Heritage 1815

A committee of historians working with local & international stakeholders to preserve the heritage of the Waterloo campaign for future generations.

[Dr Zack White @ZwhiteHistory]

A new study finds that veterans of Napoleon’s disastrous 1812 invasion of Russia had previously unidentified diseases.

Interesting news, but I have questions about what happens to these soldiers bodies next, and how much this really changes. 1/🧵

https://t.co/grZLYEEn5d

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Making headlines!

Our work has made the national press, featuring in today’s @Daily_Express both in print and online.

Link to the article below.

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Read the article at: https://t.co/FzLL4HxsxB

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Does preserving and protecting a key site from the Waterloo campaign sound important to you?

Then follow @heritage1815 to stay up to date with their efforts to safeguard the future of Gemioncourt farm, a site of significant fighting during the Battle of Quatre Bras.

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@sinclairjulianr @AMikaberidze @ZwhiteHistory And reaching out to the Dutch and the French…

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Heritage 1815: a committee of Napoleonic historians working to safeguard the future of sites from the Waterloo campaign.

Following news of the planned sale of Gemioncourt Farm & 8.5 hectares of land on the Quatre Bras battlefield, the committee has issued a statement 🧵1/

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@liamtelfer @ZwhiteHistory @AMikaberidze @kebayf @Peter_Molloy_ @AngersSeverine @lureynol @GraemeCallister So who is Thanos in this scenario?

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@mcribbHistory @ZwhiteHistory @kejamieson_ @HistoryRage @RMB_History @ThatchGer1 @WaterlooA The Waterloo Association was our first port of call. Sadly this isn't for them.

We are also reaching out to Memorial 1815 and the Ligny museum amongst others.👍

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Read the statement in full on our website at https://t.co/yW8zf7NlOc where you can also join our mailing list to stay up to date with our efforts.

Thank you for your support. Together we can protect this piece of European history, so that it can be enjoyed by future generations.

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Yet with this uncertainty comes an exciting opportunity to conserve & develop the site into a heritage asset & place of learning.

Gemioncourt could become a hub for people to learn about the Battle of Quatre Bras, the Waterloo campaign & its significance in European history 3/

[Dr Zack White @ZwhiteHistory]

A big chunk of one of the Waterloo campaign battlefields is up for sale:

7.5 hectares & Gemioncourt farm on the battlefield of Quatre Bras could be yours for just €2 million.

As one of only a couple of buildings that has survived, this makes me
worry about the farm’s future