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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

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.
10% Discount in the National Army Museum Shop on production of a membership card.
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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Waterloo Association Events

Events Up coming Events

Event

Chicheley Hall, Chicheley Road, Milton Keynes MK16 9JJ

4th October 2019 - 5th October 2019

Chicheley Hall

This year we commemorate the birth of many individuals who played a key role in the Napoleonic Wars not only Napoleon and Wellington. The Waterloo Association is pleased to announce that it will be running an event from late afternoon on Friday 4th O [...]

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Talk

Guards and Cavalry Club, London

4th April -

AGM Guards & Cavalry Club: “Napoleon and Britain: a complex relationship”

Our AGM will be held in the historic Guards and Cavalry Club from 18.00. Drinks will be provided from 18.00-18.45 followed by the AGM. This will then be followed by a talk "Napoleon and Britain: a complex relationship" by the renowned Napoleonic hist [...]

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