EXCLUSIVE The gravestones of Private John Russell and Captain William Hewett have been lovingly restored over 200 years after they fought at the world-changing Battle of Waterloo on this day on June 18, 1815.
<p>A failed cavalry attack nearly doomed Wellington at Waterloo. For years, Major General William Ponsonby's Irish horse was blamed to deflect from the tactical mistakes of human officers. </p>
<p>A failed cavalry attack nearly doomed Wellington at Waterloo. For years, Major General William Ponsonby's Irish horse was blamed to deflect from the tactical mistakes of human officers. </p>
The team of veterans have taken part in the Waterloo Uncovered project to work on the diorama, which will be the size of a tennis court when it is finished in 2022.