The 52nd (Oxfordshire) Foot

Trained at Sir John Moore's Light Infantry camp at Shorncliffe, Kent, the 52nd formed part of the famous Light Division, central to Wellington's successes in the Peninsula War. At Waterloo the Regiment formed part of Adam's 3rd Brigade where it played an important roll on the right flank of the battlefield. This episode looks at the horror of their experience there, surprising insights into discipline in this crack force as part of the army of occupation following Waterloo, and what became of some of the men in the years after. 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: Jack Humphrey, Alistair White, Stuart Lyon, Martin Berkeley, Neil James, Dominic McBrien, and David Hart. Contact: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.