Veronica Baker-Smith lived in the Netherlands for seventeen years, and her work in the Dutch archives resulted in An Alien Patriot: the Life of Anna van Hannover, for the Thomas Browne Institute of the University of Leiden. She is also the author of Royal Discord - a study of the family of George II
...an excellent account of the contribution of the newly formed
(and short-lived) United Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Allied
victory in the Waterloo campaign, and one that brings an often
neglected part of Wellington's army into focus.
*History of War*
the book is engagingly written and provides a strong ‘human
interest’ picture of the political background, the challenges faced
by a multi-national and multi-lingual army, and the difficulties of
recording events on a smoke-filled and reputation-making
battlefield. A welcome supplement to a Napoleonic library.
*Miniature Wargames - Chris Jarvis*
‘This is essential reading for anyone wishing to get an accurate
take on what actually happened, and who was actually involved at
the infamous battle of Waterloo. Veronica Baker-Smith writes on the
premise that we don't realise or don't remember that not all of
Wellington's troops were British subjects, and in that she is
absolutely right - I would never have given it a thought had this
wonderful book not turned up. Surely the time is right for a
documentary to set the record straight, based on Veronica's
excellent research?’
*Books Monthly 17/02/2016*
By perusing Belgian and Dutch archives, memoirs, and histories, she
has put together an impressive study of the role of the largely
overlooked – not to say dismissed and even denigrated –
Dutch-Belgian troops who made up about a third of Wellington’s army
during the campaign. She makes an excellent case that these troops,
and the often belittled Prince of Orange who commanded them, made a
solid contribution to the Allied victory, on several occasions
playing a critical role....a valuable addition to the literature on
Waterloo
*NYMAS*
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