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Above is an image of and old map of Western Europe, and below are modern day map images of Europe to offer a concept of where Bruges is located and where Napoleon's battle of Waterloo was fought.
And a larger perspective showing Brittain and Ireland.
This resource tells us Bruges is enchanting, even in the rain. The Groeninge Museum houses the finest collection of Flemish Primitives in the world, a cornucopia of Van Eyck, Memling, Bouts, Petrus Christus etc. And Waterloo is an hour or so away. On a tour of the area .....We discussed why Napoleon lost the battle. It sounds like an interesting story.
This resource will give a short overview of the Gallic Empire, Gaul.
And this resource will show why there is always a bit of mystery in history, specifically in relation to the Vikings, and Gaul, Gallic, Gallia . Different parts of the world have different names or places and versions of stories.
World War Two- In this war the battle of the Sheldt was a large military operation on Dutch soil. The link here provides more maps and details of that time in Europe's history of wars.
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