Waterloo, one of the most famous battles in history. The battle that shaped the future of an entire continent. The battle that saw the final defeat of the emperor Napoleon.

Can anyone today truly comprehend the shear chaos of combat in the Napoleonic era. How can we really picture the scale of what happened in Belgium over two centuries ago. The roar of the massed artillery, crack of the musket fire, the thunder of huge ranks of cavalry, and screams of wounded and dying men…

00:00 – Introduction
01:29 – Napoleon Bonaparte’s Interior Lines Strategy
03:39 – British Army Reforms of the Duke of York
05:41 – Brown Bess – British Land Pattern Musket
10:56 – Armée du Nord vs Prussian Army
12:54 – Wellington’s Battlefield Advantage
15:38 – Napoleon Storms Hougoumont
16:32 – Types of Cannon Shot
19:55 – Attrition Warfare and Tactical Differences
23:13 – Cavalry Charge of the Royal Scots Greys
24:03 – Pattern 1796 Light Cavalry Sword Analysis
27:49 – La Belle Alliance and La Haye Sainte
29:37 – Last Battle – Napoleon’s Imperial Guards vs British
32:03 – Aftermath – War Injuries and Skeleton Discovery

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