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Waterloo (French pronunciation: ⓘ; [2] Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋaːtərloː] ⓘ; Walloon: Waterlô) is a municipality in Wallonia, located in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium, which in 2011 had a population of 29,706 and an area of 21.03 km 2 (8.12 sq mi).
A map of the Battle of Waterloo with contours. The Waterloo Battlefield is located in the municipalities of Braine-l'Alleud and Lasne and Waterloo, [1] about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of Brussels, and about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the town of Waterloo. The ordering of the places in the list is north to south and west to east.
An 1816 map of the local topography and the location of the battle. The Waterloo position chosen by Wellington was a strong one. It consisted of a long ridge running east–west, perpendicular to, and bisected by, the main road to Brussels. Along the crest of the ridge ran the Ohain road, a deep sunken lane.
Français : Carte indiquant la localisation de la commune de Waterloo en rouge dans la province du Brabant Wallon. English: Map of Waterloo in province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium. Date
A portion of Belgium with some places marked in colour to indicate the initial deployments of the armies just before the commencement of hostilities on 15 June 1815: red Anglo-allied, green Prussian, blue French Map of the Waterloo campaign
The Waterloo 1815 Memorial (French: Mémorial Waterloo 1815) is a Belgian museum complex located on the site of the Waterloo battlefield in Belgium. It includes a museum inaugurated in 2015, the Lion's Mound , the Panorama of the Battle of Waterloo and the Hougoumont farm .
Ensemble of the Soignes forest and the Bois des Capucins in the territory of the municipalities Auderghem, Duisbourg, Hoeilaart, La Hulpe, Rhode-Saint Genèse, Tervuren, Uccle, Waterloo, Watermael Boitsfort and Woluwe-Saint-Pierre (nl) (fr)
A map of the Battle of Waterloo, showing Hougoumont in front of Reille's position Fighting at the Hougoumont farm during the Battle of Waterloo. Watercolour by Denis Dighton. Nassau troops at the Hougoumont farm. These were mainly 2nd rgt. 1st battalion [8]