Papelotte

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Papelotte is a farmhouse and hamlet in Belgium that served as a key defensive position on the Allied left flank during the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.

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Papelotte canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf farmhouse
hamlet
associatedWith Prussian advance to Waterloo
attackedBy French army
linked to: French Army
battlefieldSector Allied left wing
commandedBy Duke of Wellington
conditionDuringBattle heavily damaged
controlledBy Allied army
country Belgium
currentUse agricultural buildings
private property
dateOfEvent 18 June 1815
defendedBy Dutch-Belgian troops
Prussian troops
era Napoleonic Wars
hasBuildingType stone farmhouse
hasFeature courtyard
farm walls
outbuildings
hasNameOrigin French toponym
heritageStatus Waterloo battlefield site
historicalRegion United Kingdom of the Netherlands
languageRegion French-speaking Belgium
locatedIn Wallonia
Walloon Brabant
Waterloo
locatedNear Hougoumont
linked to: Hougomont

La Haye
La Haye Sainte
linked to: La Haye Sainte farm

Smohain
nearbySettlement Braine-l’Alleud
linked to: Braine-l'Alleud

Lasne
notableEvent fighting between French and Allied forces in 1815
overlooks valley of the Lasne stream
participatedIn Battle of Waterloo
partOf Waterloo battlefield
partOfDefensiveLine eastern end of Wellington’s front
presentIn modern municipality of Lasne
roleInEvent key defensive position on the Allied left flank
strategicImportance anchored the Allied left flank
covered approaches from the east to the main Allied line
terrain rolling farmland
tourism visited by battlefield tourists
usedAs defensive position

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La Haye Sainte near Papelotte
subject linked to: La Haye Sainte farm