We will be at Battles Through History Show. South of England Showground, Ardingly West Sussex RH17 6TL, 4th & 5th October
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Sore and sunburnt today, but what a bucket list item ticked over the weekend at the #Waterloo210 reenactment.
Leatherwork being whitened with liquid Blanco.
Crossbelt plate for the 86th (Leinster) Foot.
In the throes of final prep for the #Waterloo210 reenactment at the weekend.
Leather whitening and brass polishing.
Cued up the “Waterloo” episode of “Sharpe’s Rifles” in commemoration of the day. Low budget and rife with technical inaccuracies, but fun to watch nevertheless. #Waterloo210
Photograph of green wreath placed at the base of the Inniskillings memorial, Waterloo battlefield.
In Dublin rather than Waterloo this morning, but green wreath delivered to perhaps the most Irish location on the battlefield, the Inniskillings memorial.
Remembering all those from the island of Ireland caught up in the 1815 campaign.
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„Für König und Vaterland.“
I’ve hiked 114 km over the past three days and am heading to my start point for today. Only one blister so far.
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After the battle at Waterloo teeth were taken from the dead and used in dentures. English dentists were advertising these as Waterloo ivory. The bones of the fallen were dug up, ground down, and spread across fields as fertilizer. #Waterloo210
The construction of the Lion’s Mound at Waterloo was ordered in 1820 by Dutch King Willem I in honour of his son. It was erected on the spot where the Prince of Orange was wounded during the battle. #Waterloo210
“By God, sir, I’ve lost my leg!”
“By God, sir, so you have!"
Exchange between Lord Uxbridge and the Duke of Wellington at Waterloo on this day in 1815. #Waterloo210
The Dutch battery of Krahmer de Bichin at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Waterloo was the biggest battle ever fought on (former) Dutch territory. Painting by Jan Hoynck van Papendrecht. #Waterloo210
Old Dutch veterans of the battle of Waterloo (1815) with their Prince of Orange ("the hero of Waterloo") 1875. #Waterloo210
"But for the heroic determination of the Prince of Orange, - I would have taken the English army in flagrante delicto." Napoleon on Waterloo (1815). #Waterloo210
On this day in 1815 French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte finally met his Waterloo. More than 30.000 Dutch soldiers took part in the fight. #Waterloo210
Photograph of Napoleonic British crossbelt plate of the 1st Foot (Royal Scots). Recovered on the battlefield of Quatre Bras in 2002 and on display in the Ligny 1815 Museum.
Crossbelt plate worn by a soldier of the 3rd/1st Foot (Royal Scots) at Quatre Bras #OTD in 1815.
Recovered on the battlefield in 2002 and now on display in the Ligny 1815 Museum.
At least a third of the battalion was Irish during the Waterloo campaign.
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June 14, 1815 – Thuin.
French troops are massing.
Blücher reaches out.
Wellington replies:
“I can be at Quatre Bras within 22 hours.”
The campaign begins.
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youtu.be/gGt_U_CUdRo
The journey begins — in reverse of French objectives.
Antwerp, Brussels, Charleroi.
🎧 Suggestions for the soundtrack?
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Reproduction ‘Belgic’ British infantry shako. http://toadshakos.co.uk.
New Belgic shako in the post.
One step closer to the #Waterloo210 reenactment at the end of the month.
Illustration by Richard Knötel (public domain)
June 13, 1815 – The reports keep coming in.
Wellington, however, isn’t convinced.
He writes: “There is nothing new here. […] His departure was not likely to be immediate. I think we are now too strong for him here.”
Video below 👇
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Richard Knötel, Uniformenkunde, plate titled „Niederlande. 1815 – Dragoner, Karabinier, Husar“ Public domain. Source: Wikimedia Commons
June 11, 1815 – News reaches the French court in exile: some 120,000 troops are massed near the Dutch border. Napoleon may be headed for Lille—an ominous sign for the Allied army. A cavalry skirmish with Belgian troops is reported south of Mons. #Waterloo210 #NapoleonicWars
🖼 Image: Grenadier à pied de la Vieille Garde by Édouard Detaille 🎨 Musée de l’Armée, Paris — Public Domain 📷 via Wikimedia Commons
Lego version of the painting by Édouard Detaille. Currently on display at the visitor centre.
June 9, 1815 – Reports keep piling in: French troops are massing near the frontier. Even the Old Guard is said to be on the move.
Napoleon is still believed to be in Paris — but with his veterans marching, that may not stay true for long.
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Image: Richard Knötel, Freiwillige Jäger-Detachements verschiedener Schlesischer Landwehr-Kavallerie-Regimenter, 1813–1815. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.
June 7, 1815 – A new report lands on Wellington’s desk: the French plan a feint at Charleroi, then a real strike at Mons and Tournai to cut Allied lines.
Or is it just a show of force before retreating behind their fortresses?
#NapoleonicWars #Waterloo210
Image: Tirailleur et Voltigeur, Garde Impériale by Hippolyte Bellangé and Jules David (engraved by A. Barbant), public domain. Source: Wikimedia Commons
June 3, 1815 – More reports of French troops leaving the frontier make the Prussians eager to begin operations. Some rumours even claim the entire Young Guard has been sent to the Vendée. Wellington, however, still opposes an offensive. #NapoleonicWars #Waterloo210
📷: Knötel – French Line Infantry, 1813–1814
June 1, 1815 – More intelligence arrives: French troop movements seem defensive. Napoleon still in Paris. Border towns are fortified. The Vendée uprising is believed to be drawing French troops away from the frontier. #NapoleonicWars #Waterloo210
