Armed with the Baker Rifle, specially trained British troops became the premiere skirmishers and marksmen of early 19th century warfare.   More »

Henry Shrapnel set his fertile mind to explosive shells and helped win the Battle of Waterloo.   More »

Did the same heroism that led to victory in the Peninsular War lead to Edward Pakenham’s defeat at the Battle of New Orleans?   More »

Pride and discipline went up against Andrew Jackson and the American frontiersmen in the Battle of New Orleans.   More »

By Don Hollway
In he face of disaster, few military commanders in history maintained the British stiff upper lip as well as Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. In mid-June 1815 he attended a ball given by Charlotte Lennox, Duchess of Richmond, in her Brussels home. Her guest list included all   More »

The Prussian Army’s Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher made some critical decisions on the field at the Battle of Waterloo.   More »

When Marshal Ney mistook the removal of British wounded at the Battle of Waterloo as a full retreat, his resulting cavalry charges were soon dashed.   More »

At the Battle of Waterloo, the Duke of Wellington occupied a ridge astride the road to Brussels and invited Napoleon Bonaparte to attack.   More »

A well-timed volley and an epic cavalry charge halted Napoleon’s initial assault against the Duke of Wellington during the Battle of Waterloo.   More »

The Allied defenders of Hougoumont fought off French attacks for nine hours, securing Wellington’s right flank at the Battle of Waterloo.   More »