Flemish ArdennesThe Flemish Ardennes (Dutch: Vlaamse Ardennen) is an informal name given to a hilly region in the south of the province of East Flanders, Belgium. Highest summit is the Hotondberg (151 m). Main characteristics of the region are rural hilly landscapes with hilltop bluebell woodlands (Muziekbos, Brakelbos, Kluisbos), windmills and watermills.
Krakelingen and TonnekensbrandKrakelingen and Tonnekensbrand are the names of annual centuries-old festivities in Geraardsbergen. The summit of the event is the Krakelingenworp at the top of the Oudenberg hill. At the same day and place the Tonnekensbrand has place in the evening. The double festivity was inscribed in the Inventory of Immaterial Cultural Heritage of Flanders in 2009, and UNESCO's lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2010.
East FlandersEast Flanders is a province of Belgium. It borders (clockwise from the North) the Dutch province of Zeeland and the Belgian provinces of Antwerp, Flemish Brabant, Hainaut and West Flanders. It has an area of 3,007 km (1,161 sq mi), divided into six administrative districts containing 60 municipalities, and a population of over 1.57 million as of January 2024. The capital is Ghent, home to the Ghent University and the Port of Ghent.Walter IV of EnghienWalter IV of Enghien (died 1381), Hainault nobleman and soldier, was the son of Sohier of Enghien. He was Count of Brienne as Walter VII and Lord of Enghien in 1364–1381. Appointed Marshal of Flanders by Louis II of Flanders, he energetically prosecuted the war against the rebellious Ghentois. He is notorious for his sack of the city of Geraardsbergen on July 7, 1381, wherein his troops burned and destroyed the town, killing many of its inhabitants.
DenderstreekThe Denderstreek or Denderland is a region in Belgium. It is named after the river Dender. Though the river stretches over three provinces, Hainaut, East Flanders and Flemish Brabant, the region called after the river is situated in East Flanders. Most of the Denderstreek is part of the Scheldeland (Scheldtland), the rest is part of the Flemish Ardennes. EtymologyThe Dutch word streek means "region". Thus, Denderstreek means "Dender Region".City status in BelgiumCity status in Belgium is granted to a select group of municipalities by a royal decree or by an act of law. HistoryTongeren is the oldest city in Belgium, receiving its city status (municipium) in the second century CE. It is the only city in Belgium to have been granted city status by the Romans. During the Middle Ages, towns had defined privileges over surrounding villages.
Municipalities of BelgiumBelgium comprises 565 municipalities (Dutch: gemeenten; French: communes; German: Gemeinden), 285 of them grouped into five provinces in Flanders and 261 others in five provinces in Wallonia, while the remaining 19 are in the Brussels Capital Region, which is not divided in provinces.
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of WellingtonBritish Army officer and statesman (1769–1852)Selected battles3800km2361miles6Waterloo5Vitoria4Torres Vedras3Køge2Assaye1Seringapatam<maplink>: Couldn't parse JSON: Syntax error 1799–1803 1807–1813 1815Field MarshalArthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (né Wesley; 1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852), was a British Army officer and statesman.
French languageFrench (français or langue française) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. Like all other Romance languages, French and its closest relatives—the langues d'oïl, historically spoken in northern France and southern Belgium—descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire. It was influenced by native Celtic languages of Northern Roman Gaul and by the GermanicFrankish language of the post-Roman Frankish invaders.
Battle of WaterlooBelligerentsFranceUnited KingdomPrussiaNetherlandsHanoverNassauBrunswickCommanders and leadersNapoleon BonaparteMichel NeyJean-de-Dieu SoultJean-Baptiste DrouetHonoré Charles ReilleGeorges MoutonFrançois de KellermannÉdouard MilhaudDuke of WellingtonEarl of Uxbridge (WIA)Rowland HillThomas Picton†William, Prince of Orange (WIA)Gebhard von BlücherAugust von GneisenauGraf von ZietenLudwig von PirchFriedrich von BülowUnits involvedArmy of the NorthI CorpsII CorpsVI CorpsIII Cavalry CorpsIV Cavalry CorpsImperial GuardWellington's ArmyI CorpsII Corps Cavalry Corps Anglo-Allied ReservesBlücher's Army I Corps II Corps IV CorpsStrength 72,000–73,00048,950 to 50,600 infantrymen14,390 to 15,765 cavalrymen8,050 gunners and engineers7,232 gunners • 246–252 gunsTotal: 118,000–120,000 91,000 infantrymen21,500 cavalrymen7,500 gunners • 282–288 gunsWellington's army: approx. 68,000 soldiers 31,000 17,000 11,000 6,000 3,000 • 156 gunsBlücher's army: approx. 50,000 soldiers • 126 gunsCasualties and losses 26,000–27,000 • 25,000 killed or wounded • 8,000 captured (including 6–7,000 wounded)15,000 deserted after the battle 220 guns lostTotal: 24,000Wellington's army:17,000 • 3,500 killed • 10,200 wounded • 3,300 missingBlücher's army: 6,604–7,000 • 1,144–1,200 killed • 4,155–4,400 wounded • 1,305–1,400 missingBoth sides: ≥7,000 horses dead or woundedThe Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815, near Waterloo (then in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, now in Belgium), being the last engagement with Napoleon I. The French Imperial Army under the command of Napoleon I was defeated by two armies of the Seventh Coalition.
BelgiumCountry in Northwestern EuropeBelgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the south, and the North Sea to the west.
Anders (political party)Political party from BelgiumAnders (Dutch:, lit. ''Different''), formerly known as the Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats (Dutch: Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten, , Open VLD), is a Flemish liberal political party in Belgium. Politically liberal, the party has been described as centre-right, and has smaller factions within the party that have conservative liberal, as well as social liberal views.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.