File:18 June 1815 – Victory at Waterloo – Duke of Wellington's Headquarter.jpg
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[edit]Description18 June 1815 – Victory at Waterloo – Duke of Wellington's Headquarter.jpg |
English: The earliest known owner of a house built on this plot end of 17th century was Paul Leroy, chaplain of the Royal Chapel of Waterloo (now Church of Saint Joseph, across the street), who sold it in 1705. The house was then pulled down and rebuilt. In the course of the 18th century, it changed hands again and was transformed anew until being bought up in 1782 by Josse Bodenghien and his spouse Catherine Ghignet who converted it into an inn, easily spoted from far away thanks to the dome of the nearby Royal Chapel. In June 1815, the British General Staff selected the Bodenghien Inn (still property of Mrs Ghignet, by then widow) as headquarters for the Duke of Wellington in view of the impending battle. The Duke himself arrived from Brussels on Saturday 17th. The Battle of Waterloo took up the whole Sunday 18th. By around 20:00, the ennemy was routed (the French emperor had already fled). The house was converted into a museum from 1954 onwards, enlarged in 1965 at the sole cost of United Kingdom on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Battle to display belongings of the Duke also presented by United Kingdom, and enlarged again in 1975 to create additional rooms to display memorabilia related to other countries involved in the Battle. |
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Source | Own work |
Author | Alta Falisa |
Camera location | 50° 43′ 03.72″ N, 4° 23′ 53.16″ E | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 50.717700; 4.398100 |
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Coordinates : (50.7177, 4.3981)
Address : Chaussée de Bruxelles, 147 (Road N.5), Waterloo, Belgium.
Bibliography
Musée Wellington
Pirenne, Jacques-Henri, in Draguez de Hault, Marie-Thérèse & all., Waterloo et le Brabant Wallon, 1986, 38-40, ill.
Bernard, Henri, Le Duc de Wellington et la Belgique, 1973, 239, 241-2.
Campbell, Charles, The Traveller's Complete Guide Through Belgium and Holland, 2nd ed., 1817, 71.
For a detailed account of the early history of the building : https://waterlooblogcom.wordpress.com/musee-wellington-et-son-histoire/
For the crucial moments of June 18th night : https://ageofrevolution.org/200-object/waterloo-dispatch-at-british-library-with-notes-in-wellingtons-hand/
The most comprehensive reference : Callataÿ, Philippe de, Le Musée Wellington. Trois siècles d'Histoire, 2015.
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