The Battle of Waterloo
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Scottish Highlanders at the Battle of Waterloo
By Eric NiderostIn the early morning of June 16, 1815, the city of Brussels awoke to the shriek of bagpipes and the throbbing tattoo of drums. Read more
The Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo
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Military Fashion in the Napoleonic Wars
By Blaine TaylorNapoleon I, Emperor of the French, was in a fury over the uniforms issued to his newly created Illyrian Regiment: “Too small, too short, too tight, badly cut, badly made, badly sewed; many of the buttonholes made only with a simple snip of the scissors … sleeves not lined … capotes so tight that they cannot be worn over the uniform coat but they hamper the movements of men who have nothing on but a waistcoat under them; many … are of bad cloth … I want a report!” Read more
The Battle of Waterloo
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Retreat to Victory
By Arnold BlumbergThe French plan for opening the campaign of 1815 was vintage Napoleon: take the initiative by attacking the Allied forces closest to France, separate them by assuming the central position, then beat them one at a time. Read more
The Battle of Waterloo
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Charge After Charge
By Jonathan NorthIn June 1815, Napoleon’s insatiable appetite for war took him to the rye fields around Mont St. Jean and the little village of Waterloo. Read more
The Battle of Waterloo
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The Baker Rifle: Why it was so Accurate, Deadly, and Dependable
By Arnold BlumbergThe European wars of the late 18th and early 19th centuries were characterized by large-scale clashes between similarly armed soldiers employing sabers, cannons, and weapons like the iconic Baker rifle. Read more
