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[House of Orange]. Willem Frederik, Crown Prince of Oranje-Nassau (1772-1843)....
[House of Orange]. Willem Frederik, Crown Prince of Oranje-Nassau (1772-1843). AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED "Guillaume P. d'Orange", to "Mon cher General" (= General David Hendrik Chassé), dated "St. Simphorien 15 Juin 1815", pen and ink, 1 fold. leaf, recto and verso, (2)p.
- With modern annotations on verso.
= Important letter on the events leading up to the battle of Waterloo on June 18th, reading "Les prussiens ayant été attaqués, je vous prié de ressembler sans perte de temps votre division, au point de ressemblement, sur les hauteurs en arrière de Haine St. Pierre, ou vous attendez nos ordres." When the Dutch learned that their Prussian neighbors were being attacked by Napoleons army, General Chassé's infantry division and General Collaert's cavalry division were alerted to take defensive positions behind the River Haine and wait for orders by the Duke of Wellington. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXVIII.
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[House of Orange]. Willem Frederik, Crown Prince of Oranje-Nassau (1772-1843). AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED "Guillaume P. d'Orange", to "Mon cher General" (= General David Hendrik Chassé), dated "St. Simphorien 15 Juin 1815", pen and ink, 1 fold. leaf, recto and verso, (2)p.
- With modern annotations on verso.
= Important letter on the events leading up to the battle of Waterloo on June 18th, reading "Les prussiens ayant été attaqués, je vous prié de ressembler sans perte de temps votre division, au point de ressemblement, sur les hauteurs en arrière de Haine St. Pierre, ou vous attendez nos ordres." When the Dutch learned that their Prussian neighbors were being attacked by Napoleons army, General Chassé's infantry division and General Collaert's cavalry division were alerted to take defensive positions behind the River Haine and wait for orders by the Duke of Wellington. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXVIII.
