The Battle of Waterloo was fought #OTD, 18 June, 1815. Walter Scott visited the battlefield shortly after; his 1816 book PAUL’S LETTERS TO HIS KINSFOLK contains one of the earliest accounts of the aftermath, & is an important early example of war journalism
https://theconversation.com/walter-scott-war-journalism-from-the-waterloo-battlefield-43304
#Scottish #literature #Waterloo #SirWalterScott #19thcentury