Napoleon's Last HQ

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Napoleon's Last HQ is a museum housed in the Ferme du Caillou at Genappe, Belgium, in which the Emperor Napoleon stayed the night before the Battle of Waterloo on 18 June 1815. The site is located 4 kilometres south of the Lion of Waterloo, at Chaussée de Bruxelles 66, 1472 Genappe. Travelling north, the high road passes pass over the Waterloo battlefield through Waterloo and on to Brussels. ()

Local name: Ferme du Caillou Coordinates: 50°38'46"N, 4°25'15"E

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66 Chaussée de BruxellesWallonieBelgium

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Nearby attractions include: Villers Abbey, Lion's Mound, Hougoumont, Nivelles Abbey.

6.1 miSE
Ruins of an abbey founded in 1146
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Monastery
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Forts and castles
Château de Bois-Seigneur-Isaac
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Forts and castles
Houtain-le-Val Castle
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