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The book and the website enable you to be part of the jury that decides whether Captain Siborne is guilty or innocent of the charges made against him by more recent historians.

The evidence from both sides is presented to you with photographic evidence and analysis of the day’s events. But it is you who will decide (and you who will vote on this website) as to his guilt or innocence.

The Debate and The Trial

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Trial Overview

William Siborne stands accused by some modern historians of a crime against history in that he distorted the truth of history either for financial gain or due to pressure from Wellington and others. Siborne is long dead but his reputation is challenged by these recent books written about the battle. Siborne cannot defend himself and he may be completely innocent of the charges made against him.

Did Siborne alter his model and his history of the battle in exchange for money?

Did Siborne buckle under pressure from Wellington and others to remove the Prussians from his model in order make it look more like a British victory than it would otherwise have done?

Or was it that Siborne was convinced after much debate and study that the Prussians were not that much involved in the final victory and that it was overwhelmingly a British victory with limited Prussian support?

Are the more recent books right on these points or is Siborne more accurate in his history?

The book Who Won Waterloo contains the evidence that will help you decide upon the verdict of the trial. To take part in the trial you must of course buy the book. The book is available to buy online by clicking here. The book is priced at £24.95 plus £5.00 postage and packing. The photo gallery allows you to down load the photographs of the model for your own use only so that you can study the photographs in greater detail.

One year and one day after the publication date the result of the trial will be published on the website.