Who was the last survivor of the Battle of Waterloo?

Who was the last survivor of the Battle of Waterloo?

Louis Victor Baillot
He fought for Napoleon in the 33ème Régiment Léger. Louis Victor Baillot (1793–1898) – France. Last veteran of the Battle of Waterloo.

Who was the last surviving soldier of the Zulu War?

Colonel Crompton died in February 1940, aged 95. Lieutenant-Colonel Frank Edward Bourne OBE DCM (April 1854 – 8 May 1945) was a decorated British soldier who participated in the defence of Rorke’s Drift during the 1879 Anglo-Zulu War. He was also the last known survivor of the battle.

Who was the last person alive from World War 2?

Last survivors

Veteran	Birth	Death
Jale Bainisika	1914/1915	2020 (age 105)
Richard M. Barancik	1924 (age 96–97)
Rex T. Barber	May 6, 1917	July 26, 2001 (aged 84)
Clarence Beavers	June 12, 1921	December 4, 2017 (aged 96)

Who was the last Franco Prussian War veteran?

Franco-Prussian War (1870–71) Karl Glöckner (1845–1953) – Germany.

How many French survived Waterloo?

French casualties in the Battle of Waterloo were 25,000 men killed and wounded and 9,000 captured, while the allies lost about 23,000.

Did it rain at the Battle of Waterloo?

Heavy rain fell upon the region around Waterloo on the night before the battle. Napoleon’s artillery was among his greatest strengths, but the French emperor feared that the soggy and muddy conditions would bog down the advance of his men, horses and heavy guns.

Did any Civil War veterans fight in World War 1?

Gen. Hains retired (again) in 1918. He died not long afterward in 1921. As far as anyone knows, he is the only person to have served in both the Civil War and the first World War.

Who is the oldest war veteran?

Richard Arvin Overton (May 11, 1906 – December 27, 2018) was an American supercentenarian who at the age of 112 years, 230 days was the oldest verified surviving U.S. World War II veteran and oldest man in the United States….

Richard Arvin Overton
Battles/wars	World War II South Pacific Theater