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June 18th is known as Waterloo day. Many in the UK still celebrate and remember their nation's victory against Napoleon and the French on June 18, 1815. The Duke of Wellington was rewarded with a fine house (http://americanconservativeinlondon.blogspot.com/2013/12/apsley-house.html) by a grateful nation went on the become Prime Minister of Britain.
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| Napoleon London Underground |
Most Americans do not give Waterloo Day much thought. Americans DID, however, serve at the Battle of Waterloo. We mentioned one American who served in a prominent capacity at Waterloo in the Belgium chapter of America Invades...
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"In June of 1815, Sir William Howe De Lancey and his new bride, Magdalene Hall, were invited, but did not attend, the famous Duchess of Richmond’s ball in Brussels that preceded the Battle of Waterloo. De Lancey, born in New York City, served as the British Duke of Wellington’s deputy quartermaster general in the Waterloo campaign. His father, Stephen De Lancey, had also served as an officer in the 1st New Jersey Loyal Volunteers in the American Revolution. Sadly, while accompanying the Duke of Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo on June 18, 1815, De Lancey was struck by a bouncing canon ball and fatally wounded."
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You know it's always good to know and learn about one's history thank you for this post as it was educational for me and I am sure from other people as well,keep up the good work.
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