JULY 29 1815 THE EDINBURGH EVENING COURANT WATERLOO NAPOLEON HMS BELLEROPHON

Description: For sale is an original printing of The Edinburgh Evening Courant newspaper from Saturday July 29, 1815. This piece is 4 sides. Quite a bit of the content deals with the Battle of Waterloo and it's aftermath. Some of the articles within are: The Waterloo Fund - Edinburgh Church Music Society, raising funds for widows and orphans of the battle - From the Admirality Office, letter of Captain Maitland of the HMS Bellerophon with mention of Count Las Casses, General Allemand and Napoleon Bonaparte and General Donnadie - War Department Downing Street - Fort Royal in Martinique news - Lloyd's Marine List, Man of War Bellerophon with Napoleon on board arrived at Torbay - French Papers, Letter of Bonaparte to Prince Regent of England - Wellington to lead British Army to France towards the Loure - Naval Court Martials - Bonaparte to be sent to St. Helena, with more on the Bellerophon with Maitland, Bertrand and Lallemand with Bonaparte's movements on the ship - more on Waterloo with details on casualties and troop movements - British prisoner speaks to Bonaparte with more on post battle events - Napoleon To The Brave Soldiers Before Paris. These and other important events of the day along with the names of many prominent men, too numerous to mention here. The paper is in quite good condition with light wear and slight age darkening. Still very readable. The pages measure 21 1/2" x 15 1/2", paper is folded into one quarter pages size. Please see the photos for details. Really great reading and a remarkable paper with all the Waterloo news.

Price: 249.95 USD

Location: Norristown, Pennsylvania

End Time: 2025-02-09T21:24:51.000Z

Shipping Cost: 7 USD