Napoleonic Trivia #33 (1 Viewer)

[Grognard]

What was erected on the very location where William Prince of Orange Nassau was wounded at Waterloo?

 

[Obee]

What was erected on the very location where William Prince of Orange Nassau was wounded at Waterloo?

EASY ONE.... Been there, Done that.......

LION HILL

Well worth the climb to the top for a birds eye view over the battlefield. I was lucky enough to be taken there in 2008 by a fellow collector who lives in Brussels when I was visting Europe. He knew that I was an avid Napoleonic colletcor, and what better site to visit while in Belgium.

John

 

[Napoleon1er]

What was erected on the very location where William Prince of Orange Nassau was wounded at Waterloo?

The Little Frog was a murderous b@$7@9d and it would have been better for everyone, French and British, if that bullet had killed him. He caused the death of many of his own troops, through his own stupidity, to spite the advice of his peers. I hate that monument because it was built "for" him, and because they had to plow up the field to make it. What a SHAME. A true shame.
Vive l'Empereur!
Sandor

 

[Napoleon1er]

EASY ONE.... Been there, Done that.......

LION HILL

Well worth the climb to the top for a birds eye view over the battlefield. I was lucky enough to be taken there in 2008 by a fellow collector who lives in Brussels when I was visting Europe. He knew that I was an avid Napoleonic colletcor, and what better site to visit while in Belgium.

John

But what does the lion truly symbolize?
-Sandor

 

[nshighlander]

I did the climb also.I do remember I counted the steps and boy there was alot.Not sure of the number now.But what a look out.Obee great picture Thanks.
Cheers
Dave

 

[Grognard]

EASY ONE.... Been there, Done that.......

LION HILL

Well worth the climb to the top for a birds eye view over the battlefield. I was lucky enough to be taken there in 2008 by a fellow collector who lives in Brussels when I was visiting Europe. He knew that I was an avid Napoleonic collector, and what better site to visit while in Belgium.

John

Correct answer John! Yes, this one was easy for once ^&cool

To answer to Sandor on what the lion symbolizes:
A cast-iron Lion is perched at the top of the 226 steps up the hill, a 40-metre-high symbol of victory. It "announces the peace that Europe won in the fields of Waterloo"

 

[Napoleon1er]

Correct answer John! Yes, this one was easy for once ^&cool

To answer to Sandor on what the lion symbolizes:
A cast-iron Lion is perched at the top of the 226 steps up the hill, a 40-metre-high symbol of victory. It "announces the peace that Europe won in the fields of Waterloo"

Lion in the desert.....:wink2: