NOTE: All the paintings, with a couple of exceptions of impressions of the battlefield after the battle, were painted long after the battle by artists who were not present. These artists usually researched carefully to present scenes that occurred in the memories of some participants, including the uniforms and status of the men -- but one must always remember these were paintings done retrospectively not photographs of the action.
Napoleon reviews his troops in the mud
cannons in the mud
a brief sunny spell near Waterloo 2010
more 2010 battlefield views, above and below
Aerial View of the Battleground visitor center and panorama building
Waterloo Battlefield 2010, above and below
re-enactors
shows the size of the Lion Hill monument
French cannon
Chateau Hougoumont
Mod Cons 2010
Fighting at the Chateau
Closing the Gate
After the Battle
"Scotland Forever!" Charge of the Scots Greys
by Lady Butler
Ponsonby's Charge
The Fight for the Standard
by Richard Ansdell
Seizing the French Eagle
by Denis Dighton
General Sir William Ponsonby,
Died leading the Union Brigade of Cavalry
in the foreground, Sir Frederick Ponsonby, of the 12th light Dragoons
wounded and left overnight in the field; recovered
(Cousin of above)
Storming La Haye Sainte
by Richard Knotel
Kings German Legion at La Haye Sainte
French Cuirassier
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| The Charge of the French Cavalry by Felix Philippoteaux      
Wellington in Command
  by George Dawe   
Waterloo by J. M. W. Turner
Tate Britain
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