The Waterloo Podcast

The 3rd Foot Guards

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:00:00 GMT

Continuing the story of "The Battle Within The Battle", this episode moves eastwards from Episode 28 on the Coldstream Guards, from the walled garden and into the large apple orchard. This was the battlefield over which the Third Regiment of Foot Guards fought throughout the 18th June 1815 - charging up to line the ditch at the thick head to the south, being beaten back to the sunken lane, where they would reform and repeat the same advance. Throughout the day, the Regiment was able to repulse a larger French force due to the help of the devastating fire coming from the Coldstream lining the east wall of the garden.

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Diogo Vasconcellos

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RHA - Beane's Troop

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 08:15:44 GMT

This episode includes a previously unpublished account of D-Troop's experiences in 1815. Accounts of Waterloo from the other ranks in the artillery are extremely rare, so this is an invaluable memoir from an ordinary Gunner providing detail on 16th-19th June. His words provide new insights into the Troop's movements with graphic descriptions of the casualties among his officers and comrades.

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40th (2nd Somersetshire) Foot

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:10:20 GMT

The third and final part of this look at Lambert's 10th Brigade - this time the 40th (2nd Somersetshire) Foot. This was yet another incredibly experienced regiment of battle hardened veterans - not only of the entire Peninsula War bit also of earlier campaigns including South America in 1807. This episode looks not only at their valiant past and their experience thick in the fighting at Waterloo, but also follows their unique and exotic path in the 1820s.

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The 27th (Inniskilling) Foot

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:00:00 GMT

The second part in this look at Lambert's Brigade at Waterloo, the story of the 27th (Inniskilling) Foot at Waterloo is well-known as one of carnage, bravery, and devastating losses.

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A note on company numbers: 25 years ago I thought I had it all clear – three companies – the Grenadiers and two others arrived too late to participate and thus there were just seven companies at Waterloo and I was certain I knew which officers commanded which companies Now however, I feel the picture is far less clear – as is often the case, the more research you do, the more confusing and contradictory the data seems to be. There were men from all 10 companies present at Waterloo – but just a handful from 2 and 7, so we can count these among the “absent” companies. I believe No.7 was the Grenadier Company and No.9. The company numbers listed in this episode are how the men appear on the pay musters of March-June 1815. These often vary from the company numbers on the WO25 series listing casualties - why this is, remains a mystery to me, but is frequently the case in many regiments. After years of (fruitlessly) trying to solve the puzzle, I'm now just resolved to using the company numbers from the pay musters.

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The 4th (King's Own) Foot

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 08:53:18 GMT

The first part of a look at the 10th Brigade at Waterloo, commanded by Sir John Lambert. This episode looks at the poor old 4th Foot, the King's Own, who never seemed to catch a break! It looks at the hardships they endured not only in the Peninsula but the devastating disaster they suffered just five months prior to Waterloo. We also look at what further hardships lay ahead in the years following the peace of 1815.

Many thanks to Nathan Hackett, Jack Humphrey, Rhuari Stuart, Diogo Vasconcellos, Barry Millar, and Andrew McGrath

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The Waterloo Medal

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 10:39:43 GMT

A look at the first medal to be awarded to all ranks. Issued in April 1816, the Waterloo Medal would be worn with pride by Waterloo Men for the rest of their lives. This episode looks at a colourful range of medal stories including theft, fraud, counterfeiting, and shipwrecks.

Many thanks to Alistair White, David Hart, Houdi McCabe, Stuart Lyon, and Andrew Baillie.

Special thanks also to Ted Heath at the Household Cavalry Museum for his kind help with photos.

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1er Batt. 3e Chasseurs

Sat, 10 Jan 2026 22:19:23 GMT

A festive break from the British Army - this episode, number 42, looks at the first battalion of the 3rd Chasseurs of the Imperial Guard.

Sincere thanks to Ian Smith who not only provided most of the interesting documents but also some of the pictures and music!

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Los Libertadores de Waterloo

Fri, 26 Dec 2025 08:00:00 GMT

This episode looks at the eventful lives of five Waterloo Men who went on to seek and find adventure in South America, fighting for Simon Bolivar in his wars of independence against the forces loyal to colonial Spain.

Many thanks to Eugenio Pérez Ferreiro, Alistair Smith, and Andrew Baillie.

Special thanks also to Professor Matthew Brown - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Adventuring-...

