Thursday marks the 200th anniversary of Napoleon's defeat at the Battle of Waterloo. For the British, it was a famous, but costly victory, as we're reminded by author Bernard Cornwell: Two hundred ...

As we endure the torrent of books of varying quality recalling the events in Europe of a century ago, we are blessed with others of exceptional quality that examine the peril that Britain was in two ...

WATERLOO, Belgium — To the victor go the spoils: So Waterloo became synonymous with Napoleon’s demise, even if the worst of the battle never happened there. Ignoring the bloodied grounds of nearby ...

It is common knowledge that at “Waterloo, Napoleon did surrender.” And the fact that the ABBA song is best known around the world in its English iteration is the outcome of the Battle of Waterloo ...

It might be 200 years since the Battle of Waterloo on Thursday, but those nine hours of bloodshed on a field near the Belgian town of Waterloo changed the course of history. It all began on June 18, ...

James Graham won the distinction of "the most valorous NCO at the Battle of Waterloo" for his heroism in the face of the enemy and for risking his life for his comrades at Hougoumont. The bloody ...

History, they say, is written by the victors. And sometimes everyday expressions are too. Two hundred years ago today, Anglo-allied forces commanded by the Duke of Wellington and Prussian forces led ...

A pile of amputated limbs and the remains of several military horses have been excavated at the site of the Battle of Waterloo. The gruesome discovery was made at a farm in Belgium by Waterloo ...