Heritage 1815
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A committee of historians working with local & international stakeholders to preserve the heritage of the Waterloo campaign for future generations.
Find out more at heritage1815.com
Find out more at heritage1815.com
Yet with this uncertainty comes an exciting opportunity to conserve & develop the site into a heritage asset & place of learning.
Gemioncourt could become a hub for people to learn about the Battle of Quatre Bras, the Waterloo campaign & its significance in European history 3/
Gemioncourt could become a hub for people to learn about the Battle of Quatre Bras, the Waterloo campaign & its significance in European history 3/
March 20, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Yet with this uncertainty comes an exciting opportunity to conserve & develop the site into a heritage asset & place of learning.
Gemioncourt could become a hub for people to learn about the Battle of Quatre Bras, the Waterloo campaign & its significance in European history 3/
Gemioncourt could become a hub for people to learn about the Battle of Quatre Bras, the Waterloo campaign & its significance in European history 3/
Recently the farmhouse of Les Quatre Bras on the crossroads at the northern edge of the battlefield was bulldozed and turned into flats (below)
We're therefore concerned that the sale of Gemioncourt threatens the future of this focal point of fighting on the 16th June 2/
We're therefore concerned that the sale of Gemioncourt threatens the future of this focal point of fighting on the 16th June 2/
March 20, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Recently the farmhouse of Les Quatre Bras on the crossroads at the northern edge of the battlefield was bulldozed and turned into flats (below)
We're therefore concerned that the sale of Gemioncourt threatens the future of this focal point of fighting on the 16th June 2/
We're therefore concerned that the sale of Gemioncourt threatens the future of this focal point of fighting on the 16th June 2/
Heritage 1815: a committee of Napoleonic historians working to safeguard the future of sites from the Waterloo campaign.
Following news of the planned sale of Gemioncourt Farm & 8.5 hectares of land on the Quatre Bras battlefield, the committee has issued a statement 🧵1/
Following news of the planned sale of Gemioncourt Farm & 8.5 hectares of land on the Quatre Bras battlefield, the committee has issued a statement 🧵1/
March 20, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Heritage 1815: a committee of Napoleonic historians working to safeguard the future of sites from the Waterloo campaign.
Following news of the planned sale of Gemioncourt Farm & 8.5 hectares of land on the Quatre Bras battlefield, the committee has issued a statement 🧵1/
Following news of the planned sale of Gemioncourt Farm & 8.5 hectares of land on the Quatre Bras battlefield, the committee has issued a statement 🧵1/