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RHA - Gardiner's Troop

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 09:00:00 GMT

The only RHA troop to remain attached to their Brigade, Sir Robert Gardiner's E-Troop were positioned with their old Peninsula friends, the Hussars, under Sir Hussey Vivian.

After a frantic dash from Genappe through the torrential rain of the 17th June, harried all the way by the French vanguard, the 18th June at first brought little action, being positioned on the eastern periphery of the battlefield. However, on going to the aid of the heavy British cavalry, two 6-pdrs of Gardiner's soon found themselves heavily outgunned.

This episode looks at what became of the men following Waterloo, and unearths an extraordinary connection to literary greats.

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The 18th Hussars

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 09:00:00 GMT

Many thanks to Francois Menard, Barry Millar, Tim Paton,

Bill “Swampy” Moore, Alistair White, Martin Berkeley, David Hart

Special thanks also to Anna Lavelle at the National Army Museum

Portrait of unknown black soldier courtesy of the National Army Museum. Restored by Lincoln Restoration.

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ERRATUM - the slide at 5.40 DOES show the enlistment dates for the 18th but I've forgotten to change the heading so it still reads the 10ths (from the previous episode). ‬

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The 10th (Prince of Wales' Own) Hussars

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 09:15:00 GMT

The Prince Regent's own regiment - Peninsula veterans racked with scandal. The 10th Hussars were, at various times, positioned in three different parts of the Waterloo battlefield, culminating in tragedy as the sun went down.

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RHA - Ross's Troop

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 09:15:00 GMT

Veterans of the Peninsula, Sir Hew Ross's A-Troop, famous as The Chestnut Troop, occupied a central position at Waterloo. This episode examines the curiously few words written by the men of this Troop and what happened to their six guns.

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The 92nd Foot (Gordon Highlanders)

Fri, 24 Oct 2025 08:00:00 GMT

Among the contenders for most experienced unit in any army on the field of Waterloo in 1815, the Gordon Highlanders had, since their formation in 1794, spent most of their years at war - from Holland in 1799, Egypt in 1801, Corunna, all through the Peninsula War, including their hardest fight at Maya in 1813.

This episode looks at the key role played by the Gordons both at Quatre Bras, where they saw off French cavalry as well as assaulting La Bergerie farm under withering musket fire, and two days later at Waterloo.

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The 44th (East Essex) Foot

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 08:10:03 GMT

The story of the Little Fighting Fours, veterans of the Peninsula and Bergen op Zoom, they shared the fate of the Black Watch amidst the tall crops of Quatre Bras.

This is the third part of this look at Pack's Brigade in 1815 - watch Ep.34 first!

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The 42nd (Royal Highland) Foot

Fri, 26 Sep 2025 08:30:00 GMT

The Black Watch

The second part of this look at Pack's Brigade, this week the veterans of Egypt, Corunna, and all of the Peninsula War.

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Many thanks to Jonathan Durbin, Ronnie Proctor, Graham Leadbitter, John Haldane, Diogo Vasconcellos, Nicholas Fawbert, Marcus Roche, and Andrew Baillie

A footnote to this episode is a caveat that much of the data for the 42nd Foot in this period is an almighty mess. The enlistment dates on most WO97 and WO119 (discharge) documents do not match the enlistment dates on the Supplementary Roll for Waterloo Men on the WO112. This, I'm fairly certain, is due to the WO25 description book for the regiment being written in almost microscopically small handwriting across two huge ledge pages. Thus, even in the day, clerks were struggling with the sheer number of errors, and many documents have pencil corrections and notes, trying, even then, to sort out which Donald Ross (of the eight in the regiment) was a labourer from Inverness and which was a labourer from Forfar etc. ad nauseum. I was going to include an explanation and cathartic rant about this in the episode but decided it would probably be very dull for most viewers so cut it from the final edit. Anyway, it's something for me to work on in my retirement - to try to finally go through everything again and try to make sense of it all!

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The 1st Foot (Royal Scots)

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 08:00:00 GMT

The first part of a look at Pack’s Brigade at Quatre Bras and Waterloo. The 3rd Battalion Royal Scots were battle-hardened veterans of the Peninsula War including the carnage of San Sebastian in 1813, but 16th June 1815 would still be their hardest day’s fighting

Many thanks to Jimmy Springthorpe, Jonathan Durbin, Oli Silverman Houdi McCabe, and Mick Crumplin.

For Mick’s superb research into surgeons and surgery in the Napoleonic Wars: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Waterloo-Hos... and https://www.amazon.co.uk/Guthries-War...

