Hougoumont farm
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Hougoumont farm is a fortified farmhouse complex near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, famous as the site of intense fighting that played a crucial role in the outcome of the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
Aliases (2)
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battlefield location
→
farmhouse complex → historic site → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hougomont
→
surface form: "Château d'Hougoumont"
Hougomont → |
| associatedWith |
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
→
surface form: "Duke of Wellington"
Napoleon I NERFINISHED → |
| attackedBy |
French Imperial Guard
→
surface form: "French Imperial Guard units"
French infantry → |
| battleOutcome | remained in Allied hands → |
| belligerent |
Brunswick-Bevern
→
surface form: "Brunswick"
French Empire → Hanover NERFINISHED → Kingdom of the Netherlands → United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED → |
| category | Battle of Waterloo locations → |
| commander | Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington → |
| coordinateLocation | 50.680°N 4.401°E → |
| country | Belgium → |
| currentUse |
memorial site
→
tourist attraction → |
| dateOfEvent | 18 June 1815 → |
| era | 19th century → |
| garrisonedBy |
British Guards units
→
Coldstream Guards → Hanoverian troops → Nassau troops → Scots Guards → |
| hasPart |
chapel
→
farm buildings → orchard → walled garden → woodland → |
| heritageDesignation | protected monument → |
| languageOfPlaceName | French → |
| locatedIn |
Belgium
→
Walloon Brabant NERFINISHED → Waterloo → |
| locatedNear |
Waterloo
→
surface form: "Waterloo battlefield"
|
| material | stone → |
| militaryConflict | Napoleonic Wars → |
| notableFeature |
battle-damaged chapel
→
commemorative monuments → |
| opposingCommander | Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED → |
| partOf |
Waterloo
→
surface form: "Waterloo battlefield"
|
| significantEvent |
Battle of Waterloo
→
Hougoumont farm →
surface form: "Defense of Hougoumont"
|
| strategicRole |
anchored the right flank of Wellington's army
→
diverted large numbers of French troops → |
| usedAs |
fortified position
→
strongpoint → |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form: "La Haye Sainte"
this entity surface form: "Hougoumont"
this entity surface form: "Hougoumont"
this entity surface form: "Defense of Hougoumont"