![Right The sword belonging to General Everard Bouverie, pictured [far right] in 1860. Some 45 years earlier, he had used it during the Battle of Waterloo.](https://i0.wp.com/the-past.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/post-1_image0-6.jpg?fit=768%2C818&ssl=1)
Rare sword used at Waterloo acquired by Northamptonshire Abbey
The weapon belonged to General Everard Bouverie, of the Royal Horse Guards.
![Right The sword belonging to General Everard Bouverie, pictured [far right] in 1860. Some 45 years earlier, he had used it during the Battle of Waterloo.](https://i0.wp.com/the-past.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/post-1_image0-6.jpg?fit=768%2C818&ssl=1)
The weapon belonged to General Everard Bouverie, of the Royal Horse Guards.

The uniform, consisting of jacket and trousers, was found in a house in Rolleston-on-Dove, East Staffordshire, during a home clear-out.