My visit to the memorial museum of Waterloo - with a lot of pictures

[YS23]

Greetings

Today I went with my father to the memorial museum at Waterloo in Braine-l'Alleud (Flemish: Eigenbrakel). I have taken a lot of pictures which I'll be sharing with you all. Some pictures are also from the House of Wellington in Waterloo.
It was very informative and if you are an enthusiast of the time period I really recommend it to those who haven't been there yet. Sadly, there was no cannon demonstration as there was only one person who was part of the demonstration team.
He did show us some musket drills and how to fire a musket. Hopefully they will show cannonfire in my next visit next year. I got to hold a musket myself and I must say they do have some weight.

They also showed a 3D combined with 4D movie, which was absolutely insane.

Anyways here are the pictures, my apologies if some weren't taken as good as others. They were in rooms of glass and the glass reflected a lot, nothing much I could have done about it sadly. WARNING: Can contain large pictures.

Weapons:

Memorial Sword in honour of the Duke of Wellington

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Memorial Sword in honour of the Duke of Wellington - Inscription

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Musket, Pistol, Sword

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Some muskets

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Pistol

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Different kinds of pistols

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Sabre and pistols

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Swords

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Musket and sword

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Musket during Napoleon's campaign in Egypt

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Cannons:

Large Cannon

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Royal Horse Artillery Cannon

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Uniforms:

55e Ligne, soldier

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Apologies for the bad picture - Prussian Jager

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British soldier and highlanders

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British soldier and drummer

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British soldier

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British Riflemen

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Cavalry soldiers

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Cavalry Soldiers

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French Grenadier

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French Guard Infantry in winter coats

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French Old Guard

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French Old Guard

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Not a uniform, but the banner of the 8e Régiment d'Infanterie Légère

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Diorama's battle of Waterloo

Diorama 1

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Diorama 2

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Diorama 3

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Diorama 4

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Diorama 5

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Diorama of French Soldiers in Egypt

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Let me know what you think and if you have been there as well.

[Theodin]

Awesome photos!

[BattlePlayer]

Amazing photos  and that dio   chames  mine.

[maskmanmarks]

Awesome photos!

[Saxon]

BDE

[BattlePlayer]

Did  you  visit  LHS  Farm  while  you was that way.

[YS23]

Did  you  visit  LHS  Farm  while  you was that way.

Do you mean LHS as in La Haye Sainte? Then, yes we've been there although I haven't got any pictures from there sadly. But, next year I will go again because they are going to do the Battle of Waterloo. I forgot when it took place this year so I sadly missed it. I'll be sure to take some pictures and videos then.

[BattlePlayer]

I am  currently  building a  28mm  scale   diorama  of the  deffence  of the  Farm   by the  KGL  against the  54th and 55th ligne  regiments,   its  on a base measuring  90cm   x   60cm    I have  a  build  showing it in here.

[33rdKincaid]

Did  you  visit  LHS  Farm  while  you was that way.

Do you mean LHS as in La Haye Sainte? Then, yes we've been there although I haven't got any pictures from there sadly. But, next year I will go again because they are going to do the Battle of Waterloo. I forgot when it took place this year so I sadly missed it. I'll be sure to take some pictures and videos then.

The farm is privately owned but during the bicentenary of the battle the allied troops were permitted to march through it's courtyard and the lead division even got to wait there for about half hour while waiting for the battle to start. Don't think I'll ever be able to step inside those walls again but was very humbling to be able to that once.

[BattlePlayer]

So  you was  there  in 2015   for  that  Amazing  event    - 

[John Price]

I was actually supposed to travel there for the anniversary in 2015, but I got asked by the school I was working for at the time to cover a seminar on the Napoleonic Wars that another teacher was supposed to do but ended up on maternity leave earlier than expected.

Although I didn't get to travel to the mainland, we had a day out in London with 100+ students and then had a big presentation on the wars which they seemed to find quite interesting!

[BattlePlayer]

I would  loved to have gone  -  what an event  - I have  seen  all  the  videos  on it.

[33rdKincaid]

So  you was  there  in 2015   for  that  Amazing  event    - 

yeah, stopped reenacting that period after that.

[YS23]

This year there is going to be a new event if anyone is interested.

[BattlePlayer]

This year there is going to be a new event if anyone is interested.

Do  tell  more please.