- At 19:00, thanks to the French garrison in La Haye Sainte, the Imperial Guard was able to climb the escarpment and attack the Allies on the Brussels side of the ridge.
- La Haye Sainte is a slightly run-down farmhouse compound with constant heavy rain. A French flag is raised on one part of the building.
- On the night of 17 June, the 2nd Kings German Legion Brigade, commanded by Colonel Ompteda, was ordered to garrison the farmstead of La Haye Sainte.
- ...captured, the Prince of Orange ordered the men of the 5th and 8th Line Battalions K.G.L. to form line and to advance to drive the French away from La Haye Sainte.
- Along with this artillery fire a multitude of French tirailleurs occupied the dominant positions behind La Haye Sainte and poured an effective fire into the squares.
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- The picture below of La Haye Sainte is a sketch by J M W Turner, giving a nice sense of the relief, but little more. A similar view can be seen below
- Originally built before 1536, although much rebuilt in the 1700’s, La Haye Sainte was ideal for defence.
- From the cross roads we searched to the left of La Haye Sainte for the famous sandpit which was held by the riflemen of the 95th for most of the battle.
- Studio painter Andres has finished the epic task of painting up the extensive contents of Farmhouse Assault – La Haye Sainte collector’s edition.
