The Waterloo Podcast

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 first of a 4-part series examining Halkett's 5th Brigade of infantry in 1815.Many thanks to Steve Brown for his excellent research on the 30th's postings: https://www.napoleon-series.org/military-info/organization/Britain/Infantry/Regiments/c_30thFoot.htmlI also meant to mention Carole Divall's works. I very much enjoyed her Inside The Regiment which looks specifically at the day to day life of the 30th. Many thanks for watching. Please Like and Subscribe. Youtube version at https://youtu.be/EXIdQjSl1XcContact: 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

The third in this 4-part series over Christmas and New Year looking at interesting stories from. This week we look at a tragedy which befell the 59th Foot on their return home in January 1816. Many thanks to Steve Powell for his superb help as Captain Biggs. Please do Like and Subscribe. Many thanks in advance for all the kind comments and emails I have received for the previous episodes. They are much appreciated and genuinely keep me going whenever I stall in getting this project finished!Do please get in touch if you, or anyone you know, would be able to read a few lines for future episodes. More volunteers always very welcome!Email: waterloopodcast@outlook.com

From storming fortresses in Spain and Holland to the Battle of Waterloo, from elephant treks in the foothills of the Himalayas to convict ships to Van Diemen's Land, lightning strikes and tiger attacks, all this and more from the only Waterloo man to be awarded Napoleon's Légion d'honneur.See the full presentation at https://youtu.be/wz4K5YgAj-k?si=y2YIKp1QbJQYblG-Contact:waterloopodcast@outlook.com