WATERLOO, Belgium - When Edmund Gulvin first joined the Black Watch regiment, he was a 6-year-old "powder monkey." He is now a rifleman and hopes to make sergeant one day - if he manages to make it through the Napoleonic Wars.
Gulvin, 18, is one of tens of thousands of enthusiasts around Europe who share a common passion - the reenactment of famous historical battles. Over the weekend, about 4,000 set up camp, donned uniforms, strapped on bayonets and sabers and took up muskets for the anniversary of the 1815 Battle of Waterloo.
"You have to be passionate to do this. I could be clubbing back home, but instead I'm marching around in a skirt in this rain," said Gulvin, who …
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