WATERLOO, BELGIUM: FRENCH EMPEROR NAPOLEON BUONAPARTE BEATEN BY BELGIAN POLICE.

French Emperor Napoleon Buonaparte's ballsy (see photo) swagger and shrewd tactical insight on the battlefield was no match for the vigilant Belgian Police this 18th of June. This time, contrary to his brush with the Brits on the same field some time earlier, there was no escaping for the man from Corsica: he was taken prisoner by our brave men and women in blue (and flashy orange):




Re-enactor Frank Samson, who's been playing the role of Napoleon on this field during historical re-enactments since 2005, had the greatest difficulty to prevent Belgian police from hauling his car away, since he had parked it where it was not allowed. Only after heroic rhetorics and the promise that he would never invade Belgium again, were they persuaded to look the other way. This time. (photo by Loic Vigouroux).


MFBB.