Waterloo (1970) - Duchess of Richmond's Ball

[Johnny_Boy]

Everytime i hear Bagpipes or fifes it motivated me and gives me morale boost! 💪💪💪💪

[delavalmilker]

The historical detail in this clip is remarkable. Notice first the hundreds of candles being used to light the hall. In the days before electric lighting, that's exactly what it took to illuminate a large space like this. Also notice the thunderstorm and lightning raging outside the windows. It was this thunderstorm the night before the battle, that muddied the field. Causing a critical delay for Napoleon, that helped the Allies win the battle. And finally---the clothes and outfits, the jewelry on the women, is precisely the way upper-class British would have dressed at the time.

[robnewman]

Hurrah to Wellington our best welcomed honoured guest. 👍😊

[drewharding]

One of the best Royal Balls in all of history it was a great one indeed with many legendary military people in it right guys

[Otaku]

Fun fact, this ball actually took place in a carriage house.

[talltanbarbie]

Many of the handsome, dashing young officers at this grand ball would be dead the next day after the Battle Of The Crossroads (Quatre Bras)