THE END OF NAPOLEON - THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO - Braine l’Alleud -Visit Belgium #38/589
A Belgian Challenge, I would like to visit all 589 Belgian Municipalities. In this video I visit Braine l'Alleud.
Braine L'Alleud is the municipality where the Lions Mound is located, together with the Mermorial 1815 Museum.
15 June 1815 was the day Napoleon Bonaparte fought against Wellington and changed Europes fate forever.
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Teaser - Memorial 1815
Enterré au pied de la butte du Lion, le Mémorial 1815 vous emmène au coeur de la Bataille de Waterloo! Venez découvrir ce haut lieu de mémoire, renfermant une scénographie inédite!
Champ de Bataille Waterloo 1815
Découvrez l'histoire de la Bataille de Waterloo 1815 au travers de 6 musées différents : Musée Wellington, Mémorial, Panorama, Butte du Lion, Ferme d'Hougoumont, Dernier Quartier Général de Napoléon.
Waterloo 1815 - Hougoumont - View of the farm Hougoumont
Château d'Hougoumont (originally Goumont) is a large farmhouse situated at the bottom of an escarpment near the Nivelles road in Braine-l'Alleud, near Waterloo, Belgium. The escarpment is where British and other allied forces faced Napoleon's Army at the Battle of Waterloo on June 18, 1815.
Hopes : Raphaël, Braine-l'Alleud et la Bataille de Waterloo
« Tous les membres de la troupe de l'opéra rock HOPES vont devenir « ambassadeurs » de leur région en participant à une large campagne de communication conjointe entre Hopes et Wallonie-Bruxelles Tourisme car chacun de ces artistes vient de quelque part, a une histoire à raconter, un lieu qui lui tient à coeur, un sourire à offrir et c’est cela, cet aspect humain, vivant, vrai de la Wallonie et de Bruxelles qui est la meilleure carte de visite touristique de notre pays. »
You too, go to Waterloo !
Waterloo 2015 prévoit un ambitieux plan de mobilité. Depuis Bruxelles, rejoignez facilement le site des événements en transports en commun. Une navette des TEC gratuite vous déposera sur le site des événements depuis la gare de Braine-l’Alleud.
Infos :
En met het openbaar vervoer, dan is het nog beter ! Je reist makkelijk tot vlakbij de site.
Vanuit Brussel kan je met de MIVB naar het treinstation van Eigenbrakel. Een pendeldienst van onze Waalse collega’s van de TEC brengt je van daar naar het evenement.
Alle informatie :
#Waterloo2015
Waterloo, Bruxelles
ENGLISH:
The Battle of Waterloo took place near Waterloo on 18 June 1815 between the First French Empire of Napoleon Bonaparte and the Alliance of the Seventh Coalition (the United Kingdom, Prussia, Austria and others), under the main allied commanders, the Duke of Wellington and General von Blücher.
The strategic location of Waterloo on a paved road towards Brussels explains why the battle took place just south of Waterloo. It was important for the allies to stop Napoleon from reaching Brussels, and Waterloo was the last settlement to cross before negotiating the forest and getting to Brussels.
There is a memorial in the form of a statue of a lion (looking towards France) on a hill, with 226 stairs, called La Butte du Lion. Other attractions related to the battle are the Wellington Museum and the Roman Catholic Church of St. Joseph, where Wellington is said to have prayed before going into battle and where British and Dutch plaques commemorating the fallen are now to be seen.
POLSKI:
Waterloo to miejsce słynnej bitwy, będącej ostateczną klęską Napoleona. Rozegrała się 18 czerwca 1815 roku. Na pamiątkę tej bitwy na pobliskim wzgórzu usypano kopiec i postawiono statuę lwa patrzącego w kierunku Francji. Niezadowolenie z przedsięwzięcia wyraził przywódca Brytyjczyków książę Wellington. Wchodząc na górę trzeba pokonać 226 schodów, po czym można podziwiać panoramę miejsca bitwy.
Kopiec Lwa (ang. The Lion's Mound, fr. Butte du Lion) powstawał pomiędzy 1824 a 1826 rokiem. Usypano go w miejscu, w którym młody książę Orański, pretendent do tronu i dowódca pierwszych wojsk brytyjskich został ranny. Na szczycie znajduje się statua lwa (odlanego z żelaza), którą zaprojektował urodzony w Mechelen (fr. Malines) artysta Van Geel. Odlano ją w odlewni Cockerill w Liege. Wysokość wzgórza wynosi 41 metrów.
FRANCAIS:
La bataille de Waterloo a eu lieu le 18 juin 1815, non loin du lieu-dit Mont-Saint-Jean, à cheval sur trois localités : Waterloo, Braine-l'Alleud et Plancenoit. C'est la « morne plaine » selon l'expression célèbre de Victor Hugo. Aujourd'hui encore, le site est entouré de champs de diverses cultures.
