Rothschild
How the Rothschild family used a private courier network to trade on the outcome of Waterloo before anyone else knew the result.
June nineteenth, eighteen fifteen. Napoleon had lost at Waterloo three days ago. But London didn't know yet. The Rothschild family did. They had something most people didn't — a private courier network. Pigeons. Fast horses. While regular merchants waited for official news, the Rothschilds knew the battle was over. Napoleon was finished. Britain would survive. Nathan Rothschild moved. British government bonds were cheap. Investors thought Britain might fall. Prices had collapsed. Nathan bought everything the market would sell. He borrowed money and bought more. His competitors thought he was reckless. He was buying on rumors from couriers. No official confirmation.
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