单词 | Battle of Waterloo |
例句 | Then he could get on with his Battle of Waterloo map. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z An estimated 200,000 soldiers fought at the Battle of Waterloo, the public spanking that Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, gave Napoleon Bonaparte on June 18, 1815. Re-creating the Battle of Waterloo, with 250,000 six-millimeter-tall toy soldiers He thrillingly describes the Battle of Waterloo, tracks the War of 1812 in North America and offers a global tour d’horizon of Britain’s colonies in Canada, India and Australia. Review | The volatile era that gave rise to Jane Austen and Lord Byron 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z Gone is the triumphalist celebration of victories such as the Spanish Armada or the Battle of Waterloo. Michael Gove's history wars 2013-07-13T07:00:05Z If historical dates were times on the 24-hour clock so that 2010 was 10 past eight, how many minutes would it be from the Battle of Waterloo until the beginning of the First World War? TV review: University Challenge 2011-04-04T21:00:02Z On June 18, 1815, his army was defeated by British-led forces at the Battle of Waterloo in what is now Belgium. French leader Napoleon Bonaparte has a complicated legacy 2021-05-04T04:00:00Z The vibrant redcoat of a British bugler returning to blighted Manchester from the Battle of Waterloo is a rare blaze of color throughout much of Mike Leigh’s “Peterloo.” The Week in Arts: Martha Graham, ‘Ink’ and Let’s Eat Grandma 2019-03-30T04:00:00Z Allen Lane; £35 A distinguished scholar of Germany tots up the winners and losers in the century after the Battle of Waterloo, which could rightly be described as the first age of globalisation. High fliers 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z He will also look ahead to next year's bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo. Lenny Henry to guest edit R4's Today 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z The bonnets and wigs are pretty; so is the Battle of Waterloo. Amazon’s New “Vanity Fair” Turns Becky Sharp Into an Endearing, Plucky Go-Getter 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z When Napoleon’s armies fought and lost the make-or-break Battle of Waterloo, he was all of 45. Review | Napoleon Bonaparte, gardener? Yes, says a new book, the dictator found solace in the natural world 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington, is famous for defeating Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 and later becoming prime minister. Duke of Wellington: The traffic-coned Glasgow statue that inspired Banksy 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z Napoleon managed to scrape together one more army, but was finally defeated by a coalition force of British and Prussian soldiers in June of 1815 at the Battle of Waterloo. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z "It was at the 200th anniversary commemoration of the Battle of Waterloo in 2015," she said. Love at first fight: The re-enactors who find romance 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z “People coming to watch public hangings. You had tourists sitting comfortably in carriages watching the Battle of Waterloo.” Beaches? Cruises? ‘Dark’ tourists prefer the gloomy and macabre 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z Arthur Wellesley was given the title of the Duke of Wellington after playing a key role in defeating Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 and ending the Napoleonic Wars. Duke of Wellington's sherry sells for £1,500 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z Skeletons of soldiers who died at the Battle of Waterloo in Belgium in 1815 have been unearthed by archaeologists. Battle of Waterloo skeletons uncovered in Belgium 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z The large painting by the Suffolk-born artist records the scene on the River Thames in London on the second anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo. Constable painting 'transformed' after extensive cleaning 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z In one, he was arrested at the Battle of Waterloo. ‘I Had Never Faced the Reality of Death’: A Surgeon Becomes a Patient 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z The exhibition at the Battle of Waterloo memorial museum, near Brussels, is part of commemorations of the bicentenary of Napoleon's death aged 51 on May 5, 1821. Napoleon's shirt worn in exile and English letter go on display 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z After the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, in which Napoleon was defeated by the Duke of Wellington, it was bought by the British government and given to the duke as a gift. Aspley House: Napoleon bronze death mask restored 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z The Battle of Waterloo, fought on 18 June 1815, marked the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Battle of Waterloo skeletons uncovered in Belgium 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z Last year, grisly amputated limbs and a French howitzer shell were discovered at the site of the Battle of Waterloo in Belgium. Workers make 'astonishing' discovery: Heart of 19th-century mayor found in fountain 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z Sir Thomas Picton was remembered as the highest ranking officer to die in the Battle of Waterloo. City to remove 'abhorrent' slave trader statue 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z Napoleon, who served as a military general and emperor of France, was exiled to St Helena following his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Napoleon impersonator sought by St Helena 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z In a separate project, archaeologists recently discovered amputated