My 3X grandfather was with the 6th Inniskilling Irish Dragoons. They were on the immediate right of the Scots Greys, and so were part of the capture of the 105th colors and eagle. He survived the battle and was awarded the Waterloo medal and two years of service to his career.

I’m really enjoying your videos, thank you. Can I ask please which years you served?

I thoroughly enjoyed this. Thank you

That's what you call a real battlefield souvenir.

Again in this video the outdated stands that this was a battle between the French and British army. It was not. The Allied army was made up about an equal amount of British, Dutch, Belgian and many soldiers from the Germans states. The non-British forces played an absolute key role in this victory. The battle was fought on Dutch territory. Without the Dutch, the French would not have been halted at Quatre Bras ( an action not ordered by Wellington btw) Also, it was the Dutch 3rd Division under General Chassé that gave the final blow to the French guard in their attack in that last stage of the Battle. And let us not forget the Prussians, who arrived much earlier to the battlefield than the Brits like to admit, and without whom Wellington would never have been able to hold his ground. This type of ' Siborne-ism' has been thoroughly debunked these last 100 years, but somehow it just won't go away. History is strange like that.

I object to any intention of writing a history of the Battle of Waterloo. Because if we write the real story, what will happen to the reputation of half of those who acquired one and who deserved it through their courage but who perhaps would not fare as well what if their mistakes were made public? Let it go with the Battle of Waterloo. Wellington

Twoops on the woad 😂

WW2 killed more people than any war in history second place was the Mongol invasions so where do you get your information ?

Ramene-le en France !🇨🇵

SHOULD BE A FILM MADE

It might be good though if the subtitles spelled ‘Combermere’ properly!! 😂

Brilliant, I enjoyed that, thank you!

Please read the General's book on the battle it's very moving.

I always wanted to learn more about the ax wielding Frenchman at Hougamont .. I know it’s misspelled but I don’t give af.

Perhaps after capturing the Eagle at Waterloo, someone can capture some better audio for this video?? Or does the poor guy have an electrolarynx? in which case, i apologize?

How would anyone know it belonged to Styles? Was there some sort of provenance with it or were they numbered?

That is awesome

Barney must be a Monty Python character

There’s a captured french eagle in Fullwood barracks in Preston, Lancashire….home of the museum of Kings Lancashire regiment ….think it was captured in the peninsula war but can’t remember…

"So important to our national pride"...............What "national pride"?, we're taught now to be ashamed to be British.

The Battle of Waterloo is one of my great interests. It started when I was in my teens and a great fan of historical novelist Georgette Heyer No bodices were ripped in HER books, and all her historical knowledge is correct. My favourite of her books is "An Infamous Army", about the battle of Waterloo. Most of her characters (except for people like Wellington) are fiction, but several real people managed to get into the story, and the details of the fighting are all true! Since then, I have read a number of other books about Waterloo. I have seen the battlefield (from the edge) but would really love a tour with a militarily knowledgeable guide. Alas, that will not happen, as I am now nearly 81 and not up to tramping across battlefields now! Fortunately, interesting programmes on TV can supply the deficiency.

Thanks for that very interesting story. Definitely going to pay a visit a some point.

Perhaps as a foreign artifact taken by force we should be returning it to France?

Much respect Gentlemen.

Vive la France, vive l empereur.

The British always have an arrogant account of the Battle of Waterloo, they always make it sound like they single handedly beat Napoleon. For once I'd like to hear a British historian mention that the "British" army was made up of British, Belgian and German soldiers. Let's not forget the 45,000 Prusians that also fought against Napoleon.

This should be taught in every school

Shame about the very annoying and unnecessary music playing over the commentary. Could not be bothered to watch this.

The word *Tory*" has also an Irish language origin..

Which eagle did Sgt Ewart of the Scots Grays capture ?

I recommend people listen too the young soldiers spoken account of the Battle of Waterloo on the KZfaq channel ‘voices of the past’ it’s fascinating and horrific.

