up to this very day. 'The following a COli ntis based on the oflicial report of cncral de Perponcher of I I J ul Y 18 I 5, and the hi.torical aunt of the Second Oi"i i n by the hi 'f of" taff r lhat division, olone! van Zuylcn van Kyev lt on 25 October 1815 (paper. which were never en r a. ked for hy aptain iborn']. '}\ yOLl know, Bylandt' brio-ade had suffered heavy losses at Quatre Bras and rec 'ived order to 1110venorth.On 17Junrataboutl8.00itrec ivecl order, from the General Headquarters of\.VelJington to take up posili n 011 the (e posed) forward lope, ,outh of the "hollow road" to Ohain near .\lont 'aintJean. 'Th brigade was 'harg d with outpo, t dUli " and, a. a covering fore . was Ulla ble to rst. , . a result of a fa Is , alarm it manned battle positions at about 02.00 on 18,Jun . In lh morning. of 18 June, on special request of the Prince of Orange, th rewas a (very limiled) resupplyorammunition, The brigad wa. practically vvith ul ammunition since QLlatre Bras. Simultaneou. Iy some meagr soup was given to the tro ps. The brigadr arne that day und r the order. r General Pi cton. , -.B. In vi w oftlH' following tatem nts it will afwav: be a my. terv who ordered the brio-ad in b that position, nd gavr it that 'Irange mi ·sion. 7eneral Gomm * Ilhen hief of Sta A' f Pi t n 'g division] : "1 did not pL c(' them in that dangerous posilion," Sir Jam s ,'haw Kennedyt ~onVelIing­ tOll'S stall): ,·It was a highly irre:ponsible deployment of troop:." 'Duri ng hi. in, p ction ill that, cctor on 18 J unc between 10.00 and I 1.00, Wellington lid not chang.lh·strang anclimpo,siblrp .ili nofthe . eth dand. brigade. 'At al OUl I 1.00 enemy aUa k preparations and concentration of artillerv, werr observed bv, the I

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brigade. \Vhereupon ennal de Pcrponch r ordefC'd the brio-acle to move north of the "holl w road" to form one linr with Picton's di\·ision. He made an end to a very dangerous, ituation and th brigade filled the gap between Kempf brigade (right; and Pack's brigade (left). At about 12.00 l3ylandt's brigade was in position with two firing Jines. 'At about 13.00 the impres. iv cannonade started, which continued until aboLlt 14.00, when the bombardment lilled for a fev, moment. while d'Erlon's army corp' march d through t1w int rval of thr guns and start d down the lopl', eneral Picton ordered Kempt and Pack to lorm battalion squart". The column nz lot. reinforced with Bourgrois's brigade :total 7,000 l11en) charged across the "hollow road" on Bylandt's brigade, which was then still in line formation, with the 5th Battalion in re 'n'!' (, econd linc~. forced I y the massive attack Ihe fir. t line moved hack over a cI i tan. of 100 yard , to the back of the second line, and together formed a quare. ·;";.B. This n rmal ombat proc lure w~ explain d by , iborJ1e as a flight. Furthermore h . l,t the so-call I "flight'" start at the forward slope, which by a tanical dcci, ion was already lefi: by the brigade at about I I·30! 'Und r the command of Colonel van Zuylen van Nyevclt, Ihe battalions of Bylandt's bri yade then joined in the c ullter-allack ofKempt's and Pack's brigades.:j: During this attack by whi h th French were forced to rctr 'atsouth ofthe"hoJlow road"., tw hoI' es werc killed under General de Pcrponchrr. ( ..rneral van Bylandt, ColoIle! van Zuvlen vall Nvevclt and threc battalion com, , mander, \,verc ,voune! ed. 'G nenl van Bylandt, bing wounded, gave the command or the brigade to the last battalj n commander, Lieutenant-C lonel de ]ongh who, already wounded at Quatrc Bras managed to control the I attle by lclling himself b roped t the saddle. '1 hope that thi a count has eleareel up th fate of Bylandt's brigade an I that the information Inav, tend to rhe value ofvoul' book.' ,

