The publication of contemporary letters and reports written by members of the Netherlands contingent confirms the part the Dutch and Belgian troops played in  the campaign. In his letter of the 27th April 1836, Baron Chassé described the role the troops under his command took in the repulse of the French at the conclusion of the Battle of Waterloo: 'When I saw the Engish artillery battery positioned on the left and forward of my diviion had stopped firing, I went there to enquire the reason and learned that there was no ammunition. At the same time I saw the Garde Impériale advancing, while the English troops were leaving the plateau en masse and moving in the direction of Waterloo; the battle seemed lost. I immediately ordered the battery of horse artillery under the command of Major van der Smissen to advance, to occupy the height and to direct an emphatic fire upon the enemy column.' The book is enhanced by full colour illustrations by Gerry Embleton. 

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