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THIS MONTH'S ARTICLE
The History of Lord Seaton's Regiment, (The 52nd Light Infantry) at the Battle of Waterloo, Chapter Four, by William Leake
The continuing events in the evening of the 18th June, 1815: a wounded-strewn battlefield; Wellington and Napoleon as close to each other as they ever got; the strange dreamlike world of 'after the battle'...
HISTORY GRANDS PRIX AND RESEARCH GRANTS AWARDS, 2003
The Grands Prix and Research Grants 2003 were awarded on 25 November, 2003, at a very pleasant lunch in the presence of HIH, the Princess Napoléon.
150 YEARS AGO
On 30 November, 1853, the Russian navy destroyed the Turkish fleet in the port of Sinope on the Black Sea, causing a general outcry in Britain and France.
In November 1853, the plan of the city of Lyons was drawn up by the architect Dardel, with this were included some town development projects.
200 YEARS AGO
With the France/US agreement for the the sale of Louisiana having been ratified by Congress on 20 October, 1803, on 30 November, the initial official ceremony for the transfer of the state (from Spain to France) was held in the "Sala Capitular" of the Cabildo building in New Orleans, with the Spanish representatives Governor Manuel de Salcedo and the Marquis de Casa Calvo, and the French representative, the Préfet, Pierre Clément de Laussat. Later, on 20 December 1803, Louisiana was officially handed over to the United States.
Wishing you an excellent, Napoleonic, week!
Peter Hicks
Historian and Web editor
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THIS WEEK:
What's on
- Auction: Sotheby's France - Empire sale
- Re-enactment: Austerlitz 2003
- Exhibition: Art booty in the Napoleonic period. The "French gift" to Mainz, 1803
Web sites
Napoleon medals, coins and paper money
Go to the Napoleonic Directory, then select 'Databases' in the web site scrollbar menu
Recently published books
Walks through Napoleon and Josephine's Paris, by Diana Reid Haig
The monthly titles
- This month's book: Napoleonic Europe, by Cliver Emsley
- This month's painting: The Colossus, by Goya
- This month's article: The History of Lord Seaton's Regiment, (The 52nd Light Infantry) at the Battle of Waterloo, Chapter Four, by William Leake
- In the Collectors Corner, a leaf from Napoleon's coronation crown
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