Waterloo Hougoumont and la Haye Sainte: Carole Divall Monday 18 June 2012
Frank Baldwin is raising money for The Battlefields Trust
Participants: City Lunchtime Military History Lecture
“City Lunchtime Military History Lecture ”
on 3 April 2012
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Waterloo: Hougoumont and La Haye Sainte - Carole Divall–author
A lecture and sandwich lunch
12.30-2.00 pm Monday 18 June 2012Hosted by
The Fusiliers Museum London in the
Officer's Mess of The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
HM Tower of London
If you would like to attend this lunchtime talk, please make a donation of £25 for each attendee (£20 for members of the Battlefields Trust) and email your name, contact number and any special requirements (dietary/mobility) to helen@battlefieldstrust.org On receipt, email confirmation will be sent together with directions to the venue. You do NOT need to buy a ticket to HM Tower of London to attend this event. If you have any questions, please ring 0207 387 6620. We look forward to welcoming you.
Carole Divall has made her name understanding and interpreting the daily life of the Napoleonic era through books such as " Redcoats Against Napoleon: The 30th Regiment During the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars"
The funds raised from this event will be donated to the Hougoumont Project.
Please indicate if this is a gift aid donation as every donation helps!
The Battle of Waterloo was the climactic battle of the Napoleonic era and the only battle in which Napoleon faced the Duke of Wellington. The battle for the fortified farm buildings in front of the allied line was key to the allied victory.