Le nom de la bataille est dû au Duc de Wellington, qui avait installé son quartier général à Waterloo, d'où il rédigea son communiqué de victoire.
Sur le site de la bataille, qui s'étend à quelque cinq kilomètres au sud du centre de Waterloo, on trouve, sur le territoire de la commune de Braine-l'Alleud, plusieurs musées (Centre du visiteur, Panorama, Musée de cire). La Butte du Lion est, quant à elle, sur le territoire de Braine-l'Alleud. Il s'agit d'une butte artificielle haute de 40 mètres au sommet de laquelle trône un lion en fonte de 4,5 tonnes. Un escalier de 226 marches permet aux visiteurs d'accéder à une terrasse qui offre une vue panoramique de 360 degrés sur la campagne brabançonne. Ce monument imposant célèbre l'endroit où le prince d'Orange fut blessé et recouvre un ossuaire. Le pilier supportant le lion serait constitué, dit-on, des armes de la bataille que l'on aurait fondues. Tous les ans a lieu, à la date anniversaire du 18 juin, une reconstitution en armes de la bataille au pied de la butte.
Waterloo 2015 French HQ (Dernier Quartier) - Napoleon and his staff
Napoleon and his staff mounted proceeding down a small path in the French HQ (Dernier Quartier) bivouac area. What beautiful uniforms!
Waterloo in Belgium
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Napoleon: Total War - Battle of Waterloo 1815 AD (Historical)
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday, 18 June 1815, near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, then part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. A French army under the command of Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by two of the armies of the Seventh Coalition: a British-led Allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington, and a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Prince of Wahlstatt. The battle marked the end of the Napoleonic Wars.
Upon Napoleon's return to power in March 1815, many states that had opposed him formed the Seventh Coalition, and began to mobilize armies. Wellington and Blücher's armies were cantoned close to the north-eastern border of France. Napoleon chose to attack them separately in the hope of destroying them before they could join in a co-ordinated invasion of France with other members of the coalition. On 16 June Napoleon successfully attacked the bulk of the Prussian army at the Battle of Ligny with his main force, while at the same time a portion of the French army attacked an Allied army at the Battle of Quatre Bras. Despite holding his ground at Quatre Bras, the defeat of the Prussians forced Wellington to withdraw north to Waterloo on the 17th. Napoleon sent a third of his forces to pursue the Prussians, who had withdrawn parallel to Wellington in good order. This resulted in the separate and simultaneous Battle of Wavre with the Prussian rear-guard.
Upon learning that the Prussian army was able to support him, Wellington decided to offer battle on the Mont-Saint-Jean escarpment, across the Brussels road. Here he withstood repeated attacks by the French throughout the afternoon of the 18th, aided by the progressively arriving Prussians. In the evening Napoleon committed his last reserves, the French Imperial Guard, to a desperate final attack, which was narrowly beaten back. With the Prussians breaking through on the French right flank, Wellington's Anglo-allied army counter-attacked in the centre, and the French army was routed.
Waterloo was the decisive engagement of the Waterloo Campaign and Napoleon's last. According to Wellington, the battle was the nearest-run thing you ever saw in your life. Napoleon abdicated four days later, and on 7 July coalition forces entered Paris. The defeat at Waterloo ended Napoleon's rule as Emperor of the French, and marked the end of his Hundred Days return from exile. This ended the First French Empire, and set a chronological milestone between serial European wars and decades of relative peace.
The battlefield is located in the municipalities of Braine-l'Alleud and Lasne,[11] about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of Brussels, and about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the town of Waterloo. The site of the battlefield today is dominated by a large monument, the Lion's Mound. As this mound was constructed from earth taken from the battlefield itself, the contemporary topography of the battlefield near the mound has not been preserved.
Waterloo Travel
Waterloo Travel - Waterloo is a historic town in the Walloon province of Walloon Brabant in Belgium (close to Brussels).
Hourly trains run from Brussels and (on weekdays) Leuven to Nivelles, stopping at Waterloo and Eigenbrakel/Braine-l'Alleud. From either of these stations it is a 3-kilometre walk to the site. The most convenient way to get to Waterloo from Brussels is the hourly bus to Charleroi operated by TEC. It starts at Brussel-Zuid/Midi station and, after about half an hour, has a stop that is just 300 metres away from the Lion's Mound.
Tourists have been swarming to Waterloo ever since Napoleon's 1815 defeat when one of Europe’s bloodiest ever battles caused 32,000 deaths and changed the course of history. Before visiting, do remember that a battlefield is, after all, just a field. Or in this case many fields – a vast, attractive patchwork of gently undulating cropland dotted with memorials and museums. For the full experience come during one of the battle re-enactments, usually held on the weekend nearest the battle’s anniversary (18 June).
The main battlefield site is known as Lion Hamlet. That's some 5km south of central Waterloo town where the tourist office rents bicycles, opposite the inn at which Wellington stayed – now the modest if well laid-out Musée Wellington.
