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1815 Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of the French, fought his last battle at Waterloo. Find out how the action unfolded in our video: https://t.co/MYoaJX6VxO

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There is considerable indication that Napoleon may have lost the Battle of due to extremely painful thrombosed hemorrhoids.
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"Piles of defeat" (1988) https://t.co/tRs2qkJj5o

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2021-06-18

RIGHT NOW in 1815, the first shots of the Battle of Waterloo are being fired. The fighting continues for nine hours and leaves 65,000 casualties. When it's over, Napoleon Bonaparte's "Hundred Days" comeback is over

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John Rennie's Waterloo Bridge over the Thames opened 1817. It was replaced by the current bridge in 1942 and various parts of it survive. We have the central span keystone on display.

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2021-06-18

Today in 1815: the Battle of Waterloo takes place in Belgium. The Duke of Wellington described it as the 'the nearest-run thing you ever saw in your life'. It was a decisive victory for Anglo-allied forces and Napoleon abdicated four days later.

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2021-06-18

Le 18 juin 1815 marque la défaite de Napoléon dans la morne plaine de Waterloo.

Les troupes britanniques de Wellington et les troupes prussiennes de Blücher y remportent une victoire décisive. Cette défaite provoquera la chute définitive de l'Empire napoléonien.

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“I don't know what effect these men will have upon the enemy, but by God, they frighten me. ...” (Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington).

The Battle of Waterloo, Sunday, 18 June 1815.

‘Happy Waterloo Day’

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2021-06-18


Right Now 17th June 1815 00:01
Blucher has been saved by one of his junior staff after having a horse shot from under him. They escape capture from the French, and he receives treatment for his bruises at a farm. He is in his 70s.

Anne SK Brown collection

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Right Now 16th June 1815 19:30

Seeing his army is about to be routed, Blucher leads a cavalry charge to hold back the advancing French, and but his men time to withdraw in an orderly fashion. His horse is killed in the action, and he is presumed dead

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Right Now 15th June 1815 10:45

Zeithen’s second message that Charleroi is under threat reaches Blucher. With the River Sambre about to be crossed by the French, Blucher has to make a decision on how to respond. Both delay or hastiness could be fatal

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2021-06-15

The story goes that Napoleon was in terrible pain with piles the day of the battle of Waterloo, and at one other point at least, rode a mule as the superior comfort option, and not the glamorous Marengo. But piles don't have quite that same numinous cachet.

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2021-06-05

John Constable, The Opening of Waterloo Bridge (‘Whitehall Stairs, June 18th, 1817’), 1832 https://t.co/9rJBpCKkFi

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2021-05-10

1791: Birth in of William Theobald Wolfe Tone. Son of Theobald Wolfe Tone. Raised in France. Joined Grand Army in Germany. His nom de guerre was le petit loup, the little wolf! Received Legion of Honour. After Battle of Waterloo, emigrated to US (Captain in US Army).

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2021-04-29

Am I done with exams? Nope. Did I have to draw this to get it out of my system? Yup.

Here is my contribution to the U of T x U Waterloo art that I've been seeing on Reddit lately.

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2021-04-18

いらすとやでアルバム再現
Something Else by the Kinks(1967)
イギリスのロックバンド、キンクスの5th。
流行から外れた英国ソングを作り続け、
この時期から商業的に衰退する。
が、現代で高評価なのもこの時期。
オススメ曲
1.David Watts -出来のいい奴
13.Waterloo Sunset -美しい情景

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2021-04-10

John Constable, The Opening of Waterloo Bridge (‘Whitehall Stairs, June 18th, 1817’), 1832 https://t.co/9rJBpCKkFi

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