There should have been maps for Quatre Bras in this episode but had some tech issues at the last hour. I will include some in the next episode to hopefully show the Brigade’s movements more clearly.

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Royal Artillery Rogers' Battery

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 08:36:55 GMT

Next Company from 3rd Battalion R. A. - Roger's Company.

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The 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons

Fri, 15 Aug 2025 08:00:00 GMT

Third part of this look at the Union Brigade - this time the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons.

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A regiment where the oldest man is called Young, and the worst behaved man is called Good.

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The 2nd (Royal North British) Dragoons

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 08:00:00 GMT

Part 2 of the Union Brigade mini-series - this week the Scots Greys and what an epic this episode is, with a cast of thousands! [well, 15 or so]. This episode contains three main insights which were new to me before embarking on putting this data together.

Many thanks to Jonathan Durbin, Ian Colquoun, Stuart Lyon, Arthur Hayward, Robert Kemp, John Haldane, Graham Nicholson Leadbitter, Marcus Roche, Diogo Vasconcellos, Prentice Baines, Colin Macgregor, Jack Humphrey, David Reynolds, and Scott Lamb.

Special thanks also to Ian Smith for sharing his fascinating research into the 45e Régiment de Ligne.

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The 1st (Royal) Dragoons

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 08:30:00 GMT

Part 1 of the Union Brigade.

The Royals from Fuentes D'Onor and Maguilla in the Peninsula to the Littleport Riots and beyond.

Enormous thanks to Ted Heath at the Household Museum and archive at Windsor, and also to Ian Smith for his amazing French research.

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The Coldstream Guards

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 22:53:16 GMT

Part 1 of a three-part look at "the battle within a battle" - the struggle for Hougoumont Farm. I'm also planning an episode specifically on the difficulties in researching the Coldstream of 1815.

Many thanks to the fantastic help from the volunteers who read the extracts in this episode, especially the current and ex-members of the regiments involved: from the Coldstream Guards - Lt. Col. Charlie Foinette, Harry Bucknall, Ted Williams, and Ian Smith; from the Grenadier Guards - David O'Keefe; and from the Scots Guards - Michael Nutter.

Also Stuart Lyon, Paul Hayward, and John Saxon.

Many thanks also to Mick Crumplin - his excellent works on James George Guthrie can be found here https://www.amazon.co.uk/Guthries-War... . Mick's fascinating diagnosis of the case of Private John Lomax, mentioned in this episode is as follows:

"Two possibilities here 1) five days after surgery, the amputation site on his arm probably became infected and he became septicaemic. being very debilitated with 2 months of illness and sepsis, the bacteria circulating in the blood stream lodged in his liver substance and an abscess formed, or 2) he had been a sufferer with amoebiasis, which is a serious complication of this intestinal parasitic infection (caused by entamoeba Histolytica), caused by the ingestion of contaminated food or water. A liver abscess is the most common extra-intestinal complication of the infestation."

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RHA - Ramsay's Troop

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 07:30:00 GMT

One of the heroes of the Royal Horse Artillery, Major Norman Ramsay led H-Troop at Waterloo.

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Paul Phillips, and Jack Humphry

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15th (King's) Hussars

Fri, 06 Jun 2025 08:00:00 GMT

The final part of this 3-part look at Grant's cavalry brigade. Split into two parts at Waterloo, the regiment accompanied the 13th Light Dragoons in repeated attacks on French cavalry and infantry.

We also hear of the regiment's involvement in three monumental events in British social history.

Many thanks to: Robert Polley, Major “Smudge” Smith, Paul Hayward, Diogo Vasconcellos, Mick Crumplin, David Hart, Liam Young, Paul Phillips, Steve Farley

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13th Light Dragoons

Fri, 23 May 2025 08:06:08 GMT

The second part of this look at Grant's Cavalry Brigade at Waterloo. This episode follows the 13th Light Dragoons from Portugal in 1810 to India in the 1820s.

Many thanks to the kind volunteers who read the extracts for this episode: George Williams, Philip Holden, Jonathan Durbin, Barry Millar, Dominic McBrien, Diogo Vasconcellos, Paul Allford, and Paul Phillips.

Two errata: It should be Church Ashton in Shropshire, not "Castle Ashton" and John Cousley was the oldest man in No.3 Troop (not Thomas, as I say here).

