The Waterloo Podcast

Part 1 of a three-part look at "the battle within a battle" - the struggle for Hougoumont Farm. I'm also planning an episode specifically on the difficulties in researching the Coldstream of 1815.

Many thanks to the fantastic help from the volunteers who read the extracts in this episode, especially the current and ex-members of the regiments involved: from the Coldstream Guards - Lt. Col. Charlie Foinette, Harry Bucknall, Ted Williams, and Ian Smith; from the Grenadier Guards - David O'Keefe; and from the Scots Guards - Michael Nutter.

Also Stuart Lyon, Paul Hayward, and John Saxon.

Many thanks also to Mick Crumplin - his excellent works on James George Guthrie can be found here https://www.amazon.co.uk/Guthries-War... . Mick's fascinating diagnosis of the case of Private John Lomax, mentioned in this episode is as follows:

"Two possibilities here 1) five days after surgery, the amputation site on his arm probably became infected and he became septicaemic. being very debilitated with 2 months of illness and sepsis, the bacteria circulating in the blood stream lodged in his liver substance and an abscess formed, or 2) he had been a sufferer with amoebiasis, which is a serious complication of this intestinal parasitic infection (caused by entamoeba Histolytica), caused by the ingestion of contaminated food or water. A liver abscess is the most common extra-intestinal complication of the infestation."

Sincere thanks also to everyone who's sent kind messages and emails recently - I really appreciate them.

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One of the heroes of the Royal Horse Artillery, Major Norman Ramsay led H-Troop at Waterloo.

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Many thanks to Alistair White, Jonathan Durbin, Stuart Lyon, Jack Cawley,

Paul Phillips, and Jack Humphry

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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 Farley

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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).

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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,

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This episode looks into the strange silence surrounding this battery and does some heavy reading between the lines.

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Sincere thanks to: Alistair White, Mads Carstensen, and Paul Phillips

The Kuhlmann source comes from: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Waterloo-Arc...

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The final episode of this 4-part look at Halkett's Brigade in 1815.

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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.

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Part 3 of this 4-part look at Halkett's Brigade in 1815. Youtube version is at https://youtu.be/hTCIvfnNVtU?si=3sONViYtNcEFEWmp

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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

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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.

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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.html

I 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.

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