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The three Dutch-Belgian cavalry brigades w("r(" initially deployed as pan of the Allied reserve behind the cen tre; at about I 4.00hrs they \vere sent against advancing French cavalry. The Heavy e Brigade clashed \vith 7l' and 12 Cuirassiers between Hougomunt and La Haye Sainte; the I st Light Brigade fought with th 3c and 4(' Lanciers between La Haye Sainte and Papdotte, then moved to the Allied right Oank and charged the Grenadier a Cheval of the Imperial Guard during the series of massed French cavalry a. saults at this point. .. ft r this lash they were so cut up that they were ordered back to regrou p in the rear. The 2nd Light Brigade advanced to hel p throw back the French infantry assault east of La Haye Saint, and was then transferred to the wt. t Hank, where it supported \!Jaitland's guards in their decisive action against the Imptrial Guard. They had a hard action here against the Chassturs a Cheval and the Lanciers of the Imperial uard. They then moved east and clashed with the I C' Cuirassiers during the mas d cavalry as. aults before being pulled back to regroup. All thr cavalry brigades took part in the general pursuit that night. From a starting strength of 3,405 men and slightly more horses, Collaert's division lost 937 men and 945 horses killed and wounded this day. Collaert and van \lIerien ,vere killed, and the four regimental commanders were \·vounded.

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Map showing positions of Dutch-Belgian forn>ations at Waterloo on 18 June 1815- Bylandt's exposed infantry brigade is shown in its original position, with its n>ove to the rear at about I J .30an> indicated. The three cavalry brigades are shown with the directions of their first charges against the advancing French. Those infantry units initially deployed at Braine I'ABeud did not con>e up to the battlefield in tin>e to take part in the n>ainfighting ofthe day, although Chasse's infantry did take part in the final repulse of the Middle Guard. Goedecke's brigade, the :lnd Nassau and Nassau-Oranien regiD1ents, were above Papelotte and Smohain, slightly off the eastern edge of this n>ap. See also the Men-at-Arms title Napoleon's German Allies (2): Nassau and Oldenburg.

Losses of the 2nd Division and the 2nd Light Cavalry Brigade at Quatre Bras 15 and 16 June 1815

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Strength

Total As a casualties percenlage

80 9 7°1 4 82 675 566 2,7 0 9

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Balavian Republic 1795-1806: Colours of the 1795 pattern wcre prescnted to the six Half-Brigades then in exi tence on I I ptember 1795 at a scale of one per battalion, and on I 4- ~!Iarch (796 three more wcrc pre. ented to the 7th Half-Brigade. These colours were silk with the designs paintcd on them, and \,Vcrc relatively Ii-agile; replacements were issued as follows: 25January r800 grd Battalion/rst IIalf-Brigad 19 \.farch 1800 l:t/7th and grd/7th 25 April 1800- rst!grd 17 October 1800-lst/2nd and 2nd/2nd go Aovember rSol 2nd/4th ~ Colours of the 1802 patt rn wcre presented as follov.is: 28 'lay IS02 22nd and 23rd Infantry Battalion 9. ovemb T r802-grd/5th 20 December r802 1st and 2nd Regimcnts of Waldeck (with theer stofthc Prin eofWaldeck , on the r verse" 4th June 1804-all other units had 1802 pattern colours ordered for them. The new regiment formed in IS05 received no new colours; only the Grenadier Guards of'the Council were presented with two colours shortly after formation. No data is available con 'crning cavalry standards in this period. J

Band of the 7th RegiDlent in Hamburg. The drum-Dlajor has a yellow phune with white tip; yellow facings with silver lace at collar, cuffs and 'swallow's nests'; yellow and silver bandolier. The musicians all wear yellow coats with white (silver?) lace at collar and cuff, and yellow and white pIuDles. Note the negro with the 'Jingling Johnny'.

