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1812

 Uniform of a Major General of Light Dragoons, 1812 

Scots Greys

 Now Scots Greys! We have a road in Radstock called Waterloo Road. Apparently the Scots Greys picketed their horses there on their journey to Southampton. Officers stayed at the inns.

From the Publishers:

“William Clarke of Prestonpans, Scotland, joined the 2nd Royal North British Dragoons, the Scots Greys, in 1803. Clarke had risen to the rank of sergeant by the time the regiment was ordered to Belgium on the news that Napoleon had escaped from Elba. Forming part of what became known as the Union Brigade, the Scots Greys played a key role in Napoleon s defeat at Waterloo. The John Rylands Library, Manchester, recently acquired William Clarke s 600-page, hand-written memoir describing his enlistment and military career, the highlight of which was the Waterloo campaign, which he describes in unusual detail in the vernacular of the day, presented and annotated by the renowned historian Garth Glover. Thanks to this rare discovery, the reader can follow the movements of the Scots Greys at every stage of the action throughout the three days from Quatre-Bras to that climatic encounter on the Mont St Jean. Clarke naturally portrays the charge of the Union Brigade in dramatic and heroic terms, but he claims that the man who led the charge, Major General William Ponsonby, was killed by a musket ball and not cut down by French cavalry, as is usually stated, for recklessly charging too far. After the battle, Clarke was part of the Burial Party. He then graphically describes the sad scene as he does the trail of the defeated French army as the pursuing Prussians cut a merciless path on their way to Paris. A Scots Grey at Waterloo provides the reader with an exceptionally in-depth account of the actions of the cavalry at Waterloo that will mark this memoir out as one of the most significant to have been published in the last 200 years.”

Year of publication :

 

2017

Place and publisher :

 

London, Frontline Books

Number of pages :

 

256

Waterloo (1970) fan cut full movie

 Here. Today we celebrate Waterloo. 

 

Who gives salt to Marshal Soult? Our Atty!

Who gave Johnny Francois a jolt?
Our Atty!
Who will peck Boney's bum?
Our Atty!
Who makes the "Parlez-vous" to run?
Our Atty!
Who's the boy with the hooky nose?
Our Atty!
Who's the lad who leathers the French?
Our Atty!
Who's the boy to kick Boney's arse?
Our Atty!

—Our Atty, British Army song

Duchess of Richmond's ball

Leaving the Duchess of Richmond's ball to fight at Quatre Bras, 1815

From the wiki

 Elizabeth Longford described it as "the most famous ball in history".^[1] "The ball was certainly a brilliant affair",^[2] at which "with the exception of three generals, every officer high in Wellington's army was there to be seen".^[3]

David Miller's book is a detailed monograph on a famous historical event, the remarkable 'Duchess of Richmond's ball' which took place the night before Waterloo. His wish list of questions in the introduction is admirable: Why did it take place and where? Who actually attended and what happened? Indeed, who were the Duke and Duchess of Richmond? As ever with events of the Napoleonic period, there is much that is myth that surrounds this ball. Mr Miller picks with skill through the material and gives a clear account of the events. The biographical sketches of many of those present at the ball are of particular, as are the maps showing Belgium, Brussels and the Richmonds' chateau respectively. Also included are six appendices (three detailed guest lists, statistics regarding the numbers of military men invited and the percentages of them who died the following day, a discussion of Wellington's affair with Lady Frances (Wedderburn-Webster) and Major General Maitland's elopement. The book ends with a bibliography and index.
 
David Miller is author of Lady De Lancey at Waterloo: a story of duty and devotion (Spellmount 2000)

National Army Museum

 Lady Butler’s Waterloo

21 June, 12.00, FREE

In this fascinating talk, Curator Anna Lavelle will utilise the National Army Museum’s impressive collection of Lady Butler’s sketches not only to highlight how Waterloo can be viewed through an artistic medium, but also to reveal how it managed to capture the artist’s imagination.

Book now: https://www.nam.ac.uk/whats-on/lady-butlers-waterloo

📸 'Dawn of Waterloo', by Lady Elizabeth Butler, 1895

Quatre Bras

 Today's anniversary. Wiki

Duke of Wellington bust

 In a London antique shop. Made a year after he died.