The Campaign of Waterloo: A Military History Third Edition

CHAPTER VI: THE DUTCH-BELGIANS 101

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Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar occupies Quatre Bras in the afternoon of the 15th 101

And is attacked by Reille’s advance between 5 and 6 P.M. 101

The other brigade of Perponcher’s division, Bylandt’s, ordered there also 102

The Prince of Orange arrives at Quatre Bras at 6 A.M. of the 16th 102

NOTE TO CHAPTER VI 103

Maurice’s criticism on the occupation of Quatre Bras by the Dutch-Belgian generals 103

But the fact that they knew of the concentration of the French and Prussian armies near Sombreffe fully justifies their course 103, 104