Waterloo's warriors : the remarkable true story behind the battle of Waterloo. Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815. Armies Soldiers
Waterloo's warriors : the remarkable true story behind the battle of Waterloo.
- 1 DVD-video (approximately 100 min.) : sound, colour ; 12 cm.
Title from disc label.
Producer, Seona Robertson ; directer, Ruan Magan. Producer, Seona Robertson ; directer, Ruan Magan.
Narrated by Ruan Magan.
The famed army that defeated Napoleon at Waterloo is often remembered as an iconic English redcoat force. However, most of the men under the Duke of Wellingtons command werent typically English at all. Waterloos Warriors explores the remarkable true stories of the Irish and Scottish men and women who lived and died at the Battle of Waterloo. Covering events leading up to and those including the bloody battle in Waterloo, Belgium on 18th June 1815, Waterloos Warriors is an in-depth investigation, revealing Wellingtons British army contained thousands of Irishmen and Scots and together these Celtic troops played a vital role in the battle. Some 200 years later Waterloos Warriors reviews history, using first-hand accounts, dramatic re-enactments and rare Irish language documents to tell the true story of Waterloo from the perspective of Na Laochra Gael.
Rated: PG.
DVD ; All regions.
In English.
Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815.
Armies--History--Europe--19th century.
Soldiers--Ireland--History--19th century.
Soldiers--Scotland--History--19th century.
Great Britain--History, Military--19th century.
Nonfiction films.
Historical films.
Historical reenactments (Motion pictures)
940.2742
Title from disc label.
Producer, Seona Robertson ; directer, Ruan Magan. Producer, Seona Robertson ; directer, Ruan Magan.
Narrated by Ruan Magan.
The famed army that defeated Napoleon at Waterloo is often remembered as an iconic English redcoat force. However, most of the men under the Duke of Wellingtons command werent typically English at all. Waterloos Warriors explores the remarkable true stories of the Irish and Scottish men and women who lived and died at the Battle of Waterloo. Covering events leading up to and those including the bloody battle in Waterloo, Belgium on 18th June 1815, Waterloos Warriors is an in-depth investigation, revealing Wellingtons British army contained thousands of Irishmen and Scots and together these Celtic troops played a vital role in the battle. Some 200 years later Waterloos Warriors reviews history, using first-hand accounts, dramatic re-enactments and rare Irish language documents to tell the true story of Waterloo from the perspective of Na Laochra Gael.
Rated: PG.
DVD ; All regions.
In English.
Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815.
Armies--History--Europe--19th century.
Soldiers--Ireland--History--19th century.
Soldiers--Scotland--History--19th century.
Great Britain--History, Military--19th century.
Nonfiction films.
Historical films.
Historical reenactments (Motion pictures)
940.2742