• Draws on newly discovered eyewitness accounts from Prussian sources to present new insights into the battle and new areas of combat
  
  
• Studies the battle from the unexplored perspective of General Drouet d'Erlon. one of Napoleon's key subordinates
  
  
• Focuses on the lesser-known engagements between the French and Prussians. for which new archaeological evidence has been discovered
  
  
• Examines death certificates issued for French officers and men on the day of the battle to suggest it was not the 'bloodbath' it is often thought to have been
  
  
• The result of twenty years of research in archives in France and German

Many have sought reasons why Napoleon lost the great battle at Waterloo. seen by many as the most famous conflict of the nineteenth century.

Waterloo Casualties presents the litany of failures by one of Napoleon's key subordinates. General Drouet d'Erlon. which ultimately led to defeat. and explores for the first time what really happened at Hougoumont. La Haye Sainte. and on the French right wing as the Prussians closed in. The actions between Papelotte and Frischermont were critical in the story of the battle. but have. so far. been seldom studied as no red-coated soldiers fought there. They come under scrutiny in Dawson's meticulous analysis.

BOOK ISBN	9781781559024
FORMAT	234 x 156 mm
BINDING	Hardback
PAGES	288 pages
PUBLICATION DATE	21 March 2024
TERRITORY	World
ILLUSTRATIONS	64 illustrations. vast majority colour

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[tabs] [tab title=AUTHOR(S)]Paul L. Dawson was born in Wakefield and is an archaeologist. historian and equestrian. He also holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Bradford and a post graduate degree in historical research from University of Leeds. Dawson has published over fifteen books both on local history and other diverse subjects such as equine nutrition and military history.

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