Wellington's smallest victory : the Duke, the model maker, and the secret of Waterloo

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"Peter Hofschroer tells the story of William Siborne, a Lieutenant in the British Army and expert in topography, who was commissioned to make a vast scale model of Waterloo, incorporating seventy-five thousand tin-lead soldiers and stretching over four hundred square feet. By why - at a time when celebrations of England's finest hour at Waterloo were so in vogue, and Wellington's fame was at its peak - did this exquisite model gain Siborne the enmity of the Duke and ultimately lead to his own ruin?"--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: In art,  Military miniatures,  Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815,  Military leadership,  History,  Wellington, arthur wellesley, duke of, 1769-1852,  Great britain, history, 19th century,  Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815, in art,  Command of troops,  Waterloo, Battle of (Belgium : 1815) in art,  Schaalmodellen,  Veldslagen,  Modell,  Schlacht bei Waterloo,  Schlacht,  Miniature makers,  Biography,  Relief models

People: William Siborne (1797-1849),  Arthur Wellesley Wellington Duke of (1769-1852)

Places: England

Times: 19th century