Other sites are spread considerably further afield.
Enjoy Your Waterloo Travel!
VTT à la butte du lion de Waterloo
Une belle rando en VTT dans la province du Brabant Wallon. Au départ de la butte du lion de Waterloo.
Waterloo Belgium 30-12-2012
Waterloo Belgium 30-12-2012
Yuyun Budi Pierre Peter.
Waterloo - Renovation Work at Hougoumont (August 2014)
Quick overview of the renovation work currently taking place at Hougoumont.
Battle of Waterloo #1 (18 June 1815) - France vs United Kingdom
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Cut from movie Waterloo 1970.
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday, 18 June 1815, near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, then part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. A French army under the command of Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by two of the armies of the Seventh Coalition: a British-led Allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington, and a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Prince of Wahlstatt. The battle marked the end of the 20 year Napoleonic Wars.
Upon Napoleon's return to power in March 1815, many states that had opposed him formed the Seventh Coalition, and began to mobilize armies. Wellington and Blücher's armies were cantoned close to the north-eastern border of France. Napoleon chose to attack them separately in the hope of destroying them before they could join in a co-ordinated invasion of France with other members of the coalition. On 16 June Napoleon successfully attacked the bulk of the Prussian army at the Battle of Ligny with his main force, while at the same time a portion of the French army attacked an Allied army at the Battle of Quatre Bras. Despite holding his ground at Quatre Bras, the defeat of the Prussians forced Wellington to withdraw north to Waterloo on the 17th. Napoleon sent a third of his forces to pursue the Prussians, who had withdrawn parallel to Wellington in good order. This resulted in the separate and simultaneous Battle of Wavre with the Prussian rear-guard.
Upon learning that the Prussian army was able to support him, Wellington decided to offer battle on the Mont-Saint-Jean escarpment, across the Brussels road. Here he withstood repeated attacks by the French throughout the afternoon of the 18th, aided by the progressively arriving Prussians. In the evening Napoleon committed his last reserves, the French Imperial Guard, to a desperate final attack, which was narrowly beaten back. With the Prussians breaking through on the French right flank, Wellington's Anglo-allied army counter-attacked in the centre, and the French army was routed.
Waterloo was the decisive engagement of the Waterloo Campaign and Napoleon's last. According to Wellington, the battle was the nearest-run thing you ever saw in your life. Napoleon abdicated four days later, and on 7 July coalition forces entered Paris. The defeat at Waterloo ended Napoleon's rule as Emperor of the French, and marked the end of his Hundred Days return from exile. This ended the First French Empire, and set a chronological milestone between serial European wars and decades of relative peace.
The battlefield is located in the municipalities of Braine-l'Alleud and Lasne, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of Brussels, and about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the town of Waterloo. The site of the battlefield today is dominated by a large monument, the Lion's Mound. As this mound was constructed from earth taken from the battlefield itself, the contemporary topography of the battlefield near the mound has not been preserved.
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Mémorial 1815 : le Champ de Bataille de Waterloo,
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HLE 1849 naar Antwerpen-Centraal
De 1849 met IC I 2017 naar Antwerpen-Centraal.
La 1849 avec IC I 2017 vers Anvers-Central.
The 1849 with IC I 2017 towards Antwerp-Central.
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La Butte de Waterloo
Là on descend de la Butte de Waterloo :D C'est beau mais c'est surtout crevant de monter =O jeje mais c'était une excellente journée :)
The Cost of Waterloo
One of the only paintings existing which lets a contemporary audience imagine 1815 when over 23,000 casualties occurred in within 9 hours of this famous battle of which 6000 of them deluged one field hospital set up at Mont-Saint-Jean. Soldiers from six nations of which a third were British suffered severe wounds, many to the point of amputation without anesthesia. The impact and how-to's of sterilization were only discovered fifty years later, so gangrene was also rampant. Vermin infested in threads of the trodden uniforms quickly moved open wounds without attention into critical emergencies. This painting gives a sense of the tireless effort of surgeons who dealt with frequency of critical care never imagined, to the soldiers of a bygone era who forges peace with a level of bravery uncommon before or since this event.
The imagery is verified for accuracy by a retired surgeon and specialist in Napoleonic and general surgical history in Europe, Michael Crumplin. This painting and many authentic surgical and medical artifacts are on display in the permanent collection of the farm's Medical History Museum.
The preservation project is a year round destination for learning, shopping or planning your own large or small hullabaloo with the battlefield as backdrop or attending public events organized by Mont-Saint-Jean on a regular basis.
For tourist destinations search Walloon Region, village of Braine-L'Alleud, Farm of (Ferme de) Mont-Saint-Jean, municipality of Waterloo including ' Maison de Tourism' [Belgium]. The battlefield is surrounded by many worthwhile museums and several castles. Re-enactments are held annually in June.