▁Ber gen ▁Category : Pe ople ▁with ▁Park inson ' s ▁disease ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁bi ograph ers ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁Norwegian ▁male ▁writers <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Field ▁of ▁Water lo o ▁is ▁a ▁poem ▁by ▁Sir ▁Walter ▁Scott , ▁written ▁and ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 5 . ▁After ▁the ▁al lied ▁victory ▁at ▁the ▁battle ▁of ▁Water lo o ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁June ▁ 1 8 1 5 , ▁ ▁Scott ▁travel led ▁to ▁Belg ium ▁in ▁August , ▁and ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁British ▁civ ili ans ▁to ▁visit ▁the ▁battle field . ▁Scott ▁was ▁hoping ▁to ▁recover ▁his ▁exp enses ▁by ▁publishing ▁an ▁account ▁of ▁his ▁travel s ▁( in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁imag inary ▁letters ), ▁published ▁as ▁Paul ' s ▁Let ters ▁to ▁His ▁K ins folk ▁( 1 8 1 6 ). ▁ ▁The ▁prof its ▁from ▁Scott ' s ▁poem ▁about ▁the ▁battle ▁were ▁intended ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁a ▁fund ▁for ▁wid ows ▁and ▁or ph ans ▁of ▁soldiers . ▁He ▁mixed ▁personal ▁observation ▁with ▁information ▁received ▁from ▁his ▁esc ort s , ▁general ▁Adam ' s ▁a ide - de - camp ▁Campbell ▁and ▁major ▁P ry se ▁Gordon ▁and ▁other ▁offici ers , ▁including ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Well ington ▁himself , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁met ▁in ▁Paris . ▁The ▁finished ▁poem ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁James ▁Ball ant y ne ▁before ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁August , ▁and ▁was ▁printed ▁in ▁October , ▁the