Raining Comments

Waterloo was a very close run thing. I have a very good book on the battle by the modern historian, Andrew Roberts. The courageous defence of the Hougemont Farm and Marshal Ney's rash attack were crucial but the heavy rain was bad news for the French and blunted their overwhelming cannon power. I'm not a War person but like you I'm fascinated by the strategies and how these can be undone in a moment by chance (as in the case of Stonewall Jackson) . One of my late wife's ancestors fought at Waterloo in the Inniskillins and I have a copy of his Waterloo pay list. He was called Charles Cameron. He survived the battle unlike many of his Regiment.