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'''Waterloo''' was a province in [[Belgium]]. [[Napoléon Bonaparte]]'s [[France|French]] empire was defeated in [[wikipedia:Battle of Waterloo|a battle]] there and it was a major turning point of the war. The [[Fourth Doctor]] referred the [[Sontaran]] defeat as "there Waterloo". ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sontaran Experiment]]'')
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|location      = [[Wallonia]], [[Belgium]]
|first mention = Doctor Who and the Crusaders (novelisation)
|first        = World Game (novel)
|appearances  = [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Curse of Davros (audio story)|The Curse of Davros]]''
}}{{you may|Waterloo (song)|n1=the song|London Waterloo}}
'''Waterloo''' was a [[town]] in [[Wallonia]], [[Belgium]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Curse of Davros (audio story)|The Curse of Davros]]'')


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[[Napoléon Bonaparte]]'s [[French Empire]] was defeated in [[Battle of Waterloo|a battle]] there on [[18 June]] [[1815]]. It was a major turning point of the [[Napoleonic Wars]]. Both the [[Second Doctor]] and the [[Sixth Doctor]] were present there during the battle. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[World Game (novel)|World Game]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Curse of Davros (audio story)|The Curse of Davros]]'') [[Hougemont]] was located in Waterloo, and was a site of heavy artillery bombardment during the battle. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Curse of Davros (audio story)|The Curse of Davros]]'')


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In [[June]] [[1816]], [[George Gordon Byron|Lord Byron]] possessed the [[Skeleton|skeletal]] remains of a [[15th century]] [[human]] [[Soldier (The Haunting of Villa Diodati)|soldier]] from the Waterloo [[Battle of Morat]], which he kept in [[Villa Diodati]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story)|The Haunting of Villa Diodati]]'')
 
The [[Fourth Doctor]] told a [[Sontaran]] [[Marshal (The Sontaran Experiment)|Marshal]] that he was having his Waterloo when the Doctor managed to block its invasion of a future [[Earth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Experiment (TV story)|The Sontaran Experiment]]'')
 
[[Category:Belgian towns and villages]]
[[Category:Towns and villages visited by the Second Doctor]]
[[Category:Towns and villages visited by the Sixth Doctor]]
[[Category:Towns and villages from the real world]]

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Waterloo, Belgium

You may be looking for the song or London Waterloo.

Waterloo was a town in Wallonia, Belgium. (AUDIO: The Curse of Davros)

Napoléon Bonaparte's French Empire was defeated in a battle there on 18 June 1815. It was a major turning point of the Napoleonic Wars. Both the Second Doctor and the Sixth Doctor were present there during the battle. (PROSE: World Game, AUDIO: The Curse of Davros) Hougemont was located in Waterloo, and was a site of heavy artillery bombardment during the battle. (AUDIO: The Curse of Davros)

In June 1816, Lord Byron possessed the skeletal remains of a 15th century human soldier from the Waterloo Battle of Morat, which he kept in Villa Diodati. (TV: The Haunting of Villa Diodati)

The Fourth Doctor told a Sontaran Marshal that he was having his Waterloo when the Doctor managed to block its invasion of a future Earth. (TV: The Sontaran Experiment)