The Dutch Brigade was a formation of the army of the Kingdom of Holland. King Louis Bonaparte sent the brigade in September 1808, to take part in the Peninsular War on the French side at the request o
Illustration of the Dutch Brigade in action by Jan Hoynck van Papendrecht
David Hendrik Chassé in 1832
The attack of the Brigade at Mesas de Ibor
Kingdom of Holland
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The Kingdom of Holland was the short-lived successor state of the Batavian Republic. It was created by Napoleon Bonaparte in March 1806 in order to strengthen control over the Netherlands by replacing
Dutch Brigade (Peninsular War)
…The Dutch Brigade (Dutch: Hollandse Brigade) was a formation of the army of the Kingdom of Holland. King Louis Bonaparte sent the brigade in September 1808, to take part in the Peninsular War on the French side at the request of his brother Emperor…
Louis Bonaparte arriving in Amsterdam on 20 April 1808
Louis Bonaparte visiting Leiden after the gunpowder disaster
Joannes van Deutecum Leo Belgicus 1650 published by Claes Jansz Visscher Amsterdam