File:Battle of Waterloo, 1815 (Royal Collection, RCIN 735186).jpg

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Battle of Waterloo, 1815
Author
Samuel John Neele (1758-1824)
Title
Battle of Waterloo, 1815
Description
English: A map of the Battle of Waterloo, fought on 18 June 1815 between the British and Prussian armies, commanded by Field Marshals Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) and Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (1742-1819) and the French, commanded by Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), resulting in an Allied victory. Napoleonic Wars (1803-15). Oriented with north to top. The different positions of the armies are engraved on a separate piece of paper which is pasted to the base map, hinged on the left side to form a flap. This flap is referred to as the 'Shifting Plan' in the adjacent text, and, in French, this device was known as a 'Papillon'. The map is in a circular frame within a square, the corners of which are filled with a decorative device resembling an ormolu wreath to which is attached a ribbon tied in a bow. The area covered extends from Waterloo in the north, to Maison du Roy (50°39'04"N 04°24'51"E) in the south, and from Briane La Lued (Braine-l'Alleud 50°41'01"N 04°22'04"E) in the west to Fichermont (Château de Fichermont 50°40'42"N 04°26'38"E) in the east.
Date 1816
date QS:P571,+1816-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Dimensions 42.6 x 65.5 cm (sheet)
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Printed title:

BATTLE OF WATERLOO, / Gained by the ENGLISH and PRUSSIAN ARMIES under the Orders of the DUKE of WELLINGTON and PRINCE BLUCHER, / over the FRENCH Commanded by NAPOLEON BONAPARTE the 18.th June 1815. [across top of map, outside border]

Additional text:

[left, down left side of map:] EXPLANATION OF THE SIGNS. [and:] Reference to the Plan. [Right, down right side of map:] LIST OF BRITISH & HANOVERIAN REGIMENTS. / under the Command of / Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington / on the 16.th 17.th and 18.th June 1815. / with the List of the Killed & Wounded, / and of those Regiments who are permitted by / His Royal Highness the Prince Regent / to bear in their Colours and appointments the word / WATERLOO. [Bottom, below map:] ANECDOTES & PARTICULAR ACTIONS.

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George III heading: Battle of Waterloo 18 June 1815.

Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom right, black pencil:] 6/ [i.e.6 shillings?].
Source/Photographer [1]; direct link to the map: [2]
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