Waterloo at 200

[Torvald Von Mansee]

Today!!

Any comments?

[Von Tonner]

Yes. Even though there is a Waterloo Station in honour there has never been a memorial - until today, 200 years later.

"Prince Charles has unveiled a memorial to the British soldiers who fought and died at the Battle of Waterloo."

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-33160368

Better late than never

[Aktungbby]

Any comments?

La Garde recule!La Garde meurt et ne se rend pas" "The Guard dies, and does not surrender".

[Betonov]

VIVE LA FRANCE !!!!



We Slovenes regarded Napoleon as a liberator, not a conqureor
He gave us the first thing we ever had as our own country.

[CCIP]

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Well we certainly memorialized it here in Canada

[Aktungbby]

Originally Posted by Von Tonner

Yes. Even though there is a Waterloo Station in honour there has never been a memorial - until today, 200 years later.

"Prince Charles has unveiled a memorial to the British soldiers who fought and died at the Battle of Waterloo."

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-33160368

Better late than never

I think the Tumulus/Lion monument at Waterloo still gets home the point in that was an international force..."The engineer Jean-Baptiste Vifquain conceived of it as a symbol of the Allied victory, rather than as glorifying any sole individual."

[Eichhörnchen]

They're celebrating the day at my son's school: they all have to take in decorated wellington boots. Not a day many sheep will be celebrating, however.

[Rhodes]

Here's a rare pictures of the winner, after the battle!

[Oberon]

"Has Wellington nothing more to offer me than these amazons?"

[HunterICX]

Originally Posted by Oberon

"Has Wellington nothing more to offer me than these amazons?"

''Gordon, get your bastards up on to the crest. I'll bring up the rest of the brigade.''

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by HunterICX

''Gordon, get your bastards up on to the crest. I'll bring up the rest of the brigade.''

"Don't hurry yourself Pic. My lads will hold them, aye, til you come."

[Jimbuna]

Lord Uxbridge: By God, Sir. I've lost my leg.
Duke of Wellington: By God, Sir. So you have.

Lord Uxbridge: Er-herm. Sir.
Duke of Wellington: [removing his copy of The Times from over his face] Ah, Uxbridge.
Lord Uxbridge: As I am second in command and in case anything should happen to you, what are your plans?
Duke of Wellington: To beat the French.
[goes back to sleep, replacing the newspaper]

Duke of Wellington: The whole line will advance.
Lord Uxbridge: In which direction your grace?
Duke of Wellington: Why, straight ahead to be sure.

Duke of Wellington: Next to a battle lost, the saddest thing is a battle won.

Duke of Wellington: [referring to his army] I don't know what they'll do to the enemy; but, by God, they frighten me.

Michel Ney: Wellington's on the run! I caught him at Quatre Bras! He's retreating!
Napoleon Bonaparte: If Wellington's retreating, what are you doing here?
Michel Ney: But, Sire...
Napoleon Bonaparte: If Wellington's retreating, what are you doing here? Why didn't you follow him? Why didn't you pursue?
Michel Ney: [Raises voice] where are the reinforcements you promised me?
Napoleon Bonaparte: [shouting] Don't you dare criticize me! Don't you dare! Don't you see if Wellington's free to choose his ground then everything I've won in this campaign you've lost!

[Von Tonner]

Originally Posted by Aktungbby

I think the Tumulus/Lion monument at Waterloo still gets home the point in that was an international force..."The engineer Jean-Baptiste Vifquain conceived of it as a symbol of the Allied victory, rather than as glorifying any sole individual."

Correct me if I am wrong here Aktungbby but I think a heard a news reader saying that this was the first time "Allied" forces came together against a foe - which would pretty much say what you are.

[Aktungbby]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Lord Uxbridge: By God, Sir. I've lost my leg.
Duke of Wellington: By God, Sir. So you have.

A 'FOOTNOTE TO HISTORY'
"The leg attracted an amazing range of tourists from European society of the very top drawer, from the King of Prussia to the Prince of Orange. It was a nice earner for Monsieur Paris and his descendants, all the way down to 1878, when it was the occasion for a minor diplomatic incident. Uxbridge's son visited, to find the bones not buried, but on open display."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Uxbridge's_leg Here rests, and let no saucy knave Presume to sneer and laugh, To learn that mouldering in the grave Is laid a British calf. For he who writes these lines is sure That those who read the whole Will find such laugh were premature, For here, too, lies a sole. And here five little ones repose, Twin-born with other five; Unheeded by their brother toes, Who now are all alive. A leg and foot to speak more plain Lie here, of one commanding; Who, though his wits he might retain, Lost half his understanding. And when the guns, with thunder fraught, Pour'd bullets thick as hail, Could only in this way be taught To give his foe leg-bail.FYI: the good Earl lived to the age of ...86! dying in 1854 after a lengthy career. I'd certainly have shot at at anyone wearing that outstanding Shako too!

[Aktungbby]

Originally Posted by Von Tonner

Correct me if I am wrong here Aktungbby but I think a heard a news reader saying that this was the first time "Allied" forces came together against a foe - which would pretty much say what you are.

Actually in this thread's context, that would be the Battle of the Nations: Leipzeig, 16–19 October 1813, the biggest battle of the Napoleonic Wars, with it's own memorialThe coalition armies of Russia, Prussia, Austria, and Sweden, led by Tsar Alexander I of Russia and Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg, decisively defeated the French army of Napoleon I, Napoleon's army also contained Polish and Italian troops, as well as Germans from the Confederation of the Rhine. The battle was the culmination of the 1813 German campaign and involved over 600,000 soldiers, making it the largest battle in Europe prior to World War I. Being decisively defeated for the first time in battle, Napoleon was compelled to return to France while the Coalition hurried to keep their momentum, invading France early the next year. Napoleon was forced to abdicate and was exiled to Elba in May 1814. [wiki] As I stated in my own thread... 'Ol Boney should have stayed retired at Elba with some dignity. Waterloo and the hundred days was a total waste of life and energy. Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, was in Vienna when the news arrived in early March 1815 that Napoleon had escaped from exile on Elba and returned to France. Wellington, deemed by London to be the only suitable commander, making preparations to leave for the Kingdom of the Netherlands, where he would take command of an Anglo-Dutch army said his goodbyes to those he encountered, one of whom was Czar Alexander I of Russia. In an informal yet important conversation, Alexander, the victor at Leipzeig, rested his hand in a paternal fashion on the duke’s shoulder. “It is for you to save the world again.” IMHO: the most critical comment of them all.