article_snippet.sent: The model contains more than 30,000 figures, and illustrates all the key moments of the battle which allowed the Duke of Wellington to defeat Napoleon's forces.
article_snippet.sent: The model was built in the 1970s, but fell into disrepair before being restored to The model former glory just in time for the Battle of Waterloo's bicentenary, which falls on June 18 of this year.
article_snippet.sent: The 25sq/m model has 21,500 soldiers and 10,000 horses, illustrating not just the major military events of the Battle of Waterloo but also a number of light-hearted vignettes.
article_snippet.sent: It is on display at the Royal Green Jackets Museum in Winchester, where It will serve as the centrepiece for the commemoration of the Battle of Waterloo.
article_snippet.sent: Both the Duke of Wellington and Napoleon Bonaparte can be found on the model astride the Duke of Wellington and Napoleon Bonaparte horses directing the Battle of Waterloo.
highlights_snippet.sent: Diorama at the Green Jackets Museum in Winchester shows the extent of the battle in June 1815 .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: The model was made in the 1970s and has now been restored in time for the battle's 200th anniversary .