Battle of Waterloo 18th June 1815 : 4pm Ney's Great Cavalry Attack
Map 2 of 3 by John Fawkes.
Vive L'Empereur : The French Cavalry Attack
The Old Guard Advance
The end of the Battle of Waterloo. Wellington waves his hat for the final advance.
The Duke of Wellington at the end of the Battle of Waterloo by Robert Hillingford
The Line Will Advance
The British guards defending Hougoumont
After the battle : Burying the Casualties
The Château of Hougoumont
Closing the gates of Hougoumont
The Light Companies of the 2nd and 3rd foot
guards hold the Chateau of Hougoumont
guards hold the Chateau of Hougoumont
52nd Attack a French Battery
The King's German Legion under Major Baring fighting to defend La Haye Sante
La Haye Sante from the Waterloo cross roads
La Haye Sante after the Battle of Waterloo
Casualties:The British, Belgians, Dutch and Germans lost 15,000 casualties or 1 in 4 engaged. The Prussians lost 7,000. The casualties of the French army are estimated at 25,000 dead and wounded, 8,000 prisoners and 220 guns lost.
The Prussian Army fights through the village of Plancenoit
Wellington and Blucher meet after the Battle of Waterloo
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