Monument à l’armée britannique

Monument à l’armée britannique is a memorial in Braine-l’Alleud, Arrondissement of Nivelles, Wallonia. Monument à l’armée britannique is situated nearby to the museum Musée de la Ferme d’Hougoumont, as well as near the town hall Administration communale de Braine-l’Alleud.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hougoumont and Lion’s Mound.

Hougoumont

Garden

Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Château d'Hougoumont is a walled manorial compound, situated at the bottom of an escarpment near the Nivelles road in the Braine-l'Alleud municipality, near Waterloo, Belgium. Hougoumont is situated 110 metres east of Monument à l’armée britannique.

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.

Braine-l’Alleud railway station

Railway station

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.5.

Braine-l'Alleud railway station is a railway station in Braine-l'Alleud, Walloon Brabant, Belgium, operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium. Braine-l’Alleud railway station is situated 2 km northwest of Monument à l’armée britannique.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac and Waterloo.

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 3½ km west of Monument à l’armée britannique.

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.

Lasne

Town

Photo: Wouterhagens, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lasne is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium, south east of Brussels. In 2008, Lasne had a population of 14,043. Lasne is situated 7 km east of Monument à l’armée britannique.

Monument à l’armée britannique

Type: Memorial
Inscription: “THE BRITISH ARMY 1815 CLOSING THE GATES ON WAR”
Category: historic site
Location: Braine-l’Alleud, Arrondissement of Nivelles, Walloon Brabant, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

50.67093° or 50° 40′ 15″ north

Longitude

4.3943° or 4° 23′ 40″ east

Open location code

9F26M9CV+9P

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9410364336

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Musée de la Ferme d’Hougoumont and Administration communale de Braine-l’Alleud.

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