Dogs Of War Vu
Sim/Strategy/War => Scourge Of War => Topic started by: Asid on November 13, 2016, 03:31:58 PM
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Napoleon's spyglass found at Plas Newydd on Anglesey
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The fragile pocket-sized telescope was almost lost to history after lying for 150 years in a dark cellar
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A spyglass, once used by Napoleon Bonaparte on the battlefields of Europe, has been discovered gathering dust in the basement of an Anglesey mansion.
The fragile pocket-sized telescope was almost lost to history after lying for 150 years in a dark cellar.
But after its rediscovery at Plas Newydd near Llanfairpwll and carefully restored it will go on display alongside the spoils of war won at the Battle of Waterloo by the 1st Marquess of Anglesey.
The spyglass came to the family after Napoleon left it behind in his hurried escaped from exile on the Mediterranean island of Elba - just months before meeting his ultimate defeat at Waterloo on June 18, 1815.
But mystery continues to surround the story of the spyglass, which is one of a number of intriguing items featured at the Waterloo Museum Exhibition at Plas Newydd.
The spyglass was taken along to the filming of the popular BBC programme Antiques Roadshow : http://www.dailypost.co.uk/whats-on/arts-culture-news/napoleons-spyglass-found-plas-newydd-9433015
The spyglass, or pocket-size telescope, is thought to have accompanied Napoleon in many of his battles. But it did not go with him to Waterloo as he was forced to leave many of his prized possessions behind when he escaped from exile on the Mediterranean island of Elba.
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Very cool!