Numerous flags changed hands during the fateful Battle of Waterloo, or "La Belle Alliance," on June 18, 1815 – often under highly dramatic circumstances. The field signs were typically a preferred target for enemy attacks, and the losses among the flag bearers and their protection were frequently enormous during a battle. In several cases of captured and lost flags or standards, the circumstances under which they were taken from the troops or fiercely defended are documented with considerable precision. Occasionally, more extensive personal details are also recorded about those who wrested a field sign from the enemy or, not infrequently at the cost of their own lives, preserved it from falling into enemy hands. Based on this, the reader learns details about a.