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From the New York Times bestselling author comes the definitive, illustrated history of one of the greatest battles ever fought—a riveting nonfiction chronicle published to commemorate the two-hundreth anniversary of Napoleon's last stand. On June 18, 1815, the armies of France, Britain, and...

The Battle of Waterloo was fought on June 18, 1815, between Napoleon's French army and the British, Dutch, Belgian and German forces commanded by the Duke of Wellington. It is one of the most famous battles in the world and one of the most decisive events in history. Waterloo marked the endpoint of an extremely turbulent period.

Ms Eaton was visiting the continent and touring the Netherlands when Napoleon brought the British and Prussians to battle near the town of Waterloo. Eaton was caught up in the rush of panicked civilians fleeing and the reinforcements surging forward. She provides a rare insight into the events around the battle itself.

The first of two ground-breaking volumes on the Waterloo campaign, this audiobook is based upon a detailed analysis of sources old and new in four languages. It highlights the political stresses between the Allies, the problems of feeding and paying for the Allied forces assembling in Belgium during the undeclared war and how a strategy was thrashed out. It studies the neglected topic of how the Allies beyond the Rhine hampered the plans of Blücher and Wellington, thus allowing Napoleon to snatch the initiative from them.

Napoleon Bonaparte's rise from common origins to the pinnacle of power, as well as his defeat at Waterloo, still influences our daily lives, from the map of Europe to the metric system. Here's the fascinating story of the great soldier-statesman.

A powerful novel from master storyteller Jackie French The soldiers she saved called her the Angel of Waterloo. The husband she loved and lost called her Hen. The patients she treated in secret called her Auntie Love. She was Henrietta Bartlett, a surgeon's daughter, a survivor of the Napoleonic...

Community By Design: Exploring Social Infrastructure in Waterloo Region is a 5-episode podcast series that takes you on a tour of some of the most critical social infrastructure in Waterloo Region, where creative connectors are using everyday spaces—libraries, schools, public squares—to build belonging and social connection. Through conversations with a variety of community builders, this show reveals how intentional design and grassroots ingenuity are weaving a stronger social fabric across our communities. Produced by Midtown Radio and supported by the Waterloo Region Community ...

My name is Martin Aaron, I'm a lecturer at University College London. Since the year 2000 I’ve been building a database of the British army at Waterloo. By compiling original records from the Public Record office and regimental archives, I’ve gathered information about each of the 33,000 British combatants in 1815. This podcast series examines that data.For questions and comments please email waterloopodcast@outlook.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is Wellington’s official dispatch to Earl Bathurst, Principal Secretary of State for the War Department in London. He describes the skirmish at Quatre Bras on June 16, followed by the main engagement at Waterloo two days later, where the French Army was defeated.

"You're in a slump." Nick Lasseter's boss is talking about his job performance as a reporter for the Waterloo Weekly, but he might as well be talking about Nick's whole life. His current assignment, a profile of a legendary liberal ex-congressman, is in trouble even before the subject abruptly dies.

The definitive biography of the great soldier-statesman by the New York Times bestselling author of The Storm of War Austerlitz, Borodino, Waterloo: his battles are among the greatest in history, but Napoleon Bonaparte was far more than a military genius and astute leader of men. Like George...

Capital Clarity Radio with Andrew Johnsen isn’t just another money show. It’s where real people go to make sense of their financial lives without the noise, jargon, or sales pitches. Andrew Johnsen brings sharp insight, high energy, and a client-first mindset shaped by years at Merrill Lynch and sharpened by his forward-thinking work at Waterloo, breaking down investing, planning, and wealth strategy in a way that actually clicks. He doesn’t talk at you. He talks with you, asking the questions most people don’t know they should be asking about their money, their goals, and the life ...

