The army that defeated Napoleon at Waterloo is often remembered as an iconic English redcoat force. A little known fact is that most of the men under the Duke of Wellington's command weren't English at all. Using unpublished accounts, the story of the battle is told from the perspective of those troops - Waterloo's Warriors.
Explore the perspective of Napoleon's soldiers as they head into battle in Episode 1 of Waterloo's Warriors.
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Last Stand at Waterloo
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