limbs from the site of a field hospital used in the Battle of Waterloo. Napoleon’s bronze death mask still shrouded in mystery almost 200 years later 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z Archaeologists recently uncovered amputated limbs from the site of a field hospital used in the Battle of Waterloo. Napoleonic discovery: Pieces of soldiers' uniforms from doomed invasion of Russia uncovered 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z However, there are important clues in the trench where the amputated limbs were discovered that point to the Battle of Waterloo. Grisly amputated limbs, French howitzer shell, discovered at Battle of Waterloo site 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z Tour debutant Stephane Rossetto of France then tried a solo escape and was first at the Lion's Mound monument that overlooks the battlefield where Napoleon's troops were defeated at the Battle of Waterloo. Mike Teunissen opens Tour de France with unexpected stage victory 2019-07-06T04:00:00Z A group of 25 British and Dutch military veterans are to join the first excavation of the main field hospital established by the Duke of Wellington during the Battle of Waterloo. Waterloo hospital site to be dug up by team including UK veterans 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z The first complete Battle of Waterloo skeleton was identified in 2015 as a German soldier. Napoleon’s bronze death mask still shrouded in mystery almost 200 years later 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z It is claimed the Duke of Wellington once said the Battle of Waterloo was won on the "playing fields of Eton". Are too many Army officers privately-educated? 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z In a separate project, the first complete Battle of Waterloo skeleton was identified in 2015 as a German soldier. Grisly amputated limbs, French howitzer shell, discovered at Battle of Waterloo site 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z And none has started with anything as dramatic as a moment from the Battle of Waterloo, an epochal event of the type you would’ve sworn the intimacy-focused Leigh would never get anywhere near. Review: In a rewarding ‘Peterloo,’ Mike Leigh challenges himself — and the audience 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z In 2015, a 200-year-old skeleton discovered beneath a parking lot at the Battle of Waterloo site was identified as a German soldier. King of war: George III’s letter declaring war on Napoleon surfaces 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z The events soon became notorious in the press, where they were dubbed Peterloo, an ironic reference to the Battle of Waterloo that had taken place four years previously. The man who ordered a massacre 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z One of the highlights is a felt hooded cloak, once belonging to the French leader Napoleon Bonaparte and said to be taken from his carriage after the Battle of Waterloo. Charles recreates home at Buckingham Palace 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z "He said to them, 'You will be my First Guards', and that is what they were called until 1815 when the title Grenadier was added to mark their role at the Battle of Waterloo." Your questions about English identity 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z These were named after the momentous 1815 Battle of Waterloo in present-day Belgium, whose 50,000 dead supplied plenty of material. Rot, drills and inequity: the tangled tale of teeth 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z It is chiefly known as the island where French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled and died after his defeat in the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Flights to remote St Helena begin at last 2017-10-14T04:00:00Z At the Battle of Waterloo, where Hill commanded the II Corps, he was lost in the melee and feared dead but escaped unscathed. General Hill's medals: Waterloo veteran's badge to be auctioned - BBC News 2017-07-22T04:00:00Z It was bought by Napoléon Bonaparte’s sister Pauline in 1803 then sold to the Duke of Wellington, who paid in installments of gold, that Bonaparte used to finance his return before the Battle of Waterloo. Prince William in Paris on first official visit since mother Diana's death 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z The period of the Highland Clearances on the mainland had largely missed Lewis but after the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 some of the better lands for sheep-grazing on the island were cleared of tenants. Donald Trump's mother: From a Scottish island to New York's elite - BBC News 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z One rioter was killed, a soldier who had survived the Battle of Waterloo was maimed for life and 82 prisoners were committed to Ely Gaol. Littleport's hunger riots: Descendants mark 200th anniversary - BBC News 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z The Duke of Wellington supposedly said that the Battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton. Many in Presidential Field Got Started on Athletic Field 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z Lord Uxbridge's leg was shattered by a cannon shot at the Battle of Waterloo. What can you do with an amputated limb? - BBC News 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z Even if the animal likely hasn't been around since the Battle of Waterloo, it’s still an extremely rare find. This Giant Salamander Isn't 200 Years Old, But It's Still Super Rare 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z Put one on, and you’re suddenly swimming with dolphins or fighting in the Battle of Waterloo. The 25 Best Inventions of 2015 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z But the man who ran Liz Kendall’s campaign for the Labour leadership was in rural Belgium last week, visiting the site of the Battle of Waterloo as part of his masters in international relations. Blairites, Brownites, Corbyn refuseniks: where do the New Labour tribes go next? 