Nuestro lema es que en el sótano del fracaso, siempre hay un piso más que merece la pena explorar. Así es como nació “Waterloo”, un programa hecho por y para jóvenes. "Waterloo" se construye a partir de diferentes secciones. Dos de ellas están dedicadas a la cultura musical y cinematográfica; ‘Teléfono rojo’ nos traslada a diferentes lugares donde residen estudiantes que han tenido que adaptarse a condiciones y culturas muy distintas de su país de origen; y ‘Entre copas’ nos acerca al mundo gastronómico a través de diferentes temas relacionados con la actividad culinaria...

Frankreich, 1815. Während Napoleon zur letzten Schlacht seines Lebens aufbricht, erscheint sie: Lyana, Tochter der Liebesgöttin Aphrodite: gesandt, um das Gleichgewicht zu wahren. Ihre Waffen sind Verführung, Verstand und ein Amulett, das mehr weiß als jede Armee. In den Salons von Paris verstrickt sie sich in Machtspiele, Intrigen und eine gefährliche Liebe zu einem Künstler. Doch ihr Gegner ist kein Mensch, sondern Ferratus, Sohn des Kriegsgottes Mars.

Notre histoire n'est pas toujours cohérente et ses événements majeurs sont parfois inattendus. Bien des batailles auraient dû connaître une issue différente, bien des faits n'auraient jamais dû voir le jour ! Ce livre regroupe 10 uchronies qui nous offrent un nouveau regard sur l'histoire de France et rebattent les cartes du passé avec une intensité déconcertante. Car selon toute logique, Jeanne d'Arc n'aurait jamais dû finir brûlée vive, Napoléon aurait dû massacrer les Anglais à Waterloo, et Hitler ne devait pas envahir l'Europe !

The Next Woman Up is a Winsidr podcast that connects your favorite college basketball players with their WNBA futures. Each episode, we will look at what’s happening across women’s college basketball, from the best teams to the best players and who WNBA fans should be paying attention to ahead of the 2026 draft and beyond. We will deep dive into the skillsets of the best players across the sport and discuss what they’re doing right right now and how it might impact their professional futures. We will also take a look across the college landscape and preview some of the biggest games and ...

The centenary of the Wars of Liberation is now close at hand, and from the hitherto unpublished archives and private records that are known to exist in Germany some fresh light will probably soon be thrown on the downfall of Napoleon. This brief study of a notable campaign may be of some help to the student of the past and the historian of the future.

Überraschend kehrt Napoleon im Jahre 1815 aus dem Exil nach Frankreich zurück. Nun rüstet der geniale Feldherr seine Grande Armée für einen neuen Feldzug. Auch der einfache Soldat Josef Bertha gehört zu den mehr als einhunderttausend Franzosen, die für Kaiser und Vaterland durchs Feuer gehen sollen. Dabei sehnt sich Josef nicht nach Heldentaten des Krieges, er strebt nach einem friedvollen Leben mit seiner Catharina. Doch bald marschiert er in die entscheidende Schlacht bei Waterloo.

"Die Liebe des Ulanen" war der Titel von Karl Mays zweitem Fortsetzungsroman für den Dresdner Verlag von H. G. Münchmeyer, den er zwischen 1883 und 1885 verfasste. Im vorliegenden ersten Band des vierteiligen Romans geht es um die weitverzweigten Schicksale der Familie von Greifenklau. Die Geschichte der napoleonischen Zeit bildet den fesselnden Hintergrund. Im Mittelpunkt stehen die verwickelten Erlebnisse eines deutschen Offiziers im damaligen Feindesland. Auch historische Figuren wie Napoleon I. und der preußische Generalfeldmarschall Gebhard von Blücher treten auf.

The 13th installment in Stephanie Barron's fan favorite Being a Jane Austen Mystery series. Between novels, Victorian England's most beloved author doubles as a sleuth in often idyllic locales. November 1815. The Battle of Waterloo has left the British economy in shreds; Henry Austen, Jane's favorite brother, is about to declare bankruptcy. The crisis destroys Henry's health, and Jane flies to his London bedside.