Sous les armes: Het Hollandse leger in de Franse tijd 1806-1814

Between 1806 and 1814, around 60,000 Dutch troops traversed half of Europe in the name of Napoleon. At the time of the Kingdom of Holland (1806-1810), they did so as allies of France, and later, during the French annexation (1810-1814), as an integral part of the French army. In 1811, conscription was introduced on the orders of Napoleon, in a country which until then always had a volunteer army. Under the French flag, Dutch troops fought in Prussia, Spain, Poland and Russia, with varied success. Despite these impressive numbers, the military efforts of the Dutch in the 1806-1814 period have h... Mehr ...