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z In the year of the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, the Duke of Wellington's portrait holds special interest. London exhibition shows Goya as portraitist of honesty and insight 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z The green, red and gold interior is littered with reminders of empire, in statues and paintings of events such as the Battle of Waterloo. Pair of palatial fixer-uppers pose challenge in Britain 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z A horse-drawn carriage is touring Kent in the finale of national celebrations to mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo. New Waterloo Dispatch touring Kent as celebrations end - BBC News 2015-06-27T04:00:00Z The 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo will be marked before events are held in Edinburgh, with the Duke of Kent taking a salute outside the City Chambers. Parades to mark Armed Forces Day - BBC News 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z Commemorations of the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo will conclude with a re-enactment of the moment news of the allied victory reached London. Princess Royal to attend Waterloo dispatch re-enactment - BBC News 2015-06-21T04:00:00Z A huge re-enactment of the Battle of Waterloo took place in the same Belgian fields where Napoleon's army was defeated, 200 years ago. Napoleon defeated in Waterloo battle re-enactment - BBC News 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z Rich people used the teeth of dead soldiers from the Battle of Waterloo as dentures in the 19th Century. 10 things we didn't know last week - BBC News 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z Two hundred years ago British, German, and Dutch troops decisively defeated Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Waterloo. We’re Remembering Napoleon’s Failure at Waterloo this Week. Here’s Another 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Earlier this year, the French tried to block the Belgians from minting a Battle of Waterloo euro coin. 7 Reasons Why The Battle of Waterloo is Still Important 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z More than 100,000 history buffs begin five days of commemorations today, the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, in Belgium. Your Thursday Briefing 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Royal Family members are to attend a service commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo. Waterloo service to be attended by Royal Family - BBC News 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z The Battle of Waterloo was an epic turning point in European history which put an end to Napoleon's ambitions to rule much of Europe. Battle of Waterloo: 200th anniversary events taking place - BBC News 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z Prince Charles is unveiling a memorial to the allied British, Dutch, Belgian and German soldiers who fought at the Battle of Waterloo. Prince Charles unveils Waterloo memorial - BBC News 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z It might be 200 years since the Battle of Waterloo on Thursday, but those nine hours of bloodshed on a field near the Belgian town of Waterloo changed the course of history. 7 Reasons Why The Battle of Waterloo is Still Important 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z More than 5,000 enthusiasts in period uniforms are preparing to stage a re-enactment of the Battle of Waterloo to mark its 200th anniversary. Battle of Waterloo to be re-enacted, 200 years on - BBC News 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z Earlier this year, the Belgians wanted to mint a commemorative Battle of Waterloo euro coin which all of the major belligerents in the fight — Britain, France, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands — now share. World changed forever 200 years ago at Battle of Waterloo 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z A pair of stirrups used by the Duke of Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo will be used at a re-enactment to mark its 200th anniversary. Waterloo stirrups used in re-enactment at Penielheugh - BBC News 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z Facebook Twitter Pinterest An image depicts the Duke of Wellington ordering the entire British line to advance at the Battle of Waterloo. Europe has much to learn from the Battle of Waterloo 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z Prince Charles is to unveil a memorial to the allied British, Dutch, Belgian and German soldiers who fought at the Battle of Waterloo. Waterloo memorial to be unveiled by Prince Charles - BBC News 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z There is evidence from the years before the Battle of Waterloo, says Bairsto, that early dentists did place human teeth in dentures. The dentures made from the teeth of dead soldiers at Waterloo - BBC News 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z Wives continued going to war right up until the Battle of Waterloo, but thereafter the practice began to die out. The Welsh women who fought Napoleon - BBC News 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z British and Prussian forces defeated the French at the Battle of Waterloo 200 years ago. Ligny: Marching into battle to mark bicentenary - BBC News 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall are marking the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo by visiting one of its key sites on Wednesday. Europe has