Battle Of Waterloo

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Battle to reclaim skeleton of Napoleon's horse for North Cork appears to be lost

The National Army Museum in Britain has refused to budge on calls to repatriate Marengo to North Cork, where it is believed the horse hailed from

Sun, 30 Apr, 2023

Napoleon Bonaparte and the ‘bonny Irish’ who played a big part in his story

Many people may be aware of claims that Napoleon’s famous white horse, Marengo, was bred in North Cork, but few would know that two of his doctors were Corkmen or that one of his generals at the Battle of Waterloo drowned off the Cork coast and is buried in Kinsale.

Wed, 24 Feb, 2021

Bloody warning from history - G7 leaders in summit

IN 10 days’ time, the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo will be marked. That great and brutal event was one of modern Europe’s defining moments and is still regarded in some countries’ military histories as one of the continent’s first concerted responses to tyranny.

Mon, 08 Jun, 2015

Miniature military invasion launches

Forget hyper-realistic, graphic war games. Forget high-spec computers.

Sat, 09 May, 2015

15,000 toy soldiers to recreate Battle of Waterloo in Kilnamartyra, Cork

A small village in mid-Cork is set to host the biggest model display of its kind in the world to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo.

Tue, 31 Mar, 2015