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About the Waterloo Association

An historical society for those interested in the Battle of Waterloo and the Peninsular Campaigns of the Duke of Wellington.

In 1972, the site of the Waterloo battlefield was under threat from a proposed motorway. The 8th Duke of Wellington, with help from a number of distinguished Belgian and British allies, successfully fought off the plan, but realised the need for an organisation to promote and protect the site for future generations, and so the Waterloo Association was formed.

The Waterloo Association now regularly contributes to the maintenance and preservation of existing monuments. The Association was responsible for the erection, and dedication in 2002, of a major memorial at Quatre Bras, commemorating the British and Hanoverian troops that fought and died there on 16th June 1815.

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Waterloo Association Membership Benefits

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  • Free entry to The Wellington Museum at Waterloo.
  • An interesting programme of regional events and visits. Such as Waterloo and Portsmouth
  • Two talks a year in London.
  • Supports the Napoleon Series website which has over 20000 articles available to view.
  • The Association Journal which is published three times each year, in Spring, Summer and Winter and is posted to each member.

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2nd February -

Winter Lecture Series: Was Black Bob Craufurd a great general? A necessary Reappraisal

Was Black Bob Craufurd a great general? A necessary Reappraisal Much has been written about General Robert Craufurd ‘Black Bob’ praising his strict discipline within the Light Division and his generalship. However, few men are heroes to their subordi [...]

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16th February -

Winter Lecture Series: To Flog, or Not to Flog: Discipline in Wellington’s Army

To Flog, or Not to Flog: Pragmatism, Discretion & Discipline in Wellington’s Army It is well known that the British Army flogged its soldiers. This aspect of discipline has often clouded our judgement of how crime was handled within the British a [...]

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