much to learn from the Battle of Waterloo 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z This week marks the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, where British and Prussian forces defeated the French and brought to an end Napoleon's ambitions to rule Europe. Ligny: Napoleon's last victory remembered - BBC News 2015-06-13T04:00:00Z The two financiers will be travelling to Belgium on Thursday to represent their families at a grand recreation of the Battle of Waterloo, staged on its bicentenary. Newspaper headlines: Missing mum found, honours for donors and mountain trekkers freed - BBC News 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z Contrary to the way it is described in most history books, the Battle of Waterloo did not mark the end of the first “total war,” as the revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars have been termed. Why It’s Time to Remember Waterloo for a Different Reason 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z He was defeated in the Battle of Waterloo and imprisoned by the British on the remote Atlantic island of St Helena, where he died on 5 May 1821. A single hair from Napoleon Bonaparte's head sells for £130 - BBC News 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z The role played by Irish soldiers in the Battle of Waterloo 200 years ago has been commemorated in Enniskillen. Battle of Waterloo: Enniskillen commemorates role of Irish soldiers - BBC News 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z Next month sees the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo. Napoleon's life in Lego for Waterloo anniversary - BBC News 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z Around another corner is The Living Legacy Garden, which commemorates the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo. Dark matter and bright blooms 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z This June marks the bicentennial of the Battle of Waterloo, when Napoleon suffered his final defeat in a muddy Belgian valley. Details of Waterloo: Scenes of fighting, cooking and scavenging 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z British army veterans and serving troops, some of them wounded in recent campaigns, are working alongside archaeologists to unearth the history of the Battle of Waterloo from a soldier's perspective, 200 years on. British soldiers dig to unearth history of Waterloo 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z But, said National Army Museum director Janice Murray: "Despite the Battle of Waterloo being an iconic moment in British history, UK public awareness is dramatically low." My, my! Many Britons ignorant about Battle of Waterloo 2015-04-18T04:00:00Z The 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo is being marked with an exhibition of records rarely seen by the public at Cambridge University Library. Battle of Waterloo: Cambridge University Library uncovers rarely seen treasures 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z The letter contends that the Battle of Waterloo, in which Napoleon was defeated, is an event with particular resonance in the European collective memory and goes beyond being just an instance of military conflict. France objects to Waterloo euro coin 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z On June 18, the 125th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill told his countrymen that “the Battle of France is over: the Battle of Britain is about to begin.” Top 10 Anniversaries in 2015 Also known as the Prince of Waterloo, the duke was a descendant of the 1st Duke of Wellington, who defeated Napoleon in the Battle of Waterloo. Duke of Wellington dies, aged 99 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z ‘Ah, if it were only to be done over again!” sighed Napoleon Bonaparte about the Battle of Waterloo as he sailed into exile and imprisonment. Book review: ‘Napoleon: A Life,’ by Andrew Roberts Next year marks the 200th anniversary of one of the major events that changed the course of European history - the Battle of Waterloo. Waterloo prepares anniversary battle 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z The proceeds will be returned to the conservation of the 18th century mansion, which boasts relics from the Battle of Waterloo and a spectacular mural by Rex Whistler. Sea's heat to warm historic house 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z Napoleon was exiled to Saint Helena after his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Napoleon letter sold at auction 2012-06-11T03:11:02Z The yellowed sheet of paper is one of three written from St Helena, where Napoleon lived in exile after his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo. Napoleon's English letter on show 2012-06-05T23:16:12Z At the Battle of Waterloo, on the 18th of July following, a cannon-ball carried off one of his legs; thus commenced and terminated William's military career. Famous European Artists 2012-04-07T02:00:30.487Z He was a Prussian veteran who fought in the Battle of Waterloo. Under Four Administrations From Cleveland to Taft 2012-03-16T02:00:21.923Z Rothschild himself, unseen by others, watched the Battle of Waterloo. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z Even the Battle of Waterloo, which ended Napoleonic rule, will be featured. Top 10 Weirdest Theme Parks: Welcome to Napoleonland! 2012-02-17T04:00:00Z As a progressive ministry in England did not come into power until 1830, the struggles of the people were rewarded with little success during many years after the Battle of Waterloo. Browning and His Century 2012-02-15T03:00:39.033Z The eagle is basically the Napoleonic type adopted by the British after the Battle of Waterloo and altered by omitting the lightning in the talons and adding a wreath to the breast. American Military Insignia 1800-1851 2012-02-04T03:00:18.780Z Truly, if his opinion had been asked, he would have seriously advised any novelist against attempting, in any form, a description of the Battle of Waterloo. