Product Description: This Imperial Eagle pin badge is made from lead-free pewter that is 22ct gold plated and is supplied on a pin with separate clasp. The pin badge is mounted on an information card, which has an image of the holding of a square at Waterloo on the front. On the reverse is historical information about the Battle of Waterloo.
Information: On the 18th June, 1815 at Waterloo near Brussels, the army of 72,000 French troops under Napoleon attacked the combined army under the Duke of Wellington, 68,000 troops and later that day, the Prussian army under Marshal Blucher, 45,000 troops. Towards sunset, a last French attack failed and the French retreated, pursued by the Prussians, and left 25,000 dead and wounded and 9,000 prisoners on the battlefield. Napoleon ultimately surrendered to the British (15th July) and was exiled to St Helena.
