Sunday, March 20, 2022

Waterloo



The Battle of Waterloo was fought in 1815 near Brussels.

During his Hundred Days campaign, Napoleon looked to be on the rise again after escaping Elba and returning to France.

Napoleon almost won the Battle of Waterloo, but ultimately the troops of the Seventh Coalition held out against the French Army's assaults.


A French Dragoon's helmet

Marshal Ney's charge

You can see the entire battlefield now from the Lion's Mound.

It's a pretty steep climb.

The fate of empires, decided in a Belgian field

Everywhere in Belgium has great beer, even the battlefields.

 

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