Review of Pierre de Witt’s History of the Waterloo Campaign
The Campaign of 1815, Volume I ‘Preambles’ Pierre de Wit Published by Glimpse Editions (2022) https://www.waterloo-campaign.nl/volumes/ Hardback,
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How the Skeleton of Friedrich Brandt was named
The skeleton found at Waterloo in 2013 and put on display in the Underground Museum at Waterloo, has been named as Private
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Hougoumont Survivor Finally Falls
One of the three surviving trees standing outside the Southern Gate at Hougoumont has been brought down in a gale. It has
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The Confusing Numbers Game!!!
Whilst carrying out research on the records of the 52nd Foot I have discovered a great deal of confusion over the allocation
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Trying to Understand the Guard attack at Waterloo
Like many Waterloo enthusiasts, I have read numerous accountsof the actions of the French Imperial Guard at Waterloo
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Review of ‘The Making of a Rifles Officer’
The Making of A Rifles Officer The Life and Letters of Colonel George Miller CD FRS (1786-1843) By Elizabeth Laidlaw Burngrange
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The Grand Battery – The Latest Evidence
The Massed Battery at Waterloo – A Review of the Evidence One of the enduring questions from the Battle of Waterloo remains
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A Gem often missed
When visiting Waterloo many often find time to visit the Wellington Museum (recently undergoing a major improvement scheme)
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A Tale of Three Pictures
The site of the presumed mass grave just south of the south gate at Hougoumont has recently been investigated by Waterloo
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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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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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