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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.
Hooper, George (1862), Waterloo, The Downfall of the First Napoleon: A History of the Campaign of 1815 (with maps and plans ed.), London: Smith, Elder and Company Kelly, William Hyde (1905), The Battle of Wavre and Grouchy's Retreat: A Study of an Obscure Part of the Waterloo Campaign , London: J. Murray .
English: Map of force movements and major engagements during the Waterloo Campaign, June 15-18, 1815. Català: Mapa dels moviments i dels principals enfrontaments durant la Campanya de Waterloo, 15-18 de juny, 1815.
One should look at English sources about the Battle of Waterloo not at current map usage. --Philip Baird Shearer 11:43, 1 January 2008 (UTC) Neutral Somewhat good looking, but not interesting. S♦s♦e♦b♦a♦l♦l♦o♦s (Talk to Me) 01:58, 31 December 2007 (UTC) Comment See Image_talk:Waterloo_Campaign_Map.svg#png->svg
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 20 kilometres (12 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.
A map of the Battle of Waterloo, showing La Haye Sainte at the centre, in front of D'Erlon's left flank. At 13:00, the French Grand Battery of heavy artillery opened fire before d'Erlon's Corps (54th and 55th Ligne) marched forward in columns. The French managed to surround La Haye Sainte and despite taking heavy casualties from the garrison ...
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It is difficult to discover, in the whole history of the wars of modern times, an instance in which so fine, so splendid, an army as that of Napoleon, one composed almost exclusively of veterans, all men of one nation, entirely devoted to their chief, and most enthusiastic in his cause, became so suddenly panic stricken, so completely disorganised, and so thoroughly scattered, as was the ...