We tend to overlook the fact that there were a lot of other countries involved, The Netherlands being quite an important factor, together with Germans, Prusians, Russians and Austrians. The purpose of this page is to provide some lesser known facts about the role the Dutch Army really played during the Napoleonic wars, as the general image one has of the Dutch Army is not as good as it should be. If you combine this with the fact that most English speaking Napoleonic enthousiasts cannot read French, German and Dutch, this leads to a rather one-sided approach to the whole issue. One of the main historical sources for the battle of Waterloo is a rather dubious book by someone called Gisborne. The fact that he asked people to donate money for the inclusion in his book is a good indication of the historical reliability.
Sponsored research is probably a better word.
A lot of English speaking people do not have much knowledge of the history of continental Europe. Which means that not much is publicly known about the hostory of the Netherlands beside the fact that they beat the Spanish and colonised Indonesia. We strive to create an unbiassed view to Napoleonic history, and will make sure that all information on this page can be backed up with historical data and references. Any comments are, of course, highly appreciated. Please contact our Webmaster with questions or comments.