Bearskins, Bayonets & Bravery - Notes from The Guards Museum Episode 6

05/04/20 • 34 min

Bearskins, Bayonets and Bravery - Notes from The Guards Museum

Waterloo! Probably the most transformational battle in annals of the Guards. This week we look at the Peninsula campaign and the long-running battle between Wellington and Napoleon Bonapart for European supremacy. We find some familiar names coming up again and we learn about some brave deeds. And we also get to hear some of the quotes from the Iron Duke himself.

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Bearskins, Bayonets & Bravery - Notes from The Guards Museum Episode 5

This week the Director focuses on the life of a General who served for nearly 50 years, who met Wellington and was present at that great man's funeral. General Sir George Higginson commended in The Crimea, witnessed the Charge of the Light Brigade and amassed a wealth of experience in how to command men. Written whilst he was in his 90's the autobiography is full of first-hand accounts of pivotal moments in the history of the Guards. Considering the title of this podcast, his story covers all three essential elements!

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Bearskins, Bayonets & Bravery - Notes from The Guards Museum Episode 7

This week the Director shares readings from the autobiography of a former Guards officer who was perhaps atypical of those who usually were commissioned into the Foot Guards.
Derek Bond was a reasonably successful actor but he volunteered at the outbreak of World War 2 and was commissioned into the Grenadier Guards. He describes his training and life serving in North Africa. During his service he won a Military Cross and was badly wounded such that he had to be evacuated back ti the UK for reconstructive surgery. Although perhaps not as politically correct as he might have been, his tales are as amusing as they are impressive.

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