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Souvenirs from Battle of Waterloo found at Sir Walter Scott's home in Scotland

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From: The Hindustan Times
Date: 20080616
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Edinburgh, June 16 -- Four souvenirs from the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 have been found at the famous Scottish historical novelist and poet Sir Walter Scott's home at Abbotsford in Scotland.

According to a report in The Scotsman, Scott had set off for the scene of the Battle of Waterloo as soon as he heard of Napoleon's defeat at the hands of the Allies in 1815.

Along with a poem based on the testimonies of soldiers, Scott also returned to Scotland with four flags he retrieved from the Belgian battlefield.

But, their ...

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