1. National Army Museum<\/a><\/h3>\n ![\""National\"]( "\\"\"National\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\nThe National Army Museum has a range of articles on the Napoleonic Wars including details of some of the battles and the major players, as well as fascinating insights into some of the items in their collection, from the \u2018coatee\u2019 worn by Major Thomas Harris at the Battle of Waterloo to two samovars owned by Napoleon himself. Although there\u2019s not much here for family historians looking for records, there\u2019s plenty to get you inspired and give you some background to the era.<\/p>\n
2. Trafalgar Ancestors<\/a><\/h3>\n ![\""Trafalgar\"]( "\\"\"Trafalgar\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\nThis free National Archives database records more than 18,000 individuals who fought for the Royal Navy<\/a> in the crucial Napoleonic Wars turning point of the Battle of Trafalgar, drawn mainly from ships\u2019 musters. Results include service histories and biographical details, where known. There\u2019s a\u00a0research guide<\/a>\u00a0to records of the Napoleonic Wars, which links to related subjects and you could also try the\u00a0Genuki-hosted Trafalgar Roll<\/a>\u00a0compiled from awards made to the seamen who fought with Nelson, which lists commanding officers, crew and casualties.<\/p>\n3. Waterloo Roll Call<\/a><\/h3>\n ![\""Waterloo\"]( "\\"\"Waterloo\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\nThere are lots of digitised history books on the Napoleonic Wars available through the Internet Archive. You can read and download accounts of Nelson\u2019s death, battles on sea and land, or this edition of the Waterloo Roll Call from 1904. It\u2019s a Who\u2019s Who of the key Napoleonic Wars battle, with all kinds of \u2018biographical notes and anecdotes\u2019, but not just relating to the great and good. For example, there\u2019s Colour Sergeant Jonathan Thomas of the 23rd Regiment of Foot, whose brief entry records simply that he died at the Union Workhouse<\/a>, Swansea, Wales<\/a> in December 1867.<\/p>\n4. Findmypast<\/a><\/h3>\n ![\""Waterloo\"]( "\\"\"Waterloo\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\nFamily history website Findmypast has an article on the Battle of Waterloo that links to the site\u2019s Napoleonic Wars records.<\/p>\n
5. The Napoleon Series<\/a><\/h3>\n ![\""The\"]( "\\"\"The\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n\u201cThe most stimulating of the many websites I used when writing my book about the Napoleonic Wars was definitely The Napoleon Series,\u201d explains historian\u00a0Carole Divall, author of\u00a0Napoleonic Lives<\/a>.<\/em>\u00a0\u201cThe\u00a0homepage\u00a0conveys the range of Napoleonic Wars material on this site, some definitely for the expert, but much is designed for a more general interest. The list of \u2018Frequently Asked Questions\u2019 demonstrates this range, and I would particularly advocate \u2018Recommended Sources\u2019 as a good starting point.\u201d<\/p>\nThe site also contains the\u00a0Peninsular Roll Call<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 an index of officers who served in the 1808-14 Peninsular Wars, originally compiled by Captain Lionel Challis, who began working on the project soon after the First World War<\/a>. The Napoleon Series is so vast that this is just the kind of page that you could easily miss while trawling through the site.<\/p>\n6. Waterloo Medal Roll<\/a><\/h3>\n ![\""Waterloo\"]( "\\"\"Screenshot\\"")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\nThe Royal Mint Museum has now digitised its copy of the Waterloo Medal Roll, awarded to all those who took part in the Battle of Waterloo, and the records can be searched by name.
