"Waterloo: Counting the Cost." Topic
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| Tango01 | 02 Aug 2015 10:22 p.m. PST |
"Waterloo is actually a battle that, despite it's fame has many mysteries, not least of which is how many men became casualties.
Records are most complete for the British and Hanoverian losses. The Prussian figures also seem to be quite firm. The French vary from a colossal 40,000+ to 25,000+ killed and wounded. Now given the amount of debate surrounding the roles played by the multi national force Wellington commanded I am quite stunned that I cannot find a list breaking down casualties by nationality. This is my attempt to count the cost of defeating Napoleon, and the cost of fighting for him. (Please note that all figures are approximate and based only on the available sources at time of writing). I'll begin with the Numbers present to give a feel of the toll. And to do this I need to break down Wellington's famously international Allied force. It is usually stated as being made up of:…"
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