Its owner once served Queen Victoria
A museum and urban country house in Northampton has succeeded in its bid to bring "a piece of history" back home after nearly 100 years away. The 200-year-old cavalry sword is known to have been used at the famous Battle of Waterloo and its owner once served Queen Victoria.
General Bouverie is known to have carried the sword while he served in the Royal Horse Guards and fought in the Napoleonic Wars. Now safely on its way home, the 19th Century sword will be displayed to the public later this spring.Richard Clinton, chief executive of Delapre Abbey, said: "We are pleased that we have been able to secure the Waterloo Sword, and we really couldn’t have done it without the generous support of the public.
The Preservation Trust launched a GoFundMe last Wednesday, saying for them "to own something that would have been a personal possession of a resident of the house is really special." The target was set at £8,500, but donations reached an incredible £8,755 in just six days.
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