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Dutch [[soldier]]s were among the [[Allies (Napoleonic Wars)|Allied]] [[army]] which opposed [[Napoléon Bonaparte]] in [[1815]]. The [[Battle of Waterloo]] took place on [[18 June]] and ended in [[victory]] for the Allies. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[World Game (novel)|World Game]]'') | |||
[[Vincent van Gogh]] was [[born]] in Holland. ([[TV]]: ''[[Vincent and the Doctor (TV story)|Vincent and the Doctor]]'') | [[Vincent van Gogh]] was [[born]] in Holland. ([[TV]]: ''[[Vincent and the Doctor (TV story)|Vincent and the Doctor]]'') | ||
Revision as of 08:56, 6 July 2020
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Holland (disambiguation)for other, similarly-named pages.
Holland was a region in the Netherlands. (PROSE: Arc of Infinity, AUDIO: The Waters of Amsterdam) A person or object from Holland was called Dutch. (PROSE: The Roundheads) The word was also used to describe people and objects from the Netherlands. (AUDIO: The Waters of Amsterdam)
One of the largest cities in Holland was Amsterdam, which the Fifth Doctor visited. (TV: Arc of Infinity)
History
Dutch soldiers were among the Allied army which opposed Napoléon Bonaparte in 1815. The Battle of Waterloo took place on 18 June and ended in victory for the Allies. (PROSE: World Game)
Vincent van Gogh was born in Holland. (TV: Vincent and the Doctor)
In 1939, the Seventh Doctor told Adolf Hitler that Holland was one of the countries Germany would conquer. By 1940, the Wehrmacht had overrun Holland. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Exodus)