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 105, September 30th 1893 2012-01-27T03:00:22.100Z On the 3rd August, the Man-of War Brig Vesta arrived from England with the news of the Battle of Waterloo. History of Halifax City 2012-01-26T03:00:13.263Z The British residents in Paris would hardly have the confiding generosity and the taste in like manner to celebrate the return day of the Battle of Waterloo in the French capital. Abraham Lincoln and the London Punch Cartoons, Comments and Poems, Published in the London Charivari, During the American Civil War (1861-1865) 2011-11-21T03:00:13.443Z The artificial prosperity which had buoyed up the workman during the war with France suddenly collapsed with the advent of peace after the Battle of Waterloo. Browning and His Century 2012-02-15T03:00:39.033Z I would sooner have designed this flounce than won the Battle of Waterloo. Plays: Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honor 2011-11-11T03:00:30.420Z Feverishly the financier aided both Prussia and England, and as the Battle of Waterloo approached, no one was more interested in the outcome than he. The International Jew The World's Foremost Problem 2011-10-16T02:00:19.257Z Then come the Van der Hoop Museum and two galleries of modern pictures, one of which is called Waterloo Hall, because of The Battle of Waterloo, by J. W. Pieneman, hanging there. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z The Battle of Waterloo, which cost so many honourable men their lives, ended also his. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z Captain Jeff Herbert, spokesman for the battalion, said the day would draw a line under Operation Herrick and also mark the Battle of Waterloo, which happened on 18 June 1815. Duke honours Afghanistan soldiers 2011-06-18T13:56:30Z At the Battle of Waterloo the duke was one of the suite in attendance on the Duke of Wellington. The Viceroys of Ireland 2011-05-24T02:00:11.197Z David served in the British army, and, after the Battle of Waterloo, practiced medicine in Paris, France. Dr. John McLoughlin, the Father of Oregon 2011-05-20T02:00:38.647Z She recited "The Battle of Waterloo" and "Locheil" long before she understood the words. Rose of Dutcher's Coolly 2011-04-10T02:00:07.273Z Had England been a large Devonshire, we should not have won the Battle of Waterloo. Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends 2011-03-30T02:00:14.620Z In the Royal Gallery of the House of Lords may be seen his "Battle of Waterloo" and "Death of Nelson," which are extremely masterly in drawing and composition. Forty Years of 'Spy' 2011-03-04T03:00:57.237Z Take this story, possibly apocryphal, from the Battle of Waterloo. Not so cool 2011-02-26T01:03:13Z The French remained masters of Antwerp down to the year before the Battle of Waterloo, when the British, Prussians, and Belgians besieged and captured it. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 2 (of 10) From the Battle of Mons to the Fall of Antwerp. 2011-02-19T03:01:10.063Z He once checked an incipient dispute in regard to the great event of the 18th of June between two friends, in his presence, by the command, half-jocose, half-earnest: "You leave the Battle of Waterloo alone!" Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z The attention of the country was somewhat diverted from reform during the war with France, which was brought to a close after the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Glimpses of King William IV. and Queen Adelaide In Letters of the Late Miss Clitherow, of Boston House, Middlesex. With a Brief Account of Boston House and the Clitherow Family 2011-01-28T03:00:23.733Z I had an editor once," said he, "who didn't know the date of the Battle of Waterloo but was certain that Nelson had saved the day. London Days A Book of Reminiscences 2011-01-03T03:01:01.297Z Joseph Bonaparte, former King of Naples and Spain, arrived here in 1815 after his brother Napoleon’s defeat at the Battle of Waterloo. Getting the Royal Treatment 2010-04-24T19:23:00Z Britain's jingoistic press always likes to revisit the Battle of Waterloo, but such fulminations obscure the deeper significance of the Green Paper and the Strategic Defence Review it foreshadows. Defense of the Realm: Britain's Armed Forces Crisis 2010-04-08T14:00:00Z This comeback was later dubbed the Hundred Days, because it only took that long until Bonaparte fell at the infamous Battle of Waterloo. 2010-02-09T17:50:00Z At about the time of the Battle of Waterloo it was situated near Saville Place, in a small tenement. The Bristol Royal Mail Post, Telegraph, and Telephone "I beg to suggest that 18th June is the centenary of the Battle of Waterloo, and that we ought to give our entertainment on that day." The Jolliest Term on Record A Story of School Life All that stuff you've just been talking about the Battle of Waterloo. One-Act Plays By Modern Authors For example, it would hardly do to have Napoleon win the Battle of Waterloo as the hero of a novel. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day He called the game "The Battle of Waterloo." Father Brighthopes An Old Clergyman's Vacation For my part, in the mountains, I always feel like that Eton boy of fourteen, who was at the Battle of Waterloo. Seeds of Pine Colonel Harvey, an elderly gentleman who lived within a few miles of Heathwell, had lent some swords and bullets taken from the Battle of Waterloo, where his great-grandfather had commanded a regiment. The Jolliest Term on Record A Story of School Life Sacred to the memory of Alexander Hay, Esq., of Nunraw,-114- Cornet in the 16th Light Dragoons, aged 18 years, who fell gloriously in the Memorable Battle of Waterloo, June 18, 1815. A Week at Waterloo in 1815 Lady De Lancey's Narrative: Being an Account of How She Nursed Her Husband, Colonel Sir William Howe De Lancey, Quartermaster-General of the Army, Mortally Wounded in the Great Battle Wheat, which in the last decade of the nineteenth century had averaged about �9 a ton, rose to over �31 a ton, its price two years before the Battle of Waterloo. