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Battle of Quatre Bras

June 16, 1815 · Battle of Quatre Bras

Part of Napoleonic Wars

Contemporaries On the map

Wellington's army held the Quatre Bras crossroads against Ney on the day of Ligny.

Sides

French Empire and allies

France
Michel Ney military commander

Coalition

United Kingdom
Kingdom of Hanover
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington military commander