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The Kingdom oj Holland 1806-10: New colours were presented to some units by King Ludwig at the Hague on 7 February 1807, and these were the red and blue quartered design with the white central octagon bearing the dedication and the lion. Cavalry• standards were smaller but of similar design. Colours and standards issued to Guards units were very similar to the French 1804 pattern; light blue with white central lozenge, in the centre of the obverse the royal cr st instead of the lion carried bv• the Line. On 22 \c1arch 1807, Marshal Count Dumonceau presented colours at Bremen to the following units, at a scale of one per battalion: 2nd and 3rd ] agel's; 2nd, yd and 7th Line Tnfantry Regiments; 1st Bn" 4th and 1st Bn" 8th Regiments (their 2nd Bns. had received colours from the king at the Hague on 7 February), BattLe Losses The colour of the 2nd/5th R giment was aptured by the British at Vcere in Zealand in 180g, and laid up in th '. Royal Hospital, Chelsea (a replica still hangs there now). All other colours were taken to Paris in 1810 and burned thereinJanuary 1814, The French Period 18/0-14: Eagles of the 1804 pattern were presented to the fo1l9wing Dutch units by the Emperor on 30 June 181 I: 2e Laneiers de la Garde Imperiale, 3c Grenadiers de la Garde Imperiale, 123c, 124C, 126e de Ligne, 33e Leger, I IC H ussards, 14c Cuirassiers, ge i\rtillerie. The 12Sc de Ligne reeei ved its 1804 pattern eaO'le from Count Dumonceau on 2]anuary 181 I at Amsterdam. These 1804 pattern eagles were exchang d {or the 1811 'tricolour' pattern in ~lay 1812. On 12 April 181 I the two battalions of the 123e de Ligne in Spain were transferr d to the 130e de Ligne and new (non-Dutch) battaliQns were raised for the 123e, The 13IedeLignewasraisedin 1812from the Walcheren Regjment but it is not known ifan eagle was presented. The eagles met the followi ng fates: e 2 Lancien, f Grenadiers, 3f Leger: No eagles were taken into Russia, and the 1804 and 181 I pattern colouI. were hand d into Paris, where they were burned in 1814. 12f de f.igne: The returned 1804 pattern eagle was forgotten, and in 1841 was returned to the

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French War IV1inistry; it an nov\' be seen in the 1\'1us6 de ]'ArmCc. The 181 I colour was saved 1 y• Colonel Avizard, hidden by him during his captivity in Russia, but was burnt in 1814 by th reinstated Bourbon monarch. The Regiment had received a new eagle in 1813, butthis was captured by the Prussians in]anuary 1814 and placed in the Garrison Church in Potsdam; its present whereabouts is unknown. 12l de Ligne: 1804 eagle stolen from the :Vfusce

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The /815 Campaign: The olours carried in 1815 were orange and bore the royal cypher and the unit designation; the design is sho\vn in detail in the half-tone plate on the left. '-1111-

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Netherlands Infantry Colour, 1815' Obverse: Orange cloth and bow to wreath, green wreath and border leaves; white scroll with gold inscription; blue shield. gold lion with silver sword and arrows, gold bars; brown supporters, gold crown. Gold fringes, cords, tassels, finial; black staff. Reverse: Same borders, the central device being a crowned script 'W' over a unit designation, all in gold. Cavalry standards were the same design but much smaller. After Teupken.

dc I' Artillerie by the Prussians in 18 15; last known location was the Garrison Church, Potsdam, before World War Two. The 181 I cagle came back safelv, from Russia and was burnt bv, royal . order after Napoleon's abdication, 12;" de Ligne: 1804- and 1811 eagles as for 124-e d Ligne. 12fl de Ligne: 1804 eagl e as for 12 3e ; now in the ~ilusee de ]' Armee. 181 I eagle aptured by the Russians at Borrissow 1812, now in the Summer Palace, Leningrad. 130e de Ligne: I\othing known. lIe Hussards: i'\othing known. rI Cui1'flssiers: 1804 eagle hand d in and burnt in January 1814. 181 I eagle captured at Borrissow T8 r 2 by the Russian Petrograd Dragoons; now in the Summer Pala e, Leningrad. e g Arti//erie: i\ othing known,

A 2: Grenadier, Infantl)' Regiment Waldeck, 180 r Tunic skirts had become very long in the French fashion since the foundation of the Batavian Republic in T795, and the turnl acks bore the dite company embl ms. The red appointments (plume tip, hat cords, epaulettes and sabre strap) were all after the French fashion, and most of the equipment s ems to have been supplied from Fren h magazines. Although the soldiers had now stoppe-d powdering their hair, it was .still worn long and in the traditional queue. After Knote!. Aj: Jager qf Light Infantry, 180 1

Cniform changes came with fair rapidity in this period; one plate by Knotcl shows a plain shako with tricolour cockade and green cords and plume, but a watercolour in the Leger and Wapenmuseum, Leiden, ofabou t the same peri ad gives th e shako gr en top and bottom bands, with a black cockade at top left and a green loop extending down to the bottom band where a while button holds it. The plume in the Knotcl plate rises from the opposite side of the shako from the cockade. The cuffs on the Legermuseum plate ar plain round (Swedish) with white piping and three buttons along the top, and the man has a white top edging to his short, peaked gaiters; he has whit belts, and wears no epaulettes. His waistcoat is white, as opposed to the red shown here. 33

