Thursday 14 June 2018

Waterloo - General Views and Hougoumont

The anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo is nearly upon us and as I was looking through some old photos I took on one of my visits to the battlefield, I thought I ought to post them here.


The crossroads at Mont St. Jean where Wellington was for much of the day under the clump of trees.


A view from the Gordon Monument.


The view from CavaliĆ© Mercer's position.


Hougoumont.


The approach to Hougoumont.


The famous gate at Hougoumont.


Looking inside from the gate, a view the French had only briefly.



The other gate, which the French did not penetrate.




Views inside Hougoumont.


The chapel where the wounded narrowly escaped being burned alive.

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