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Waterloo 2022: bivouacs and battle :
18 & 19 June 2022

BATTLE: SATURDAY 18 June at 8pm and SUNDAY 19 June at 10.30am
Around all the historical actors of the battle and more than 1500 re-enactors, the public will relive scenes of fighting from 18 June 1815! The sound of sabres, cavalry charges and cannon fire will be heard from all sides, while the smoke from the ammunition will spread over the battlefield.

BACK TO 1815 by immersing yourself in the bivouacs
Visitors will be able to experience the reality of the life of the soldiers of the time by visiting the bivouacs: the bivouac of the imperial army at the Last Headquarters of
Napoleon’s Last Headquarters, and the Allied bivouac at Hougoumont Farm.

At Napoleon’s Last HQ, visitors will discover the Emperor’s tent with the presence of Napoleon and all of his staff as well as the soldiers’ camp life. Continuous activities over the two days are offered to adults and children. Some of them concern the military organisation (including demonstrations of care for the wounded by the 1815 Ambulance, map reading, manoeuvres with firing…) and others, more playful, come from the civilian life of 1815: show of magic tricks of the 19th century…
Not forgetting the soldier’s school for the youngest,
the guided tour of the bivouacs by the 1815 Guides and the demonstration of the washerwoman. Some activities require registration at Napoleon’s Last HQ.
The price of the two bivouacs: Hougoumont and Napoleon’s Last HQ + the activities + the visit of the museum of Napoleon’s Last HQ = 12 € and free for children under 10!

A free shuttle for the public will be available during the opening hours of the bivouacs. It will link Napoleon’s Last HQ to Hougoumont Farm and the Battle of Waterloo 1815 Memorial. Saturday from 10:00 to 18:00. Please note that the last shuttle will leave the DQGN at 18:00 (no return). On Sunday, the shuttle will run from 12:30 to 17:00, last departure from the DQGN at 17:00 (no return).

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! For the re-enactments on Saturday 18 June at 8pm and Sunday 19 June at 10.30am, tickets are only available online and in advance !

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