War memorials on the battlefield at Waterloo, Belgium, mid 19th century. Creator: Vanderhecht.

War memorials on the battlefield at Waterloo, Belgium, mid 19th century. Creator: Vanderhecht.

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War memorials on the battlefield at Waterloo, Belgium, mid 19th century. Monuments on the site of the Battle of Waterloo, fought on 8 June 1815 between Napoleon's forces and a coaltion of the British under the Duke of Wellington, and a Prussian army under Field Marshal Blücher. The Hanoverian Monument (left), was erected in memory of the King's German Legion, a British military unit raised in 1803 on the order of King George III. The Lion's Mound, (centre), marks the place where William II of the Netherlands was knocked from his horse by a musket ball to the shoulder. The Gordon Monument, (right), was erected in memory of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Alexander Gordon (1786-1815), Aide de Camp to the Duke of Wellington, who was mortally wounded at the very end of the battle.


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. Vanderhecht, attributed to: Belgian?: Artist, engraver
People Related
  1. Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Alexander Gordon: British: Soldier
  2. Duke of Wellington: British, Irish: General, commander of the British army, statesman, prime minister
  3. William II, King of the Netherlands: Dutch, British: King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg, soldier, general
  4. Simonau & Toovey: French: Printer, lithographer, printers, lithographers

Medium
  1. Engraving

Picture Type
  1. Landscape

Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe Belgium Wallonia Brabant Wallon Waterloo

  1. 50 42 49 N , 004 23 29 E

Category Hierarchy

History & Politics War & Military Wars, Battles & Events

Artistic Representations Landscapes

Locations & Buildings Other

Locations & Buildings Monuments & Statues


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 6608x4616
File Size : 89,363kb


Aliases

  1. 0580037761
  1. 2-704-450
  1. 2704450

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