A committee of historians working with local & international stakeholders to preserve the heritage of the Waterloo campaign for future generations.
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Heritage 1815 retweeted
A new study finds that veterans of Napoleon’s disastrous 1812 invasion of Russia had previously unidentified diseases.
Interesting news, but I have questions about what happens to these soldiers bodies next, and how much this really changes. 1/🧵
theguardian.com/world/2025/o…
Read the article at: express.co.uk/news/world/203…
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Heritage 1815 retweeted
Does preserving and protecting a key site from the Waterloo campaign sound important to you?
Then follow @heritage1815 to stay up to date with their efforts to safeguard the future of Gemioncourt farm, a site of significant fighting during the Battle of Quatre Bras.
Read the statement in full on our website at heritage1815.com where you can also join our mailing list to stay up to date with our efforts.
Thank you for your support. Together we can protect this piece of European history, so that it can be enjoyed by future generations.
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/
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/
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/
Heritage 1815 retweeted
A big chunk of one of the Waterloo campaign battlefields is up for sale:
7.5 hectares & Gemioncourt farm on the battlefield of Quatre Bras could be yours for just €2 million.
As one of only a couple of buildings that has survived, this makes me
worry about the farm’s future
Deep pockets and a love of the historic Belgian countryside?
The farmhouse of Gémioncourt on the battlefield of Quatre Bras is up for sale.
immoweb.be/fr/annonce/maison…
Heritage 1815 retweeted
Deep pockets and a love of the historic Belgian countryside?
The farmhouse of Gémioncourt on the battlefield of Quatre Bras is up for sale.
immoweb.be/fr/annonce/maison…