Archaeologists made an “incredibly rare” find Wednesday in Belgium when they uncovered the remains of soldiers and horses who died in the 1815 Battle of Waterloo. The discovery was made by the team ...
WATERLOO, Belgium — The region around this Belgian city is busily preparing to commemorate the 200th anniversary in 2015 of one of the major battles in European military history. But weaving a path ...
BRUSSELS – It is hardly 1815 all over again, but battles leave scars for centuries. And when it comes to Waterloo, the result still does not sit well with France. Belgium is looking to change a ...
BRUSSELS (AP) — It is hardly 1815 all over again, but battles leave scars for centuries. And when it comes to Waterloo, the result still does not sit well with France. Belgium is looking to change a ...
WATERLOO, Belgium — To the victor go the spoils: So Waterloo became synonymous with Napoleon’s demise, even if the worst of the battle never happened there. Ignoring the bloodied grounds of nearby ...
Everyone loves a bicentennial celebration; with the accumulation of time, historic events carry more gravitas than a modest centennial does, after all. Next week, travelers to Europe can participate ...
LONDON – Paris, it seems, has been outflanked once again. After it objected to a decision in March by Belgium to introduce a new 2-euro coin to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Napoleon’s ...
Many are calling it the second battle over Waterloo — and this time, France won. A two-euro coin commemorating the bicentennial of Napoleon Bonaparte's defeat will not be widely released, after France ...
Reporting from WATERLOO, Belgium — The Catalans come in droves, carrying separatist flags and cameras to photograph the nondescript brick house on a quiet road in the town where Napoleon suffered his ...
For France, it’s Waterloo all over again. Belgium is issuing a new euro coin to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo – one of the most painful defeats in French military history ...