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Waterloo

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Mark Billiau.

Mark Billiau.


Premium (World), region Antwerp, Belgium

Waterloo

Today, June 18 2015, it is exactly 200 years since the French army of emperor Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated at Waterloo by British, Belgian, Dutch and Prussians allied armies.
The Battle of Waterloo marked the end of the domination of France in Europe after 20 years of bloody conflicts.

Since 1826, the site of the battlefield is dominated by a large conical artificial hill (43 meters in height), constructed from earth coming from the battlefield itself.
The hill is surmounted by a statue of a lion as a symbol of the allied victory.

Location : Waterloo, Belgium

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PS1 : Only the main picture is made by me, the 4 corner pictures are ‘borrowed’ from the internet just for illustration purposes.

PS2 : It seems that even today France has not yet digested Napoleon's defeat properly.
Read more : http://uk.businessinsider.com/france-and-belgium-are-fighting-over-whether-to-put-napoleons-final-defeat-on-euro-coins-2015-6?r=US

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