International Seminar: « The Battle of Waterloo: a symbol of victory, of defeat and a place of remembrance »

The Asbl Bataille de Waterloo 1815, in partnership with the Fondation Napoléon, is organising an International Seminar that will take place on Saturday 7 March 2015, from 9h to 17h at St John’s International School in Waterloo.

After 200 years of history, the Battle of Waterloo still has the power to touch people and to fire the collective imagination. For some it is a symbol of the victory of the monarchy or of European solidarity, for others it is a place of remembrance. What really were the consequences of this great battle?  

Renowned international speakers will be bringing a different perspective to this historical event through a series of major lectures, presenting new, pertinent aspects of the theme that, up until now,  have never been suggested.

The cost to attend this conference is 12€ per person and pre-registration is required. Applications close on Wednesday 25 February 2015. 

A book summarising the lectures will be on sale at a later date.

Information and the registration form are available on the www.visitwaterloo.be website.

PROGRAMME FOR THE DAY

• 9h15: Welcome speech by S. Kubla, Mayor of Waterloo and President of the Asbl Bataille de Waterloo 1815
• 9h45 – 12h: Lectures – Session Chairperson: Etienne Claude
  • «The glorious defeat» – M. Largeaud (Lecturer and historian)
  • «British pride» – P. Hicks (Historian, responsible for international affairs at the  Fondation Napoléon)
  • «A German victory» – M. Kérautret (Historian, responsible for international affairs at the  Fondation Napoléon)
  • «The bibliographic battle for the Battle» – C. Prévot (Responsible for the Fondation Napoléon libraries) 
• Question and answer session
• 12h – 14h: Lunch
• 14h – 16h: Lectures – Session Chairperson: Peter Hicks
  • «Waterloo according to Napoleon»  – T. Lentz (Director of the Fondation Napoléon)
  • «The greatness and servitude of military surgery with regard to the Battle of Waterloo»  – Professor Sir B. Lengelé (Belgian doctor, anatomist and surgeon)
  • «Place of remembrance: The history of sanctuarisation  - The monuments»  – A. Lacroix (Member of the Belgian association of 1815 guides )
  • «Tourism and remembrance»  – B. Colson (PhD in History from the Sorbonne,  PhD in Political Sciences, with a degree and teaching qualification in Classical Philology ), E. Claude (Director of the Tourism Office and the Wellington Museum in Waterloo, Director of the Asbl Bataille de Waterloo 1815)
  • «Future and projects»  – B. Colson, E. Claude
• Question and answer session
• 16h – 16h30: Round table with all of the speakers
• 16h30 – 17h: Conclusions

 

PRESS CONTACT FOR THE SEMINAR:

Asbl Bataille de Waterloo 1815

Etienne Claude – Directeur Général

e.claude@waterloo-1815.eu

Marie-Isabelle Legrand – Coordination événements

mi.legrand@waterloo-1815.eu

+32 2 385 30 02

Route du Lion, 299 – 1410 Waterloo

 

PRESS CONTACT FOR EVENTS RELATING TO THE BICENTENARY OF THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO

Voice Agency

Karel Goethals – Julien Brasseur – Elisa Roux – Laure Vandeghinste

+32 2 340 92 46

press@voice.be

Accreditation requests should be made via https://www.waterloo2015.org/en/press