Description

Territorial Subdivisions

• 1795-now

  The municipality of Waterloo was founded in 1795 and belonged to the municipal canton of Braine-l'Alleud. From 17 february 1800 to the same judicial canton (when the system of municipal cantons was abolished) and from 09 juanuary 1802 to the judicial canton of Nivelles until now.

Short History with Bibliography

• Internet

  • Web sites

    A very small selection ....

    Waterloo 1815 - The Visitors Center

    The Battle

    The Belgian participation (Dutch) by Patrick De Wolf (created in June 2003)

    Belgian participation, a comment of Mark G. McLaughlin

    "... Belgians, it would appear, have a military history prior to 1830 and one that they can be proud of."

    The English participation

    Napoleon Ier (French)

    by Yves Moerman

    and a related site: Battle of Ligny (1815) by André Bodart

  • Discussion groups

    Waterloo 1815 (mainly threads in Dutch) by Patrick De Wolf (created in June 2003)

• Bibliography

  • A Bibliography on the Army of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Waterloo Campaign, 1815

Sources

Repositories

Societies

Migration / Emigration / Immigration

Families and Family Histories

Sciences

• Cartography

  • Battle of Waterloo

    Area map of Waterloo, Belgium showing the disposition of troops at the Battle of Waterloo, 18th June 1815. (Freee map at Ancestry.com)

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