Lukas Bluecher poses in front of a painting of his great, great, great, great grandfather Gebhard Leberecht von Bluecher, Fuerst von Wahlstatt, the Prussian field marshall who fought with the Duke of ...

Nearly 200 years of history tells us that the battle of Waterloo was a stunning victory for Britain's Duke of Wellington and a crushing defeat for France's Napoleon Bonaparte. But Wellington's report ...

A 200-year old skeleton discovered beneath a parking lot at the Battle of Waterloo site has been identified as a German soldier. The remains are the first full skeleton to be recovered from the famous ...

The Duke of Wellington, who commanded coalition troops at Waterloo, Prussian Field Marshal Bluecher and Marshal Ney were the key players in a momentous battle which turned European history: - ...

The Battle of Waterloo changed the course of history. On June 18th, 1815, Napoleon suffered his final and most crushing defeat. For over a decade, the French emperor had conquered or invaded much of ...

The bones of up to 10 soldiers killed at the Battle of Waterloo have been discovered - some in an attic in Belgium - the largest cache of Waterloo casualties ever found. Uncovered by a team of Belgian ...

Today is the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo. The battlefield southeast of Brussels is only six square miles but its historical significance is large. More than 170,000 soldiers fought ...

'What Really Happened At The Battle Of Waterloo In 1815?' How was Napoleon defeated at The Battle of Waterloo? Why was it the bloodiest battle in history up to that point? What was its significance in ...

The bicentennial of the Battle of Waterloo on Thursday is being commemorated across Britain this month, with hundreds of receptions, speeches, bonfires, museum exhibitions, TV and radio programs, ...

Fighting for the King’s shilling - the Irish at war under an Irish Duke of Wellington fought and died in battle against Napoleon. For almost a millennium the Irish have contributed men and military ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Two centuries after his Prussian ancestor rallied with the Duke of Wellington to win the Battle of Waterloo, Gebhard Leberecht von Bluecher's direct descendant is desperate for ...