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Napoleon's troops breaching fortifications during the Battle of Waterloo (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 weeks ago by PugJesus to c/historyillustrations

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[–] njm1314 9 points 2 weeks ago

If you're confused about fortifications being at Waterloo, this is referring to the walled manor house that was used as a forward position. The Hugoumont:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hougoumont

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