Interesting but found background music distracting

Sharpe conquered the Eagle.😉😉😉😉

Fascinating video on such an important period in our history , truly that period was the First World War , especially the 1812 campaigns Forever grateful to all those servicemen

It must have been such a dangerous job carrying an eagle, so a hat tip to the French soldier. I did hear one interesting account of an English officer who at one point was assigned to take his turn carrying his regiments colours, and his remarks about his apprehension of doing so. If my memory serves me correctly, I think he said 14 people had been killed up to that point carrying the colours, which is just horrific. What an incredibly brave thing to do.

Sadly, the Sambre et Meuse March is over 50 years later

great content just wish the music wasn't so loud compared to the vocal

We all know the TRUTH! IT was neither of them! It was SHARPE!

My own theory on the Prussians at Waterloo: what the Prussian arrival did was prevent a second battle. Napoleon was already beaten by Wellington but could have withdrawn and rallied with Grouchy. The Prussian arrival _turned a battlefield defeat into a rout_ there was no coming back from, and secured Waterloo as the end of it all. So much argument, so many different perspectives, this is mine.

And it was an Irishman that got the first Napoleon’s Eagle! 🇮🇪👊☘️

We are just going to keep going back to fighting

Waterloo was a success because Sharpe saved the day!

is it true welly sucked o his colour sgt? and now that is tradition of the changing of the guard

captured le eagle le croissant

General Bumbly Waffler-Wiffle here probably couldn't lead a hair dryer, though I'm sure he looks grand when he plays dress-up, honestly it's hard to swallow these tales of valour when we're being daily defeated by unarmed hoards in dinghys

vous êtes des comiques vous, les anglais^^.....vous dites que la bataille de waterloo a amené la paix en Europe alors que c'est l'Angleterre qui a déclaré la guerre à la France et qui l'a entretenu durant toute la période napoléonienne ! du reste sur les 7 coalitions lancées contre la France Napoléon n'a déclaré la guerre en premier qu'une seule fois et de plus, les troupes russes marchaient déjà vers la France ! non, l'histoire retiendra plutot que vous avez préféré aller combattre une nation naissante en Amérique qui s'était révoltée suite à votre comportement abusif et d'un autre coté vous avez largement financé la guerre en Europe contre la France en achetant du sang européen......pas très glorieux tout cela ! Ne vous donnez donc pas le beau rôle ! les tyrans ne sont pas là où on croit qu'ils le sont ! vous les anglais, vous adorez tordre l'histoire à votre convenance, mais voilà, malgré tous vos efforts l'histoire n'est pas malléable, elle revient toujours vers sa forme initiale !

It was so nice to Listen to this officers voice, his enthusiasm and pride in his regiment are obvious, but more than that he explained to me , in a way my teachers never could, a vital stage of the battle and brought it all to life so that i could better understand the actions that day I look forward to visiting the museum, and I shall never tire of the sounds of horses hooves as they ride out from the barracks, no other Country in the world can ever capture that something special that the Guards Maintain

I would of thought there was many eagles taken during Waterloo because it was such a big win and there would of been quite a few but I'm just an ignorant civi..

By the time Napoleon got to waterloo all he had was an army of teenagers, and if it wasn't for Bulchter they may well have defeated the British, so don't big up yourselves too much

Absolutely incredible! Napoleonic Wars are a huge and glaring gap in my knowledge of military history, my interest mainly being 20th Century and after. I've only very recently started watching 'Sharpe' which has in the 2nd episode a situation in which Sharpe captures a French Imperial Eagle at the Battle of Talavera (Pure fiction I know). I suspect that this episode was loosly based upon the capture of THIS Imperial Eagle at Waterloo. My knowledge is slowly growing about this era, although it's relatively ancient, it's still a hugely important part of British History, Regimental History, and European History as a whole! The world would have been an incredibly different place if Napoleon had won, I'd be typing in French for a start, there is a fairly good chance that neither World War 1 or World War 2 would have happened. As a former member of the British Armed Forces, I'm very pleased that the medal is now where it belongs, alongside the Eagle in the Regimental Museum! Thank You for the video, and helping to fill out my knowledge of this time.