COLDSTREAM GUARDS - Hougoumont, nr. Waterloo 1815 Elliot Hodgson They also saw service in

They also saw service in Barbados and Cuba

The arrival of the Prussians proved decisive

is one of the largest and most magnificent of its kind in Northern Europe

The name derives from the border regions of England

Maguire was selected to lead the Forlorn Hope

COLDSTREAM GUARDS - Hougoumont, nr. Waterloo 1815 Elliot Hodgson They also saw service inColdstream Guards defending Chteau d'Hougoumont (originally Goumont). Chteau d'Hougoumont is a large farmhouse situated at the bottom of an escarpment near the Nivelles road in Braine l'Alleud, near Waterloo, Belgium. The escarpment is where British and other allied forces faced Napoleon's Army at the Battle of Waterloo (Source Wikipedia) Limited edition of 50 c w authentication certificate by David Higham, commemorating the Battle of Waterloo June