Private Thomas Playford 2nd Life Guards
The departure of Bonaparte and his armed followers from the island of Elba in the spring of 1815, with their sudden appearance
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Gareth Glover
The Three Great Generals
The Battle of Waterloo brought three of the greatest generals of all time against each other. It is not intended to discuss
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Recent Books on Waterloo
Books on Waterloo – In Order of Publishing Date A Light Infantryman with Wellington: The Letters of Captain George
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Weapons and Tactics
It is necessary to understand the weaponry available to the Napoleonic soldier and the tactics enforced on them by the limitations
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Findings from 2015 Dig
The evaluation of the 2015 Dig at Hougoumont has been published in a pdf, which can be viewed by clicking on the link below.
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Friedrich Brandt
In 2012 a Belgian Archaeology team, led by Dominique Bosquet working on the site of the new car park behind the new underground
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Waterloo Uncovered
Waterloo Uncovered The groundbreaking charity that combines world-class archaeology with veteran care and recovery has made
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Europe Against Napoleon
Napoleon had found France divided on his return. The military were very much for him, but the country as a whole was war
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Why Waterloo?
The Great War in Europe (it was called this until 1918) had begun in 1793 when the great European powers had fought Revolutionary
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15 June 1815
Napoleon had secretly managed to march his army of about one hundred and twenty thousand men into an area just of
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16 June 1815 Battle of Ligny
Blucher stood at Ligny with only three of his four Corps as the polite message to the more senior General Bulow had
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16 June 1815 Quatre Bras
Whilst Blucher and Napoleon fought at Ligny, a battle of encounter was played out at the crossroads at Quatre Bras.
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17th June 1815 The Allies Retreat
The morning of the 17th June was full of confusion, with no one really sure what the other armies were doing. Ney’s
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