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Movies: Revolutionary Period 1664AD- 1848AD

The Napoleonic Wars 1803-1815 The Duellists(1977) (Peter Merritt) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075968/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 France, 1801. Due to a minor perceived slight, mild-mannered Lieutenant d’Hubert is forced into a duel with hot-headed irrational Lieutenant Feraud. The disagreement ultimately results in scores of duels spanning several years. The Pride and the Passion (1957) (Dave Boundy) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050858/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 During the Napoleonic […]

By Deborah Southwell
February 24, 2022
In At the Movies
Tagged Battle of Waterloo , Belgium , Carbonari , Deborah Southwell , France , Horatio Hornblower , India , Italy , Jack Aubrey , Napoleon , Napoleonic War , Revolutionary Period , Richard Sharpe , Rome , Russia , Thomas Cochrane , Winston Churchill

Staying at Hougoumont Farm

Andrew Hadley reports on his recent stay in Hougoumont Farm and battlefield tour of Waterloo. A Damned Nice Thing – staying at Hougoumont farm As part of a short holiday with my parents, we all stayed at the recently revamped Chateau De Goumont. It is better known as Hougoumont farm. It played a crucial role in […]

By Andrew Hadley
May 19, 2016
In Commentary
Tagged 1815 , Andrew Hadley , Battle of Waterloo , Battlefield tour , Napoleon , Wellington