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Bad Day at Waterloo
Frederick Ponsonby’s involvement in the Battle of Waterloo began early, and it seemed to him that it went on for ever.
by Sir Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby 1783-1837
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for Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815)
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French History
Émilie’s Plan
The night before the Comte de Lavalette was to be executed, his wife Émilie came to visit him with a proposal that left him speechless.
by Antoine Marie Chamans, Comte de Lavalette 1769-1830
Free Speech and Conscience
Of Hares, Hounds and Red Herrings
In January 1807, newspapers breathlessly reported that Napoleon Bonaparte’s rampage across Europe was at an end — but was it true?
by William Cobbett 1762-1835
Counsel’s Duty to his Client
When King George IV tried to divorce Queen Caroline with maximum embarrassment, her barrister warned that two could play at that game.
by Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux 1778-1868
Liberty and Prosperity
Undaunted
Facing defeat at the General Election of 1812, Henry Brougham stood before the voters of Liverpool and made a spirited defence of liberty’s record.
The Battle of Waterloo
The Button Man of Waterloo
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.
by Benjamin Robert Haydon