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B I : Trooper, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, 180 I The old-fashioned, larp;e bieom was still \-vorn at this ti me; it usually contained an iron rinp; wi th cross-pieces over the skull to protect the wearer against sabre uts, and in a tion would bc worn fore and aft with the plume to the front. 1\s will be seen later, there seem to have been variou patterns of addle furniture in usc at this time; the Dragoons have brown fur caps to their holsters, and different lace decoration. The tricolour hat tassels showed the national colour even thoup;h the cockade was plain black; the light blue turnbacks were without d coration. The cavalry regiments did not carry carbines. After Knote!. CI: OJlicer, 2211d 1n[antl)' Battalion, 18°3 This battalion was raised [or colonial service and went to the Cape of Good Hope, althouah it 34

would seem that the clothing remained that worn in Holland and must have been very, un comfortable in . uch a hot climate unl ss made of vcry light cloth. The officer's tricolour sash \vas ofinteresting design, b iug held lousely about the waist by a device rather like a modern Boy Scout's 'vvoggle' a sphere of about 6cm diameter in red, white and blu vvith the sash pa. sing through a hole in its centre;• the sash terminated in tricolour tassels about eight inches long. Soldiers of this battalion \,\fon' the newly introduced stovepipe shako. which apparently did not stand up well to the climate. It is of interest that the sword knot anel tassel "'. .·ere plain silver and did not show the national colours. After KnOtel.

C2: Officer, 1St Cavalry Regiment, 1804 The undress uniform shown here was worn 011'

duty and was d signed to be an 'conomical alternativ to the exp nsivc parade dress. The black and silver bandoli r and sword slings were \·vorn in parade dr as well but it is surpri ing to se th h avy, old-fashioned boots being worn with tlus form of dress. Th buff brce h s wer mad of] ather. Aft r Knot I.

C3: Trooper 1St Light Dragoons /804 In th p riod I80I-r franzbsischcl' EinnuC\C\ bf>merkbar, rran1"Usischc "Vaffen und Ausl'ustung wurdcn g(,ll'i.\~Cn, A3 Z""j· shell du Abbildung diesel' nilonn von Knotcl und eint'r ~Hch heult im l.eidencr M lIseum bcflndendcn anderell cxislieren unerkHil'1 e L ntcrschiedt.'.

trarlictions inr:xpliqll~cs entrt' LIlte prinlure 0(' crt unjforl1l(' p;lI KnOIC'l et lIll(' autre: illustrtHion nl:lintcflant au M usee rlc Leidcn.

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MODERN WARFARE 131 174 116 156 133 1]4 135 250 117 128 194 165 104 143 109 217 18] 202 242 I 59 178 211

Malayan Campaign 1948-60 The Korear War 1950-53 The Soee-al Air Service The Roya Marines 1956-84 Battle for the falklancs (I): Lard Forces (2): Naval Forces (3): Air forces Argentine Forces in the Falk1ancs Israeli Army 1948-73 ArabArm,es(I): 1948-73 Arab Armies (2): 973 88 Armies In Lebano.. 1982-84 Velnam War Armies 1962-75 Vetnam War A, 'Yl le~ (7) War In CaMbodia 1970-75 War in Laos 196o-7~ Modern African Wars ( I ) R'1odesia 1965-80 ~2), Angola & MozambiqJe (3): South-West Afr ca Grenada 1983 Russia's War n Afgha"stan Cen:ra A,ne, I(dn Wa rs

GENERAL 65 The Royal Navy 107 Britls, In:anlry, Equip:s (I) I 08 B-,t,s~ In'an try, FqUlpts (2) 138 BritiSh Cavalry Equipts 72 -he Nortrwest Frontier 214 US Infant'Y Ets 234 Gerrna, Combat qUlp:s 157 Flak Jacke:s 123 Australia, Army 1899-1975 164 Canadian Army a War 16 1 Span sh Foreigr Legio,' 197 Royal Caradian Mounted Police

