Prince Charles and The Duchess of Cornwall visiting the Battlefield and The Lion Mound and Hougoumont Farm Credit: Photo: Eddie Mulholland/The Telegraph . It was a reunion that had taken 200 years.

The archaeologists, led by Prof Tony Pollard of Glasgow University, will begin the most comprehensive excavation carried out so far of the farm at Hougoumont and the wider battlefield.

As Britain looks to commemorate 200 years since the war between Napoleon and the Duke of Wellington tomorrow, this painting of Hougoumont Farm displays the pivotal moment Britain won the conflict.

Prince Charles has unveiled a memorial to the allied British, Dutch, Belgian and German soldiers who fought at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.

Hougoumont Farm is one of the key sites of the Waterloo battlefield. Media caption, Musket balls have been found during the excavation. During the battle in June 1815, thousands ...

More than 5,000 enthusiasts in period uniforms are to stage a re-enactment of the Battle of Waterloo in Belgium to mark the 200th anniversary, ...

A member of the S.C. Military Miniature Society, which sponsored the show, Gatti said everyone in the club enjoyed discussing history and could even get into some lively debates from time to time.

More than 5,000 enthusiasts in period uniforms are to stage a re-enactment of the Battle of Waterloo in Belgium to mark the 200th anniversary, ...