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The Waterloo Podcast

The Waterloo Podcast

By: Andrew Baillie
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My name is Martin Aaron, I'm a lecturer at University College London. Since the year 2000 I’ve been building a database of the British army at Waterloo. By compiling original records from the Public Record office and regimental archives, I’ve gathered information about each of the 33,000 British combatants in 1815. This podcast series examines that data.


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Episodes
  • RHA - Mercer's Troop

    RHA - Mercer's Troop
    Jul 3 2026

    A very special episode first published on the anniversary of Waterloo. Special guest Richard Heffer, who starred as Mercer in the 1970 epic Waterloo kindly reprises his role to read the lines of 2nd Captain Alexander Cavalie Mercer, who commanded G-Troop at Waterloo.

    Despite being the least experienced troop at Waterloo, G-Troop is more famous than all other British artillery troops and batteries combined due to the extraordinarily thorough journal kept by Mercer. This episode not only examines the campaign through his words but also considers his unusually compassionate nature.

    Sincere thanks to Richard Heffer, Jonathan Durbin, and Paul Hayward.


    If you enjoy this podcast, you can support it for just the price of a coffee buymeacoffee.com/waterloopodcast. All proceeds go to the kind volunteers who read the extracts.


    Contact: waterloopodcast@outlook.com

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    49 mins
  • The 95th Foot (2nd & 3rd Battalions)

    The 95th Foot (2nd & 3rd Battalions)
    Jun 18 2026

    The famous Rifles, bookending Adam's Brigade at Waterloo, fought in the unfamiliar role of conventional line infantry, forming column, line, and square. This episode includes numerous first hand accounts, some of them previously unpublished, as well as new data, new statistics, and new stories!


    If you enjoy this podcast, you can support it for just the price of a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/waterloopodcast.


    All proceeds go to the kind volunteers who read the extracts.


    Many thanks to: Stuart Lyon, George Williams, Jeff Taylor, Micky Vega, Robert Hogan, Stewart Crichton, Alistair White, Matt Taylor, and David Hart


    Contact: waterloopodcast@outlook.com

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    42 mins
  • The 71st (Highland) Light Infantry

    The 71st (Highland) Light Infantry
    Jun 5 2026

    From Blaauwberg in South Africa, to Buenos Aires, and through the hard campaigns of the Peninsula, these were "The Glasgow Heroes", who formed part of Adam's Brigade at Waterloo. This episode traces who these men were and what became of them in the years that followed the Napoleonic Wars.


    If you enjoy this podcast, you can support it for just the price of a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/waterloopodcast All proceeds go to the kind volunteers who read the extracts.


    Many thanks to: Jonathan Durbin, Peter Molloy, Jack Humphrey, Alistair White, Barry Millar, Graham Leadbitter, Ruben O’Leary, Stewart Crichton, and Diogo Vasconcellos


    Contact: waterloopodcast@outlook.com


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    45 mins
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The podcast really brings these stories to life! I love hearing the voices of all the different soldiers.

Fascinating!

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I like that you got to hear about what these men did after the war.

Well worth listening to

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Very informative and enjoyable summary, kept me engaged and entertained through the whole podcast, fascinating topic.

The Waterloo Medal

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