The Napoleonic Wars have fascinated me ever since I can remember and I have always wanted some token (other than toy soldiers) that directly expresses my interest in the period. A few weeks ago, I was spending some late night idle time on Ebay and came across a replica campaign medal. There had been a few bids on it but they were still very low, so I placed a throw away bid on it and went to bed. To my surprise I won it and have recently received it in the post.
The replica is a faithful copy of the Waterloo Medal that was issued between 1816 and 1817 to all ranks of the British Army and the King’s German Legion, who served in the 100 Days campaign culminating in the Battle of Waterloo on the 18th June 1815. The reverse of the silver medal features an image of Victory with “Wellington” inscribed above and “Waterloo June 18 1815” below. George, the Prince Regent, is depicted on the obverse of the medal with his name and title. It is a fairly iconic representation of Waterloo and the Napoleonic Wars in general, so I am quite pleased to have one, even if it is only a replica. I have plans of placing it in a shadow box for display at some point.
The wargames pavilion 