The Waterloo Battlefield viewed from close to the Hougoumont Farm towards the Butte du Lion, Waterloo, southern Belgium.
"The Lion's Mound (or "Lion's Hillock", "Butte du Lion" in French, "Leeuw van Waterloo" in Dutch) is a large conical artificial hill raised on the battlefield of Waterloo to commemorate the location where William II of the Netherlands (the Prince of Orange) was knocked from his horse by a musket ball to the shoulder during the battle. It was ordered constructed in 1820 by his father, King William I of The Netherlands, and completed in 1826. The younger William had fought at the Battle of Quatre Bras (June 16) and the Battle of Waterloo (June 18)."
Size: 3624px × 2415px
Location: Waterloo Battlefield, Waterloo, Southern Belgium
Photo credit: © Maurice Savage / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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