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An unrivalled source of information on the uniforms, insignia and appearance of the world's fighting men of past and present. The Men-at-Arms titles cover subjects as diverse as the Imperial Roman army, the Napoleonic wars and German airborne troops in a popular 48-page format including some 40 photographs and diagrams, and eight full-colour plates. COMPA ION SERIES FROM OSPREY ELITE Detailed information on the uniforms and insignia of the world's most famous military forces. Each 64-page book contains some 50 photographs and diagrams, and 12 pages of full-colour artwork. WARRIOR Definitive analysis of the armour, weapons, tactics and motivation of the fighting men of history. Each 64-page book contains cutaways and exploded artwork of the warrior's weapons and armour. NEW VANGUARD Comprehensive histories of the design, development and operational use of the world's armour~d vehiclesand artillery. Each 48-page book contains eight pages of full-colour artwork including a detailed cutaway of the vehicle's interior. CAMPAIG Concise, authoritative accounts of decisive encounters in military history. Each 96-page book contains more than 90 illustrations including maps, orders of battle and colour plates, plus a series of three-dimensional battle maps that mark the critical stages of the campaign.

THE ANCIENT WORLD 218 109 137 69 148 121 46 93 129 158 175 180 243

Ancient Chinese Armies Ancient Middle East The Scythians 700-300 B,C Greek & Persian Wars 500-323 B.C. Army of Alexander the Great Carthaginian Wars Roman Army: (I): Caesar-Trajan (2): Hadrian-Constantine Rome's Enemies: (I): Germanics & Dacians (2): Gallic & British Celts (3): Parthians & Sassanids (4): Spain 218 B.C-19 B.C. (5): The Desert Frontier

THE MEDIEVAL WORLD 247 154 255 125 I 50 89 85 231 75 171 155 200 105

Romano-Byzantine Armies 4th-9th C. Arthur & Anglo-Saxon Wars Armies of the Muslim Conquest Armies of Islam, 7th-II th C. The Age of Charlemagne Byzantine Armies 886-1 118 Saxon, Viking & Norman French Medieval Armies 1000-1300 Armies of the Crusades Saladin & the Saracens Knights of Christ EI Cid & Reconquista 1050-1492 The Mongols 222 The Age of Tamerlane

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25 I 50 151 94 136 166 195 259 140 210 III 144 113 145 99

Medieval Chinese Armies Medieval European Armies Scots & Welsh Wars The Swiss 1300-1500 Italian Armies 1300-1500 German Armies 1300-1500 Hungary & E, Europe 1000-1568 The Mamluks 1250-1517 Ottoman Turks 1300-1774 Venetian Empire 1200-1670 Armies of Crecy and Poitiers Medieval Burgundy 1364-1477 Armies of Agincourt Wars of the Roses Medieval Heraldry

16TH AND 17TH CENTURIES 256 191 38 101 263 235 262 14 I 10 203 267 97 86 184 188

The Irish Wars 1485-1603 Henry VIII's Arrny The Landsknechts The Conquistadores Mughullndia 1504-1761 Gustavus Adolphus (I): Infantry Gustavus Adolphus (2): Cavalry English Civil War Armies New Model Army 1645-60 Louis XIV's Army The British Army 1660-1704 Marlborough's Army Samurai Armies 1550-1615 Polish Armies 1569-1696 (I) Polish Armies 1569-1696 (2)

279 The Border Reivers

18TH CENTURY 261 260 264 118 236 240 248 271 276 280 48 228 39 244 273

18th Century Highlanders Peter the Great's Army (I): Infantry Peter the Great's Army (2): Cavalry Jacobite Rebellions Frederick the Great (I) Frederick the Great (2) Frederick the Great (3) Austrian Army 1740-80 (I) Austrian Army 1740-80 (2) Austrian Army 1740-80 (3) Wolfe's Army American Woodland Indians British Army in N. America French in Amer. War Ind. General Washington's Army (I): 1775-1778

NAPOLEONIC PERIOD 257 79 87 64 55 68 76 83 141 146 153

Napoleon's Campaigns in Italy Napoleon's Egyptian Campaign Napoleon's Marshals Nap's Cuirassiers & Carabiniers Nap's Dragoons & Lancers Nap's Line Chasseurs Nap's Hussars Nap's Guard Cavalry Nap's Line Infantry Nap's Light Infantry Nap's Guard Infantry (I)

Title list continued on inside bock cover

ISBN 0-85045-347-X

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