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Night or Blücher
The Waterloo Campaign
June, 1815
The shortest war in history?
At Pinner Centre, Chapel Lane, Pinner, HA5 1AA
on Saturday, 3rd November 2012, 9.30am to 2.30pm
Portrait of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Painted by Thomas Lawrence
Napoleon à Toulon (1793) by Edouard Detaille
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher
Artist unknown
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WEA London Region
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Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo by Robert Alexander Hillingfford
Fee £20, lunch and refreshments included
A map of the campaign and notes will be provided
This study day is presented by the WEA Pinner and Hatch End
Branch
If you read this story as a novel, you’d think it was far-fetched.
In 100 days Napoleon recovers France; wins two battles then loses it
all at the third. Wellington and Blücher march on Paris and the
Napoleonic Wars are finally over. The Napoleonic legend is about to
flower and think of the consequences of that! The settlement of these
wars lasted Europe for almost 100 years – exhaustion or
statesmanship? Military history is the one from which we ought to be
able to learn tangible lessons – do we?
We will look at three magnificently larger than life main characters but
see the whole thing in context.
TUTOR
Roger O'Brien BSc, FRAS, ACIB. After 26 years working in a bank,
Roger graduated in Astronomy with computing from the University of
Hertfordshire in 1995. Began lecturing for WEA and Open University
in 1996. Interested in history since visiting HMS Victory in 1955.
Napoleon's farewell to the Imperial Guard in the Cheval-Blanc courtyard of the Palace of Fontainebleau
Image: Wikipedia
Booking a place on the Study Day
Send your name and address and your cheque (£20 per person payable to
WEA Pinner and Hatch End Branch) clearly marked ‘Night or Blűcher
Study Day’ to: Cherie Finch, 116, Uxbridge Road, Harrow Weald,
Harrow, HA3 6TR. Please also either enclose a stamped, self-addressed
envelope or phone (number below) after a couple of days to check that
we’ve received your booking
Please telephone Cherie (020 8954 2321) for more details, but remember
that a place cannot be reserved for you until your cheque has been
received.
PROGRAMME
9.30
Registration
10.00
From Elba to the invasion of Belgium
11.00
Tea/Coffee
11.30
Battles and pledged words (Wellington and Blűcher)
12.30
Lunch
1.30
THE BATTLE – Waterloo and its consequences
2.30
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