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This year in Belgium

 

Napoléon (1955 film)

 Has English subtitles. Napoléon (1955 film) - Wikipedia

Waterloo scenes are good.

Dutch-Belgian Kickstarter

 Napoleonic Dutch/Belgian Infantry. by David Vazquez Fernandez — Kickstarter

Waterloo event in Bristol

 

Piano Wargames French Infantry in Greatcoats 1804 - 1814

 My first hard plastic box!

In cooperation with Wargames Atlantic I am very proud to present the very first Piano Wargames 28mm hard plastic set: French Infantry in Greatcoats 1804 - 1814. I am incredibly excited about this partnership!

With this set you can build an entire battalion of French Napoleonic infantry, including 4 skirmishers and command (28 figures in total). From Line Infantry to Light Infantry or the Young Guard, you can assemble these figures in a great variety of ways.

In addition to shakos, you also have the option to equip all figures with bicornes.

You can also build your battalion in "march attack", "high porte" or "shoulder arms". Have a look at my website for more images.

You can now pre-order this box! It should be shipped in 3-4 weeks, and if you buy 3 boxes or more directly from my shop, you will get a free mounted officer in white metal.

https://pianowargames.de/.../french-infantry-in.../

The cover art of this box was painted by the amazing Marco Capparoni

Campaign board game 1971

 Had this for Christmas one year. A Napoleonic strategy game. My parents used to get good presents - they prided themselves on getting appropriate gifts. Pics from Ebay.

The Brilliance of Waterloo (1970)

 ''In this deep dive, I explore the brilliance of Sergei Bondarchuk’s Waterloo — from its epic scale and historical accuracy to the powerhouse performances of Rod Steiger and Christopher Plummer. Discover the behind-the-scenes madness, the filmmaking ingenuity, and why this remains one of the greatest war films ever made.'''

Thousands take part in re-enactment of the Battle of Waterloo | AFP

 Two hundred and ten years after the French were defeated at the Battle of Waterloo, marking the final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte, the decisive clash is re-enacted. The event brought together more than 2,600 history enthusiasts from around the world and was narrated by French presenter Stephane Bern.

Waterloo film

 Over a weekend, thousands of enthusiasts from all corners of the world brought to life one of the most remarkable clashes in European history.

Underneath the faithfully reconstructed uniforms, behind the smoke of the cannons and the strained gaze of the soldiers, it is emotion, memory and brotherhood that penetrate the image.

Waterloo 1815 is not just a battle: it's a living memory.

This teaser gives you a first breath. #Waterloo2025 #waterloo1815

Video : Franklin Stock Studio : FS.studio.contact@gmail.com

2eme Régiment d'Infanterie Légère

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Vive L'Empereur by Thomason Photography

 

Waterloo earlier by Photosm Stephen Moss

 

Heights

 Thanks to Andrey

Ligny 2025

 Les Napoléoniennes de Ligny 1815

J'ouvre le bal avec cette vidéo que j'ai réalisée le week-end dernier aux Napoléoniennes de Ligny 1815.

Sharpe figures and a wargame

"BASTARDS!"

PRE-ORDER! This set will release September 4th, the 216th anniversary of Arthur Wellesley becoming Viscount Wellington of Talavera

Follow the Link below:

https://wargamesatlantic.com/.../prod.../richard-sharpe-1809

Kicking off the officially licensed SHARPE'S RIFLES game and hard plastic range - we have the iconic Lieutenant Richard Sharpe as he would have been in January 1809 during the events of Sharpe's Rifles.

“They thought of him as nothing more than a jumped-up Sergeant, and they were wrong. He was a soldier, and his name was Richard Sharpe." - Sharpe's Rifles, Bernard Cornwell

The 54mm model is a display piece that comes with a scenic base. The 28mm version is true multi-part and has two arm and head options shown here and includes a textured base as well. Chris Hindmarsh has painted the two versions - one to look like Sharpe as per the television show and the other depicting Sharpe as described by Bernard Cornwell in the novel: tall, dark haired, and with a savage scar on his left cheek that made him look like an “execution”.

We will be following the Sharpe box with similar frames for Harper, Riflemen Harris, and other notable characters from Sharpe’s Rifles. Andy Hobday is hard at work on the rules which will be revealed in the first game next spring.

This hard plastic box set includes two complete multi-part figures. There is a 54mm display mono-pose version of Sharpe and a 28mm multi-part version that includes two head and arm options. There are scenic bases for each figure in the box.

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Timpo Waterloo

 Sold recently for £1,200

Ligny photo by Aurore Van Der Veken

 

Confection Drouot (Paul L Dawson)

 210 years ago, Napoleon's last Marshal, Emmanuel de Grouchy, won a victory over the Prussians north of Wavre. Walking with a limp, occasioned by a wound over a year before, having learned of the disaster of Waterloo, executed a fighting retreat to Paris. Grouchy had never been ordered to Waterloo, nor had he been expected; any suggestion he had been is Napoleon and his immediate circle blaming anyone else for the disaster. Wellington and Blucher made fewer mistakes.

Figthing continued until 3 July. The last battles were under the walls of Paris and at Le Suffell where General Rapp won a victory over the Austrians. As the Empire fell, France descended into anarchy and a white terror: Protestants, Jews and Muslims were massacred. Having waged, what many in England considered to be an illegal war of regime change - George Ponsonby spoke in Parliament saying the British Government had no right to dictate who ran France: we so easily forget that Napoleon had 100,000's of supporters in Britain, and over 80 MPs supportive of reconciliation with him- the Allies refused to step in to prevent what could be considered genocide, because it would interfere with the internal governance of a sovereign state.

The events that lead to the fall of Paris and treason of Marshal Davout, is exposed in my book. If you have not read it, now is the perfect opportunity.

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