Lockdown Lectures: The 52nd Foot at Waterloo As the Battle of Waterloo reached its momentous climax, Napoleon’s Imperial Guard marched towards the Duke of Wellington s thinning red line. The Imperial Guard had never tasted defeat and nothing, it seemed, could stop it smashing through the British ranks. But when the Imperial Guard  was sent reeling back in disorder, the credit for defeating them would go to the 1st Foot Guards – then … Continue reading Lockdown Lectures: The 52nd Foot at Waterloo