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The 7th (Queen's Own) Hussars

Fri, 09 May 2025 13:48:42 GMT

The first of a three-part look at Grant's Brigade of Light Cavalry.

Many thanks to the kind assistance in producing this episode: Rob Hogan, Andy Milton, Harry Bucknall, Stuart Lyon, Dominic McBrien, Andrew Baillie, Diogo Vasconcellos, James Black, Alistair White, Miles Mooney,

Philip Holden, and Paul Hayward,

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Royal Artillery Sandham's Battery

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 10:55:23 GMT

This episode looks into the strange silence surrounding this battery and does some heavy reading between the lines.

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The 73rd Foot

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 07:48:55 GMT

The final episode of this 4-part look at Halkett's Brigade in 1815.

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Sincere thanks to the fantastic volunteers who read the extracts for this episode: Christopher Keogan, Alex Calero, James C. O’Shea, Diogo Vasconcellos, James Black, Jonathan Durbin, Stuart Lyon, and Miles Mooney.

Credit to Steve Brown for the various postings of the Battalions: https://www.napoleon-series.org/milit...

Diane Atkinson's interesting research into the Caroline Norton scandal: https://www.dianeatkinson.co.uk/excer...

Many thanks also to Paul Fleming at the University of Edinburgh for his kind help in accessing the surgeons’ sketches and case notes of the Waterloo wounded.

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The 69th (South Lincolnshire) Foot

Fri, 21 Mar 2025 09:47:48 GMT

Part 3 of this 4-part look at Halkett's Brigade in 1815. Youtube version is at https://youtu.be/hTCIvfnNVtU?si=3sONViYtNcEFEWmp

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Sincere thanks to the fantastic volunteers who read the extracts for this episode: Arthur Hayward, Mike Robinson, Wenceslas Seizilles de Mazancourt, Alistair White, Luke Thompson, Philip Holden, Andrew Baillie, Nathan Hackett, DiogoVasconcellos, and Paul Phillips.

Credit to Stephen Maughan for finding and publishing Ensign Ainslie's account and many thanks to Mike Robinson for sharing that account with me. Mike's superb book on Quatre Bras is available here - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Battle-Quatr...

Credit also to John Franklin for the French bugler's account - available here https://www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/w...

For the fascinating story of the 69th's black drummer from Barbadoes Peter Bishop see here: https://www.historycalroots.com/peter...

Many thanks also to Paul Fleming at the University of Edinburgh for his kind help in accessing the surgeons’ sketches and case notes of the Waterloo wounded.

Postscript: Since recording this episode I've come to realise that the loss of the 69th's Colours at Bergen op Zoom in 1814 is more widely known than I'd thought (it can't be that unknown if there's a Wikipedia page mentioning it! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...) - it was, still, revelatory to me!Transcript

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The 33rd (1st Yorkshire West Riding) Foot

Sat, 08 Mar 2025 12:57:09 GMT

The story of the Havercake Lads - part two of this 4-part series on Halkett's 5th Brigade at Quatre Bras and Waterloo.

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30th (Cambridgeshire) Foot

Sun, 23 Feb 2025 00:02:04 GMT

The first of a 4-part series examining Halkett's 5th Brigade of infantry in 1815.

Many thanks to Steve Brown for his excellent research on the 30th's postings: https://www.napoleon-series.org/military-info/organization/Britain/Infantry/Regiments/c_30thFoot.html

I also meant to mention Carole Divall's works. I very much enjoyed her Inside The Regiment which looks specifically at the day to day life of the 30th.

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The Disaster of Bergen op Zoom

Sun, 09 Feb 2025 11:34:13 GMT

The fourth and final of these episodes over Christmas 2024/early 2025 which look at random tales related to Waterloo. This week we look at the disastrous assault on the Dutch fortress of Bergen op Zoom in March 1814. The reason for looking at this battle is that many of the British troops who were engaged in the attack would be at Waterloo the following year, and it will be helpful to have this episode to refer back to when we come to look at those regiments in detail.

One addendum – after I’d finished writing and recording the episode I came across the History of the 33rd Foot – available free for download here – https://archive.org/details/history33...

Pages 199-219 contain some further insights, especially from Major Edward Parkinson of the 33rd, that I think are interesting and would have been useful to include in the episode.

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The Battalion That Never Came Home

Sat, 18 Jan 2025 15:53:39 GMT

The third in this 4-part series over Christmas and New Year looking at interesting stories from. This week we look at a tragedy which befell the 59th Foot on their return home in January 1816.

