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Battle of Waterloo
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The Battle of Waterloo was raced annually for $200,000 at Elmira Raceway from 1998 through 2003. In 2004, the race was contested for an all-time high of $300,000 at its new home at Grand River Raceway in Elora.
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This battle marked the downfall of Hannibal, one of history's most famous and daring generals. For more than 60 years, the Carthaginians and the Romans fought for world power. For 16 of those years Hannibal, the Carthaginian leader, was able to hold off the Romans—until the battle of Zama. Though the Carthaginians had 15,000 fewer warriors, Hannibal thought he had solved the problem. He had 80 elephants, which he would use to send the Roman army fleeing in terror and confusion. But when Hannibal set the elephants free in the Roman ranks, the animals took the easier route and ran the other way!
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The Battle of Waterloo was first staged at Elmira Raceway in 1998 as the highlight of the track's signature event, Industry Day. Elmira Raceway, which closed in November of 2003, was owned and operated by the Woolwich Agricultural Society (W.A.S.).
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The Lion Mound was created shortly after the battle and marks the mass grave of the Dutch casualties. It dominates the scene where the Anglo-Dutch squares resisted Ney's cavalry charges and suffered at the hands of Napoleon's Grand Battery.
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Many manufacturers maximise the return on their figures by producing battlesets, which normally include figures plus either vehicles or some other form of accessory such as a fort. Airfix had already produced many of these when in 1975 they added one for their Napoleonic range, entitled "The Battle of Waterloo Assault Set". It contained the Airfix Waterloo Farmhouse, several sets of figures and a bonus set that was never released anywhere else but in this set. The assault set has long since gone out of production, and it is thought that the mould for the accessory set has been lost, so there are now very few examples of this left. As a result, it is much sought after and can command high prices.
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Once a commander of the anti-American forces in Afghanistan, Zarkawi lost a leg in battle with U.S. forces in March 2002. He fled to Iraq where Saddam provided him with medical treatment, including an artificial limb -- not a favor Saddam did for just anybody.
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