Waterloo Museum and Battlefield (1 Viewer)

[ucla1967]

Top left are the dismounted French 17th Dragoon Regiment firing and loading; then come the French 54th Line Infantry Regiment's grenadier company firing and loading; and the French 54th Line Infantry Regiment voltigeur company kneeling firing and loading from behind a stone wall.

Opposing them, top right are the 1st Battalion, 71st Regiment of the Glasgow Light Infantry. In front of them are the British 95th Rifle Brigade. In line next to the 71st, from the Nassau Army, are the center and genadier companies of the 2nd Regiment wearing green uniforms.

 

[Warrior]

Thanks for taking the time to post all of these excellent photos, specifically the panorama photos, what a spectacular painting that is, also really like the Hougomont model.

Your Frontline collection is excellent, would like to see the other nationalities you have in your collection at some point, Frontline made some excellent Napoleonic and ACW figures, great value for the money as you stated.

Thanks again...........

 

[ucla1967]

Thanks for taking the time to post all of these excellent photos, specifically the panorama photos, what a spectacular painting that is, also really like the Hougomont model.

Your Frontline collection is excellent, would like to see the other nationalities you have in your collection at some point, Frontline made some excellent Napoleonic and ACW figures, great value for the money as you stated.

Thanks again...........

You are welcome, George. The Panorama is really something special which my photos didn't do justice to. That is the best Hougomont model that I have ever seen.

I couldn't agree more that Frontline made excellent Napoleonic and ACW figures and the price was very reasonable.

Mike

 

[ucla1967]

A close-up of the Nassau Army grenadier company (which untypically wore busbies rather than bear skins) advancing and the center company attack marching with a three man color party. There are five different sets in this grouping.

 

[ucla1967]

On the left is a cannon of the French line artillery. Below them is the 4th Center Company of the 54th Line Infantry Regiment, in column, attack marching. Then come the 1st Regiment of Grenadiers a Pied, advancing. Then a cannon of the French Horse Artillery. Next is the 4th Center Company of the 54th Regiment of Line Infantry, standing and kneeling firing.

Opposing them is the British 1st Battalion, 68th Regiment, Durham Light Infantry. Then come the 1st Regiment of the Brunswick Army in their black uniformns. Next is the 1st Battalion of the British 3rd Regiment of Foot, the Buffs.

 

[lancer]

Thanks for the wonderful photos, Mike. I have always been very impressed by the Waterloo panorama but have never seen it posted in it's entirety. I have a book called "Waterloo" done by Henry Lachouque that is heavily illustrated and has many color pictures taken from the panorama but doesn't include the whole thing. Really get a feel for the size of the Lion mound as well. -- Al

 

[Warrior]

I have a book called "Waterloo" done by Henry Lachouque that is heavily illustrated and has many color pictures taken from the panorama but doesn't include the whole thing.

The Lachouque book on Waterloo is one of my most favorite Napoleonic books in my collection, ranks right up there with Napoleons War in Spain by the same author, all of the Traine books and the 1809, 1812, 1813 and 1814 campaign books from Le Livre Chez Vous, I remember ordering it from Squadron mail order as a kid, paid a whopping 20.00 for it back then, what a spectacular book.......

 

[lancer]

The Lachouque book on Waterloo is one of my most favorite Napoleonic books in my collection, ranks right up there with Napoleons War in Spain by the same author, all of the Traine books and the 1809, 1812, 1813 and 1814 campaign books from Le Livre Chez Vous, I remember ordering it from Squadron mail order as a kid, paid a whopping 20.00 for it back then, what a spectacular book.......

It is a great book, George, and I enjoy it immensely. It was a Christmas gift from my mom and dad many moons ago. That and 3 other books, Chandler's book on Napoleon's campaigns, Lachouque's The Anatomy of Glory, and Rodger's Napoleon's Army, are the only 4 books I own in regards to the Napoleonic wars. They are all outstanding books that have been in my collection for years, but the Waterloo book is my favorite. -- Al

 

[ucla1967]

Thanks for the wonderful photos, Mike. I have always been very impressed by the Waterloo panorama but have never seen it posted in it's entirety. I have a book called "Waterloo" done by Henry Lachouque that is heavily illustrated and has many color pictures taken from the panorama but doesn't include the whole thing. Really get a feel for the size of the Lion mound as well. -- Al

You're welcome, Al. I am glad you like them. The Panorama is very impressive and the Lion Monument is huge. I believe I remember the guide saying either that it was something like 556 feet high or that there were 556 steps to the top. A senior moment.