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![\""National\"](\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/26\/2020\/06\/National-Army-Museum-41bf56a.png?quality=90&resize=620%2C316"\" "\\"\"National\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\nThe National Army Museum has a range of articles on the Napoleonic Wars including details of some of the battles and the major players, as well as fascinating insights into some of the items in their collection, from the \u2018coatee\u2019 worn by Major Thomas Harris at the Battle of Waterloo to two samovars owned by Napoleon himself. Although there\u2019s not much here for family historians looking for records, there\u2019s plenty to get you inspired and give you some background to the era.<\/p>\n
2. Trafalgar Ancestors<\/a><\/h3>\n ![\""Trafalgar\"]( "\\"\"Trafalgar\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\nThis free National Archives database records more than 18,000 individuals who fought for the Royal Navy<\/a> in the crucial Napoleonic Wars turning point of the Battle of Trafalgar, drawn mainly from ships\u2019 musters. Results include service histories and biographical details, where known. There\u2019s a\u00a0research guide<\/a>\u00a0to records of the Napoleonic Wars, which links to related subjects and you could also try the\u00a0Genuki-hosted Trafalgar Roll<\/a>\u00a0compiled from awards made to the seamen who fought with Nelson, which lists commanding officers, crew and casualties.<\/p>\n3. Waterloo Roll Call<\/a><\/h3>\n ![\""Waterloo\"]( "\\"\"Waterloo\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\nThere are lots of digitised history books on the Napoleonic Wars available through the Internet Archive. You can read and download accounts of Nelson\u2019s death, battles on sea and land, or this edition of the Waterloo Roll Call from 1904. It\u2019s a Who\u2019s Who of the key Napoleonic Wars battle, with all kinds of \u2018biographical notes and anecdotes\u2019, but not just relating to the great and good. For example, there\u2019s Colour Sergeant Jonathan Thomas of the 23rd Regiment of Foot, whose brief entry records simply that he died at the Union Workhouse<\/a>, Swansea, Wales<\/a> in December 1867.<\/p>\n4. Findmypast<\/a><\/h3>\n ![\""Waterloo\"]( "\\"\"Waterloo\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\nFamily history website Findmypast has an article on the Battle of Waterloo that links to the site\u2019s Napoleonic Wars records.<\/p>\n
5. The Napoleon Series<\/a><\/h3>\n ![\""The\"]( "\\"\"The\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n\u201cThe most stimulating of the many websites I used when writing my book about the Napoleonic Wars was definitely The Napoleon Series,\u201d explains historian\u00a0Carole Divall, author of\u00a0Napoleonic Lives<\/a>.<\/em>\u00a0\u201cThe\u00a0homepage\u00a0conveys the range of Napoleonic Wars material on this site, some definitely for the expert, but much is designed for a more general interest. The list of \u2018Frequently Asked Questions\u2019 demonstrates this range, and I would particularly advocate \u2018Recommended Sources\u2019 as a good starting point.\u201d<\/p>\nThe site also contains the\u00a0Peninsular Roll Call<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 an index of officers who served in the 1808-14 Peninsular Wars, originally compiled by Captain Lionel Challis, who began working on the project soon after the First World War<\/a>. The Napoleon Series is so vast that this is just the kind of page that you could easily miss while trawling through the site.<\/p>\n6. Waterloo Medal Roll<\/a><\/h3>\n ![\""Waterloo\"]( "\\"\"Screenshot\\"")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\nThe Royal Mint Museum has now digitised its copy of the Waterloo Medal Roll, awarded to all those who took part in the Battle of Waterloo, and the records can be searched by name.
