Monday, 6 July 2015

4th JULY 1815 – ON THIS DAY IN RWF HISTORY


RWF arrived at Paris, France as part of the army of occupation, 1815

Following the Allied victory at Waterloo the 4th Division, with the 23rd, went first to Valenciennes before occupying Cambrai. It then marched towards Paris, reaching the Bois de Boulogne on the outskirts on the 4th. The prize money distributed for Waterloo and the capture of Paris was in the following proportions: Field Officers each, £433; Captains; £90; Subalterns, £34; Sergeants, £19; and Rank and File, £2.57.


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