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror If Hazlitt had thrown as much into his description of the Battle of Waterloo, and had taken the English side, he would have been a popular writer. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) To the expansion of the French Empire in its second period of Great Victories, there follows a setback that is known as the Military Disaster, which was the Battle of Waterloo in the year 1815. The Mathematical-Historical Principles and the Evolution of Liberty The Battle of Waterloo was quite a recent event; and the terror of "Boney" was still used by nursery maids to frighten their charges into good behaviour. The Fairchild Family Such is human nature, and so we say “Wellington won the Battle of Waterloo,” but is this strictly true? Blood and Iron Origin of German Empire As Revealed by Character of Its Founder, Bismarck Bl�cher in his pursuit of the French armies after the Battle of Waterloo crossed the Somme exactly at this point. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War With terror as well as delight I rose to read Lochiel's Warning, The Battle of Waterloo or The Roman Captive. A Son of the Middle Border Then Annie Fraser played "The Battle of Waterloo" on the organ with an execution quite worthy of the carnage of that event. Duncan Polite The Watchman of Glenoro Passing over the all familiar history of Waterloo, one may quote the saying of M. Northomb: "The Battle of Waterloo opened a new era for Europe, the era of representative government." Vanished towers and chimes of Flanders A point, an important point, doubtless, but one that could have been despatched in a few lines, connects the novel proper with the Battle of Waterloo. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century Since the Battle of Waterloo—won by English and German troops; and the Crimean War—won by British against Russian troops—the Teutonic power has gone unchallenged and so it remains to-day. The American Empire Batty, of the Grenadier Guards, in a letter written a few days after the battle, published in Booth's Battle of Waterloo, and illustrated by George Jones, Esq., Notes and Queries, Number 203, September 17, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. It was as though, years after the Battle of Waterloo, some soldiers of the Iron Duke had visited the historic cornfields, and had recited their reminiscences of the memorable incidents of that memorable fight. John the Baptist It was instituted after the Battle of Waterloo, and was at first at the corner of Charles Street, on the site of the Junior Club of the same name. The Strand District The Fascination of London "Began to sell dad relics of the Battle of Waterloo." Peck's Bad Boy Abroad Being a Humorous Description of the Bad Boy and His Dad in Their Journeys Through Foreign Lands - 1904 In the latter, a woman showed them the Chambers, pointing out some fine pictures, including portraits of the king and queen, and the Battle of Waterloo, explaining everything in French. Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim We used to be told that the Battle of Waterloo was won on the playing-fields of our great public schools. A Patriotic Schoolgirl So the Battle of Waterloo must derive its great value from the truth of the portraits. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 334, August 1843 The author very satisfactorily disposes of the events between the first French Revolution and the Battle of Waterloo, by putting them through the "mythic" circle invented by Dr. Strauss. The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 You remember, the night before the Battle of Waterloo, when Napoleon Bonaparte got his. Peck's Bad Boy Abroad Being a Humorous Description of the Bad Boy and His Dad in Their Journeys Through Foreign Lands - 1904 Who can tell most of the Battle of Waterloo, he who has read the facts of history or he who has read Byron’s thrilling poem and the description by Victor Hugo? Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide Grahame's face fell; his sombre glance swept the beautiful room and rested on a picture—the "Battle of Waterloo." Lorraine A romance The first news of the American war reached it in the firing of the Woolwich guns for peace; and the original tidings of the French Revolution, in similar rejoicings for the Battle of Waterloo. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847 He saw the Battle of Waterloo—or such of that mad confusion as was visible. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen In the year that followed upon the Battle of Waterloo, Sheridan died. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III It was at a post something like this one that one early Hudson's Bay Company official heard of the Battle of Waterloo a year after it happened. Policing the Plains Being the Real-Life Record of the Famous North-West Mounted Police The French have their Poems and Odes on the famous Battle of Waterloo, as well as ourselves. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 3 Quite right; and now we come to the Battle of Waterloo, which you will remember was won on the 18th of June, 1815. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 104, January 14, 1893 The old Post Office at the time of the Battle of Waterloo, was at a cottage on the London Road, opposite White Hall, and was kept by Mrs. Daintry and her daughter. Fragments of Two Centuries Glimpses of Country Life when George III. was King When news of the Battle of Waterloo reached England, he—the leading surgeon of his day—started for the battlefield. An Ethical Problem Or, Sidelights upon Scientific Experimentation on Man and Animals I could not but think how much better it would have been for the French, if this ingenious mode of adjusting with the English the Battle of Waterloo had ever occurred to them. