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Duke of Wellington at Waterloo 1815
This is our Duke of Wellington statuette. He's mounted on Copenhagen during the Battle of Waterloo and it is made in the 8 inch scale, (overall height 14 inches). The presentation piece makes a lovely retirement or long service gift. we include the wooden base and the engraved brass plate as standard.
Duke of Wellington at Waterloo - In 1815, at Forty Seven years old, Wellington was a master on the battlefield, he had personally commanded at sixteen battles and eight seiges and had never been beaten. In defence he was particularly brilliant, a genius at taking a position and adopting a battle strategy to suit the terrain. His immediate commanders, many old Peninsular War campaigners intuitively understood Wellington's wishes and the British Infantry, battle tested and rigorously disciplined would stand and fight, tenaciously volleying fire from their lines or squares with devastating effect. It was well understood that no British Army of the era, particularly under command of Wellington, could be beaten by direct frontal attack.
By early evening the theory had been tested, the British and Allies although sorely tried, and greatly depleted in number had held. The Prussians under the command of Blucher himself had arrived and were turning the French right and rear, Wellington had one final decision to make, should he attack? After a ruminative bite at his riding crop and a glance at the setting sun he made the last major military decision of his life. With the remark "oh well, in for a penny" he lifted his hat and waved it over his head three times, the signal for a general advance. The British line, gallant to the last, moved off westwards across the battlefield to seize the French line by nightfall.
In an effort to be more sustainable we've had our outer packaging redesigned to be fully recyclable. Every statue comes in a simple elegant printed brown box with printed fabric tape.
Inside the box the statue will be protected with bubble wrap and special foam bags to minimise the chance of damage in transit.
Plaque Engraving Info
All our statues include the option of a personalised engraved plaque on the wooden base, at no extra charge.
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Bronze statues come with a jeweller’s brass plate
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Pewter/silver statues come with a nickel silver plate
How to Add a Plaque
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Start by selecting your desired finish and base option.
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Then click "Add a Plate" - this will open a drop-down menu.
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Enter your engraving using the line format provided.
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Presentation bases allow up to 4 lines
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Mahogany bases allow up to 6 lines
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Max 35 characters per line
Important Notes
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If engraving is left blank, no plaque will be included.
Want a blank plate? Just write that in the engraving box. -
Once ordered, please check your confirmation email to make sure your plaque text has gone through.
If it’s missing, it means it didn’t go through - you can either wait for us to get in touch or just email us your engraving directly at sales@balwalk.com. -
Double-check your engraving before sending - any mistakes will mean we need to make a new plate.
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Text will be centre-aligned and sized to fit the plaque.
Badges
We offer 3D cap badges that can be added to the sculpture base or onto the plaque itself.
If we don’t have a 3D version of the badge you want, we can engrave it directly onto the plaque instead.
| Product Code | B328 |
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| Price Code | FK |
| Sculpting Scale | 8" |
| Base Material of the Statue | Cold Cast Resin |
| Height Including Presentation Base | 14" / 36cm |
| Width with Presentation Base | 12" / 30cm |
| Depth with Presentation Base | 6.5" / 17cm |
| Weight | 3.6kg |
Please be aware that these measurements are not exact and have been rounded for ease.
As every item is individually handmade the exact dimensions may vary slighty.