'The interior of Hougoumont during the battle on the glorious 18 June 1815'

Coloured aquatint by Thomas Sutherland after A M S, published by James Jenkins, London, 1 February 1816.

Hougoumont, a key bulwark in the British defensive line at Waterloo, was not taken in nearly nine hours of continuous fighting. It was garrisoned with British Guardsmen and German Light Infantry.

It was initially attacked by Jerome Bonaparte's Division of Marshal Reille's corps. The French cleared the wood in front of the chateau but were shot down as they left its shelter. A small group did manage to break into the chateau via the north gate, which had been left open to facilitate resupply. But the defenders managed to shut the gates and kill them.

Number 2 in a set of four coloured aquatints associated with the Battle of Waterloo, 1815.