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Date / time: 19 October, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Location
University of the West of England, Bristol
Join us for this joint Regional History Centre / Waterloo Association event on the South-West in the Napoleonic Wars. The speaking programme includes: the stories of Bristol men in the wars, black soldiers in the regiments of the South-West, the adventures of Exeter’s artillery officer Captain Cavalie Mercer, the Old French Prison at Stapleton, Cheltenham celebrity General Charles Lefebvre-Desnouettes, and the battle of Wavre 1815. A lunchtime ‘show and tell’ gives delegates the opportunity to examine period artefacts and experience a tabletop depiction of the battle of Waterloo.
Booking by Eventbrite is essential.
Contact mike.robinson@uwe.ac.uk for further information and booking.