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Comments by "TheEvertw" (@TheEvertw) on "The Battle of Waterloo: Napoleon's Decisive Defeat" video.
4:36 The force at Quatre Bras was mixed, with a large if not largest Dutch contingent. It was commanded by the Prince of Orange himself, who, unlike the portrayal in Sharpe, did very well and was commended by Wellington for the action.
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4:15 You use the wrong flag for the Dutch forces. The prince's flag you show had not been in use since 1663, i.e. for 150 years. This is particularly salient because the Dutch flag (i.e. the flag of the first European republic) was the origin of the French flag, rotated 90 degrees. Your picture hides this historical detail. Destroying first the French Republic, and then the Dutch Republic, was one of the major crimes of Napoleon against the public.
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