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The Prussian Army of the Lower Rhine 1815 (Paperback)
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The Prussian Army of the Lower Rhine 1815 (Paperback)
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For those interested in the actual appearance of the Prussian
soldiers who fought at Ligny, Wavre and Waterloo in 1815, this
colorful study combines the latest findings and expert analysis to
cast new light on the fateful Waterloo campaign.
The Prussian Army of the Lower Rhine, led by Generalfeldmarschall
Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher in 1815, played a - possibly the -
vital part in the Allied victory at Waterloo, forcing Napoleon to
divide his forces when Blucher's leading elements arrived to offer
Wellington crucial support at a time when his Anglo-Netherlands
army was doing no more than holding its own on the defensive.
During this campaign Blucher's army presented an enormously diverse
appearance, since its units had been issued clothing and equipment
from many sources, and many of them were still wearing the
distinctly hard-worn kit they had been issued over two years before
at the start of the 1813 Wars of Liberation.
Written by a leading authority, this book delves deeply into
original sources - including eyewitness accounts, and regimental
histories known only to German scholars - to recreate the actual
appearance of specific units, rather than simply copying generic
uniform regulations. The text details who the men that served in
these units were, how they were organised and drilled, and their
previous service; what specific elements of the army looked like in
1815; their march to the battlefield; and what they did when they
got there.
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