Reenacting the Battle of Waterloo
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Performers take part in the reenactment of the "The Allied Counterattack" battle during the bicentennial celebrations for the Battle of Waterloo, in Waterloo, Belgium, on June 20, 2015. #
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Frenchman Frank Samson who is taking part in an reenactment of the Battle of Waterloo poses in front of the Lion's Mound of Waterloo during the bicentennial celebrations on June 17, 2015. #
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A panoramic image of historical reenactors gathered ahead of a large scale reenactment of the battle of Waterloo on June 18, 2015. Spectators were able to walk around the bivouac camps as reenactors 're-lived' history, eating sleeping and living in much the same way as soldiers and their families would have done before, during and after the battle. #
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Historical reenactor Kenny de Tey from Antwerp poses for a photograph in his role as a Captain Lord in the Allied navy ahead of the second part of a large scale re-enactment of the battle of Waterloo on June 20, 2015. #
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Alan Larsen, a historical events consultant from New Zealand playing the role of The Duke of Wellington, gestures with his hat prior to the second and last part of a reenactement of the Battle of Waterloo on June 20, 2015. #
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French troops walk forward in the reenactment of "The French Attack" battle as part of the bicentennial celebrations of the Battle of Waterloo on June 19, 2015. #
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Historical reenactors take part in the first part of a large scale re-enactment of the battle of Waterloo, to mark it's bicentenary on June 19, 2015 in Waterloo, Belgium. #
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Re-enactors reconstruct "The French Attack" as part of the commemoration of the bicentenary of the battle of Waterloo in Braine-l'Alleud, near Waterloo, Belgium, June 19, 2015. #
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Re-enactors take part in the "The Allied counterattack", during the celebrations of the 200th anniversary of The Battle of Waterloo, in Waterloo, Belgium, on June 20, 2015. #
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