A TALK about the Battle of Waterloo is to be given in Worcester by local historian Richard Shaw on Thursday, August 18.
The free event – during which Mr Shaw will make some interesting comparisons between the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 and the Battle of Worcester in 1651 – will be held in the Great Hall of The Commandery in Sidbury, starting at 6.30pm.
He said: "This year marks the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, which was the first time the Duke of Wellington and Napoleon Bonaparte met each other in battle, and was also the last battle for both of them. The decisive victory by Wellington and his Prussian allies brought the Napoleonic Wars to an end and relative peace to Europe.
"According to Wellington, the battle was 'the nearest-run thing you ever saw in your life'. He also said: 'I never took so much trouble about any battle and never was so near being beat'."
Mr Shaw has visited the Waterloo battlefield in Belgium three times, including the battle re-enactment which took place in June this year. He has been interested in Wellington and his campaigns against Napoleon’s forces for more than forty years and has collected many books on the subject.
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