Papelotte

Papelotte Farm is located off Chemin des Cosaques, a rural road in the Municipality of Waterloo around 22 km south of Brussels, Belgium. On 18 June 1815, during the pivotal Battle of Waterloo it served as one of the advanced defensible positions of the Anglo-allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington.

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Type: Farm
Description: military stronghold at the Battle of Waterloo
Also known as: “Ferme de la Papelotte”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Frischermont and Royal Waterloo Golf Club.

Frischermont

Ruins

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Châteaux Frischermont or Fichermont in the Belgian municipality of Lasne is now a ruin. At the start of the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 it was garrisoned by Dutch soldiers on the easternmost flank of Wellington's defensive line. Frischermont is situated 790 metres east of Papelotte.

Royal Waterloo Golf Club

Golf course

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Royal Waterloo Golf Club is a golf course, which is situated 2 km northeast of Papelotte.

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 west of Papelotte.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Braine-l’Alleud and Waterloo.

Braine-l’Alleud

Town

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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 4½ km west of Papelotte.

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.