The family also arranged significant wartime loans, including £5 million to Prussia in 1818 (about ... the Rothschilds made their fortune when Nathan Rothschild rushed ahead of news of ...

In 1815, the combined forces of Britain and Prussia defeated Napoleon’s ... was on its way across the Channel to London. Nathan Rothschild, informed ahead of other traders that the country ...

Nathan Rothschild's issue of bonds for Prussia in 1818, denominated in sterling with dividends payable in London, paved the way for the family's domination of the market for foreign bond issues ...

Crystal Ball Cred: Thanks to his extensive network of carrier pigeons Rothschild knew that England had defeated France at Waterloo before anyone else in London. As other traders on the stock ...

The family also arranged significant wartime loans, including £5 million to Prussia in 1818 (about ... the Rothschilds made their fortune when Nathan Rothschild rushed ahead of news of ...