Wellington chose this place to defend Brussels. Thanks to the relief with its successive ridges, his troops had a place to hide here and the enemy had to climb up with every attack.

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It was at this road that the Imperial Guard, the elite battalion of the French army, launched the attack shortly after 7:30 PM. However, shelling from the Allied infantry and artillery forced the Imperial Guard to retreat, which heralded the beginning of the withdrawal of the rest of the French army. Around 8 p.m., Wellington advanced his troops and achieved victory.

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1. The English lines – Prussian Monument loop from Plancenoit

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2. The Memorial Museum – The English lines loop from Lion's Mound

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3. Lion's Mound, Waterloo – Hougoumont Castle loop from Lion's Mound

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Location: Braine-L'Alleud, Nivelles, Walloon Brabant, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

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1. The English lines – Prussian Monument loop from Plancenoit

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