The Battle of Waterloo - Hougoumont
Posted on Tuesday 18th June 2013







In memory of the officers and men of the 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards who, while defending Hougoumont Farm successfully held this south gate from successive attacks throughout 18th June 1815.



Further Reading
Hougoumont
(Paperback)
ISBN: 9780850527162
by Julian Paget
Only £9.95
The desperate defence of the hamlet of Hougoumont by the Guards was the key to Wellington's victory over Napoleon at Waterloo. It was 'a battle within a battle' and Wellington himself later declared that the outcome 'rested upon the closing of the gates at Hougoumont'. To call this a close run affair was indeed something of an understatement. This book bring to life the events of 18th June 1815 to both the visitor and reader at home.
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Taking it Further
Hougoumont and D'Erlon's Attack
(DVD)
ISBN: 5060247620060
by Tim Saunders
Only £15.99
Hougoumont & D'Erlon's Attack is the second part in the explosive four part series, The Waterloo Collection, which covers the entire Waterloo Campaign from Napoleon's return to France and ensuing battles to his final pursuit and eventual surrender to the British.
Following on from Ligny and Quatre Bras, Part II starts by focusing on the concentration of the Allies on the ridge of Mont St Jean and the plans of the opposing armies. While the guns of the Grand Battery thundered in the centre, French columns bore…
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