Day 48 London 3 June 2018

Today we visited the National Army Museum which was closed for renovations the last time we were here. and re-opened in 2017.  It was an interesting museum that didn’t seem to have a lot of visitors; probably due to not being near the underground. It was a pleasant 25 minute walk, although we could have taken a bus. The displays were themed and used technology.  

They had an interactive presentation that teaches museum goers how to drill and march.

 The tallest soldier was like 7 foot.

 A pack 75mm howitzer.

 Wounded soldiers made things to occupy their time. The one on the right was made by an Australian soldier (WW1).

 How military language became everyday language.

One of the highlights is a diorama by Captain Siborne who ran into trouble with the Duke of Wellington who did not like the number of Prussian soldiers. The diorama depicts the 1815 battle of Waterloo at 7.30 PM.  It still had two hours to run. If you look closely there are hundreds of tiny painted soldiers.  They now have a small audio-visual production on a screen behind as well as touch screens to help intepret the battle.

One of the highlights of the collection is Marengo's skeleton, probably Napoleon's most famous horse.

I expected to see a lot more pre-WW1 artefacts. 

Here is a beer ad using the Charge of the "Light" Brigade.

We also passed the Chelsea Hospital which is a retirement home for veterans, called Chelsea Pensioners.