Posted on 06/23/2015 10:34:58 AM PDT by nickcarraway
The Dutch? On land?
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There were slightly more Germans than British in the “British” army, besides Dutch, Belgians and others.
Dutch National Militia at Waterloo: http://i.imgur.com/XRWNb00.jpg
(My ancestor is in there somewhere)
“It has been a damned nice thing — the nearest run thing you ever saw in your life.”
There were many battalions of the KGL, all of the active ones at the time were at Waterloo IIRC, deployed elsewhere in the Allied line. This is just about one of them. Another KGL battalion was massacred by French cavalry when it was advancing to cover the retreat of the one mentioned.
Wellington’s army also had its Scots in their kilts. As usual for them, they fought hard and well, playing a significant role in the battle.
I’ve always thought it was the Prussian reinforcements that saved the day at Waterloo. And if I recall correctly, the Prussian commander at first declined to support the British, but later changed his mind and came to their rescue at the eleventh hour.
My favorite palindrome is:
"Able was I ere I saw Elba."
My least favorite is "Soros."
Napoleon mistook the color of their uniforms. He bleeped up.
Blucher won Waterloo. Flame away.
The narrative of the Napoleonic wars is often dominated by the victorious generals, like Nelson at Trafalgar and Wellington at Waterloo, neglecting the rank-and-file soldiers who did the fighting.As in WWII, Napoleon's real defeat was on his eastern front.
Want more Napoleonic wars? Then I suggest the movies
WAR AND PEACE (1966) The eight hour WIDE SCREEN Russian version by Sergei Bondarchuck. Get the RUSSIAN CINEMA COUNCIL release, not the cut down for tv KULTUR release.
The 1956 version with Henry Fonda is like a Cliff’s Notes.
And WATERLOO produced by Dino de Laurintiis (1970) staring Christopher Plumber and Rod Steiger. Battle scenes directed by Sergie Bondarchuck. WIDE SCREEN again.
I watched WATERLOO again a few days ago. WOW!
In WAR AND PEACE, you have Napoleon riding his horse between thousands of dead while the battle still rages way in the background.
In WATERLOO you have a similar scene with WELLINGTON doing the same. The difference is Wellington wishes he never has to fight such a battle again.
Both are POWERFUL SCENES. NO CGIs at all, those are real soldiers (15000)in the film.
Why should we flame away? In the movie WATERLOO, Wellington, believing he was beaten, says...”Give me night! or give me Blucher!”
To see what you are missing in the movie WATERLOO, Google WATERLOO 1970 and hit images.
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