In 1810 Napoleon absorbed Holland, parts of Westfalia, the Duchy of Oldenburg and the Hanseatic towns of Hamburg, Bremen and Lubeck into Metropolitan France, so that he might exercise effective control over their coastlines. The armies raised from the Kingdom of Holland fought as allies of the French [or as part of France itself] from 1795 to 1813. This fine text by Otto Von Pivka examines the history and uniforms of Dutch-Belgian troops of the Napoleonic Wars, accompanied by plenty of illustrations including eight full page colour plates by Chris Warner.