Plaque à la mémoire du major Baring et du colonel von Ompteda
Plaque à la mémoire du major Baring et du colonel von Ompteda is a memorial in Lasne, Arrondissement of Nivelles, Wallonia. Plaque à la mémoire du major Baring et du colonel von Ompteda is situated nearby to the building La Haye Sainte, as well as near the memorial Hanoverian Monument.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lion’s Mound and Hanoverian Monument.
Lion’s Mound
Peak
Photo: EmDee, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Lion's Mound is a large conical artificial hill in the municipality of Braine-l'Alleud, Walloon Brabant, Belgium. King William I of the Netherlands ordered its construction in 1820, and it was completed in 1826.
Hanoverian Monument
Memorial
Photo: EmDee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Hanoverian Monument, also known as the Monument to the Hanoverians from its French name, Monument aux Hanovriens, is an 1818 monument constructed on the battlefield of Waterloo in Belgium. Hanoverian Monument is situated 120 metres north of Plaque à la mémoire du major Baring et du colonel von Ompteda.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Braine-l’Alleud and Waterloo.
Braine-l’Alleud
Town
Photo: David Edgar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Braine-l'Alleud is a municipality of Wallonia, in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium, about 20 kilometres south of Brussels. The municipality consists of the following districts: Braine-l'Alleud, Lillois-Witterzée, and Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac. Braine-l’Alleud is situated 3 km west of Plaque à la mémoire du major Baring et du colonel von Ompteda.
Waterloo
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Waterloo is a historic town in the Walloon province of Walloon Brabant in Belgium. The town is known mainly for the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 where Napoleon Bonaparte went down to his final defeat, leading to his second exile on Saint Helena.
Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Braine-l'Alleud, located in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium. Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac is situated 4½ km west of Plaque à la mémoire du major Baring et du colonel von Ompteda.
Plaque à la mémoire du major Baring et du colonel von Ompteda
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “To Maj. Baring and the 2nd Light Btn KGL’s Heroic Defence of La Haie Sainte 18 June 1815”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Lasne, Arrondissement of Nivelles, Walloon Brabant, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.67839° or 50° 40′ 42″ northLongitude
4.41224° or 4° 24′ 44″ eastOpen location code
9F26MCH6+9VOpenStreetMap ID
node 9176179498OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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