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 28, February, 1860 Jimmy's grandfather had fought at the Battle of Waterloo. Golden Stories A Selection of the Best Fiction by the Foremost Writers As I closed, I pointed out to them the unique occasion of our meeting, June 18, 1915, therefore the centenary of the Battle of Waterloo. With The Immortal Seventh Division His like is only to be seen in England when the Battle of Waterloo is played at Astley's, but his seat is not as good as that of the equestrian warriors of that establishment. Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris The Great European War was terminated by the Battle of Waterloo on 1815, and peace was restored by the Treaty of Paris. The Story of Newfoundland Author of 'The Subaltern'; 'Story of the Battle of Waterloo'; 'Life of Lord Clive'; 'Life of Sir Thomas Munro', etc. The Campaigns of the British Army at Washington and New Orleans 1814-1815 The wonderful century which followed the Battle of Waterloo and the downfall of the Napoleonic domination, which secured to this small island so long and so resplendent a reign, has come to an end. Liberalism and the Social Problem And an old man, who is still lamenting the fall in prices after the Battle of Waterloo, remembers having seen him 'one time at a shebeen house that used to be down there in Clonerle. Poets and Dreamers Studies and translations from the Irish They were indeed anxious years that ended only with the Battle of Waterloo, and it was not likely that all this would in any way put a stop to that restlessness which was unmistakable. King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855 But she never forgave his boastful speech after the Battle of Waterloo. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 84, October, 1864 "You are right about the Battle of Waterloo," said Mrs Polsue. Nicky-Nan, Reservist A dictum attributed to the Duke of Wellington says that the Battle of Waterloo was won upon the Playing Fields at Eton. A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans Just before the Battle of Waterloo, FOUCH� met BONAPARTE, who was then in command of the French Army. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, October 8, 1892 A few of the traitor Marshals were left, but Augereau had died soon after the banishment and Berthier had committed suicide a few day before the Battle of Waterloo by jumping out a window. The Tragedy of St. Helena The last was made of copper in July, 1830, and contained, among other articles, a copy of Swinney's Birmingham Chronicle of June 29, 1815, with a full account of the Battle of Waterloo. Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham A History and Guide Arranged Alphabetically "The Battle of Waterloo was fought on a Sunday," Mrs Polsue put in. Nicky-Nan, Reservist And now, dear little FRANK, can you tell me why the Battle of Waterloo was lost? Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, September 19, 1891 The gun and cutlass drill before a paying audience reminded me of The Battle of Waterloo at Astley's. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, August 15, 1891 Meneval adds that "in no encounter of such importance did the French army display more heroism and more resolution than at the Battle of Waterloo." The Tragedy of St. Helena The Battle of Waterloo is a flyspeck in importance contrasted with the problem of future existence; but the man who never heard of Napoleon would make a dull companion in this world or the next. The "Goldfish" About the Sunday of the Battle of Waterloo they were at their apogee. Helen with the High Hand (2nd ed.) His famous description of the Battle of Waterloo in La Chartreuse de Parme is certainly the finest example of this side of his art. Books and Characters French and English The selection attempted was Byron's "Battle of Waterloo," and just as the boy reached the end of the first paragraph Speaker Cannon gave vent to a violent sneeze. Toaster's Handbook Jokes, Stories, and Quotations Lord Wolseley declares that if Napoleon had been the man he was at Austerlitz, he would have won the Battle of Waterloo. The Tragedy of St. Helena Major Dobbin, a beau sabreur of irresistible charm, is on the point of eloping with Amelia Osborne, the wife of a brother-officer, when the Battle of Waterloo breaks out and Dobbin is slain. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, February 5, 1919 The Battle of Waterloo was won by the stubbornness of the common soldier—that is to say, it was won by the man who had never been to Eton. All Things Considered There was a Captain defending the Proctor that had been through the Battle of Waterloo, and it was the Proctor they fired at, but the Captain fell dead, and fourteen police were killed with him. The Kiltartan History Book On the evening after the Battle of Waterloo, the Duke of Wellington wrote a certain letter. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 46, August, 1861 Russell's portrait.—Reproof of his parents.—Battle of Waterloo.—Wilberforce.—Painting of "Dying Hercules" received by parents.—Much admired.—Sails for home.—Dreadful voyage lasting fifty-eight days.—Extracts from his journal.—Home at last. Samuel F. B. Morse, His Letters and Journals In Two Volumes, Volume I. A Peep-show which had originally started with the Battle of Waterloo, and had since made it every other battle of later date by altering the Duke of Wellington's nose, tempted the student of illustrated history. Our Mutual Friend I had the good fortune to meet Lady Bareacres at the Duchess of Richmond's ball, the night before the Battle of Waterloo. Vanity Fair His description of the Battle of Waterloo is to "Ben-Hur's" chariot race what Mount Aetna in eruption is to a glow worm. