Which road now carries traffic past La Haye Sainte?
Answer
N5 road
Which road now carries traffic past La Haye Sainte? The answer is the N5 road.
La Haye Sainte is a fortified farmhouse complex beside the historic Brussels–Charleroi route in Belgium. That route is now designated the N5, a major road running south from Brussels through Waterloo and Charleroi toward Philippeville. The farmhouse remains beside the modern roadway, making the site unusually vivid for visitors studying the 1815 battlefield.
During the Battle of Waterloo on 18 June 1815, La Haye Sainte was held by roughly 400 soldiers of the King's German Legion. Its position beside the road made it a crucial Allied outpost, but the defenders eventually withdrew when their ammunition ran out. French troops captured the compound late in the day, although the Allied line ultimately held.
A common mix-up is to associate the site with the nearby Nivelles road or with modern motorway routes. The historic road beside La Haye Sainte is the N5, connecting Brussels and Charleroi; the farmhouse itself has changed remarkably little since the battle.