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.
More about the Waterloo Association Explore the History of the EraWaterloo 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.
Waterloo Association Events
Events Up coming Events
Talk
AGM Guards & Cavalry Club
Our AGM will be held in the historic Guards and Cavalry Club from 18.00, refreshments provided. This be followed by a talk TBA. A dress code applies. Jacket and Tie for Gentlemen, Smart for Ladies. Place are limited because of venue size. Please regi [...]
Higham Hall 29-31 March 2019
Each year the Association runs a weekend residential course in a 19th century Gothick building which is now the Lake District Residential College of Adult Education, Higham Hall near Cockermouth in the West Cumbrian part of the beautiful Lake Distric [...]
Waterloo Association News
A VISITOR TO DEVON by Dr Hugh Wills At Sea in Plymouth Sound One careless word from Midshipman Home [...]
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An account of a journey across the present day battle-sites of the Waterloo Campaign by horse. by Ev [...]
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Valerian, the 8th Duke of Wellington died on the eve of the bicentennial year of the Battle of Water [...]
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