Wellington’s favourite charger

A hairwork bracelet offered at auction was inscribed to a gold mount: From the Mane of the Charger Copenhagen which carried the Duke of Wellington 18 successive hours on the 18th June 1815, The Battle of Waterloo.

Copenhagen (1808-36) – Wellington’s favourite war horse – accompanied the duke in a number of batt…

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