Our Army at War #14 is an issue of the series Our Army at War (Volume 1) with a cover date of September, 1953.
Synopsis for "Drummer of Waterloo"
After a seeming victory in Waterloo, the British Army heard French drums beating, believing an attack was coming. They saw a drummer boy named Raoul and their marshal ordered his troops not to fire on him. Raoul told the soldiers that Napoleon himself gave him the drum.
During a battle against the British, Napoleon ordered Raoul to not stop beating the drum until a marshal of the army had ordered him to do so. The French attacked the British, who still remained powerful. The Old Guard arrived to reinforce their army, but were hit by a counterattack, causing a retreat. However, Raoul refused to stop playing his drum until instructed to do so. After being caught in an explosion, he dropped his drum on the ground.
In the final stages of the Battle of Waterloo, the British Army prepared to face Napoleon and his old guard. Before the British defeated the French, Raoul lost consciousness and when he woke up, he continued to play his drum until the marshal (of the British Army, rather than the French), the Duke of Wellington, ordered him to stop and gave him a medal and a salute.
Appearing in "Drummer of Waterloo"
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- French Army
- Raoul
- Napoleon Bonaparte
- Old Guard
- Michel Ney (Mentioned only)
- British Army
- Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
- Prussian Army (Mentioned only)
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- Belgium
- Waterloo
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Synopsis for "Double or Nothing"
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Synopsis for "Soldier Without Armor"
Appearing in "Soldier Without Armor"
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Synopsis for "Killer Tank"
Appearing in "Killer Tank"
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See Also
Recommended Reading
- World War II Recommended Reading
- Adventures in the Rifle Brigade (Volume 1)
- Adventures in the Rifle Brigade (Volume 2)
- All-American Men of War (Volume 1)
- All-Out War (Volume 1)
- Blackhawk (Volume 1)
- Blitzkrieg (Volume 1)
- Capt. Storm (Volume 1)
- Four-Star Battle Tales (Volume 1)
- G.I. Combat (Volume 1)
- Men of War (Volume 1)
- Military Comics (Volume 1)
- Our Army at War (Volume 1)
- Our Fighting Forces (Volume 1)
- Sgt. Rock (Volume 1)
- Sgt. Rock (Volume 2)
- Star-Spangled War Stories (Volume 1)
- Unknown Soldier (Volume 1)
- Weird War Tales (Volume 1)