| 'French infantry at Waterloo' - caption for an image Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 23:54, 21st July 2025 |     |
I’d be very concerned if I was travelling to Waterloo tomorrow.
With my apologies for rather hijacking my colleague Timmer's post ...
I'm sorry if I'm going off on a bit of a tangent here.
Many years ago, in my twenties, I was involved in historical re-enactment societies (mainly English Civil War) which raised considerable amounts of money for various charities from members of the public paying to watch our efforts.
I have posted the link before, out on the forum. There was a Napoleonic War commemorative re-enactment event in London, some time ago, when this image was posted.
It shows many re-enactors, and it was captioned, 'French infantry at Waterloo'.
Getting the context, personally, I was rofl.
| Re: 'French infantry at Waterloo' - caption for an image Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 00:13, 22nd July 2025 | |
Apparently, though, the actual location of that image was on the Madrid Metro.
Never trust anything you read on the internet.
| Re: 'French infantry at Waterloo' - caption for an image Posted by infoman at 05:54, 22nd July 2025 | |
The film Waterloo must be the only blockbuster film that I know,
that does not come with sub-titles,
even if shown on terrestrial TV.
Please correct me if you have a DVD copy of the film that does have sub-titles.
Surprised considering it was an early 1970's film
| Re: 'French infantry at Waterloo' - caption for an image Posted by TonyK at 16:04, 22nd July 2025 | |
C’est magnifique, mais ce n’est pas la gare.
(Apologies to Pierre Bosquet)
Never trust anything you read on the internet.
- Abraham Lincoln, 1808
