Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was a turning point in modern European history and one of the largest land battles ever fought on European soil. For the first time the Emperor Napoleon cast his military brilliance directly against the tactical skill and determination of the Duke of Wellington. The result was stunning.
In a single afternoon Imperial France’s aspirations for European domination were dashed, leaving around 40,000 casualties on a field barely a mile across and three miles wide. Given its location twelve miles south of Brussels, it is possible to visit the battlefield of Waterloo comfortably in two days from the UK.
It is also possible to extend the tour to cover other sites connected with the Waterloo campaign – Quatre Bras, Ligny and Wavre – or to combine the tour with a visit to Paris to explore the themes of Napoleonic France.
Suggested Itinerary
Fully guided
2-Day Battle of Waterloo
Day 1: Travel from UK; Quatre
Bras; Napoleon’s position
Day 2: Mont St Jean and
Wellington’s position;
Hougoumont and
La Haye Sainte
3-day Napoleonic tour
Day 1: Travel from UK; Paris –
options include: Les
Invalides, La Conciergerie,
Place de la Concorde,
Tuilleries, the Louvre,
Notre Dame
Day 2: Continue tour of Paris;
transfer to Brussels;
Quatre Bras
Day 3: Battle of Waterloo; return
to the UK
Specifications/topics supported by these tours:
AQA Unit 1 > France to Revolution 1774 - 1815
OCR 'A' Option B KS3 > Napoleon, France and Europe 1795 - 1815
Combined Tours
For schools studying a wider period of history, it is possible to combine either element of this tour with visits to Crecy, Agincourt, or the Somme.
Please ask any of our Tour Coordinators for details.