Mike

 

[lancer]

You're welcome, Al. I am glad you like them. The Panorama is very impressive and the Lion Monument is huge. I believe I remember the guide saying either that it was something like 556 feet high or that there were 556 steps to the top. A senior moment.

Mike

556 feet or 556 steps, it makes no difference. With my knees, I wouldn't be going to the top either way.:wink2:{eek3} -- Al

 

[Warrior]

It is a great book, George, and I enjoy it immensely. It was a Christmas gift from my mom and dad many moons ago.

What a great Christmas present that was, can only imagine your reaction when you opened that package, that book has stood the test of time, still at the top of the list when it comes to books on Waterloo, specifically artwork type books.

I found a great book in french text detaling the panorama, loaded with great photos of it, a French customer told me about it. There is also another great book called Waterloo Relics with pictures of militaria from the battle and numerous pictures of the panorama.

One of these days I need to do a French Cavalry charge at Waterloo diorama................

 

[ucla1967]

This is a close-up of the French Fusilier Grenadiers (Middle Guard) which the flag notation identifies as the 1st Regiment Grenadiers a Pied. The 12-man grouping includes sets FMG.5 Officer & Drummer, FMG.4 Officer/Emperors Colour & NCO, FMG.3 Dead/Dying, and FMG.6 - 6 Advancing. They could have been purchased for $234 in the late 1990s.

 

[ucla1967]

This is a close-up of the 14figure, 5-set grouping of the British 3rd Regiment of Foot, the Buffs. You can also see some of the Brunswickers in black.

 

[lancer]

Ah, the good old Buffs. Always been a favorite of mine. -- Al

 

[ucla1967]

The French Foot Chasseurs (1st Regiment Grenadiers a Pied per their flag) counter-attacking the Prussian 12th Brandenburg Regiment. To the right of the Prussians is a cannon of the Royal Foot Artillery and then the 2nd Battalion, 92nd Gordon Highlanders.

 

[ucla1967]

A close-up of the Gordon Highlanders. I hope you have chosen to overlook the dust on my figures. The last time I dusted them was when we had a 5.5 Richter Scale earthquake whose epicenter was just a couple of miles from my house and which knocked down a large number of my figures. The Gordon's Regimental flag broke off, but I was able to repair it. About two weeks after dusting them and seting them back up, they were dusty again. I have pretty much given up on the idea of dusting them on a regular basis.

 

[HistoryfortheAges]

Thanks for the pics! I spent 2 days visiting the Waterloo battlefield around 1982 in my late teens. Great experience to walk those grounds. The landscape can be very deceiving and with all that powder blue smoke in the air, I can see how the element of surprise played a critical role at times during the battle... It must have been horrendous!

When I was there, the gift shop at the battlefield had Starlux painted plastic and Mignot and Lucotte metal figures for sale. They were likely the only ones making Napoleonic figures at that time aside from the traditional Britains! I don't recall seeing any Britains though...

 

[ucla1967]

Thanks for the pics! I spent 2 days visiting the Waterloo battlefield around 1982 in my late teens. Great experience to walk those grounds. The landscape can be very deceiving and with all that powder blue smoke in the air, I can see how the element of surprise played a critical role at times during the battle... It must have been horrendous!

When I was there, the gift shop at the battlefield had Starlux painted plastic and Mignot and Lucotte metal figures for sale. They were likely the only ones making Napoleonic figures at that time aside from the traditional Britains! I don't recall seeing any Britains though...

You are very welcome. You're right, the smoke from this and other 19th century battles must have made it very difficult to tell what was happening on those battlefields. I don't recall seeing any metal toy soldiers in the battlefield gift shop and "only" Del Prado singles at the Wellington Hqs museum. Certainly, no Mignot or Lucotte figures.

 

[ucla1967]

Here is a close-up of the French 54th Line Infantry Regiment, 4th Center Company, in column attack.

 

[ucla1967]

A different view (left to right) of the 71st (Glasgow Highland) Light Infantry Regiment, the Nassau Army's 2nd Regiment, and the 68th (Durham) Light Infantry Regiment. Note the Durham is wearing the correct "stovepipe" shakos rather than the "Belgic" shako worn by the Buffs and other line regiments.