Papelotte
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Papelotte is a farmhouse and hamlet in Belgium that served as a key defensive position on the Allied left flank during the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Papelotte canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
farmhouse
ⓘ
hamlet ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Prussian advance to Waterloo ⓘ |
| attackedBy |
French Army
ⓘ
surface form:
French army
|
| battlefieldSector | Allied left wing ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
ⓘ
surface form:
Duke of Wellington
|
| conditionDuringBattle | heavily damaged ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Allied army ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| currentUse |
agricultural buildings
ⓘ
private property ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 18 June 1815 ⓘ |
| defendedBy |
Dutch-Belgian troops
ⓘ
Prussian troops ⓘ |
| era | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| hasBuildingType | stone farmhouse ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
courtyard
ⓘ
farm walls ⓘ outbuildings ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | French toponym ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
Waterloo battlefield
ⓘ
surface form:
Waterloo battlefield site
|
| historicalRegion | United Kingdom of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| languageRegion |
French-speaking Community of Belgium
ⓘ
surface form:
French-speaking Belgium
|
| locatedIn |
Wallonia
ⓘ
Walloon Brabant ⓘ Waterloo ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Hougomont
ⓘ
surface form:
Hougoumont
La Haye ⓘ La Haye Sainte farm ⓘ
surface form:
La Haye Sainte
Smohain ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Braine-l'Alleud
ⓘ
surface form:
Braine-l’Alleud
Lasne ⓘ |
| notableEvent | fighting between French and Allied forces in 1815 ⓘ |
| overlooks | valley of the Lasne stream ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Battle of Waterloo ⓘ |
| partOf | Waterloo battlefield ⓘ |
| partOfDefensiveLine | eastern end of Wellington’s front ⓘ |
| presentIn | modern municipality of Lasne ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | key defensive position on the Allied left flank ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
anchored the Allied left flank
ⓘ
covered approaches from the east to the main Allied line ⓘ |
| terrain | rolling farmland ⓘ |
| tourism | visited by battlefield tourists ⓘ |
| usedAs | defensive position ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
La Haye Sainte