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- mention of Hougoumont is found on the 1777 map of the Austrian Netherlands created by Comte Joseph de Ferraris, marked as "Château Hougoumont". This is...
- Hougoumont is a fortified farm that was held by Wellington's army in the Battle of Waterloo. Hougoumont, Hougomont, or variation may also refer to: Hougoumont...
- Hougoumont was the last convict ship to transport convicts to Australia. A three-masted full-rigged ship of the type commonly known as a Blackwall Frigate...
- support Hougoumont, and later stated that "the success of the battle turned upon closing the gates at Hougoumont". The struggle for Hougoumont became the...
- Coldstream Guards, he was commended for his gallantry during the defence of Hougoumont, at Waterloo. Graham saved the life of an officer, and his own brother...
- between two sable wolves, symbolising both strength and slyness. The Castle Hougoumont located in Braine-l'Alleud was property of this Spanish family from mid-17th...
- Reille. At Waterloo, Jérôme's division was to make an initial attack on Hougoumont. It is said that Napoleon wished to draw in the Duke of Wellington's reserves...
- on the ridge just behind Hougoumont. Their light companies, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel James Macdonnell, held Hougoumont Farm throughout the battle...
- penal colony in Western Australia. They were taken on the convict ship Hougoumont to Fremantle, Western Australia, arriving 9 January 1868. In 1869, pardons...
- sketches. In the background is the ruined remains of the farmhouse at Hougoumont which had pla**** a pivotal role in the fighting. It was exhibited at the...