Waterloo, Belgium Waterloo, became part of the Dyle department, which became the province of Brabant Méridional in 1815 under the Dutch rule after the defeat of Napoleon. It changed name in 1830 when Belgium became independent and became the province of Brabant for 165 years. The Battle of Waterloo took place near Waterloo on 18 June 1815 between the First French Empire of Napoleon Bonaparte and the Seventh Coalition (troops from Prussia, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Hanover, Brunswick and Nassau), under the main allied commanders, the Duke of Wellington and General von Blücher. The strategic location of Waterloo on a paved
Waterloo Lines Headquarters Small Arms School Corps who moved to the barracks from Hythe in 1969, and Headquarters Infantry, which was formed in 1996 and is responsible for the recruiting, manning and training policy of the Infantry. Waterloo Lines Waterloo Lines, formerly known as the Land Warfare Centre, is a British Army barracks on Imber Road in Warminster, Wiltshire. It is currently home to a number of Army specialist training schools and a sizeable portion of the Headquarters Field Army, not to be confused with Army HQ in Andover. Waterloo Lines has its origins in the Battle School established near Barnard Castle