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Waterloo—Wellington was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2003. It continued to be a provincial electoral district represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario until the 2007 provincial election. Waterloo—Wellington was located in the province of Ontario.
The French army formed on the slopes of another ridge to the south. Napoleon could not see Wellington's positions, so he drew his forces up symmetrically about the Brussels road. On the right was I Corps under d'Erlon with 16,000 infantry and 1,500 cavalry, plus a cavalry reserve of 4,700.
Waterloo County Jail and Governor's House, Kitchener, built 1852 Map of Waterloo County, 1883. Previously part of the United County of Waterloo, Wellington and Grey, Waterloo became a separate entity in 1853, with five townships. Galt and Berlin contended to be the county seat; one requirement was the construction of a courthouse and jail.
In 1849, Wellington District was abolished, and Waterloo County remained for municipal and judicial purposes. [6] The territory of the Bruce Peninsula became part of Waterloo in 1849, [7] but was later withdrawn and transferred to Bruce County in 1851. [8]
Southwestern Ontario is often not consistently defined. In certain documents, the Government of Ontario classifies municipalities along the eastern side of Southwestern Ontario near the Grand River, including Brant County, Waterloo Region, and Wellington County, as part of the Greater Golden Horseshoe region that surrounds western Lake Ontario, mainly due to the presence of modern ...
The Duke of Wellington Describing the Field of Waterloo to George IV is an 1840 history painting by the British artist Benjamin Robert Haydon. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It depicts a scene in 1821 when George IV was escorted around the site of the Battle of Waterloo , six years after it was fought, by the victorious Allied commander the Duke of Wellington .
Waterloo County was a county in Canada West in the United Province of Canada from 1853 until 1867, then in the Canadian province of Ontario from 1867 until 1973. It was the direct predecessor of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo .
The Township of Wellesley is the rural, north-western township of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. It encompasses 277.79 km 2 (107.26 sq mi) and had a population of 11,260 in the Canada 2016 Census .