Waterloo monument

After 6 years in Belgian and after driving past it many times, we finally stopped off to see the monument at Waterloo, where the Duke of Wellington and the Prussian forces defeated Napolean after his escape from Elba.

The monument, erected in 1820-1826



Climbing up to the top, where there was quite a nice view of the (very) flat countryside
Note John and Lydia, not on the stairs!


A map of the battle, with the monument (labeled Lion below, near the red markers)



A cavalry demonstration - quite fascinating to learn all about the
different types of cavalry and how they operated during the battle


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