Many thanks to Steve Powell for his superb help as Captain Biggs.

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The Extraordinary Life of Park Neville

Thu, 02 Jan 2025 15:39:39 GMT

From storming fortresses in Spain and Holland to the Battle of Waterloo, from elephant treks in the foothills of the Himalayas to convict ships to Van Diemen's Land, lightning strikes and tiger attacks, all this and more from the only Waterloo man to be awarded Napoleon's Légion d'honneur.

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The Colonel Quentin Scandal

Thu, 26 Dec 2024 09:27:20 GMT

Episode 15 - The story which rocked English society in 1814 - a tale of cowardice, adultery, corruption, and duels.

This is the first of a short series of episodes over this Christmas/New Year season looking at some of the stranger stories connected to the battle of Waterloo. I hope you enjoy them.

Many thanks to the kind volunteers who've made such a fantastic contribution to this episode: Andrew Baillie, Stuart Lyon, Paul Phillips, Alistair White, Chris Chambers, David Hart, and Diogo Vasconcellos

and many thanks too to ALL the kind volunteers who have helped out in 2024.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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The Rocket Troop

Fri, 13 Dec 2024 09:00:00 GMT

Captain Edward Whinyates' Troop was unique among the Royal Horse Artillery Troops at Waterloo as it was armed with Congreve rockets in addition to the standard 6 guns.

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Many thanks to: Chris Chambers, Andrew Baillie, Stuart Lyon, Philip Holden, Matt Taylor, Paul Hayward, Paul Phillips, Jonathan Durbin,

Also special thanks to the Whinyates re-enactment group for kind permission to include photos from their website https://www.rhawhinyatestroop.com/

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16th Light Dragoons

Fri, 29 Nov 2024 09:00:29 GMT

Third and final part of this look at Vandeleur's brigade in 1815. The 16th Light Dragoons were an experienced regiment of Peninsula veterans. Later, after Waterloo, the regiment was converted to lancers and, after a royal scandal, banished to India for 25 years.

Erratum - I refer to the superb research of Janet and David Bromley and their work "Wellington's Men Remembered" but accidentally say "Bentley" rather than "Bromley". Early senility setting in - apologies!

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Next time: another RHA Troop - this time Whinyates' Rocket Troop

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12th Light Dragoons

Fri, 15 Nov 2024 09:00:00 GMT

Part 2 of Vandeleur's Cavalry Brigade at Waterloo.

The 12th Light Dragoons were an experienced regiment of Peninsula veterans, with some men having served as far back as Egypt in 1801. At Waterloo they suffered the highest casualties of all the British light cavalry regiments (excluding the King's German Legion) in their attempt to support the heavy cavalry charges of the Household and Union Brigades.

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11th Light Dragoons

Fri, 25 Oct 2024 08:00:36 GMT

The first of three episodes looking at the 4th (Vandeleur's) British Cavalry Brigade at Waterloo, as well as the hard years before and after 1815.

https://youtu.be/sTboF7Oid04

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Royal Artillery Lloyd's Battery

Fri, 04 Oct 2024 08:00:53 GMT

A look at Major William Lloyd's battery over three days of fighting in 1815. Lloyd's battery suffered the worst casualties of any of the Royal Artillery batteries in the campaign.

You can find the Youtube version here:https://youtu.be/qD2LcpqHzdU

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95th Foot (1st Batt. Rifles)

Fri, 20 Sep 2024 08:00:00 GMT

Episode 9 – the final part of Kempt’s Brigade

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Audio version: https://open.acast.com/public/streams/66748ff9a4ecc300122e8458/episodes/66ecae7d0807ffb4e884d523.mp3

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6T3kxk0d5mtYmtlnjFTZx1

Many thanks to the kind volunteers who add so much to episodes with their reading of extracts:

Captain Tommaso Lagana, RIFLES, 4th Battalion The Rangers

Lance Corporal Craig Dunlea, RIFLES, 2nd Battalion The Rifles

Lieutenant Colonel (Retd) Simon Stanford-Tuck, RHQ The Rifles

Jonathan Durbin, Ruben O’Leary, Andrew Macleod, Paul Hayward, Diogo Vasconcellis, Jonathan Fitchett, Andrew Baillie

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Some links to books mentioned in this episode:

Mark Urban – Rifles - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rifles-Years-Wellingtons-Legendary-Sharpshooters/dp/0571216811

Phillip Elliot-Wright – Rifleman - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rifleman-Soldiers-Illustrated-Elliot-Wright-2003-01-01/dp/B01FJ2XR1C

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79th Foot (Cameron Highlanders)

Fri, 06 Sep 2024 08:00:56 GMT

Episode 8 - The 79th Foot (Cameron Highlanders) - part 3 of this look at Kempt's Infantry Brigade in 1815. Please check out the YouTube version https://www.youtube.com/@TheWaterlooPodcast-ks4ox for full visual effect and please Like and Subscribe.

