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Suggested Reading: Napoleon’s Invasion of Russia

Alan Marian

Alan Marian

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These two related games benefit from many sources. Napoleon’s Invasion of Russia by George Notzinger is impressive with the enormous battle as the centerpiece. The book includes orders of battle and description of forces.

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Suggested Reading: The Battle

Alan Marian

Alan Marian

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The Battle: A New History of Waterloo by co-authors Barbero and Cullen is from 2005. They rely less on only British or French accounts, but “give voice to all nationalities” that participated.

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Suggested Reading: The Campaigns of Napoleon

Grant Dalgliesh

Grant Dalgliesh

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Completists can always return to David Chandler’s The Campaigns of Napoleon, over a thousand pages hardback with superb detail and maps.

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]]> https://columbiagames.com/suggested-reading-campaigns-napoleon/feed/ 0 3851 The 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo Tour – Day 3 https://columbiagames.com/waterloo-day-3/ https://columbiagames.com/waterloo-day-3/#respond Fri, 17 Jun 2016 22:49:50 +0000 http://columbiagames.info/?p=672 The post The 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo Tour – Day 3 appeared first on Columbia Games.

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Visit to Waterloo – Day 3


June 18th 2015: Le Caillou and Hougomont.



THURSDAY, JUNE 18
200th Anniversary

0700 to 0800, Breakfast at the Funkey Hotel

0900: Tour bus leaves hotel.

1000: Le Caillou museum. This was the site of Napoléon’s HQ on the eve of the battle of Waterloo. The charming museum was splendid; as were the nearby soldiers’ bivouacs where we were able to see re-enactors living in the lifestyle of 1815; no electricity, running water or other modern conveniences. This Waterloo Reenactment is on target!

1200: Tour bus to Placenoit.  This pleasant village was where Prussian reinforcements arrived in the late afternoon to join the Battle of Waterloo. We enjoyed our sack-lunches and drinks in a quaint local eatery.  We explored the village and the church there.

1330: We visited La Belle Alliance, the site of the Grand Battery.   We then continued to Hougoumont for a scheduled visit at 15:00.

1500:  Hougoumont visit. This fortified farm was heavily embattled during the Battle of Waterloo.





Waterloo Reenactment

19:00 BBQ Dinner at the Funkey Hotel



1900:  After returning from Hougoumont to the Funkey Hotel, we enjoyed a lovely outdoor BBQ hosted by Funkey proprietor Philippe Thibaut.

BBQ food: Hamburgers, bratwurst sausages, chicken, potato salad, bean salad, green salad,  ice cream, fruit, Belgian chocolate cookies, etc.


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