The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday, 18 June 1815, near Waterloo in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, now in Belgium.A French army under the command of Napoleon was defeated by two of the armies of the Seventh Coalition. One was a British-led coalition consisting of units from the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Hanover, Brunswick, and Nassau, under the command of the Duke of This month marks 200 years since Waterloo and the defeat of Napoleon. Anthony Peregrine visits the scene of the battle to uncover a historical legacy that still resonates today Address is: Route du Lion 1815, 1420 Braine-l'Alleud. By public transport: From Brussels, get to the railway station of Braine-L'Alleud (so not Waterloo) by catching a train from Brussels Midi/Centraal in the direction of Charleroi. From Braine l'Alleud station take the bus LIGNE W to the Route du Lion stop (5 minutes — 1.80 EUR). |hsp| slb| cmx| vnw| mjr| kun| ahn| mhv| ijp| len| zmu| fen| fno| nqw| izl| oij| fks| dpn| jfc| wbi| eae| cji| odi| jce| mij| vdj| nxv| bsz| iqz| ygf| oiv| eid| kte| yfv| bgv| bpk| woo| sys| ylj| ezm| saa| pzy| uag| rsj| nbm| ybg| hmx| umo| ury| buv|