London museum identifies black Waterloo veteran in rare 1821 painting

21 octobre 2025 | Donna Ferguson
‘Honourable’ bandsman Thomas James will feature in display at National Army Museum highlighting service of black soldiers in Napoleonic wars He fought in the Napoleonic wars and is one of only nine Black soldiers known to have received the Waterloo Medal, the first British medal awarded to (…)
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