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Papelotte is just over 800 metres (870 yd) to the north-west of
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95:List of Waterloo Battlefield locations
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268:Populated places in Walloon Brabant
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69:Anglo-allied line during the
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179:Waterloo: Myth and Reality
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201:Wellington at Waterloo
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257:Categories
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171:References
63:Fichermont
33:Plancenoit
230:4°26′33″E
55:Papelotte
89:See also
25:Wallonia
59:La Haye
41:Belgium
21:Smohain
17:Marache
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101:Notes
29:Lasne
209:ISBN
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