Frederick Ponsonby’s involvement in the Battle of Waterloo began early, and it seemed to him that it went on for ever.

Amid all the confusion of the Battle of Waterloo, the Duke of Wellington spotted a man in civilian clothes riding busily around on a stocky horse.

Napoleon’s idea of government was so oppressive that Wellington’s victory is one of the most important events in European history.

The hero of Waterloo needed all his men to believe in him that day, but none believed in him more than his cook.

William Howitt had some advice for Victorian tourists hoping for an authentic experience at the battlefield of Waterloo.