1. Wellington described the battle as “the nearest run thing you ever saw in your life”.
2. After the battle, scavengers pulled the teeth from dead bodies to sell on and be made into dentures.
3. Some historians believe Napoleon’s haemorrhoids prevented him from concentrating fully on the battle. Others say this is a myth fabricated by Napoleon’s supporters as an excuse for his defeat.
4. After Napoleon’s defeat, Wellington was paid £200,000. In 2015 the Royal Engineers calculated that would be over £15 million.
5. Locals burned the dead soldiers' bodies and the dead horses. Before they did, they ripped the horseshoes from the animals' feet so they could sell them.
I have three very loosely linked Regency Romances set in the aftermath of Waterloo. Each one is a stand alone. The first of them is -
Wickedly Used.
While he is no stranger to pleasurable company from ladies of the night, Major Richard Rothbury of the royal dragoons is not the kind of man who will stand idly by as a woman is taken against her will, and when he witnesses a disreputable cad attempting to force himself on a girl in a back alley, he does not hesitate to intervene.
But after the grateful young woman offers herself to Rothbury, he is shocked to discover that not only was she no harlot, she was a maiden and he has deflowered her. Furious at the girl's scandalous behavior and her carelessness with her own safety, Rothbury chastises her soundly.
Though she is due to inherit one of the largest fortunes in England, the fact that she cannot touch the money until she marries or turns thirty has kept Elizabeth completely at the mercy of her cruel uncle, and for years she has been treated as if she were a servant. Her encounter with Lord Rothbury is by far the most exciting thing that has ever happened to her, but while he shows great concern for her safety, he refuses to believe that she is anything more than a serving girl.
Despite having made it clear that he doesn't consider a match between them to be possible, when Elizabeth disobeys him Rothbury proves more than ready to strip her bare, punish her harshly, and then enjoy her beautiful body in the most shameful of ways. But can she dare to hope that he will one day make her his wife, or is she destined to spend her life being wickedly used?
Publisher's Note:Wickedly Used includes spankings and sexual scenes. If such material offends you, please don't buy this book.
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