Waterloo Column
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The Waterloo Column is a victory column commemorating the Battle of Waterloo. It is situated in Hanover, the capital of the German state of Lower Saxony. Built from 1825 to 1832, it was designed by Ge
Waterloo Column from south-east, with Leine Palace in distance and Market Church further behind the palace
View of the column's base
Illuminated in snow at night in January 2025
Names of the 876 Hanoverian soldiers that fell at Waterloo
Invasion of Hanover (1803)
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The Invasion of Hanover in 1803 during the Napoleonic Wars saw a French army under Édouard Mortier invade and occupy the Electorate of Hanover in Northern Germany following the breakdown of the Peace
George III was both King of Britain and Elector of Hanover.
French cartoon mocking the flight of the Duke of Cambridge and the Hanoverian troops who soon formed the King's German Legion.
A British cartoon suggesting that John Bull has been relieved of the weight of the millstone of Hanover by Napoleon. Nonetheless, British troops fought to recover Hanover from the French.