Night time view of the Lion memorial on top of the Butte du Lion (or 'Lion's mound') on the Waterloo battlefield, Belgium.

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"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)."

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Size: 3624px × 2415px
Location: Waterloo Battlefield, Waterloo, Southern Belgium
Photo credit: © Maurice Savage / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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