Waterloo battlefield
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Waterloo battlefield is the historic site in present-day Belgium where Napoleon Bonaparte was decisively defeated in 1815, ending his rule and reshaping European politics.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic battlefield
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tourist attraction ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hundred Days campaign
NERFINISHED
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restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in France ⓘ rise of British global influence in the 19th century ⓘ |
| category |
Battlefields in Belgium
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Napoleonic Wars sites ⓘ Tourist attractions in Walloon Brabant ⓘ |
| combatant |
French Empire
NERFINISHED
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Seventh Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 50.680°N 4.412°E ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 18 June 1815 ⓘ |
| distanceFromBrussels | about 15 km south ⓘ |
| hasMonument |
Lion’s Mound
NERFINISHED
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Prussian Monument (Waterloo) NERFINISHED ⓘ Wellington Monument (Waterloo) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Hougoumont farm
NERFINISHED
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La Belle Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ La Haye Sainte farm NERFINISHED ⓘ Lion’s Mound NERFINISHED ⓘ Panorama of the Battle of Waterloo NERFINISHED ⓘ Papelotte farm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | protected landscape (Belgium) ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
end of Napoleon’s rule as Emperor of the French
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end of the Hundred Days NERFINISHED ⓘ reshaping of European political order at the Congress of Vienna era ⓘ |
| languageOfRegion |
Dutch
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French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Waterloo, Walloon Brabant, Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Braine-l’Alleud
NERFINISHED
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Lasne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Brussels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Duke of Wellington
NERFINISHED
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Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher NERFINISHED ⓘ Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Napoleonic Wars battlefields ⓘ |
| result | decisive defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Battle of Waterloo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terrain | gently rolling farmland ⓘ |
| touristActivity |
battlefield tours
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museum visits ⓘ re-enactments of the Battle of Waterloo ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commemoration of the Battle of Waterloo
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military history education ⓘ |
| yearLionMoundCompleted | 1826 ⓘ |
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Waterloo battlefield heritage sites
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Waterloo battlefield memorial landscape
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Waterloo battlefield landscape
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Waterloo battlefield site
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Lion’s Mound
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Waterloo battlefield memorial complex
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Waterloo battlefield memorial complex
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Battle of Waterloo battlefield
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Waterloo battlefield site