Napoleon at Waterloo
Preserved but no longer current.
His son Lionel (1808- 79) was best known by his work for Jewish emancipation. Lionel's son Nathaniel Meyer (1840-1915) was made a baron in 1885. Through the network of their continental con- nexions the Rothschilds have exerted great in- fluence in many directions.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Napoleon at Waterloo” mean?
His son Lionel (1808- 79) was best known by his work for Jewish emancipation. Lionel's son Nathaniel Meyer (1840-1915) was made a baron in 1885. Through the network of their continental con- nexions the Rothschilds have exerted great in- fluence in many directions.
Is “Napoleon at Waterloo” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.