Their commander – the Prince of Orange – is viciously described as an arrogant fool, 'a disaster waiting to happen' and even a dangerous lunatic.

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He hastily ordered his army to concentrate on Quatre Bras, where the Prince of Orange, with the brigade of Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar, was holding a ...

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While the Prince is noted for his 'gallant' actions during the campaign he also was also involved in the destruction of 3 or 4 Allied Bns. by ...

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In it, Siborne dismisses the Dutch and Belgians as deserters. He particularly attacks the Prince of Orange, whom he describes as 'incompetent' ...

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1. He made Soult his Chief of Staff a post in which he failed. 2. Failed to follow up the defeat of the Prussians at Wavre, he allowed them ...

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An inexperienced young man who made a couple of rash mistakes. This was worsened by his urge to prove himself to Wellington, a man he worshipped ...

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William II, The Prince of Orange, is portrayed as a militarily incompetent coward. What was the real Prince of Orange's military record?

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One of Napoleon's mistakes was his choice of commanders. The two wings of his army were commanded by Marshals Ney and Grouchy.

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by CJ Esdaile — Frantic to redeem the situation, the inexperienced Prince of Orange ordered Christian von Ompteda's King's German Legion infantry brigade to retake La Haye ...

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Sharpe, outraged to learn that the Prince has repeated his mistake and caused yet more needless deaths, gives the Prince the V sign and rides away.

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