Battle of Waterloo's 200th anniversary: Napoleon returns

A combination photo shows performers taking part in the re-enactment of French Emperor Napoleon visiting the French troops' bivouac as part of the bicentennial celebrations for the Battle of Waterloo, in Ligny, Belgium, June 13, 2015. (Reuters)

Performers take part in the re-enactment of the visit of French Emperor Napoleon in the French troops' bivouac as part of the bicentennial celebrations for the Battle of Waterloo, in Ligny, Belgium, June 13, 2015. (Reuters)

Frenchman Frank Samson (L) visits the French troops' bivouac, while taking part in an re-enactment as French Emperor Napoleon as part of the bicentennial celebrations for the Battle of Waterloo, in Ligny, Belgium, June 13, 2015. (Reuters)

Frenchman Frank Samson (C) visits the French troops' bivouac, while taking part in an re-enactment as French Emperor Napoleon as part of the bicentennial celebrations for the Battle of Waterloo, in Ligny, Belgium, June 13, 2015. Samson, 47, a lawyer originally from Orleans, has been chosen to take on the title role of Napoleon during the commemorations for the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo in Belgium on June 19 and 20. (Reuters)

An unidentified person looks at photographic portraits by British photographer Sam Faulkner of  people taking part in a re-enactment of the battle of Waterloo dressed in historically correct uniforms at a press preview in London, Thursday, June 11, 2015.(AP)

British photographer Sam Faulkner, poses with photographic portraits of people taking part in a re-enactment of the battle of Waterloo dressed in historically correct uniforms at a press preview in London, Thursday, June 11, 2015. The battle of Waterloo was fought over 16-18 June 1815, with 2015 being the bicentenary of the battle. Since 2009, Faulkner has travelled to the annual Waterloo re-enactment in Belgium to photograph the "soldiers" who take part in it. The picture show a a man dressed in the uniform of the 42nd Highland Regiment, the Black Watch. (AP)