Continuing the story of "The Battle Within The Battle", this episode moves eastwards from Episode 28 on the Coldstream Guards, from the walled garden and into the large apple orchard. This was the battlefield over which the Third Regiment of Foot Guards fought throughout the 18th June 1815 - charging up to line the ditch at the thick head to the south, being beaten back to the sunken lane, where they would reform and repeat the same advance. Throughout the day, the Regiment was able to repulse a larger French force due to the help of the devastating fire coming from the Coldstream lining the east wall of the garden.

If you enjoy this podcast, you can support it for just the price of a coffee buymeacoffee.com/waterloopodcast. All proceeds go to the kind volunteers who read the extracts.

Many thanks to: David Hart, Arthur Hayward, Paul Hayward, Alistair White, Stuart Lyon, Jack Humphrey, Matt Taylor, Zac Williamson, and

Diogo Vasconcellos

Thank you to Steve Brown for his research on regimental postings available at https://www.napoleon-series.org/milit...

Contact: waterloopodcast@outlook.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode includes a previously unpublished account of D-Troop's experiences in 1815. Accounts of Waterloo from the other ranks in the artillery are extremely rare, so this is an invaluable memoir from an ordinary Gunner providing detail on 16th-19th June. His words provide new insights into the Troop's movements with graphic descriptions of the casualties among his officers and comrades.

If you enjoy this podcast, you can support it for just the price of a coffee buymeacoffee.com/waterloopodcast. All proceeds go to the kind volunteers who read the extracts.

Many thanks to: Rich Agar, Robbie Hogan, and Alistair White

Contact: waterloopodcast@outlook.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The third and final part of this look at Lambert's 10th Brigade - this time the 40th (2nd Somersetshire) Foot. This was yet another incredibly experienced regiment of battle hardened veterans - not only of the entire Peninsula War bit also of earlier campaigns including South America in 1807. This episode looks not only at their valiant past and their experience thick in the fighting at Waterloo, but also follows their unique and exotic path in the 1820s.

If you enjoy this podcast, you can support it for just the price of a coffee buymeacoffee.com/waterloopodcast

Many thanks to Jeff Taylor, Stuart Lyon, Peter Molloy, Neil James, Stephen Clarke, Paul Hayward, David Hart, and Paul Phillips

Contact: waterloopodcast@outlook.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.