Scourge of War Boards

Who are the gentlemen in the red uniforms?

I watched a program on BBC iplayer re the re enactment (made up of clips and reports) and the British infantry 33rd Yorkshire wore these white uniforms in camp so I think they are just the camp uniform fro British and Kings German/Hanover infantry?

Really good photos! I love ref material like this!

Thanks for sharing them.

David(jolly)

Thank You :woohoo: Outstanding Ron

I went in 2013 just before they re did Hougoumont. Will be interesting to see what it looks like now.

http://www.projecthougoumont.com/restoration.html

They've done some great work, saving this important structure for the future. It is a pity the 200 celebrations didn't allow some re-enactment combat around it, but I suppose it's too fragile for that.

More images are posted. These include pictures from La Ferme du Caillou or, as it's sometimes called, "Napoleon's Last Headquarters." From here he agonized about the coming battle and conducted the Council of War forcefully depicted in the movie "Waterloo" with Rod Steiger and Christopher Plummer.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/rwberg53/ ... 5631506156

Also now up are shots from Mont St. Jean and Lion's Mound area. From the top of the Mound I took a broad panorama stretching from La Haye Sainte to Hougoumont, and then attempted to tie in references to portions of Louis Dumoulin's massive 360 panoramic painting on display at the Visitor Center.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/rwberg53/sets/72157655296312198

Again the close-up of the four 95th riflemen is my favourite. The faces speak volumes.

My collection of Hougoumont images is now posted to Flickr. Only a handful (La Haye Sainte, Plancenoit, and Wellington's HQ in Waterloo) remain. Whew!

Wow !!!! Absolutely incredible, Sir.

National Geographic eat your heart out.

Geoff Laver

Late of Her Britannic Majesty's 57th Regiment of Foot

The rest of the pictures are now posted:

La Haye Sainte
Waterloo Wellington Museum
Plancenoit


With the project done, I'm now able to include all 9 Flickr Albums into a collection for easier reference and viewing:
Waterloo 200 - All Images

Thanks for your kind comments, everyone!!
Best,
Ron/Palmer

What a sky the day you were at Plancenoit! Amazing blue. Very un-1815-ish.