Waterloo · Waals-Brabant

The Battlefield of Waterloo

On 18 June 1815, the armies of the Seventh Coalition under Wellington and Blucher defeated Napoleon Bonaparte's forces here -- his last battle.

Panoramisch uitzicht over het slagveld van Waterloo.
vasse nicolas,antoine (Flickr), via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

From the source

Slagveld bij Waterloo (België), waar op 18 juni 1815 de Zevende Coalitie onder Wellington en Blücher het leger van Napoleon versloeg. Sinds 8 april 2008 op de indicatieve UNESCO-werelderfgoedlijst van België.

Editorial reading

The battlefield lies in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium, around the municipalities of Waterloo and Braine-l'Alleud. Since 8 April 2008 the site has stood on Belgium's UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List, under reference 5362, criteria (ii)(iii)(vi). This is a preliminary listing, not a final inscription; no separate Walloon heritage classification decision for the full battlefield could be found on a reachable official source.

Recommendation

One of Europe's best-known battlefields, and a candidate for full UNESCO World Heritage status.

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