The Battle of Waterloo marked the climax of four extraordinary months. Napoleon returned from exile, ousted the unpopular King Louis XVIII, & then turned to launch a pre-emptive strike against the Allied armies assembling in the United Netherlands. Here Napoleon met Wellington who had cobbled together an army with contingents from the British, the United Netherlands & the Prussians, firstly at Quatre Bras & then finally at Waterloo. This is the second book in the series to cover the battle following on from Hougoumont. ...

Two hundred years after the battle, the area around Waterloo is a lovely landscape of rolling farmland containing dozens of key sites, memorials & monuments to discover. But the Waterloo region offers far more than just a battlefield. A wealth of sights beckons the curious tourist, including the historic town of Nivelles with its towering Collegiate Church of Saint Gertrude, the exhilarating Walibi theme park at Wavre & the profoundly tranquil ruins of the Abbaye de Villers. Bradt`s Waterloo & Beyond, written by Belgium expert Antony Mason, gives practical advice from the best hotel & restaurant choices to festivals & events throughout the year. This unique tourist guidebook provides everything you`ll need to get the very most from your visit. ...

Waterloo
- Lanse, map No. 39/3-4 in the topographic survey of Belgium at 1:20, 000 covering the main area of the Battle of Waterloo
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Published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the battle of Waterloo, this lavishly illustrated volume looks at all the different aspects of the 100-day campaign which has become synonymous with the Napoleonic Wars & saw the eventual defeat of Napoleon`s French forces. Ten articles by internationally renowned historians examine the battle from different angles, from the microcosm of the bitter fighting for the fortified farmhouse of Hougoumont through to a wider perspective of the 100-day campaign in its entirety. The official publication of the Waterloo 200 organization, slipcased & highly collectible, Waterloo
- The Decisive Victory offers a unique & authoritative history of one of the most important battles in world history.
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Commemorative map from the Belgian national survey organization, NGI, published to mark the bicentenary of the battle of Waterloo in 1815, with present day mapping & reproductions of contemporary maps overprinted to indicate the movements of the French, British & Prussian forces. On one side is a current contoured topographic survey map at 1:50, 000 showing the area between Waterloo, Wavre, Gembloux, Fleurus & Nivelles. An overprint shows the movements of the French & the allied forces between 16th & 18th June, & also indicates sites of main battles & present day museums & information offices. The map is accompanied by notes describing the main events. On the reverse are six separate panels. A present day map at 1:250, 000 indicates troop movements across a slightly larger area, extending south to Charleroi. Five panels present reproductions of mapping by cartographers William Blackwood & Sons showing in detail the dispositions of various army units at the battles of Quatre Bras & Ligny on 16th June, battle of Waterloo in the morning of 18th June & during its height, plus the battle of Wavre on 18th & 19th June. Map legend & all the text are in English, French, German & Dutch. ...

Waterloo & Seaforth in 1925 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers Waterloo, a few miles north of Liverpool, plus the northern part of Seaforth & western part of Litherl&. Coverage stretches from Milton Road southward to Clarement Road, & from the coast inland to Litherland Park. Features include Waterloo Park, Seaforth Barracks, Lewlithia Park, railway with station, Christ Church, Marine Terrace Green, tramways, Leeds & Liverpool Canal, Litherland Tannery, Sefton Tannery, sugar refinery, Diamond Laundry, etc. On the reverse is sheet 98.12 which extends coverage eastward to include the Oxford Drive area, plus a section of the railway timetable for the Crossens-Southport-Liverpool service in 1929. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Waterloo & Southwark in 1872 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Three versions of this map cover the same area, which

Includes:: much of Lambeth & Southwark, & the area now known as the South Bank. Coverage stretches from Waterloo Bridge eastward to Borough High Street, & from Waterloo Bridge southward to Lambeth Palace & Elephant & Castle. A small stretch of Westminster is also here, including the Houses of Parliament & New Scotland Yard. Other features include Lambeth Bridge, Hungerford Bridge; Charing Cross, Waterloo, Necropolis & Elephant & Castle stations, with many junctions & sidings; St Thomas`s Hospital, Bethlem Hospital, Southwark RC Cathedral, Metropolitan Tabernacle, St George`s Circus, Anchor Brewery, & countless factories, wharves, streets, prisons etc. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.

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Waterloo & Southwark in 1894 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbours & or family. Three versions cover this area which

Includes:: much of Lam & Southsteak, & the area now known as the shawshank redemption. Coverage stretches from Waterloo Bridge eastward to Borough High Street, & from Waterloo Bridge southward to Lambeth Palace & Elephant & Castle. A small stretch of Westminster is also here, including the Houses of Parliament & New Scotland Yard. Other features include Lambeth Bridge, Hungerford Bridge; Charing Cross, Waterloo, Necropolis & Elephant & Castle stations, with many junctions & sidings; St Thomas`s Hospital, Bethlem Hospital, Southwark RC Cathedral, Metropolitan Tabernacle, St George`s Circus, Anchor Brewery, & countless factories, wharves, streets, prisons etc. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.

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Waterloo & Southwark in 1914 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Three versions cover this area which

Includes:: much of Lambeth & Southwark, & the area now known as the South Bank. Coverage stretches from Waterloo Bridge eastward to Borough High Street, & from Waterloo Bridge southward to Lambeth Palace & Elephant & Castle. A small stretch of Westminster is also here, including the Houses of Parliament & New Scotland Yard. Other features include Lambeth Bridge, Hungerford Bridge; Charing Cross, Waterloo, Necropolis & Elephant & Castle stations, with many junctions & sidings; St Thomas`s Hospital, Bethlem Hospital, Southwark RC Cathedral, Metropolitan Tabernacle, St George`s Circus, Anchor Brewery, & countless factories, wharves, streets, prisons etc. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.

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The defeat of Napoleon`s French army by the combined forces of Wellington & Blucher at Waterloo on 18 June 1815 was a turning point in world history. This was the climax of the Napoleonic Wars, & the outcome had a major influence on the shape of Europe for the next century & beyond. The battle was a milestone, & it cannot be properly understood without a detailed, on-the-ground study of the landscape in which it was fought
- & that is the purpose of David Buttery`s new battlefield guide. In vivid detail, using eyewitness accounts & an intimate knowledge of the terrain, he reconstructs Waterloo & he takes the reader
- & the visitor
- across the battleground as it is today. He focuses on the pivotal episodes in the fighting
- the day-long struggle for the chateau at Hougoumont, the massive French infantry assaults, repeated cavalry charges, the fall of La Haye Sainte, the violent clashes in the village of Plancenoit, the repulse of the Imperial Guard & rout of the French army. This thoroughgoing, lucid, easy-to-follow guide will be a fascinating introduction for anyone who seeks to understand what happened on that momentous day, & it will be an essential companion for anyone who explores the battlefield in Belgium. ” The best guide, by far, is David Buttery`s Waterloo, Battlefield Guide, an essential companion for anyone visiting the battlefield.” -Bernard Cornwell



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