Ronald Pawly was born in Antwerp, Belgium, in 1956 and is a member of several international societies for Napoleonic studies. In 1998 he published his first major work, The Red Lancers – Anatomy of a Napoleonic Regiment, and he is the author of many books on the Napoleonic period for Osprey, including MAA 355 Wellington's Belgian Allies 1815, MAA 371 Wellington's Dutch Allies 1815, and MAA 378 Napoleon's Guards of Honour.
Patrice Courcelle was born in northern France in 1950 and has been a professional illustrator for some 20 years. Entirely self-taught he has illustrated many books and magazine articles for Continental publishers, and his work hangs in a number of public and private collections.