Which wood lay at the extreme right of the French position at Waterloo?

Bois de Paris lay at the extreme right of the French position at Waterloo.

The wood was situated beyond Plancenoit, on the French army’s eastern side. Its position mattered because the Prussian army approached Waterloo from the direction of Wavre, and the area around the wood provided routes and cover for the advancing Prussian columns.

When Prussian troops began emerging from the Bois de Paris during the afternoon, Napoleon’s right flank came under pressure. The French VI Corps, commanded by Georges Mouton, Count de Lobau, was sent to contain the Prussian advance and defend the approaches to Plancenoit. Fighting there became a separate but essential part of the wider battle.

Bois de Paris is easy to confuse with Soignes Forest, which lay behind Wellington’s position toward Brussels. Bois de Boulogne was in Paris and had no role in the Waterloo battlefield. Chantelet Wood was another local feature, but it was not the wood identified as the extreme right of Napoleon’s position.