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LaHaye Sainte is a farmhouse at the foot of an escarpment on the Charleroi-Brussels road.
The road leads from the La Belle Alliance, Napoleon's headquarters on the morning of the battle, through the centre of the French front line, to a cross roads on the ridge which is at the top of the escarpment and then on to Brussels.
At 19:00 - thanks to the French garrison in LaHaye Sainte the Imperial Guard were able to climb the escarpment and attack the Allies on the Brussels side of the ridge.
Lying by the road leading to the centre of Wellington’s position the capture of LaHaye Sante was a crucial goal for the French army.
The French infantry passed LaHaye Sante and marched up to the crest of the ridge, where Picton’s 5th division was positioned.
As part of the advance a furious assault began on LaHaye Sante, held by the King’s German Legion, which was to continue intermittently for the rest of the day until the German troops ran out of ammunition and were finally overwhelmed.
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