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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 Waterloo campaign Morning of the battle, initial disposition of opposing forces (Atlas to Alison's history of Europe) Wellington rose at around 02:00 or 03:00 on 18 June, and wrote letters until dawn.
The next day the Battle of Waterloo proved to be the decisive battle of the campaign. The Anglo-allied army stood fast against repeated French attacks, until with the aid of several Prussian corps that arrived at the east side of the battlefield in the early evening they managed to rout the French army.
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]
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.
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 ...
English: Map of force movements and major engagements during the Waterloo Campaign, June 15-18, 1815. Based on a map from The Oxford History of the British Army , 1994. Español: Mapa táctico de la Batalla de Waterloo, basado en un mapa del libro The Oxford History of the British Army , 1994.
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 .