Sources for this movie
First off all: This topic isn't really about this movie (which is maybe the best epic war movie ever) but about some historical facts that were used for it.
I'm Dutch. We learn that the Dutch people fought Napoleon allongisde England, Prussia and Belgium. The Napoleon era is not realy something I know things about, but how big was the role of the Dutch people in the battle of waterloo? I did some searching and I found this article:
http://web2.airmail.net/napoleon/Waterloo_Cowards.html
It's quite strange to read this. Since it's said that certain (Historical) people from Britain used to think that they were some kind of uber people (I don't say they are like Nazi's or something, but that they are just known for their way of thinking less of others) and they needed to blame someone for things that went wrong at Waterloo, this article might be very real IMO.
Since I didn't see Dutch or Belgian flag, nor a mentioning of any Dutch or Belgian thing during this movie, I wonder if the sources used for this movie are books by English(?) propaganda writers or English/Fench/Other historians and that they were left out to make it easier for the audience to follow or something, since Wellington is portrayed as a regular *sshole.
Or did I just miss something?
It was just something I was wondering. I love this movie because it looks so great, even if it doesn't mention the role of the Prince of Orange and his Dutch and Belgian soldiers!