'Waterloo Eagle' Reunited With Medal Of Soldier Who Captured It In 1815

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 21: The eagle emblem of the Blues and Royals Cavalry Regiment is seen on the sleeve of a soldier as Lance Corporal of Horse Carl Greenhow holds the Victorian-era replica of the "Waterloo Eagle' as it is symbolically moved from the National Army Museum to it's new home at the Household Cavalry Museum on June 21, 2021 in London, England. The French regimental eagle was captured by Serjeant Francis Styles during the Battle of Waterloo in June of 1815. The eagle will now be paired with Serjeant Styles' Waterloo Medal, which was lost to the regiment after his death in 1828, disappearing from the record until it was put up for sale on eBay in the United States last year. A serving Household Cavalryman spotted it and alerted the Household Cavalry Museum. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)