La Haye Sainte farm
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La Haye Sainte farm is a strategically important farmhouse complex near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, renowned for its pivotal defensive role during the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
Aliases (1)
- La Haye Sainte ×44
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battlefield location
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farmhouse complex → historic site → |
| attackedBy |
French Army of the North
→
troops under Marshal Ney → |
| capturedBy |
French forces
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| commandedOnAlliedSideBy |
Major Georg Baring
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| country |
Belgium
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| currentUse |
private property
→
tourist attraction vicinity → |
| dateOfEvent |
18 June 1815
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| defendedBy |
Hanoverian troops
→
King’s German Legion → |
| garrisonComposition |
light infantry of the King’s German Legion
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| garrisonStrength |
approximately 400 men
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| hasConstructionMaterial |
brick
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stone → |
| hasHeritageStatus |
protected monument (regional)
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| hasPart |
barn
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farmhouse → orchard → outbuildings → walled courtyard → |
| hasRole |
defensive strongpoint
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| hasStrategicImportance |
central position in Wellington’s line
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control of main road to Brussels → |
| inFrontOf |
Wellington’s main ridge position
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| locatedIn |
Wallonia
NERFINISHED
→
Walloon Brabant NERFINISHED → Waterloo → |
| locatedNear |
Waterloo battlefield
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| locatedNorthOf |
Charleroi
NERFINISHED
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| locatedOn |
Brussels–Charleroi road
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| locatedSouthOf |
Brussels
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| near |
Hougoumont
→
La Belle Alliance → Papelotte → |
| partOf |
Waterloo battlefield
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| roofMaterial |
tile
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| timeOfCapture |
evening of 18 June 1815
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| usedAs |
farm
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forward strongpoint of Wellington’s centre → |
| usedDuring |
Battle of Waterloo
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Waterloo
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hasHeritageSite |
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Papelotte farm
("La Haye Sainte")
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nearby |
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Battle of Waterloo
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notableSite |