The Waterloo Podcast

The final part of this 3-part look at Grant's cavalry brigade. Split into two parts at Waterloo, the regiment accompanied the 13th Light Dragoons in repeated attacks on French cavalry and infantry. We also hear of the regiment's involvement in three monumental events in British social history. Many thanks to: Robert Polley, Major “Smudge” Smith, Paul Hayward, Diogo Vasconcellos, Mick Crumplin, David Hart, Liam Young, Paul Phillips, Steve FarleyYouTube version - https://youtu.be/Ue5NsbTClCMContact: waterloopodcast@outlook.com

The second part of this look at Grant's Cavalry Brigade at Waterloo. This episode follows the 13th Light Dragoons from Portugal in 1810 to India in the 1820s. Many thanks to the kind volunteers who read the extracts for this episode: George Williams, Philip Holden, Jonathan Durbin, Barry Millar, Dominic McBrien, Diogo Vasconcellos, Paul Allford, and Paul Phillips.Two errata: It should be Church Ashton in Shropshire, not "Castle Ashton" and John Cousley was the oldest man in No.3 Troop (not Thomas, as I say here). Contact: waterloopodcast@outlook.com

The first of a three-part look at Grant's Brigade of Light Cavalry.Many thanks to the kind assistance in producing this episode: Rob Hogan, Andy Milton, Harry Bucknall, Stuart Lyon, Dominic McBrien, Andrew Baillie, Diogo Vasconcellos, James Black, Alistair White, Miles Mooney,Philip Holden, and Paul Hayward,Youtube version at: https://youtu.be/pGuhETmk__M?si=-ouZm-APF_HSuDQuContact: waterloopodcast@outlook.com

This episode looks into the strange silence surrounding this battery and does some heavy reading between the lines.Audio version available for download at: https://shows.acast.com/the-waterloo-...Sincere thanks to: Alistair White, Mads Carstensen, and Paul PhillipsThe Kuhlmann source comes from: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Waterloo-Arc...Contact: waterloopodcast@outlook.com

The final episode of this 4-part look at Halkett's Brigade in 1815. Audio podcast available to download at Acast: https://shows.acast.com/the-waterloo-...Please do send any comments, requests and ideas for future episodes to waterloopodcast@outlook.com If anyone would like to help out with reading extracts on these episodes, do please get in touch!Sincere thanks to the fantastic volunteers who read the extracts for this episode: Christopher Keogan, Alex Calero, James C. O’Shea, Diogo Vasconcellos, James Black, Jonathan Durbin, Stuart Lyon, and Miles Mooney. Credit to Steve Brown for the various postings of the Battalions: https://www.napoleon-series.org/milit...Diane Atkinson's interesting research into the Caroline Norton scandal: https://www.dianeatkinson.co.uk/excer...Many thanks also to Paul Fleming at the University of Edinburgh for his kind help in accessing the surgeons’ sketches and case notes of the Waterloo wounded.

Part 3 of this 4-part look at Halkett's Brigade in 1815. Youtube version is at https://youtu.be/hTCIvfnNVtU?si=3sONViYtNcEFEWmpPlease do send any comments, requests and ideas for future episodes to waterloopodcast@outlook.com If anyone would like to help out with reading extracts on these episodes, do please get in touch!Sincere thanks to the fantastic volunteers who read the extracts for this episode: Arthur Hayward, Mike Robinson, Wenceslas Seizilles de Mazancourt, Alistair White, Luke Thompson, Philip Holden, Andrew Baillie, Nathan Hackett, DiogoVasconcellos, and Paul Phillips. Credit to Stephen Maughan for finding and publishing Ensign Ainslie's account and many thanks to Mike Robinson for sharing that account with me. Mike's superb book on Quatre Bras is available here - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Battle-Quatr...Credit also to John Franklin for the French bugler's account - available here https://www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/w...For the fascinating story of the 69th's black drummer from Barbadoes Peter Bishop see here: https://www.historycalroots.com/peter...Many thanks also to Paul Fleming at the University of Edinburgh for his kind help in accessing the surgeons’ sketches and case notes of the Waterloo wounded.Postscript: Since recording this episode I've come to realise that the loss of the 69th's Colours at Bergen op Zoom in 1814 is more widely known than I'd thought (it can't be that unknown if there's a Wikipedia page mentioning it! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...) - it was, still, revelatory to me!Transcript

The story of the Havercake Lads - part two of this 4-part series on Halkett's 5th Brigade at Quatre Bras and Waterloo. Many thanks to all the kind volunteers who helped out reading the lines for this episode.contact:waterloopodcast@outlook.com

The fourth and final of these episodes over Christmas 2024/early 2025 which look at random tales related to Waterloo. This week we look at the disastrous assault on the Dutch fortress of Bergen op Zoom in March 1814. The reason for looking at this battle is that many of the British troops who were engaged in the attack would be at Waterloo the following year, and it will be helpful to have this episode to refer back to when we come to look at those regiments in detail.One addendum – after I’d finished writing and recording the episode I came across the History of the 33rd Foot – available free for download here – https://archive.org/details/history33...Pages 199-219 contain some further insights, especially from Major Edward Parkinson of the 33rd, that I think are interesting and would have been useful to include in the episode. YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDnNeE_yAew&tContact: waterloopodcast@outlook.com