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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battlefield location
farmhouse complex
historic site
attackedBy French Army of the North
troops under Marshal Ney
capturedBy French forces
commandedOnAlliedSideBy Major Georg Baring
country Belgium
currentUse private property
tourist attraction vicinity
dateOfEvent 18 June 1815
defendedBy Hanoverian troops
King’s German Legion
garrisonComposition light infantry of the King’s German Legion
garrisonStrength approximately 400 men
hasConstructionMaterial brick
stone
hasHeritageStatus protected monument (regional)
hasPart barn
farmhouse
orchard
outbuildings
walled courtyard
hasRole defensive strongpoint
hasStrategicImportance central position in Wellington’s line
control of main road to Brussels
inFrontOf Wellington’s main ridge position
locatedIn Wallonia NERFINISHED
Walloon Brabant NERFINISHED
Waterloo
locatedNear Waterloo battlefield
locatedNorthOf Charleroi NERFINISHED
locatedOn Brussels–Charleroi road
locatedSouthOf Brussels
near Hougoumont
La Belle Alliance
Papelotte
partOf Waterloo battlefield
roofMaterial tile
timeOfCapture evening of 18 June 1815
usedAs farm
forward strongpoint of Wellington’s centre
usedDuring Battle of Waterloo

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Waterloo
hasHeritageSite
Papelotte farm ("La Haye Sainte")
nearby
Battle of Waterloo
notableSite

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