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Resource : Camp Bed

This is a folding camp (or “campaign”) bed together with its packing box. It was used by a Scottish officer who fought in the British wars against Napoleon, including Waterloo, and then by his grandson, campaigning in Egypt over sixty years later.

Resource : Wellington Dinner Service Vase

This large vase is hand-painted with a scene from the Battle of Waterloo. It comes from a bespoke dinner set given to the Duke of Wellington by the King of Prussia in gratitude for his role in the Allied victory.

Resource : Earl of Uxbridge’s Stirrups

Made from brass, these ornately decorated stirrups were fashioned for Henry Paget, Lord Uxbridge, after the Battle of Waterloo. Uxbridge’s leg was hit by shrapnel at Waterloo and had to be amputated. These stirrups have been modified so that they can lock on to an artificial leg, allowing Uxbridge to continue riding a horse.