One small addendum - I made the claim that none of the drummers were teenagers, shortly after discussing 18-yr-old Swedish drummer Henry Fogerberry! So that was an error but he is the only one!

Many thanks to the kind volunteers who add so much to episodes with their reading of extracts. David Reynolds, John Haldane, Martin Bearne, Dave Wood, Jonathan Fitchett, Adam Edgar, Jonathan Durbin, and Andrew Macleod

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32nd (Cornwall) Foot

Mon, 26 Aug 2024 10:15:00 GMT

The 32nd (Cornwall) Foot - the second part of a study of Kempt's Infantry Brigade in the campaign of 1815

You can watch the YouTube version (with graphs and images etc) at:https://youtu.be/Xzq8cF48xkw

Many thanks to: David Hart, Jonathan Fitchett, Paul Hayward, Garry Mills, Ruben O’Leary, Paul Phillips, Venceslas Seizilles de Mazancourt, Steve Powell, Jeff Taylor, Ben Roberts, Matt Taylor, Luke Mansfield, Joseph Holt, Dominic McBrien, Tim Paton, Joshua McMillan

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28th (North Gloucestershire) Foot

Fri, 16 Aug 2024 08:00:41 GMT

Watch the episode at: http://www.youtube.com/@TheWaterlooPodcast-ks4ox

Many thanks to: Andrew Baillie, Mick Richards, Stephen Humphries, Arthur Hayward, Jonathan Fitchett, Ben Roberts, Paul Hayward, Diogo Vasconcellos, Steve Farley

My apologies to Steve Brown whose excellent article on the 28th available here https://www.napoleon-series.org/military-info/organization/Britain/Infantry/Regiments/c_28thFoot.html I incorrectly credited to Ron McGuigan - I will add an addendum to the next episode!

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RHA - Bull's Troop

Fri, 19 Jul 2024 08:00:00 GMT

I Troop RHA commanded by Major Robert Bull

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The 1st (King's) Dragoon Guards

Fri, 12 Jul 2024 08:00:00 GMT

The eight Troops of the KDG were the largest British cavalry detachment at Waterloo. They formed the centre of the Household Brigade under Lord Edward Somerset.

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The Royal Horse Guards

Fri, 05 Jul 2024 08:52:03 GMT

The four troops of the Blues in 1815.

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Many thanks to: David Hart, Andrew Baillie, Dan (from The Blues), Josh McMillan, Dominic McBrien, Harry Scott, Richard Agar, Ben Roberts, Matt Taylor

Special thanks to Lance Corporal of Horse Ted Heath from the Household Cavalry museum and archive for his invaluable assistance in this part of the project.

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The 2nd Life Guards

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 08:00:00 GMT

The 4 Troops of the 2nd Life Guards in 1815

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 through a series of weekly lecture-type presentations. There is also a YouTube version available at http://www.youtube.com/@TheWaterlooPodcast-ks4ox

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Many thanks to all who helped out with the readings for this episode: Jonathan Fitchett, Luke Thompson, Anthony Tate, Ben Roberts, Rich Agar, Arthur Hayward, Ed Seymour, Matt Taylor, Tim Paton, David Hart, Diogo Vasconcellos, Paul Phillips

Special thanks to Lance Corporal of Horse Ted Heath from the Household Cavalry museum and archive for his invaluable assistance with the research for this episode.

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The 1st Life Guards

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 08:00:56 GMT

The 4 Troops of the 1st Life Guards in 1815

Many thanks to: Paul Hayward, Andrew Baillie, Jonathan Fitchett, Ian Newby, Diogo Vasconcellos, Bren Roberts, Chris Hardy, Anthony Tate, Jeremy Perl, Matt Taylor, Ted Heath, Joseph Hart-Green

Special thanks to Lance Corporal of Horse Ted Heath from the Household Cavalry museum and archive for his invaluable assistance with the research for this episode.

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