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01 It was gambling, and not the burdens of the long war, nor the revulsion from war to peace, that made so many bankruptcies in the few years succeeding the Battle of Waterloo. The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims Volume I (of II) Napoleon lost the Battle of Waterloo and died in exile, a prisoner at St. Helena, because one of his marshals, failing to comply with orders, arrived too late with re-enforcements. A Fleece of Gold; Five Lessons from the Fable of Jason and the Golden Fleece The hotel is kept by a Prussian, an old soldier, who fought at the Battle of Waterloo. Passages from the American Notebooks, Volume 2. Take the Battle of Waterloo, for instance, the last and most memorable trial of their rival prowess. The Crayon Papers Mr. Talmage is quite sure that God was on the side of the allies at the Battle of Waterloo; that he was on the side of the Russians during the French invasion. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01 At times the conversation lasts till midnight; and, when cognac or whisky is plentiful, I have heard it abut upon the Battle of Waterloo and the Immortality of the Soul. The Land of Midian — Volume 1 The Duke of Wellington said of George IV's story that he was at the Battle of Waterloo, "At first it was a lie, than a strong delusion, and at last downright madness." Lady John Russell The Battle of Waterloo came like a thunderclap. A Publisher and His Friends Memoir and Correspondence of John Murray; with an Account of the Origin and Progress of the House, 1768-1843 Some cried out, 'He gained the Battle of Waterloo!' and Carlisle was obliged to begin to praise him. A Political Diary 1828-1830, Volume II One represents the death of Nelson, and the other the meeting of Wellington and Blücher after the Battle of Waterloo. The Youthful Wanderer An Account of a Tour through England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany He loved to talk about Napoleon Bonaparte and the Battle of Waterloo, and how, if there had not been that delay of half an hour, the history of the world might have been different. Great Possessions It is from Mercer's recollections of the Battle of Waterloo. Through the Magic Door When he heard of the result of the Battle of Waterloo, and that Bonaparte was in full retreat upon Paris, he said, "I'm d——d sorry for it!" A Publisher and His Friends Memoir and Correspondence of John Murray; with an Account of the Origin and Progress of the House, 1768-1843 This notion, it appears, haunts his mind, and he absolutely believes he has been in every engagement from the seven years war, down to the Battle of Waterloo. The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer — Volume 2 We left Brown of Lumbwa snoring a good imitation of the Battle of Waterloo on the upper berth, and filed out to the dimly-lighted platform. The Ivory Trail She told me that but for the shortlived Peace of Amiens she never heard of anything but war till the Battle of Waterloo settled it three months before her marriage. An Autobiography But the sager and calmer spirit of Wellington prevailed over his colleague; the entreated armistice was granted; and on the 3d of July the capitulation of Paris terminated the War of the Battle of Waterloo. The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo In the same way the Battle of Waterloo became "Batterloo—One, eight, one, five, please, miss," so both those dates remained in their heads. The Days Before Yesterday When the allies entered Paris, after the Battle of Waterloo, the English gentlemen sought, instinctively, something like a club. Reminiscences of Captain Gronow Only three of the contingent of soldiers returned from the Battle of Waterloo, where they won much honor; the remainder was cut to pieces on that glorious day. The Fitz-Boodle Papers Gentlemen, there has been much talk during the evening of laws, and regulations, and rights, and liberties; but you all seem to have forgotten that this is the anniversary of the glorious Battle of Waterloo. Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay Volume 1 In Cupar-Fife, there's a little inn called the "Battle of Waterloo," and what do you think the sign is? Roundabout Papers M. Vansittart must have been a very old man, for he had fought as a private in the Belgian army at the Battle of Waterloo. The Days Before Yesterday Possibly some reckless Mainprice or harebrained Boole had opened it in a fit of mad excitement induced by the news of the Battle of Waterloo, in 1815, and had been instantly expelled from the firm. Something New I had already enjoyed a sip of Thackeray, reading at a venture, in “Vanity Fair,” about the Battle of Waterloo. Adventures Among Books The year after the Battle of Waterloo the National Debt amounted to nine hundred mil- lions of money; at the present time it amounts to about five hundred and seventy millions, and is steadily diminishing. Everybody's Guide to Money Matters: with a description of the various investments chiefly dealt in on the stock exchange, and the mode of dealing therein "The Battle of Waterloo" is one broad Scotchman laying about him with a broadsword. Roundabout Papers Dates proved a great difficulty, yet a few dates, such as that of the Norman Conquest and of the Battle of Waterloo, were essential. The Days Before Yesterday My tenantry are delightful creatures, and there is not one of them who remembers the bringing of the news of the Battle of Waterloo. Zuleika Dobson, or, an Oxford love story Shortly after the Battle of Waterloo, I began to see that a change was coming in among us. The Provost |
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