Historians React to the Napoleon Trailer – Waterloo Association Podcast In this special episode of the Waterloo Association podcast, Membership Secretary Owen Davis, is joined by Paul Brunyee and John Morewood to discuss the latest trailer for the upcoming film Napoleon. Paul is the editor of the Waterloo Journal and has a particular interest […]
Napoleon: Trailer First Thoughts The first trailer for the upcoming film Napoleon has just been released. Please follow this link to our sister site, The Napoleon Series to read a review from a more historical perspective. Hopefully this film will be an inspiration for many more people to learn the story of this […]
In 2023 The Waterloo Association celebrates its 50th anniversary. To mark this occasion the Association will hold a celebratory lunch after which Professor Andrew Roberts, Lord Roberts of Belgravia, will give a talk on a Napoleonic related theme. The Association’s AGM will be held after Andrew’s talk. Please note timings are approximate and will […]
Dear Member As you know we have been running another series of online Winter Lectures. For those of you how were unable to watch them live we try to make as many of them as possible to view later in our Member’s Area. Please understand that this is not possible for all the talks we […]
New Video: The Convention of Cintra and the liberation of Portugal Now Available In The Members Area
Welcome to the first talk in our third year of the Winter Lecture Series. This lecture places the liberation of Portugal (1808) within its economic, logistical, political, and social context. It culminated in the defeat of Junot at Vimeiro and the Convention of Cintra. The French had no option but to accept evacuation on British […]
Many thanks to those of you who attended the recent AGM at Apsley House. You will have heard from our Membership Secretary Owen Davis updating us on membership numbers. Membership numbers are up by 6% and there has been a particular growth in the number of Overseas members. The Winter Lecture Series continues to be […]
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 subordinates and it is certainly true that he had many detractors in his own division, but their […]
Sandwiched between two commentaries on the role of Eton alumni during the Waterloo Campaign, Mick Crumplin will present some general surgical reports, images and results from the hospitals in Brussels and Antwerp. For many wounded officers and men, the battle was not yet over. Injury was no respecter of class or education. Mick Crumplin, a […]
The most recent instalment of our Winter Lecture Series had now been released exclusively for our members. Head over to our members section to find this video and many others. You will find the password contained within your journal. In this talk Andrew Field examines whether the Prince of Orange was an inexperienced, conceited and tactically inept […]
The Rise and Decline of Smuggling during the Napoleonic Wars – by Dr. John Morewood The most recent instalment of our Winter Lecture Series had now been released exclusively for our members. Head over to our members section to find this video and many others. You will find the password contained within your journal. […]
The Waterloo Association’s Midlands group is happy to present a talk by Andrew Field on the 3rd (British) Division at Waterloo. This talk looks at the division’s composition and its experience on the battlefield of Waterloo. This forms the backdrop for Field to examine the circumstances surrounding the arrest of General Kielmansegge and his handling […]
The last year many of you have joined us for a wide range of fascinating talks on Zoom. If you missed these you can now catch up on them in our Members Area. Along with other talks and podcasts. The password is contained within your Journal. New Releases Winter Lecture Series:The 1801 Egyptian Campaign – by […]
Our AGM is being held on 6th of April. Please click the links below if you wish to download the supporting materials. Agenda for the 2021 Annual General Meeting of The Waterloo Association to be held via Zoomon Tuesday 6 April 2021 at 6.30 pm FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 ST DECEMBER 2020 […]
As you know we are conducting a series of lectures on Zoom to make up for the lack of physical meetings at this time. These Lectures are recorded if the presenter agrees and then made available to our members. The latest releases are: Napoleon’s Guard at Waterloo by Andrew Field The English Prisoner of War […]
Historic England have just released a report on the Woolwich Rotunda, it covers the history of this fascinating structure and options for it’s future. Well worth taking the time to read. Click the link below to download the PDF. The Woolwich Rotunda is a structure of international significance, listed grade II*. Designed by the architect […]
If you missed the fascinating talk on the Congress of Vienna by Colonel Nick Lipscombe on Zoom a few weeks ago you can now catch up on it in our Members Area. Along with other talks and podcasts. The password is contained within your Journal. Also coming up in February are three more Lectures. See […]
Dear Members As you know we have been running a Winter Lecture series to make up for the lack of physical events we are able to run. If you missed these Lectures, three are now available in your Members Zone. Password is contained within your Journal. Midland Lecture Series: 52nd Foot at Waterloo (The Truth, […]
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George F Nafziger will be known to many already. Over the last forty years he has produced a mass of extremely detailed Orders of Battle totaling nearly 8,000 different OOB’s ranging from 1600 to 1945 and produced a number of books on various aspects of military history. Having retired, George donated his entire collection to […]
Dear Members In spite of Covid we are attempting to provide as many services and events to you as possible. Five episodes of our new podcast are now available in the members section. The latest is Colonel Sempronius Stretton by David Molony. We are also hoping to go ahead with our Midlands event on the […]
We are enhancing our services to members by developing our technology platform. We now have a You Tube channel. It will hold podcasts (audio recordings) and videos. Some will be recorded and some will be live streamed. Our first video was The Revd. Stephen Fletcher’s live streaming of his Waterloo Service. We are now looking […]
Partly due to the Pandemic we are searching for ways to bring more value to our members and raise awareness of the Association and it work. Our first YouTube video is a service of commemoration for the 205th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo. We hope to bring you more content soon.
Age of Revolution launches FREE TO ACCESS Napoleonic War Archive Material Waterloo 200 Ltd and the Age of Revolution have commissioned Gareth Glover to transcribe a large selection of Napoleonic archival material for free access by both students, teachers and enthusiasts. Nothing gives a clearer understanding of the lives led by the officers, soldiers and […]
Dear Members Due to the current crisis we are unable to hold our usual Annual General Meeting. We do however want to keep you updated as to the state of the Association and future plans. Chairman’s Statement Report of the Trustees Balance Sheet of the Association as of Dec 2019 Full Financial Statement
I had hoped to have delivered this in person at our Annual General Meeting scheduled for 8th April but, as you are aware, we have had to cancel this due to the impact of the Corona virus. At this moment our plans are to hold the AGM before our scheduled meeting at the East India […]
The Waterloo Association presents the Napoleon Series website For over two decades Bob Burnham and his team have developed and expanded The Napoleon Series to the important and significant research source that it is today with over 20,000 informative and interesting articles. The Waterloo Association is pleased and honoured to be able to take over […]
As you will be aware there are very different opinions about the level of isolation needed to control the outbreak and this is changing daily.. It is very difficult to forecast the future but we realise that we may have to cancel events at short notice in line with government advice. Due to the current […]
The University of Southampton will be holding its Seventh Wellington Congress 12-14 April 2019. Submissions may come from any discipline that focuses on this period.
Picton’s Division at Waterloo is a detailed analysis of a British Division in Wellington’s Army, looking not only at the role it played in the campaign, but how that campaign affected its constituent units.