197 years ago.

**Jock Scot** · 16th June 12, 03:23 AM

On this day, 16th June 1815 was the Battle of Quatre Bras, two days before and the pre-cursor of the final battle of the Napoleonic era , the Battle of Waterloo.

**MacSpadger** · 16th June 12, 03:32 AM

Tell us what it was like then Jock, there's nothing like a first hand account

**guardsman** · 16th June 12, 03:34 AM

Yes , Napoleon was incapacitated that day due to piles. A great general ,up there with the likes of Hannibal, and Julius Ceasar

**Chas** · 16th June 12, 03:41 AM

Originally Posted by guardsman

Yes , Napoleon was incapacitated that day due to piles. A great general ,up there with the likes of Hannibal, and Julius Ceasar

Did they have piles too? - there seems to be a lot of it going around!

Regards

Chas

**Jock Scot** · 16th June 12, 03:55 AM

Originally Posted by MacSpadger

Tell us what it was like then Jock, there's nothing like a first hand account

Now now.

I did have a family member, in the battle of Quatre Bras and at Waterloo, two days later though, who lived to tell the awful tales of the battles , he was a Major attached to a Nassau(Dutch) unit. My brother has his sword and diaries.

**guardsman** · 16th June 12, 04:16 AM

to Jock,must be great having a piece of history in your grip, to Chas ,by that I dont mean piles

**Mael Coluim** · 16th June 12, 08:54 AM

Sir Pulteney Malcolm was placed in charge of Napoleon’s exile on St. Helena. Malcolm had a distinguished naval career. He was thought highly of by Napoleon during the time Malcolm was in charge of his captivity.

**McClef** · 16th June 12, 11:12 AM

Waterloo is remembered in Wales too.

There is a statue of Wellington in Brecon and a monument to Sir Thomas Picton in Carmarthen.

**guardsman** · 16th June 12, 01:53 PM

We remember in Porthcawl as well ,with a General Picton pub.Lets remember the soldiers of both sides who fought nobly for the politicians and rich on both sides

**Jock Scot** · 16th June 12, 02:04 PM

I can not quite remember the shocked words apparently uttered by the victorious Duke of Wellington as he rode round the carnage at the very end of a battle, but they go something like:" My God, there is only one thing worse in this world than the aftermath of a battle won------- and that is a battle lost." Apt words then and sadly, apt words today.