| Tango01 | 22 Jan 2022 4:04 p.m. PST |
"Although the Duke of Wellington did not face as many assassination attempts as Napoleon did, there were at least two serious plots to assassinate him. In the first attempt, the bullet fired by the would-be assassin failed to hit the Duke. The second attempt, in which Wellington was one of many intended victims, was foiled before it could be carried out. After Napoleon's defeat at the Battle of Waterloo and abdication from the French throne in 1815, Louis XVIII was again restored as the King of France. Concerned about the allegiance of the French army and the stability of peace in Europe, the victorious allies established a multinational army to occupy France for a minimum of three years. This would protect Louis XVIII against any revolutionary uprising and give him time to build a loyal military force and firm up his support within France. The Duke of Wellington was placed in charge of this army of occupation…"
Main page link Armand |
| genew492 | 22 Jan 2022 8:00 p.m. PST |
For a fictional account take a look at Sharpe's Assassin, the latest by Bernard Cornwell. |
| Au pas de Charge | 22 Jan 2022 9:09 p.m. PST |
I love that they decapitated the Cato Street conspirators and mounted their heads on spikes while people merrily danced around. Nothing if not civilized. |
| 4th Cuirassier | 23 Jan 2022 4:54 a.m. PST |
Would the Nassauers (i.e "Germans" – sorry about that) who shot at the DoW at Waterloo count as an assassination attempt? |
| Gazzola | 23 Jan 2022 5:49 a.m. PST |
The link to the Duke's shooting 'adventures' is also interesting and worth viewing. In terms of the assassination attempts, why would anyone want to kill the so called 'hero' of Waterloo after he had saved the world from the ambitions of the nasty evil Napoleon? LOL |
GamesPoet  | 23 Jan 2022 6:21 a.m. PST |
And here is an article by the same author regarding some of the attempts to take Napoleon's life … link |
| Mollinary | 23 Jan 2022 9:50 a.m. PST |
ApdC. They were indeed decapitated, but the people merrily dancing around only exist in the satirical cartoon. It shows the establishment (represented by the Duke, a judge, a clergyman, merchant etc) dancing to the tune of Edwards, who probably instigated the whole conspiracy, but escaped prosecution. He is shown in the background playing the fiddle. |
| dibble | 23 Jan 2022 12:52 p.m. PST |
Au pas de Charge They also killed a Bow Street Runner (The name for the Police at the time).
the five convicted to be executed were hanged first for half an hour, then they were decapitated. Oh! and thousands of people turned out to watch justice being served. |
| Tango01 | 23 Jan 2022 3:24 p.m. PST |
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| Gazzola | 28 Jan 2022 4:40 p.m. PST |
What! Thousands of Brits turned out to watch! Surely not? I just can't imagine such a peace loving nation being entertained by such barbarity. The very thought! LOL |
| Tango01 | 29 Jan 2022 3:24 p.m. PST |
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looks at some new terrain products, which use space age technology!
