Posted AT 1:54 PM EST on 18/06/07
Thousands flock to meet their Waterloo
WATERLOO, Belgium — When Edmund Gulvin first joined the Black Watch regiment, he was a six-year-old “powder monkey.” He is now a rifleman and hopes to make sergeant one day – if he manages to make it through the Napoleonic Wars.
Mr. Gulvin, 18, is one of tens of thousands of enthusiasts around Europe who share a common passion – the re-enactment of famous historical battles.
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