Waterloo
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| On the 18th June 1815, two of history's greatest military commanders met on the battlefield of Waterloo. This monumental battle brought peace to mainland Europe for 40 years, and indeed, the British Army was not to fire another shot in Europe for nearly 100 years. Wellington himself described the battle as 'a near run thing' and for Napoleon it was to end in exile and death on the remote Atlantic island of St Helena.
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Wellington Museum Before the battle this house used to be an inn. The Duke of Wellington installed his headquarters in this building the night before the battle took place. It was later turned into a museum where visitors can see personal memories of Wellington and other heroes of the battle, uniforms, weapons and detailed maps of the battlefield.
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Lions Mound and Visitors Centre The Lion's Mound, the main memorial monument of the Battle of Waterloo, is situated on the spot where the Prince of Orange was wounded. Construction of this 43 metre high mound began in 1824 and finished 1826 and contains 300,000 cubic metres of earth. The 226 stairs to the summit afford a beautiful view of the entire battlefield.
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Hougoumont Chateau At the time of the Battle, Wellington placed Colonel Macdonell in charge at Hougoumont with the words “defend the post to the last extremity”. This Macdonell achieved and Hougoumont was not taken in the nine hours of fighting. The insides of the Chateau were burnt to the ground and remain a memorial to the Brigade of Guards.
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