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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

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Event

Royal Gunpowder Mills, Beaulieu Drive, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 1JY

Saturday 7 September 2019 -

Gunpowder weapons in the Napoleonic Wars

Saturday 7 September 2019 Study Day – Gunpowder weapons in the Napoleonic Wars The Battlefields Trust in partnership with the Waterloo Association and the Royal Gunpowder Mills at Waltham Abbey, present a one-day seminar from 9.30 a.m.–5.30 p.m., on [...]

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Lancashire Infantry Museum, Fulwood Barracks, Preston, Lancashire PR2 8AA

Saturday 26th October 2019 -

Waterloo Association Event in North West – Visit to the museum of the Lancashire regiments

Lancashire Infantry Museum, Fulwood Barracks, Preston, Lancashire PR2 8AA Saturday 26th October 2019. Arrival 10.30am Website: www.lancashireinfantrymuseum.org.uk After the successful 2018 event held at Preston, we return to The Lancashire Infantry M [...]

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