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.

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Episode 15 - The story which rocked English society in 1814 - a tale of cowardice, adultery, corruption, and duels.

This is the first of a short series of episodes over this Christmas/New Year season looking at some of the stranger stories connected to the battle of Waterloo. I hope you enjoy them.

Many thanks to the kind volunteers who've made such a fantastic contribution to this episode: Andrew Baillie, Stuart Lyon, Paul Phillips, Alistair White, Chris Chambers, David Hart, and Diogo Vasconcellos

and many thanks too to ALL the kind volunteers who have helped out in 2024.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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Captain Edward Whinyates' Troop was unique among the Royal Horse Artillery Troops at Waterloo as it was armed with Congreve rockets in addition to the standard 6 guns.

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Many thanks to: Chris Chambers, Andrew Baillie, Stuart Lyon, Philip Holden, Matt Taylor, Paul Hayward, Paul Phillips, Jonathan Durbin,

Also special thanks to the Whinyates re-enactment group for kind permission to include photos from their website https://www.rhawhinyatestroop.com/

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