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AUTHOR’S NOTE

I am a military man, so I have a mission in choosing to write this account of the Battle of Waterloo. It is primarily to raise an awareness that there were native-born soldiers from Ireland on the battlefield; next, to offer a deeper understanding of why this participation was so large and prominent; and finally, Waterloo examined through an ‘Irish’ lens sees it exemplifying how Ireland’s heritage has been constructed historically. Ireland’s heritage is about its identity, and the Battle of Waterloo was an exciting episodic event which enlivens an examination of this identity, placed, as it is, in the context of the creation of a modern Europe.