Brussels–Charleroi road

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The Brussels–Charleroi road is a historic route in Belgium that notably ran through the Waterloo battlefield, serving as a key axis during the Napoleonic Wars.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Brussels–Charleroi road canonical 2
Brussels–Charleroi motorway 1
Namur road 1

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Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic road
transport route
connects Brussels
linked to: Brussels, Belgium

Charleroi
country Belgium
hasFunction civilian transport route
military route
trade route
hasHeritageValue cultural landscape of Waterloo
military history
historicalPeriod 19th century
languageOfToponym Dutch
French
locatedIn Flemish Region
Wallonia
near Hougoumont
linked to: Hougoumont farm

La Haye Sainte
linked to: La Haye Sainte farm
notableFor alignment through the Waterloo battlefield
role in Napoleonic military campaigns
partOf Belgian road network
passesThrough Waterloo
Waterloo battlefield
regionServed Brabant
linked to: Walloon Brabant
strategicRole key axis of movement for armies at Waterloo
transportMode road traffic
usedBy Allied forces at Waterloo
French army of Napoleon I
linked to: Grande Armée
usedDuring Battle of Waterloo
Napoleonic Wars

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

La Haye Sainte locatedOn Brussels–Charleroi road
subject linked to: La Haye Sainte farm
Quatre Bras hasRoadConnection Brussels–Charleroi road
Quatre Bras hasRoadConnection Nivelles road
linked to: Brussels–Charleroi road
Quatre Bras hasRoadConnection Namur road
linked to: Brussels–Charleroi road
Waterloo, Belgium roadConnection Brussels–Charleroi motorway
linked to: Brussels–Charleroi road