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The Château d'Hougoumont, Belgium, 19th century. Artist: Loux

The Château d'Hougoumont, Belgium, 19th century. The Château d'Hougoumont is a large farmhouse situated at the bottom of an escarpment where British and other allied forces faced Napoleon's Army at the Battle of Waterloo on June 18, 1815. The name Hougoumont is derived from Gomme Mont which means Gum hill. It was built on a little hill with pine trees around it, from which pine gum was collected to make turpentine.

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Title: The Château d'Hougoumont, Belgium, 19th century. Artist: Loux

Caption: The Château d'Hougoumont, Belgium, 19th century. The Château d'Hougoumont is a large farmhouse situated at the bottom of an escarpment where British and other allied forces faced Napoleon's Army at the Battle of Waterloo on June 18, 1815. The name Hougoumont is derived from Gomme Mont which means Gum hill. It was built on a little hill with pine trees around it, from which pine gum was collected to make turpentine.

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Image size: 4831 × 3641 px | 50.3 MB

Print size: 40.9 × 30.8 cm | 1902.0 × 1433.5 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: 19TH CENTURY • AGRICULTURE • B & W • B / W • B W • B&W • BATTLE OF WATERLOO • BATTLE OF WATERLOO, THE • BATTLE • BELGIAN • BELGIUM • BLACK & WHITE • BLACK AND WHITE • BUILDING • BUILDINGS • CENTURY • CHÂTEAU D'HOUGOUMONT • CHATEAU • CONCEPT • COUNTRY HOUSE • COUNTRY LIVING • COUNTRY • COUNTRYLIFE • COUNTRYSIDE • ENGRAVING • ESCARPMENT • FARMHOUSE • GEOGRAFIA • GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURE • GEOGRAPHY • GEORGE BURY; BURY • GEORGE • LOCATION • LOUX • MONOCHROMATIC • MONOCHROME • NAPOLEONIC WAR • NAPOLEONIC WARS • NINETEENTH CENTURY • PEACE, NAPOLEONIC WARS • RURAL LIFE • RURAL • RUSTIC • STATELY HOME • WAR • WATERLOO CAMPAIGN