In the orchard of Hougoumont, in the midst of a thicket of ash-trees and tall beeches, stands the monument erected by the "AMIS DE WATERLOO" (Président Mr H. Fleischmann), in memory of the French soldiers slain on the 18th of June 1815.

Without being very original, this monument is composed of a monolith of blue stone; on the top of the foreface stands the traditional bronze eagle with its spread wings. Under it a crown of glory and the inscription: "Aux soldats de Napoléon, morts à Hougoumont, le 18 juin 1815". (To the soldiers of Napoleon, slain at Hougoumont on the 18th of June 1815).

Among many other inscriptions on the basement, we read the following sentence from the dictations of St-Helena: "La terre paraissait orgueilleuse de porter tant de braves ". (The earth looked proud to bear so many brave men).