About The Brutal Life of a Soldier at the Battle of Waterloo
What was life like for a soldier at the Battle of Waterloo? Join Luke Tomes, Louee Dessent, James Rogers and Dan Snow as they explore what the battlefield experience was like for soldiers on June 18, 1815 as the Duke of Wellington faced down Napoleon Bonaparte for the last major battle of the Napoleonic Wars. Whilst Luke and Louee join the Coldstream Guards and 95th Rifles to explore the role of infantry and riflemen in Wellington's army at the battle, James and Dan visit archaeological digs at the battle site where new, unearthed evidence shows how many on the ground and on horseback met a tragic end that day. Filmed at the Living History UK Festival. You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world-renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more.
The Brutal Life of a Soldier at the Battle of Waterloo is presented by History Hit. Its listed runtime is 94 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.
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- Title
- The Brutal Life of a Soldier at the Battle of Waterloo
- Category
- Biography
- Runtime
- 94 minutes
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- History Hit
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