Which village on the French right became the focus of Prussian attacks?

Which village on the French right became the focus of Prussian attacks? Plancenoit.

Plancenoit was the village on the French right that became the main focus of the Prussian attacks at Waterloo. As Prussian corps arrived from the east, they threatened Napoleon’s flank and rear, forcing the French commander to commit troops to defend the village rather than concentrate entirely against Wellington’s line.

The fighting there was exceptionally intense. Prussian forces captured Plancenoit, were driven out by French counterattacks and then returned in strength. Napoleon sent elements of the Young Guard and Middle Guard to support the defence, while Prussian troops continued pressing through the village. The struggle helped divide French attention during the decisive phase of the battle.

Plancenoit is sometimes confused with Hougoumont or La Haye Sainte, but those were fortified farms on Wellington’s side of the battlefield. Plancenoit was a village east of the main Anglo-allied position, and its capture by the Prussians contributed directly to the collapse and retreat of the French army.