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![\""Trafalgar\"](\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/26\/2020\/06\/Trafalgar-Ancestors-e6a6ad1.png?quality=90&resize=620%2C315"\" "\\"\"Trafalgar\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\nThis free National Archives database records more than 18,000 individuals who fought for the Royal Navy<\/a> in the crucial Napoleonic Wars turning point of the Battle of Trafalgar, drawn mainly from ships\u2019 musters. Results include service histories and biographical details, where known. There\u2019s a\u00a0research guide<\/a>\u00a0to records of the Napoleonic Wars, which links to related subjects and you could also try the\u00a0Genuki-hosted Trafalgar Roll<\/a>\u00a0compiled from awards made to the seamen who fought with Nelson, which lists commanding officers, crew and casualties.<\/p>\n There are lots of digitised history books on the Napoleonic Wars available through the Internet Archive. You can read and download accounts of Nelson\u2019s death, battles on sea and land, or this edition of the Waterloo Roll Call from 1904. It\u2019s a Who\u2019s Who of the key Napoleonic Wars battle, with all kinds of \u2018biographical notes and anecdotes\u2019, but not just relating to the great and good. For example, there\u2019s Colour Sergeant Jonathan Thomas of the 23rd Regiment of Foot, whose brief entry records simply that he died at the Union Workhouse<\/a>, Swansea, Wales<\/a> in December 1867.<\/p>\n Family history website Findmypast has an article on the Battle of Waterloo that links to the site\u2019s Napoleonic Wars records.<\/p>\n \u201cThe most stimulating of the many websites I used when writing my book about the Napoleonic Wars was definitely The Napoleon Series,\u201d explains historian\u00a0Carole Divall, author of\u00a0Napoleonic Lives<\/a>.<\/em>\u00a0\u201cThe\u00a0homepage\u00a0conveys the range of Napoleonic Wars material on this site, some definitely for the expert, but much is designed for a more general interest. The list of \u2018Frequently Asked Questions\u2019 demonstrates this range, and I would particularly advocate \u2018Recommended Sources\u2019 as a good starting point.\u201d<\/p>\n The site also contains the\u00a0Peninsular Roll Call<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 an index of officers who served in the 1808-14 Peninsular Wars, originally compiled by Captain Lionel Challis, who began working on the project soon after the First World War<\/a>. The Napoleon Series is so vast that this is just the kind of page that you could easily miss while trawling through the site.<\/p>\n The Royal Mint Museum has now digitised its copy of the Waterloo Medal Roll, awarded to all those who took part in the Battle of Waterloo, and the records can be searched by name. By Jonathan Scott Published: Wednesday, 09 February 2022 at 12:00 am From 1803 to 1815, Britain waged the Napoleonic Wars against the French Empire under Napoleon, with the names of battles such as Trafalgar and Waterloo living on throughout history. Despite the lack of formal record keeping, there are a range of historic resources to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":11050,"template":"","categories":[1,19],"acf":{"readingTimeMinutes":"4"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/02\/when-were-the-napoleonic-wars.jpg",2560,1320,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/02\/when-were-the-napoleonic-wars-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/02\/when-were-the-napoleonic-wars-300x155.jpg",300,155,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/02\/when-were-the-napoleonic-wars-768x396.jpg",768,396,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/02\/when-were-the-napoleonic-wars-1024x528.jpg",800,413,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/02\/when-were-the-napoleonic-wars-1536x792.jpg",1536,792,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/02\/when-were-the-napoleonic-wars-2048x1056.jpg",2048,1056,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/wdytya\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Jonathan Scott Published: Wednesday, 09 February 2022 at 12:00 am From 1803 to 1815, Britain waged the Napoleonic Wars against the French Empire under Napoleon, with the names of battles such as Trafalgar and Waterloo living on throughout history. Despite the lack of formal record keeping, there are a range of historic resources to…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/wdytya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/11049"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/wdytya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/wdytya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/wdytya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/wdytya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/wdytya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/wdytya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}3. Waterloo Roll Call<\/a><\/h3>\n
![\""Waterloo\"](\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/26\/2020\/06\/Waterloo-Roll-Call-0f8554a.png?quality=90&resize=620%2C318"\" "\\"\"Waterloo\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n4. Findmypast<\/a><\/h3>\n
![\""Waterloo\"](\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/26\/2020\/06\/Waterloo-Descendants-7f09f96.png?quality=90&resize=620%2C320"\" "\\"\"Waterloo\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n5. The Napoleon Series<\/a><\/h3>\n
![\""The\"](\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/26\/2020\/06\/The-Napoleon-Series-5874e6f.png?quality=90&resize=620%2C316"\" "\\"\"The\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n6. Waterloo Medal Roll<\/a><\/h3>\n
![\""Waterloo\"](\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/26\/2021\/09\/Screenshot-2022-02-09-at-16.57.45-7676d39.png?quality=90&resize=620%2C342"\" "\\"\"Screenshot\\"")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n
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