A view of Hougoumont Farm, a key tactical position in the Battle of Waterloo.


Château d'Hougoumont, or Hougoumont Farm, (originally Goumont) is a large farmhouse situated at the bottom of an escarpment near the Nivelles road in Braine-l'Alleud, near Waterloo, Belgium. The escarpment is where British and other allied forces faced Napoleon's Army at the Battle of Waterloo on June 18, 1815.


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Location: Braine-l'Alleud, Waterloo, Belgium
Photo credit: © Damien VC / Alamy / Afripics
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