Could You Survive the Battle of Waterloo?

On 18th June 1815, the Battle of Waterloo decided the fate of Napoleon and reshaped Europe forever. But what did this epic clash really feel like for the ordinary soldiers in the mud, smoke, and chaos of battle?
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In this full-length immersive episode of Survive History, presenter Louee Dessent travels to the actual Waterloo battlefield in Belgium for the 210th anniversary to relive the struggle through the eyes of the 42nd Highland Regiment – the Black Watch.
🔥 Experience the brutal reality of Napoleonic warfare:

Endure sleepless marches, freezing nights, and meagre rations.
Face the thunder of Napoleon’s Grand Batterie, unleashing 246 cannons.
Confront French infantry columns, deadly skirmishers, and the elite Imperial Guard.
Hold the line in tight infantry squares against relentless French cavalry.
March across mud-choked ground with limited visibility, weapons clogged with powder and dirt.
Witness the grim aftermath of Waterloo – nearly 50,000 casualties, battlefield looting, and the trade in “Waterloo teeth.”

From Quatre Bras to the desperate final stand on Mont St Jean ridge, Louee steps inside the world of the rank-and-file soldier. Discover musket drills, survival tactics, primitive 19th-century medicine, and the sheer will it took to endure one of history’s bloodiest days.
💥 Could you survive the Battle of Waterloo? Join us for this historically accurate journey into the heart of the Napoleonic Wars and find out.

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00:00 Introduction
02:08 The background to Waterloo
03:11 The Duke of Wellington's Allied Army
05:24 The Battles of Qatre Bras and Ligny
12:50 The miserable night before Waterloo
15:57 My chat with the Duke of Wellington
23:13 The armies prepare for battle
27:59 The Battle of Waterloo begins
29:28 The French infantry attack
34:52 Defending against the French cavalry
38:23 Blucher's Prussians arrive
39:51 The Imperial Guard advance
41:22 Allied victory
42:30 Counting the cost of Waterloo