Monument aux soldats français

Monument aux soldats français is a memorial in Braine-l’Alleud, Arrondissement of Nivelles, Wallonia. Monument aux soldats français is situated nearby to the garden Hougoumont, as well as near Poney club le Gwypago.

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.

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

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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 1½ km northeast of Monument aux soldats français.

Places in the Area

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

Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac

Village

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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 aux soldats français.

Waterloo

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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.