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Waterloo, like Stalingrad or Hiroshima, changed the course of history. The defeat of the French here in June 1815 ended Napoléons attempt to dominate Europe. The short, brutal clash, which made a hero of the British Duke of Wellington, took a gruesomely heavy toll on both sides.
What Victor Hugo once called the "morne plaine" (dismal plain) is now a patch of open space in a prosperous suburb complete with large, whitewashed villas and smart boutiques. Home to two American international schools, Waterloo has a cosmopolitan feel to it. More than one-fifth of the population is foreign, much of it American, French, and Canadian.
Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington, spent the night of June 17, 1815, at an inn in Waterloo, where he established his headquarters. When he slept here again the following night, Napoléon had been defeated. The inn is now the Musée Wellington. It presents the events of the 100 days leading up to the Battle of Waterloo, maps and models of the battle itself, and military and Wellington memorabilia in well laid-out displays. Theres some information in English. chaussée de Bruxelles 147, Waterloo, Belgium.
The actual Champ de Bataille (battlefield) is south of Waterloo (signposted "Butte de Lion"). Here Wellingtons troops received the onslaught of Napoléons army. A crucial role in the battle was played by some of the ancient, fortified farms, of which there are many in this area. The farm of Hogoumont was fought over all day; 6,000 men, out of total casualties of 48,000, were killed here. Later in the day, fierce fighting raged around the farms of La Sainte Haye and Papelotte. In the afternoon, the French cavalry attacked, in the mistaken belief that the British line was giving way. Napoléons final attempt was to send in the armored cavalry of the Imperial Guard, but at the same time the Prussian army under Blücher arrived to engage the French from the east, and it was all over. The battlefield is best surveyed from the top of the Butte de Lion, a pyramid 226 steps high and crowned by a 28-ton lion, which was erected by the Dutch 10 years later.
The visitor facilities at the battlefield were below par for many years. The smart visitor center is an improvement, offering an audiovisual presentation of the battle, followed by a mood-setting film of the fighting seen through the eyes of children. You can buy souvenirs here, too -- from tin soldiers and T-shirts to soft toy lions and model cannons. There are also plenty of books, some highly specialized, about the battle and the men who led the fighting.
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