Battling the elements at Mont St Jean this morning. The clouds threw rain at us in heavy bursts throughout the day but our gallant coalition of archaeologists & veterans held the line! Waterloo Uncovered Scottish Centre - War Studies/Conflict Archaeology

The time is nearly upon us for a brand new programme of material for the JST #JacobiteStudies Virtual Workshop Series! We hope you’ll join us for our keynote launch with Clare Loughlin and for the subsequent lineup of quality work in the field. jdb1745.net/events/jstwork…

This is why scientists need the humanities. A scientist can apparently ‘prove’ statistically that Napoleon is the greatest general ever. A humanities scholar can explain how his supposed greatness was not always a virtue, and how it ultimately was a cause of his total defeat.

On this day in 1939, Canada declares war on Nazi Germany. More than one million of the country's 11 million citizens will eventually serve in uniform in the Second World War. They will fight on land, in the air and on the seas. 45,000 of them will not return.

Delighted to see another season of these well attended, lively & high quality seminars- a very positive innovation from David Parrish & Darren S. Layne whose civility & know how makes everyone feel comfortable.

'A Highlander Passing a Grave', painted by William Orpen, 1917. William Orpen was one of the first official 'war artists' to be appointed during the First World War. You can find more of his work on our website: bit.ly/4dThtUD Image: IWM Art.IWM ART 2995 <1/2>

Looking forward to telling my students all about this. Waterloo Uncovered UofG Arts & Humanities Scottish Centre - War Studies/Conflict Archaeology UofG History UofG Archaeology amp.theguardian.com/world/article/…

A super photo of ‘Waterbird’ and the BBMF Lancaster over Windemere. This underlines Avro’s innovation and experimentation. Experimentation on Windemere in 1912 through to developing a 4 engined bomber to deal with the emerging threat in the late 1930s.

#OTD 9AD the Battle of #Teutoburg Forest ended after 4 gruelling days & severe Roman casualties. #Arminius, a Germanic hostage turned Roman citizen conspired with Germanic chieftains to ambush & defeat Roman general Publius Quinctilius Varus. Three Roman legions were destroyed.

"Battle of Waterloo dig uncovers horror of severed limbs and shot horses: Excavators in Belgium find 15 limbs & seven equine skeletons at site of decisive 1815 battle against Napoleon". Find out more by following the work of Waterloo Uncovered & Tony Pollard theguardian.com/world/article/…

Latest from the Mont St Jean site with Waterloo Uncovered. Six pound cannon ball lodged in rib cage of a horse. In three decades of conflict archaeology l’ve never seen the like. Here being excavated by Sam Wilson, otherwise known as Sam! Scottish Centre - War Studies/Conflict Archaeology

As we commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Genocide in Rwanda, join USMA’s Resnick Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies in exploring the newly donated collection of personal artifacts from retired Canadian Lt. Gen. Roméo Dallaire, former Force Commander of the United

Off to the cinema tonight to see #Lee! 🎟️🎥🍿 The film tells the story of photographer Elizabeth 'Lee' Miller, with #KateWinslet in the leading role & also Producer. #LeeMiller was a fashion model who became an acclaimed #warcorrespondent during #WW2. #womenshistory #LeeMovie

After travelling all day yesterday home in time for the weekend. It’s going to take a while to come down from all that astounding archaeology, none of which would have come to light without all that outstanding work by the team. This was peak Waterloo Uncovered. Thanks everyone!

For anyone interested in reading more about shocking aftermath of Waterloo & clean up operation, my paper is available as an open access download. As is my work on disposal of the dead. Waterloo Uncovered Scottish Centre - War Studies/Conflict Archaeology UofG Humanities tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

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Today is Battle of Britain Day. 145 Polish fighter pilots flew for the Royal Air Force in the #BattleOfBritain. No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron, credited with 126 kills, was the highest-scoring fighter squadron of the Battle. Winston Churchill said: "Never was so much owed by so

I’m under siege in Rochester Castle tomorrow at 9pm. Defending Europe, a new series from National Geographic TV. youtu.be/q_szBWjSlJ4?si…

#OTD in 1945, a hurricane and subsequent fires wreaked havoc on the hangars at Richmond Naval Air Station in Florida. 366 planes and 25 airships were destroyed—which was more than all U.S. aircraft lost during the attack on Pearl Harbor.

It’s a beautiful day to welcome our new students to campus for Freshers’ and Welcome Week! We’re so happy to have you as part of our wonderful #TeamUofG community ❤️