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Waterloo Euro
March 13, 2015 - The Chairman
The General and I had a good laugh at this cartoon over the French reaction to the rejection of the design of the 3 Euro coin. Wellington on the left is saying: “The Euro is stupid but with Waterloo on it’s a stroke of genius” whilst Napoleon says “What!” “Who made this?” and the gallant Grenadier […]
Mercer Found
March 12, 2015 - The Chairman
Thanks to the blog the General has found a Mercer. That’s a relief all round as it was proving difficult. Of further interest we were in Exeter today, having lunch with an eminent historian and one thing led to another and the General discovered that Cavalie Mercer was buried in St David’s Church. So after lunch […]
History Coming Alive
March 10, 2015 - The Chairman
The General and I went to an interesting session the other day in the House of Commons, where about 150 schoolchildren were treated to a talk by Dan Snow on the Battle of Waterloo. He was quite excellent as he decided to make them play the parts in the battle. So if you look at […]
33rd Regiment of Foot Recruits at Kippax North Primary School!
March 9, 2015 - Alwyn Collinson
Guest post by Gemma Bagshaw, Waterloo 200 Social Media Team On Wednesday 4th February 2015, members from His Majesty’s 33rd Regiment of Foot visited Kippax North Primary School, to give talks on the Battle of Waterloo and the life of the British Redcoat. Serjeant Love, Private Armstrong and Drummer Love (and their ever ready campfollower […]
Search for Mercer Descendant
March 5, 2015 - The Chairman
The General has been to a meeting about the St Paul’s Service and asked if I ever came across Captain Mercer who commanded G Troop of the Royal Artillery. Sadly I didn’t as I am not sure he was at Quatre Bras. He wrote a extensive journal on Waterloo and a piece is to be […]
A Waterloo Man
March 3, 2015 - The Chairman
I found myself going to fight at Bergen Op Zoom with the 33rd and just before we left I was promoted to Corporal which was not bad as I hadn’t been in the regiment that long. Anyway Bergen Op whatever was not a huge success. It was a fraught night attack and we sustained huge […]
A Long Story
March 2, 2015 - The Chairman
Just so you know a bit about me. I was born in Kendal on May 25th 1788 and later trained as an engineer but in 1809 at the age of 21 I joined the Militia as a substitute for a man by the name of James Mason (The General thinks its the actor, but it […]
Conversations with the General
March 2, 2015 - Alwyn Collinson
I am Serjeant John Gibson of the 33rd and I am a veteran of the Waterloo Campaign. Although I passed away in my home town of Kendal some 150 years past I have come back in a manner of speaking to converse with the Chairman of Waterloo 200, General Webb-Carter, during the build up of […]
Fit for a Queen: Highlights of the Royal Collection
January 27, 2015 - Alwyn Collinson
Some of the finest items in the 200 Objects we’ve chosen to tell the story of Waterloo come from the Royal Collection. These include items on display at royal residences such as Windsor Castle. The Royal Collection is among the largest and most important art collections in the world and one of the last great European […]
Why ‘Waterloo in 200 Objects’?
January 27, 2015 - Alwyn Collinson
Waterloo must be one of the most commemorated events in British history. We hear the word a lot – in street names, slang, and song lyrics. From Waterloo Station to the many Duke of Wellington pub signs, echoes of the famous Battle are all around us. But few of us think about the history that […]
